Practice Set-2

1. Which one of the following phrasal verbs may 8. Which one of the following is the antonym
be used in the blank space in the sentence, of the word written in capital letters in the
“This watch is —— —— (selling for) $50”? sentence, “What the critic said about this new
(a) going for (b) going after book was ABSURD” ?
(c) going on (d) going up (a) Interesting (b) Impartial
2. Which one of the following phrasal verbs may (c) Sensible (d) Ridiculous
be used in the blank space in the sentence, “The 9. Which one of the following is the antonym
manager promised to —— —— (examine) of the word written in capital letters in the
the matter himself”? sentence, “Dust storms and polluted rivers
(a) go into (b) go in for have made it HAZARDOUS to breathe the air
(c) go out (d) go by and drink the water”.
(a) Convenient (b) Risky
3. Which one of the following phrasal verbs may (c) Wrong (d) Safe
be used in the blank space in the sentence,
10. Which one of the following is the antonym
“Finding further resistance useless, he —— of the word written in capital letters in the
—— (surrendered)”? sentence, “His family SEVERED ties with him
(a) gave in (b) gave out for marrying inter-caste”.
(c) gave over (d) gave way (a) Joined (b) Included
4. Which one of the following phrasal verbs may (c) Detached (d) Disrupted
be used in the blank space in the sentence, “The
doctor asked him to —— —— (stop doing DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11-13): In the following
something) smoking”? Five Questions, some parts of the sentences have
(a) give in (b) give up errors and some are correct. Find out which part of
(c) give away (d) give out a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from
error, mark option (d) i.e. ‘No error’ as your answer.
5. Which one of the following is the synonym
of the word written in capital letters in the 11. By May next year, I have been working in this
sentence, “After weeks of FRENETIC activity, college for twenty years.
the ground was ready for the big match”. (a) By May next year
(a) Strenuous (b) Hurried (b) I have been working in this college
(c) Excited (d) Hectic (c) for twenty years.
(d) No error
6. Which one of the following is the synonym
12. Everyone of us should realize that any act
of the word written in capital letters in the of negligence will cause a great harm to our
sentence, “The students took COPIOUS notes country’s security.
during the lecture delivered by the visiting (a) Everyone of us should realize that
professor”. (b) any act of negligence will cause
(a) Extensive (b) Exhaustive (c) a great harm to our country’s security
(d) No error
(c) Bounteous (d) Abounding
13. A bird in the tree is worth two in the bush.
7. Which one of the following is the synonym (a) No error (b) two in the bush
of the word written in capital letters in the (c) is worth (d) A bird in the tree
sentence, “Very few people are IMPERVIOUS 14. Which one of the following words can be used
to criticism”. as a substitute for the phrase, “ One who hides
away on a ship to obtain a free passage”?
(a) Impenetrable (b) Unaffected (a) Compositor (b) Stoker
(c) Unstoppable (d) Unmindful (c) Stowaway (d) Shipwright
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15. Which one of the following words can be used 23. Two concentric circles are drawn with radii
as a substitute for the phrase, “ An emolument 12 cm and 13 cm. What will be the length of
over and above fixed income or salary”? any chord of the larger circle that is tangent to
(a) Honorarium (b) Sinecure the smaller circle?
(c) Perquisite (d) Prerogative
(a) 5 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 25 cm
16. Which one of the following is the appropriate
24. Sunetra invested an amount of ` 50,000 to
question tag in the sentence, “ Nothing about
the story is true, _________”? start a software business. After six months
(a) is there (b) is it Nikhil joined her with an amount of ` 80,000.
(c) are there (d) isn’t it At the end of 3 years they earned a profit of
17. Which one of the following is the appropriate ` 24,500. What is Sunetra’s share in the profit?
question tag in the sentence, “ Rajan would like (a) ` 14,000/- (b) ` 9,423/-
to get a scholarship, __________”? (c) ` 10,250/- (d) None of these
(a) would he (b) wouldn’t he 25. The arithmetic mean of the scores of a group of
(c) isn’t he (d) wont’ he students in a test was 52. The brightest 20% of
18. Which one of the following is the appropriate them secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest
question tag in the sentence, “ 25% a mean score of 31. The mean score of
Sharon can cope with the situation, remaining 55% is.
_________”? (a) 45 (b) 50 (c) 51.4 (d) 54.6
(a) can’t she (b) can she 26. Two candidates fought an election. One of
(c) won’t she (d) doesn’t she them got 64% of the total votes polled and won
19. Which one of the following prepositions may with 980 votes. What was the total number of
be used in the blank space in the sentence, votes polled?
“_______ you leave now, you will be late.” (a) 2500 (b) 3580
(a) Until (b) Till (c) 3550 (d) None of these
(c) Unless (d) Although 27. The four equal circles of radius 4 cm. drawn
20. Which one of the following prepositions may on the four corners of a square touch each
be used in the blank space in the sentence, other externally. Then the area of the portion
“If you had followed the rules, you _______ between the square and the four sectors is
disqualified.”
