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General Awareness 15. Which of the following bacteria present in tomatoes is

responsible for causing gastroenteritis?
1. Which State has become the first digital State of the (A) Pseudomonas solonacearum
country?
(A) Sikkim (B) Gujarat (B) Xanthomonas citri
(C) Kerala (D) Karnataka (C) Xanthomonas oryzae
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c (D) Salmonella typhimurium
m 2. Arrange the following dynasties in the correct order
according to their period of their rule. 16. Which of the following hormone is secreted by
s 1. Tughlak Dynasty 2. Lodi Dynasty
r Thyroid gland?
i 3. Sayyid Dynasty 4. Khilji Dynasty (A) Thyroxine (B) Triiodothyronine
a (A) 2, 1, 4, 3 (B) 4, 1, 3, 2 (C) Only A (D) Both A and B
f (C) 3, 1, 2, 4 (D) 1, 2, 4, 3
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A 17. Which mirrors are used in the field of solar energy to
3. Mendeleev’s periodic table........... focus sun’s rays for heating solar furnaces?
t (A) does not explain the position of hydrogen
n (A) Concave mirrors
e (B) is based on atomic number (B) Convex mirrors
r (C) is based on atomic volume (C) Both convex and concave
r (D) is based on atomic density (D) Plane mirror
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4. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 18. The speed of sound is maximum in which state of
(A) Canyon-River (B) Zeugen-Wind matter?
(C) Inselberg-Glacier (D) Moraine-Glacier (A) Solid (B) Liquid
d (C) Gas (D) Both a and b
a 5. Quartz composed of which two elements.
o (A) Iron and Magnesium (B) Iron and oxygen
l 19. What should be the minimum distance between the
n (C) Oxygen and silicon (D) Silicon and iron observer and the reflector to hear an echo?
w (A) 15m (B) 18m
o 6. Ozone hole refers to-
d (C) 17m (D) 20m
(A) hole in ozone layer
s (B) decrease in the ozone layer in troposphere 20. Who discovered the Law of electrostatic attraction?
rs (C) decrease in thickness of ozone layer in
ib (A) Newton (B) J.J Thomson
ao stratosphere (C) Max Plank (D) Coulomb
fj (D) increase in the thickness of ozone layer in
f troposphere 21. In which city did Union Home Minister Amit Shah
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t inaugurate the Second Ground Breaking Ceremonies of the
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to 7. Green glands are associated with- UP Investors Summit?
n (A) Reproduction (B) Excretion (A) Kanpur (B) Lucknow
eG (C) Respiration (D) Digestion
r (C) Varanasi (D) Agra
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u 8. Mahabharatha has _____ Chapters. 22. Atal pension yojana is available to all the citizens in
c (A) 18 (B) 20 the age group of ……….
x (C) 22 (D) 24 (A) 18 – 35 years (B) 18-60 years
i (C) 20-60 years (D) 18-40 years
s 9. What is the percentage of oxygen in the air that is
released during breathing? 23. Which of the active volcanoes of Italy was recently
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s (A) 9% (B) 16% affected by lava and smoke due to its public life?
a (C) 4% (D) 0.03% (A) Vesuvius mountain (B) kopetaxi
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10. Which disease is caused by deficiency of Vitamin B3?
(A) Scurvy (B) Beri-Beri 24. Which of the following Indian Sand Artists was
(C) Pellegra (D) Night-blindness conferred the 'People's Choice Award' in America's
prestigious 'Sand Sculpting Festival 2019'?
11. In which of the following countries, the Underwater (A) Nitish Bharti (B) Rahul Arya
Military Museum has been built? (C) Narayan Sahu (D) Sudarshan Patnaik
(A) India (B) China
(C) Germany (D) Jordan 25. Recently, the Union Water Minister introduced the
Capacity Strengthening Initiative of the Drinking Water and
12. ‘Buxar thermal power plant’ is located in which of the Sanitation Department of the Ministry of Water Power in the
following state? state.
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Bihar (A) Bihar (B) Tamil Nadu
s (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) New-Delhi (C) Jharkhand (D) Punjab
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i 13. How many states and union-territories have accepted
a 26. Which term is used for the reactions in which two
f the scheme of Ayushman Bharat yojana till now? compounds react by an exchange of ions to form two new
f (A) 26 (B) 25 compounds?
