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Q1. What is the LCM of 14, 21 and 28 ?

1. 48
2. 588
3. 84
4. 7
Q2. Who is the co –founder of Apple Computers?

1. Bill Gates
2. Charles Flint
3. Paul Allen
4. Steve Jobs
Q3 . Asis’s largest Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip
garden is situated in which city?

1. Shimla
2. Manali
3. Gangtok
4. Srinagar
Q4. If sinθ - 3 cosθ = 0 (θis an angle), then the
value of si𝒏𝟐 θ – co𝒔𝟐 θ is:

! ! #! !
1. - 2. 1 3. 4.
" " "
Q5 . In an examination Mohit got 30% of the maximum
marks but Failed by 25 marks. Another student who
scared 38% got 15 marks more than the pass marks. The
necessary pass percentage required is :

1. 50%
2. 35%
3. 34%
4. 53%
Q6. The symbol used for Magnesium is:

1. Mn
2. Ma
3. Mo
4. Mg
Q7 . Simplify:

5 × 42 - 3 + 27 ÷ 3

1. 110
2. 210
3. 218
4. 204
Q8. A 10 feet long ladder learning against a wall,
reaches the wall at a point 8 feet high. By how much
distance should the ladder be moved towards the
wall so that its top reaches a point at 9 . 6 feet high?

1. 4. 4 ft
2. 3. 2 ft
3. 2. 8 ft
4. 3. 92 ft
Q9. A 15 m high tree is broken by the wind in such a
way that its top touches the ground and makes an
angle of 60º with the ground. At what height from the
bottom is the tree broken?

!$ ()√( !$√(
1. m 2. m 3. m 4. 5 m
!% √( "% √( "% √(
Q10. Which body is responsible to regulate, promote
and ensure orderly growth of the insurance industry
in India?

1. ICICI
2. CRISIL
3. RBI
4. IRDAI
Q11. What does PSLV stand for?

1. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

2. Public Satellite Launch Vehicle
3. Private Satellite Launch Vehicle
4. Partner Satellite Launch Vehicle
Q12. In which of the following Indian National
Congress (INC) session was the National Anthem
sung for the first time?

1. 1911, Kolkata
2. 1916, Lucknow
3. 1917, Kolkata
4. 1907, Surat
Q13. In a certain code language, ‘LEGAL’ is written
as ‘37’. How will ‘EAGLE’ be written as in that
language?

1. 35
2. 25
3. 30
4. 36
Q14. Who wrote the novel ‘The White Tiger’?

1. Chetan Bhagat
2. Vikram Seth
3. Khushwant Singh
4. Aravind Adiga
Q15. Simplify:

51 + 134 + 5 42 + 16 + 9

1. 8
2. 64
3. 197
4. 520
Q16 . 16 men can complete a work in 12 days. 12 women
can complete the same work in 32 days. 16 men and 16
men and 16 women together worked for 4 days, after
which the women dropped out and 16 more men joined.
In how many days will the men be able to complete the
remaining work?

1. 3 days
2. 2 days
3. 4 days
4. 5 days
Q17. Four animals have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner and one is different.
Select the odd one.

1. Cow
2. Sheep
3. Goat
4. Dog
Q18. In the UN security Council there are:

1. 10 permanent and 10 non – permanent members

2. 5 permanent and 10 non – permanent members
3. 5 permanent and 5 non – permanent members
4. 10 permanent and 5 non – permanent members
Q19. Travelers in deserts often tend to have an
optical illusion of a sheet of water where none
actually exists. What is this called?

1. Reflection
2. Diversion
3. Mirage
4. Scattering
Q20. Simplify:
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟏 − 𝟏 − ……………. 𝟏 − 𝟏 −
𝟐 𝟑 𝟗 𝟏𝟎

𝟓 𝟏 𝟏
1. 2. 𝟎 3. 4. -
𝟔 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
Q21. Mohan borrowed an amount of ₹18000 and
paid simple interest of ₹2,700 at 10% per annum.
Find the duration for which he kept the borrowed
amount.

