SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

HEADQUARTERS

QUESTION BANK
FOR CONDUCTING SUITABILITY TEST FOR
GROUP ‘C’ POSTS
ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY
FOR HEADQUARTERS,
DIVISIONS,
WORKSHOPS
AND
EXTRA DIVISIONAL UNITS

2017

SECUNDERABAD
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Question Paper format:

1. Essay writing in English (100 words) - 5 marks

2. Letter writing in English - 5 marks

3. English Grammar (Objective) - 5 marks

4. Arithmetic (Objective) - 15 marks

5. Reasoning (Objective) - 5 marks

6. General Awareness (Objective) - 15 marks

Total - 50 marks

Time allowed – 90 minutes

Pass % 50 (25 marks out of 50)
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Index
No. of
S.No. Subject Page Nos.
questions
1. Essay writing in English 30 4-5
2. Letter writing in English 30 6-7
3. English Grammar (Objective) 300 8-33
4. Arithmetic (Objective) 400 34-75
5. Logical Reasoning (Objective) 110 76-91
6. General Awareness (Objective) 666 92-161
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1. Questions on English Essay writing

1. One Day Cricket Match

2. My Pet animal

3. The Television Craze

4. Students and importance of Discipline

5. Impact of Cinema in Life

6. Value of Newspapers

7. Benefits of Goods and Services Tax (GST)

8. Participation of Students in Politics

9. Yoga for better life

10. Indian Railways

11. Information Technology as a developing technology

12. Man and Environment

13. My First train journey

14. Journalism as a Profession

15. Drug Addiction

17. The Dowry System

18. Corruption in India

19. Population Problem

20. Religion & politics

21. Benefits of Irrigation

22. Place of Women in Society Today

23. Computer Its Role in Life Today

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24. Impact of Social Media

25. The impact of Privatization

26. Role of Banking in Rural Development

27. Advantages of online Banking

28. Need for adopting modern technology in agriculture

29. Problem of Unemployment

30. Need for Rural Uplift in India

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2. Questions on English letter writing

1. Write a letter to the Divisional Railway Manager/Chief Personnel Officer

requesting for appointment under Compassionate Grounds.

2. Write a letter to the District Education Officer emphasising the need for
establishing a high school in your village.

3. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner about dogs menace in

your area.

4. Write a letter to the District Medical Officer for arrangement of health

camp in your area owing to devastation and spreading of various
diseases due to floods.

5. Write a letter to the DEO about construction of toilets in schools in

your area.

6. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner about improvement of

sanitary condition in your area.

7. Write a letter to the Collector about establishment of hospital in your

village.

8. Write a letter to your friend about your train journey.

9. Write a letter to Superintendent of Police about deterioration of law &

order situation in your area.

10. Write a letter to your cousin requesting loan of a camera during your
holidays.

11. Write a letter to your parents on the approaching of vacation.

12. Write a letter to your father stating how you are planning to fare in
the approaching School Leaving Examinations.

13. Write a letter to your friend describing a recent exciting cricket match
in which your side won.

14. Write a letter to your friend describing a film which appealed to you
very much.

15. Write a letter to your friend giving a brief description of a holiday tour
you intend to make.
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16. Write a letter to your friend telling him how you spent your summer
vacation.

17. Write a letter to your uncle describing your visit to some notable
public building.

18. Write a letter to your uncle giving an account of a brave deed, real or
imaginary, noticed by you in your street.

19. Write a letter to your uncle about a striking example (real or

imaginary) of presence of mind.

20. Write a letter to your friend describing a pleasant dream.

21. Write a letter to your friend giving an account of your favourite story
book or author.

22. Write a letter to your sister describing your recent visit to an

orphanage.

23. Write a letter to your father asking permission to become a lawyer.

24. Your uncle has sent you a present of ` 1,000. Write a letter thanking
him and telling him how you propose to spend it.

25. Write a letter to a landlord asking that certain repairs be done to the
house in which you are living.

26. Write a letter to the manager of a factory asking permission for a

party visit to the factory.

27. Write a letter to editor of a newspaper on reckless driving.

28. Write a letter to editor of a newspaper about the bad quality and
inadequate supply of municipal water in your town.

29. You have left school and are seeking a situation. Write to your
headmaster asking for a testimonial.

30. You have advertised your bicycle for sale. Reply to an inquirer and
give him full details.
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3. Questions on English Grammar

1. I know that he ______ in the library at that time.

(A) is (B) was (C) has been (D) had been

2. Since 2000, there ____ no rains in the Thar desert.

(A) were (B) were being (C) had been (D) have been

3. It_____ for only a dollar in the market last week.

(A) is bought (B) bought

(C) was bought (D) has bought

4. I_____ with my friend next week.

(A) shall stay (B) would stay

(C) stayed (D) was stayed

5. By two o clock tomorrow, I ______ contract.

(A) signed (B) had signed

(C) have signed (D) shall have signed

6. Generous people _____ to help others.

(A) are trying (B) try

(C) shall be trying (D) will be trying

7. She _____ the work just now and went out.

(A) has finished (B) finished

(C) was finished (D) had been finished

8. The teacher said that the earth ____ round the sun.

(A) is moving (B) moved (C) moves (D) was moving

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9. What would have happened___?

(A) have I not gone (B) had I not gone

(C) if I went (D) if I had gone

10. The workers _____ still on strike.

(A) are (B) were (C) have been (D) had been

11. The plank would break if both of them _____ on it.

(A) stood (B) stand (C) will stand (D) will be standing

12. We can’t go unless uncle _____us.

(A) followed (B) is following

(C) was following (D) follows

13. Last week he promised that he ______today, but he has not arrived yet.

(A) will come (B) would come

(C) is coming (D) would have come

14. She opened the parcel, ____ out the box and threw the paper away.

(A) take (B) took (C) taken (D) has taken

15. Anybody who_____ my lost purse will be rewarded.

(A) find (B) would find (C) found (D) finds

16. I______to visit America some time in the future.

(A) like (B) would like

(C) liked (D) would have liked.

17. You______ to watch the game yesterday, did you?

(A) didn’t go (B) hadn’t gone (C) have been (D) have gone

18. If it keeps on raining, the game ________

(A) postponed (B) may be postponed

(C) will postpone (D) shall be postponed
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19. I saw the man _____up the purse and walk away.

(A) picking (B) pick (C) picked (D) was picking

20. ____you hear the President’s speech?

(A) Had (B) Has (C) Have (D) Did

21. I _____school as soon as I find a good job.

(A) left (B) shall leave (C) have left (D) had left

22. When I saw him, he _____ the plants.

(A) was watered (B) watering (C) was watering (D) is watering

23. The farmers ______ the seeds.

(A) sow (B) sowed (C) are sowing (D) sows

24. Water _____ if you heat it.

(A) evaporates (B) will be evaporating

(C) shall evaporate (D) evaporate

25. She ______ anything I say.

(A) is never understanding (B) never understood

(C) never understands (D) was never understanding.
26. Molten rock ______lava.

(A) was called (B) is called

(C) shall be calling (D) will be calling

27. Every bit of the paper ____by me.

(A) had been answered (B) was answered

(C) was answering (D)has been answered

28. I ____ even if I wanted to come.

(A) had come (B) have come

(C) could not have come (D) could not be coming
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29. Let me see the book _____?

(A) don’t you (B) will you (C) didn’t you (D) can I

30. Mount Everest _____ the highest peak in the world .

(A) was (B) is (C) is being (D) had been

31. We sneeze when we _____ cold.

(A) get (B) got (C) will get (D) shall get

32. I have _____ money with me.

(A) some (B) few (C) any (D) many

33. He has two chocolates. He wants one____.

(A) less (B) a few (C) few (D) more

34. Is there ____ bread in the cupboard.

(A) much (B) plenty (C) any (D) no any

35. There is not ____ milk in the jug.

(A) a plenty of (B) much (C) many (D) so

36. The king gave the old man ____ coins.

(A) much (B) a few (C) few (D) not any

37. Have you ever seen an aeroplane? Yes ____ times.

(A) many (B) few (C) a few (D) plenty

38. There was heavy rain. So____ boys attended the examination.

(A) a few (B) many (C) few (D) little

39. I need ______ of paper.

(A) a piece (B) some (C) piece (D) little

40. She is _____ old to walk.

(A) so (B) too (C) very (D) much

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41. I had two eggs for breakfast. But ____ of them was fresh.

(A) one (B) none (C) some (D) not any

42. I doubt if ____ can answer the question.

(A) anyone (B) none (C) some one (D) all

43. It was so cold that _____went swimming.

(A) everybody (B) all (C) not any (D) nobody

44. Please give ____ milk. I am thirsty and hungry.

(A) little (B) a little (C) some (D) plenty

45. Birlas do ____ business.

(A) a lot of (B) much (C) little (D) very little

46. Would you like to have ____ piece of cake?

(A) other (B) another (C) one (D) some

47. I am not very ______ interested in tennis.

(A) more (B) least (C) much (D) less

48. The thief ____ who stole the jewels was caught.

(A) which (B) who (C) what (D) where

49. I read the book _____you lent me.

(A) what (B) it (C) when (D) that

50. There is no success ______ effort.

(A) which (B) without (C) that (D) it

51. I have the same book ____ you have.

(A) as (B) while (C) if (D) but

52. The boy _____ father is ill is staying at home today.

(A) whose (B) what (C) which (D) when

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53. Mustafa is the boy _____got the gold medal.

(A) which (B) who (C) why (D) as

54. We know______ will happen tomorrow.

(A) that (B) what (C) which (D) whose

55. He is a man ______ I can trust.

(A) who (B) as (C) whom (D) which

56. Attend to ______ I tell you.

(A) that (B) which (C) what (D) when

57. I am sorry for the boy _____ mother is dead.

(A) whose (B) who (C) that k (D) which

58. There goes the Headmaster _____ is respected by all.

(A) which (B) as (C) who (D) that

59. She is the only girl _______ was present.

(A) who (B) why (C) which (D) whose

60. Water ______ you find in this area is impure.

(A) but (B) which (C) as (D) that

61. He has reached the age of sixty and so he will have to ____ all
serious work.

(A) employ (B) move back (C) retire (D) abandon

62. In England and America, inches and feet are ____ of measurement.

(A) bits (B) ladders (C) units (D) pieces

63. We don’t swim in the sea, we go to a swimming____

(A) lake (B) pond (C) river (D) pool

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64. Mary was very____ when she found that her clothes were torn.

(A) amused (B) pleased (C) annoyed (D) amazed

65. If a player is paid for playing we call him a _____.

(A) expect (B) bribed (C) amateur (D) professional

66. Monday to Saturday both ____ would be six days.

(A) inclusive (B) alone (C) exclusive (D) entirely

67. If you tell him he is a fool he will be _____.

(A) angry (B) pleased (C) offended (D) amused

68. A steam engine is driven by the _____ of steam.

(A) influence (B) weight (C) force (D) pressure

69. If a man follows new types of designs we call his art as a _____art.

(A) new (B) novel (C) ancient (D) modern

70. Before getting on a horse you will have to put on a _____.

(A) leather strip (B) belt (C) saddle (D) vion hooks

71. The lecturer gave him _____ to go home.

(A) power (B) allowance (C) ability (D) permission

72. The nurse is _____ up a wound.

(A) banding (B) binding (C) twisting (D) winding

73. She has many spare time ____ to do.

(A) actions (B) pleasures (C) activities (D) exercises

74. Can I _____ some money from you?

(A) borrow (B) hire (C) lend (D) owe

75. His ____ for the job of a typist was approved.

(A) appliance (B) petition (C) instrument (D) application

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76. We____ him for his game.

(A) praise (B) blame (C) admire (D) trust

77. If you dislike someone without reason. You are ____ against him.

(A) prejudiced (B) angry (C) short sighted (D) stupid

78. Signals are used for the _____ of accidents on Railways.

(A) invention (B) prevention (C) disruption (D) cure

79. The women were so _____ that they could not tell clearly about the
accident.

(A) shocked (B) surprised (C) wondered (D) amused

80. The telephone was _____ by Graham Bell.

(A) founded (B) discovered (C) accepted (D) invented

81. The criminal begged the judge for ____.

(A) mercy (B) pity (C) favour (D) gratitude

82. Weddings are happy _____.

(A) meetings (B) chances (C) occasions (D) situations

83. What is his _____ in the Military?

(A) position (B) post (C) rank (D) officer

84. The passengers left the shore and went on____ the ship.

(A) back (B) top (C) Board (D) side

85. The government _____ exports by removing the taxes on them.

(A) discouraged (B) exploited (C) encouraged (D) bribed

Choose the word having the same meaning as the underlined

word in the sentence

86. He is very tired as his duties are too nervous.

(A) Light (B) Enliven (C) Burdensome (D) cruel

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87. He made a maiden speech and became popular.

(A) Effortless (B) Ineffective

(C) Penetrating (D) For the first time

88. An insolvent has no right to vote.

(A) Bankrupt (B) poor (C) Disabled (D) Invisible

89. Some people are optimistic in their thoughts.

(A) One who looks on the bright side of a thing (B) Dull
(C) Unable to explain (D)Traitor

90. Your story is very credible.

(A) Artificial (B) Easily believable

(C) Practical (D) Full of abstractions

91. What you say is irrelevant to the subject.

(A) To the point (B) Customary

(C) Not to the point (D) Irrational

92. He is quite anxious to know his result.

(A) Happy (B) Sad (C) surprised (D) Eager

93. I confess that I was guilty.

(A) Declare (B) Insist (C) Expect (D) Accept

94. He sat there deep in contemplation.

(A) Sorrow (B) Thought (C) Defence (D) Sense

95. The Indian troops are vigilant along the Pakistan border..

(A) Watchful (B) well prepared

(C) silent (D) Not ready to fight
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96. He is not competent enough to play the role of Shakespeare.

(A) Smart (B) Frank (C) Able (D) Powerful

97. He tried to solve the riddle but he could not do so as his knowledge
was less.

(A) Question (B) Problem (C) Puzzle (D) Controversy

98. The food supply continued for the flooded area as an interim relief.

(A) Permanent (B) Temporary (C) Advance (D) Immediate

99. Most of the foreign invaders plundered lot of wealth from Indian
temples.

(A) Taken away things by force (B) Destroyed

(C) Looted (D) Burnt

100. This butter smells rancid.

(A) Stale smelling (B) fresh (C) Pungent (D) Chocking

101. He made a deliberate attempt to kill his opponent.

(A) Successive (B) Intentional

(C) Unsuccessful (D) Disappointing

Fill in the blanks using’ on’, ‘in’ ‘with’ or ‘at’

102. Water boils ______ 100 C.

103. I had been ______ a trip to Japan.

104. He spends most of his time talking ______the phone in the office.

105. My grandmother died______ the age of 80.

106. When I reached home I found John sitting ______ the dark.

107. I will be _____ holiday next Monday.

108. The building was _____ fire and this resulted ____ a panic.

109. Write your name ______ Capital letters.

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110. I saw a man standing _____the widow.

111. The fire was put out _____ the fire brigade.

112. A small table was put _____ the bed ____a lamp on it.

113. He cut the apple _____ a knife.

114. How far can we walk_____ foot?

115. Are you annoyed____ me for being late?

116. He is _____ a world tour these days.

117. I was delighted ______the present you gave me.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

118. It was so nice_____you to help me.

119. He is always so rude ______ his parents.

120. I am fed up ______ eating the same food.

121. Some people are very cruel ____ animals.

122. I was surprised _____ the way he behaved.

123. Although Vishnu is working hard, the teachers are not happy
____his progress.

124. I am sorry _____ what I said.

125. Ashok is worried_____ her daughter who is unwell today.

126. I hope you are not angry_____ me.

127. Sita was quite excited_____ her new job.

128. I was shocked_____ the sight of the horrible scene.

129. The captain was disappointed_____ the performance of his team.

130. Why are you so friendly _____ Latha.

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Given below are a few sentences about the expedition of a

mountaineer. Complete the following sentences using ‘before’ or
‘until’.

131. He stayed in the tent _____ the fog cleared.

132. He did not believe that climbing the south face would be possible
____ he spoke to local Villagers.

133. By taking a shorter but steeper route he reached the base camp
_____ his fellow climbers.

134. He climbed_____ he has exhausted and could go no further.

135. He had to wait five years _______he had another opportunity to

climb Everest.

136. He waited with his companion ____ the rescuers came.

137. Fortunately he had left the summit _____ the storm started.

Fill in the blanks using ‘as’, ‘when’ or ‘while’

138. _____ I was twelve I left my village.

139. I cut myself _____ I was shaving.

140. Mohan started crying _____ Murali left the room

141. You should take umbrella____ it is raining heavily.

142. They were playing in the garden____ they head a scream.

143. He is going to fail ____ he has not studied anything.

Complete the following sdentencs using ‘and’, ‘but’ , ‘so’ or ‘because’

144. I opened the window ____ it was very hot.

145. We stayed at home ____ watched television.

146. Rani is feeling hungry _____ she did not have breakfast.

147. It is a nice house ____ but it does not have a garden

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148. The water was not clean ____ we did not go for swimming.

149. It was late ____ we were tired, ____ we went to bed.

150. I went to bed early ____ I was tired.

151. They like films ____ they often go to the cinema.

Put in ‘who’ or ‘which’ in the following sentences.

152. What is the name of the man _____ lives next door.

153. I met a woman_____ can speak six languages.

154. Where is the picture ____ was hanging on the wall?

155. A thief is a person____ steals.

156. A coffee maker is a machine _____ makes coffee.

157. You alwys ask questions____ are difficult to answer.

Complete the following sentences using ‘by’ or ‘until’

158. Murthy has gone away. He will be away ____ Monday.

159. I have to be in the stadium ____ 5.00 pm.

160. The shops are only open _____ 8.00pm . They will be closed____now.

161. My telephone bill has to be paid _____ tomorrow.

162. Don’t pay the bill today. Wait____ tomorrow

163. I have a lot of work to do ___ the time I lfinish, it will be time to go
to bed.

164. I am moving into my new house next week. I am staying with a

friend___ then.

165. Let us wait _____it stops raining.

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

166. Prevention is ______ than cure.

167. Tendulkar is the _____ batsman in the world.

168. The pen is ______than sword.

169. The ____ buildings are found in America.

170. The Pacific is _____ than any other Ocean.

171. Mount Everest is the _____ peak of the Himalayas

172. He is one of the ______ speakers in Telugu.

173. China is the _____ populated country in the world.

Use articles and fill up the blanks:

174. I saw ____ tree in ____ garden.

175. ____ tree I saw was Banyan.

176. He is ____ most intelligent boy.

177. _____ Godavari is ____ longest river in South India

178. I want ____ cup of tea.

179. ____ Ramayana was written by Valmiki

180. Iron is ____ useful metal.

181. Honesty is _____ best policy.

182. Tirupati is one of _____ pilgrim centres of Andhra Pradesh

183. ____ Indians love music

184. There is ____ insect in the glass.

185. Jack and Jill went up ____ hill.

186. Flowers in ____ garden are beautiful.

187. Galileo was ____ Italian scientist.

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188. ____ thief was sent to ____ prison

189. He aims to become ____ engineer.

190. My brother is ____ teacher.

191. Spain is ____ European country.

Complete the following sentences with a suitable form of the

VERB given in brackets

192. Slow and steady ____the race (win)

193. Cow ____ milk (give)

194. Heat _____ metals (expand)

195. Ramya ______ (go) out just now.

196. He ____(have) three shops

197. They were _____(try) to solve the problem for three hours.

198. “Where is Maya”? She ____ (leave) an hour ago.

199. By the end of October, we _____(complete) eight years in this office.

200. Prema is _____(teach) English since 1970.

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KEY:

1 (B) 31(A) 61(D) 91(C) 121(to) 151(so) 181(the)

2 (D) 32(A) 62(C) 92(D) 122(by) 152(who) 182(the)
3 (C) 33(D) 63(B) 93(D) 123(about) 153(who) 183(the)
4 (A) 34(A) 64(C) 94(B) 124(for) 154(which) 184(an)
5 (D) 35(B) 65(D) 95(A) 125(as) 155(who) 185(the)
6 (B) 36(B) 66(A) 96(C) 126(with) 156(which) 186(the)
7 (A) 37(A) 67(C) 97(C) 127(with) 157(which) 187(an)
8 (C) 38(C) 68(D) 98(B) 128(at) 158(until) 188(the, the)
9 (B) 39(A) 69(B) 99(A) 129(at) 159(by) 189(an)
10 (A) 40(B) 70(C) 100(A) 130(with) 160(until,by) 190(a)
11 (B) 41(A) 71(D) 101(B) 131(until) 161(by) 191(a)
12 (D) 42(A) 72(B) 102(at) 132(until) 162(until) 192(wins)
13 (B) 43(D) 73(C) 103(on) 133(before) 163(by) 193(gives)
14 (B) 44(C) 74(A) 104(on) 134(until) 164(until) 194(expands)
15 (D) 45(A) 75(D) 105(at) 135(before) 165(until) 195(went)
16 (B) 46(B) 76(C) 106(in) 136(until) 166(better) 196(has)
17 (A) 47(C) 77(A) 107(on) 137(before) 167(best) 197(trying)
18 (B) 48(B) 78(B) 108(on,in) 138(when) 168(mightier) 198(left)
19 (B) 49(D) 79(A) 109(in) 139(while) 169(tallest) 199(will complete)
20 (D) 50(B) 80(D) 110(by) 140(when) 170(bigger) 200(teaching)
21 (B) 51(A) 81(A) 111(by) 141(as) 171(highest)
22 (C) 52(A) 82(C) 112(by,with) 142(when) 172(best)
23 (A) 53(B) 83(C) 113(with) 143(as) 173(most)
24 (A) 54(B) 84(C) 114(on) 144(because) 174(a, the)
25 (C) 55(C) 85(C) 115(with) 145(and) 175(the)
26 (B) 56(C) 86(C) 116(on) 146(as) 176(the)
27 (B) 57(A) 87(D) 117(with) 147(but) 177(the, the)
28 (C) 58(C) 88(A) 118(of) 148(so) 178(a)
29 (B) 59(A) 89(A) 119(to) 149(and, so) 179(the)
30 (B) 60(D) 90(B) 120(of) 150(as) 180(a)

(identify the noun in the sentence)

201. Nisha is a student (Identify the proper noun) (a)

a) Nisha b) is c) a d) student.

202. Bombay is a big city.(Identify the proper noun) (a)

a) Bombay b)is c)big d) city

203. Always speak the truth. (Identify the Abstract noun) (c)

a) Always b)speak c)truth d) none

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204. We saw a fleet of ships in the harbour. (d)

(Identify the collective noun)

a) saw b)ship c)harbour d)fleet

205. A man is standing at the bus stop. (Identify the common noun) (d)

a) bus b) standing c) the d) man

206. A herd of cattle was grazing in the forest. (b)

(Identify the collective noun)

a) forest b) herd c) was d) none.