A (C) 20 (D) 21 (A) Decomposition reaction
t (B) Combination reaction
n 14. A tulip flower exhibits a partially yellow petal because (C) Displacement reaction
e of which of the following phenomenon? (D) Double-Displacement reaction
r (A) Mendelian inheritance (B) Genetic engineering
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u (C) Mutation (D) DNA sequencing 27. Which of the following indicator remains colourless in
c acidic as well as neutral solution?
y (A) Methyl orange (B) Bromothymol blue
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(C) Phenolphthalein (D) Both a and c 41. The mean of 15 numbers is 40. If two numbers 45
and 35 are removed, then what will be the mean of
28. Name the poisonous gas formed by chloroform in the remaining numbers?
presence of sunlight? (A) 37.5 (B) 40
(A) Nitric oxide (B) Phosgene gas (C) 42.5 (D) 38
(C) Nitrogen dioxide (D) Methane gas
42. Sum of four times a fraction and 6 times its reciprocal
29. ………is used to disrupt computer operation, gather is 11. What is the fraction?
s sensitive information or gain access to the private computer (A) 3/4 (B) 4/3
rd systems? (C) 4/7 (D) 7/4
ia (A) Malware (B) Viruses
ao (C) Worms (D) Trojan Horse 43. The average of 4 consecutive even numbers is 51.
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fn What is the third number?
A
w 30. First Indian political party which has created its (A) 46 (B) 52
o website on internet is ……? (C) 54 (D) 56
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n (A) Aam Aadmi party
es (B) Bharatiya janta party 44. If a + b + c = 3 and none of a, b and c is equal to 1,
rr (C) Samajwadi party then what is the value of
ri (D) Indian National Congress 1 1 1
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f (1 − 𝑎)(1 − 𝑏) (1 − 𝑏)(1 − 𝑐) (1 − 𝑐)(1 − 𝑎)
f 31. ‘Kisan Suvidha loan’ launched by which bank for (A) 0 (B) 1
A small and marginal farmers? (C) 3 (D) 6
(A) State bank of India
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n (B) Ujjivan small finance bank 45. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 15 km/hr,
e (C) United bank of India goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4 hrs and 30
r (D) Bank of Baroda minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is
r
u (A) 10 km/hr (B) 6 km/hr
c 32. What is the theme of the world’s Wetlands day 2019? (C) 5 km/hr (D) 4 km/hr
(A) ‘Wetlands and Forests’
x (B) ‘Wetlands for Disaster risk reduction’ 1 1
i 46. If x + x = 5, then find x5 + x5 =?
s (C) ‘Wetlands and Climate Change’
(D) ‘Wetlands and Tourism’ (A) 2525 (B) 2527
t (C) 2520 (D) 2530
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a 33. The international Union of Railways is an international
body of the rail transport industry created on………? 47. Find the value of N for the number 79N614 to be
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(A) 17 October, 1922 (B) 20 November, 1920 divisible by 2, 3 and 11.
(C) 2 August, 1931 (D) 21 September, 1925 (A) 0 (B) 4
(C) 1 (D) 5
34. Name the 40th communication satellite launched by
ISRO recently from French Guiana? 48. If R% (R+25) % × (R + 50) % × Q 3 = 2835 then find
(A) GSAT-11 (B) GSAT- 22 the value of Q if R = 75/2?
(C) GSAT-31 (D) None of these (A) 24 (B) ±12
(C) 12 (D) 48
35. The first jute mill in India was set up in which state? 4.35% 𝑜𝑓 46+33.33% 𝑜𝑓 9
(A) Mumbai (B) Madhya Pradesh 49. What is the value of =?
20% 𝑜𝑓 25
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Kolkata (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
36. Which is the first and the only state in India where
rooftop rain water harvesting structure is compulsory to all Direction (50–53): Read t he following data carefully and
the houses across the state? answer the questions as follow
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) New-Delhi
t (C) Orissa (D) Tamil nadu
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e 37. Civil disobedience movement was started by
t Mahatma Gandhi in which year?
k (A) 1930 (B) 1860
c (C) 1885 (D) 1914
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m 38. Who was the founder of Tughlaq Dynasty?
e (A) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
n (B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
i (C) Feroz shah Tughlaq
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n (D) None of these
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50. Considering the sales data of shirts sold by these
39. Who wrote Panchatantra and Hitopdesh?
textile companies in the year 2017 and 2018, calculate the
(A) Kalidas (B) Vishakadatta
percentage increase in the total sales in 2018 from its
(C) Vishnu Sharma (D) None of the above
previous year.(consider only these companies exist in
40. In which of the following state octroi tax is applicable
market)
in India?
