SSC CHSL 2015 Question Paper 20 Dec Evening Shift

Staff Selection Commission
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination

SSC CHSL Question Paper

Part - 1 : General Intelligence D. 146
Directions: In the following 9 questions, find
1. Out of the given alternatives select one the odd word / number / letters / number pair
which exactly matches with the mirror images from the given alternatives:
of word.
6. Find the odd word.

A. Spieen
B. Pancreas
C. Eye
D. Liver

7. Find the odd word.

A. Catalysis
B. Condensation
A. 28 C. Conduction
B. 30 D. Coagulation
C. 29
D. 26 8. Find the odd word.

A. Langur
B. Whale
C. Scarab
D. Donkey

A. 38 9. Find the odd letters.
B. 44
C. 28 A. PRTV
D. 37 B. LNPR
C. ACEG
D. MNPR

10. Find the odd letters.

A. GHJM
A. 18 B. PQSV
B. 16 C. BCEH
C. 15 D. TUWY
D. 17
11. Find the odd letters.

A. MKHD
B. JHEA
C. QNKH
D. XVSO
A. 142
B. 148 12. Find the odd numbers pair.
C. 144

A. (2, 11) D. EFG
B. (3, 30)
C. (7, 345) 19. BONUS : ACNPMOTVRT :: BUCKET : ?
D. (5, 128)
A. ACMMOTURT
13. Find the odd number. B. ACTVBDJLDFSU
C. ACMNMOTVRT
A. 210 D. SUOBN
B. 529
C. 289 20. ADFM : CFHO :: CFHO : ?
D. 196
A. EHQJ
14. Find the odd number. B. EHJQ
C. EQHU
A. 121 D. EHJR
B. 144
C. 189 21. 196 : 1372 :: 256 : ?
D. 169
A. 2048
Direction: In the following 9 questions, select B. 4048
the related word/letters/number from the given C. 3436
alternatives: D. 6344

15. Velocity : Speed :: Veracity : ? 22. 4 : 24 :: 5 : ?

A. Idea A. 36
B. Falsehood B. 32
C. Truth C. 30
D. Principle D. 39

16. Iodine : Goitre :: ? 23. 9 : 243 :: 6 : ?

A. Fat : Obesity A. 100
B. Insulin : Diabetes B. 92
C. Hormones : Haemophilia C. 108
D. Mango : Anemia D. 72

17. Doctor : Medicine :: ? : Judgement 24. First a rectangular shape paper is taken,
then it is folded from left to right, then cut a
A. Lawyer circle shape paper. When it will be opened
B. Court which paper will appear ?
C. Policeman
D. Judge

18. 134 : ACD :: 567 : ?

A. DEF
B. HIJ 25. Find the pattern and select figure from
C. FGH alternatives which should come after the

question figures. D. jklkijk

30. ab _ _ _ b _ bbaa _

A. babba
B. abbab
C. baaab
D. abaab

31. If the mirror image of a clock shows quarter
past three, then what is the original time ?

A. 9.15
B. 8.15
Directions: In the following 2 questions, from C. 3.15
the given alternatives words, select the word D. 8.45
which cannot be formed using the letters of the
given word: 32. Sunder travelled 5 km towards North, then
turned toward East and travelled 6 km, then
26. Happiness turned South and travelled 5 km. How far is he
from the starting point ?
A. Pine
B. Spent A. 11 km
C. Spine B. 5 km
D. Snipe C. 10 km
D. 6 km
27. Environment
33. Four words are given. Arrange them in
A. Term decreasing order of the number of vowels
B. Rein occurring in the word, each word being counted
C. Rent with multiplicity. Should there be a tie, use
D. Reign dictionary order.

In the following 3 questions, which one set of 1. Assassination 2. Rejuvenation 3. Mississippi
letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in 4. Acrimonious
the given letter series shall complete it ?
A. 4,1,3,2
28. opo_ _ po _ ppo _ _ pppo _ op _ p B. 4,2,1,3
C. 4,3,1,2
A. opopooo D. 4,1,2,3
B. opoooop
C. opopoop 34. If + means x, - means +, x means ÷ and ÷
D. ooopppo means -, then 9 x 4 + 2 – 5 x 10 ÷ 3 = ?