207. The girl showed great courage. (Identify the Abstract noun) (c)

a) showed b) great c)courage d) none

208. Our class consists of twenty pupils. (Identify the collective noun)(a)

a) pupils b)consists c)twenty d) none.

209. My cousin has a dog called Fido. (Identify the proper noun) (a)

a) Fido b) dog c)cousin d)my.

210. The girl has a sweet voice. (Identify the common noun) (d)

a) voice b)sweet c)the d)girl.

(Verb)
211. The mango ______ sweet. (b)

a.) are b.) is c) a d) none.

212. We wash our hands before and after meals. (b)

a) Wash’s b) wash c) washing d)washes

213. The sun rises in the east. (d)

a) raises b)raises c)rise d)rises

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214. Many people use computers. (a)

a) use b) used c) user d) useful

215. A cow eats grass. (a)

a) eats b) eat c) eaten d) eating

216. I bought a new pen last week. (b)

a) brought b)bought c) bout d) bough

217. The crow flew down from the wall. (d)

a) flue b) blew c) clue d) flew

218. The children are playing in the fields. (a)

a) playing b)play c)plying d)plays

219. Little Jack Honor sat in a corner. (c)

a) sitting b)sits c)sat d)sit

220. Children should obey their parents. (b)

a) will obeying b) should obey c)shall obeying d)obey

(Prepositions)

221. The postman is ______ the gate. (b)

a) on b) at c) in d) on

222. There is a park besides the lake. (a)

a) besides b)side c)among d)none

223. Choose one pencil from the box. (b)

a) for b)from c)upon d)about

224. The water level is below the danger level. (c)

a) of b)between c)below d)with

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225. The railway track is under the flyover. (d)

a) since b)about c)for d)under

226. The snake crawled along the ground. (a)

a) along b) in c) between d) about

227. I must be ready before nine O’clock. (c)

a) towards b) upon c) before d) outside

228. Dip your pen in ink and then write. (d)

a) on b) into c) for d) in

229. Can you write about your family? (c)

a) round b) form c) about d) up

230. Try to live within your limits. (b)

a) into b) within c) underneath d) of

(Adverbs)

231. We woke up ____________ early. (a)

a) quite b) some c) quietly d) same

232. The moon shone brightly in the sky. (d)

a) new b) carefully c) fast d) brightly

233. The tree fell heavily on the ground. (b)

a) often b) heavily c) luck d) none

234. He visits his friends often. (c)

a) early b) hard c) often d) same

235. Draw the figure neatly. (d)

a) brightly b) gentle c) luck d) neatly

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236. Now night is over. (b)

a) know b) now c) knew d) no

237. I will come promptly. (c)

a) happy b) greedily c) promptly d) tidy

238. The guest spoke distinctly. (a)

a) distinctly b) speed c) heavy d) angry

239. The flower is very beautiful. (c)

a) more b) most c) very d) as

240. The holidays will begin from tomorrow. (d)

a) hope b) immediately c) yesterday d) tomorrow

Gender: Identify the Gender of the underlined word in the

sentence

241. Virat Kholi is a cricketer. (a)

a) Masculine b) Feminine c) Neuter d) Common

242. My friends and me, we all went to the park to play. (d)

a) Masculine b) Feminine c) Neuter d) Common

243. The ball is in court. (c)

a) Masculine b) Feminine c) Neuter d) Common

244. I saw my Landlady yesterday. (b)

a) Masculine b) Feminine c) Neuter d) Common

245. The lion roars. (c)

a) Neuter b) Feminine c) Masculine d) Common

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Singular and Plural

246. Cats are cunning. (c)

a) is b) were c) are d) was

247. Crow is a bird. (d)

a) crows b) craws c)caws d)crow

248. Postman wears caps. (b)

a) can b) cap c) caps d) none

249. The stick is behind the door. (a)

a) stick b) stoic c) stole d) slick

250. Parents are our first teachers. (b)

a) is b) are c) have c) has

251. The train is late. (c)

a) am b) are c) is d) have

251. I am not going to the office today. (a)

a) am b) are c) has d) is

252. I have a computer class today. (d)

a) has b) am c) is d) have

253. John has a car. (b)

a) is b) has c) have d) am

254. I am crossing the railway track. (a)

a) am b) are c) have d) has

Pronouns

255. A person asked kiran to tell him the way to the post office. (b)

a) you b) him c) he d) I
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256. Where is the atlas? It is on the table. (a)

a) It b) they c) their d)he

257. She took my pen yesterday. (d)

a) we b) our c) you d) my

258. Do you know Mr. kishen?. Yes. I work with him. (a)

a) him b) their c) they d) his

259. I want to help you. Please listen to me. (b)

a) she b) me c) his d) he

Conjunctions

260. Hurry up _or_ you will miss the train. (d)

a) and b) so c) yet d) or

261. Raja is old, yet he works in the factory. (a)

a) yet b) whether c) or d) though

262.Tom and Jerry are friends. (c)

a) but b) are c) and d) is

263. You can take a cake or a biscuit. (a)

a) or b) nor c) neither d) either

266.As it is late, we are all sleepy. (c)

a) though b) or c) as d) through

267. Please tell me whether you like the gift. (a)

a) whether b) weather c) weathers d) none

268. She told me that she was a doctor. (c)

a) then b) than c) that d) there

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269. They are poor so they cannot buy a house. (b)

a) also b) so c) yet d) but

270. I bought some biscuits because I was hungry. (c)

a) as soon as b)no sooner than

c)because d)about
270. Ramu invited Sonu to a party but he did not go. (b)

a) and b) but c) since d) for

Articles

271. Ludo is _______ interesting game. (a)

a) an b) a c) the d) none.

272. I found the girl who lost her way. (c)

a) a b) an c) the d) none

273. Ahmed eats an egg every day. (b)

a) a b) an c) the d) none

274. Chemistry may be difficult but it is a useful subject. (a)

a) a b)an c)the d) none

275.India gets its name from the Indus river. (c)

a) a b) an c) the d) none

276. We went to a movie last evening. (a)

a) a b) an c) the d) none

Tense: identify the Tense in the sentence

277. We will be leaving tomorrow. (c)

a) Past tense b) present tense c) future tense d) none

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278. We got independence on 14th August 1947. (a)

a) Past tense b) present tense c) future tense d) none

279. He keeps his promise. (b)

a) Past tense b) present tense c) future tense d) none

280. I saw the Industrial exhibition at Nampally, Hyderabad. (a)

a) Past tense b) present tense c) future tense d) none

281. My uncle is walking on the road. (b)

a) Past tense b) present tense c) future tense d) none

282. She will go to school. (c)

a) Past tense b) present tense c) future tense d) none

Adjectives: Identify the Adjective in the sentence

283. India is a ________ country. (b)

a) most beautiful b) beautiful

c) very beautiful d) none.
284. The oranges are juicy. (a)

a) juicy b) juice c) jelly d) none

285. Balu is a tall boy. (c)

a) toll b) tulle c) tall d) tills

286. I saw great spiders there with crowns and crosses marked on their
backs.
(b)
a) grate b) great c) grunt d) gread

287. Ashok is a strong boy. (c)

a) stung b) string c) strong d) none

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288. The man rested on the small seat. (c)

a) smell b) smashes c) small d) sais

289. The rich lady helped the beggar. (b)

a) ruche b) rich c) richer d) ranch

290. The hungry birds flew away. (a)

a) hungry b) hanger c) hunt d) anger

291. Silver is lighter than gold. (c)

a) light b) lightly c)lighter d)lightest

292.That is the least price I can pay. (d)

a) little b) a little c) litter d) least

Choose the correct answer and write the letter in the space
provided:

293. Someone has stolen my car: (b)

a) My car was stolen b) My car has been stolen.

c) My car has stolen. d) My car is stolen.

294. Please eat the mango: (d)

a) Let the mango eat you
b) let the mango eaten.
c) You are ordered to eat the mango
d) you are requested to eat the mango.

295. I know her (c)

a) I knew her b) she was know by me

c) she is known to me d) she is known by me.
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296. “Hello!” he said: (a)

a) He greeted me b) He asked me
c) He praised me d) He called me

297. “Life is an empty dream”, the question tag. (b)

a) Is it? b) Isn’t it?” c) Was it? d) Wasn’t it?

298. You ought to be punctual: (c)

a) You may be punctual b) you can be punctual

c) You should be punctual d) you may be punctual

299. Rama is rich enough to buy a car: (d)

a) Rama wants to buy a car

b) Rama needs to buy a car.
c) Rama has to money to buy a car
d) Rama can buy a car.

300. I saw him cross the road: (b)

a) I saw him after he had crossed the road.

b) I saw him when he was crossing the road.

c) I saw him before he started crossing the road.

d) I cross the road to see him.

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4. Questions on Arithmetic
CHAPTER-01: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

1. Add 23041, 10532. [B]

(A) 32453 (B) 33573 (C) 23113 (D) 32332

2. Subtract 713241 from 839642. [A]

(A) 126401 (B) 231321 (C) 233422 (D) 322321

3. You have 7 balloons and your friend has 5 balloons. How many more
balloons do you have than your friend? [B]

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 4

4. Two birds were sitting on the wall, 4 more birds came to join them.
How many birds are sitting on the wall? [C]

(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4

5. There are 19 tickets. 4 tickets more are added. How many are there
total? [C]

(A) 22 (B) 24 (C) 23 (D) 21

6. Rani has 9 math problems to do for home work. He has already

finished 2 of them. How many math problems does Rani have left?
[A]
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 9

7. There are 6 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds are there than nests?
[A]
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1

8. There are 5 flowers and 3 bees. How many less bees then flowers? [ B ]

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5

9. You have 7 cookies and you ate 2 of them. How many cookies do you
have left? [B]

(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3

10. A bee has 6 legs. How many legs do 2 bees have? [D]

(A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 12

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CHAPTER-2 MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISIONS

11. Multiply 2465 by 234. [B]

(A) 234212 (B) 576810 (C) 452323 (D) 321212

12. Divide 8304 by 16. [C]

(A) 512 (B) 534 (C) 519 (D) 562

13. A person earns Rs: 100/- a day. How much money does he earn in
four days? [A]

(A) 400/- (B) 410/- (C) 420/- (D) 405/-

14. The cost of a pen is 10/-.What is the total cost of five pens? [ A ]

(A) 50/- (B) 60/- (C) 20/- (D) 40/-

15. Ravi has 9 packages of gum. There are 15 pieces in each package.
How many pieces of gum Ravi have? [A]

(A) 135 (B) 145 (C) 146 (D) 356

16. A box of books weight is 42 kg. Each book weight is 3 kg. How many
books are there in the box? [C]

(A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 14 (D) 13

17. You have 24 cookies and want to share them equally with 6 people.
How many cookies would each person get? [B]

(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7

18. 58 Children are taking a bus to the zoo. They sit 2 children in every
seat. How many seats will the children need in all? [A]

(A) 29 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 32

19. The cost of note book is Rs: 25/-. What is the total cost of 4 note books?
[B]
(A) 125/- (B) 100/- (C) 150/- (D) 190/-

20. Multiply 25.25 by 20 [B]

(A) 506 (B) 505 (C) 507 (D) 510

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CHAPTER-3: FRACTIONS

21. The denominator of 6/7 is --- [B]

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

22. Equivalent fraction of ¾ is ---- [A]

(A) 6/8 (B) 6/10 (C) 6/12 (D) 1/3

23. Express 48/72 into lowest form [A]

(A) 2/3 (B) 3/2 (C) 4/5 (D) 5/4

24. Ravi cover 7/2km by walking and 3/2km by jogging. What is the total
distance covered by Ravi? [A]

(A) 5km (B) 2km (C) 3km (D) 6Km

25. Sita spent 3/2 hr by watching TV and 5/2 hr playing games. What are
the total hours she spent for entertainment? [B]

(A) 3hr (B) 4hr (C) 5hr (D) 6hr

26. Raju cleaned 2/5 of the floor. What is the fraction of floor left to clean?
[A]
(A) 3/5 (B) 2/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1/5

27. Rani completed ¾ of the home work. What fraction of home work is
left to finish? [A]

(A) ¼ (B) 2/5 (C) ¾ (D) 5/4

28. A sparrow makes 5/7 of nest in 1day. What part of nest is left to finish?
[C]
(A) 3/7 (B) 4/7 (C) 2/7 (D) 5/7

29. Ramu reads 3/8 of the navel during his air plane journey. What part
of novel is left to complete? [B]

(A) 5/6 (B) 5/8 (C) 5/7 (D) 3/8

30. Add proper fractions ½ and 1/3 . [A]

(A) 5/6 (B) 2/5 (C) 3/5 (D) 4/5

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CHAPTER-4: The Unitary Method

31. 1 pencil cost is Rs: 3/-. What is the price of 6 pencils? [A]

(A) 18/- (B) 15/- (C) 25/- (D) 70/-

32. 3Books cost is Rs: 30/-. What is the cost of each book? [A]

(A) 10/- (B) 20/- (C) 30/- (D) 16/-

33. The price of 6 pencils is Rs: 12/-. What is the price of 1 pencil?[ C ]

(A) 23/- (B) 3/- (C) 2/- (D) 24/-

34. The price of 5 mangoes is Rs; 35/-. What is the price of 1 mango? [A]

(A) 7/- (B) 5/- (C) 10/- (D) 3/-

35. 3Kg.of rice cost is Rs: 60/-. What is the cost of 1kg? [B]

(A) 10/- (B) 20/- (C) 30/- (D) 12/-

36. 10 Pieces of pencils cost is 30/-. What is the cost of 6 pencils? [ D ]

(A) 24/- (B) 30/- (C) 25/- (D) 15/-

37. 9Books cost is Rs: 108/-. What is the cost of 12 books? [A]

(A) 144/- (B) 120/- (C) 128/- (D) 150/-

38. If the cost of 5 books is 20/-, then what is the cost of 1 book? [ A ]

(A) 4/- (B) 3/- (C) 2/- (D) 1/-

39. If the cost of 1 dozen eggs is 48/-, then what is the cost of 6 eggs? [A]

(A) 24/- (B) 35/- (C) 25/- (D) 28/-

40. If the cost of 15kg. Of rice is Rs: 300/-, then what is the cost of
8kg.rice? [C]

(A) 40/- (B) 50/- (C) 60/- (D) 80/-

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CHAPTER-5: AVERAGE

41. What is the average of 10, 12? [B]

(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13

42. What is the average of 6,2,9,7? [C]

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 5

43. What is the average of first two even integers? [C]

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2

44. What is the average of first two odd integers? [C]

(A) 3.2 (B) 3.5 (C) 3.4 (D) 2

45. The ages of Ravi and Ramu are 10, 12 years respectively. What is the
average are of them? [A]

(A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15

46. A cricket player scored 10, 12, and 16 runs in 3 one day matches series.
What is the average run in that series? [A]

(A) 19 (B) 20 (C) 18 (D) 17

47. What is the average of 10cm, 14cm? [B]

(A) 13 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 15

48. What is the average of 1.5m, 2.5m? [A]

(A) 2.0 (B) 3.0 (C) 1.0 (D) 4.0

49. What is the average of 7km, 13km? [A]

(A) 10Km (B) 11Km (C) 12Km (D) 14Km

50. What is the average of 10, 20 liters? [A]

(A) 15lit. (B) 10lit. (C) 17 lit. (D) 21lit.

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CHAPTER 06: PERCENTAGES(%)

51. What is 10% of 100? [A]

(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40

52. 7% means. (Express in fraction ) [B]

(A) 7/200 (B) 7/100 (C) 7/300 (D) 7/50

53. What is 2% OF 100? [C]

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5

54. What percentage of 100 IS 30? [B]

A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50

55. 40 is 40% of what number? [A]

(A) 100 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 50

56. A soft ball team won 20% of 100 games played. How many games did
they win? [A]

(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50

57. A volleyball team won 90% of 80 games played. How many games did
they win? [A]

(A) 72 (B) 80 (C) 75 (D) 90

58. Write the fraction 96/100 as a percent. [A]

(A) 96% (B) 97% (C) 98% (D) 95%

59. Write percent 36% as a fraction. [A]

(A) 36/100 (B) 37/100 (C) 38/100 (D) 39/100

60. Write percent 25% as a faction. [B]

(A) 24/100 (B) 25/100 (C) 26/100 (D) 23/100

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CHAPTER 7: TIME AND DISTANCE

61. 1hour 10 minutes =--------minutes. [A]

(A) 70min (B) 80min (C) 60min (D) 50 min

62.10 minutes =-------seconds [A]

(A) 600sec (B) 500sec (C) 400sec (D) 450sec

63. Transform 1hour into seconds. [A]

(A) 3600sec (B) 3500sec (C) 3700sec (D) 3900

64. Transform 360 seconds in minutes. [B]

(A) 5min. (B) 6min. (C) 4min. (D) 3min.

65. Transform 48 hours into days. [A]

(A) 2days (B) 3days (C) 1day (D) 4days

66.1Kilometer (Km) =--------- meters [B]

(A) 100m (B) 1000m (C) 200m (D) 200m

67. 1Meter (m) =-------- centimeters. [A]

(A) 100cm (B) 50m (C) 60m (D) 40m

68. Express 5 kilometers in meters. [A]

(A) 5000m (B) 4000m (C) 3000m (D) 2000m

69. Express 5 meters in centimeters. [A]

(A) 500cm (B) 300cm (C) 200cm (D) 400cm

70. 1centimeter =---------millimeters. [A]

(A) 10mm (B) 20mm (C) 15mm (D) 14mm

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CHAPTER 8: PROFIT AND LOSS

71. A pen is bought for 50/- and sold for 56/-. What is the profit? [ A ]

(A) 6/- (B) 7/- (C) 8/- (D) 9/-

72. A box is bought for 100/- and sold for 80/-. What is the loss? [ B ]

(A) 10/- (B) 20/- (C) 30/- (D) 24/-

73. A TV was bought for Rs: 2000/- and sold at profit 100/-. What is the
selling price? [A]

(A) 2100/- (B) 2200/- (C) 2000/- (D) 2050/-

74. A computer bought for Rs: 4500/- and sold at loss Rs: 500/-. What is
the selling price? [B]

(A) 4500/- (B) 4000/- (C) 5000/- (D) 3000/-

75. Mr. Ravi bought a book for Rs: 500/- and sold it for Rs: 600/-. What
Is the profit? [A]

(A) 100/- (B) 50/- (C) 200/- (D) 400/-

76. Reena sold a cell phone for Rs: 1000/- at a profit Rs: 200. What is the
cost price of cell phone? [A]

(A) 800/- (B)200/- (C)500/- (D)700/-

77. Ravi has a Alto car worth rupees 2,50,000/- and he wants to sell it at
profit of rupees 50,000/-. What is selling price? [A]

(A) 3,00,000/- (B) 2,00,000/- (C) 2,50,000/- (D) 4,00,000/-

78. Raju sold a book for Rs: 150/- at a profit Rs: 10/-. What is the cost
price of book? [A]

(A) 140/- (B) 130/- (C) 150/- (D) 120/-

79. Cost price (CP) =50/-, Profit (P) =15/-, what is selling price? [ C ]

(A) 45/- (B) 55/- (C) 65/- (D) 35/-

80. Selling price (SP) =130/- , loss(l)=20/-, What is cost price? [ A ]

(A) 150/- (B) 110/- (C) 120/- (D) 140/-

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CHAPTER 09: RATION AND PROPORTION

81. The ratio of Rs: 8 to 80 paisa is ---- [A]

(A) 1:10 (B) 10:1 (C) 1:1 (D) 100:1

82. The ratio of 8books to 20 books is---- [A]

(A) 2:5 (B) 5:2 (C) 4:5 (D) 5:4

83. The ratio of the number of sides of a square to the number of edges
of a cube is---- [A]

(A) 1:2 (B) 3:2 (C) 4:1 (D) 1:3

84. The picture is 60cm wide and 1.8cm long. The ratio of its width to its
perimeter in lowest form is---- [D]

(A) 1:2 (B) 1:3 (C) 1:4 (D) 1:8

85. What is the cost of six pens if each pen cost is Rs: 6/-? [A]

(A) 12/- (B) 13/- (C) 14/- (D) 15/-

86. What is cost of 1 book, if 10 books cost is 100/-? [A]

(A) 10/- (B) 12/- (C) 13/- (D) 14/-

87. 5/6=N/30, N value---- [A]

(A) 25 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 35

88. What is the lowest form of 3/12? [A]

(A) ¼ (B) 1/3 (C) 1/12 (D) 1/5

89. 6:8=N: 12, what is N value? [B]

(A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14

90. The cost of 1 dozen banana is 40/-. What is the cost of 3 dozen bananas?
[A]

(A) 120/- (B) 130/- (C) 140/- (D) 150/-

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SIMPLE INTEREST AND GEOMETRY

91. What is the area of the square whose side is 2cm? [A]

(A) 4 sq.cm (B) 3 sq.cm (C) 5 sq.cm (D) 6sq.cm

92. What is the perimeter of the square whose side is 3cm? [B]

(A) 13 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 14 cm

93. What is the area of rectangle whose length is 5cm and breadth is 2cm?
[B]
(A) 12sq.cm (B) 10sq.cm (C) 9sq.cm (D) 8sq.cm

94. What is perimeter of rectangle whose length is 3cm and breadth 2cm?
[B]

(A) 12 sq.cm (B) 10 sq.cm (C) 14 sq.cm (D) 11 sq.cm

95. What is the area of circle whose radius is 2 cm? [A]

(A) 4Π sq.cm (B) 3Π sq.cm (C) 2Π sq.cm (D) 5Π sq.cm

96. If P=Rs: 1000/-, R==5%, T=1year then, what is the S.I? [A]

(A) 50/- (B) 60/- (C) 70/- (D) 40/-

97. If P=Rs: 1000/-, T= 1year, S.I=60/-, then what is R? [A]

(A) 6% (B) 5% (C) 4% (D) 3%

98. If P=Rs: 1000/- , R=2%and S.I=Rs: 40/-then what is T? [A]

(A) 2 years (B) 3 years (C) 4 years (D) 1 year

99. If P=Rs: 1000/- , R=2%, T=2years then what is S.I? [A]

(A) 40/- (B) 30/- (C) 20/- (D) 10/-

100. If T=2years, S.I =40/-, R=2%then what P? [A]

(A) 1000/- (B) 2000/- (C) 3000/- (D) 4000/-

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Arithmetic – II
101. 792.02+101.32-306.76 =?

(A) 586.58 (B)893.34 (C)997.11 (D)1200.10

(A)

102) 1.8+0.8 =? (A)

(A) 2.6 (B) 2.06 (C) 1 (D) 3.6

103. Which of the following numerical is divisible by 2 ? ( C)

A)72645 B)69435 C)34706 D) 10039.