(A) 30 (B) 20
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(C) 25 (D) 40
(C) Punjab (D) All of the above
51. What is the total average sale of all the shirts in the
s Mathematics year 2018?
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(A) 65 (B) 26 him. On reaching bus stand he came to know that buses
(C) 75 (D) 25 leave from the bus stand every 12 minutes. If the buses ran
at a uniform speed of 40 km/hr then what is the speed at
52. The ratio of total sales of wrangler in these two years which Venugopal was walking?
to that of the combined sales of siyarams in 2017 and us (A) 10 kmph (B) 12 kmph
q polo in 2018 is (C) 8 kmph (D) 14 kmph
c (A) 3 : 2 (B) 6 : 1
m (C) 5 : 1 (D) 2 : 3 65. A man calculates to go upstream it takes 16 hrs and
s to return back it takes 12 hrs. What is the ratio of speed of
r 53. Find the greatest three digit number that when divided boat to that of the stream?
i by 12, 16 and 18 leaves a remainder of 5 in every case. (A) 7:1 (B) 1:7
a (A) 869 (B) 968 (C) 4:3 (D) 3:4
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f (C) 972 (D) 894
A 66. Aruna borrowed Rs 90,000 at 10% per annum simple
t 54. Two numbers are in the ratio of 8 : 9 and their LCM interest. On the same day, she lent the sum to her friend at
n 144. Find the sum of these numbers? the same but compounded annually. How much does she
e (A) 24 (B) 34 gains at the end of 3 years?
r (C) 56 (D) 42 (A) Rs. 2907 (B) Rs. 2790
r (C) Rs. 2970 (D) Rs. 2800
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c 55. There are some boys and girls in a class. If every girls
mark is decreased by 20 marks then the total average 67. A sum of money for invested for 19 years earns an
decreases by 5 marks find the number of boys if the number interest of 19/4 times itself. Then find the rate %.
of girls is 100? (A) 25% (B) 45%
(A) 300 (B) 400 (C) 37.5% (D) 35%
d (C) 500 (D) 250
a 68. A and B together have 158000. If 37/79th part of A‘s
o 56. A man travels with speed of 40 km/hr to his amount is equal to 126/237th part of B. What is the amount
l destination but returns back with speed of 60km/hr. find the of B?
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w average speed during his whole journey? (A) Rs. 74000 (B) Rs. 37000
o (A) 24 km/hr (B) 42 km/hr (C) Rs. 67500 (D) Rs. 56700
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s (C) 48 km/hr (D) 36 km/hr
seT 69. Calculate the total surface area (meter) in of a
r 57. If the cube sides are increased by 12.5%, then find hemisphere of diameter 14cm?
ie the increase units of the volume? (A) 1848 m2 (B) 1847 m2
an (A) 36% (B) 42.38% (C) 0 .0462 m 2
(D) 462 m2
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fl (C) 50% (D) 25%
A 70. Which of the following option is correct according to
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58. Two numbers are 35% and 25% less than the third the given conditions related correctly?
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n number respectively. The first number is what percentage A= tan300
e less than the second number? 𝑡𝑎𝑛60−𝑡𝑎𝑛30
B= 1+𝑡𝑎𝑛60×𝑡𝑎𝑛30
r (A) 13.33% (B) 3.33%
r (C) 1.33% (D) 16.66%
(A) A > B (B) A < B
u (C) A – B = 0 (D) A + B = 1
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59. A container contains milk and water in the ratio in 1:
x 3. If 30 litres of liquid is taken away and 30 litre of milk is General Intelligence and Reasoning
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s added then the new ratio of milk to water1: 1 then find the 71. Look at this series
initial volume of liquid? 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ….
t (A) 90 litres (B) 91 litres What number should come next?
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a (C) 89 litres (D) 80 litres (A) 20 (B) 25
l (C) 30 (D) 50
60. If 64.29% of d = 42.86% of c then find the ratio d : c?
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 7 : 8 72. In the following question, select the related letters
(C) 8 : 7 (D) 9 : 6 from the given alternatives.