29. I _ _ ij _ I _ _ _ I

A. jklikjj
B. klijkkl
C. jklijkl

35. Arrange the following words as per order in 39. Identify the answer figure from which the
the dictionary: pieces given in the question figure have been
cut.
1. Mischance 2. Mischeivous 3. Mischief 4.
Miscellaneous

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

36. P + Q implies that P is the brother of Q, P –
Q implies that P is the mother of Q, whereas P x
Q implies P is the sister of Q. Which of the
following implies M is the maternal uncle of
R?

A. M – R + K
B. M + K x Q
C. None of these 40. Two statements are given each followed by
D. M + K - R two conclusion I and II. You have to consider
the statements to be true, even if they seem to
37. Select the figure which satisfies the same be at variance form commonly known facts.
conditions of placement of the dots as in You have to decide which of the given
question figure. conclusion, if any, follows from the given
statements.

Statements :
1. Some bricks are sticks.
2. No stick is red.

Conclusions:
1. No brick is red.
2. Some bricks are not red.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Neither I nor II follows.
D. Either I or II follow.

38. Identify the diagram that best represents the 41. Which figures have equal frequency ?
relationship among classes given below.
789765342897245929647

A. 8,6,5
B. 3,7,5
C. 2,5,3
D. 2,4,5

are represented by two classes of alphabets as
42. Which one of the given responses would be in two matrix given below. The columns and
a meaningful order of the following ? rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and
that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A
1. Plant 2. Flower 3. Sowing 4. Seedling letter from these matrices can be represented
first by its row and next by its column e.g. I can
A. 3,1,2,4 be represented by 23, 32 etc. and A can be
B. 4,3,1,2 represented by 56, 55 etc. Similarly, you have
C. 3,4,1,2 to identify the set for the word RIM given in
D. 3,2,4,1 question.

43. ELEPHANT is written as 57589143, LEAP
can be written as

A. 5618
B. 7518
C. 6712
D. 6518

Directions: In the following 2 questions, a
series is given, with one term missing. Choose A. 58, 43, 34
the correct alternative from the given ones that B. 75, 14, 24
will complete the series. C. 76, 41, 34
D. 58, 43, 11
44. 3, 11, 31, 57, 91, 133, ________
48. In a certain code TEACHER is written as
A. 181 ZYXDOYK, and RAIL as KXQM. How will be
B. 143 CHAIR written ?
C. 183
D. 151 A. DOQXK
B. DOKQX
45. 8, 16, 48, 96, 288, 576, ______ C. DOXQK
D. DQOXK
A. 1052
B. 1728 49. Two statements are given. You have to
C. 2880 answer considering the statement to be true.
D. 1152 Even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts.
46. If + means x, - means ÷, ÷ means +, x
means -, then 162 x 52 – 26 ÷ 15 +5 Statements :
1. James works in a factory
A. 247 2. He gets a salary.
B. 235
C. 875 A. James loves his work and his salary.
D. 215 B. James gets paid for his work.
C. James loves his salary.
47. A word is represented by only one set of D. James likes to work in a factory.
numbers as given in any one of the alternatives.
The sets of numbers given in the alternatives 50. In a box there are 5 different black balls, 3

different white balls and 2 different red balls. C. comes
How many ways to select 2 balls but not both D. is coming
same colour ?
54. (viii)
A. 40
B. 31 A. by
C. 30 B. on
D. 25 C. through
D. with

55. (v)

Part - II : English Language A. At
B. From
Directions: In the following Ten questions, in C. On
the following passage some of the words have D. In
been left out. Read the passage carefully and
choose the correct answer to each question out 56. (iii)
of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
A. quantum
Passage: The first written number (i) is about B. quantities
5000 years old and (ii) from the Sumerians in C. quantitative
Mesopotamia. But man wanted to specify (iii) D. qualities
even much (iv) of the animals killed or reared.
(v) the beginning , man counted using the 57. (I)
fingers joints on (vi) hand. Even today young
children are (vii) to count (viii) their fingers. It A. system
is known about the Stone Age man (ix) he used B. function
(x) by cutting notches in wood, bones and C. organization
stones. D. practice