104. The product of two numbers is 504347. If one of the number is

1591, find the other number ? (D)

A) 312 B)314 C )320 D) 317

105. Which of the following numerals are divisible by 8 ? (A)

A)71800 B)69583 C) 96435 D) 34706

106. Write the 10 number in Roman system (B)

A) V B) X C) VI D) VIII

107. What we called in India THE Symbol of 0 (zero ) . (A)

A) Shoonya B) Nothing C) Moon D) Sun

108 Find the Largest Four Digit numeral ? (D)

A) 9000 B) 9675 C) 9900 D) 9999

109 Find the smallest three digit numeral ? (A)

A) 100 B) 999 C)900 D)101

110. In Asian Games China won 342 medals , out which 151 are gold, and
83 are bronze medals. Find How many Silver medals won by China ?
( C)
A) 77 B) 89 C) 108 D) 79
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111. The sum of two numbers is 33, the difference between the two
numbers is 15. Find the Value of small number ? (B)

A) 12 B) 9 C) 15 D) 18

112. X/5-X/6=4 Find X Value ? (D)

A) -120 B) -100 C) 100 D) 120

113. A purse contains coins of 25 paise , 10 paise and 05 paise in the

ratio of 1: 2: 3. If the Total of amount in the purse is Rs 30, Find
the number of coins of 05 Paise ? (C)

A) 50 B) 100 C) 150 D) 200

114. 11 1/3+4 1/4 -7 2/7 =? ( C)

A) 8 1/7 B) 8 1/5 C) 8 25/84 D) 7 23/30

115. 3 Applies cost Rs 18 , one Apple and two mangoes cost Rs 14, one
orange, one apple and one mango cost Rs 12 . Find the cost of
orange? (A)

A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 10

116. If The average of 35,38,41 and X =37 .Find the value of X? (A)

A) 28 B) 30 C) 31 D) 34

117. Second Saturday and forth Saturday and Every Sunday in a month
are Holidays. If the first date of the month is Saturday ,the month
having 30 days. Find the number of working days ? (D)

A) 20 B) 21 C) 22 D) 23

118. A Cricketers average for 11matches is 23 runs. In the next five

matches he scored 64,31,57,49 and 82 runs. Find his new average
for 16 matches? (B)

A) 37 B) 33.5 C) 31 D) 29

119. Look at this series : 201,202,204,207… what number should come

next ? (D)

A) 205 B) 208 C) 210 D) 211

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120 Find the Missing Number ,12: ? :: 9: 15 (B)

A) 10 B) 20 C) 18 D) 22

121. 106 x 106 -94 x 94 =? ( B)

A) 2000 B) 2400 C) 1906 D) 1904

122. The Cube root of .000216 is (A)

A) 0.06 B ) .006 C) 0.6 D) 0.0006

123. In A camp, there is a meal for 120 men or 200 children .if 150
children have taken The meal, how many men will be catered to
with remaining meal ? (C)

A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40

124. 35% of Rama’s income is Rs 17500. His income is (C)

A) Rs.52,500 B) Rs.27,000 C) Rs.50,000 D ) Rs.1,00,000

125. A bus agent gets a commission of Rs 300 at the rate of 2.5%. The
value of ticket sold is (D)

A) Rs 15,000 B) Rs 6,000 C) Rs 18,000 D) Rs 12,000

126 A and B can do a work in 8 days ,B and C can do the same work in 12
days. A , B, C together can finish it in 6days. A and C together will
do it in (A)

A) 8 days B) 10 days C) 12 days D) 14 days

127. The average attendance of a college for the first three days of a
week is 325 and first four days is 320. How many were present on
the fourth day ? (D)

A)300 B) 315 C) 350 D) 305

128. The product of two positive numbers is 2500. If one is four times the
other, then the sum of two numbers is ? (B)

A)25 B) 125 C) 225 D) 200

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129 A Nursery has 5000 plants.5% of the plants are roses and 1% is
marigold. What is the total number of other plants? (B)

A) 4750 B) 4700 C) 4250 D) 4200

130. If 15boys earn Rs 900 in 5days ,how much will 20 boys earn in 7
days ? (D)

A) Rs.1980 B) Rs.1820 C) Rs.1780 D) Rs.1680

131. Out of a class of 30 students, only 3 failed the test. Find the ratio of
the passed students to the total number of students? (A)

A) 9: 10 B) 1:10 C) 9:1 D) 1:9

132. A and B started business with Capital of Rs 4000 and Rs 6000/-

respectively and made a profit of Rs.1500/- at the end of the
month. Find the share of each. (D)

A) 700,900 B) 500,1000 C) 650,950 D) 600,900

133. The mess charges for 35students for 24 days is Rs 6300/-. In how
many days will the mess charges be Rs 3375/- for 25 students. (A)

A) 18 B) 19 C) 20 D) 21

134. The monthly fee charged from a student in a school is Rs 100. If

there are 545 students in all, how much fee is collected every Year?
(B)

A) Rs.6,00,000 B) Rs.6,54,000 C) Rs.7,20,000 D) Rs.8,40,000

135. The ratio of gold and copper in a ring is 1:24. If the ring weighs 5
grams, find the weight of the copper and the gold ? (B)

A) .4 and 4.6 grams B).2and 4.8 grams,

C) .5 and 4.5 grams D) 0.6 and 4.4 grams.
136. The ratio of Copper and zinc is 9:5, the weight of zinc 9.5 grams,
find the weight of Copper? (A)

A) 17.1 grams B) 7.1grams C) 12.1gram D) 14.1gram.

137. A Hostel requires daily 120 Litres milk for curd. For each curd cup
requires 250 ml milk. Find the total number of curd cups? (B)

A) 420 B) 480 C) 460 D) 440

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138. Rs 624 distributed to A,B,and C in the ratio of 1/2, 1/3and 1/4. Find
the share of B? (D)

A) Rs.216 B) Rs.212 C) Rs.206 D) Rs.208

139. The Total students of a school is 425. The ratio of attended and
absented is 15:2. Find the number of Students attended the school.
(B)

A) 395 B) 375 C) 50 D) 385

140. 80 apples are distributed to A,B,C in the ratio of 2: X : 4, 60 apples

received by A and C. Find the value of X ? (A)

A)2 B)3 C)4 D)1

141. In Secunderabad zone area total strength of candidates for RRB exam
is 11,779 out which candidates appeared for RRB Exam is 9,836 and
candidates absent is 1,943 Find the percent of appeared? (A)

A) 83.5% B)93.6% C)63.9% D)19.5%.

142. In a class the average weight of 24 students is 35kgs. If teachers

weight added the average weight increases to 400 grams. Find the
weight of the Teacher? (A)

A) 45 Kgs B) 50 Kgs C) 53 Kgs D) 55 Kgs

143. 39 workers works 5hours daily lays a road, If 30 Workers works for6
hours Daily ,In how many days for it takes for them to finish the
road ? (B)

A) 10 B)13 C)14 D)15.

144. In Hyderabad City, Punjagutta area total number of Educated people

are 37440. Teachers : Unemployed : Professors : Lawyers : Doctors
: Engineers are in the ratio of 65:75:25:30:60:105. Find the
number of Doctors? (C)

A) 6235 B) 6354 C) 6240 D) 7820

145. Find the Percentage of Lawyers from above Total? (A)

A) 8 1/3% B) 6 1/4 % C) 7 1/2 % D) 8 2/3 %

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146. Find the Difference between Teachers and Lawyers from the above
total? ( D)

A) 2460 B) 4160 C) 7324 D) 3600

147. Find the number of Professors from the above ? ( A)

A) 2600 B) 2800 C) 3400 D) 4200

148. Find the percentage of Teachers from Educated people ? (C)

A) 25.5% B) 29.012% C) 18.05% D) 16.5%

149. In an exam 35%students passed, the failed students are 455. Find
how many students appeared for the exam ? (B)

A) 490 B) 700 C) 845 D) 1300

150. In a shop one variety rice cost Rs 15per Kg and another variety cost
Rs 20 respectively. If two varieties mixed in the ratio is 2:3. Find the
cost of mixed variety per kg cost price? (A)

A) Rs.18 B) Rs.18.50 C) Rs.19 D) Rs.19.50

151. 27% of 2462-32% of 1276=? ( A)

A) 256.42 B) 238.76 C) 324.46 D) 230.34

152. 74258/34/274? (B)

A) 9248 B) 8 C) 600608 D) 16

153. 20:11::102,:? (B)

A) 49 B) 52 C) 61 D) 98

154. In a School ,45% of the students purchased a year book. If 270

students purchased year book, how many students did not buy a
year book ? (C)

A) 143 B) 270 C) 300 D) 330

155. Milk costs Rs 6 a cup while Tea costs Rs 2 a cup. Find the ratio
between their prices? (A)

A) 3:1 B) 6:3 C) 4:2 D) 2:3

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156. Divide 720 in the ratio of 13:11. Find Value of 11 ? ( B)

A) 400 B) 330 C) 360 D) 380

157. Divide 350 in the ratio of 8:16: 11 .Find the value of 8? (D)

A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80

158. From above problem, find the value of 16? (C)

A) 120 B) 140 C) 160 D) 100

159. From above problem, find the value of 11? (A)

A)110 B)120 C) 140 D)160.

160. In the numerical series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, how many even

numbers are there? (C)

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

161. The product of 999 + 442 = ? (D)

(A) 1400 (B) 1500 (C) 1450 (D) 1441

162. The product of 20 x 8 = ? (B)

(A) 150 (B) 160 (C) 170 (D) 180

163. The product of 100 ÷ 5 = ? (A)

(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 18 (D) 18

164. One kilogram = ? grams (C)

(A) 900 (B) 100 (C) 1000 (D) 500

165. One centimetre = ? millimetres (B)

(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 12

166. A triangle consists of ____ number of angles. (C)

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

167. When all its sides are of equal length it is called (D)

(A) Triangle (B) Rectangle (C) Circle (D) Square

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168. A straight line passing through the centre of a circle from one end to
the other is called (C)

(A) Radius (B) Curve (C) Diameter (D) Plane

169. The product of 10000 ÷ 100 = ? (D)

(A) 1000 (B) 10 (C) 900 (D) 100

170. The number whose factors are 1 and itself is called (B)

(A) Whole number (B) Prime number

(C) Integer (D) Natural number

171. (1 x 1 ) + (2 x 2) = ? (C)

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 4

172. The product of 100 x 1.2 = ? (D)

(A) 100 (B) 110 (C) 115 (D) 120

173. The product of 5 x 4 x 7 = ? (C)

(A) 120 (B) 130 (C) 140 (D) 150

174. The product of 6.1 + 0.3 = ? (A)

(A) 6.4 (B) 6.5 (C) 6.6 (D) 6

175. In the series, 1, ½, ¼, 1/8 which is the biggest number (D)

(A) 1/8 (B) ¼ (C) ½ (D) 1

176. The product of -10 – 3 = ? (C)

(A) 13 (B) 7 (C) -136 (D) -7

177. The product of -16 ÷ 8 = ? (B)

(A) -1 (B) -2 (C) -4 (D) 2

178. The product of 8 ÷ - 8 = ? (A)

(A) -1 (B) -2 (C) -4 (D) 2

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179. The product of - 8 + 8 = ? (D)

(A) -1 (B) -2 (C) -0 (D) 0

180. The product of (8+1) – (7+2) = ? (D)

(A) -1 (B) -2 (C) -0 (D) 0

181. The product of 8 – 9 = ? (A)

(A) -1 (B) -2 (C) -0 (D) 0

182. The product of -8 x 8 = ? (C)

(A) -16 (B) 16 (C) -64 (D) 64

183. The product of - 8 x 0 = ? (D)

(A) -8 (B) 8 (C) -0 (D) 0

184. The product of -1 + 2 -4 = ? (C)

(A) -5 (B) -40 (C) -3 (D) – 2

185. Find the next term in the series 10,000, 5000, 2500, 1250 (C)

(A) 600 (B) 640 (C) 625 (D) 630

186. The number that corresponds to roman numeral XXIV is ? (D)

(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 24

187. The product of 100000 ÷ 100 = ? (A)

(A) 1000 (B) 10 (C) 900 (D) 100

188. The LCM of 2, 4 and 8 = ? (B)

(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) None of these

189. 6.4 x 3.8 x 4.2 x 0.3 = (A)

(A) 30.6423 (B) 72.0192 (C) 00.0192 (D) None of these

190. The ratio of cost price and selling price of an article is 20:21. What is
the profit percent on item? (A)

(A) 5% (B)6.25% (C) 7.5% (D) None of these

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191. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (D)

(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) None of these

192. Price of 5 chairs and 2 tables is Rs.1350/- Two chairs cost as such as
one table. What is the price of one chair and one table? (B)

(A) Rs.350/- (B) Rs.450/- (C) Rs.500/- (D) Rs.550/-

193. If 3 persons weave 336 shawls lin 14 days , how many shawls will 8
persons weave in 5 Days? (B)

(A) 360 (B) 320 (C) 180 (D) None of these

194. A man bought an article and sold it at a gain of 10% if he had

bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.10 more, he would have
made a profit of 40% the cost price of the article is (A)

(A) Rs.500/- (B) Rs.480/- (C) Rs.450/- (D) Rs.400/-

195. At what rate percent per annum compound i8nterst, will Rs.10,000/-
amount to Rs.13,310/- in three years. (B)

(A) 8% (B) 10% (C) 12% (D) 15%

196. A number whose double is 45 greater than its half is (D)

(A) 50 (B) 45 (C) 40 (D) 30

197. When the rate of interest is decreased to 12.5% p.a. from 13%,
there is a loss of Rs.104 in the annual income. What is the principal ?
(A)

(A) Rs.20800/- (B) Rs.21200/- (C) Rs.22400/- (D) Rs.23200/-

198. Which least number when added to 2000 makes it exactly divisible
by 19 ? (C)

(A) 7 (B) 11 (C) 14 (D) 17

199. The ratio of A and B is 5 : 7. The value of A is 185, then B is equal to

(C)
(A) 129 (B) 239 (C) 259 (C) 379
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200. The average weight of A, B and C is 70 kg. But the average weight
of A and B is 90kg. What is the weight of C ? (A)

(A) 30kg (B) 35kg (C) 40kg (D) 45kg

201. The ratio of 50 ml and 2 litres is (C)

(A) 1 : 20 (B) 1: 25 (C) 1: 40 (D) 1: 80

202. What will come in place of the question mark in the following
number series ? (B)

(A) 22 and 6 (B) 24 and 8 (C) 22 and 8 (D) 24 and 6

203. If one side of a square is decreased by 5% its area decreases by (B)

(A) 6.75% (B) 9.75% (C) 12.50% (D) 25%

204. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs.6000/- for 2

years at the rate of 12% per annum? (A)

(A) 1526/- (B) Rs.1772/- (C) 1886/- (D) Rs.2072/-

205. The square root of 24649 is (C)

(A) 127 (B) 137 (C) 157 (D) 247

206. The population of a city is 70000. It increases at 10% in the first

year and at 20% in the following year. What will be the population
after 2 years. (C)

(A) 77000 (B) 84000 (C) 92400 (D)104000

207. 81, 27, 9, 3, ? (C)

(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 1 (D) 27

208. The decimal equivalent to 7 gm of a kilogram is (C)

(A) 0.7 (B) 0.07 (C) 0.007 (D) 0.0007

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209. Find the missing number in the following matrix (A)

2 5 ?
10 5 50
5 4 20
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25

210. The smallest fraction in the following is (C)

(A) 79 (B) 59 (C) 89 (D) 57

211. In a group, the grand father and his wife, father, mother, their three
sons and their wives and two daughters of each son are included.
The number of women in the group is? (A)

(A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 15 (D) 17

212. A cricketer scored at an average of 52 runs in 8 matches. The

average of first 5 matches ws 50, the average of the last 3 matches
is ? (D)

(A) 51.5 (B) 52.3 (C) 53.5 (D) 55.3

213. If a Bus covers 135 km in 3 hours. The time taken to cover 200 km
at the same speed is (D)

(A) 3.22 hrs. (B) 3.44 hrs. (C) 4.22 hrs (D) 4.44 hrs.

214. Fraction 3 / 2 is equivalent to what per cent? (C)

(A) 55% (B) 75% (C) 150% (D) 175%

215. A car moves at 120 kmph, the distance covered by it in 15 minutes,

is? (B)

(A) 20 km (B) 30 km (C) 40 km (D) 50 km

216. 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, ? (C)

(A) 18 (B) 20 (C) 22 (D) 24

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217. A man buys 8 mangoes for Rs.9 and sells them at 9 mangoes for
Rs.8 & his gain or loss per cent is? (C)

(A) 10.18% loss (B) 10.18% gain

(C) 20.98% loss (D) 20.98% gain

218. A man sells an article for Rs.3550/- and loses 19%. The cost price of
the article is (C)

(A) Rs.4283/- (B) Rs.4350/- (C) Rs.4383/- (D) Rs.4450/-

219. 25m is what per cent of 7.5 km ? (C)

(A) 33% (B) 3.3% (C)0.33% (D) 0.03%

220. A 140m long train is moving at 70 kmph. It will cross a man running
at 4 kmph in the same direction of train in (D)

(A) 4.63 seconds (B) 5.63 seconds

(C) 6.63 seconds (D) 7.63 seconds

221. If difference between the ages of X and Y is 12 years and the ratio of
their ages is 3 : 7, then what is the age of Y ? (D)

(A) 4 years (B) 7 years (C) 11 years (D) 21 years.

222. X, Y and Z can complete a work lin 7, 14 and 28 days respectively.

They together can complete the work in (A)

(A) 4 days (B) 8 days (C) 12 days (D) 15 days

223. A trader marks his goods at 20% higher than the cost price and then
allows a discount of 10%. His gain per cent is (A)

(A) 8% (B) 10% (C) 12% (D) 14%

224. A sum of Rs.6300/- was lent at 5% rate of interest for 9 years. The
simple interest will be (D)

(A) Rs.1840/- (B) Rs.1942/- (C) 2742/- (D) 2835/-

225. 300 men can do a work in 16 days. To do of the work in 15 days the
number of men required is (A)

(A) 80 (B) 75 (C) 60 (D) 45

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226. In how many years will the simple interest on Rs.6900/- at the rate
of 4% per annum be Rs.2484/-. (C)

(A) 4 years (B) 7 years (C) 9 years (D) 12 years

227. If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at the rate of
10% p.a. is Rs.630/-, the sum is (C)

(A) Rs.1000/- (B) Rs.2000/- (C) Rs.3000/- (D) Rs.4000/-

228. Find the value of 50 x 8. (A)

(A) 400 (B) 200 (C) 8 (D) 0

229. 3/4 + 2/5 + 3/7 = ? (D)

(A) 23/20 (B) 41/35 (C) 161/140 (D) 221/140

230. A train running at a speed of 108 kmph passes a pole on the

platform in 18 seconds. Find the length of the train in metres. (B)

(A) 1200 metres (B) 540 metres (C) 580 metres (D) 160 ;metres

231. If 5 men or 9 women can finish a piece of work lin 19 days. 3 men
and 6 women will do the same work in how many days? (B)

(A) 10 days (B) 15 days (C) 18 days (D) 19 days

232. If A’s capital is double to B’s capital and B’s capital is triple to C’s
capital, then ratio of their capital is: (B)

(A) 1: 3 : 5 (B) 6: 3: 1 (C) 3 : 4 : 5 (D) 2 : 1 : 5

233. The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are in the
proportion 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest boy is___ (D)

(A) 10 years (B) 14 years (C) 16 years (D) 15 years

234. The original price of a T.V. set is Rs.9000/-. The price is discounted
by 20% and then raised by 10%. What is its new price? (B)

(A) Rs. 8900/- (B) Rs.7920/- (C) Rs.7900/- (D) Rs.8000/-

235. A bag marked at Rs.80/- is sold for Rs.68/-. The rate of discount is
___% (B)

(A) 25 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 13

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236. Mohan bought a bicycle for Rs.750/- and sold it for Rs.675/-. Find
his loss percentage? (A)

(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 13

237. What percentage of 80 is 20? (A)

(A) 25 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 13

238. 33% marks are required to pass an examination. A candidate who

gets 210 marks fails by 21 marks. Total marks in the examination
are ? (B)

(A) 600 (B) 700 (C) 800 (D) 900

239. How many 6’s are there in the following series of numbers which are
preceded by 7 but not immediately followed by 9 ? (C)

6795697687678694677695763

(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

240. Which number would fill the ‘?’ mark in the series 2, 5, 10, 17, ? 37.
(B)

(A) 27 (B) 26 (C) 24 (D) None

241. Convert 40% in a simple fraction. (B)

(A) 5/2 (B) 2/5 (C) 1/5 (D) 3/5

242. When a Radio was sold for 960, there was a loss of 20%. Its actual
cost was? (D)

(A) 1000 (B) 1020 (C) 1100 (D) 1200

243. A man sold 2 cycles at Rs.1980 each gaining 10% on the Ist and
losing 10% on the second. On the whole what is % of loss? (B)

(A) No loss no gain (B) 1% loss

(C) 1% gain (D) 2.5% loss
244. A can do a piece of work in 12 days, How long they take time to
finish 3/4th of the work (A)

(A) 9 days (B) 3 days (C) 8 days (D) 16 days

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245. If 25 men can do a piece of work in 5 days , the number of people

required to finish the work in one day is ____ (D)

(A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 75 (D) 125

246. 1/12 = ____% (C)

(A) 12% (B) 6.1/4% (C) 8.1/3% (D) 8.2/3%

247. 30% of 40 is equal to 40% of _____ (D)

(A) 60 (B) 120 (C) 15 (D) 30

248. What is the least Number to be added to 15 to make it a perfect

square. (A)

(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 2.5 (D) 5

249. Cube root of 8/64 = (A)

(A) ½ (B) 2/3 (C) 1.1/4 (D) 3/2

250. The total number of prime numbers between 1 and 10 is (B)

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 9

251. The sum of the numbers from 1 to 16 is (B)

(A) 17 (B) 136 (C) 39 (D) 160

252. What number when multiplied by 7 is half of 42 ? (C)

(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 3

253. 9999 + 999 + 99 + 9 is equal to (C)

(A) 20106 (B) 18106 (C)11106 (D) 11205

254. The numbers which can be divided by 2 are called (B)

(A) Prime numbers (B) Even numbers

(C) Odd numbers (D) Composite numbers

255. The greatest prime number less than 40 is (A)

(A) 37 (B) 29 (C) 23 (D) 39

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256. What least number be added to 221 to make it a perfect square? (B)

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

257. The square root of 10.24 is equal to (C)

(A) 1.6 (B) 6.4 (C) 3.2 (D) .32

258. Find the average of 7, 10, 12, 15 and 16. (B)

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 7 (D) 9

259. 100 students at a farewell shakehands with each other. How many
handshakes will there be___ (B)

(A) 9900 (B) 4950 (C) 10000 (D) 15000

260. 400 students appeared in an exam and 60% of the boys and 80% of
the girls passed. If the total pass % is 65%, then how many girls
appeared for the exam. (C)

(A) 300 (B) 200 (C) 100 (D) 400

261. A triangle with one angle equal to 90 degree is called ? (A)

(A) Right angled triangle (B) Equilateral triangle

(C) Isosceles triangle (D) None

262. A basket of 5 kgs of vegetables contains potatoes, cabbage, onions

and tomatoes. The weight of potatoes is 1.5 kg. The weight of
cabbage 0.75 kg and onions is 0.75 kg . What is the weight of
tomatoes ? (B)

(A) 1.5 kg (B) 2 kg (C) 1.25 kg (D) 1.75 kg.