RATS : XGZY : : RIPE : ?
61. A reduction of 14.29 % in the price of sugar enables a (A) KVMA (B) XPUL
home maker to obtain 4 kg more for Rs 120. What is the (C) XOVK (D) XNVG
original price of the sugar?
(A) Rs. 35 (B) Rs. 40 73. In a certain language, ‘MADRAS’ is coded as
(C) Rs. 30 (D) Rs. 25 NBESBT, how is ‘BOMBAY’ coded in that language?
(A) DPNCBX (B) CPNCBZ
62. 3 men or 4 women can do a piece of work in 43 days. (C) CPNCBY (D) DPNCBZ
In how many days will 7 men and 5 women do this work?
(A) 12 day (B) 14 day 74. From the given answer figure select the one which in
(C) 24 day (D) 16 day which the question figure is hidden/embeddedd

63. Mani can build a wall in 4 hours, while his neighbour

destroys it in 7 hours the very next day. How much time will
Mani take to build the wall if the day he makes wall the next
day his neighbour breaks the wall?
s (A) 15 days (B) 91/3 days
r (C) 16 days (D) 191/3 days
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84. Who is the Fashion Designer?

(A) Priyanka (B) Prajakta
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f (A) Priyanka - Inspector
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A (B) Prajakta - Grapes
(C) Apple - Fashion Designer
t (D) Varna -Teacher
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r (A) A (B) B 86. Which of the following is not similar to the other?
r (C) C (D) D (A) Delhi (B) Bhagalpur
u (C) Haridwar (D) Mirzapur
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75. When seen through a mirror, a clock shows 8:30, the
y correct time is 87. Which statement is required for giving the correct
l (A) 2:30 (B) 3:30 answer of the following question?
i What is the position of Prerana with respect to
a (C) 8:30 (D) 5:30
d Sushil?
76. If “TREASURE” is coded as “VTEAUUTE” what is the I. Kisan is left to Sushil.
code for “VIOLATION”? II. Kisan is to the south of Prerana.
(A) XIONAPOIV (B) XKQNCVKQN (A) If Only I is sufficient
(C) XKNNAVKOP (D) XIONAVIOP (B) If Only II is sufficient
(C) Both I and II together are sufficient
77. Attenuate : Evacuate : : Replenish : ---------- ? (D) Neither I nor II is sufficient.
(A) Inhale (B) Reuse
t (C) Restore (D) Evict 88. What is the minimum number of straight lines that is
s needed to construct the given figure?
e
t 78. Some statements are given below. Find which of the
following conclusion logically follows the given statement.
k 1. All Exams are Tough.
c 2. Some exams are UPSC.
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m 3. No UPSC is Corrupt.
(A) Some Exams are Corrupt.
e (B) Some Tough is not UPSC.
n (A) 15 (B) 11
i (C) Some tough is corrupt (C) 13 (D) 21
l (D) Some Exams are not Corrupt.
n 89. An Assertion and a Reason given below choose the
o 79. Find the missing term (?) in the series correct option:
2 , 7 , ? , 29 , 46 , 67 , 92 Assertion (A): The same side of the moon faces the
(A) 16 (B) 18 earth at all times.
(C) 17 (D) 19 Reason (R): Moon is the only natural satellite of the
Earth.
80. Select the alternative which shows similar relationship (A) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct
as the given pair. explanation of A
Spiders : Cluster (B) Both A and R is true and R is the correct
(A) Fish : Hook (B) Starlings : Herd explanation of A
s (C) Flamingos : Pat (D) Crows : Troop (C) A is false but R is true
b (D) Both A and R is false
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word and then select the one which is different. 90. In a row there are 30 students. Richa is 12th from the
t (A) RAAE (B) EOZN left and Prachi is 13th from the right end. Supriya sits
v (C) MDINOA (D) NEAOSR
o between Richa and Prachi. What is Supriya’s position from
G Left?
82. Rajeev has a son Raunak and a sister Shilpi who is (A) 16th (B)15th
s the mother of Sujay and Vijay. Hari is Sujay’s maternal uncle. (C) 17 th
(D) 14th
r How is Hari related to Raunak?
e (A) Nephew (B) Paternal Uncle
p 91. Which one of the four interchanges in sign and
a (C) Cousin (D) Maternal Uncle numbers would make the given equation correct?
