SSC CHSL 16th October 2020 Shift-3
Q.1 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Rama said to me, “I need your help for my new assignment.”
(A) Rama told me that she needed my help for her new assignment.
(B) Rama says that she needs my help for the new assignment.
(C) Rama said to me I need your help for my new assignment.
(D) Rama said that she was needing my help for her new assignment.
Answer: A
Q.2 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My mother is watching a new serial about the life of Dr. Ambedkar.
(A) A new serial about the life of Dr. Ambedkar will be watched by my mother.
(B) A new serial about the life of Dr. Ambedkar is being watched by my mother.
(C) A new serial about the life of Dr. Ambedkar is watched by my mother.
(D) A new serial about the life of Dr. Ambedkar was being watched by my mother.
Answer: B
Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.
The new product will be arrive on supermarket shelves only next year.
(A) will arriving on
(B) will arrived on
(C) will arrive on
(D) No improvement
Answer: C
Q.4 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
An imagined society where everything is perfect and everyone is happy
(A) Utopia
(B) Responsible
(C) Evangelist
(D) Hypocrite
Answer: A
Instructions
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Recently, I visited an orphanage for differently abled (1)______ in Delhi. The courteous staff (2)______ me feel at home and allowed me to interact (3)______ with the children. I was told beforehand that I could carry food packets and items of daily use like stationery, blankets, and clothes (4)______ the children, who were in the age group of five to 13. The children were a cheerful lot, the smiles on (5)______ faces reflecting the joy within on receiving gifts.
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1.
(A) children’s
(B) children
(C) child
(D) child’s
Answer: B
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 2.
(A) make
(B) makes
(C) was made
(D) made
Answer: D
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3.
(A) freely
(B) heartily
(C) clearly
(D) truly
Answer: A
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 4.
(A) by
(B) for
(C) with
(D) of
Answer: B
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.
(A) them
(B) that
(C) those
(D) their
Answer: D
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.10 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Get something off your chest
(A) Remove something from you as it is troubling you a lot
(B) Tell people some good news that you know and you want to share
(C) Have difficulty in doing something that is quite easy
(D) Express something that has been worrying you, and you want to say
Answer: D
Q.11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
IDLENESS
(A) Cheerfulness
(B) Industry
(C) Lethargy
(D) Energy
Answer: C
Q.12 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Plain as day
(A) Very obvious and easy to understand
(B) Visible only in broad daylight
(C) Very simple and easy to do
(D) Very interesting to know
Answer: A
Q.13 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Parents who are very ______ later repent giving their children too much freedom.
(A) permissive
(B) strict
(C) overbearing
(D) different
Answer: A
Q.14 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Incapable of making mistakes
(A) Ineligible
(B) Infallible
(C) Negligible
(D) Inevitable
Answer: B
Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.
After walking a few steps in the forest, our guide sensing some sort of movement in the foliage behind us.
(A) was sensed
(B) sensed
(C) No improvement
(D) had been senses
Answer: B
Q.16 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Changable
(B) Mileage
(C) Arrangement
(D) Practice
Answer: A
Q.17 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Einstein had a deep distaste for enforced learning, and was known to skip many of his college lectures.
B. Einstein was also severely critical of the exam-based education system.
C. The great physicist Galileo too said, “You cannot teach anybody anything. You can only help them discover it within themselves.”
D. He often felt that formal education interfered with his natural desire to learn and explore.
(A) ADBC
(B) CABD
(C) ACDB
(D) DABC
Answer: A
Q.18 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
TESTIMONY
(A) Disproof
(B) Approval
(C) Difficulty
(D) Witness
Answer: A
Q.19 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
We can see much changes in Government schools these days.
(A) much changes
(B) these days
(C) in Government schools
(D) We can see
Answer: A
Q.20 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
I think Virat Kohli will remain the captain of the Indian team in a year 2020.
