SSC CHSL 2015 Question Paper 15 Nov Morning Shift

Staff Selection Commission
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination

SSC CHSL
Question Paper with Answers

Part – 1 : General Intelligence B. 36
C. 94
1. Arrange the following words as per their D. 46
order in Dictionary 7. If 246=8, 624=0 and 327=6 then 423=?
1. Cinnabar, 2. Cinder, 3. Cinema, 4.
Cinnamon, 5 Cinchoina A. 10
B. 8
A. 2,3,5,4,1 C. 1
B. 5,2,3,1,4 D. 9
C. 5,2,1,4,3
D. 4,1,5,2,3 8. In a certain code MISCHIEF is written as
NKVGMOLN, then how is RELIEVED
Question Nos. 2 to 6 written in that code?

A series is given, with one term missing. A. SEQIJVLD
Choose the correct alternative from the B. SGOMJVED
given ones that will complete the series. C. SFMJFWFE
D. SGOMJBLL
2. 3,5,9,15,23,33,45,59, ?
9. From the given answer figures, select
A. 75 the one in which the question figure is
B. 81 hidden/embedded.
C. 60
D. 72

3. OTE, PUF, QVG, RWH, ?

A. SXJ
B. SXI
C. TXI
D. SYJ

4. 7, 18, 40, 73, 117, ?

A. 150
B. 161
10. Sitara walk 45 metres in North-West
C. 172
from her uncle's house. There she met her
D. 183
friend and they walked 45 metres in South-
West direction. Then they walk 45 metres
5. AFKPU, BGLQV, CHMRW, ??
in South0East direction and turned to
uncle's house. Now in which direction they
A. KLMNQ
are going?
B. VQLGB
C. DINSX
A. North-East
D. UVWXY
B. North-West
C. South-East
6. 16, 61, 25, 52, 36, 45, ?
D. South-West
A. 72

11. In certain code PEN is coded as 123, 17.
PENCIL as 123456, CABLE as 48962, then
6283123456 means what? A. Gear
B. Engine
A. LANPENCIL C. Fuel
B. LAENPENCIL D. Horn
C. LEANPNCLI
D. LEANPENCIL 18.

Question Nos. 12 to 20 A. Helicopter
B. Rocket
Direction: Find the odd word / number / C. Aero plane
letters / number pair from the given D. Sub-marine
alternatives.
12. 19.

A. 7689 A. LPuB
B. 6578 B. UXeN
C. 4367 C. DkUZ
D. 3245 D. FoMY

13. 20.

A. BSNL A. IK
B. RIM B. PN
C. NOKIA C. BD
D. MTS D. SU

14. Question Nos. 21 to 29

A. 54:17 Direction: Select the related word / letters /
B. 81:9 number from the given alternatives.
C. 42:2
D. 24:6 21. 49 : 343 :: 64:?

15. A. 486
B. 634
A. 15:120 C. 514
B. 13:117 D. 512
C. 16:128
D. 12:96 22. School : Teacher :: Bank :?

16. A. Cashier
B. Peon
A. KNXY C. Manager
B. CNPT D. Banker
C. DKRW
D. FBJL 23. QPOR : XWVY : LKJM : ?

A. CBAD Direction: From the given alternative
B. SRTU words, select the word which cannot be
C. DEGF formed using he letters of the given word:
D. FHGI
30. METAPHYSICS
24. Patient : Fowler Bed :: ?
A. HEATS
A. Neclace : Adornment B. PESTS
B. Certificate : Merit C. SEEMS
C. Baby : Cradle D. TEAMS
D. Trophy : Achievement
31. RAILWAYSTATION
25. Exercise : Gym :: Eating : ?
A. STAIR
A. Fitness B. OSTITIS
B. Food C. STORY
C. Dieting D. NOTARY
D. Restaurant
32. A word is represented by only one set
26. 7 : 42 :: 8 : ? of numbers as given in any one of the
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
A. 50 the alternatives are represented by two
B. 57 classes of alphabets as in two matrix given
C. 49 below. The columns and rows of Matrix 1
D. 48 are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of
Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter
27. VVXY : RRTU :: FFHI : ? from these matrices can be represented
first by its row and next by its column, e.g.,
A. CCDF 'A' can be represented by 03, 12 etc., and
B. XXYB 'N' can be represented by 56, 65 etc.
C. UUVZ Similarly, you have to identify the set for the
D. SSUV word 'DRAW'.

