SSC CHSL 2015 Question Paper 15 Nov Evening Shift

Staff Selection Commission
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination

SSC CHSL
Question Paper with Answers

Part – I General Intelligence to the given statements?

1. In the following series find 20th number. Statements:
(i) Roy studies History and Political
9, 5, 1, -3, -7, -11, ....... Science.
(ii) Roy studies in Oxford University.
A. -75
B. -70 Conclusions:
C. -67 (A) Roy studies History and Political
D. -64 Science in Oxford University.
(B) Roy studies Social Science.
2. Unscramble the following letters to (C) Roy does not study History.
frame a meaningful word. Then find out (D) Roy does not study Political Science.
the correct numerical position of the
letters. Direction : In question numbers 7 to 15,
find the odd word/letters/numbers/number
OTYSRHI pair from the given alternatives.
1 23 45 67
7.
A. 6 4 5 2 1 7 3 A. LKJI
B. 6 3 4 7 1 2 5 B. HGFE
C. 6 7 4 2 1 5 3 C. UVWX
D. 6 2 4 1 3 7 5 D. SRQP

3. The sum of ages of mother, daughter 8.
and son is 87 years. What will be the sum A. 2709
of their ages after 8 years ? B. 8314
C. 2518
A. 111 D. 3249
B. 105
C. 101 9.
D. 110 A. Rectangle
B. Circle
4. If FADE is coded as 3854 then how C. Triangle
can GAGE be coded ? D. Cone

A. 2824 10.
B. 2814 A. (23,14)
C. 1824 B. (82,29)
D. 2834 C. (45,18)
D. (36,27)
5. If '-' stands for addition, '+' for
multiplication, '÷' for subtraction and '×' for 11.
division, which one of the following A. Legumes : Nodules
equation is correct? B. Beans : Pulses
C. Rice : Cereals
A. 5 ÷ 2 + 12 × 6 – 2 = 4 D. Tea : Beverages
B. 5 – 2 + 12 × 6 ÷ 2 = 27
C. 5 + 2 – 12 ÷ 6 × 2 = 13 12.
D. 5 + 2 – 12 × 6 ÷ 2 = 10 A. WUSP
B. MKIG
6. Which conclusion is true with respect C. ZXVT

D. SQOM A. 73
B. 75
13. C. 77
A. Wrong D. 79
B. Psychology
C. Fast
D. Knock

14.
A. 76
B. 56 A. 5
C. 36 B. 4
D. 66 C. 21
D. 20
15.
A. UTV Directions : In question numbers 20 to
B. IFH 23, a series is given, with one term
C. NKM missing. Choose the correct alternative
D. DAC from the given ones that will complete the
series.
Directions : In question numbers 16 to 19,
select the missing numbers from the
given responses.

A. 80
B. 30 21. AZ, CX, FU, ?.
C. 32
D. 45 A. KP
B. IR
C. IV
D. JQ

22. Y, T, P, ?, K

A. O
B. N
C. M
A. 8 D. L
B. 2
C. 4 23. 4, 11, 17, 22, ?, 29, 31, 32
D. 6
A. 27
B. 23
C. 24
D. 26

24. Choose the similar group of numbers

on the basis of certain common II. Some pens are papers.
properties they possess
: A. Both I and II follow
(72, 66, 96) B. Only I conclusion follows
C. Only II conclusion follows
A. (55, 66, 77) D. Either I or II follows
B. (63, 70, 86)
C. (54, 57, 78) 29. If Ramya's rank is 22nd out of 46
D. (24, 69, 58) students. What is her rank from the last ?

25. If it is possible to form a word with the A. 32
first, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters B. 24
in the word 'SUPERFLUOUS', write the C. 26
first letter of that word. D. 29

A. E 30. The mall is 250 meters north-west of
B. S the market. The school is 250 meters
C. L south-west of the market. In which
D. O direction is the school from the mall ?

26. Which one set of letters when A. South
sequentially placed at the gaps in the B. North
given letters series shall complete it ? C. East
D. West
A. mabam
B. abmab 31. Which one of the given responses
C. mbabm would be a meaningful order of the
D. ambbm following ?