(A) in a year 2020
(B) the captain
(C) of the Indian team
(D) will remain
Answer: A
Q.21 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Privilage
(B) Alligator
(C) Judicious
(D) Alimony
Answer: A
Q.22 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Soon, the idea took its final shape and she started selling barfis under the brand name Harbhajan’s and the tagline “You’ll remember your childhood”.
B. That’s when Raveena suggested that she should start selling her signature ‘Besan ki Barfi’.
C. Today Harbhajan Kaur is truly living by these words as she now sells tasty barfi and makes good money.
D. It all started in 2016, when 94 year old Harbhajan’s daughter asked her if she had any regrets in life, to which she expressed that she never earned a penny for herself.
(A) CBAD
(B) DCAB
(C) BCDA
(D) DBAC
Answer: D
Q.23 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
It is said that children who learn to use their body, mind and emotions for their own wellbeing, work ______ the wellbeing of others.
(A) into
(B) within
(C) towards
(D) forwards
Answer: C
Q.24 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SPIRITUAL
(A) Physical
(B) Righteous
(C) Ghostly
(D) Pious
Answer: A
Q.25 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
REPROACH
(A) Berate
(B) Indulge
(C) Train
(D) Supervise
Answer: A
General Intelligence
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.26 The sequence of folding a paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Answer: C
Explanation:
When the paper is unfolded, the pattern of cutting will be similar in the paper.
When the paper is unfolded first to the top, star will appear similarly on the top part.
When the paper is unfolded again to the left, two stars will appear similarly on the left part.
∴ When the paper is unfolded, it will appear as shown below
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
Q.27 Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair. Coach : Player
(A) Captain : Team
(B) Team : Practice
(C) Umpire : Cricket
(D) Teacher : Student
Answer: D
Explanation:
Coach teaches and trains the players. Similarly, Teacher teaches the students.
∴ Teacher and Student are related in the same way Coach and Player are related.
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.28 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
5, 3, 3, 5, 15, ?
(A) 59
(B) 45
(C) 69
(D) 39
Answer: C
Explanation:
The logic here is
5 x 1 – 2 = 3
3 x 2 – 3 = 3
3 x 3 – 4 = 5
5 x 4 – 5 = 15
Similarly, the next number in the series = 15 x 5 – 6 = 69
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
Q.29 Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Letter
2. Postman
3. Delivery
4. Post Box
5. Post Office
(A) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
(B) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
(C) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
(D) 1, 4, 5, 2, 3
Answer: D
Explanation:
Letter will be posted in the post box, then the letter is transferred to post office. Finally the letter will be delivered by the postman at the delivery address.
∴ The meaningful order of the given words is Letter, Post Box, Post Office, Postman, Delivery
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.30 Study the following diagram.
How many persons have only motorcycle?
(A) 32
(B) 3
(C) 9
(D) 12
Answer: D
Explanation:
From the given diagram,
Number of persons who have only motorcycle = Number of persons in rectangle with no intersection with hexagon and triangle = 3 + 9 = 12
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.31 How many triangles are there in the given figure?
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 10
(D) 11
Answer: A
Explanation:
The different triangles in the given figure are DEF, DFG, DGH, DHI, DIJ, DJK, DFH, DGI, DHJ, DFI, DGJ, DFJ ∴
Number of triangles in the given figure = 12
Hence, the correct answer is Option A
Q.32 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (2, 6, 42)
(A) (9, 13, 43)
(B) (4, 8, 39)
(C) (4, 12, 86)
(D) (1, 2, 6)
Answer: D
Explanation:
The logic here is
2 x 3 = 6
6 x 7 = 42
Second number is the product of first number and next number to first number.
Third number is the product of second number and next number to second number.
Similarly,
1 x 2 = 2
2 x 3 = 6
∴ (1, 2, 6) are related in the same way (2, 6, 42) are related
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.33 Four numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.
(A) 393
(B) 384
(C) 441
(D) 600
Answer: B
Q.34 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (10, 50, 1250)
(A) (9, 45, 945)
(B) (2, 10, 125)
(C) (4, 20, 300)
(D) (4, 8, 32)
Answer: D
Explanation:
The logic here is
10 × 5 = 50
50 × 52 = 50 × 25 = 1250
Similarly,
4 × 2 = 8
8 × 22 = 8 × 4 = 32
∴ (4, 8, 32) are related in the same way (10, 50, 1250) are related.