𝟑 𝟐 𝟑
1. 3 years 2. years 3. years 4. years
𝟐 𝟑 𝟐𝟎
Q22. Aedes mosquito is a carrier of:

1. typhoid
2. cholera
3. dengue
4. malaria
Q23. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is a Government of India
flagship programme, making free and compulsory
education to children in the age group of
a Fundamental Right.

1. 5-14 years
2. 8-14 years
3. 7-14 years
4. 6-14 years
Q24. Find the value of the given expression.
6 + 4 × 10 ÷ 2 - 9

1. 18
2. 41
3. 42
4. 17
Q25. Simplify:
5 + 𝟕𝟐 − 𝟔 ×𝟒 𝟏𝟐 ÷ 𝟔 + 𝟕 ×(𝟓 − 𝟑)

1. -2
2. 20
3. 363
4. 19
Q26. Select the number form among the given options
that can replace the question mark (?) in the following
series.
1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?

1. 256
2. 236
3. 264
4. 216
Q27. By selling an article for ₹2, 340, the dealer loses
10%. At what price should he sell the article to gain
15%?

1. ₹2, 600
2 ₹2, 350
3. ₹2, 365
4. ₹2, 990
Q28. In the given diagram, circle T represents ‘teachers’, circle
S represents ‘student’, and circle P represents ;principle’. The
region are denoted by the numbers 1 to 7. Based on the
diagram answer the question given below.
Select the region that represents teachers who are neither
students nor principals.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 5
4. 6
Q29. In the following series, how many times is the
number 8 NOT followed by the number 4 but is preceded
by the number 5?

65823581258343565458658458

1. 5
2. 4
3. 3
4. 2
Q30. In a certain code language, ‘RAHUL’ is written
as ‘60’. How will ‘ARUN’ be written as in that
language?

1. 56
2. 52
3. 45
4. 54
Q31. The mean of ages of a group of 35 school
students is 16 years. A 52 year old teacher joined the
group. Find the mean of the ages of the students and
the teacher.

1. 34 years
2. 43.5 years
3. 36 years
4. 17 years
Q32. Each element has a name and

1. A unique chemical symbol

2. A unique physical symbol
3. A unique colour
4. A unique shape
Q33. In a parliamentary system, the legislative,
judicial and emergency powers are in reality used by
the President only on the advice of the:

1. Council of Ministers
2. Chief Minister
3. Members of the parliament
4. Vice President
Q34. A hollow metallic sphere has internal and
external radius of 3cm and 5cm respectively. It is
melted and recast as a solid cylinder with radius
7cm. What is the height of the cylinder?

+ "
1. 3 cm 2. 8 cm 3. ( cm 4. ( cm
Q35. Tea and coffee fall under which category of
crops in India?

1. Horticulture crops
2. Plantation crops
3. Cash crops
4. Food crops
Q36. Four number have been given, out of which
three are alike in some manner and one is different.
Select the odd one.

1. 10
2. 2
3. 5
4. 7
Q37. Clearance of snow in high altitude areas is
undertaken by:

1. Public Works Department

2. The Border Road Organization
3. Snow Authority of India
4. Inland Waterways Authority
Q38. One of the most important contribution of the
British to India in 1853 which enabled people to
travel long distance was:

1. The airways
2. The railways
3. The roadways
4. The waterways
Q39. A swimmer, whose speed is 9 km/h in still water,
goes 9 km downstream in 45 minutes. Find the speed
of the stream.

1. 6 km/h
2. 12 km/h
3. 9 km/h
4. 3 km/h
Q40. Study the given pattern carefully and select
the number from among the given options that
can replace the question mark (?)