(a) 9(p – 4) sq. cm
(a) will not be
(b) 16(4 – p) sq. cm
(b) would not be
(c) 99(p – 4) sq. cm
(c) will not have been
(d) 169(p – 4) sq. cm
(d) would not have been
28. If the numerator of a fraction increased by
21. Let x be an odd natural number. If x is divided 200% and the denominator of the fraction is
by 6, it leaves a remainder y. If y2 is divided 4
increased by 120%, the resultant fraction is .
by 4, it leaves remainder of z. Which of the What is the original fraction? 11
following must be true for z? 4 3 5 6
(a) z = 3 (b) z = 5 (a) (b) (c) (d)
15 11 12 11
(c) z = 1 (d) z is even
29. What is the interest received on a principal of
22. A 240 - meter long train running at the speed
` 450 for 2 years if the interest received on `
of 60 kmph will take how much time to cross 1 after four years at the same rate of simple
another 270 - meter long train running in the interest is ` 0.40?
opposite direction at the speed of 48 kmph ? (a) ` 90
(b) ` 180
(a) 17 seconds (b) 3 seconds
(c) ` 36
(c) 12 seconds (d) 8 seconds (d) Cannot be determined
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30. The owner of an electronics shop charges his Answer figures

customer 22% more than the cost price. If a
customer paid ` 10,980 for a DVD player, then
what was the cost price of the DVD player?
(a) ` 8000 (b) ` 9000
(c) ` 9500 (d) ` 9200 (a) (b) (c) (d)
31. Points A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. 36. The river Chenab was known during the Vedic
One car starts from A and another from B at period by the name :
the same time. If the cars travel in the same (a) Askini (b) Parushni
direction, they meet in 5 hours. If the cars (c) Shutudri (d) Vitasta
travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. 37. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the
What is the speed of the faster car? republic of
(a) 70 km/hour (b) 40 km/hour (a) Mallas (b) Lichhavis
(c) 60 km/hour (d) 80 km/hour (c) Shakyas (d) Palas
32. A spherical ball of radius 1 cm is dropped into a 38. Shashgani was a small silver coin equal to
conical vessel of radius 3 cm and slant height 6 (a) 4 Jitals (b) 6 Jitals
cm. The volume of water (in cm3), that can just (c) 8 Jitals (d) 10 Jitals
immerse the ball, is 39. Who among the following has given a detailed
5π π 4π account of the postal system during the
(a) (b) 3p (c) (d)
3 3 3 Sultanate period?
33. A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to (a) Amir Khusro (b) Ibn Battuta
be adulterated to the extent of 20%. How much (c) Sultan Firoz Shah (d) Ziauddin Barani
pure glycerine should be added to it so as to 40. Which type of work was looked after by the
bring down the percentage of impurity to 5%? department of Diwan-i-Kohi under Muhammad
(a) 155 litres (b) 150 litres Tughlaq?
(c) 150.4 litres (d) 140 litres (a) Agriculture
(e) None of these (b) Army
DIRECTIONS: In this questions there is a problem (c) Justice
figure and four answer figures marked (a), (b), (c), (d) Royal correspondence
(d) are given. Select the answer figure which is 41. The land which directly yielded revenue to the
exactly the mirror image of the problem figure. Sultan was known as
(a) Khalisa (b) Inam
34. Question Figure: (c) Waqf (d) Iqta
42. Who wrote the book, Poverty and un-British
Rule in India?
(a) R. C. Dutt
X Y
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer Figures: (c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Lajpat Rai
43. When did Bihar become a separate province in
India?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 1897
35. Choose from the following diagrams (a), (b) 1905
(b), (c) and (d) the one that illustrates the
relationship among three given classes: North (c) 1907
America, United States of America, New York (d) None of the above
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44. Who invited Gandhiji to Champaran? Codes:

(a) Rajendra Prasad A B C D A B C D
(b) Raj Kumar Shukla (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 4 1 3
(c) Mazharul Huq (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 1 4 2
(d) Krishna Sahay 53. The source of the basic structure theory of the
45. After Independence, in which year were the Constitution of India is
Indian States reorganized on the linguistic basis? (a) the Constitution
(a) 1947 (b) 1951 (c) 1956 (d) 2000 (b) opinion of jurists
46. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on : (c) indicial interpretation
(a) 1 February, 1900 (b) 2 February, 1900 (d) parliamentary statutes
(c) 3 February, 1900 (d) None of the above 54. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
47. Who is regarded as “The Mother of Indian answer by using the codes given below:
Revolution”? List-I List-II
(a) Mrs. Annie Besant (Bodies) (Articles)
(b) Snehlata Wadekar A. Finance Commission 1. Article 148
(c) Sarojini Naidu B. Union Public Service 2. Article 280
(d) Madam BhikhajiRustamCama Commission
48. Which journal was not associated with the C. Election Commission 3. Article 315
revolutionary activities? D. Comptroller and Auditor- 4. Article 324
(a) Sandhya (b) Yugantar General of India
(c) Ghadr (d) None of these Codes :
49. First Indian elected to the British House of A B C D
Commons was DadabhaiNaoroji who contested (a) 4 1 2 3
on the ticket of ; (b) 2 3 4 1
(a) Liberal Party (c) 4 3 2 1
(b) Labour Party (d) 2 1 4 3
(c) Conservative Party
(d) Communist Party 55. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below:
50. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been List-I List-II
planned by (State) (Full Statehood
(a) Surya Sen (b) Chandan Dutta Granted In)
(c) Vidhan Ghosh (d) Jatin Das A. Goa 1. 1966
51. The proposal for framing of the Constitution of B. Haryana 2. 1972
India by an elected Constituent Assembly was C. Meghalaya 3. 1976
made by D. Sikkim 4. 1987
(a) Simon Commissions Codes :
(b) Government of India Act, 1935 A B C D
(c) Cripps Mission (a) 3 1 2 4
(d) British cabinet Delegation (b) 4 2 1 3
52. Match the following (c) 3 2 1 4
List I List II (d) 4 1 2 3
(Person) (Role in making of the 56. Which of the following is not guaranteed by
Constitution of India) the Constitution?