263. Which is the smallest four digit number that can be formed using 8,
3, 6, 1 (B)

(A) 3816 (B) 1368 (C) 1683 (D) 6831

264. The price of a shirt is Rs.400/- If 25% discount is offered on the

price. How much money should be paid ? (A)

(A) 300 (B) 350 (C) 275 (D) 375

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265. The measure of straight angle is equal to ? (C)

(A) 30 degrees (B) 90 degrees (C) 180 degrees (D) 120 degrees

266. Find out the missing number in the series 3, 6, 9, 12 ___, ___, 21,
24, 27 ? (A)

(A) 15, 18 (B) 19, 20 (C) 14, 16 (D) 15, 20

267. If one pen costs Rs.10. What will be the cost of ten pens? (C)

(A) Rs.500/- (B) Rs.200/- (C) Rs.100/- (D) Rs.250/-

268. An equilateral triangle has all the angles equal to ? (B)

(A) 90 degrees (B) 60 degrees (C) 180 degrees (D) 360 degrees

269. A swimming pool is in the shape of Square. Its area is 900 square
meters. What is its perimeter? (A)

(A) 120 meters (B) 150 meters (C) 90 meters (D) 180 meters

270. Length, breadth & height of a rectangular tank are 7 meters, 6

meters and 5 meters. The volume of the tank is (B)

(A) 110 cu-meters (B) 210 cu-meters

(C) 420 cu-meters (D) 200 cu-meters

271. Radius of a circular shape mat is 7 meters. What is the area of the
mat? (A)

(A) 154 sq.mtrs (B) 145 sq.mtrs

(C) 165 sq.mtrs (D) 156 sq.mtrs

272. The sum total of all the angles of a triangle is equal to (C)

(A) 120 degrees (B) 150 degrees

(C) 180 degrees (D) 360 degrees

273. Five pens cost Rs.100/- What is the cost of 12 Pens? (C)

(A) Rs.140/- (B) Rs.220/- (C) Rs.240/- (D) Rs.200/-

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274. Seven men can lay a road in 33 days. If 21 men do the same work,
in how many days can they complete this work. (D)

(A) 16 days (B) 14 days (C) 12 days (D) 11 days

275. The distance between Kacheguda and Mahaboobnagar is about 150

kms. If a car travels at speed of 60 kmph, how much time it takes
to reach Mahaboobnagar? (C)

(A) 2 hrs. (B) 3 hrs. (C) 2.5 hrs. (D) 3.5 hrs.

276. A person buys furniture from Adilabad for Rs.16,000, he spend

Rs.2000/- for transportation and he sells the furniture in Hyderabad
for Rs.22,000/-. Find out what is the gain? (A)

(A) Rs.4000/- (B) Rs.3000/- (C) Rs.3500/- (D) Rs.4500/-

277. A person took Rs.1,00,000/- loan from a bank at the rate interest of
Rs.12% per year. How much i8nterest he has to pay to the bank at
the end of every year? (C)

(A) Rs.10000/- (B ) Rs.11000/-

(C) Rs.12,000/- (D) Rs.13000/-

278. If you deposit Rs.2,00,000/- in a bank for two years at 8% rate of

interest per year, how much total amount you receive after two
years? (A)

(A) Rs.2,32,000/- (B) Rs.2,16,000/-

(C) Rs.2,12,000/- (D) Rs.2,18,000/-
279. What is the value of “Y” in the equation given below, lif x = 20. X-3y
=y
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 8 (C)

280. What is the smallest four digit number that can be formed using 9,
4, 7, 0 (B)

(A) 4970 (B) 0479 (C) 0749 (D) 4079

281. What is 100% of 100 ? (A)

(A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 10000 (D) 10

282. What should be added in 220 so that it is divisible by 7. (D)

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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283. The square root of .0009 is equal to (B)

(A) .003 (B) .03 (C) .09 (D) .009

284.If the base of a right angle is 2 and height is 6, what is its area ? (C)

(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 12

285. In an examination 60% of the students were passed. The number of

students failed was 400. Find the total number of students. (B)

(A) 400 (B) 1000 (C) 460 (D) 340

286. What is the area of a circle whose diameter is 22 cm. ? (D)

(A) 112 Π (B) 211 Π (C) 484 Π (D) 121 Π

287. 1 – (3-4) + 2 ? (B)

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

288. The interest on Rs.200/- for 6 years is Rs.72/-. Find the rate of
interest. (B)

(A) 5% (B) 6% (C) 2% (D) 4%

289. The population of a city increases 10% every year. If the present
population of the city is 10,000, what will be the population after 4
years? (A)

(A) 14641 (B) 10778 (C) 14569 (D) 12689

290. Divide Rs.500 between Ram, Shyam and Mohan so that the ratio of
Ram’s share to that of Shyam is 1: 4 and the ratio of Shyam’s share
to that of Mohan is 4: 5. What will Ram get? (D)

(A) Rs,100/- (B) Rs.150/- (C) Rs.75/- (D) Rs.50/-

291. In a mixture the ratio of water and milk is 1: 2. The amount of this
mixture is 30 kg. How much water should be added in it to make
the ratio 1: 1. (C)

(A) 8 kg (B) 5 kg (C) 10 kg (D) 15 kg

292. Find the G.C.M of 3 and 7 . (C)

(A) 3 (B) 21 (C) 1 (D) 3/7

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293. A man sells his cow for Rs.400/-. He gains 10% profit. What was the
cost price of the cow. (B)

(A) Rs.320/- (B) Rs.363/- (C) Rs.340/- (D) Rs.260/-

294. If the area of a square is 225, what is its perimeter? (C)

(A) 40 (B) 75 (C) 60 (D) 100

295. What is L.C.M of 15, 4, 2 and 3 (A)

(A) 60 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 80

296. A man had 150 rupees. He spent 10% of it. Of the rest he gave 2/5
to his brother. What did remain with him? (B)

(A) 54 (B) 81 (C) 135 (D) 86

297. Find simple interest on Rs.700 for 2 years at 2% rate of interest. (C)

(A) 14 (B) 42 (C) 28 (D) 21

298. I went to my school at 10 AM. I studied there for four periods, each
period being of 45 minutes. What is time now? (D)

(A) 1 AM (B) 2 PM (C) 11 AM (D) 1 PM

299. Four labourers earn Rs.7.30 , Rs.6.50, Rs.8.70 and Rs.5.50 each.
What is their average earning. (A)

(A) Rs.7/- (B) Rs.7.30 /- (C) Rs.6 /- (D) Rs. 6.50/-

300. What per cent is 5 kilo of a quintal (A)

(A) 20% (B) 25% (C) 15% (D) 10%

301. Divide Rs.700 among A, B and C so that A gets half of what B gets
and B gets half of what C gets. Determine the share of C. (C)

(A) Rs.100/- (B) Rs.300/- (C ) Rs.400/- (D) Rs.350/-

302. What is half of four times of 40 paise. (B)

(A) 60 paisa (B) 80 paisa (C)75 paisa (D) 90 paisa

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303. Find the double of the cube root of 27. (B)

(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 9

304. What percent is 9 inch of a yard ? (B)

(A) 38% (B) 25% (C) 27% (D) 30%

305. If 75% of students passed and 25 students failed what is the half of
the total number of students? (D)

(A) 175 (B) 75 (C) 100 (D) 50

306. 999 x 9 is equal to (A)

(A) 8991 (B) 8791 (C) 8971 (D) 8091

307. The average of five numbers is 6. The average of three numbers out
of these numbers is 4. What is the average of other two numbers.
(A)

(A) 9 (B) 24 (C) 21 (D) 12

308. Which of the following is a prime number? (C)

(A) 12 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 6

309. Which of the following is divisible by 3. (D)

(A) 2074 (B) 7042 (C) 2047 (D) 4407

310. Which of the following is a composite number? (B)

(A) 3 (B) 8 (C) 5 (D) 11

311. Which of the following is not divisible by 8. (D)

(A) 17000 (B) 18128 (C) 19368 (D) 71258

312. A sum of money is divided among A, B, C in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If

A gets Rs.15, what is the one-third of the money. (B)

(A) Rs.90 (B) Rs.30 (C) Rs.45 (D) Rs.32

313. What is simple interest of Rs.600 lent at the rate of 3% for 4 years.
(A)
(A) 72 (B) 65 (C) 76 (D) 86
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314. A sells a watch to B at a gain of 10% and B sells it to C at a gain of

5%. If C paysRs.462 for it what did it cost to A. (C)

(A) Rs.405 (B) Ra.410 (C) Rs.400 (D) Rs.350

315. If 2 shirts dry up in 1 hour, in how much time will 6 shirts dry up in
(A)
(A) 1 hour (B) 3 hours (C) 5 hours (D) unknown

316. What is the third proportion of 6 and 18. (B)

(A) 18 (B) 54 (C) 27 (D) 48

317. Find the amount of compound interest on Rs.500 for 2 years at the
rate of 10% per annum. (A)

(A) Rs.605 (B) Rs.6565 (C) 556 (D) 575

318. Divide 12.34 by 8 (B)

(A) 15.425 (B) 1.5425 (C) .1542 (D) 1.3628

319. An article costing Rs.240 was sold at a profit of 8.5%. At what price
was it sold ? (A)

(A) 260.40 (B) 255.60 (C) 261.74 (D) 265.80

320. A thing, instead of being sold for 8% loss, is sold for 8% gain and
thus Rs.12 more are gained. What is the buying price of the thing.
(A)

(A) Rs.75 (B) Rs.60 (C) Rs.83 (D) Rs.67

321. If an article is sold for Rs.120 the profit is one sixth of the selling
price. Find the gain per cent. (D)

(A) 19% (B) 17% (C) 15% (D) 20%

322. Divide Rs.120 among A, B, C, in such a way that the ratio of A and B
is equal to 1 : 2 and that of B and C is 4: 6. What will C get. (A)

(A) Rs.60 (B) Rs.50 (C) Rs.30 (D) 75

323. If two numbers are in the ratio of 6 : 11 and their difference is 15,
what is the last number? (B)

(A) 18 (B) 33 (C) 22 (D) 44

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324. Vishnu sells 20 pencils for a rupee, thus he gains 20%. How many
pencils did he buy for a rupee. (D)

(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 25 (D) 24

325. If the surface area of a cube is 6 sq.cm. What will be its volume? (B)

(A) 9 cube cm (B) 1 cube cm (C) 216 cube cm (D) 8 cube cm

326. Find the number by which if 18 is multiplied it becomes a perfect

square. (C)

(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 2 (D) 36

327. A sum amounts Rs.1331 in 3 years at 10% compound interest. What

is the sum of money? (D)

(A) Rs.500 (B) Rs.1200 (C) Rs.600 (D) Rs.1000

328. What is 1% of 1 ? (B)

(A) .001 (B) .01 (C) .1 (D) .0001

329. In an election a candidate won by 25% votes. If he secured 100

votes in excess of his opponent, what was the total number of
voters? (B)

(A) 2500 (B) 400 (C) 800 (D) 500

330. Find the H.C.F of 145 and 275. (A)

(A) 5 (B) 15 (C) 25 (D) 35

331. Find the H.C.F of 360 and 450 (C)

(A) 60 (B) 75 (C) 90 (D) 135

332. Anand was born on 6th October 1971 and Hari was born on 5th
March 1973. What is the difference between their ages? (D)

(A) 1year, 8 months and 21 days (B) 1 year, 2 months and 21 days
(C) 2 years, 2 months and 18 days (D) 1 year, 4 months and 29 days
333. The square root of 0.0004 is (B)

(A) 0.2 (B) 0.02 (C) 0.002 (D) 0.0002

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334. In order to compute 0.15% of a number, the number must be

multiplied by (A)

(A) 0.0015 (B) 0.015 (C) 0.15 (D) 1.5

335. The price of Sugar having risen 60%, by how much per cent must a
house holder reduce his consumption of sugar so as not to increase
his expenditure? (D)

(A) 60% (B) 40$ (C) 20% (D) 37.5%

336. Successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single

discount of (C)

(A) 30% (B) 15% (C) 28% (D) None

337. A train running at a speed of 90 Km p.h crosses a telegraph pole in 4

seconds. What is the length of the train? (B)

(A) 180 m (B) 200 m (C) 160 m (D) 240 m

338 If 10 books cost Rs.35, the price of 16 books is ? (B)

(A) 38 (B) 56 (C) 58 (D) 60

339. If three numbers in the ratio 3:2:5 be such that the sum of their
squares is equal to 1862. What is the middle one ? (C)

(A) 197 (B) 198 (C) 196 (D) 199

340. Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 11 (C)

(A) 362461 (B) 495022 (C) 326731 (D) 445720

341. The buying price of 33 articles is equal to the selling price of 30

articles. What is the gain per cent? (C)

(A) 15% (B) 25% (C) 10% (D) 7%

342. The average of the runs scored by a cricket player in 5 innings is 60.
If he scored zero in the sixth inning, the average score in the six
innings is: (D)

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 30 (D) 50

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343. The average income of a man for a week of 7 days is Rs.20/-. His
average income for the first 3 days is Rs.22/-, then his average
income for the remaining days of the week is (C)

(A) Rs.20.00 (B) Rs.22.00 (C) 18.50 (D) Rs.19.50

344. If A and B can do a piece of work in 10 and 15 days respectively, the

number of days in which they can do it working together is: (C)

(A) 25 days (B) 5 days (C) 12.5 days (D) 6 days

345. If 8 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, in how many days would
6 men can do another piece of work which is 4 times the first work?
(A)
(A) 64 (B) 60 (C) 48 (D) 45

346. If 2 men or 3 women can build a wall in 84 days, in how many days
will 6 men and 5 women do it? (A)

(A) 18 (B) 15 (C) 28 (D) 12

347. A cyclist is moving with a speed of 12 km ph . The relative speed of

a car moving in the opposite direction is 42 km ph. The speed of the
car (in km.p.h) is: (D)

(A) 48 (B) 21 (C) 42 (D) 30

348. A person travels at the rate of 18 km per hour. His speed per second
in metres is: (A)

(A) 5 (B) 18 (C) 9 (D) 10

349. The total number of days in Jan, Feb, and March of 2015 will be (A)

(A) 90 (B) 93 (C) 92 (D) 91

350. The simple interest for Rs.4000/- for 6 months at the rate of 4% per
annum is: (D)

(A) 100 (B) 90 (C) 110 (D) 80

351. A merchant purchased 100 bags of rice for Rs.50,000/- and sold
them for Rs 58,000/- How much profit he got? (A)

(A) Rs.8000/- (B) Rs.6000/- (C) Rs.5000/- (D) None

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352 A merchant purchased 50 pens at the rate of Rs 5/- each and sold
them at the rate of Rs 6/- each. How much profit he got? (B)

(A) Rs. 10/- (B) Rs. 50/- (C) Rs. 100/- (D) None

353. A merchant purchased 50 notebooks for Rs.600/- and sold each

book at the rate of Rs 10/- each. How much amount he lost in this
transaction? (B)

(A) Rs.50/- (B) Rs.100/- (C) Rs.150/- (D) None

354. A person purchased a scooter for Rs.55,000/-. After some time he

spent Rs.1000/- for minor repairs. Afterwards he sold it for
49,000/-. How much amount he lost in the transaction? (C)

(A) Rs.7000/- (B) Rs.6000/- (C) Rs.5000/- (D) None

355. A person purchased a car for Rs. 3,00,000/- and a scooter for
Rs. 55,000/-. He sold both of them for Rs. 3,62,000/-. How much
profit he got in this transaction? (B)

(A) Rs. 10,000/- (B) Rs. 7,000/- (C) Rs. 5,000/- (D) None

356. A merchant purchased 100 apples for Rs 1,000/-, 50 mangoes for Rs

250/- and 50 bananas for Rs.100/-. He sold all of them for
Rs.1500/-. How much profit he got ? (A)

(A) Rs.150/- (B) Rs.100/- (C) Rs.50/- (D) None

357. A person purchased 50 liters of milk at the rate of Rs.20/- per liter.
He mixed 10 liters of water in it and sold for Rs. 20/- per liter. How
much profit he got? (C)

(A) Rs,120/- (B) Rs.100/- (C) Rs.200/- (D) None

358. Cost of one note book is Rs.20/-, cost of one pen is Rs.25/- and cost
of one pencil is Rs.5/-. One person purchases 2 note books, 2 pens
and 2 pencils and gave Rs,500/- to the shopkeeper. How much
amount he will get back from the shop keeper? (A)

(A) Rs.400/- (B) Rs.300/- (C) Rs.100/- (D) None

359. From Secunderabad to Mahaboob Nagar the train fare is Rs.90/-.

One passenger purchased tickets and gave Rs.1000/- in ticket
counter. How much amount he will get back? (D)

(A) Rs. 109/- (B) Rs. 190/- (C) Rs. 290/- (D) None
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360. From Hyderabad to Nagpur the bus fare is Rs 480/- for Adult and Rs
240/- for child. One person purchased 2 adult tickets and 2 child
tickets. He gave Rs.1500/- to the conductor. How much amount he
will get back from the conductor? (B)

(A) Rs. 40/- (B) Rs. 60/- (C) Rs. 8-/- (D) None

361. In a school there are 500 students. Among them 25% are girls and
75% are boys. If so, how many girls are there in the school? (B)

(A) 100 (B) 125 (C) 150 (D) None

362. In a class room 40 students are there. Among them 20 students

average weight is 35 Kgs, 10 students average weight is 40 Kgs and
remaining students average weight is 45 Kgs. What is the average
weight of all the students ? (D)

(A) 30 Kgs (B) 35 Kgs (C) 40 Kgs (D) None

363. An amount of Rs.12,000/- is divided in three equal parts and given

to A,B and C. How much amount each has got? (B)

(A) Rs. 5000/- (B) Rs. 4000/- (C) Rs. 3000/- (D) None

364. Rs 18,000/-is given to A,B,C in 1:2:3 ratio. How much amount C has
got ? (C)

(A) Rs. 6000/- (B) Rs. 3000/- (C) Rs.9000/- (D) None

365. If an amount of Rs. 1,15,000/- is distributed to A,B,C,D,E & F in

equal shares, how much amount each will get? (D)

(A) Rs. 25,000/- (B) Rs. 20,000/- (C) Rs. 23,000/- (D) None
366. If an amount of Rs. 20,000/- is distributed to A,B,C & D at the rate
of 25% each, how much amount B will get? (A)

(A) Rs.5000/- (B) Rs.10,000/- (C) Rs. 15000/- (D) None

367. The average speed of a Train is 75 Kms per hour. If the train travels
4 hours without stop, how much distance it covers? (C)

(A) 700 Kms (B) 600 Kms (C) 300 Kms (D) None

368. 2x3x8x14= (C)

(A) 472 (B) 572 (C) 672 (D) None

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369. 22 x 23 = (A)

(A) 506 (B) 240 (C) 480 (D) None

370. 256 ÷ 16 = (C)

(A) 14 (B) 18 (C) 16 (D) None

371. A person has two cows with him. One cow gives 5 litres of milk every
day and other cow 7 liters. He sells the milk at the rate of Rs.40/-
per litre. After 10 days, how much he will get by selling the milk?
(C)

(A) Rs.400/- (B) Rs.480/- (C) Rs.4800/- (D) None

372. In the series of 2, 4, 8, __,32 and 64 what is the missing number?

(B)

(A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) None

373. (2 x 3 x 2) + ( 1 x 5 x 4) = (B)

(A) 23 (B) 32 (C) 120 (D) None

374. 8 + 6 + 23 + 4 – 40 = (C)

(A) 41 (B) 81 (C) 1 (D) None

375. If Rs. 30,000/- is distributed to A and B in 1:2 ratio, how much

amount B will get? (B)

(A) Rs. 30,000/- (B) Rs. 20,000/- (C) Rs. 10,000/- (D) None
376. Ramu is 2 years younger to Somu. Somu is 3 years elder to Raju. If
Raju’s present age is 15 years, what is the age of Ramu? (B)

(A) 14 years (B) 16 years (C) 18 years (D) None

377. A and B started a business by investing Rs. 1,00,000/- and

Rs. 2,00,000/- respectively. At the end of the year they got
Rs. 15,000/- profit. If the profit is shared by them in 1:2 ratio, how
much amount A will get? (B)

(A) Rs. 10,000/- (B) Rs. 5,000/- (C) Rs. 7,500/- (D) None
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378. In a basket there are 100 fruits. In that 25 are apples, 17 are
mangoes, 38 are oranges and remaining are bananas. How many
bananas are there in the basket? (B)

(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) None

379. In a box there are 123 blue pens, 167 black pens, 276 red pens and
remaining are green pens. If total pens in the box are 700, how
many green pens are there in the box? (C)

(A) 114 (B) 124 (C) 134 (D) None

380. In a school there are 150 students. In that 30 students in 1st

standard, 32 in 2nd standard, 36 in 3rd standard, 24 in 4th standard
and remaining in 5th standard. How many students are there in 5th
standard ? (B)

(A) 18 (B) 28 (C) 38 (D) None

381. In a town there are 17,000 Hindus, 3,000 Muslims and 1,000
Christians. Among them 200 Hindus, 100 Muslims and 50 Christians
left the town and gone to other places in search of employment.
After that 150 Hindus, 40 Muslims and 15 Christians have newly
come to that town from other places. Now what is the total
population of the town? (A)

(A) 20,855 (B) 19,855 (C) 21,855 (D) None

382. 1464 ÷ 12 = (C)

(A) 142 (B) 132 (C) 122 (D) None

383. √225 = (C)

(A) 35 (B) 25 (C) 15 (D) None

384. (32 ÷ 8) + ( 25 ÷ 5) + (81 ÷ 9) = (B)

(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D) None

385. (4 x 6) - (63 ÷ 7) = (C)

(A) 9 (B) 24 (C) 15 (D) None

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386. Rama Rao’s monthly salary is Rs. 20000/-. In that he spends 25% to
purchase food grains, 10% to pay house rent and 10% for other
expenses. Remaining amount he saves in his bank account. How
much amount he saves in bank eveyr month? (A)

(A) Rs. 11,000/- (B) Rs. 10,000/- (C) Rs. 9,000/- (D) None

387. In a class there are 50 students. In final examination, 10% of

students got 80 marks each, 50% students got 50 marks each,
20% students got 40 marks each and remaining got 20 marks each.
If so, how many students have got 40 and above marks in the
class? (A)