1. 74
2. 81
3. 80
4. 78
Q41. Simplify:
1. 1 + 1. 001 + 10. 01 + 11. 11

1. 23. 14
2. 3. 124
3. 4. 213
4. 23. 221
Q42. Which of the following cities is NOT in Madhya
Pradesh?

1. Raipur
2. Jabalpur
3. Bhopal
4. Gwalior
Q44. Anil buys an article with 20% discount on
the marked price and sells it at 8 % discount on
the marked price. Find his profit / loss percent.

1. 12 % profit
2. 15 % profit
3. 15 % loss
4. 12 % loss
Q45. The LCM of two number is 24 times their HCF.
The sum of the HCF and LCM is 750. If one of the
number is 90, then find the other number.

1. 240
2. 30
3. 720
4. 25
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Q46. The conversion of 0.037 in the form '
is:

!" !# !# !#
1. 2. 3. 4.
##$ $$$ %&&& %&&
Q47. Ram Sagar and Bhagat Ram enter into a
partnership by investing in the ratio 10 : 13. Find
Bhagat Ram’s share in a profit of ₹8,050.

1. ₹4,025
2. ₹4,550
3. ₹1,550
4. ₹3,500
Q48. Which of the following IITs has been declared
one among the seven Eat Right Campus by FSSAI ?

1. IIT Delhi
2. IIT Kanpur
3. IIT Ropar
4. IIT Gandhinagar
Q49. In the First Year Plan , the Government of
India sought to get the country’s economy out of the
cycle of poverty.

1. 1955 - 1960
2. 1947 - 1952
3. 1951 - 1956
4. 1961 - 1965
Q50. Select the term that will come next in the
following series.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, ?

1. Uranus
2. Jupiter
3. Saturn
4. Mars
Q51. What is the full form of FORTRAN?

1. FoxPro Translation
2. Foreign Translation
3. Fortitude Translation
4. Formula Translation
Q52. How many numbers between 100 and 1000 are
completely divisible by 11?

1. 82
2. 79
3. 81
4. 80
Q53. Which vitamin activates proteins and calcium
essential for blood clotting?

1. Vitamin C
2. Vitamin D
3. Vitamin B1
4. Vitamin K
Q54. In a certain code language, ‘FIKA’ is written as
‘URPZ’. How will ‘EHJZ’ be written as in that
language?

1. ZSQV
2. VSQA
3. VQSZ
4. AQSV
Q55. The organ of the government that primarily
looks after the function of implementation and
administration is called the:

1. Legislature
2. Parliament
3. Judiciary
4. Executive
Q56. The length of a hall is 7 m more than is breadth.
If its perimeter is 62 m, find the length of the hall.

1. 34. 5m
2. 19 m
3. 27. 5m
4. 12 m
Q57. The earlier name of Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre was:

1. Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay

2. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
3. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
4. Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam
Q58. Kumud borrowed some amount at simple interest of
𝟏
10% per annum for 1 year. Snegha borrowed the same
𝟐
amount at the same rate on compound interest
(compounded semiannually) for the same period. If
Snegha paid ₹61 more than Kumud as interest, then how
much money did each of them borrow?

!" "%!"
1. ₹ #$
2. ₹ #$
3. ₹ 8,000 4. ₹4,000
Q59. The sum of the digits of a two – digits number is
12. If the digits are reversed, seven times the new
number equals to four times the original number.
Find the number.

1. 5
2. 75
3. 84
4. 48
Q60. When is ‘World Environment Day’
celebrated?

1. 30th September.
2. 31st May.
3. 12th April.
4. 5th June.
Q61. Which of the following is NOT a desert in
India?

1. Rann of Kutch
2. The Thar desert
3. Indus Valley desert
4. Spiti valley cold desert
Q62. The Congress annual session of December 1929
in Lahore was significant because of:

1. Indians becoming self - reliant

2. Commitment to Purna Swaraj
3. The work done by the people of the country
4. The overwhelming majority
Q63. As of October 2020, which of the following is
NOT on the World Heritage List?