A. Rajendra Prasad 1. Member Drafting
Committee (a) Freedom of assembly
B. T T Krishanamachari 2. Chairman (b) Freedom of residence
Constituent (c) Freedom of strike
Assembly (d) Freedom of association
C. H C Mukherjee 3. Chairman Drafting 57. Consider the following statements and select
Committee
D. B R Ambedkar 4. Vice Chairman the correct answer from the codes given below:
Constituent Assertion (A): The Directive Principles of
Assembly State Policy contained in the Constitution of
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India are relevant in determining the limits of 63. The Government of India earns maximum
reasonable restrictions laid down in Article 19 revenue from
dealing with the fundamental right to Freedom. (a) Income tax (b) Union excise duty
Reason (R): The Fundamental Rights in Part (c) Customs duty (d) Corporation tax
III of the Constitution have been superseded by 64. OTCEI is—
the Directive Principles. (a) Atomic Submarine of China
Codes: (b) Economic Policy of USA
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R (c) An Indian Share Market
is the correct explanation of A (d) A defence research organisation
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is 65. Debenture holders of a company are its
not the correct explanation of A (a) shareholders (b) creditors
(c) A is true but R is false (c) debtors (d) directors
(d) A is false but R is true 66. Which ministry is set to launch “Santusht”
58. In an economy a condition of lack of money portal for rapid grievance redressal for the
supply in comparison to the supply of the employers and the employees?
goods services, will lead to: (a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(a) Inflation (b) Deflation (b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Hyperinflation (d) Devaluation
(c) Ministry of Labor and Employment
59. Which of the following steps that will result in (d) Ministry of Human Resource
containing inflation? Development
(1) Increasing cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
(2) Decreasing Statutory Liquidity Ratio 67. How is the ‘Revised National TB Control
(SLR) Programme (RNTCP)’, the scheme of Ministry
(3) Permitting Central/State agencies to of Health & Family Welfare, recently renamed?
import duty free pulses and sugar. (a) National Tuberculosis Elimination
Select the correct answer using the codes given Programme (NTEP)
below: (b) National Tuberculosis Control Programme
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (NTCP)
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) National Tuberculosis Removal
60. The first phase of liberalization was initiated in Programme (NTRP)
India under the regime of— (d) National Tuberculosis Abolition
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Programme (NTAP)
(b) P.V. Narsimha Rao
(c) Atal Bihari Vajapayee 68. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is
(d) H.D. Dev Gowda implemented by which Union Ministry?
61. “Bihar Economics Survey”, for the first time, (a) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
was published for the financial year (b) Ministry of Rural Development
(a) 2004-05 (b) 2006-07 (c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(c) 2008-09 (d) 2009-10 (d) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
62. Consider the following statements about the and Pensions
agriculture Income Tax 69. The committee for working out the operational
1. Agriculture Income Tax is levied and guidelines of ‘KISAN RAIL’ is formed under
collected by the Union Government. the aegis of which ministry?
2. Agriculture Income Tax is levied (a) Ministry of Railways
throughout the country in India. (b) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Which of the statements given above is/are welfare
correct? (c) Minister of Food Processing Industries
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (d) Ministry of MSME
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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70. Women Scientist Scheme C (KIRAN IPR) and 78. Which one among­the following is not a
Vigyan Jyoti are the schemes of which Union mixture?
Ministry? (a) Graphite (b) Glass
(a) Ministry of Women and Child (c) Brass (d) Steel
Development 79. How many moles of hydrogen atom are present
(b) Ministry of Science and Technology in one mole of Aluminium hydroxide?
(c) Ministry of Human Resource (a) one mole (b) Two moles
Development (c) Three moles (d) Four moles
(d) Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship 80. The main function of the inner bark of a woody
plant is to
71. The Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of (a) transport minerals and water from the
AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre (AYUSH roots to the leaves
HWC) component of Ayushman Bharat in (b) act as a membrane impermeable to water
which scheme? and gas
(a) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha (c) transport food from the leaves to the other
Yojana parts of the plant
(b) National AYUSH Mission (d) protect the plant from herbivorous
(c) Janani Suraksha Yojana animals
(d) Mission Indhradhanush 81. pH of human body varies within the range of
72. What is the name of the initiative of Civil (a) 6.0 to 6.5 (b) 5.5 to 5.8
Aviation Ministry which aims to supply medical (c) 7.0 to 7.8 (d) 7.0 to 11.0
supplies across country amid lockdown? 82. Which one of the following is not a chordate?