(A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 20 (D) None

388. 2 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 0 x 2 x 1 x 2 = (C)

(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) 0 (D) None

389. 10001 + 101 + 1001 – 1010 = (A)

(A) 10093 (B) 1093 (C) 11093 (D) None

390. 150.001 + 50.01 + 500.5 = (C)

(A) 700.011 (B) 700.051 (C) 700.511 (D) None

391. 100.001 X 10 = (B)

(A) 100.0010 (B) 1000.010 (C) 10000.10 (D) None

392. 1089 ÷ 9 = (B)

(A) 112 (B) 121 (C) 111 (D) None

393. (3 x 5 x 2) – (1 x 4 x 6) = (A)

(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) None

394. (3 x 11) + (7 x 9) = (B)

(A) 69 (B) 96 (C) 76 (D) None

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395. (2 + 8 + 5 + 7) – (5 + 2 + 9 + 6) = (C)

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) None

396. 3.5 + 4.7 + 2.8 + 5.5 + 1.0 = (A)

(A) 17.5 (B) 1.75 (C) 175.0 (D) 177.5

397. 8.8 x 2.1 = (A)

(A) 18.48 (B) 188.0 (C) 1.88 (D) 188.48

398. 1234 x 9 = (C)

(A) 11116 (B) 11160 (C) 11106 (D) 1106

399. 9282 ÷ 6 = (B)

(A) 1574 (B) 1547 (C) 1544 (D) 1447

400. 11.00 x 11.00 = (A)

(A) 121 (B) 12.1 (C) 1.21 (D) 112

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5. Logical Reasoning (Objective)

1. AZ, BY, CX, ? (D)

(A) EF (B) GH (C) IJ (D) DW

2. Fan : Wings :: Wheel : ___ (C)

(A) Round (B) Air (C) Spokes D) Cars

3. Find the odd one out (C)

(A) Ginger (B) Garlic (C) Chilli (D) Potato

4. Choose the figure which is different (D)

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

5. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, __, 56 (B)

(A) 42 (B) 48 (C) 50 (D) 54

6. 2hrs before 10:30 AM is____ (D)

(A) 9:30 AM (B) 12:30 AM (C) 1: 00 AM (D) 8:30 AM

7. Count the Number of triangles in the given figure: (D)

(A) 12 (B) 19 (C) 23 (D) 21

8. If Tool is coded as 1224, then Loot is coded as ____ (B)

(A) 2314 (B) 4221 (C) 1223 (D) 1324

9. A group Photograph Shows 15 in a men in a row. Rohan is at middle.

What is his Position from right end ? (C)

(A) 7th (B) 15th (C) 8th (D) 10th

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Arrange the words in alphabetical order:

10. 1. Hope 2. Jet 3. Easy 4. Apple (C)

(A) 2,3,4,1 (B) 3,2,1,4 (C) 4,3,1,2 (D) 3,4,1,2

11. 1. Flower 2. Flask 3. Flock 4. Floor (B)

(A) 4,1,2,3 (B) 2,3,4,1 (C) 3,2,4,1 (D) 1,2,3,4

12. 1. Daze 2. Data 3. Date 4.Dawn (D)

(A) 3,2,4,1 (B) 4,3,2,1 (C) 4,1,3,2 (D) 2,3,4,1

13. 1. Old 2. Pear 3.King 4.Panot (A)

(A) 3,1,4,2 (B) 3,1,2,4 (C) 4,1,3,2 (D) 3,4,2,1

14. 1. Rear 2.Read 3. Reap 4.Ream (B)

(A) 4,3,1,2 (B) 2,4,3,1 (C) 3,4,2,1 (D) 4,3,1,2

15. 1. Ten 2. Tap 3. Toe 4. Tin (A)

(A) 2,1,4,3 (B) 3,4,2,1 (C) 1,3,4,2 (D) 3,2,4,1

16. 1. Shave 2. Sharp 3. Share 4. Shark (B)

(A) 4,3,2,1 (B) 3,4,2,1 (C) 1,3,4,2 (D) 2,4,3,1

17. 1. Swab 2. Slop 3. Slip 4.Swing (D)

(A) 4,1,2,3 (B) 2,4,1,3 (C) 1,2,4,3 (D) 3,2,1,4

18. 1. True 2. Trend 3. Trembler 4. Trea (C)

(A) 3,2,1,4 (B) 4,3,2,1 (C) 4,1,3,2 (D) 1,3,4,2

19. 1. Flag 2. Fleeting 3. Flake 4. Fleet (A)

(A) 1,3,4,2 (B) 4,3,2,1 (C) 2,4,1,3 (D) 1,4,3,2

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20.
(C)

Odd one out:

21. Find the odd one out: (C)

(A) AZ (B) BY (C) CW (D) EV

22. Find the odd one out: (D)

(A) Well (B) River (C) Lake (D) Rain

23. Which one is different from the others: (C)

(A) Venus (B) Jupiter (C) Sun (D) Mercury

24. Identify the one which is different from the others: (D)

(A) Harmonium (B) Veena (C) Sitar (D) Saxophone

25. Find the odd one out: (B)

(A) Uncle (B) Sister (C) Nephew (D) Niece

26. Which one is different from the others: (D)

(A) Lecturer (B) Instructor (C) Teacher (D) Student

27. Find the odd one out: (C)

(A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 5

28. Find the odd one out: (C)

(A) Ginger (B) Garlic (C) Chilli (D) potato

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29. Identify the one which is different from the others:

(A) 18 (B) 36 (C) 76 (D) 54

30. Find the odd one out (C)

(A) BD (B) FH (C) IL (D) KM

MATCHING PAIRS

In each of the following find out the alternative which will replace
the question mark

31. 240:120 406:203 824:__? (C)

(A) 408 (B) 208 (C) 412 (D) 428

32. AB is to YZ as EG is to__? (B)

(A) VY (B) TV (C) UX (D) XW

33. ZYX is to WVU as ___ is to QPO (D)

(A) UTR (B) STR (C) RTS (D) TSR

34. 302:604; 123:246; 324:__? (D)

(A) 413 (B) 234 (C) 435 (D) 648

35. Shell is to egg as peel is to ___ (B)

(A) Bell (B) Orange (C) Pips (D) Snail

36. Buy is to Sell as receive is to ___ (C)

(A) Accept (B) Bank (C) Donate (D) Toy

37. Talk : Speak : : Listen : ___ (A)

(A) Hear (B) here (C) Shout (D) have

38. Right : Wrong : : Laugh : ___ (B)

(A) Shout (B) Weep (C) Chuckle (D) Speak

39. AB : ACB : : EF : ___ (B)

(A) GFE (B) EGF (C) EFG (D) FGE

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SERIES

Find The Missing Number/Letters in the Series:

40. 3, 7, 4, 8, 5, ___ (D)

(A) 2 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

41. 15, 25, 33, 43, 51, ___ (A)

(A) 61 (B) 63 (C) 65 D) 67

42. 4, 8, 24, ___ (B)

(A) 48 (B) 96 (C) 40 (D) 56

43. 6, 2, 7, 3, 8, 4, ___ (A)

(A) 9 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 11

44. A, Z, B, Y, C, X, ____? (B)

(A) G (B) D (C) E (D) F

45. AZ, DX, GV, JI, MR, ___? (C)

(A) OR (B) OO (C) PP (D) RR

46. CF, IL, OR, ___? (B)

(A) US (B) UX (C) ST (D) SU

47. LT, MR, NP, ON, ___? (D)

(A) QL (B) PM (C) QM (D) PL

48. X, W, V, T, R, Q, ____? (C)

(A) L (B) P (C) O (D) M

49. ZW, XU, VS, TQ, ____? (C)

(A) RP (B) PO (C) RO (D) PR

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Mathematical Reasoning

50. Find the missing number: (C)

5 19 3 7 ? 5 6 29 4

4 6 5

(A) 25 (B) 37 (C) 41 (D) 47

51. Find the missing number: (C)

4 5 6
2 3 7
1 3 3
7 12 ?

(A) 93 (B) 76 (C) 39 (D) 36

52. Find the missing number: (A)

1 2 3
11 27 35
1 7 ?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 9

53. Find the Missing Number: (A)

916 49 ?
3 4 2 3 1 5

19 19 19

(A) 125 (B) 215 (C) 251 (D) 512

54. Find the missing number: (A)

8 ?

4 1

2 2

(A) 32 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 4

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55. Find the missing number: (A)

3 4
2 3 2 5

12 20 ?

(A) 24 (B) 26 (C) 28 (D) 30

56. Find the missing number: (A)

5
4 ?

64 8

2
1
25

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

57. Find the missing number: (B)

4 5 7
32 8 30 6 ? 6

(A) 40 (B) 42 (C) 44 (D) 34

58. How many 5s are there which are followed by ‘0’ and Preceded by ‘0’
in the series ? (B)

157050700512515050050

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

59. How many numbers are there which are preceded by ’1’ and followed
by ‘0’ in this series ? (D)

54032105010501053632521

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

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MIRROR IMAGES

Find the mirror images of the given words & numbers:

60. WHITE: (C)

61. VERBAL: (D)

62. MAHAVIR: (C)

63. NATIONAL: (B)

64. 84569: (B)

65. Find the mirror image of (A)

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66. Find the mirror image of (B)

67. Find the mirror image of (B)

68 . Find the mirror image of (D)

69. Find the mirror image of (B)

WHICH ONE IS DIFFERENT

70. Which is the odd one ? (C)

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71. Which shape does not fit in the others ? (C)

72. Which shape does not fit in with the others ? (D)

73. Choose the one which is different from the others ? (D)

74. Which shape does not fit in with the others? (C)

75. Which shape does not fit in with the others? (D)

76. Which pair of shapes is the odd one out? (C)

77. Choose the one which is different from the others (C)
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78. Which is the odd one? (C)

ANALOGY

Which shape or pattern completes is the second pair in the same

way as the first pair

79 . (C)

80. (D)

81. (A)

82.
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Which shape replace the question mark below:

83. (B)

84. (A)

85. (A)

86. (B)

87. (D)
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88. (B)

CODING – DECODING

89. If MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that code

(B)
(A) CPNCBX (B) CPNCBZ (C) CPOCBZ D) CQOCBZ
90. In a certain code TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD, how is DISPOSE
written in that code ? (A)

(A) CHRONRD (B) DSOESPI (C) ESJIPTF (D) ESOPSID

91. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, how can

CALICUT be coded? (C)

(A) 5279431 (B) 5978213 (C) 8251896 (D) 8543691

92. If GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, how is GATE
CODED? (C)

(A) 5427 (B) 5724 (C) 5247 (D) 2547

93. If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how is PEARL

coded in that code? (B)

(A) 29530 (B) 24153 (C) 25413 (D) 25430

94. If ENGLAND is Written as 1234526 and FRANCE is Written as 785291,

how is GREECE coded? (B)

(A) 381171 (B) 381191 (C) 832252 (D) 835545

95. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as 354216, then KEY is written

as ____ (B)

(A) 612 (B) 216 (C) 354 (D) 542

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96. In a certain Language KINDLE is coded as ELDNIK, how can EXOTIC

be coded in that code? (B)

(A) EXOTLC (B) CITOXE (C) TCIOXE (D) EXOCIT

97. If FRAGRANCE is written as 123423567, how can FRANCE be written

(C)

(A) 423123 (B) 123756 (C) 123567 (D) 123657

DATA HANDLING

The Picture table below shows that the number of students who
were absent on a day of a particular week

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday __
Each means 2 students

98. How many children were absent on Thursday? (A)

(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 10 (D) 12

99. On which day no student was absent? (A)

(A) Saturday (B) Friday (C) Monday D) Thursday

100. On which day maximum number of students were absent and how
many? (B)

(A) Thursday,10 B) Friday,10

C) Monday,10 D) Wednesday,10
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101. What is the total number of students who were absent in all the
week days? (B)

(A) 34 (B) 36 (C) 38 (D) 33

102. On which day more than 9 students were absent? (B)

(A) Monday (B) Friday (C) Tuesday (D) Thursday

The barographs shows the time taken by 6 competitors to run a

200m race

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Rajiv Vinay Rohit Mohit Ali Jatin

103. What is the difference between the maximum time and minimum
time taken by runners to complete the race? (C)

(A) 30 sec (B) 40 sec (C) 50 sec (D) 60 sec

104. Who took the minimum time to complete the race? (B)

(A) Jatin (B) Ali (C) Rohit (D) Mohit

105. Who took the maximum time to complete the race? (A)

(A) Vinay (B) Raghav (C) Jatin (D) Mohit

106. Who completed the race before Mohit but after Ali? (C)

(A) Vinay (B) Rohit (C) Jatin D) Rajiv

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107. Who took time more than 40 seconds but less than 55 seconds?
(A)

(A) Rajiv (B) Mohit (C) Ali (D) Vinay

Embedded figures

108. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.
(D)

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

109. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

110. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

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6. GENERAL AWARENESS
Songs – Authors

1. Who is the composer of National Anthem “ Jana Gana Mana ‟? (A)

(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bakim Chandra Chatterjee

(C) Mohammad Iqbal (D) Sarojini Naidu

2. Who is the composer of National Song “ Vande Matarm”? (B)

(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(C) Mohammad Iqbal (D) Sarojini Naidu

3. Who is the composer of “ Maa Telugu Talleki Malle Pudanda ‟? (A)

(A) Sankarambadi Sundarachari (B) Kandukuri Veeresalingam

(C) Konda Appayya Pantulu (D) Pingali Venkanna

4. Who is the composer of official Telangana state song “ Jaya Jaya

Hey Telangana ‟ (D)

(A) Ravi Narayana Reddy (B) Komaram Bheem

(C) Prf.Jayashankar (D) Ande Sri. Ans: D

5. Who is the composer of “Sare Jahan Se Achcha” song? (A)

(A) Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (B) Abul Kalam Azad

(C) Altaf Hussain Hali (D) Agha Hajju

Inventions, Discoveries & IT

6. Who invented Telephone? (B)

(A) James Watt (B) Graham Bell

(C) Thomas Edison (D) Writ Brothers

7. What is the full form of “ RAM ‟? (B)

(A) Read About Memory (B) Random Access Memory

(C) Read Automatic Memory (D) Random Auxiliary Memory
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8. Who invented the Telephone? (D)

(A) Thomas Edison (B) Writ Brothers

(C) James Watt (D) Graham Bell

9. Who is the father of the Computer? (A)

(A) Charles Babbage (B) Mark Zuckerberg

(C) Larry Page (D) Sergy Brin

10. What is the full form of WWW? (C)

(A) Word Web World (B) Web World Wide

(C) World Wide Web (D) None of the Above

11. Who is the founder of the Face Book? (B)

(A) Charles Babbage (B) Mark Zuckerberg

(C) Larry Page (D) Sergy Brin

12. What is the full form of CPU? (C)

(A) Centre Panel Unit (B) Centre Push Unit

(C) Central Processing Unit (D) Central Power Unit

13. What is the full form of USB? (B)

(A) Universal Staff Bus (B) Universal Serial Bus

(C) Universal Supply Bus (D) Universal Resource Bus

14. What is the full form of URL? (B)

(A) Uniform Resource Locater (B) Universal Resource Locater

(C) Uniform Resolving Locater (D) Uniform Resolution Locater

15. What is the full form of Wi Fi? (A)

(A) Wireless Fiber (B) Wire Fiber

(C) Wireless Finder (D) Wireless Fighter
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16. Who is the founder of “Google‟? (C)

(A) Steve Jobs (B) Mark Zuckerberg

(C) Larry Page & Sergy Brin (D) Clifford Berry

17. What is the full form of “SIM‟ (B)

(A) Subscriber Information Model

(B) Subscriber Identity Module
(C) Subscriber Interaction Module
(D) Subscriber Incoming Model

18. The founder of „Twitter” (C)

(A) Charles Babbage (B) Mark Zuckerberg

(C) Jack Dorsey (D) Sergy Brin
19. The father of „Internet‟ (C)

(A) Charles Babbage (B) Mark Zuckerberg

(C) Vint Cerf (D) Sergy Brin

20. The first web based e-mail service (A)

(A) Hot Mail (B) G- Mail (C) Google (D) Reddife Mail

21. Diesel Engine invented by (A)

(A) Rudolph Diesel (B) Alexander Fleming

(C) Right Brothers (D) James Guttenburg
22. Dynamo invented by (D)

(A) Davvison (B) London (C) Dalton (D) Michael Faraday

Awards

23. The first Indian to win Noble Prize for his collection “ Geetanjali ‟?
(A)
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Dada Bai Nouroji
(C) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalalm (D) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
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24. The Highest Civilian Award in India (D)

(A) Padma Bhushan (B) Jnanpith

(C) Arjuna (D) Bharat Ratna

Persons

25. Who is popularly known as “Missile Man of India”? (A)

(A) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (B) Satish Dhawan

(C) K.Kasturi Rangan (D) Vikram Sarabhai
26. Who was the founder of “Sikhism‟? (A)

(A) Guru Nanak Dev (B) Nizam-Ul-Mul

(C) Murshid Quli Khan (D) Guru Gobind Singh

27. The Nightingale of India: (C)

(A) Kamala Gandhi (B) Dr. Najma Heptullah

(C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Vijayalaxmi Pandit

28. Who is known as the Iron man of India? (C)

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Sardar Vallabhai patel (D) Mahatma Gandhi
29. Who worked for the welfare of deaf, dumb and blind persons? (A)

(A) Helen Keller (B) Lady Ada Byron

(C) Amelia Earhart (D) Dayana

30. Who is known as mother of Primary Education? (D)

(A) Queen Mary (B) Queen Elizabeth

(C) Queen Victoria (D) Lady Montessori

31. Who discovered sea route to India? (B)

(A) Leif Ericsson (B) Vasco-do-Gama

(C) Christopher Columbus (D) Eric the Red
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32. The slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” was given by (C)

(A) Balgangadhar Sastry (B) Bipin Chandra Pal

(C) Lal Bahadur Sastry (D) None of the above

33. The grand old man of India (B)

(A) Sardar Patel (B) Dadabai Nauroji

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Balagangadhar Tilak

Sports & Games:

34. What is the minimum age for competing in the Olympic Games? (C)

(A) 15 Years (B) 18 Years (C) 16 Years (D) 21 Years

35. In which years India won the One-Day Cricket World Cup (Men)? (A)

(A) 1983 & 2011 (B) 1992 & 2003

(C) 1987 & 2007 (D) 1979 & 2015

36. What is the normal time duration of Hockey? (D)

(A) 60 Minutes (B) 80 Minutes (C) 50 Minutes (D) 70 Minutes

37. Which game is the oldest sports game in India? (A)

(A) Archery (B) Cricket (C) Hockey (D) Golf

38. Which country hosted the first Asian Games (B)

(A) Indonesia (B) India (C) Iran (D) Malaysia

39. First Indian women Olympic medal winner (C)

(A) Sania Nehwal (B) P.V. Sindhu

(C) Karnam Malleswari (D) Sakshi Malik
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40. Which of the following award is given to recognize outstanding

Achievement in sports? (B)

(A) Padma Sri (B) Arjun Award

(C) Param Vir Chakra (D) Ashok Chakra

41. “Jaspal Rana‟ is a distinguished athlete in which of the following

game? (C)

(A) Swimming (B) Weight lifting (C) Shooting (D) Archery

42. Which award is given to the coaches of Sportspersons? (A)

(A) Dronacharya award (B) Savyasachi award

(C) Keshav Award (D) Champion Award.

43. The name of the Lady Tennis Star Who belongs to Hyderabad is (B)

(A) Koneru Hampi (B) Sania Mirza

(C) Mithali Raj (D) Karanam Laskmi.