1. Agra Fort
2. Hawa Mahal
3. Elephanta Caves
4. Sun Temple
Q64. Four parts of the human body have been given,
out of which three are alike in some manner and one
is different. Select the odd one.

1. Eyes
2. Nose
3. Ears
4. Hair
Q65. The median of 11, 13, 10, 9, 8, 20, 13 is :

1. 13
2. 9
3. 12
4. 11
Q66. As of November 2020, which team is number
one in the ICC men’s T20 Cricket rankings?

1. India
2. Australia
3. England
4. West Indies
Q67. Viticulture is :

1. Vegetable cultivation
2. Mango cultivation
3. Flower cultivation
4. Grape cultivation
Q68. If people cannot be used as a resource they
naturally appear as to the economy.

1. indispensable
2. An asset
3. A liability
4. important
Q69. If sum of squares of zeroes of the polynomial 𝒙𝟐
+ 9x + 3k is 21, then what is the value of k ?

1. -17
2. 10
3. 30
4. 20
Q70. Study the given pattern carefully and select the
number from among the given options that can
replace the question mark (?).

1. 79
2. 88
3. 89
4. 78
Q71. Which of the following is the tallest tree in the
world?

1. Cedar
2. Pine
3. Spruce
4. Redwood
Q72. Aryan takes twice as much time as Vipin to
finish a piece of work. Together they finish the same
piece of work in 2 days. In how much time can Vipin
do the same work?

1. 2 days
2. 3 days
3. 6 days
4. 4 days
Q73. Anita and Vineeta divide an amount of ₹1, 950
between themselves in the ratio 6 : 7 . If an amount
of ₹100 is added to each of their shares, what will be
the new ratio of their shares?

1. 900 : 1050
2. 106 : 107
3. 20 : 23
4. 600 : 700
Q74. Study the given grid carefully and select the
number from among the given options that can
replace the question mark (?)

1. 240
2. 245
3. 190
4. 145
Q75. Gandhiji’s campaign against the was in
response to the British censorship of the press and
detention without trial.

1. World War I
2. British Rule
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
4. Rowlatt Act
Q76. On which day is World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought observed ?

1. 22nd May
2. 5th June
3. 22nd April
4. 17th June
Q77. Demonetization was announced by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on:

1. December 8, 2016
2. October 8, 2016
3. November 8, 2016
4. September 8, 2016
Q78. As a social reformer, Gandhiji believed that
Indian had to get rid of social evils. Which of the
following is NOT a social evil?

1. Inflation
2. Child Marriage
3. Illiteracy
4. Untouchability
Q79. Which of the following companies
stopped making personal computers in
2005?

1. Dell
2. Acer.
3. IBM.
4. Asus
Q80. World Health Organization (WHO) is
headquartered in :

1. Amsterdam, Netherlands
2. Geneva, Switzerland
3. Vienna, Austria
4. New York City, America
Q81. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that
the information given in the statement's is true, even if it appears to be at
variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions
logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. All the potatoes are tomatoes.
2. All the tomatoes are onion.
Conclusions:
1. All the onions are tomatoes.
II. All the potatoes are onions.

1. Only II
2. Only I
3. Both I and II
4. Either I or II
Q82. is the process under which farmers
grow trees for commercial and non – commercial
purpose on their lands

1. Tree Forestry
2. Farm Forestry
3. Tree Conservation
4. Forest conservation
Q83. If the sum of five consecutive numbers is 90,
then what is the middle number?

1. 18
2. 16
3. 17
4. 19
Q84. Shah Jahan’s daughter participated in
many architectural projects of the new capital of
Shajahanabad (Delhi).

1. Gulbadan begum
2. Roshanara
3. Jahanara
4. Begum Ishrat
Q86. The following table shows CFC emission (in million
metric tons) from various sectors for an industry for a period
of 5 years. Based on the table answer the question given below.
Which sector has recorded the maximum percentage growth in
CFC emissions from 2015 to 2019?