27. If SUNDAY = 18, MONSOON = 21, 1. India
YEAR = 12, then THURSDAY = ? 2. Bangalore
3. Asia
A. 42 4. Karnataka
B. 28
C. 24 A. 3, 1, 2, 4
D. 26 B. 1, 2, 3, 4
C. 3, 4, 2, 1
28. Two statements are given, each D. 3, 1, 4, 1
followed by two conclusion/assumption, I
and II. You have to consider the 32. If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R
statement to be true even if they seem to denotes + and S denotes -, then
be at variance from commonly known 16Q12P6R5S4 = ?
facts. You have to decide which of the
given conclusion/ assumptions, if any, A. 33
follows from the given statements. B. 30
C. 31
Statements : D. 32
(i) Some papers are pens.
(ii) All the pencils are pens. 33. After going 80 m from his house
towards east, a person turns left and
Conclusions : goes 20 m, then turns right and moves
I. Some pens are pencils. 100 m, then turns left and goes 60 m,

then turns right and goes 120 m to reach C. Blended
the park. What is the distance between D. Comparison
his house and the park?
40. Female : Feminine : : Male : ?
A. 20 m
B. 100 m A. Masculine
C. 80 m B. Macho
D. 120 m C. Manager
D. Man
Directions : In question numbers 34 to
41, select the related 41. PS : VY : : FI : ?
word/letters/numbers from the given
alternatives. A. WZ
B. LO
34. Carpentry : Skill : ? : Talent C. UX
D. VZ
A. Plumbing
B. Driving Directions: In question numbers 42 and
C. Masonry 43, arrange the following words as per
D. Singing order in the dictionary.

35. SUMO : PRJL : : TAXI : ? 42.
1. Necessary
A. QDVF 2. Navigate
B. QXUF 3. Nautical
C. QDNF 4. Naval
D. WDXJ
43.
36. KcaC : CacK : : XgmF : ? 1. Range
2. Rain
A. Gmef 3. Rein
B. EmgF 4. Ranger
C. EgmX
D. FmgX 44. Which answer figure will complete the
pattern in the question figure ?
37. 42 : 20 : : 64 : ?

A. 34
B. 31
C. 32
D. 33

39. Concord : Agreement : : Discord : ?
45. Which figure will best represent the
A. Conflict relationship amongst the three classes?
B. Association

given below. The columns and rows of
Boy, Sportsman, Student Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and
that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to
9. A letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its
column, e.g., 'I' can be represented by
00,14 etc., and 'N' can be represented by
59, 68 etc. Similarly, you have to identify
the set for the word 'ROAD'.

46. Identify the answer figure from which
the pieces given in the question figure
have been cut.

A. 67, 57, 96, 56
B. 96, 67, 56, 57
C. 67, 96, 56, 57
D. 56, 67, 57, 96

49. The image of a clock in a mirror is
seen as 3.15. What is the right time ?

A. 7.45
47. A piece of paper if folded and cut as B. 9.45
shown below in the question figures. C. 8.45
From the given answer figures, indicate D. 10.45
how it will appear when opened?

The solid so formed by joining unit cubes
is rotated to obtain different positions,
which of these cannot be the shape after
it has turned ?

48. A word is represented by only one set
of numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two
classes of alphabets as in two matrices

Part – II English Language him before.

Directions : In question numbers 51 to A. had been realized
54, sentences are given with blanks to be B. realized
filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four C. has realized
alternative are suggested for each D. No improvement
question. Choose the correct alternative
out of the four and indicate it by 56. Being ill, he cam to work.
blackening the appropriate circle [●] in the
Answer Sheet. A. He came to work and fell ill
B. Despite coming to work, he was ill
51. The economic _______ has affected C. Inspite of being ill, he came to work
our sales tremendously. D. No improvement