28. 7 : 77 :: ?

A. 11:143
B. 8:64
C. 3:81
D. 6:24

29. JKPO : LMNM :: ? PQJI
A. 23,57,30,68
A. NOKL B. 32,75,44,76
B. KOLN C. 14,89,12,78
C. NOLK D. 41,66,23,55
D.LKNO
33. If two days back it was 9th November
Question Nos. 30 to 31 2014 and it was a Sunday, then tomorrow
will be?

B. 2
A. 13th November 2014, Wednesday C. 3
B. 12th November 2014, Wednesday D. 5
C. 12th November 2014, Tuesday
D. 12th November 2014, Thursday 37.

Question Nos. 34 to 37

Direction: A series is given, with one term
missing. Choose the correct alternative
from the given ones that will complete the
series.
A. 23
34. B. 20
C. 22
D. 21

38. Which one set of letters when
sequentially placed at the gaps in the given
letter series shall complete it?
A. 22
B. 14 _ aabb _ a _ab _ b
C. 320
D. 32 A. b a b a
B. a b b b
35. C. b b a a
D. a b a b

39. Arrange the words in ascending order
of their magnitude.

1. Mega, 2. Kilo, 3. Tera, 4. Giga

A. 35 A. 2,4,3,1
B. 49 B. 1,2,3,4
C. 42 C. 1,3,2,4
D. 39 D. 2,1,4,3

36. 40. Which answer figure will complete the
pattern in the question figure?

A. 4

Question Nos. 44 to 45

Direction: One/Two statements is/are given
each followed by tow assumption, I and II.
You have to consider the statement to be
true even if they seem to be at variance
form commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given assumptions, if
any, follows form the given statements.

44. Statement: “There is very heavy traffic
on the road between 5-7 p.m. We need to
41. If the given interchanges are made in have a flyover in this area.” A planning
signs and numbers, which one of the engineer said in a meeting.
following equation is true?
Assumption:
I-Heavy traffic should be regulated.
II-Previous planning engineer did not do
much about heavy traffic.

A. Only Assumption II is implicit.
42. Q walked 20m towards West, took a left B. Both I and II are implicit.
turn and walked 20m. He then took a right C. Only Assumption I is implicit
turn and walked 20m and again took a right D. Neither I and II are implicit.
turn and walked 20m. How far is Q now
form the starting point? 45. Statement: The impact of economic
sanction on economy, that is already so
A. 50m weak could be devastating.
B. 120m
C. 40m Assumption:
D. 80m
I-Economics sanctions impact only a weak
43. Identify the answer figure form which economy.
the pieces given in the question figure have II-The impact of economic sanctions varies
been cut. form economy to economy.

A. Neither I nor II are implicit.
B. Both I and II are implicit
C. Only II is implicit
D. Only I is implicit

46. A Piece of paper is folded and punched
as shown below in the question figures.
From the given answer figures, indicate
how it will appear when opened.

50. Prema has a son named Anand. Rajiv
is Prema's brother. Neha has a daughter
named Rashmi. Neha is Rajiv's sister.
What is Anand's relationship to Rashmi.

A. Cousin
B. Brother-in-law
C. Nephew
D. Uncle

47. Find water image of:

48. On arranging Atomic age, Metallic Age,
Stone Age, Alloy Age is a meaningful order
(starting from the earliest) which would
appear in the 3rd position?