(a) Corona Udan (b) Lifeline Udan (a) Starfish (b) Dolphin
(c) Medico Udan (d) Covid Udan (c) Shark (d) Snake
73. Vyas Samman is awarded annually by 83. The radio-isotope used to detect blood-clots in
(a) Azim Premji Foundation the circulatory system is
(b) Times Group (a) Arsenic-74 (b) Cobalt-60
(c) KK Birla Foundation (c) I-131 (d) Sodium-24
(d) Ministry of Culture 84. With reference to ‘Geospatial Technology’,
74. When ice melts, then the which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) volume increases 1. Geospatial Technology relating to the
(b) volume decreases
(c) mass increases collection or processing of data that is
(d) mass decreases associated with location”.
75. During the change of state of matter the 2. Geospatial Technology involves GPS
temperature of the substance (global positioning systems), GIS
(a) increases (geographical information systems), and
(b) decreases RS (remote sensing).
(c) remains the same
(d) may increase or decrease Select the correct option from the codes given
76. A cut diamond sparkles because of its below:
(a) hardness (a) Only 1
(b) high refractive index (b) Only 2
(c) emission of light by the diamond (c) 1 and 2
(d) absorption of light by the diamond
(d) None of the above
77. Which gas is responsible for the swelling of
bread? 85. During the –– portion of the Information
(a) Oxygen Processing Cycle, the computer acquires data
(b) Carbon monoxide from some source.
(c) Carbon dioxide (a) storage and output (b) storage
(d) Ammonia (c) input (d) output
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86. End to End connectivity is provided from 94. What does not have a concept of functional
which of the following layer? currency and entities has to report their
(a) Network layer (b) Session layer financial statements in INR
(c) Transport layer (d) Data link layer (a) Indian GAAP (b) US GAAP
87. Which of the following is not true about (c) IFRS (d) None of these
passwords? 95. Which activity for accounting information, is
(a) A password should be a combination of covered by accounting function
mixed case alphanumeric characters (a) identifying information
(b) Password should be maximum 6 (b) recording information
characters in length (c) reporting information
(c) A password that can be memorized easily
(d) All of these
should be used, so that it need not be noted
down 96. Accounting treatment of a Capital Expenditure
(d) A password that can be typed quickly as Revenue expenditure creates ------------
without much effort should be used (a) Secret Reserve (b) Capital Reserve
88. Which elements of a Word document can be (c) Revenue Reserve (d) General Reserve
displayed in colour? 97. Which of the following accounting practice,
(a) Only graphics is the accounting practice of reporting less
(b) Only text revenue and a lower asset amount,
(c) All elements (a) Cost convention
(d) All elements but only if you have a colour (b) Conservatism
printer (c) Money Measurement
89. External database is
(d) None of these
(a) Database created in EXCEL
(b) Database created using DBMS package 98. Which financial statement, shows what a
(c) Database created in MS-Word company owns and owes and its shareholder’s
(d) All of the above equity
90. Which of the following accounting practice, is (a) Balance Sheet
essential to the use of accounting as a universal (b) Income Statement
way to communicate financial information (c) Cash Flow Statement
(a) Money Measurement (d) None of these
(b) Conservatism
(c) Cost convention 99. Which of the following expenses should not be
(d) None of these treated as capital expenditure?
91. Balance sheet audit includes verification of (a) Legal Expenses Incurred To Defend A
(a) Liabilities Suit Related To Title Of Patent. The suit
(b) Income and Expense Accounts Where Has Been Lost
Appropriate (b) Cost of Dismantling A Building In Case
(c) All of these A New Building is To Be Constructed On
(d) Assets
The Land
92. Which accounting method, recognizes and
(c) Expenses Paid On Installation Of A Plant
records revenue and expenses when the product
or service is actually sold to customers (d) The Fees Paid To Engineer Who
(a) credit accounting Constructed The Plant
(b) accural accounting 100. Who establishes the polices for the Generally
(c) cash accounting Accepted Accounting Principles of India
(d) debit accounting (Indian GAAP)
93. Which of the following is responsible for IFRS
(a) Norwalk Agreement (a) Ministry Of Finance, India
(b) IASB (b) ICSI
(c) SEC (c) ICAI
(d) None of these (d) ICFAI
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101. Which of the following is not include in 107. Which article of the Indian Constitution gives
Balance sheet? freedom to form a trade Union?
(a) Verification Of Assets And Liabilities (a) Article 23 (b) Article 19(1)(c)
(b) Vouching Of Income And Expense (c) Article 24 (d) Article 14
Accounts Related To Assets Liabilities 108. What is the maximum age for being eligible as
(c) Examination Of Adjusting And Closing
a child under The Child Labour (Prohibition
Entries
and Regulation) Act, 1986?
(d) Routine Check
(a) 14 years (b) 16 years
102. Which of the following is not an limitation of (c) 18 years (d) 12 years
an accounting standard?