A. slowdown 57. Hundreds of children are deaf born
B. crackdown every year.
C. touchdown
D. showdown A. deaf are born every
B. every born are deaf
52. As the doctor _______ into the room, C. are born deaf every
the nurse handed him the temperature D. No improvement
chart of the patient.
58. She is willing to help you.
A. was coming
B. comes A. wilful
C. is coming B. willingly
D. came C. wilfully
D. No improvement
53. All orders must ______ the rules.
Directions : In question numbers 59 to
A. conforms to 62, choose the word opposite in meaning
B. conforming with to the given word and mark in the Answer
C. conforms with Sheet.
D. conform to
59. Bizarre
54. She failed to ____ to her name.
A. Ordinary
A. shine up B. Comical
B. keep up C. Droll
C. rise up D. Ridiculous
D. line up
60. Guilty
Directions : In questions numbers 55 to
58, a part of the sentence is underlined. A. Innocent
Below are given alternatives to the B. Sorry
underlined part at (A), (B), (C) which may C. Dubious
improve the sentence. Choose the correct D. Honest
alternative. In case no improvement is
needed your answer is (D). Mark your 61. Appoint
answer in the Answer Sheet.
A. Yield
55. She had realized that she had seen B. Disunite

C. Dismiss and non-violence as part of the scheme
D. Reward of nature. But when 72 comes into their
midst 73 refuses to observe the current
62. Accusation rules, and 74 the simple rule that might
is right, the law-abiding members 75
A. Felicitation society do not know what to do, and look
B. Exculpation on in 76 bewildered confusion.
C. Encouragement
D. Complaint 67.
A. at
Directions : In question number 63 to B. against
66, four words are given in each question, C. upon
out of which only one word is correctly D. after
spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and
mark your answer in the Answer Sheet. 68.
A. people
63. B. rule
A. humaen C. law
B. humain D. police
C. humane
D. humein 69.
A. none
64. B. many
A. Padestrain C. every
B. Pedistrain D. most
C. Pedestrean
D. Pedestrian 70.
A. number
65. B. capacity
A. laboratery C. sun
B. laborratory D. amount
C. laboratory
D. laboratorry 71.
A. expecting
66. B. not accepting
A. Ecuanemous C. accepting
B. Ecuanimous D. not expecting
C. Equanimous
D. Equannamous 72.
A. any one
Directions : In question numbers 67 to B. none
76, in the following passage some of the C. everyone
words have been left out. Read the D. no one
passage carefully and choose the correct
answer to each question out of the four 73.
alternative and fill in the blanks. A. how
B. where
In civilised life there is a rule 67 C. whom
violence, against taking the 68 into our D. who
hands. It is rule which 69 of us observe
so often, indeed, that a great 70 of 74.
people go through life 71 orderliness A. followed

B. follows the first and the last Part of sentence are
C. follow numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the
D. following sentence is split into four parts and
named P, Q, R and S. These four parts
75. are not given in their proper order. Read
A. at the sentence and find out which of the
B. in four combinations is correct. Then find
C. on the correct answer and indicate it in the
D. of Answer Sheet.

76. 81. 1. The students
A. helped P. touched the
B. helpless Q. arrived and
C. helpful R. their teachers
D. helping S. feet of
6. with reverence
Directions : In question numbers 77 to
80, out of the four alternatives, choose A. QPSR
the one which can be substituted for the B. QPRS
given words / sentences and indicate it by C. QRSP
blackening the appropriate circle [●] in the D. RQSP
Answer Sheet.
82. 1. This summer was the most
77. One who compiles a dictionary. P. to believe that next
Q. and we have reason
A. Bibliographer R. scorching in living memory
B. Lapidist S. year and the year after
C. Lexicographer 6. will be hotter still
D. Cartographer
A. SPQR
78. Art of working with metals. B. QSPR
C. RQPS
A. Metallurgy D. SRPQ
B. Metalloid
C. Meteorite 83. 1. The watchman
D. Metaphysics P. and found two thieves
Q. woke up when
79. A gathering at a religious place. R. with black masks
S. he heard the dog barking
A. Mob 6. trying to get in.
B. Audience
C. Congregation A. PQRS
D. Spectators B. QSPR
C. SPQR
80. A place where birds are kept. D. QSRP

A. Sanctuary 84. 1. Falcons have sharp angular wings
B. Apiary P. to dive sharply
C. Aquarium Q. and allow them
D. Aviary R. to chase their prey
S. that give them the speed
Directions : In question numbers 81 to 84, 6. to capture their victims