A. Atomic Age
B. Metallic Age
C. Alloy Age
D. Stone Age

49. Which one of the following diagrams
best depicts the relationship among:

Plant, Animal, Deer

Part – II : English Language C. to
D. for
Question Nos. 51 to 52
54. ______ is the way to the zoo?
Direction: A sentence has been given in
Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives A. what
suggested, select the one which best B. which
express the same sentence in C. where
Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the D. when
Answer Sheet.
55. This area suffers from ____.
51. The teacher said, “The Earth moves
round the sun.” A. droaghts
B. drafts
A. The teacher asked that the Earth moves C. draughts
round the sun. D. drought
B. The teacher said that the Earth moves
round the sun. 56. He agreed ______ my business
C. The teacher told that the Earth has proposal.
moved round the sun.
D. The teacher told that the Earth moved A. on
round the sun. B. to
C. at
52. Ashok said to me, “Your parents are D. for
waiting for you”.
Question Nos. 57 to 58
A. Ashok told me that may parents were
waiting for me. Directions : A sentence has been given in
B. Ashok told me that is parents are waiting Active/Passive voice. Out of the four
for him. alternatives suggested, select the one
C. Ashok told me that his parents were which best express the same sentence in
waiting for him. Passive/Active voice and mark your
D. Ashok told to me that my parents were answer in the Answer Sheet.
waiting for me.
57. Has he completed the assignments?
Question No. 53 to 56
A. Has the assignments being completed
Directions : Sentences given with blanks by him?
to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). B. Have the assignments completed by
Four alternatives are suggested for each him?
question. Choose the correct alternative C. Has the assignments been completed
out of the four and indicate it by blackening by him?
the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet. D. Have the assignments been completed
by him?
53. All of us are devoted _______ one
another. 58. People say that he is a spy.

A. at A. It is said that he is a spy.
B. of B. A spy that he is said the people.

C. It has been said by the people that he is combinations is correct. Then find the
a spy. correct answer and indicate it in the
D. He is spy was said by people. Answer Sheet.

Question Nos 59 to 62 63. 1. Right from
P have been used as a measure of time
Directions : Out of the four alternatives, Q prehistoric times
choose the one which can be substituted R and have formed the basis of
for the given words/sentences and indicate S the phases of the moon
it by blackening the appropriate circle in the 6. the earliest calendar.
Answer Sheet.
A. PRSQ
59. A person who steals the writing of B. QSPR
others. C. SRQP
D. QRSP
A. nepotism
B. popular 64. 1. In recent years
C. plagiarist P primarily because purchasing
D. Plagiarism Q has grown more intense
R price competition in most industries
60. One who compiles a dictionary. S managers now exert much influence
6. over suppliers
A. lexicography
B. lexicon A. RQPS
C. lexicographer B. SPRQ
D. lexical C. SRPQ
D. RSPQ
61. Someone not fit to be chosen.
65. 1. Without water
A. uneligible P and consequently
B. non-eligible Q the oxygen content in the atmosphere
C. ineligible R which carry out photosynthesis and
D. imeligible release oxygen
S there would be no animals or plants
62. Animals living in water. 6. would go down.

A. mammals A. PRQS
B. gregarious B. SPRQ
C. aquatic C. SPQR
D. amphibian D. SRPQ

Question Nos. 63 to 66 66. 1. The internet is
P a world wide network
Directions : The 1st and the last part of Q that should not be
sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest R regulated or censored
of the sentence is split into four parts and S by any one country
named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are 6. howsoever strong the temptation
not given in their proper order. Read the
sentence and find out which of the four A. PQRS

B. PRSQ physical harmony, then put your mind in
C. PSQR order and II your thoughts. Think joyful
D. PRQS thoughts; think loving thoughts' Let the III
of goodwill IV though your veins, and
Question Nos 67 to 70 you will need no other medicine. V your
jealousies, your suspicious, and you will
Directions : Choose the word opposite in put away your indigestion, your sickness,
meaning to the given word and mark it in your VI and VII , If you will VIII
the Answer Sheet. clinging to these IX and demoralizing
habits of minds, then do not complain when
67. Flawless your body is X sickness.