51. (iv) 58. (vii)

A. early A. teaching
B. earliest B. teach
C. later C. teached
D. earlier D. taught

52. (vi) 59. (x)

A. one A. signs
B. each B. marks
C. every C. tallies
D. our D. symbol

53. (ii) 60. (ix)

A. came A. what
B. coming B. how

C. when C. Whimsical
D. that D. Whymsical

Directions: In the following Four Questions, 66. Find the correctly spelt word.
out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given A. Perseverance
sentences and indicate it by blackening the B. Persaverence
appropriate circle [●] in the Answer sheet. C. Preserverence
D. Perserverance
61. An author's handwritten or typed text,
submitted for publication. 67. Find the correctly spelt word.

A. Pamphlet A. Intercession
B. Manuscript B. Intercestion
C. Papyrus C. Intersession
D. Replica D. Intercesion

62. With no particular order or plan. 68. Find the correctly spelt word.

A. Hazard A. Differtiasion
B. Hazadous B. Diferrentiation
C. Hopeless C. Diferentiation
D. Haphazard D. Differentiation

63. A position or an office with no work but Directions: In the following Four questions,
high salary. four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase
underlined. Choose the alternative which best
A. Sinecure expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and
B. Tenure mark it in the Answer Sheet.
C. White collar job
D. Monarchy 69. Back to square one

64. One who deals in furs. A. To be able to count
B. To complete a game
A. Tanner C. To start again
B. Furrier D. To reply a game of chess
C. Lapidist
D. Drover 70. As the crow flies

Directions: In the following Four questions, A. In a monotonous way
four words are given in each question, out of B. In a straight way
which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the C. In a criss-cross way
correctly spelt word and mark your answer in D. In a circular way
the Answer Sheet.
71. If you are no spring chicken, you are
65. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. inexperienced
A. Whimsecal B. not young
B. Whimsicol C. a dead chicken

D. not energetic. A. SPQR
B. PQRS
72. To strike a chord C. SRQP
D. QSPR
A. To hit the wrong note
B. To strum a guitar 76. 1. In this modern word of consumerism
C. To be reminded of something familiar P. both for the young and old
D. To hit the chords forcefully Q. who can defeat consistently
R. with its onslaught of
Directions: In the following Four questions, the S. tempting advertisements
first and the last part of sentence are numbered 6. the desire to buy new products ?
1 and 6. The rest of sentence is split into four
parts and named P, Q, R, and S, These four A. RSPQ
parts are not given in their proper order. Read B. RSQP
the sentence and find out which of the four C. QRSP
combinations is correct. Then find the correct D. PRSQ
answer and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.
Directions: In the following Four questions,
73. 1. In his life time choose the word opposite in meaning to the
P. and immense wealth given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Q. Manpassant earned world-wide fame
R. untimely end to the brilliant 77. Adversity
S. But unfortunately, insanity brought an
6. career of this great genius. A. Anger
B. Humility
A. QPSR C. Humbleness
B. PQRS D. Prosperity
C. SPQR
D. QRSP 78. Perceptive

74. 1. He had spent A. Unaware
P. to see him B. Unconscious
Q. and I was now C. Indisreet
R. accompanying him across the river D. Blunt
S. a fortnight with me
6. for his long railway journey home. 79. Dainty

A. PRQS A. Harmful
B. SQRP B. Clumsy
C. PSQR C. Dry
D. QSRP D. Afraid

75. 1. The history of India 80. Ferocious
P. human activity of Homo sapiens as long as
Q. 75,000 years ago or with A. Practical
R. earlier hominids including Homo-erectus B. Reassuring
S. begin with evidence of C. Strong
6. from about 5,00,000 years ago. D. Gentle