(a) Facilitate Comparison Of Financial 109. Who had formulated the Employees Provident
Statements Fund Scheme?
(b) Alternative Solutions To Certain (a) Medical Benefit Council
Accounting Issues (b) ESIC
(c) A Trend May Occur Towards Rigidity (c) The State Government
And Digress From Flexibility in Utilizing (d) The Central Government
The Accounting Standards. 110. Under ESI Act, 1948 a member of the
(d) Cannot Countermand The Statute Corporation, Standing Committee or the
103. The World Employment and Social Outlook Medical Council shall cease to be a member of
(WESO) report is published by: the body if he fails to attend:
(a) World Bank (a) Two consecutive meetings
(b) UNCTAD (b) Three meetings intermittently
(c) World Economic Forum (c) Three consecutive meetings
(d) ILO (d) Four consecutive meetings
104. In which year did Factories Act come into 111. Which of the following legislations in India is
force? governed by a tripartite organization consisting
(a) 23rd September, 1948 of representatives of labour, management and
(b) 1st April, 1949 Government?
(c) 4th April, 1949 (a) Industrial Disputes Act
(d) 12th September, 1948 (b) ESI Act
105. The condition of 80 days of employment in the (c) Maternity Benefit Act
12 months immediately preceding the date of (d) Payment of Bonus Act
benefit has been made an eligibility condition
112. The International Day for Abolition of Slavery
for getting:
(a) Maternity Benefit under the Maternity is observed internationally on?
Benefit Act (a) 1st May (b) 2nd December
(b) Disablement benefit under the ESI Act (c) 12th June (d) 22nd September
(c) Gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity 113. As per section 2 in Factories Act, who will be
Act
called as an adult?
(d) Sickness benefit under the ESI Act
(a) A person who has completed 21 years of
106. As per the Sexual Harassment of Women at
age
Workplace Act, which of the following act is
not termed as Sexual Harassment? (b) A person who is less than 19 years of age
(a) A demand or request for a sexual favour (c) A person who has completed 24 years of
(b) Sexually coloured remarks age
(c) Bad Physical contact (d) A person who has completed 18 years of
(d) Meeting in the cabin of the office age
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114. The Royal Commission on Labour examined 117. What is Labour Identification Number (LIN)?
which of the two States’ Maternity Benefit Acts (a) An alphanumeric code given to every
and recommended enactment of similar laws unemployed worker
all over the country? (b) A number given to each MGNREGA Job
(a) Bombay and Madhya Pradesh Card Holder
(b) Madras and Mysore (c) A code given to employers for ease of
(c) Bihar and Bengal inspection and enforcement
(d) Punjab and Assam (d) A number associated with manual
115. Find the correct statement: labourers in India
(a) Article 39(d) of the Constitution envisages 118. The 5th meeting of the Economic Advisory
equal pay for equal work. Council of the 15th finance Commission was
(b) Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act held in which of the following city?
was passed in 1957 (a) Chennai (b) Indore
(c) Child Labour (Prohibition and Abolition) (c) New Delhi (d) Mumbai
Act was passed in 1978 119. According to a recent report by Ministry of
(d) Article 23 of the Indian Constitution Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, how
prohibits child labour much percent MSME sector has contributed to
116. Which of the following legislations was based GDP
on the recommendations of the B.P. Adarkar (a) 25% (b) 29% (c) 32% (d) 36%
Committee Report? 120. What is the limit of personal loans offered by
(a) Maternity Benefit Act recently launched Mi Credit?
(b) Employees’ Compensation Act (a) ` 50,000 (b) ` 1 lakh
(c) Employees’ Provident Funds Act (c) ` 3 lakh (d) ` 5 lakh
(d) Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948

Hints & Explanations

1. (a) going for (selling for) 10. (a) Severed means detached cut off. The word
2. (a) go into (examine) joined means attached which shows clearly
3. (a) gave in (surrendered) that it could be the opposite of severed. The
4. (b) give up (stop doing something) word included means built-in or integrated.
5. (d) The word ‘frenetic’ means ‘wildly excited or Detached has the same meaning as severed.
active’, energetic, hectic, fast and furious etc. Disrupt means upset or interrupt. Thus, the
6. (a) The word ‘copious’ means abundant, answer is option (a) joined.
plentiful, extensive, lavish etc. 11. (b) ‘I shall have been working in this college’
7. (b) The word ‘impervious’ means untouched, is the right construction.
resistant, unaffected, unvulnerable etc. 12. (d) No error
8. (c) Absurd is meaningless/irrational/incongruous 13. (d) ‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the
/out of place. Proper opposite is Sensible. bush’ is the correct phrase.
(a) And (b) are not right. Ridiculous can 14. (c) A stowaway is a person who secretly
be synonym but the antonym. boards a ship or vehicle to travel free.
9. (d) Hazardous is harmful/perilous/marked 15. (a)
by danger/risky; opposite for it is ‘safe’. 16. (b) is it
Other options are not confusing so it is 17. (b) wouldn’t he
easy to answer.