A. Sick 71.
B. Seconds
C. Deficient A. (I) will
D. Defective B. (I) can
C. (I) would
68. Obscure D. (I) want

A. Enigma 72.
B. Distinguish
C. Distinct A. (II) regulate
D. Vague B. (II) harmonize
C. (II) co-ordinate
69. Enduing D. (II) regularize

A. Transient 73.
B. Unwavering
C. Abiding A. (III) sweetness
D. Transitory B. (III) potion
C. (III) elixir
70. Grieve D. (III) generosity

A. Rejoice 74.
B. Agony
C. Sadness A. (IV) run
D. Moam B. (IV) race
C. (IV) gather
Question Nos 71 to 80 D. (IV) course
Directions : In the following passage some
of the words have been left out. Read the 75.
passage carefully and choose the correct
answer to each question out of the four A. (V) cast away
alternative and fill in the blanks. B. (V) ignore
C. (V) throw off
Passage D. (V) discard

If you I to be free from all physical 76.
aches and pains, and enjoy perfect

A. (VI) confidence A. Income
B. (VI) happiness B. Regain
C. (VI) nervousness C. Return
D. (VI) worries D. Disaster

77. 83. Accuracy

A. (VII) joy A. Precision
B. (VII) painting B. Cleverness
C. (VII) mercy C. Agreement
D. (VII) despair D. Attachment

78. 84. Consort

A. (VIII) care to A. Convoy
B. (VIII) persisting B. Guide
C. (VIII) continue to C. Protect
D. (VIII) indulge in D. Partner

79. Question Nos. 85 to 88

A. (IX) good Directions : Four alternative are given for
B. (IX) unhealthy the Idiom/Phrase underlined. Choose the
C. (IX) worse alternative which best expresses the
D. (IX) unruly meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in
the Answer Sheet.
80.
85. My brother puts by a little money every
A. (X) laid up with month.
B. (X) laid low with
C. (X) lying with A. saves
D. (X) affected to B. gives away
C. loses
Question Nos. 81 to 84 D. spends carefully

Directions : Out of the four alternatives, 86. Ramah was on cloud nine when she
choose the one which best expresses the heard that she had won the lottery.
meaning of the given word and mark it in
the Answer Sheet. A. shocked
B. frustrated
81. Genuine C. confused
D. very happy
A. Authentic
B. Local 87. To call in a day
C. Concern
D. Clever A. the day was marvellous
B. give the day a name
82. Revenue C. decide to finish working
D. put off work for another day

improve the sentence. Choose the correct
88. I was in two minds whether to buy a alternative. In case no improvement is
new television or a nre computer. needed choose “No Improvement”.

A. to be firm 93. How many country are there in
B. to be undecided Europe?
C. to take two decisions
D. to lose one's mind A. countries are there in
B. countries are there in
Question Nos. 89 to 92 C. No improvement
D. country are there on
Directions : Four words are given in each
question, out of which only one word is 94. We stayed in Mumbai in five days.
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word
and mark our answer in the Answer Sheet. A. at
B. with
89. C. for
D. No improvement
A. Revarberation
B. Riverberation 95. The Sutlej has changed its path.
C. Revirberation
D. Reverberation A. journey
B. No improvement
90. C. line
D. course
A. Advertice
B. Advertise 96. The medicine must be take by you.
C. Advertise
D. Adverties A. No improvement
B. takes
91. C. taken
D. taking
A. Remarkabel
B. Remarkebel Question Nos. 97 to 100
C. Remarkeble
D. Remarkable Directions : Some parts of the sentences
have errors and some are correct. Find out
92. which part of a sentence has an error and
blacken the circle corresponding to the
A. Preference appropriate correct option. If a sentence is
B. Prefference free from error, blacken the circle
C. Preferennce corresponding to “No Error” option in the
D. Preferrence Answer Sheet.