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.35 Select the option figure that will come next in the following series.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Answer: B
Q.36 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. Some bananas are green.
2. Some green are yellow.
Conclusions:
I. Some bananas are yellow.
II. Some yellow are bananas
III. All yellow are bananas.
IV. Some green are bananas.
(A) Only conclusions I, II and IV follow.
(B) Only conclusions II and IV follow.
(C) Only conclusions I and IV follow.
(D) Only conclusion IV follows.
Answer: D
Q.37 Select the option in which the given figure is embedded. (Rotation is not allowed)
Answer: C
Q.38 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster.
(A) LMNO
(B) ABCD
(C) IJKL
(D) WXYZ
Answer: D
Explanation:
In the letter-clusters LMNO, ABCD, IJKL, there is one vowel letter in the letter-clusters.
In WXYZ, there is no vowel letter in the letter-cluster.
∴ WXYZ is the odd one among the given letter-clusters.
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.39 Which of the following options is the correct mirror image of the given figure?
Answer: A
Q.40 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series. _ _bc_ _ _eaa_ _cde_ _abc_ _ _ea_ _ _cdee
(A) aacdebceacdeabc
(B) aacdebceaabccde
(C) aacdebceabceacd
(D) abceacdeabcacde
Answer: A
Explanation:
By Trial and Error method,
Option A
aabccdee | aabccdee | aabccdee | aabccdee
The above letters form a series.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A
Q.41 If the following figure is folded to form a cube, then which number will be on the face opposite to the face having number ‘1′?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 1
Answer: B
Explanation:
When the figure is folded to form a cube with base as 3,
3 will be opposite to 4
2 will be opposite to 5
1 will be opposite to 6
∴ 6 will be on the face opposite to the face having number 1
Hence, the correct answer is Option B
Q.42 Aman has an equal number of one, five, ten and twenty rupee bank notes, to make a total of ₹ 1,080. How many bank notes does Aman have in total?
(A) 100
(B) 90
(C) 120
(D) 105
Answer: C
Explanation:
Let the number of one rupee notes with the Aman = a
Aman has an equal number of one, five, ten and twenty rupee bank notes
⇒ Total number of notes with Aman = 4a
Total amount with Aman = ₹ 1,080
⇒ (1 × a) + (5 × a) + (10 × a) + (20 × a) = 1080
⇒ 36a = 1080
⇒ a = 30
∴ Total number of notes with Aman = 4a = 4 x 30 = 120
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
Q.43 Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter cluster.
BLISS : STNLF:: STOP : __________
(A) BLSQ
(B) TQST
(C) TTSQ
(D) TTRR
Answer: D
Q.44 Which two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
6 + 28 ÷ 4 − 2 × 17 = 12
(A) 17 and 4
(B) 28 and 2
(C) 17 and 6
(D) 6 and 4
Answer: C
Q.45 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark(?) in the following series. IHUW : HFRS :: LMQT : ?
(A) LKPN
(B) LNMK
(C) LMNO
(D) KKNP
Answer: D
Q.46 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 9 : 72 :: 5 : ?
(A) 25
(B) 35
(C) 39
(D) 20
Answer: D
Q.47 Between the siblings A and B, one is a brother and the other a sister. B is the son of X. X is Y’s husband and O’s brother. How is A related to O?
(A) Granddaughter
(B) Cousin
(C) Nephew
(D) Niece
Answer: D
Q.48 In certain code language, SCIENCE is written as TFNLWNR. How will ARTS be written in that language?
(A) BTYA
(B) BUYZ
(C) TSRA
(D) BTYZ
Answer: B
Q.49 ‘Tree’ is related to ‘Mango’ in the same way as ‘Vine’ is related to ‘__________ .’