1. Cement
2. Pesticides
3. Fertilizer
4. Foam
Q87. The following table shows CFC emission (in million
metric tons) from various sectors for an industry for a
period of 5 years. Based on the table answer the question
given below
The contribution of CFC emission from the fertilizer sector, in
comparison to the total CFC emission from all the sectors, was
the least in which year?

1. 2017.
2. 2016.
3. 2019.
4. 2015.
Q88. The following table shows CFC emission (in million
metric tons) from various sectors for an industry for a
period of 5 years. Based on the table answer the question
given below
What is the percentage growth in CFC emission from the
pesticides sector from 2015 to 2019?

1. 50%
2. 70%
3. 90%
4. 80%
Q89. The following table shows CFC emission (in million
metric tons) from various sectors for an industry for a
period of 5 years. Based on the table answer the question
given below
What is the approximate contribution in percentage in CFC emissions
from the cement sector, in comparison to that of the total CFC
emissions from all the sectors in 2017?

1.19%
2. 27%
3. 24%
4. 60%
Q90. Read the given statements and decide if the given conclusion is
true, false or irrelevant with respect to the statements
Statements :
I. A is the sister of B.
II. B is the daughter of C.
Conclusion:
B is the enemy of C.

1. Conclusion drawn is definitely true

2. Conclusion drawn is definitely false
3. Conclusion cannot be drawn
4. Conclusion drawn is probably true.
Q91. Select the letter – cluster from among the given
options that can replace the question mark (?) in the
following series.
SHGT , UFEV, WDCX, ?
1. ZABY
2. AZYB
3. ZAYB
4. YBAZ
Q92. If all the odd numbers are removed from 3 to
39, then how many numbers remain ?

1. 19
2. 16
3. 18
4. 17
Q93. Select the option that is related to third term in
the same way as the second term is related to the first
term.
Apple : Fruit :: Bottle Gourd : ?
1. Snack
2. Vegetable
3. Food
4. Fruit
Q94. In the given diagram, circle T represents ‘teachers’, circle
S represents ‘ students’ and circle P represents ‘principal’. The
regions are denoted by the numbers 1 to 7. Based on the
diagram answer the question given below.
Select the region that represents principals who are both, teachers
and students.

1. 1
2. 3
3. 7
4. 6
Q95. Study the given pattern carefully and select the
number from among the given options that can
replace the question mark (?).

1. 26
2. 46
3. 62
4. 64
Q96. Select the alphanumeric - cluster from among the
given options that can replace the question mark (?) in
the following series.
A1Z , D4W, G7T, ?

1. Q10J
2. Q17J
3. J17S
4. J10Q
Q97. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the
information given in the statement's is true, even if it appears to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
a. Some doctors are soldiers.
b. All managers are soldiers.
Conclusions:
I. All doctors are soldiers.
II. Some soldiers are managers.
III. All Soldiers are doctors
IV. Some doctors are managers

1. Only conclusions (ii) and (iv) follow.

2. Only conclusions (ii) follows.
3. Only conclusions (i) follows.
4. Only conclusions (iii) and (iv) follow.
Q98. In a certain code ,if MORTAL is rearranged as
TORMLA, How would PEOPLE be rearranged in
the same code?

1. PEOPEL
2. PPOELE
3. PEOLEP
4. PEPOEL
Q99. If Ram is the brother of the son of Mohan, then
how is Ram related to Mohan?

1. Grandson
2. Son
3. Brother
4. Father
Q100. In the given diagram, circle T represents ‘teachers’,
circle S represents ‘ students’ and circle P represents
‘principal’. The regions are denoted by the numbers 1 to 7.
Based on the diagram answer the question given below.

Select the region that represents principals who are students but not
teachers.

1. 3
2. 6
3. 2
4. 1