A. The teacher instructed the students
A. PRSQ that they must march quietly to the
B. SRQP ground.
C. SQPR B. The teacher instructed the students to
D. QPRS march quietly to the ground.
C. The teacher said to the students that
Directions : In question numbers 85 and they should march quietly to the ground.
86, a sentence has been given in Active / D. The teacher instructed the students
Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives that they should march quietly to the
suggested, select the one which best ground.
express the same sentence in Passive /
Active Voice and mark your answer in the Directions : In question numbers 89 to
Answer Sheet. 92, some parts of the sentences have
errors and some are correct. Find out
85. He will not use the computer which part of a sentence has an error and
blacken the circle [●] corresponding to the
A. The use of the computer will not be by appropriate letter (A), (B), (C). If a
him sentence is free from error, blacken the
B. The computer he will not use circle corresponding to (D) in the Answer
C. By him the computer will not be used Sheet.
D. The computer will not be used by him

86. The boys were making kites.

A. Kites are made by the boys.
B. The boys had made kites.
C. Kites are being made by the boys.
D. Kites were being made by the boys.

Directions : In question numbers 87 and
88, a sentence has been given in Direct /
Indirect. Out of the four alternatives
suggested, selected the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect /
Direct and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.

87. The Policeman said to the driver, “ Do
you have a licence?”
Directions : In question numbers 93 to
96, out of the four alternatives, choose
A. The policeman asked the driver
the one which best expresses the
whether he had had a licence.
meaning of the given word and mark it in
B. The policeman asked the driver
the Answer Sheet.
whether he has a licence.
C. The policeman asked the driver
93. Feeble
whether he have a licence.
D. The policeman asked the drive
A. Pretty
whether he had a licence.
B. Small
C. Weak
88. The teacher said to the students,
D. Playful
“March quietly to the ground.”
94. Pawn

governed by the gnomes of Zurich.
A. Hire
B. Pledge A. big international bankers
C. Sponge B. guardians of treasure
D. Scrounge C. witchcraft of Zurich
D. foreign leaders
95. Maestro

A. Employee
B. Novice
C. Genius
D. Admirer

96. Chastise

A. Monitor
B. Chase
C. Praise
D. Upbraid

Directions : In question numbers 97 to
100, four alternatives are given for the
Idiom\Phrases underlined. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom\Phrases and mark it
in the Answer Sheet.

97. To put in a nut-shell.

A. To place something
B. To be blunt about something
C. To be long and exhaustive about
something
D. To state something very concisely

98. To make up one's mind.

A. To remind oneself of something
B. To think creatively
C. To decide what to do
D. To remember things clearly

99. Nowadays it has become a fashion to
take French Leave.

A. Absenting oneself without permission
B. Taking leave to go to France
C. Seeking permission from French
Embassy
D. Saying goodbye in French style

100. International monetary affairs are

Part – III Quantitative Aptitude

101. If A, B and C be the angles of a
triangle, then out of the following, the
incorrect relation is :

106. After allowing a discount of 20%, a
radio is available for Rs 1200. Its marked
price was :

A. Rs 1800
B. Rs 1400
C. Rs 1550
D. Rs 1500

107. If a man were to sell his hand-cart
for Rs 720, he would lose 25%. At what
price must he sell it to gain 25% ?
102. The volume of a right circular cone
which is obtained from a wooden cube of
edge 4.2 dm wasting minimum amount of A. Rs 1152
wood is : B. Rs 768
C. Rs 1200
A. 19.404 cu.dm D. Rs 960
B. 19404.4 cu.dm
C. 19404 cu.dm 108. Length of each edge of a regular
D. 194.04 cu.dm tetrahedron is 1cm. Its volume is :

103. A merchant has 1000 kg sugar, part
of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest
at 18 %. He gains 14 % on the whole.
The quantity sold at 8 % profit is :

A. 640 kg
B. 400 kg
C. 560 kg
D. 600 kg

104. A man purchased an article for Rs
1500 and sold it at 25 % above the cost
price. If he has to pay Rs 75 as tax on it,
his net profit percentage will be :

A. 30%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%

A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

110. A can do in one day three times the
work done by B in one day. They together
finish 2/5 of the work in 9 days. The
number of days by which B can do the
work alone is :