(A) Orange
(B) Banana
(C) Guava
(D) Grape
Answer: D
Explanation:
Mango is a fruit which is available from tree. In the same way, Vine is made from grapes.
∴ Vine is related to Grape in the same way Tree is related to Mango
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.50 In certain code language, SKILL is coded as 57 and LOVE is coded as 40. How will LIE be coded as in that language?
(A) 20
(B) 22
(C) 17
(D) 26
Answer: C
Quantitative Aptitude(Basic Arithmetic Skill)
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Q.51 In a 15% discount sale, the cost of a book is ₹2, 150. What was the original price of the book? (Correct to two decimal places)
(A) ₹1, 527.00
(B) ₹2, 500.00
(C) ₹2, 529.41
(D) ₹2, 250.50
Answer: C
Q.52 The ratio of three angles of a triangle is 1 : 3 : 5. Which is the measure of the greatest angle?
(A) 120∘
(B) 60∘
(C) 80∘
(D) 100∘
Answer: D
Q.53 The cost price of 33 books is the same as the selling price of ‘x’ books. If the profit is 10%, then the value of ‘x’ is :
(A) 30
(B) 20
(C) 40
(D) 10
Answer: A
Q.54 If a : b = 3 : √5, then the value of (2a + b) : (3a — 2b) is:
(A) 1/64 (64 + 21√5)
(B) 1/61 (64 + 21√5)
(C) 1/62 (64 + 21√5)
(D) 1/63 (64 + 21√5)
Answer: B
Q.55 The radius of a circle is 15 cm and the length of one chord of the circle is 20 cm. What is the distance of the chord from the centre of the circle?
(A) 5√5 cm
(B) 5√3 cm
(C) 3√3 cm
(D) 5√2 cm
Answer: A
Q.56 If x – y = 13 and xy = 25, then the value of x2 − y2= ?
(A) 13 √240
(B) 13 √229
(C) 13 √269
(D) 13 √210
Answer: C
Q.57 The following graph shows the number of students (in hundreds) in three different courses in four different institutes. Study the graph and answer the question.
What is the total number of students (in hundreds) in M.Sc course across all institutes?
(A) 10.5
(B) 11.5
(C) 11.9
(D) 10.8
Answer: C
Explanation:
From the graph,
The total number of students (in hundreds) in M.Sc course across all institutes = 2.4+2.9+5.2+1.4 = 11.9 Hence, the correct answer is Option C
Q.58 The distance covered by a train in(x + 1) hours is (x3 + 1)km. What is the speed of the train?
(A) (x + 1)km/h
(B) (x2 + x + 1)km/h
(C) (x2 − x + 1)km/h
(D) (x3 − 1)km/h
Answer: C
Q.59 If x + y = 4 and x3 + y3 = 12, then the value of x4 + y4 =?
(A) 146/3
(B) 146/9
(C) 146/7
(D) 146/5
Answer: B
Q.60 In set of three numbers, the average of the first two numbers is 7, the average of the last two numbers is 10, and the average of the first and the last numbers is 14. What is the average of the three numbers?
(A) 31/3
(B) 25/4
(C) 29/4
(D) 37/3
Answer: A
Q.61 What is the area of an equilateral triangle of side 4√3 cm?
(A) 16 √3cm2
(B) 12 √3cm2
(C) 15 √3cm2
(D) 20 √3cm2
Answer: B
Q.62 The following graph below shows the number of students (in thousands) who were admitted to three different courses in 5 years in a university. Study the graph and answer the question.
What is the ratio of the number of students who were admitted to course A in the year 2007 to that of students who were admitted to course C in the year 2009?
(A) 23/20
(B) 19/20
(C) 21/20
(D) 9/20
Answer: B
Q.63 The following bar graph shows the number of students (in hundreds) who have opted for different courses A, B, C and D in 3 years in a college. Study the graph and answer the question.