P 3+2×4−6=8
Direction (83 –85): Read the following information carefully (A) × and - , 4 and 2 (B) - and +, 6 and 2
l and answer the question:
e (C) × and +, 2 and 4 (D) × and +, 2 and 6
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o There are five friends Chaitu, Shaileja, Varna, 92. Which of the following appear third if they are
M Priyanka and Prajakta. They like different Fruit and are in arranged according to the dictionary?
different profession. Chaitu likes Orange and is an Engineer. (A) Apprehensive (B) Appendix
The Lawyer like Banana. Shaileja and Priyanka like Apple (C) Application (D) Appreciate
and Grapes respectively and neither of them is a Teacher.
Varna like Watermelon and The Inspector likes grapes. One 93. Arav started walking he turned left and then turned
of five is a Fashion Designer. right and then towards left again now he finds that he is
walking towards north. In which direction he started walking
83. Which Fruit does the Teacher like? at first.
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(C) West (D) South Which candidate among the following will the school
definitely take?
Direction (94-95): Study the following diagram and answer (A) Niharika is post graduate fluent in Hindi and
the questions based on it. Symbols represent students with English and have two year of teaching experience.
s different degrees. (B) Neha is a graduate fluent in Hindi and English,
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l have B.Tech degree? 99. Three statements are given below and two
i conclusions are given. you have to take the given statement
a (A) 9/8 (B) 15/8
d (C) 7/5 (D) 15/13 to be true even if they seems to be at variance with
commonly known facts and then decide which of the
95. How many students have done B.Tech and M.Tech following conclusion logically follows.
but not M.B.A? Statement: 1. All Books are Papers.
(A) 10 (B) 30 2. Some papers are Notebooks.
(C) 40 (D) 20 3. Some Notebooks are Computers.
Conclusion: I. Some Notebooks are Books.
96. Find the odd one out II. Some Papers are Computers.
(A) U (B) H (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows
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General Awareness ing India' approach to incorporate the country into the top
three economies of the world.
Ans.1(C) Kerala has become the first digital State of the
Ans.22(D) Atal pension yojana become operational from
country.
June 1, 2015. This scheme is basically for the workers of the
Ans.2(D)
unorganised sector and aims to provide a minimum guaran-
Ans.3(A) Mendeleev’s periodic table does not explain
teed pension of 1000 to 5000 Rs. Per month from the age of
the position of hydrogen.
60 years. It is available to all the citizens in the age group of
Ans.4(B) Zeugen-Wind pairs is not correctly matched.
18-40 years.
t Ans.5(C) Quartz composed of two elements Oxygen
s Ans.23(C) Mount Etna
and silicon.
e Ans.6(C) Ozone hole refers to decrease in thickness of
According to the National Institute of Geo-
t physics and Volcanology, this volcano was active even ear-
ozone layer in stratosphere.
e lier in June. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and active volca-
Ans.7(B) Green glands are associated with Excretion.
n no. It is located on the eastern coast of Sicily in Italy and is
i Ans.8(A) Mahabharatha has 18 chapters.
the highest mountain in Italy. United Nations Organization
l Ans.9(B) The percentage of oxygen in the air that is
n UNESCO has also included it in the list of World Heritage
released during breathing is16%.
o Sites. This volcano is approximately 3326 meters high.
Ans.10(C) Pellegra disease is caused by deficiency of Vit
Ans.24(D) Sudarshan Patnaik
e amin B3.
Sudarshan Patnaik gave a message to tackle
e Ans.11(D) The world's first underwater martial museum
the 'plastic pollution' in the ocean in the shape engraved on
r has been built in Aqaba, Jordan. It is made in the
f depth of 28 meters (92 feet) in the sea. Army
the sand. Apart from Patnaik, 15 top sand artists of the world
participated in this competition organized on 'River Beach' in
here has 19 types of military equipment in-
Boston, Massachusetts.
cluding war tanks, military ambulance, helicopter, war
Ans.25(C) Jharkhand
aircraft, crane and anti-aircraft.