A. 100 days
B. 30 days
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
A. 9
B. 4
111. The ratio of syrup and water in a
C. 5
mixture is 3:1, then the percentage of
D. 7
syrup in this mixture is :
116. The quotient when 10100 is divided
by 575 is :

A. 275
B. 275 × 1025
C. 225 × 1075
D. 1025
112. Base of a right prism is a rectangle,
the ratio of whose length and breadth is
117. A number x is divisible by 7. When
3:2. If the height of the prism is 12 cm
this number is divided by 8, 12 and 16, it
and total surface area is 288 sq.cm , the
leaves a remainder 3 in each case. The
volume of the prism is :
least value of x is :
A. 290 cm³
A. 150
B. 286 cm³
B. 147
C. 291 cm³
C. 148
D. 288 cm³
D. 149
113. If Rahim deposited the same amount
of Rs x in a bank at the beginning of
successive 3 years and the bank pays
simple interest of 5% per annum, then the
amount at his credit at the end of 3rd year A. 15/8
will be : B. 8/15
C. 15/17
D. 8/17

A. 6 √2 cm
B. 3 √3 cm 125. Successive discounts of 20% and
C. 6 cm 10% are equivalent to a single discount of
D. 3 cm
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 15%
D. 28%

126. The average of 12 numbers is 15
and the average of the first two is 14.
What is the average of the rest ?

121. At what rate of compound interest
per annum will a sum of Rs 1200 become
Rs 1348.32 in 2 years ?

A. 7%
B. 6%
C. 7.5%
D. 6.5%
127. Measure of each interior angle of a
122. A candidate who gets 20 % marks in regular hexagon is :
an examination, fails by 30 marks. But if
he gets 32% marks, he gets 42 marks A. 45°
more than the minimum pass marks. Find B. 120°
the pass percentage of marks. C. 100°
D. 60°
A. 25%
B. 12%
C. 52%
D. 20%
A. 3
B. 1
C. 4
D. 2

A. 1/4
B. 4
C. 2 A. 17/39
D. 1/16 B. 13/33
C. 15/33
D. 11/39

130. A plate on square base made of
brass is of length x cm and width 1 mm.
The plate weighs 4725 gm. If 1 cubic cm
A. 75° of brass weighs 8.4 gram, then the value
B. 120° of x is :
C. 100°
D. 90° A. 72

B. 74 B. 857 km
C. 75 C. 875 km
D. 76 D. 785 km

136. If the ratio of principal and the simple
interest of 5 years is 10 : 3, then the rate
of interest is :

A. 3√5 cm A. 8%
B. 3.5√5 cm B. 3%
C. 2√5 cm C. 5%
D. √5 cm D. 6%

137. Among the following statements, the
statement which is not correct is :

A. Rs 8 A. Every real number is a rational number
B. Rs 104 B. Every integer is a rational number
C. Rs 96 C. Every natural number is an integer
D. Rs 4 D. Every natural number is a real number

133. In a circle with center at O(0,0) and
radius 5 cm, AB is a chord of length 8 cm.
If OM is perpendicular to AB, then the
length of OM is :
A. 90°
A. 4 cm B. 45°
B. 1 cm C. 60°
C. 2.5 cm D. 75°
D. 3 cm
139. The average expenditure of a man
134. A man travels for 5 hours 15 minute. for the first five months is Rs 1200 and for
If he covers the first half of the journey at the next seven months is Rs 1300. If he
60 km/h and rest at 45 km/h. Find the saves Rs 2900 in that year, his monthly
total distance travelled by him. average income is :

A. Rs 1700
B. Rs 1400
C. Rs 1500
D. Rs 1600

135. Two trains start at the same time
from A and B and proceed toward each
other at the speed of 75 km/hr and 50
km/hr respectively. When both meet at a
point in between, one train found to be
travelled 175 km more than the other.
Find the distance between A and B.

A. 758 km

141. A,B and C can complete a piece of C. 25%
work in 24, 5 and 12 days respectively. D. 30%
Working together, they will complete the
same work in : 144. What is the amount spent on
overhead expenses ?