Question Nos. 93 to 96 97. Electronic mail or E-mail are a method
of exchanging digital messages.
Directions : A sentence / a part of the
sentence is underlined. Below are given A. Electronic mail or E-mail
alternative to the underline part which may B. No error

C. digital messages
D. are a method of exchanging

98. My wife, having finish her work rushed
to meet me at the event.

A. at the event
B. No error
C. My wife, having finish her work
D. rushed to meet me

99. You must abide on the terms of this
government.

A. this government
B. the terms of
C. No error
D. You must abide on

100. I will have both the blue or the black
pen.

A. I will have
B. or the black pen
C. both the blue
D. No error

Part – III : Quantitative Aptitude D. 30

101. If a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca = 0 then a 106. The radius of base and curved surface
: b: c is: area of a right cylinder is 'r' units and 4 Πrh
square units respectively. The height of the
A. 2:1:1 cylinder is:
B. 1:1:2
C. 1:2:1 A. h units
D. 1:1:1 B. h∕2 units
C. 2h units
102. The area of a circle whose radius is D. 4h units
the diagonal of a square whose area is 4
is:

A. 8Π
B. 6Π
C. 4Π
D. 16Π

103. Out of 10 teachers of a school, one
teacher retires and in place of him a new
teacher 25 yrs. Old joins. As a result of it
average age of the teachers by 3 yrs. Age
of the retired teacher (in yrs.) is:

A. 58
B. 60
C. 55
D. 56 108. The amount on Rs. 25000 in 2 years
at annually compound interest, if the rates
104. A hemi-spherical bowl has 3.5 cm for the successive years be 4% and 5% per
radius. It is to be painted inside as well as annum respectively is:
outside. The cost of painting it at the rate of
Rs. 5 per 10 sq.cm will be: A. Rs. 27300
B. Rs. 28500
A. Rs. 77 C. Rs. 26800
B. Rs. 100 D. Rs. 30000
C. Rs. 50
D. Rs. 175 109. If a² + a + 1 = 0, then the value of a5 +
a4 + 1 is:
105. Six numbers are arranged in
decreasing order. The average of the first A. a²
five numbers is 30 and the average of the B. 0
last five numbers is 25. The differences of C. 1
the first and the last numbers is: D. a + 1

A. 5 110. A rectangular carpet has an area of
B. 20 120 m² and a perimeter of 46 metre. The
C. 25 length of its diagonal is:

D. 1:5
A. 13 metre
B. 23 metre 116. In ΔABC, the external bisectors of the
C. 17 metre angles ΔB and ΔC meet at the point O. If
D. 21 metre ΔA = 70º, the the measure of ΔBOC is:

111. An article is sold at a profit of 25%. If A. 50º
the selling price is doubled, the profit will B. 75º
be: C. 60º
D. 55º
A. 50%
B. 200% Question Nos. 117 to 121
C. 150%
D. 100% Directions: Study the bar char & answer
the Questions.
112.
Income and Expenditure (in Crore Rs.) in
2001 of five companies

A. 75°
B. 45°
C. 105°
D. 95°

113. E is the mid-point of the median AD of
ΔABC, BE is joined and produced to meet
AC at F. F divides AC in the ratio:

A. 1 : 3
B. 2 : 1 117. The company earning the maximum
C. 2 : 3 percentage of profit in the year 2001 is:
D. 3 : 2
A. M
114. If √7 = 2.646, then the value of 1/√28 B. P
up to three places of decimal is: C. N
D. Q
A. 0.185
B. 0.187 118. For company R, if the expenditure had
C. 0.189 increased by 20% in the year 2001 from
D. 0.183 the year 2000 and the company had
earned profit of 10% in 2000, the
115. A milkman mixed the water with milk to company's income in 2000 was? (in crore)
gain 25% by selling the mixture at cost
price. The ratio of water and milk is: A. 37.25
B. 41.67
A. 4:5 C. 38.5
B. 1:4 D. 35.75
C. 5:4

119. If the income of company Q in 2001 124. If x+y+z = 6 and xy+yz+zx = 10, the
was 10% more than 2000 and the value of x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz is:
company had earned a profit of 20% in
2000, then its expenditure in 2000 (in A. 40
crores) was: B. 36
C. 42
A. 28.28 D. 48
B. 32.32
C. 29.09 125. A man bought some eggs of which
D. 34.34 10% are rotten. He gives 80% of the
remainder to his neighbours. Now he is left
120. The companies M and N together had out with 36 eggs. How many eggs he
a percentage of profit/loss of: bought?