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18. (a) can’t she 26. (d) Number of votes cast = x (let)
19. (c) Unless the conjunction is correctly used x × 28
∴ (64 – 36)% of x = 980 ⇒ = 980
here for saying that if something does not 100
happen, something else will happen. 980 × 100
20. (d) Correct use of type 3 conditional. ⇒ x = = 3500
28
21. (c) x = 6Q + y 27. (b) 4 4
y2 = 4Q1 + z 4 4
The value of z may be 1, 2 or 3.
The value of y may be 1, 3, or 5 as if 2 or 4 be
the value, y2 will be exactly divisible by 4. 4 4
Now,
4 4
If y = 1 ⇒ y2 = 1, remainder z = 1 Area of shaded portion
If y = 3 ⇒ y2 = 9, remainder z = 1 π
If y = 5 ⇒ y2 = 25, remainder z = 1 =8×8–4× × 42
4
∴ z = 1 5 = 64 – 16p = 16(4 – p)cm2
22. (a) Relative speed = (60 + 48) × = 30 m/ 28. (a) Let the original fraction be x .
sec. 18
y
According to the question,
240 + 270 510
∴ Time taken = = 300
30 30 x×
100 = 4
= 17 seconds 220
y× 11
23. (c) B 100
T 30 x 4
⇒ =
12 22 y 11
A x
O 13 4 22 4
⇒ = × =
y 11 30 15
29. (a) Interest on ` 1 in 4 years = ` 0.4
Line BTA is the tangent to the smaller ∴ Interest on ` 100 in 4 years = ` 40
OT will make ⊥ on line AB ∴ Interest on ` 100 in 1 year = ` 10
Then in right angle D OTA Hence, Rate = 10%
2
(AT) = (13) − (12) = 25
2 ∴ Interest = Principal×Time×Rate
100
AT = 5 ⇒ AB = 2 × (AT) = 10 cm
450 × 2 × 10
24. (d) The ratio of capital invested by each = = ` 90
partner i.e. Sunetra and Nikhil for 1 month 100  100 
in order to get the same profit is: 30. (b) CP of DVD player = SP  
 100 + Profit% 
= 36 × 50000 : 30 × 80000 = 3 : 4
\ Share of Sunetra out of ` 24500 100
= 10980 × = ` 9000
3 122
= ` × 24500 = ` 10,500 31. (c) Let the speed of car be x and other be y
7
25. (c) Let the total no. of students = 100 Distance covered from A in 5 hrs = 5x
According to question Distance covered from B in 5 hrs = 5y
20 × 80 + 25 × 31 + 55 × x = 52 × 100 ATQ
1600 + 775 + 55x = 5200 when they travel in same direction
55x = 5200 – 1600 – 775 then 5x – 5y = 100
55x = 2825 x – y = 20  ...(i)
x = 51.4
When they travel towards each other
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then ATQ 1 unit = 10 litres

x + y = 100 ...(ii) 15 units = 10 × 15 = 150 litres
Now, adding eqn. (i), & (ii) Required quantity of glycerine = 150 litres
2x = 120
34. (a)
x = 60 km/hr
32. (a) DABC is a equilateral triangle

P
∴ ∠ACB = 60° A B X Y
& ∠BCP = 30°
Z
X
In, DCDO, ∠CDO = 90° Y
D O
(Angle between radius
and tangent) 35. (a) New York is a city of North America.
C
North America comes under United States
OD = 1 cm (radius of spherical ball) of America.
and ∠OCD = 30° USA
NA
∴ OC = OD/ sin (30°) = 2(1) = 2 cm
NY
Then, CZ = OC + OZ
= 2 + 1 = 3 cm
In DCZY, ∠CZY = 90°, CZ = 3 cm and
∠YCZ = 30° 36. (a) The river Chenab was known in the Vedic
1 period as Chandrabhaga also Ashkini or
YZ = (CZ) tan 30° = 3YZ
×= 1=P = 3 cm
Iskmati and as Acesines to the Ancient
3
Now, in cone XYC Greeks.
rYZ=
= YZP= 3 cm
1= The modern name of Vedic rivers, Parushni,
h = CZ = 3 cm Shutudri and Vitasta are Ravi, Satluj and
1 1 Jhelum respectively.
Vol. of cone = π r 2 h = π ( 3 ) 2 (3)
3 3 37. (a) Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at
= 3p cm3 Kushinagar, the mortal remains of Tathagat
were kept in the ‘parliament house’, of the
4
Vol. of sphere = π r 3  Republic of Mallas.
3 38. (b)
4 39. (b) Ibn Battuta has given a detailed account
= π cm3  (Q r = 1 cm)
3 of the postal system during the Sultanate
Vol. of water that can immerse the ball period.
 4π  3 5π 3 40. (a) Agriculture was looked after by the
=  3π −  cm = cm
 3  3 department of Diwan-i-kohi under
1 Muhammad Tughlaq.
33. (b) 20% = , 5% = 41. (a) The land which directly yielded revenue to
20
the Sultan was known as Khalisa.
Impurity Pure glycerine 42. (b) Dada bhai naoroji wrote the book
1 : 4 poverty and unbritish rule in india.