Under this program, a group of 2800 field
Ans.12(B) Buxar thermal power plant has recently been
s trainers will be created in the initial training, which will reach
r inaugurated by PM Narendra modi. The 1320
around 2.5 lakh gram panchayats all over the country. The
i MW capacity plant is located in chausa village
main objective of this initiative is to ensure the permanence
a in Buxar district of Bihar. It will generate 9828
f million units of energy in a year.
of open Defecation Free villages in the open under the
f Clean India Mission. In addition to this, the initiative will be
A Ans.13(A) Ayushman bharat yojna or Pradhan Mantri
helpful in facilitating the provision of safe and adequate
Jan Arogya Yojna is a centrally sponsored scheme
t drinking water as well as management of solid and liquid
launched in 2018 under the Ayushman Bharat
n waste to the members of the field trainers and Panchayat
e Mission of MoHFW in India. About 26 states
Raj institutions.
r and union territories have accepted the scheme till
r Ans.26(D) Double-Displacement reaction is a type of
now except Delhi, Orissa and Telangana.
su Ans.14(C) A tulip flower exhibits a partially yellow petal
chemical reaction where two compounds react and the posi-
rc because of the mutation in its genes.
tive ions and the negative ions of the two reactants switch
i places to form two new compounds or products.
a Ans.15(D) Gastroenteritis happens when bacteria causes
Ans.27(C) Phenolphthalein is a colourless indicator used
f an infection in our gut. The symptom varies de
f in acid-base titrations. It turns colourless in acidic as well as
pending upon the type of bacteria causing the
A neutral solutions and magneta in basic solutions.
in fection. Washing tomatoes thoroughly will not
Ans.28(B) Chloroform in the presence of sunlight forms a
t get rid of Salmo nella typhimurium which is
poisonous gas ‘Phosgene’. Phosgene is a major industrial
n responsible for causing gastroenteritis in hu
e mans.
chemical used to make plastics and pesticides. It is highly
r toxic substance that exists as a gas at room temperature.
r Ans.16(D) The thyroid is a butterfly shaped organ located
Ans.29(A) Malware is any software intentionally de-
u in the base of the neck. The hormones secreted
c signed to cause damage to computer server, client or com-
by it are thyroxine and Triiodothyronine which are
puter network. It includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan
y produced by the follicular cells of thyroid
horses and spyware.
l gland.
i Ans.30(B)
Ans.17(A) A solar furnace is a structure that uses
a Ans.31(B) Ujjivan small finance bank has announced the
d concentrated solar power to produce high tem
launch of ‘kisan suvidha loan’ for small and marginal farm-
perature, usually for industry. Concave mirrors
ers. It provides loans to the individuals with an amount rang-
are used in solar furnaces because concave
ing from Rs. 60,000-Rs. 2 lakh for agricultural and allied
mirrors reflect the light towards a single focal
activities.
point due to which the solar furnace gets very
Ans.32(C) World wetlands day is celebrated every year
hot.
on 2nd February to commemorate the signing of Ramasar
Ans.18(A) The speed of sound is different in different
convention on wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar in
medium. It basically depends upon the elasticity and the
1971. This year the theme was ‘wetlands and climate
density of the medium. Thus, the speed of sound is maxi-
change’ that highlights the impact of wetlands and the im-
mum in solids and minimum in gases.
pact of climate change.
Ans.19(C)
Ans.33(A) The UIC or International Union of Railways is
Ans.20(D) Electrostatic attraction is a phenomenon in
an international rail transport industry body. It was created
t which a positively charged molecule or atom gets attracted
on 17 October 1922, with the aim of standardising industry
s towards negatively charged molecule. It is also known as
e practices. It has 194 members across 5 continents.
coulomb’s law. Coulomb discovered the law of electrostatic
T Ans.34(C)
attraction in 1779.
Ans.35(D) The first jute mill was set up at Rishra near
e Ans.21(B) Lucknow
Kolkata in 1855 by an Englishman, George Auckland.
n The purpose of this summit is to make an ac-
i tive effort to facilitate is of doing business by setting up a
Ans.36(D)
l Ans.37(A) The civil disobedience movement was an im-
n model of good governance by the Central Government. Un-
O portant part of Indian freedom. It was started by Mahatma
der the second ground of the
Gandhi on 12 March, 1930 along with his followers. Howev-
er, the movement was not successful but it prepared the
UP Investors Summit, efforts have been made people of India for great Sacrifice.