A. 10% loss A. 72
B. 10% profit B. 40
C. 12% loss C. 200
D. No loss and No profit D. 100

121. In 2001, the approximate percentage 126. If 4 sin²Θ – 1 = 0 and angle Θ is less
of profit/loss of all the five companies taken than 90º. The value of cos²Θ + tan²Θ is:
together is equal to: (Take 0º < Θ < 90º)

A. 4% loss
B. 6.48% profit
C. 6.88% loss
D. 4.65% profit

122. The ratios of circumference and
diameter of a circle is 22 : 7. If the Question Nos. 127 to 130
circumference be 1 4/7 m, then the radius
of the circle is: Directions : Study the Pie chart carefully
and answer the questions.
A. 1 m
B. 1/4 m
C. 1/2 m
D. 1/3 m

123. The angle of depression of a point
situated at a distance of 70 m from the
base of a lower is 60º. The height of the
tower is:

127. Ratio of members of cricket club only 133. The sum of two numbers is 75 and
and foot ball club only is; their difference is 25. The product of the
two numbers is:
A. 3 : 1
B. 2 : 1 A. 1000
C. 1 : 2 B. 125
D. 1 : 3 C. 1350
D. 1250
128. Number of students who are members
of cricket club only? 134. If the angle of elevation of the sun
changes from 45º to 60º then the length of
A. 41 the shadow of a pillar decreases by 10m.
B. 40 The height of the pillar is:
C. 35
D. 42 A. 15(√3+1) m
B. 5(√3+1) m
129. Percentage of students who are not C. 5(3+√3) m
members of any club is: D. 5(3-√3) m

A. 10% 135. A single discount equivalent to the
B. 5% series of discounts 20%, 10% and 5% is
C. 8 equal to:
D, 6%
A. 32%
130. Number of students who are members B. 31.6%
of both the club is: C. 30.7%
D. 30%
A. 500
B. 650 136. The distance between the centres of
C. 600 two circles of radii 6 cm and 3 cm is 15 cm.
D. 550 The length of the transverse common
tangent to the circle is:
131. A train passed two bridges of lengths
500m and 250m in 100 seconds and 60 A. 6√6 cm
seconds respectively. The length of the B. 12 cm
train is: C. 7√6 cm
D. 18 cm
A. 152 m
B. 125 m 137. If 0º < Θ < 90º and cosec Θ = cot² Θ
C. 120 m then the value of the expression cosec4Θ –
D. 250 m 2 cosec³Θ + cot² Θ is equal to:

132. The exponential form of √(√2 x √3) is: A. 2
B. 1
A. 6-1/2 C. 3
B. 61/4 D. 0
C. 61/2
D. 6 138. A, B and C can complete a work in 10,
12 and 15 days respectively. A left the work

5 days before the work was completed and B. loses 1%
B left 2 days after A had left. Number of C. gains 1%
days required to complete the whole work D. gain 2%
was:
143. State electricity board gives 15%
discount on electric bills if it is paid before
due date. One person gets Rs. 54
discount. The amount of actual bill was:

A. Rs. 360
B. Rs. 362
139. The total surface area of right circular C. Rs. 361
cylinder with radius of the base 7 cm and D. Rs. 359
height 20 cm is:
144. X can do a piece of work in 24 days.
A. 1000cm² When he had worked for 4 days, Y joined
B. 1188cm² him. If complete work was finished in 16
C. 140cm² days, Y can alone finish that work in:
D. 900cm²
A. 36 days
B. 18 days
C. 27 days
D. 42 days

145. The sum of money which when given
on compound interest at 18% per annum
would fetch Rs. 960 more when the interest
is payable half yearly than when it was
A. 14 payable annually for years is:
B. 2
C. 11 A. Rs. 60000
D. 15 B. Rs. 50000
C. Rs. 40000
141. 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and D. Rs. 30000
water in the ratio 3 : 1. Then the amount of
milk to be added to the mixture so as to 146. A car goes 20 metres in a second.
have milk and water in the ratio 4 : 1 is: Find its speed in Km/hr.