In the year 2007, the average number of students across the four courses is (in hundreds):
(A) 2.5
(B) 1.5
(C) 2.2
(D) 2.7
Answer: A
Q.64 The value of x, if 2sin2 x = 2 – 3sin x, is:
(A) π/6
(B) π/4
(C) π/3
(D) π/2
Answer: A
Q.65 If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 15% and denominator is decreased by 20%, then the fraction, so obtained, is 17/65 What is the original fraction?
(A) 272/1495
(B) 267/1495
(C) 278/1495
(D) 281/1495
Answer: A
Q.66 At which rate of simple interest does an amount become double in 12 years?
(A) 7 ⅘
(B) 7 ½
(C) 8
(D) 8 ⅓
Answer: D
Q.67 A person walks a distance from point A to B at 15 km/h, and from point B to A at 30 km/h. If he takes 3 hours to complete the journey, then what is the distance from point A to B?
(A) 15 km
(B) 30 km
(C) 25 km
(D) 10 km
Answer: B
Q.68 What is the value of cot 35∘ cot 40∘ cot 45∘ cot 50∘ cot 55∘ ?
(A) -1
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0
Answer: C
Q.69 If two concentric circles are of radii 13 cm and 12 cm, respectively, then the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle is:
(A) 35 cm
(B) 10 cm
(C) 15 cm
(D) 25 cm
Answer: B
Q.70 What will be the area of a circle whose radius is √5 cm ?
(A) 5π cm2
(B) 2π cm2
(C) π cm2
(D) 3π cm2
Answer: A
Q.71 If a positive integer ‘n’ is divisible by 3, 5 and 7, then what is the next larger integer divisible by all these numbers?
(A) n + 21
(B) n + 110
(C) n + 105
(D) n + 35
Answer: C
Explanation:
Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3, 5, 7 = 105
∴ All the numbers which are divisible by 3, 5, 7 are multiples of 105
If ‘n’ is divisible by 3, 5, 7 then the next integer which is divisible by all these numbers = n + LCM = n + 105 Hence, the correct answer is Option C
Q.72 What is the value of (9 + 3 − 16 ÷ 4 + 10) + (3 + 5 × 2 ÷ 10) × (18 − 4 of 5) ?
(A) 15
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 10
Answer: D
Explanation:
(9 + 3 − 16 ÷ 4 + 10) + (3 + 5 × 2 ÷ 10) × (18 − 4 of 5)
= (9 + 3 − 4 + 10) + (3 + 5 × 0.2 ) × (18 – 20)
= (18) + (3 + 1) × (−2)
= 18 + 4 × (−2)
= 18 − 8
= 10
Hence, the correct answer is Option D
Q.73 A alone can complete a task in 3 days and B alone can complete the same task in 6 days. In how many days can A and B complete it together?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 1
(D) 2
Answer: D
Q.74 In the given figure, if PQ = 13 cm and PR = 12 cm, then the value of sin θ + tan θ = ?
(A) 218/5
(B) 216/65
(C) 213/5
(D) 216/13
Answer: B
Q.75 Study the graph and answer the question that follows.
What is the ratio of enrollment during 1995 – 1996 to the enrollment during 1998 – 1999?
(A) 1 : 3
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 2
(D) 3 : 1
Answer: C
Explanation:
From the graph,
Enrollment during 1995 – 1996 = 150
Enrollment during 1998 – 1999 = 300
∴ Required ratio = 150 : 300 = 1 : 2
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
General Awareness
Q.76 India’s ‘National Sports Day’ coincides with the birthday of which sports person?
(A) Syed Abdul Rahim
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Milkha Singh
(D) Dhyan Chand
Answer: D
Q.77 Which of the following plates has the slowest rate of movement at less than 2.5 cm/year?
(A) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
(B) Arctic Ridge
(C) North American Plate
(D) East Pacific Rise
Answer: B
Q.78 Who was India’s first Chief of Defence Staff?
(A) General Arjan Singh
(B) General Vijay Kumar Singh
(C) General Bipin Rawat
(D) General Manoj Mukund Naravane
Answer: C
Q.79 Which application was launched by Reserve Bank of India in January 2020 to help visually challenged people identify new currency notes?