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Ans.38(B) The Tughlaq dynasty was basically of Turkish

origin and the family was essentially Muslim. Ghiyasuddin
Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty in the year
1321.
Ans.39(C) Hitopdesh is a collection of Sanskrit fables in
prose and verse. It is similar to, though distinct from, the
Panchatantra which is a collection of five volumes of stories.
Vishnu Sharma was an Indian scholar and author who wrote
Panchatantra and Hitopdesh.
Ans.40(D) The state government in India levies the octroi
charges when the product enters the state. Generally, it var-
ies from 3 to 6 % of the product value. Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Punjab are the only states where octroy tax is applica-
s ble at present.
b
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t Ans.41(B) Sum of Numbers =15 × 40 =600 Ans.47(A) For getting divisible by 11 the sum of the digits
v must be 11 or multiple of 11
After Removing 35, 45 Total Number=13
o And for 3 it is the sum of digits must be divisi-
G Sum of number= 600-35-45=520
New Average= 520/13=40 ble by 3
Ans.42(A) Sum of the digits = 27 hence divisible by 3, N
= 0, 3, 6, 9
Now for 11, alternate places digits sum
u subtraction must be multiple of 11.
r 19 − (N + 8) = multiple of 11, which shows n =
u
g 0
As 0 satisfy both the conditions hence is the
m answer.
d
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ax Ans.48(A) 37.5% × 62.5% × 87.5% × Q 3 = 2835
o
E Upon solving we will get Q = 24.
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ro Ans.49(A)
ed Ans.50(A) Sales in 2017 = 30 + 25 + 10 + 5 + 30 = 100
p Sales in 2018 = 20 + 35 + 30 + 15 + 30 = 130
as Ans.43(B) Increase in sales = 30
P
r % increase in sales = 30/100×100 = 30
il
ae Ans.51(B) Sales in 2018 = 20 + 35 + 30 + 15 + 30 = 130
fd Average = 130/5 = 26
fo Ans.52(A) Sales of siyarams in 2017 + sales of US polo
A
M in 2018 = 25 + 15 = 40
t Sales of wrangler in 2 years = 30 + 30 = 60
n Ratio = 60 : 40 = 3 : 2
e Ans.53(A) Had there been no 5 in this number, it must be
r
r Ans.44(A) completely divided by 12,16and 18.
u Hence finding LCM of 12, 16, 18 which is 144
c Now the number must be = 144 a + 5
x Now it to be greatest 3 digit number, putting a
i =6
s 144 × 6 + 5 = 864 + 5 = 869
t Ans.54(B) Since the two numbers ratio is 8:9 and
s LCM is 144
a Let the HCF be x then
l The numbers must be 8x, 9x
Then 8x×9x = 144x
x=2
Numbers are= 16 and 18 and sum of them is
34.
Ans.45(C) Ans.55(A) Now if the girls marks are decreased by 20
marks, then total average decreases by 5 marks , this
means marks decrease by 1/4th then the girls must be
1/4th of the class and boys 3/4th .
But given number of girls is 100 then number
of boys will be 300
Ans.56(C) Average speed during travelling of equal
distances = 2uv/ (u + v), where u, v are the speeds.
(2× 40× 60)/ (40+60) = 48 km /hr
Ans.57(B) If x% increase in the side of cube then in-
crease in the volume is given by

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Ans.66(B) SI at 10% for 3 years = 30% of 90,000 =

27000
Now as for compound
Interest,
Amount = 90000 ×11/10 × 11/10 × 11/10 =
90×1331 = 119790
Now CI = 119790 – 90000 = 29790
Difference = 29790 – 27000 = 2790
t
s Ans.67(A)
e Ans.68(A) 126/237 = 42/79
td 37/79 ×A = 42/79×B
ak Ans.58(A) Let the third number be 100, then the second = A : B = 42 : 37
o Now A + B=79
cl number will be 65 and the third number will be 75
o
n Percentage loss = 10/75×100 = 13.33% Now 79 ×2000 →158000
m
w 37×2000 →74000
Ans.59(A) Let the ratio there be x litres of milk and 3x
o Ans.69(C) Surface area of hemisphere = 3πr2
ed litres of water. Then after the liquid is taken away and milk
n added the new ratio should be 14cm= 0.14 m (diameter)
is Hence radius = 0.07
lr Surface area= 3×22/7 ×0.07×0.07 = 0.0462
n
io
a cm2
f Ans.70(C)
f
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r
u Ans.71(A) 80, 10, 70, 15, +0
c Ans.60(A) Alternate
Ans.61(A) Home maker gets 4 kg more for Rs 120, then 80 – 70 = 60 – 10 = 50
x sugars reduced price is 120/4 = 30 10 + 5 = 15 + 5 = 20
i
s 14.29% reduction means if the total is 7 units Ans.72(C) Difference of +6
then 1 unit will get reduced, Ans.73(B) M (+) → N B (+1) → C
t = 6(reduced price) /7 (original price) A (+1) → B O (+1) → P
s The reduced price is 30 which correspond to
a D (+1) → E M (+1) → N
l 6, and then increased price corresponding to 7 will be Rs 35. R (+1) → S B (+1) → C
Ans.62(A) men = 4 women A (+1) → B A (+1) → B
1 men= 4/3 women S (+1) → T Y (+1) → Z
7 men= 28/3 women Ans.74(D)
7 men + 5 women= 28/3 + 5 = 43/3 women Ans.75(B) Mirror image of 3 : 30 is 8 : 30.