Directions: In the following Two questions, a 85. Dogs soon recognize the persons by whom
sentence has been given in Active / Passive they are kindly treated.
Voice. Out of the fur alternative suggested,
select the one which best expresses the same A. the persons by whom
sentence in Passive / Active Voice and mark B. No error
your answer in the Answer sheet. C. they are kindly
D. Dogs soon recognize treated.
81. Both his parents approved of his decision.
86. He declared that he wore no man's mantle.
A. His decision had been approved of.
B. His parent's decision was approved of by A. He declared
him. B. no man's mantle
C. His decision got approved by both his C. that he wore
parents. D. No error
D. His decision was approved by both his
parents. Directions: In the following four question, a
part of the sentence is underlined. Below are
82. You must keep your promises. given alternatives to the underlined part which
may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
A. Your promises must kept by you. alternative. In case no improvement is needed
B. Your promises were kept by you. blacken the circle [●] corresponding to “No
C. Your promises are kept. Improvement” in the Answer Sheet.
D. Your promises must be kept.
87. His determination was not shook by what
Directions: In the following Four questions, people said.
some parts of the sentences have errors and
some are correct. Find out which part of a A. was not shaked
sentence has an error and blacken the circle [●] B. No improvement
corresponding to the appropriate correct option. C. was not shaking
If a sentence is free from error, blacken the D. was not shaken
circle [●] corresponding to “No Error” in the
Answer sheet. 88. I cannot barely wait for my birthday party.

83. Before every meal the head of the family A. I barely wait
would provoke God's blessings. B. No Improvement
C. I barely cannot wait
A. Before every meal D. I can barely wait
B. the head of the family
C. No error 89. The observatory building is situated in a
D. would provoke God's blessings. remote corner of the zoo.

84. I have been invited to a party hosted by my A. No Improvement
cousin sister. B. close
C. distant
A. I have been D. far
B. hosted by my cousin sister
C. No error 90. If you would have sen him perform in the
D. invited to a party London Olympic Games, you would have been
thrilled.

A. Had you seen him A. Excitement
B. No Improvement B. Jubilation
C. If you have had seen him perform C. Havoc
D. Had you been seeing him perform D. Defeat

Directions: In the following Two questions, a 95. Rely
sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out
of the four alternatives suggested, select the one A. Lean
which best expresses the same sentence in B. Trust
Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in answer C. Betray
sheet. D. Depend

91. “Hurrah ! Said the the girls, we have won 96. Cessation
the match by inning.”
A. Start
A. The girls exclaimed happily that they has B. End
won the match by an inning. C. Pause
B. The girls exclaimed happily that they had D. Resume
won the match by an inning.
C. The girls exclaimed happily that they have Directions: In the following Four Questions,
won the match by an inning. sentences given with blanks to be filled in with
D. The girls exclaimed happily that they would an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are
have won the match by an inning. suggested for each question. Choose the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it by
92. The children said that they wanted to go on blackening the appropriate circle [●] in the
a picnic. Answer sheet.

A. The children said, “We want to go on a 97. Steve had always hoped that his father
picnic.” would ____ the property to him.
B. The children said, “We are wanting to go on
a picnic.” A. bespoke
C. The children said, “We wanted to go on a B. disclaim
picnic.” C. bequeath
D. The children said, “We will want to go on a D. beseech
picnic.”
98. I never _______ such a result.
Directions: In the following Four Questions,
out of the four alternatives, choose the one A. think of
which best expresses the meaning of the given B. dreamt of
word and mark it in the Answer sheet. C. dream of
D. dreamed of
93. Previous
99. This ship is ____ Geneva.
A. After
B. Earliest A. bound of
C. Latest B. destined to
D. Former C. bound for
D. bound to
94. Mayhem

100. If you _________ in your studies, you will D. 5,500
get a first class.
105. Tushar borrowed a sum of Rs. 12,000 at
A. indulge 15% per annum from a money-lender on 13th
B. persevere January, 1987 and return the amount on 8th
C. adhere June l987 to clear his debt. Then the amount
D. insist paid by Tushar to the money-lender to clear his
debt was