44. Saina nehwal is a famous ---- player? (C)

(A) Tennis (B) Golf (C) Badminton (D) Cricket

Places of Interest

45. Where is Ajanta & Ellora Caves? (A)

(A) Aurangabad (B) Doulatabad (C) Ajmir (D) Jaipur

46. Where is the Charminar situated? (D)

(A) Delhi (B) Amritsar (C) Bangalore (D) Hyderabad

47. Where is the Konark Temple? (C)

(A) Kerala (B) Madya Pradesh

(C) Odessa (D) Andhra Pradesh
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48. Where is the Khajuraho Temples located? (A)

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Odessa

(C) Kerala (D) Utter Pradesh

49. Where is the “Gate way of India‟ (C)

(A) Bangalore (B) Delhi (C) Mumbai (D) Jammu & Kashmir

50. The Indian Space Research Organization is located at (A)

(A) Bangalore (B) Delhi (C) Trivandrum (D) Srihari

Kota

51. Which place is also known as “Garden city of India‟ (B)

(A) Sri Nagar (B) Bangalore (C) Delhi (D) Kerala

52. Where the famous “Taj Mahal‟ situated (C)

(A) Delhi (B) Amritsar (C) Agra (D) Haridwar

53. Buland Darwaja located at (C)

(A) Delhi (B) Jhansi (C) Fathepur Sikri (D) Agra

Geography

54. “Mac Mohan Line ‟ demarcates the boundaries between which

countries? (C)

(A) India and Pakistan (B) India and Tibet

(C) India and China (D) India and Russia

55. Where is “Sardar Sarovar Project‟ situated? (C)

(A) Kerala (B) Rajasthan (C) Gujarat (D) Andhra Pradesh

56. Which country is known as Land of White Elephants? (C)

(A) India (B) Africa (C) Thailand (D) Antarctica

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57. Which is known as “White Continent? (C)

(A) Arctic (B) Africa (C) Antarctica (D) Europe

58. Most populous country in the world (B)

(A) India (B) China (C) Japan (D) Russia

59. How many time zones does India has? (A)

(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

60. Which place is famous as city of “Golden Gate‟ (B)

(A) New York (B) San Francisco (C) London (D) Paris

61. Which city is also famous as “City of Diamonds‟ in India (A)

(A) Surat (B) Ujjain (C) Jaipur (D) Kolar

62. Which state uses solar energy to maximum extent? (A)

(A) Karnataka (B) Gujarat (C) Telangana (D) Andhra Pradesh

63. The Indian Space Research organization is located at: (C)

(A) Delhi (B) Trivandrum (C) Bangalore (D) Srihari Kota

64. In how many Postal Index Number (PIN) zones India has been
divided into? (B)

(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 7 (D) 8

65. Which of the following is known as “Dark Continent? (C)

(A) Europe (B) Asia (C) Africa (D) Australia

66. Second most populous country of the world (B)

(A) China (B) India (C) Russia (D) Japan

67. How many States and Union Territories are there in India? (A)

(A) 29 States & 7 UT (B) 29 States & 6 UT

(C) 27 States & 7 UT (D) 27 States & 6 UT
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68. India receives highest rainfall from which monsoon? (B)

(A) Retreating Monsoon (B) South West Monsoon

(C) Cold Weather Season (D) Hot Weather Season

69. What is “Jhoom‟? (A)

(A) A type of Cultivation (B) A type of Mountaineering

(C) Tribal Forming (D) Deforestation

70. Two Volcanic Islands in India are: (C)

(A) Andaman and Nicobar (B) Pamban and Barren

(C) Narcondan and Berrea (D) Kavaratti and New Moor

71. The total number of Longitudes are: (A)

(A) 360 (B) 180 (C) 90 (D) 350

72. The Antarctic Circle is located in (B)

(A) Northern Hemisphere (B) Southern Hemisphere

(C) Eastern Hemisphere (D) Western Hemisphere

73. The movement of the earth on its own axis is known as: (D)

(A) Revolution (B) Inclination (C) Insolation (D) Rotation

74. Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on: (A)

(A) 21st March (B) 21st June (C) 22nd Dec. (D) 21st July

75. “Cycle of the Seasons‟ is caused due to earths: (A)

(A) Revolution (B) Inclination (C) Insolation (D) Rotation

76. “Day and Night‟ are caused due to earths: (D)

(A) Revolution (B) Inclination (C) Insolation (D) Rotation

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77. “Incoming Solar Radiation‟ is called: (C)

(A) Revolution (B) Inclination (C) Insolation (D) Rotation

78. Most populous country of world: (B)

(A) India (B) China (C) Russia (D) Britain

79. Name the two major rivers that fall into Arabian Sea: (A)

(A) Narmada and Tapati (B) Godavari and Krishna

(C) Ganga and Brahmaputra (D) Narmada and Mahanadi

80. In which hemisphere India is located? (A)

(A) Northern Hemisphere (B) Southern Hemisphere

(C) Eastern Hemisphere (D) Western Hemisphere

81. Which latitude divides India into almost two halves? (B)

(A) Prime Meridian (B) Tropic of Cancer

(C) Tropic of Capricorn (D) Equator

82. The oldest mountain ranges of the world: (D)

(A) Western Ghats (B) Himadri

(C) Himachal (D) Aravali Hills

83. The “Palk Strait‟ lies between the countries: (B)

(A) Sri Lanka and Maldives (B) India and Sri Lanka
(C) India and Pakistan (D) India and Maldives

84. The Indian islands in the Arabian Sea are known as: (A)

(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (B) Lakshadweep Island

(C) Maldives (D) Netrani Islands
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85. The Greater Himalayas are known as (D)

(A) Himachal (B) Aravali Hills

(C) Western Ghats (D) Himadri

86. The world’s highest rainfall occurs in: (D)

(A) Kerala (B) Asansol (C) Bangalore (D) Mawsynram

87. “Monsoon Burst or Break‟ took place first in India: (C)

(A) Telangana (B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala (D) Jammu & Kashmir

88. Maps provide specific information regarding distribution of

temperature, Rainfall, mineral etc., are called as: (B)

(A) Topographical maps (B) Weather maps

(C) Thematic maps (D) Physical maps

89. Africa is separated by Asia by: (D)

(A) English Channel (B) Caspian sea

(C) Black sea (D) Suez canal

90. The highest peak of the world is: (A)

(A) Mont Everest (B) Mount Kilimanjaro

(C) Mount McKinley (D) Mount Elbrus

91. In India, River Godavari originates in which state? (D)

(A) Jharkhand (B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Telangana (D) Maharashtra

92. The most important layer of the Earth: (D)

(A) Thermosphere (B) Mesosphere

(C) Stratosphere (D) Troposphere
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93. When precipitation comes down to the earth in the liquid form, it is
called: (B)

(A) Hail (B) Rain (C) Snow (D) Fog

94. Generally the warm ocean currents originates near: (B)

(A) Poles (B) Equator (C) Tropics (D) None

95. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called: (C)

(A) Tide (B) Ocean Current (C) Wave D) Tsunami

96. Steppe grasslands are found in: (C)

(A) South Africa (B) Australia (C) Russia D) India

97. Where is “Golden Temple‟ situated? (C)

(A) Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Amritsar (D) Hyderabad

98. Where is “ Puri Jagannatha‟ temple located? (B)

(A) Rajastan (B) Orissa (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu

99. In which continent “Sahara Desert‟ is located? (D)

(A) Europe (B) North America

(C) South America (D) Africa

100. “Egypt‟ is famous for growing: (A)

(A) Wheat (B) Maize (C) Rice (D) Cotton

101. Which of the following sites is famous for stupas, monasteries,

temples and pillars? (C)

(A) Gooty (B) Hatta (C) Sanchi (D) Amaravathi

102. What is the name of the river in Hyderabad (D)

(A) Godavari (B) Krishna (C) Penna (D) Musi

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103. Where is the Lord Venkateswara swami Seven Hills situated? (A)

(A) Tirupati (B) Kadapa (C) Kurnool (D) Hyderabad

104. The famous ‘Dilwara Temples’ located at: (A)

(A) Mount Abu (B) Kolkata (C) New Delhi (D) Mumbai

105. The Longest River in the World is (A)

(A) The Nile (B) The Ganga

(C) The Amazon (D) The Mississippi Missouri

106. In which place “Rock Graden” located? (C)

(A) Lucknow (B) Mumbai (C) Chandigarh (D) Ahmedabad

107. Siachen is a (A)

(A) Glacier (B ) Mountain (C) River (D) Valley

108. The study of universe is known as? (A)

(A) Cosmology (B) Galaxy (C) Milky way (D) Orbit

109. Which district of Telangana famous for Nirmal paintings? (A)

(A) Adilabad (B) Rangareddy (C) Medak (D) Karimnagar

110. New capital city of Andhar pradesh? (B)

(A) Kurnool (B) Amaravati (C) Guntur (D) Nellore

111. Which state is known as India’s Spice Garden ? (D)

(A) Karnataka (B) Bihar (C) Uttarakhand (D) Kerala

112. The most abundant Gas in the universe is? (C)

(A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen (C) Hydrogen (D) Helium

113. “Kolkata‟ is located on the river: (B)

(A) Orange (B) Hooghly (C) Bhagirathi (D) Musi

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114. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport situated at (C)

(A) Mumbai (B) Delhi (C) Hyderabad (D) Chennai

115. Lalbahadur Sastry Airport is at (A)

(A) Varanasi (B) Nagpur (C) Jaipur (D) Ahmedabad

116. Indira Gandhi International Airport is at (D)

(A) Lucknow (B) Bangalore (C) SrinagaR (D) Delhi

117. Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport is at (B)

(A) Amritsai (B) Mumbai (C) Kolkata (D) Cochin

118. Vir Savarkar Air port is at (A)

(A) Port Blair (B) Nagpur (C) Jaipur (D) Amritsar

119. Kempegowda International Airport is at (C)

(A) Goa (B) Cochin (C) Bangalore (D) Calicut

120. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is at (A)

(A) Kolkata (B) Ahmedabad (C) Varanasi (D) Lucknow

121. Sardar Vallabbai Patel International Airport is at (D)

(A) Kolkata (B) Guwahati (C) Srinagar (D) Ahmedabad

122. Sri Gururamdasji International Airportis at (C)

(A) Srinagar (B) Tiruchunapalli (C) Amritsar (D) Coimbatore

123. Ambedkar Airport is at (A)

(A) Nagpur (B) Mumbai (C) Lucknow (D) Ahmedabad

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General Science

124. Which element occurs most abundantly in the Universe? (A)

(A) Hydrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Helium

125. Earth is protected from ultra violet radiation by: (C)

(A) Atmosphere (B) Helium (C) Ozone (D) Stratosphere

126. How many bones are there in human skull? (C)

(A) 20 (B) 19 (C) 22 D) 21

127. Which of the following animals does not lay eggs (C)

(A) Ostrich (B) Penguin (C) Bat (D) Pigeon

128. Which is the biggest organ in the Human body (C)

(A) Eye (B) Teeth (C) Skin (D) Legs

129. The blood cells that help in blood clotting (B)

(A) Red blood corpuscles (B) White blood corpuscles

(C) Plasma (D) Blood Platelets

130. The stars are not visible during the day: (D)

(A) of their size (B) of their self illumination

(C) of their distance (D) of Sun’s brightness

131. What is “Biosphere‟? (D)

(A) Human beings and Society (B) Seas and Water

(C) Cultivation and Crops (D) Plants and Animals

132. Name of the instrument to measure earthquake: (C)

(A) Quake meter (B) Barometer

(C) Seismograph (D) Richter scale
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133. Magnitude of energy released by an earthquake is calculated: (C)

(A) Earthquake scale (B) Seismic scale

(C) Richter scale (D) Temblor scale

134. The place of origin of an earthquake is called: (A)

(A) Epicentre (B) Focus

(C) Seismic entrée (D) Amphidromic point

135. An instrument to measure temperature is called (B)

(A) Hydrometer (B) Thermometer

(C) Gyro meter (D) Thermometer

136. The seventh planet from the sun is: (B)

(A) Earth (B) Uranus (C) Mars (D) Jupiter

137. It bears the closest resemblance to man: (C)

(A) Panda (B) Rhino (C) Chimpanzee (D) Elephant

138. The planet closest to the sun is: (B)

(A) Neptune (B) Mercury (C) Venus (D) Saturn

139. The blanket of air that envelops the earth is called (D)

(A) Upper crust (B) Hydrosphere (C) Lithosphere (D) Atmosphere

140. The layer that protects the earth from UV radiations: (B)

(A) Nitrogen (B) Ozone layer

(C) Methane (D) Magnesium oxide

141. Smallest indivisible particle of an element that can exist is called: (D)

(A) Cell (B) Nucleus (C) Molecule (D) Atom

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142. An astronomical measure of distance is called: (C)

(A) Kilometre (B) Yard (C) Light Year (D) Meter

143. The process by which green plants manufacture their food is called:
(B)

(A) Respiration (B) Photosynthesis (C) Digestion (D) Excretion

144. The top crust of the Earth is called: (A)

(A) Lithosphere (B) Asthenosphere

(C) Stratosphere (D) Atmosphere

145. Another name for a twister is (B)

(A) Earthquake (B) Tornado (C) Wind (D) Flood

146. It is a bird born out of the largest egg in the world (D)

(A) Sparrow (B) Hen (C) Turkey (D) Ostrich

147. It is known as the ship of the desert (C)

(A) Cat (B) Panther (C) Camel (D) Rabbit

148. The tallest animal is: (A)

(A) Giraffe (B) Camel (C) Blue whale (D) Rhino

149. Lunar eclipse refers to the eclipse caused by the: (C)

(A) Sun (B) Mars (C) Moon (D) Venus

150. Vitamin C is required for the production and maintenance of:(A)

(A) Collagen (B) Hormone

(C) Ascorbic Acid (D) Red Blood Cells

151. Vitamin C deficiency is called: (A)

(A) Scurvy (B) Cold (C) Cancer (D) Rickets

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152. Which of the following is a function of Vitamin A in the body? (D)

(A) Vision, bone and body growth

(B) Immune defences, maintenance of body linings and skin
(C) Normal cell development and reproduction
(D) All of the above

153. Common food sources of Vitamin A are: (D)

(A) Milk, eggs, butter, cheese, cream, and liver

(B) White sugar, honey, and sugar cane
(C) Broccoli, apricots, cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potato, spinach
(D) Both A and C

154. Vitamin B-12 deficiency caused by lack of intrinsic factor is called:

(A)

(A) Pernicious anaemia

(B) Poor circulation of the red blood cells
(C) Beri Beri
(D) None of the above

155. What groups of people need additional Vitamin K? (C)

(A) Premature newborns

(B) People who do not have enough bile to absorb fat
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above

156. Which of the following is not a function of Vitamin D? (A)

(A) Acts like a hormone (B) Stimulates maturation of cells

(C) Maintains calcium cells (D) Builds tissue
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157. Some food sources of Vitamin D are: (D)

(A) Fruits and vegetables (B) Salmon and egg yolks

(C) Butter and fortified milk (D) Both B and C

158. Most modern taxonomists group living organisms into how many
kingdoms? (C)

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 5

159. Which of the following non-covalent interactions is considered as

strongest? (C)

(A) Hydrophobic interactions (B) Ionic bonds

(C) Hydrogen bonds (D) Vander waals forces

160. Sickle-cell anaemia is caused by mutation in (C)

(A) Haemoglobin A (B) Haemoglobin B

(C) Haemoglobin S (D) Haemoglobin F

161. Life appeared on earth (A)

(A) 5000 million years ago (B) 3500 million years ago
(C) 1000 million years ago (D) 500 million years ago

162. The storage carbohydrate in animal is (C)

(A) Starch (B) Cellulose (C) Glycogen (D) Glucose

163. The hormone testosterone is produced by (A)

(A) Leydig cells (B) Spermatocyte

(C) Melanocytes (D) β cells of Pancreas

164. The predominant antibody in saliva is (A)

(A) IgG (B) IgM (C) IgA (D) IgD

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165. Blood group systems is discovered by scientist (B)

(A) Thomas Cooley (B) Karl Landsteiner

(C) Camillo Golgi (D) Ernst Haeckel

166. If blood group of a person is A then antibodies present in that

person's blood is (A)

(A) Anti-B antibodies (B) Anti-A antibodies

(C) Anti-O antibodies (D) Anti-OA antibodies

167. Clumping of cells is known as (B)

(A) Clotting (B) Agglutination (C) Mutation (D) Glutathione

168. Person having antigen B on surface of RBCs has (B)

(A) Blood group B (B) Blood group A

(C) Blood group O (D) Blood group AB

169. Which blood type is considered the universal donor? (B)

(A) AB+ (B) O+ (C) B+ (D) A-

170. Which blood type is the universal recipient? (D)

(A) O- (B) B+ (C) A- (D) AB+

171. Which antibodies are found in the plasma of a person with type A
blood? (A)

(A) Anti-B, but not Anti-A (B) Anti-A, But not Anti-B
(C) Neither Anti-A nor Anti-B (D) Both Anti-A and Anti-B

172. Red blood cells that do not contain either A or B antigens on their
surface are normally found in the person with blood type (C)

(A) A (B) O (C) AB (D) B

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173. Under which circumstances will an antigen-antibody reaction occur?

(C)
(A) A person with type A blood is given type O blood
(B) A person with type AB blood is given type B blood
(C) A person with type AB blood is given type O blood
(D) A person with type O blood is given type A blood

174. Human blood types in the ABO blood group are identified by: (D)

(A) Clotting factors in the plasma

(B) Microscopic examination of white blood cells
(C) A series of enzyme controlled reactions
(D) Antigen-antibody reactions

175. Whole blood of type O may be safely given to people with which
types of blood? (D)

(A) O and B only (B) A and B only

(C) AB and A only (D) A, B, AB, and O

176. Our eyes detect light in (A)

(A) RGB form, Red Blue Green form

(B) ROYGBIV, rainbow colour form
(C) The simple form of a particular colour
(D) none of these ways

177. Symbol to represent speed of light in vacuum or air is (B)

(A) v (B) c (C) a (D) l

178. Light can travel in (C)

(A) Air only (B) Vacuum only

(C) Both air and vacuum (D) None of mediums
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179. Potential energy and kinetic energy are types of (A)

(A) Electrical energy (B) Magnetic energy

(C) Thermal energy (D) Mechanical energy

180. SI unit of heat capacity is (A)

(A) Joule (B) Joule ⁄ Kilogram

(C) Joule⁄(Kilogram × Kelvin) (D) Joule ⁄ Kelvin

181. Specific heat capacity of a substance is equal to (A)

(A) Mass of substance × Heat capacity

(B) Heat capacity ⁄ Mass of substance
(C) Mass of substance ⁄ Heat capacity
(D) None of above

182. The unit of measurement of Temperature is (C)

(A) Meter (B) Kilogram (C) Degree Celsius (D) Second

183. The normal temperature of Human body is (B)

(A) 40 ˚C (B) 37 ˚C (C) 42 ˚C (D) 35 ˚C

184. The maximum and minimum temperatures of a day are measured

with (C)

(A) Celsius Thermometer (B) Fahrenheit Thermometer

(C) Maximum-minimum thermometer (D) Kelvin Thermometer

185. The liquid metal used in a Thermometer is (A)

(A) Mercury (B) Silver (C) Gold (D) Copper

186. The process by which heat flows from the hotter end to colder end
of an object is called (A)

(A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Vaporisation

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187. The process by which transfer of heat takes place by the actual
movement of particles from one part of the body to another part is
called: (B)

(A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Vaporization

188. The transfer of heat which does not require any medium is called: (D)

(A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Vaporization

189. The process by which heat comes from sun to the earth is (C)

(A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Vaporization

190. In case of ____ the cool air moves from the land towards the sea (A)

(A) Land breeze (B) Sea breeze (C) Ice breeze (D) Sand breeze

191. A substance that attracts pieces of iron is (C)

(A) Conductor (B) Semiconductor (C) Magnet (D) All of the above

192. Almost the entire mass of an atom is concentrated in (C)

(A) Proton (B) Electrons (C) Nucleus (D) Neutrons

193. Electron was discovered by (B)

(A) Chadwick (B) Thomson (C) Goldstein (D) Bohr

194. The Number of Chromosomes in the nuclei of Human being is (B)

(A) 23 (B) 46 (C) 44 (D) 48

195. The Largest Muscle in Human body lies in (B)

(A) Hands (B) Hip (C) Neck (D) Leg

196. Study of Earth quakes called as? (D)

(A) Primary wave (B) Surface wave

(C) Secondary wave (D) Seismology
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197. Light Year is the unit of measurement of: (B)

(A) Speed of light (B) Distance between stars

(C) Time (D) None of the above

198. The Father of the Indian nuclear programme ? (B)

(A) C.V. Raman (B) Homi Jehangir Bhabha

(C) Radha Krishna (D) None of the above

199. The Indian Space Research Organization is at: (C)

(A) Vijayawada (B) Kurnool (C) Sriharikota (D) Tirupati

Smallest, Tallest, Largest, Biggest, Oldest

200. Which is the smallest bird? (A)

(A) Humming Bird (B) Crimson Chat

(C) Bananaquit (D) Gold Finch

201. Where the largest Museum located in India? (B)

(A) Delhi (B) Chennai (C) Mumbai (D) Pune

202. Which is the largest plateau in the world? (B)

(A) Malwa (B) Tibetan (C) Deccan (D) Colorado

203. Which is the largest river in India? (D)

(A) Krishna (B) Tungabhadra (C) Moosi (D) Godavari

204. Name the oldest Veda (B)

(A) The Sama Veda (B) The Rig Veda

(C) The Yajur Veda (D) The Athar Veda
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205. The largest populated City in India (C)

(A) Kolkata (B) Hyderabad (C) Mumbai (D) Bangalore

206. The largest State in India (Area) (A)

(A) Rajasthan (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Punjab (D) Tamil Nadu

207. The Largest State in terms of population in India (D)

(A) Rajasthan (B) Bihar (C) Kerala (D) Uttar Pradesh

208. The Biggest Cave Temple in India (B)

(A) Ajantha (B) Ellora (C) Elephenta (D) Dilwara

209. The Tallest Statue in India (C)

(A) The Statue of Buddha (B) The Statue of Gandhi

(C) The Statue of Gomateswar (D) The Statue of Ambedkar

210. The highest Dam in India (D)

(A) The Bakra Nangal Dam (B) Hirakud Dam

(C) Nagarjuna Sagar (D) Tehri Dam

211. The largest Public Sector Bank (D)

(A) Andhra Bank (B) Bank of India

(C) Syndicate Bank (D) State Bank of India

212. The smallest State in Area (A)

(A) Goa (B) Assam (C) Uttarakhand (D) Delhi

213. The smallest state in Population (C)

(A) Assam (B) Goa (C) Sikkim (D) Meghalaya

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214. The largest port in India (A)

(A) Mumbai (B) Krishnapatnam

(C) Kolkata (D) Vishakhapatnam

215. The largest River in India (B)

(A) The Krishna (B) The Ganga

(C) The Godavari (D) The Yamuna

216. The longest Railway Platform in India is situated at (C)

(A) New Delhi (B) Kolkata (C) Kharagpur (D) Mumbai

217. The Highest Air port in India (D)

(A) Jammu (B) Siachin (C) Gwaliar (D) Leh (Laddakh)

218. The longest Dam in India (D)

(A) Bakranangal Dam (B) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

(C) Tehri Dam (D) Hirakud Dam

219. The Largest Island is (A)

(A) Green Land (B) Ice Land

(C) Andaman and Nicobar (D) Laksha dweep

Solar System

220. Which of the planets has the largest number of planets? (B)

(A) Pluto (B) Saturn (C) Venus (D) Jupiter

221. Which is the coldest planet in the solar system? (C)

(A) Jupiter (B) Saturn (C) Neptune (D) Venus

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222. The biggest planet is (B)

(A) Jupiter (B) Venus (C) Mars (D) Mercury

223. Name the nearest star to the Earth (B)

(A) Moon (B) Sun (C) Mars D) Venus

224. The movement of the earth around the sun is known as (B)

(A) Rotation (B) Revolution (C) Inclination (D) Isolation

225. In which month, the earth is nearest to the sun? (C)

(A) February (B) March (C) January D) December

226. Which of the following is a natural satellite? (A)

(A) Moon (B) Insat (C) Stars (D) Sun

227. Earth is called “Blue planet‟ because: (B)

(A) Two thirds surface coloured in blue

(B) Two thirds surface covered by water
(C) Two thirds surface covered by atmosphere
(D) Two thirds covered by pollution

228. In how much time the sun light reach to earth? (A)

(A) About Eight minutes (B) About Nine minutes

(C) About Seven minutes (D) About Ten minutes

229. Which is the biggest planet? (C)

(A) Moon (B) Earth (C) Jupiter (D) Mercury

230. Which planet is known as Red Planet? (B)

(A) Pluto (B) Mars (C) Venus (D) Mercury

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Polity

231. How many Fundamental Duties are laid in the Constitution of India?
(A)

(A) 11 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 5

232. How many Fundamental Rights are recognized in the constitution of

India? (B)

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

233. Number of seats in Lok Sabha? (B)

(A) 540 (B) 545 (C) 539 (D) 525

234. Number of seats in Rajya Sabha (D)

(A) 240 (B) 242 (C) 245 (D) 250

235. Which article in Indian constitution defines equality and prohibits

any kind of social discrimination? (C)

(A) Article 10 (B) Article 12 (C) Article 15 (D) Article 21

236. How often elections are held in India? (A)

(A) Five Years (B) Six Years (C) Four Years (D) Ten Years

237. Which Article of Indian Constitution bans the untouchbility? (B)

(A) Article 21 (B) Article 17 (C) Article 18 (D) Article 10

238. The highest Judicial organ in India: (D)

(A) High Court (B) Parliament (C) Lok Sabha (D) Supreme Court

239. Who is responsible for resolving conflicts between states and

citizens? (D)

(A) The President (B) Supreme Court

(C) Governor (D) Central Government
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240. What is “Apartheid‟? (C)

(A) Social discrimination (B) Political discrimination

(C) Racial discrimination (D) Economic discrimination

241. No discrimination on the basis of religion is called (B)

(A) Communalism (B) Secularism

(C) Federalism (D) Adult Franchise

242. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana States? (A)

(A) E.S.L.Narsimhan (B) B. Dattatreya

(C) Kishan Reddy (D) K. Sri Hari.