+ 15 units DadabhaiNaoroji known as the Grand
1 : 19
Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual,
According to the question, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian
(1 + 4) units = 50 litres political and social leader.
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43. (d) On 22nd March 1936, Bihar and Odisha Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachari was a
were made into separate provinces after member of drafting committee. Harendra
the Government Of India 1935. It was Coomar Mookerjee was the Vice-president
once a part of Bengal Presidency the of the Constituent Assembly of India for
largest British province in India to exist at drafting the Constitution of India. Bhimrao
that time. Ambedkar was appointed Chairman of the
44. (b) Raj Kumar Shukla was instrumental in Constitution Drafting Committee.
inviting Gandhiji to Champaran village in 53. (b) Any articles can be amended under
Bihar and this struggle was a turning point Article 368 which means the amendment
in India’s fight for independence. challenged on the grounds of fact. The
45. (c) After independence in 1956 Indian states Supreme Court recognized interpretation
were reorganized on linguistic basis. In is the basic structure of constitution.
August 1956, Parliament enacted the 54. (b) The Finance Commission was established
States Reorganisation Act, which called by the President of India under the Article
for states to be redrawn along linguistic 280 of the Indian Constitution. Article
lines by November 1 of that year. 315 of the Indian Constitution deals with
46. (d) The name of Birsa Munda (1875-1900) the establishment of the Union Public
is cherished in India as one of the great Service Commission. Article 324 of the
freedom fighters.Birsa Movement was led Indian Constitution encompasses the
by Birsa Munda in areas of modern Bihar establishment of the election commission.
and Jharkhand. He was arrested on 3 March Article 148 of the Indian Constitution
1900 in Jamkopai forest, Chakradharpur, enumerates the appointment and oath/
while he was sleeping. affirmation process of the comptroller and
47. (d) Madam BhikhajiRustamCama is regarded auditor-general of India.
as “The Mother of Indian Revolution”. On 55. (d)
August 21, 1907, an International Socialist 56. (c) Freedom of strike is not guaranteed by the
Conference was being held at Stuttgart, a constitution among six fundamental rights.
city in Germany. Bhikaji Rustom Cama 57. (c)
unfurled the first version of the Indian 58. (b) Deflation may be caused by a combination
national flag—a tricolour of green, saffron, of the supply and demand for goods and the
and red stripes. supply and demand for money, specifically
48. (d) All the above journals were related to the supply of money going down and the
revolutionary activities. supply of goods going up.
49. (a) First Indian elected to the British House 59. (b) In order to curb inflation if CRR is
of Commons was DadabhaiNaoroji who increased, then it may take liquidity from
contested on the ticket of Liberal Party. markets as banks will have to deposit more
Elected for the Liberal Party in Finsbury money with RBI. Moreover inflation may
Central at the 1892 general election, he also be curbed by Permitting Central/
was the first British Indian MP. State agencies to import duty free pulses
50. (a) The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been and sugar. However, Decreasing SLR
planned by Surya Sen. Surya Sen was an will leave more money with banks to give
Indian revolutionary. Surya Sen is noted loans, which in turn will lead to inflation.
for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury 60. (b) The first phase of liberalization was
raid in Chittagong in British India. initiated in India under the regime of
51. (d) The proposal for framing of the constitution P.V.Narsimha Rao as a PM and Manmohan
of India by an elected constituent assembly Singh as Finance Minister in 1991.
was made by British cabinet delegation. 61. (b) Bihar economic survey for the first time
52. (a) The Constitution of India was drafted by was published in the year 2006-07.
the constituent assembly and it was set up 62. (d) Agricultural income tax is levied on the
under the cabinet Mission plan on 16 May income from Agriculture. At present
1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad then became agriculture is subjected to – two direct
the President of the Constituent Assembly. taxes and they are agricultural Income
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tax and Land Tax. They are levied by for glass). The amount of light reflected at
the state governments. Not all states levy an air/other material interface is related to
agricultural income tax. the refractive index charge at the interface
63. (b) The Government of India earns maximum and the bigger the refractive index change,
revenue from Union Excise Duty which the more light is reflected. Thus, diamond
is indirect tax levied and collected on reflects large amount of light and therefore,
the goods manufactured in India and sparkles more.
consumed within the country. 77. (c) Carbon dioxide is responsible for swelling
Custom Duty : It is a variation of Indirect of bread.
tax and is applicable on all goods imported 78. (a) Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. Hence
and a few Goods exported out of the this is an element not mixture. Graphite
country. is an allotropic form of element carbon.
Corporation tax : It is a direct tax imposed Glass is a mixture made up mostly of silica
by jurisdiction on the income or capital of (SiO2) and other additives. Brass is an alloy
Income. obtained by mixing metals copper (Cu)
64. (b) A person having the debentures is called and (Zn). Steel is also an alloy obtained
debenture holder whereas a person by using iron (Fe) and other elements like
holding the shares is called shareholder. Carbon (c), Manganese (Mn), Chromium
A shareholder subscribes to the shares of (Cr), etc.
a company. Shares are the parts of share 79. (c)
capital. On the other hand, debenture- 80. (c) Inner bark of a woody plant is phloem &
holders are the subscribers to debentures. function of phloem is to transport food
Debentures are part of loan. A shareholder from the leaves to the other parts of the
or member is the joint owner of a company; plant. Xylem is another transporting duct
but a debenture holder is only a creditor of of plant that transport minerals & water
the company. from the roots to the leaves.