A. 7 litres A. 72
B. 6 litres B. 18
C. 4 litres C. 36
D. 5 litres D. 20

142. The marked price is 10% higher than 147. The sum of two numbers is 37 and the
the cost price. A discount of 10% is given difference of their squares is 185, then the
on the marked price. In this kind of sale, difference of the two numbers is:
the seller -
A. 10
A. bears no loss, no gain B. 3

C. 4
D. 5

149. The ratio of the length of a rod and its
shadow is 1 : √3. The angle of elevation of
the sum is:

A. 90º
B. 30º
C. 45º
D. 60º

150. If bananas are bought at the rate of 4
for a rupee, how many must be sold for a
rupee so as to gain 33 1/3 %.

A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 4
D. 3

Part - IV. General Awareness 157. J.B. Say's Law of Market was not
accepted by:
151. The capital of Rawanda is:
A. Marshall
A. Bogota B. Malthus
B. Kigali C. David Ricardo
C. Copenhagen D. Adam Smith
D. Libreville
158. To conserve coral reefs the Govt. of
152. The fastest, costlier and relatively India declared one of the following as
small form of storage managed by Marine Park:
computer system hardware is:
A. Gulf of Kutch
A. Flash Memory B. Gulf of Mannar
B. Main Memory C. Andaman Islands
C. Disk D. Lakshadweep Islands
D. Cache
159. The deficiency of vitamin A causes?
153. The disease which has been
eradicated? A. Night blindness
B. Beri-beri
A. Small pox C. Rickets
B. Chicken pox D. Pellagra
C. Mumps
D. Measles 160. 'Madhu bani' a style of folk paintings is
popular in which of the following states in
154. Which bank is limited to the needs of India?
agriculture and rural finance?
A. Madhya Pradesh
A. SBI B. Uttar Pradesh
B. NABARD C. West Bengal
C. IFC D. Bihar
D. RBI
161. Which of the following is one of the
155. Richter scale is used for measuring: characteristics of civil services th India?

A. Intensity of earthquake A. Neutarality and Impartiality
B. Velocity of wind B. Partisan
C. Humidity of air C. Temporary Political Executive nexus
D. Density of liquid D. All of the given options

156. Which of these travels in glass with 162. The abbreviation LHC stands for
minimum velocity? which machine?

A. Violet light A. Light Heat Collider
B. Yellow light B. Large Hardron Collider
C. Green light C. Large High Collider
D. Red light D. Long Heavy Collider

163. How many organs are there in
U.N.O.? A. its pressure is minimum
B. its thickness is maximum
A. 06 C. it blows over the barren
B. 04 D. it contains maximum of water vapour
C. 05
D. 03 170. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to
wrest the important fort of Goa from the
164. World Human Rights Day is observed Bahamanis?
on:
A. Hari hara I
A. Dec. 10 B. Reva Raya II
B. Dec. 7 C. Bukka I
C. Sep. 5 D. Hari hara II
D. April 8
171. Which of the following monuments is
165. Indian Economy is a: the oldest?

A. Capitalist Economy A. Qutab Minar
B. Mixed Economy B. Khajuraho
C. Independent Economy C. Taj Mahal
D. Communist Economy D. Ajanta Caves

166. USB is ___ Type of strorage device: 172. Which amendment of the constitution
lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18
A. Secondary years?
B. Primary
C. Auxillary A. 64th Amendment
D. Tertiary B. 60th Amendment
C. 63rd Amendment
167. Atoms having the same number of D. 61st Amendment
protons but different number of neutrons
are called: 173. Who was Akbar's guardian?