243. Who is the president of India? (B)

(A) Pranab Mukherji (B) Ram Nath Kovind

(C) Sarath pawar (D) Nitish kumar.

244. Who is the Prime Minster of India? (B)

(A) L.K. Advani (B) Narendra Modi

(C) Man Mohan Singh (D) Sonia Gandhi

245. Who is the First Woman President of India? (C)

(A) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (B) Shela Dikshit

(C) Prathiba Patil (D) Sonia Gandhi

246. The Parliament Bhavan situated at (A)

(A) New Delhi (B) Kolkata (C) Mumbai (D)Chennai

247. In which state Panchayat Rai was first implemented? (C)

(A) Gujarat (B) Bihar (C) Rajasthan (D) Uttar Pradesh

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248. Who is the Father of Indian Constitution? (D)

(A) B.N.Roy (B) N.G. Ayengar

(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) DR. B.R.Ambedkar

249. The number of Members nominated for Rajya sabha by president of

India: (D)

(A) 10 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 12

250. Two members nominated by president for Lok Sabha for which
community? (C)

(A) Jain (B) Hindu (C) Anglo-Indian (D) Sikh

Books & Authors

251. Who is the author of “Glimpses of World History‟ (D)

(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Sarojini Naidu

(C) Indira Gandhi (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

252. Who wrote the book “India Divided? (A)

(A) Rajendra Prasad (B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) Narendra Modi

253. Who wrote “Geet Govinda‟? (A)

(A) Jaydev (B) Somdev (C) Tulasidas (D) Vishnudev

254. The book “An Autobiography‟ is written by (C)

(A) Vikram Seth (B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru (D) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan

255. Who wrote the famous book “We the People‟? (D)

(A) T.N. Kul (B) JRD Tata

(C) Kushwanth Singh (D) Nani Palkhivala
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256. Author of the book “ My experiments with Truth‟: (C)

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Indira Gandhi

(C) M.K.Gandhi (D) Rajiv Gandhi

257. The Author of the book “Wings of Fire”: (C)

(A) Chetan Bhagat (B) Sudha Murthy

(C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (D) None of the above

National

258. Which animal figure is our national emblem? (A)

(A) Four Lines (B) Three Lions

(C) Four Tigers (D) Three Tigers

259. Who is known as “Father of Nation” (A)

(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(C) Jayaprakash Narayan (D) Vallabh Bhai Patel

260. Name the Indian political leader who is also popularly called “Lok
Nayak‟: (C)

(A) Atal Bihari Bajpai (B) Vallabh Bhai Pate

(C) Jayaprakash Narayan (D) C.R.Das

261. Name the Indian political leader who is also popularly called
“Lokmanya‟: (A)

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Bipin Chandra Pal

(C) Lala Lajapathi Roy (D) Gopala Krishna Gokhele

262. Who is also known as “Frontier Gandhi‟? (C)

(A) M.K.Gandhi (B) Feroz Gandhi

(C) Abdul Gaffar Khan (D) D) Indira Gandhi
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263. Who is called as “Grand Old Man of India‟? (D)

(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Subhash Chandra Bose

(C) Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) Dada Bhai Naroji

264. Whose Birth Day we celebrated on October 2nd (A)

(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Nehru

(C) Indra Gandhi (D) Rajiv Gandhi

265. The Birth place of Mahatma Gandhi is (B)

(A) Hyderabad (B) Pour Bander

C) Delhi (D) Mumbai

266. Which of the following describes India as a secular State? (C)

(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Ninth Schedule

(C) Preamble to the Constitution (D) Directive Principles

History

267. The great ruler “Ashoka‟ belongs to which dynasty? (A)

(A) Maurya (B) Moghal (C) Kakatiya (D) Satavahana

268. Who is the first Prime Minister of India? (B)

(A) Gulzarilal Nanda (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(C) Morarji Desai (D) Lal Bahadur Sastri

269. Who was the founder of the Maratha Empire? (A)

(A) Shivaji (B) Allivardhi Khan

(C) Surajmal (D) Churaman

270. Founder of the Slave dynasty: (B)

(A) Prithviraj Chouhan (B) Qutb-Ud-Din Aibak

(C) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq (D) Mohammad Ghori
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271. Who founded the Mauryan Dynasty? (D)

(A) Ashoka (B) Bindusara

(C) Chanakya (D) Chandra Gupta

272. Name the ruler who spread Buddhism all over the world: (A)

(A) Ashoka (B) Chandra Gupta

(C) Buddha (D) Kaniska

273. Who wrote “Arthshastra‟? (C)

(A) Ashoka (B) Chandra Gupta

(C) Chanakya D) Buddha

274. Which war inspire Ashoka gave up wars? (B)

(A) Battle of Vatapi (B) Battle of Kalinga

(C) Battle of Kurukshetra (D) Battle of Koppam

275. Who wrote “Akbar Nama‟? (A)

(A) Abu'l-Fazl (B) Aurangzeb (C) Hymayun (D) Akbar

276. Who built “Agra Fort‟? (C)

(A) Aurangzeb (B) Humayun (C) Akbar (D) Rajendra –I

277. Name the capital of Cholas during medieval period: (A)

(A) Thanjavur (B) Knchipuram (C) Madurai (D) Vrindavan

278. Who was the founder of the “Turkish Dominion‟? (B)

(A) Prithviraj Chouhan (B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

(C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (D) Mohammed Ghori

279. Which of the following site is associated with “Ashoka Pillar‟? (A)

(A) Sanchi (B) Khajuraho (C) Mander (D) Chatri

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280. Who was the only muslim lady to occupy the throne of Delhi? (B)

(A) Nurjahan (B) Raziya Sultan

(C) Muntaj Mahal (D) Hamidabanu Begum

281. In which year First World War broke out? (D)

(A) 1918 (B) 1939 (C) 1945 (D) 1914

282. In which year the Second World War broke out? (A)

(A) 1939 (B) 1945 (C) 1940 (D) 1930

States & Capitals

283. The capital of Rajasthan (C)

(a) Udaipur (B) Jodhpur (C) Jaipur (D) Mount Abu

284. The capital city of Punjab (B)

(A) Amritsar (B) Chandigarh (C) Ludhiana (D) Patiala

285. The capital city of Uttarakhand (A)

(A) Dehradun (B) Manali (C) Rampur (D) Kulu

286. The capital city of Sikkim (C)

(A) Kohima (B) Dimapur (C) Gangtok (D) Ludhiana

287. The capital city of Jharkhand (D)

(A) Jamshedpur (B) Tatanagar (C) Indore (D) Ranchi

288. The capital city of Arunachal Pradesh (B)

(A) Dispur (B) Itanagar (C) Panaji (D) Imphal

289. The Official language of the State of Nagaland (B)

(A) Hindi (B) English (C) Manipuri (D) Khasi

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290. The capital city of Goa (A)

(A) Panaji (B) Vasco (C) Guwahati (D) Faridabad

291. The Chief Minister of Bihar (D)

(A) Lalu Prasad Yadav (B) Sarad Pawar

(C) Akhilesh Yadav (D) Nitish Kumar

292. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra (C)

(A) Shivraj Singh Chouhan (B) Mukul sangma

(C) Devendra Fadnavis (D) Sarad Pawar

293. The Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (B)

(A) Harish Rawat (B) Mahabooba Mufti

(C) Mamata Banerjee (D) Jayalalitha\

294. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan (D)

(A) Prakash singh Badal (B) Akhilesh Yadav

(C) Oomen Chandy (D) Vasundhara Raje

295. The Governor of Manarashtra (B)

(A) K. Rosaiah (B) Ch.Vidya Sagar

(C) Kalyan Singh (D) S.C. Jamir

296. The C.M. of West Bengal state (A)

(A) Mamata Banerjee (B) Kiran bedi

(C) Roopa Ganguly (D) Kokana sen

297. The Governor of West Bengal (C)

(A) Krishn Kant Paul (B) Mridula Sinha

(C) Keshari Nath Tripathi (D) Nirbhay Sharma
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298. The Governor of Meghalaya (D)

(A) P. Sadasivam (B) S.C.Jamir

(C) Acharya Devvrat (D) Banvarilal Purohit

299. The Chief Minister of Delhi (D)

(A) N.Rangaswamy (B) Manik Sarkar

(C) Harish Rawat (D) Arvind Kejriwal

300. The Governor of Puducherry (B)

(A) Vijay Kumar (B) Kiran Bedi

(C) Ashish Kundra (D) Kaptain Singh Solanki

301. The Governor of Delhi (C)

(A) Ram Naik (B) Kalyan Singh

(C) Anil Baijal (D) Vijay Kumar

302. The Governor of Tamil Nadu (C)

(A) K. Rosaiah (B) E.S.L. Narasimhan

(C) Ch. Vidyasagar Rao (D) Ram Naik

303. Who is Home Minister of Government of India? (A)

(A) Rajnath Singh (B) Suresh Prabhu

(C) Venkaiah Naidu (D) Sushma Swaraj

304. Who is Minister for Railways? (D)

(A) Sushma Swaraj (B) Amit Shah

(C) Arun Jaitley (D) Suresh Prabhu

305. Who is the Finance Minister of India? (B)

(A) Nitin Gadkari (B) Arun Jaitley

(C) Smriti Irani (D) Sadananda Gowda
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International Organisations

306. The Head quarters of International Labour Organisation (C)

(A) New York (B) London (C) Geneva (D) Rome

307. The Head quarters of United Nations International Children’s

Emergency Fund (UNICEF) (D)

(A) London (B) Berne (C) Paris (D) New York

308. Headquarters of International Crime Police (INTERPOL) (B)

(A) Geneva (B) Paris (C) New York (D) Rome

309. Head quarters of Red Cross (A)

(A) Geneva (B) Norway (C) Berne (D) Montreal

Railways

310. Which Indian state has maximum rail route (A)

(A) Utter Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala

311. Which is the longest Railway Zone in India (C)

(A) Southern Railway (B) South Central Railway

(C) Northern Railway (D) South Eastern Railway

312. When did Indian Railway nationalized? (D)

(A) 1951 (B)1952 (C) 1949 (D) 1950

313. How many Railway Zones are there in India (A)

(A) 17 Zones (B) 16 Zones (C) 18 Zones (D) 15 Zones

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314. Who is the head of the Zonal Railway? (B)

(A) Divisional Railway Manager (B) General Manager

(C) Director General (D) CEO

315. How many Divisions are there in South Central Railway Zone? (C)

(A) Five (B) Seven (C) Six (D) Four

316. The Headquarters of South Central Railway: (A)

(A) Secunderabad (B) Vijayawada (C) Guntakal (D) Guntur

317. The Biggest Employer in India is (B)

(A) Army (B) Indian Railways (C) LIC (D) SBI

318. The National Rail Museum is located at (D)

(A) Hyderabad (B) Kolkata (C) Mumbai (D) New Delhi

319. First underground Railway in India at (B)

(A) Mumbai Metro (B) Kolkata Metro

(C) Delhi Metro (D) Bangalore Metro

320. The busiest Railway Station in India (C)

(A) Hyderabad (B) Mumbai (C) Lucknow (D) New Delhi

321. The train between India and Pakistan (A)

(A) Samjhauta Express (B) Himasagar Express

(C) Vivek Express (D) Rapthisagar Express

322. The Headquarters of Indian Railways (C)

(A) Bhubaneswar (B) Hyderabad

(C) New Delhi (D) Chennai
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323. The Highest Railway Station in India (A)

(A) Ghum Railway Station (B) Ooty

(C) Shimla (D) Ahju

324. The world’s longest Railway Platform is at (B)

(A) Kollam (B) Gorakhpur (C) Kharagpur (D) Bilaspur

325. MMTS Suburban rail system operated at? (C)

(A) Kolkata (B) Bangalore (C) Hyderabad (D) Pune

Miscellaneous

326. Name the first person who stepped on the surface of the moon (A)

(A) Neil Armstrong (B) Yuri Gagarin

(C) Alan Shepard (D) John Glenn

327. Name the oldest Veda. (B)

(A) The Sama Veda (B) The Rig Veda

(C) The Yajur Veda (D) The Athar Veda

328. The pole star indicate the direction to the (B)

(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West

329. “Bharatanatyam‟ classical dance is associated with which state? (D)

(A) Kerala (B) Orissa (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu

330. Who Founded Ramakrishna Mission? (D)

(A) Radhakant Dev (B) Ram Mohan Roy

(C) Ramakrishna Paramhans (D) Swami Vivekananda
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331. Lord Buddha got Nirvana at (A)

(A) Bodh Gaya (B) Lubini (C) Sarnath (D) Kushinagar

332. The number of Languages on ` note are? (C)

(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 15 (D) 10

333. Which country’s Prime Minister residence is called as 7, Race

Course? (B)

(A) British (B) Bharat (C) Nepal (D) Japan

334. Numismatics is the study of ? (A)

(A) Coins (B) Numbers (C) Stamps (D) Space

335. First Italian Traveller to reach China? (A)

(A) Marco Polo (B) Bartholomeu Dias

(C) Ibn Battuta (D) Amundsen

336. ________ is known as roof of the world? (C)

(A) Korea (B) Japan (C) Tibet (D) China

337. The first person to climb Mount Everest? (A) (A)

(A) Edmund Hillary (B) Neil Armstrong

(C) Piccard D) Mathew Fountain Maury

338. Which is Known as World Sugar Bowl? (C)

(A) China (B) Chile (C) Cuba (D) Burma

339. Which of the following known as City of Canals ? (A)

(A) Venice (B) Australia (C) New York (D) Paris

340. The famous silk centre in Tamil Nadu (B)

(A) Madurai (B) Conjeevaram

(C) Mahabalipuram (D) Chidambaram
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341. Who is the Present RBI Governor? (A)

(A) Urjit Patel (B) Raghuram Rajan

(C) D. Subba Rao (D) C.Rangarajan

342. Expand the term “GST‟ (D)

(A) General Services Tax (B) General Sales Tax

(C) Govt. Service Tax (D) Goods & Services Tax

343. “Right to Information Act‟ (RTI) was passed in (D)

(A) 2002 (B) 2004 (C) 2001 (D) 2005

344. When was the Government of India passed the “Disabilities Act‟

(A) 1991 (B) 1995 (C) 2001 (D) 2005

345. Which is International Yoga Day? (A)

(A) 21st June (B) 22nd March (C) 22nd Sep. (D) 23rd Dec.

Fill in the blanks

346. Name the dance of Andhra Pradesh ________ (Kuchipudi)

347. Kathakali is the dance form of which state _____ (Kerala)

348. Bhangra is the dance form of which state _____ (Punjab)

349. Garba is the dance form of which state ______ (Gujarat)

350. Bihu is the dance form of which state _____ (Assam)

351. Black revolution – Petroleum production

352. Blue Revolution – Fish production

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353. Golden Revolution – Fruits and overall Horticulture development and

Honey production

354. Green Revolution – Food Grains

355. Silver Revolution – Eggs and poultry

356. The Headquarters of East Central Railway is at ____ (Hajipur)

357. The Headquarters of Western Railway is at ____ (Mumbai)

358. The Headquarters of West Central Railway _____ (Jabalpur)

359. The Headquarters of North East Frontier Railway ____ (Guwahati)

360. The Headquarters of Eastern Railway _____ (Kolkata)

361. India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports ____

(Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award)

362. Moortidevi Award is given for excellence in which field? (Literature)

363. Dhanvantari award is given for excellency in which field?

(Medical Services)

364. Highest military award ____ (Paramvir Chakra)

365. First Indian woman to win Miss Universe contest ____ (Sushmita Sen)

366. First Indian to win Magsaysay award ____ (Vinobhabhave)

367. Which novel of Arundhati Roy was awarded Booker Prize?

(The God Of Small Things)
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368. World Environment Day is on ___ (5th June)

369. World Red Cross Day is on ____ (27th Sep.)

370. International Non-violence day ____ (2nd October)

371. ATM (Automated Teller Machine)

372. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation)

373. ICAR (Indian Council Of Agricultural Research)

374. NACO (National AIDS Control Organisation)

375. PAN (Permanent Account Number)

376. CID (Criminal Investigation Department)

377. CBI (Central Bureau Of Investigation)

378. NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation)

379. NADA (National Anti-doping Agency)

380. PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals)

381. Father of Sanskrit Grammar ____ (Panini)

382. Founder of Vishwabharati _____ (Rabindranath Tagore)

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383. Founder of Shantiniketan ___ (Rabindranath Tagore)

384. The largest artificial lake in India ___ (Govind Sagar)

385. First talkie film of India ___ (Alam Ara)

386. First general Post Office of India (Madras)

387. First battle tank of India (Arjun)

388. First woman to receive Ashoka Chakra (NeerjaBhanot)

389. First cricketer to get Padma Bhushan (C.K Nayudu)

390. First Indian to score triple century in test cricket ( VirenderSehwag )

391. First person to receive Paramvir Chakra (Major Somnath Sharma)

392. First person to stay in Rashtrapati Bhawan (Lord Irwin)

393. First Indian to join ICS (SatyendraNath Tagore)

394. Father of chemistry (Robert Boyle)

395. Father of modern chemistry (Antoine Lavoisier )

396. Father of modern physics (Galileo Galilei)

397. Father of biology (Aristotle)

398. Father of mathematics (Archimedes)

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399. National emblem of Australia (Kangaroo)

400. National emblem of Spain (Eagle)

401. National emblem of India (Lion capital of Ashoka)

402. Area wise the largest country ( Russia)

403. Area wise the smallest country (Vatican city)

404. Population wise the largest country (China)

405. Land of Maple (Canada)

406. Land of midnight sun (South Korea)

407. Land of thousand lakes (Finland)

408. Cockpit of Europe (Belgium)

409. First Prime Minister assassinated (Indira Gandhi)

410. First acting Prime Minister (Gulzar Lal Nanda)

411. First CM to become Prime Minister (Morarji Desai)

412. Youngest Prime Minister (Rajiv Gandhi)

413. First Prime Minister from South India (PV Narasimah Rao)

414. First Sikh Prime minister (Dr. Manmohan Singh)

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415. First Dalit President (KR Narayanan)

416. Tarapur Power Station is in which state? (Maharashtra)

417. Highest Sugarcane produced in (Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra)

418. National Bird of India (Peacock)

419. National animal of India (Tiger)

420. National anthem of India (Jana gana mana)

421. National flower of India (lotus)

422. National fruit of India (Mango)

423. National song of India (VandeMataram)

424. National game of India (Hockey)

425. National tree of India (Banyan tree)

426. Place where National flag is hoisted on 15th August (Red Fort)

427. Who hoists the National flag on 15th August (Prime minister of India)

428. Republic day celebrations in India are held at (Rajpath)

429. Who hoists the national flag on republic day (The President)

430. Which Foreign army contingent marched in 2016 Republic Day

Parade? (French)
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431. India Gate is located at ( New Delhi)

432. 240. Qutub Minar located at (New Delhi)

433. Taj Mahal located at Agra is built by ( Shahjahan)

434. Which Article provides special status to Jammu & Kashmir? (Article 370)

435. Which amendment is known as mini constitution? (42nd Amendment)

436. Right to property is removed from Fundamental rights by which

amendment? (44th Amendment)

437. Which Amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18? (61st)

438. First woman Chief Minister of an Indian state (Sucheta Kriplani, UP)

439. First woman Speaker of an Indian state (Shano Devi)

440. First woman to win Bharat Ratna (Indira Gandhi )

441. First woman minister of an Indian state (Vijay Lakshmi Pandit)

442. India’s first test tube baby (Harsha Chawda)

443. Where is Gateway of India Located at ( Mumbai )

444. Noble prize established in 1895 in the name of (Alfred Noble )

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445. Indians who won Noble prize

S.No. Name Year Field Distribution place

1. Rabindranath Tagore 1913 Literature Stockholm, Sweden

2. C.V Raman 1930 Physics Stockholm, Sweden

3. Mother Teresa 1975 Peace Oslo, Norway

4. Amarthya Sen 1998 Economics Stockholm, Sweden

5. Kailesh Satyarthi 2014 Peace Oslo, Norway

446. Who won the noble prize twice in the field of physics? (John Bardeen)

447. The first to win Noble prize twice (Madam Curie)

448. The Fourth Estate refers to (Press)

449. Vitamin A deficiency causes (night blindness)

450. The biggest animal in the desert (camel)

451. A group of lions is called (Pride)

452. A female fox is called (vixen)

453. The baby cow is called as (calf)

454. Cultivation of gardens or orchards including vegetables, flowers and

fruits (Horticulture)

455. Production of raw silk and raising of silk worms (Sericulture)

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456. Cultivation of grapes (Viticulture)

457. Maintenance of colonies of honey bees for the production of honey

(Apiculture)

458. Breeding, rearing and hatching of fish (Pisciculture)

459. Cultivation of plants or breeding of animals in water (Aquaculture)

460. Cultivation of trees and shrubs (arboriculture)

461. The study of physical and chemical conditions of stars (astrophysics)

462. The study of prehistoric times is called (Archaeology)

463. The study of sound is called (Acoustics)

464. Rising of body temperature is called (fever)

465. Deficiency of iodine causes (Goitre)

466. Lowering of water level in the body is called (Dehydration)

467. The bird man of India (Dr. Salim Ali)

468. The longest bone of human body (Femur)

469. Dhyanchand is a player of (Hockey)

470. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (Darjeeling)

471. Indian Institute of Mines (Dhanbad)

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472. Bureau of Indian Standards (New Delhi)

473. National Institute of Sports (Patiala)

474. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Bangalore)

475. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Mumbai)

476. Central Drug Research Institute (Lucknow)

477. Institute of Forest Management (Bhopal)

478. National Council of Education Research Training (New Delhi)

479. Birla Institute of Technology (Pilani)

480. Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration (Mussoorie)

481. Central Jute Technology Research Laboratory (Kolkata)

482. Film and Television Institute of India (Pune)

483. Indian Military Academy (Dehradun)

484. The first from Andhra Pradesh to climb Everest (P.Neelima)

485. Gold is obtained from this mineral (Quartz)

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – II

486. The 2020 Olympics will be held at (D)

(A) Berlin (B) Atlanta (C) Beijing (D) Tokyo

487. The Headquarters of World Health Organisation is at (A)

(A) Geneva (B) Paris (C) London (D) New York

488. The metal used in storage batteries is (C)

(A) Zinc (B) Copper (C) Lead (D) Tin

489. The official residence of the American President is: (A)

(A) White House (B) Hyderabad House

(C) Black House (D) Buckingham Palace

490. India’s first underground nuclear explosion experiment was

conducted at: (C)