A. Rs 18,000
B. Rs 10,000
C. Rs 12,000
D. Rs 15,000

145. Total expenditure on conveyance is :

The total expenditure of a company for a
particular month is Rs 60,000. The A. Rs 20,000
various heads of expenditure I to IV are B. Rs 10,000
indicated in a pie chart below. These C. Rs 12,000
heads are : D. Rs 15,000

I. Raw materials The following chart represents Demand
II. Conveyance and Production for 5 companies ABCDE.
III. Electricity
IV. Overhead expenses

Study the pie chart and answer Question
No. 142 to 145. On the basis of the graph answer
Question No. 146-150.
142. What percentage of total
expenditure is on electricity ? 146. If a company A desires to meet the
demand by purchasing surplus production
A. 30% of a company, then the most suitable
B. 20% company is :
C. 23%
D. 25% A. E
B. B
143. What percentage of total C. C
expenditure is on raw materials ? D. D
A. 60% 147. The ratio of the number of
B. 23% companies having more demand than

production to those having more
production than demand is :

A. 3:2
B. 2:3
C. 4:1
D. 2:2

148. The difference between average
demand and average production of the
five companies taken together is :

A. 130
B. 620
C. 400
D. 280

149. If the production of company D is h
times of the production of company A.
Then h equals :

A. 1.2
B. 1.8
C. 1.5
D. 2.5

150. If x % of demand for company C
equals demand for company B, then x
equals :

A. 60
B. 4
C. 24
D. 20

Part-IV – General Awareness A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Bill Clinton
151. The Lalit Kala Akademi is devoted to C. Kapil dev
the promotion of: D. Dev Anand

A. Music 158. Among the following districts of Tamil
B. Dance and Drama Nadu, which district is unfit for coltivation
C. Fine Arts due to increased.
D. Literature
A. Nagapattinam
152. Which Article of the Indian B. Ramanthapuram
Constitution deals With Election C. Coimbatore
Commission D. Tiruchiraplli

A. Article 360 159. Natural system of classification was
B. Article 324 proposed by _______ botanists .
C. Article 352
D. Article 356 A. Swedish
B. British
153.How much of world's surface is C. Indian
covered by water? D. German

A. 80% 160. Amino acids are required for the
B. 25% synthesis of :
C. 55%
D.70% A. Proteins
B. Carbohydrates
154. All forms of ROM are also Known as C. Alkaloids
D. Lipids
A. Firmware
B. shareware
C. freeware 161. The ''King of Metals'' is :
D. Middleware
A. Iron
155. What is the number of players on B. Aluminium
each side in Rugby football? C. Gold
D. Silver
A. 12
B. 11 162. Blowing Air with open pipe is an
C. 15 example of :
D. 16
A. lsobaric process
156. Which was the first linguistic state be B. Adiabatic process
created? C. lsothermal process
D. lsochoric process
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Kerala 163.Which of the following Scientist
D. Tamil Nadu proved that part of each planet around
the sun is elliptical
157.Who is the author of book
''Romancing with Life”? A. Newton

B. Copernicus pollution of water by:
C. Kepler
D. Galileo A. methyl isocyanate
B. mercury
164. In which of the Round Table C. lead
Conference Mahatma Gandhi D. tin
participated?

A. First Round Table Conference,1930 170. When price of a substitute of
B. Second Round Table Conference, commodity 'x' falls the demand for 'x' :
1931
C. Third Round Table Conference 1932 A. Increases at increasing rate
D. All of the above B. rises
C. falls
D. remains unchanged
165. Transpiration increases in:
171. The most abundant element by
A. Cool, damp and windy condition number in the living system is:
B. Cool, dry and still condition
C. Hot, dry and windy condition A. Oxygen
D. Hot, damp and windy condition B. Carbon
C. Nitrogen
D. Hydrogen
166. Who discovered the link between
electricity and magnetism? 172. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar
inscription ?
A. Diesel
B. Michael Faraday A. Veerasena
C. Volta B. Vishnusena
D. Maxwell C. Harisena
D. Mahasena