65. (d) S & P 500 relates to an index of stocks of 81. (c) In order to survive the body must maintain
large companies. It stands for Standard & the proper acid/alkaline balance is pH has
Poor’s 500 index and is an indicator of the to be maintained. The optimum pH of the
equities of the United States and one of the blood is alkaline, 7.3-7.4. If blood pH goes
most common benchmarks for its stock beyond 7.4, there is a tendency to develop
market. degenerative conditions.
66. (c) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (b) 82. (a) Starfish are echinoderms belonging to
71. (b) 72. (b) the class Asteroidea. All are marine with
73. (c) The Vyas Samman is a literary award which organ-system level of organization.
was first awarded in 1991. It is awarded 83. (d) Na-24 is used as a radionuclide which is
annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and injected into the human bloodstream to
includes a cash of ` 250,000 (as of 2005). detect any clots. The half-life of Na-24 is
To be eligible for the award, the literary 15.6 hrs.
work must be in the Hindi language and Arsenic 74 is mainly used to diagnose
has been published in the past 10 years. brain cancer, Cobalt-60 therapy is also
74. (b) When ice melts, density increases so known as Gamma Knife therapy. I 131
volume decreases. That is why, ice floats is a radioactive isoptope mainly used in
on water. nuclear fission.
Mass = volume × density 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (c)
75. (c) Heat given/taken by the substance is 89. (b) 90. (a) 91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (b)
equal to the latent heat of fusion or 94. (a) 95. (d) 96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (a)
vaporization of the substance. That is why 99. (a) 100. (c) 101. (d) 102. (a)
the temperature of the substance remains 103. (d) WESO is a flagship report published
the same during the change of state.
by the ILO. This report provides an
76. (b) Diamonds have a very high refractive
index (about 2.42 compared to about 1.5 overview of global and regional trends
in employment, unemployment, labour
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force participation and productivity, as 113. (d) A person who has completed 18 years of
well as dimensions of job quality such as age
employment status, informal employment 114. (a)
and working poverty. It also examines 115. (a) Bonded Labour System (Abolition)
income and social developments, and Act was passed in 1976,Child Labour
provides an indicator of social unrest. (Prohibition and Abolition) Act was
Hence option (d) is correct. passed in 1986, and Article 24 of the
104. (b) 1st April, 1949 Indian Constitution prohibits child labour.
105. (a) 116. (d)
106. (d) Meeting in the cabin of the office can't be 117. (c) Labour Identification Number (LIN) is
termed as Sexual harassment because it is a unique identification number issued
part of official work. These activities come to employers to simplifying business
under Sexual Harassment:- regulations and bringing in transparency
(i) Improper Physical touch and accountability in labor inspections
(ii) A demand or request for a sexual favour by various agencies and bodies under the
(iii) Sexually coloured remarks administrative control of Labour Ministry.
(iv) Showing pornography 118. (c) The fifth meeting of the Economic
(v) Lewd comment Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance
(vi) Any other unwelcome physical verbal or Commission(XVFC) was held in New
non-verbal behaviour of sexual nature.
Delhi on 16 December 2019. The meeting
107. (b) Article 19(1)(c) of the Indian Constitution
gives everyone the right “to form included discussions related to GST
associations or unions”. The Trade Unions stabilization and the ways to improve
Act 1926, amended in 2001, contains rules tax collection for additional resource
on governance and general rights of trade mobilization.
unions. 119. (b) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
108. (a) Article 24 of the constitution, prohibits Enterprises reported that Micro, Small
child labour under 14 years old in a and Medium Enterprises sector has
factory, mine or “any other hazardous contributed over 29% of Gross domestic
employment”. The original child labour Product (GDP) and over 49% of Indian
act banned the employment of children exports. The report was submitted by the
below 14 years of age in only 18 hazardous
Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari.
industries. Now Children below 14 years
can work only in family enterprises or the The Indian government has taken many
entertainment industry. initiatives to enhance the competitiveneses
109. (d) The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is of MSMEs.
the main scheme under the Employees’ 120. (b) Chinese major Xiaomi on December 3
Provident Funds and Miscellaneous formally launched its lending platform
Provisions Act, 1952. The scheme is Mi Credit in India, wherein individuals
managed by the Employees Provident can avail up to `1 lakh loan, and plans
Fund Organisation (EPFO). It covers every to introduce more financial products. Till
office which has 20 or more employees. now, the company has been operating Mi
110. (c) 111. (b)
Credit platform on a pilot basis. Last year,
112. (b) The International Day for the Abolition
of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date it had announced to offer loans of up to
of the adoption, by the General Assembly, ` 1 lakh in partnership with KreditBee.
of the United Nations Convention for the The current lending partners for Mi Credit
Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and are primarily NBFCs of fintechs such as
of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. Money View,
Others. Hence option (b) is correct. Early Salary, Zestmoney and Credit Vidya.