(A) Thumba in Kerala (B) Arvi in Maharastra

(C) Pokharan in Rajasthan (D) Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

491. A stretch of land surrounded by water on all sides is known as: (C)

(A) A delta (B) A continent (C) An island (D) A peninsula

492. Gautama Buddha was born at: (D)

(A) Shravasti (B) Kapilavasthu (C) Saranath (D) Lumbini

493. What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and

Greenwich Mean Time? (B)

(A) 3 hours (B) 5.30 hours (C) 2.15 hours (D) 6.00 hours
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494. The term double fault is associated with: (A)

(A) Lawn Tennis (B) Ring Tennis (C) Volley Ball (D) Cricket

495. The name of the galaxy in which the earth is a planet is: (A)

(A) The Milky way (B) Andromeda

(C) Ursa Major system (D) Ursa Minor system

496. Pink city of India is: (A)

(A) Jaipur (B) Jodhpur (C) Sambalpur (D) Nagapur

497. Peace sign is usually denoted by: (C)

(A) nightingale (B) crescent (C) olive branch (D) a rose

498. Who is the supreme commander of Armed forces in India: (A)

(A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Chief Justice (D) Governor

499. The largest planet in the solar system is: (A)

(A) Jupiter (B) Uranus (C) The Earth (D) Saturn

500. Buckingham Canal is in: (C)

(A) Karnataka (B) Orissa (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu

501. Blood vessels which carry blood from the heart to the limbs are:(B)

(A) veins (B) arteries (C) capillaries (D) venae cavae

502. The founder of the British Empire in India was: (A)

(A) Robert Clive (B) Lord Canning

(C) Warren Hastings (D) Lord Mountbatten

503. Radio activity was invented by: (A)

(A) Henry Becquerel (B) Madam Curie

(C) Lord Rutherford (D) J.J.Thomas
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504. The National Leader known as Andhra Kesari is: (A)

(A) Tanguturi Prakasam (B) Chittaranjan Das

(C) Vallabhai Patel (D) Rajagopalachari

505. Which is the currency of Bangladesh? (C)

(A) Dinar (B) Euro (C) Taka (D) Rupee

506. Which country has won the 2015 Cricket World Cup? (B)

(A) India (B) Australia (C) Pakistan (D) New Zealand

507. What is the chemical name of Salt? (D)

(A) Magnesium (B) Phosphorus

(C) Sulphur (D) Sodium Chloride

508. Chemical formula of water is? (B)

(A) H2 (B) H2O (C) Na (D) Mg

509. In which year “Quit India” movement was launched? (C)

(A) 1947 (B) 1857 (C) 1942 (D) 1952

510. Who was the Chairman of the drafting committee of Constitution of

India? (A)

(A) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (B) Dr.Zakir Hussain

(C) Sarojini Naidu (D) A.P.J.A.Kalam

511. Sahara desert is in which continent? (D)

(A) Asia (B) Europe (C) Australia (D) Africa

512. Which is the smallest continent in the world? (A)

(A) Australia (B) Asia (C) Europe (D) North America

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513. In which of the following states Baba Atomic Research Centre is

located? (C)

(A) Kerala (B) Jammu & Kashmir (C) Maharashtra (D) Rajasthan

514. Srinivasa Ramanujan is a ....? (C)

(A) Scientist (B) Freedom fighter

(C) Mathematician (D) Musician

515. Oscar awards are given for excellence in the field of? (D)

(A) Sports (B) Literature (C) Politics (D) Movies

516. The multipurpose Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across river:(D)

(A) Thungabadra (B) Kaveri (C) Yamuna (D) Krishna

517. Who is the founder of Mughal empire? (A)

(A) Babur (B) Akbar (C) Hyder Ali (D) Aurangazeb

518. Insulin deficiency causes: (C)

(A) Blood pressure (B) Joint pains

(C) Diabetes (D) Spondylitis

519. The chief constituent of gobar gas is? (B)

(A) Ethane (B) Methane (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Hydrogen

520. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded? (D)

(A) Physics (B) Chemistry (C) Economics (D) All the above

521. Which is the lower house of Parliament? (C)

(A) Legislative Assembly (B) Legislative Council

(C) Lok Sabha (D) Rajya Sabha
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522. Satellite Launching station is located at (B)

(A) Solapur (B) Sriharikota (C) Warangal (D) Salem

523. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautama Buddha is in? (A)

(A) Nepal (B) Bihar (C) Utttar Pradesh (D) Arunachal Pradesh

524. Which country has the longest International boundary with India? (A)

(A) Bangladesh (B) China (C) Pakistan (D) Sri Lanka

525. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which of the following?(A)

(A) India – Pakistan (B) India-China

(C) India – Sri Lanka (D) India-Bangladesh

526. What is the full form of ISRO? (D)

(A) Indian Soil Research Organisation

(B) Indian Scientific Research Organisation
(C) International School of Research Organisation
(D) Indian Space Research Organisation

527. In the mythological epic “Ramayana”, who is the father of Lord Sree
Rama? (B)

(A) Dritarashtra (B) Dasaradha (C) Veda Vyasa (D) Vassishta

528. In Mahabharata, who is the eldest brother of Pandavas? (A)

(A) Dharmaraja (B) Bheema (C) Arjuna (D) Nakula

529. The unit used to measure the earthquake is (C)

(A) Mach (B) Knot (C) Richter (D) Hertz

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530. Excise Duty is a tax levied on the? (C)

(A) Export of goods (B) Import of Goods

(C) Production of goods (D) Sale of goods

531. Who is the first President of India? (A)

(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Vallabai Patel

(C) Dr.S.Radhakrishna (D) B.R.Ambedkar

532. The Constitution of India came into force on? (A)

(A) 26th January 1950 (B) 15th August 1947

(C) 26th November 1949 (D) 1st January 1950

533. The Indian Flag was designed by whom? (D)

(A) Benjamin Franklin (B) Chinnaya Suri

(C) Vikram Seth (D) Pingali Venkaiah

534. The abbreviation PIL stands for? (C)

(A) People’s Institute of Liberty (B) Public Institute of Labour

(C) Public Interest Litigation (D) Public Institute of Law

535. Which of the following is the necessary part of harvest? (D)

(A) Autumn (B) Stockpile (C) Tractor (D) Crop

536. The 24 spoke wheel at the centre of Indian Flag is called? (B)

(A) Param Veer Chakra (B) Ashoka Chakra

(C) Veer Chakra (D) Bhagya Chakra

537. The abbreviation RTI, in RTI Act stands for? (C)

(A) Registration of Textile Industries Act

(B) Registration of Tobbaco Industries Ltd
(C) Right to Information Act
(D) Right to Institutions Act
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538. “Swachch Bharat” national campaign launched by Government of

India relates to? (A)

(A) Cleanliness (B) Rural Development

(C) Forestation (D) Agriculture

539. Pace maker is related (A)

(A) Heart (B) Lung (C) Liver (D) Kidney

540. Where is the headquarters of UNESCO located? (A)

(A) Paris (B) Oslo (C) Rome (D) Geneva

541. Which of the following locations is known for missile test? (A)

(A) Chandipur (B) Pokharan (C) Srihari Kota (D) Sunderban

542. In what units is rainfall is measured in India? (A)

(A) Millimetres (B) Centimetres (C) Sq.Mts (D) Metres

543. Which kind of energy is there in a stretched rubber band? (C)

(A) Kinetic (B) Magnetic (C) Potential (D) Constant

544. Who built the famous Jagannath temple? (D)

(A) Ashoka (B) Kharvel

(C) Jajati Keshari (D) Chola Gang Dev

545. Hindustan Zinc Plant is located at: (D)

(A) Udaipur (B) Engule (C) Kakinada (D) Vishakhapatnam

546. Which part of the body is affected by Pneumonia? (C)

(A) Brain (B) Heart (C) Lungs (D) Kidney

547. Light, radio waves and X rays are ____ waves. (A)

(A) Electro magnetic (B) Nuclear

(C) Magnetic resonance (D) Seismic
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548. The Chilka Lake is famous for (D)

(A) White whale (B) White Shark

(C) White Dolphin (D) White Prawn

549. Which river originates from Orissa and merges with Godavari? (D)

(A) Brahmani (B) Rushikulya (C) Nagawali (D) Indravati

550. Saina Nehwal is famous____ player (B)

(A) Chess (B) Badminton (C) Cricket (D) Tennis

551. Number of players on each side in Kabaddi sports (A)

(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 4

552. Rail Coach Factory is located at: (B)

(A) Chittaranjan (B) Kapurthala (C) Chennai (D) Bengaluru

553. The deficiency of vitamin ‘C’ causes (B)

(A) Paralysis (B) Scurvy (C) T.B. (D) Jaundice

554. Kullu Valley is situated in which State? (B)

(A) Punjab (B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Kashmir (D) Uttarkhand

555. Which mountain range divides India into North and South? (C)

(A) Nilgiris (B) Satpura (C) Vindhyas (D) Aravali

556. Ramagundam Power Project is situated in the state of (C)

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Orissa (C) Telangana (D) Karnataka

557. Hyderabad is earlier known as (A)

(A) Bhagyanagar (B) Nizamabad

(C) Secunderabad (D) Srinagar
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558. Which river flows in India through Tibbet? (C)

(A) Ravi (B) Beas (C) Brahmaputra (D) Ganges

559. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in (A)

(A) Visakhapatnam (B) Hyderabad

(C) Puri (D) Bhuvaneshwar

560. Which place is famous for Jain caves? (A)

(A) Ellora (B) Khandgiri (C) Kapilash (D) Samath

561. Which of the following places is famous for thermal power plant?(A)

(A) Hirakud (B) Manipal (C) Polavaram (D) Talcher

562. The first train in India is inaugurated in the year? (C)

(A) 1753 (B) 1784 (C) 1853 (D) 1857

563. The first Indian woman justice of Supreme Court of India is: (C)

(A) Kiran Bedi (B) Brinda Karat (C) Fatima Bibi (D) Mohini Giri

564. Which is an ice fed river? (A)

(A) Ganges (B) Mahanadi (C) Tapti (D) Godavari

565. The first IPS Woman officer in India? (B)

(A) Nandi Sen (B) Kiran Bedi (C) Pooja Bedi (D) Priyanka Bedi

566. In 2016 Rio Olympics ______ is the Silver medallist in Women

Badminton? (B)

(A) Sikki Reddy (B) P.V.Sindhu (C) Saina Nehwal (D) Sania Mirza

567. Capital of Karnataka is ____ (D)

(A) Bhuvaneswar (B) Mumbai (C) Hyderabad (D) Bengaluru

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568. Lignite is found in abundance in: (C)

(A) Orissa (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Karnataka

569. Which is considered best for conducting electricity? (B)

(A) Radiators (B) Conductors (C) Vectors (D) Regulators

570. The other name of evergreen forests is (B)

(A) Deciduous forests (B) Tropical forests

(C)Alpine forests (D) None of the above

571. The two nuclear explosions took place in: (C)

(A) Kutch (B) Andaman (C) Pokharan (D) Sunderban

572. Largest track of Indian Railways is of which gauge? (C)

(A) Metre Gauge (B) Narrow Gauge

(C) Broad Guage (D) Standard Guage

573. Who wrote “Abhigyan Shakuntalam”? (D)

(A) Charak (B) Harisen (C) Bann Bhatta (D) Kalidas

574. The urban population is most in (C)

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) West Bengal (C) Maharashtra (D) Telangana

575. Which state is the biggest producer of Cotton? (D)

(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Maharashtra

576. Which one is the cheapest form of transport in India? (B)

(A) Roadways (B) Railways

(C) Inland waterways (D) Oceanic waterways
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577. The outermost layer of earth’s atmosphere is: (D)

(A) Troposphere (B) Uthosphere

(C) Mesosphere (D) Ionosphere

578. The chief foodgrain crop of Andhra Pradesh is: (D)

(A) Ragi (B) Jowar (C) Wheat (D) Rice

579. Salarjung Museum is located in: (C)

(A) Vijayawada (B) Delhi (C) Hyderabad (D) Chennai

580. The study of heredity is called: (D)

(A) Anatomy (B) Cytology (C) Psychology (D) Genetics

581. The deepest lake of Asia is: (D)

(A) Rengali (B) Pulicut (C) Chilka (D) Baikal

582. The unit of power is: (D)

(A) Ampere (B) Joule (C) Volts (D) Watt

583. India’s first metro Railway was established at: (B)

(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) Chennai (D) Delhi

584. “Swarajya is my birth right” was said by: (C)

(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawahar lal Nehru

(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) S.C.Bose

585. Where is Headquarters of UNO? (D)

(A) New Delhi (B) Geneva (C) Washington (D) New York

586. Who represented India in the world congress of Religious at Chicago

in 1893? (B)

(A) Swami Dayanand (B) Swami Vivekananda

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) S.C.Bose
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587. NABARD which is set up to provide loans for rural development is a

(C)

(A) Board (B) Block (C) Bank (D) Department

588. Where is the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Tele
communications situated? (C)

(A) Chennai (B) Pune (C) Secunderabad (D) Jamalpur

589. A leap year has got ___ days (B)

(A) 365 days (B) 366 days (C) 367 days (D) 364 days

590. The sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope was discovered by
(A)

(A) Vasco-da-gama (B) Captain Hawkins

(C) Christopher Columbus (D) Bartholomew Dias

591. Dialysis is used on a patient when he has serious: (B)

(A) Hear trouble (B) Kidney trouble

(C) Liver trouble (D) Lungs trouble

592. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India? (B)

(A) Vice President (B) Chief Justice of India

(C) Speaker of Loksabha (D) Prime Minister

593. What is the India’s world rank in terms of land area? (C)

(A) Second (B) Fourth (C) Seventh (D) Ninth

594. Echo is the effect produced: (B)

(A) Refraction of sound (B) Reflection of Sound

595. (C) Absorption of sound (D) Dispersion of Sound

596. Viswanathan Anand is associated with which sport? (C)

(A) Badminton (B) Tennis (C) Chess (D) Long jump

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597. The first Indian Cosmonaut to go into space was___ (B)

(A) Ravish Malhotra (B) Rakesh Sarma

(C) Rakesh Sen (D) Rakesh Gupta

598. The famous Meenakshi temple is situated in the state of ___ (A)

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Gujarath (C) Orissa (D) Andhra Pradesh

599. The place which has the maximum rainfall in India is___ (B)

(A) Bhuvaneswar (B) Chirapunji (C) Coorg (D) Nizamabad

600. “Azad Hind Fauz” was organised by? (C)

(A) Sardar Patel (B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) M.N.Roy

601. Which is the largest Ocean? (D)

(A) Arabia (B) Bay of Bengal (C) Indian Ocean (D) Pacific

602. What is the time difference for every degree of longitude? (D)

(A) Five Minutes (B) Three Minutes

(C) Seven Minutes (D) Four Minutes

603. Name of the instrument used for measuring humidity (D)

(A) Altimeter (B) Micrometer (C) Odometer (D) Hygrometer

604. Which is an organic rock? (A)

(A) Coal (B) Mica (C) Limestone (D) Chazrcoal

605. How many times Earth move round the Sun in a year? (A)

(A) Once (B) Twice (C) Thrice (D) None of these

606. The judges of Supreme Court hold office till they attain the age of: (B)

(A) 60 years (B) 65 years. (C) 75 years (D) 70 years

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607. Number of players on each side of Volleyball sport? (C)

(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 10

608. Aga Khan Cup related to which sport? (A)

(A) Football (B) Volleyball (C) Hockey (D) Basketball

609. To view distant object in space the instrument used: (A)

(A) Telescope (B) Microscope (C) Kaleidoscope (D) All the above

610. To obtain a magnified view of small object, the scientific instrument

used: (C)

(A) Galvanometer (B) Lactometer

(C) Microscope (D) None of the above

611. Instrument used to measure the relative density of milk to

determine purity: (C)

(A) Barometer (B) Psychomotor

(C) Lactometer (D) Thermometer

612. Bauxite is an important ore of: (A)

(A) Aluminium (B) Silver (C) Copper (D) Gold

613. Where is Amarnath located: (A)

(A) Jammu & Kashmir (B) Mizoram

(C) Manipur (D) Punjab

614. Diesel Locomotive works located at? (C)

(A) Bhuvaneswar (B) Indore (C) Varanasi (D) Ranchi

615. What is Raniganj famous for? (C)

(A) Mica (B) Bauxite (C) Coal (D) Iron Ore

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616. Where are Diamond Mines located in India? (A)

(A) Panna in Madhya Pradesh (B) Punjab

(C) Uttar Pradesh (d) None of the above

617. From which part of the plant coffee powder obtained? (A)

(A) Seed (B) Plant (C) Leaves (D) Flower

618. Which state is called sugar bowl of India? (B)

(A) Maharashtra (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) West Bengal (D) Madhya Pradesh

619. The largest amount of saffron comes from which state? (B)

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Jammu & Kashmir

(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Meghalaya

620. Singhbhum is famous for: (A)

(A) Iron (B) Gold (C) Copper (D) Silver

621. Which state is the leading producer of coconut? (C)

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Telangana (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh

622. Which crop requires water logging for its cultivation? (C)

(A) Sugarcane (B) Wheat (C) Rice (D) Maize

623. Geetanjali Express runs between: (A)

(A) Howrah and Mumbai (B) New Delhi and Mumbai

(C) Kashmir and Kanyakumari (D) All the above

624. Who was the first Indian Bowler to take hat trick in the Test
Cricket? (A)

(A) Harbhajan Singh (B) Yuvraj Singh

(C) Maninder Singh (D) Madanlal
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625. CNG means: (C)

(A) Liquid Petroleum (B) Condensed Natural Gas

(C) Compressed Natural Gas (D) None of the above

626. What is found in hard water? (D)

(A) Magnesium (B) Hydrogen (C) Alkaline (D) Calcium

627. Which of the following is the currency of China? (B)

(A) Euro (B) Yuan (C) Yen (D) Dollar

628. Which of the following is the currency of United Kingdom (A)

(A) Pound (B) Dollar (C) Euro (D) Yen

629. Who among the following was great Mathematician and

Astronomer? (A)

(A) Aryabhatta (B) Banabhatta

(C) Dhanvantri (D) Vetalbatiya

630. Which of the following arts is called calligraphy? (B)

(A) Beautiful paints (B) Beautiful writing

(C) Beautiful Poem (D) None

631. Acid is always kept in a container made up of: (B)

(A) Plastic (B) Glass (C) Metal (D) Clay

632. Who discovered ‘circulation of blood’ in human body? (C)

(A) Edward Jenner (B) Joseph Lister

(C) William Harvey (D) Jonon Esals

633. No. of bones in the skeletal system of an adult human body? (B)

(A) 207 (B) 206 (C) 208 (D) 210

634. Wheel and Axle Plant is located at: (C)

(A) Varanasi (B) Chennai (C) Yelahanka (D) Chittaranjan

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635. The Headquarters of Southern Railway is: (B)

(A) Secunderabad (B) Chennai

(C) Bhuvaneswar (D) Visakhapatnam

636. In which country is Mount Everest? (B)

(A) India (B) Nepal (C) Bhutan (D) Sri Lanka

637. What is the capital city of New Zealand? (A)

(A) Wellington (B) Auckland (C) Melbourne (D) None

638. Which vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits? (C)

(A) A (B) D (C) C (D) None

639. What is the study of plants called? (C)

(A) Zoology (B) Numerology (C) Botany (D) None

640. What is the capital of Norway? (B)

(A) Colombo (B) Oslo (C) Austria (D) Auckland

641. What is the biggest state in U.S.A.? (B)

(A) Washington (B) Alaska (C) North Carolina (D) Georgia

642. What spot is played in Wimbledon? (B)

(A) Badminton (B) Tennis (C) Golf (D) Rugby

643. In which sport Mohammed Ali, the World Champion (C)

(A) Tennis (B) Long Jumb (C) Boxing (D) None

644. What is the capital city of Sri Lanka? (A)

(A) Colombo (B) Jaffna (D) Anuradhapura (D) None

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645. How many rings are there in the Olympic Games Symbol? (B)

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2

646. In which country is the world’s highest waterfall? (D)

(A) Australia (B) Sri Lanka (C) Newzealand (D) Venezuela

647. What is the capital city of Kenya? (A)

(A) Nairobi (B) Wellington (C) Charlotte (D) Plymouth

648. Golf was first played in which country? (C)

(A) India (B) Sri Lanka (C) Scotland (D) England

649. In which sport could you find yourself in a “headlock‟? (B)

(A) Tennis (B) Wrestling (B) Boxing (C) None

650. In which organ of the body is the cerebrum found? (A)

(A) Brain (B) Legs (C) Eyes (D) Heart

651. Blood clotting will occur in the absence of: (D)

(A) Iron (B) Calcium (C) Phosphorous (D) None

652. The Mirror used by ENT specialist is: (B)

(A) Plain Mirror (B) Concave mirror

(C) Convex mirror (D) None of the above

653. Azlan Shah cup is associated with: (B)

(A) Tennis (B) Hockey (C) Cricket (D) Volleyball

654. Full form of IOC: (A)

(A) Indian Oil Corporation (B) Indian Oil Company

(C) Indian Overseas Company (D) Indian Orientation Course
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655. Polio is caused by: (B)

(A) Dengue virus (B) Entero Virus

(C) Mumps virus (D) Rhabdo virus

656. The water of which one of the following lakes is used for producing
salt: (D)

(A) Barapani (B) Kolleru (C) Loktak (D) Sambhar

657. Metal with lowest melting point: (C)

(A) Lead (B) Lithium (C) Potassium (D) Sodium

658. Which one of the following is the oldest Grand Slam of the word?
(A)
(A) Wimbledon (B) French Open
(C) Australia Open (D) US Open

659. Bulund Darwaza was built by: (A)

(A) Akbar (B) Babar (C) Birbal (D) Humauin

660. Dandi March is known for: (B)

(A) Home Rule movement (B) Non Cooperation Movement

(C) Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Quit India Movement

661. What does NASSCOM stand for: (B)

(A) National Association of Shares and Securities Companies

(B) National Association of Software and Service Companies
(C) National Agency of Secret Service companies
(D) None of the above

662. Where are Borra Caves located? (D)

(A) Odisha (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra (D) Andhra Pradesh
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663. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by: (C)

(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jayaprakash Narayan

(C) Vinobha Bhave (D) Jyothirao Phule

664. Who is Chief Personnel Officer of South Central Railway? (B)

(A) G. Srinivasa Reddy (B) N.V.Ramana Reddy

(C) Deevan Reddy (D) M.S.Reddy

665. Anna Hazare is involved in which the following movements? (B)

(A) Telangana (B) Anti corruption

(C) Anti Dowry (D) Prohibition of Liquor

666. National Police Academy (NPA) which gives training to IPS officers is
located at: (C)

(A) New Delhi (B) Mussorie (C) Hyderabad (D) Baroda

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