A. Anions A. Baiiram Khan
B. Higgs-boson b. Tansen
C. Isotops C. Amir Khusru
D. Cations D. Abdul Fazl

168. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy 174. Excretion in Hemichordates takes
and Amindivi islands was changed to place by:
Lakshadweep by an act of Parliamcnt in-
A. Glomerulus
A. 1970 B. Mesonephron
B. 1972 C. Pronephron
C. 1973 D. Metanephron
D. 1971
175. Who invented the battery?
169. Air is said to be saturated when:

A. Roentgen B. William III
B. Maxwell C. Bismark
C. Faraday D. Fadrick William IV
D. Volta
182. The 1st battle of Panipat was fought in
176. When was the railway system the year.
established in India?
A. 1761
A. 1853 B. 1516
B. 1953 C. 1556
C. 1969 D. 1526
D. 1753
183. In India, Dugong (Sea Cow) is found
177. Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda in the bioreserve site of ?
join Ganga?
A. Sundarban
A. Rudra prayag B. Nok rek
B. Dev prayag C. Manas
C. Karan prayag D. Gulf of Mannar
D. Gangotri
184. Which is the best planned city in
178. Soap helps in better cleaning of India?
clothes because:
A. Salem
A. It gives strength to solution B. Coimbatore
B. Soap acts like catalyst C. Chandigarh
C. It absorbs the dirt. D. New Delhi
D. It reduces the surface tension of solution
185. The sloan “Garibi Hatao” was included
179. Who is the author of the book “Magic in the:
Seeds”?
A. Second plan
A. V.S. Naipaul B. Fourth plan
B. Jhumpa Lahiri C. Fifth plan
C. Cycus Mistry D. First plan
D. Vikram Seth
186. Ezra cup is associated with which
180. What is the name of Research station sports?
established by Indian Govt for conducting
research at Antarctic? A. Hockey
B. Rowing
A. Non of the options C. Football
B. Uttari Gangotri D. Polo
C. Yamunotri
D. Dakshin Gangotri 187. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is renowned
player of:
181. Who advocated Nazim in Germany ?
A. Flute
A. Adolf Hittler B. Shehnai

C. Tabla C. Electrometallurgy
D. Sarod D. Pyrometallurgy

188. Life originated by chemosynthesis 194. Damping off of seedlings is caused
was proved in the laboratory by by:

A. Miller A. Pythium debaryanum
B. Pasteur B. Albugo candida
C. Sanger C. Phytophthora infestans
D. Aristotle D. Peronospola parasitica

189. The development process under 195. January 15 is celebrates as:
capitalism has been described as “Creative
Destruction” by: A. Army Day
B. Labour Day
A. J.S. Mill C. Makar Sakranti
B. Karl Marx D. Republic Day
C. Hansen
D. Schumpeter 196. The Phenomenon which causes
mirage is:
190. Which of the following is commonly
used in preparing custard powder? A. Interference
B. Diffraction
A. Maize C. Polarisation
B. Wheet D. Total internal reflection
C. Raagi
D. Rice 197. Normal blood pressure reading of an
adult human:
191. Project Tiger was introduced in:
A. 160/95 mmHg
A. 1984 B. 120/80 mmHg
B. 1995 C. 130/90 mmHg
C. 1973 D. 80/120 mmHg
D. 2001
198. People with Down's syndrome
192. To become a judge of the High court invariably affected by:
one must be a practicing advocate of the
High court for at least. A. Huntington's disease
B. Meningitis
A. 15 years C. Brain haemorrhage
B. 20 years D. Alzheimer's diseasse
C. 10 years
D. 5 years 199. The National Emblem of Italy is:

193. The use of heat treatment of one that A. Lily
includes smelting and roasting is termed: B. Eaggle
C. White Eagle
A. Hydrometallhurgy D. White lily
B. Cryometallurgy

200. All vital atmospheric processes
leading to various climatic & whether
conditions take place in the:

A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphare
C. Ionosphere
D. Exosphere