Part - III : Quantitative Aptitude A. Rs 11,394
B. Rs 12,720
101. The angle of elevation of the Sun when the C. Rs 13,650
length of the shadow of a pole is equal to its D. Rs 15,330
height, is
Directions:
A. 60°
B. 30° The bar graph shows the foreign exchange
C. 45° reserve of a country (in million US $) from
D. 90° 1991-92 to 1998-99. Based on the bar graph
answer the 5 questions.
102. If 3/4 of Rs 100 is x% larger than 3/4 % of
Rs 100, then x is

A. 99
B. 90
C. 25
D. 75

106. For which year, the percent increase of
foreign exchange reserves over the previous
year is the highest?
A. -1 A. 1995-96
B. 1 B. 1998-99
C. 27 C. 1994-95
D. 0 D. 1992-93
104. The average monthly income of a family 107. What was the percentage increase in the
of 4 earning members was Rs. 6,250. One of foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 over
the earning member died, thereby, the average 1993-94?
became Rs. 6500. The monthly income (in
rupees) of the deceased was A. 100%
B. 90%
A. 5,000 C. 110%
B. 6,000 D. 80%
C. 5,900

108. The ratio of the number of years, in which breadth. If area of the rectangle be 417.605
the foreign exchange reserves are above the sq.m., then length is
average reserves, to those in which the reserves
are below the average is A. 29.08 m
A. 3:7 B. 29.80 m
B. 4:7 C. 28.90 m
C. 5:3 D. 28.09 m
D. 3:5
114. If a chair sold for Rs 600 at the profit of
109. The foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 20%, then the original price of the chair is
was how many times that in 1994-95?
A. Rs 580
A. 1.5 B. Rs 480
B. 2.6 C. Rs 540
C. 2 D. Rs 500
D. 3.5
115. The centres of three circles of equal radii,
110. The foreign exchange reserves in 1996-97 touching each other externally form a/an
were approximately what percent of the average
foreign exchange reserves over the period under A. Right angle triangle
review? B. Isosceles triangle
C. Equilateral triangle
A. 80% D. Scalene triangle
B. 125%
C. 120%
D. 100%

111. A solid cuboid of dimensions 8 cm × 4 cm
× 2 cm is melted and cast into identical cubes
of edge 2 cm. Number of such identical cubes is A. 1
B. 0
A. 8 C. 2√3
B. 4 D. √7
C. 10
D. 16 117. How much percentage above the cost price
should a shopkeeper mark his good so that after
112. A man walks a certain distance in certain allowing a discount of 10%, he should gain
time, if he had gone 3 km am hour faster, he 26%?
would have taken 1 hour less than the
scheduled time. If he had gone 2 km an hour A. 25%
slower, he would have been one hour longer on B. 140%
the road. The distance (in km) is C. 40%
D. 16%
A. 45
B. 65 118. 30% of the students in a class has mobile
C. 80 phones, 10% of the students who have mobile
D. 60 phones has a bluetooth facility. If the class has
200 students, how many have bluetooth
113. The length of a rectangle is twice the facility?

D. 7 : 3 : 15
A. 2
B. 6
C. 8
D. 7

119. In ∆ ABC, O is the orthocentre and ∠BOC
= 80°. The measure of ∠BAC is

A. 120°
B. 90°
C. 100°
D. 80°

120. If x : y = 3 : 5 and x – y = -2, then the
value of x + y is

A. 2
B. 5
C. 8
D. 3
126. The diameter of a circle is 10 cm. If the
distance of a chord from the centre of the circle
121. Successive discount of 10%, 20% and
be 4cm, then the length of the chord is
25% on the price of an article will reduce the
price by
A. 6cm
B. 3cm
A. 55%
C. 5cm
B. 45%
D. 4cm
C. 46%
D. 54%
127. The rate percent of compound interest on
Rs 10,000 amounts to become Rs 13,310 in 3
122. A is a point on the x-axis with abscissa – 8
years is
and B is the point on the y-axis with ordinate
15. The length of AB is
A. 13%
B. 11%
A. 19 unit
C. 12%
B. 21 unit
D. 10%
C. 17 unit
D. 23 unit
128. If the external bisector of the vertical angle
∠A of the ∆ABC is parallel to the base BC,
then the
∆ABC is a/an