167. The most suitable unit for expressing 173. Plank's constant has the dimensions
nuclear radius is: of

A. Angstrom A. angular momentum
B. Micron B. force
C. Nanometre C. energy
D. Fernmi D. linear momentum

174. If the President wants to resign, he
168. Which of the following phenomenon shall address his letters of resignation to:
helps to conclude that light is transverse
wave ? A. Speaker of Lok Sabha
B. Chief Justice of India
A. Polarisation C. Prime Minister of India
B. Refraction D. Vice-President of India
C. Interference
D. Diffraction 175. By whom was the autonomous
investment separated from induced
investment ?
169. Minamata disease is caused by

A. Joan Robinson 182. The headquarters of the Survey of
B. Adam Smith India Dept. (department) is located at:
C. Schumpeter
D. Malthus A. Hyderabad
B. New Delhi
176. World wide life fund was founded in: C. Jaipur
D. Dehradun
A. 1992
B. 1961 183. Kathakali is a dance prevalent in
C. 1965 which state ?
D. 1969
A. Tamil Nadu
177. Christmas factor is involved in: B. Orissa
C. Kerala
A. Digestion D. Andhra Pradesh
B. Respiration
C. Blood Coagulation 184. Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue
D. Excretion officer served under:

178. Who built the famous Shiva temple A. Humayun
at Ellora ? B. Baz Bahadur
C. Sher Shah
A. Gupta King Samudra Gupta D. Bhagwan Das
B. Chalukyan King Pulikeshi II
C. Rashtrakuta Rular Krishna I 185. Where did the Black-Hole tragedy
D. Mauryan Emperor Ashoka took place ?

179. Kimono is a dress style of which A. Murshidabad
Asian Country? B. Dacca
C. Monghyr
A. Laos D. Calcutta
B. China
C. Japan 186. The simplest CPU – scheduling
D. Korea algorithm is __________.

180. If xylem and phloem are arranged in A. Multilevel scheduling algorithm
the same radius, such a vascular bundle B. FCFS Scheduling algorithm
is called: C. SJF Scheduling algorithm
D. Round – robin scheduling algorithm
A. concentric
B. radial 187. Iron fillings can be separated from a
C. collateral heterogenous mixture using the
D. bicollateral technique of:

181. When was League of Nations A. Sedimentation
established ? B. Evaporation
C. Sublimation
A. 1939 D. Magnetization
B. 1914
C. 1918 188. The first Bio-sphere Reserve in India
D. 1920 has been established in :

A. Nanda devi D. Sindu
B. Hazaibagh
C. Kanha 195. The time element in price analysis
D. Nilgiri was introduced by :

189. The largest reservoir of fresh water A. J.S. Mill
is: B. J.R. Hicks
C. J.M. Keynes
A. Ponds D. Alfred Marshall
B. Lakes
C. Glaciers 196. Mixed Economy means:
D. Ground Water
A. Co-existence of rich and poor
190. India born Vijai Sheshadri won the B. Co-existence of small and large
prestigious 2014 pulitzer prize in which of Industries
the following categories? C. Promoting both agriculture and
Industries in the economy
A. Drama D. Co-existing of public and private
B. Journalism sectors
C. Music
D. Poetry 197. A demand curve will not shift:

191. What is Kyoto Protocol ? A. When there is a change in
advertisement expenditure
A. It is an agreement among countries to B. When only price of the commodity
start using nuclear energy changes
B. It is an agreement among countries to C. When only income changes
take steps for reducing global warming D. When only prices of substitute
C. It is an agreement among countries to products change
take steps for reducing acid rain
D. It is an agreement trees to control 198. The amount of matter in a ball of
pollution steel is its:
192. Arundhati Roy is the author of:
A. Density
A. The Tin Drum B. Volume
B. My Childhood Days C. Weight
C. God of Small Things D. Mass
D. Disgrace
199. Dr. P. Rama Rao Committee is
193. Earth day is celebrated on: related of which of the following ?

A. September 17 A. Industry
B. February 16 B. Agriculture
C. April 4 C. Taxes
D. April 22 D. Defence

194. Which of the following rivers 200. Rand is the currency of:
originates from Trans Himalayas ?
A. Romania
A. Saraswathi B. Norway
B. Ganga C. Namibia
C. Yamuna D. Iran