Total work in terms of women = 4×43 Ans.76(D) All vowels are kept same and consonants are
Then 43/3 women will take (4×43)/ (43/3) = 12 increased two step forward.
days.
Ans.63(A) Let the total unit of work be 28 units.
Mani will build in a day =7 units
Neighbour will in next day destroy = 4 units
So net wall build in 2 day= 3 units
Now see once the wall is completely made
then his neighbour cannot break it, hence to make the com-
plete ly, the last one to work on it must be Mani Ans.77(C) Evacuate is the synonym of Attenuate. Simi-
Hence work to completed by both = 28 – 7 = larly Restore is the synonym of replenish.
21 units Ans.78(D)
So to complete 21 units by both = 21/3 =7 but
in original = 14 days
And then mani will come and do his day of
work i.e. 7 units then the total work would be completed
s 14+1 = 15 days.
r
e Ans.64(C) Let us assume the speed of venu-
p gopal as x km /hr Ans.79(A) Series is +5, +9, + 13 , +17 , +21 , +25
a The first bus would have to travel 40×12/ (60)
P
km to meet venugopal.
ls Now for the next bus, as both venugopal and
er bus are moving towards each other, the relative speed will
d
io be (40+ x) and then they have to cover the same distance Ans.80(C) Animal : Group Name
aM previously hence
f Group of Flamingos is called as Pat.
f 40×12/60 = (40 + x) × (10)/60 Ans.81(D) Area, Zone, Domain, Reason
A Hence x = 8 km/hr So here all words represent same meaning
t Ans.65(A) For distance remaining same the speed is except Reason.
n inversely proportional to time and hence if we consider the Ans.82(B)
e boat speed as B and stream speed as C then down stream
r speed will be B + C and upstream speed will be B – C
r (B + C)/(B – C) = 16/12 = 4/3
u
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days and it also takes the same time to revolve around the
Earth. So only one side of moon remains visible to Earth.
Ans.90(B) Student In between Rich and Prachi = 30 −
(12 + 13) = 5
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d Ans.91(C) 3 + 2 × 4 – 6 = 8 → 3 × 4 + 2 − 6 = 12 +2 –
s 6=8
ru Ans.92(D) Appendix, Application, Appreciate, Apprehen-
ir sive
au So Appreciate is third after arrangement.
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Who do not have B.Tech degree = 150 +40 +
t Ans.83(A) 50 = 240
s
a Ans.84(C) Shaileja - Fashion Designer Required ratio = 450 /240 = 15/8
l Ans.85(B) Prajakta likes banana. Ans.95(D) Total Number of students who have done
Ans.86(A) All the cities are near Ganga river bank except B.Tech and M.Tech represented by common region of circle
Delhi. and triangle which do not include rectangle
Ans.87(C) From I and II Total Number of student who have done
B.Tech and M.Tech = 20
Ans.96(A) All are at even place in alphabetical series.
Except U.
Ans.97(B) Neha have B. Ed degree and is fluent in Hindi
and English and have three year of teaching
experience so all criteria is fulfilled.
Ans.98(C) 1 2/1 2/ 1 2/1 2/1 2/ 1 2
Ans.88(C)
Ans.99(D)

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