(A) OLTAS
(B) NEFT
(C) MANI
(D) DRI
Answer: C
Q.80 Through which of the following states does the Tropic of Cancer run?
(A) Manipur
(B) Nagaland
(C) Assam
(D) Mizoram
Answer: D
Q.81 Who was the youngest Member of Parliament to be elected in 2019?
(A) Nusrat Jahan
(B) Mimi Chakraborty
(C) Chandrani Murmu
(D) Tejasvi Surya
Answer: C
Q.82 Which of the following is a popular dance form of Lakshadweep island?
(A) Kolkali
(B) Koli
(C) Kathak
(D) Kuchipudi
Answer: A
Q.83 A piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but connected to the main land on one side is called ______.
(A) Island
(B) Strait
(C) Peninsula
(D) Isthmus
Answer: C
Q.84 A/an ______ is a central server on a computer network that enables connected clients to access the server’s storage capacities.
(A) file server
(B) print server
(C) web server
(D) application server
Answer: A
Q.85 Which of the following is NOT a central economic problem, solved by the Production Possibility Curve (PPC)?
(A) Full utilization of resources
(B) Economic efficiency
(C) Sustainable consumption
(D) Economic growth
Answer: C
Q.86 The fifth incarnation of Vishnu is known as:
(A) Vamana
(B) Narasimha
(C) Krishna
(D) Varaha
Answer: A
Q.87 Which stadium was renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2019?
(A) Green Park
(B) Eden Gardens
(C) Wankhede Stadium
(D) Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
Answer: D
Q.88 The capital of which empire was NOT in south India?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Pala
(D) Chera
Answer: C
Q.89 ‘Leukopenia’ is an abnormal ______.
(A) increase in white blood cells
(B) decrease in red blood cells
(C) increase in red blood cells
(D) decrease in white blood cells
Answer: D
Q.90 ‘Piklihal’ and ‘Utnur’ are important ______ sites.
(A) Neolithic
(B) Megalithic
(C) Monolithic
(D) Paleolithic
Answer: A
Q.91 Pineapple is a ______ plant.
(A) Hygrophyte
(B) Mesophyte
(C) Hydrophyte
(D) Xerophyte
Answer: D
Q.92 As per the eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, how many languages are referred to as scheduled languages?
(A) 22
(B) 14
(C) 18
(D) 20
Answer: A
Q.93 India got its first 3D Smart Traffic Signal System in August 2019. This system was designed by students of______.
(A) Chitkara University
(B) IISC-Bangalore
(C) I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
(D) IIT-Mumbai
Answer: A
Q.94 Who among the following was dropped from the All India Council of Sports (AICS) in January 2020 for not being “active” enough?
(A) K Srikkanth
(B) Pullela Gopichand
(C) Viswananthan Anand
(D) Harbajan Singh
Answer: C
Q.95 Who is the author of the book ‘Reset: Regaining India’s Economic Legacy’?
(A) Abhijeet Banerjee
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Suketu Mehta
(D) Subramanian Swamy
Answer: D
Q.96 Which of the following statements is NOT correct about Rajya Sabha?
(A) It can amend a money bill.
(B) Twelve of its members are nominated by the President.
(C) It has powers that protect the rights of states against the union.
(D) It is the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Answer: A
Q.97 Who among the following won the ‘JCB Prize for Literature 2019’?
(A) Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
(B) Madhuri Vijay
(C) Shanta Gokhale
(D) Manu S Pillai
Answer: B
Q.98 Third generation computers used:
(A) Transistors
(B) integrated circuits
(C) vacuum tubes
(D) VLSI technique
Answer: B
Q.99 10 latitude is equal to approximately ______ km.
(A) 122
(B) 145
(C) 111
(D) 133
Answer: C
Q.100 Carbon and energy requirements of autotrophic organisms are fulfilled by the process of:
(A) Biosynthesis
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Photoautotrophs
(D) Hibernation
Answer: B