A. Right-angled
B. Isosceles
C. Scalene
A. 7 : 9 : 5
D. Equilateral
B. 21 : 35 : 45
C. 7 : 9 : 15

Directions: A. Management
B. Arts
Study the following pie-chart carefully and C. Commerce
answer the 4 questions. D. Science

132. The percentage of the boys studying in
Management discipline comparing to the total
number of students studying in that discipline is

A. 48
B. 58
C. 64
D. 68

133. If the length of a diagonal of a square of
A = Science 6√2 cm, then its area will be
B = Management
C = Arts A. 24√2 cm2
D = Commerce B. 24 cm2
E = Catering C. 72 cm2
F = Engineering D. 36 cm2

(1) Percentage distribution of candidates 134. The length of tangent drawn from an
studying in various discipline of a college. Total external point P to a circle of radius 5 cm is 12
number of students = 5000. cm. The distance of P from the centre of the
circle is
(2) Percentage distribution of girls in each
discipline of the same college Total number of A. 7 cm
girls = 2000. B. 9 cm
C. 13 cm
129. The number of girls studying in D. 12 cm
Engineering discipline is
135. In two days A, B and C together can finish
A. 180 1/2 of a work and in another 2 days B and C
B. 220 together can finish 3/10 part of the work. Then
C. 240 A alone can complete the whole work in
D. 260
A. 15 days
130. The percentage of the number of girls B. 12 days
studying in Catering discipline comparing to C. 14 days
the total number of students in the college is D. 10 days

A. 2
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3

131. The discipline which has the highest
number of boys studying in it, is A. 4

B. 2 D. 7
C. 1
D. 3

A. 24√7
B. 168
A. 60 C. 36√2
B. 15 D. 252
C. 5
D. 20 143. Two vessels contain mixture of petrol and
kerosene in the ratio 4 : 3 and 3 : 5 respectively.
138. A water reservoir has two inlets and one The ratio of the volumes of the quantities from
outlet. Through the inlet it can be filled in 3 the two vessels to be mixed together so that the
hours and 3 hours 35 mins respectively. It can new mixture may contain same volume of
be emptied completely in 1 hour by the outlet. petrol and kerosene is
If the two inlets are opened at 1 pm and 2 pm
respectively and the outlet at 3 pm, then it will A. 9 : 6
be emptied at B. 3 : 2
C. 7 : 8
A. 5:30 pm D. 7 : 4
B. 5 pm
C. 5:20 pm 144. If a : b = 4 : 5, b : c = 5 : 6 and c : d = 6 :
D. 5:55 pm 7, then a : c is

139. The length of a room is 3 m more than its A. 3 : 4
breadth. If the area of the floor of the room is B. 2 : 3
70 m2 , then the perimeter of the floor will be C. 4 : 5
D. 5 : 6
A. 28 m
B. 17 m 145. If 2 cos θ – sin θ = , (0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°) the
C. 14 m value of 2 sin θ + cos θ is
D. 34 m

140. A gun is fired from a fort. A man hears the
sound 10 seconds later. If the sound travels at
the rate of 330 m/sec, find the distance between
the fort and the man.

A. 3.3 km
B. 0.33 km 146. By selling some goods at Rs 31, a
C. 33 km salesman loses 7 % on his output. Find the
D. 330 km percentage profit or loss, when he sells the
same at Rs 35.
141. The number 1422 - 1 is divisible by
A. Profit 5%
A. 19 B. Loss 5%
B. 9 C. Loss 7%
C. 13

D. Profit 7%

A. 13
B. 7
C. 11
D. 3

A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. 3

149. Each wheel of a car is making 5
revolutions per second. If the diameter of a
wheel is 84 cm, then the speed of the car in
cm/sec, would be

A. 264 cm/sec
B. 1320 cm/sec
C. 1000 cm/sec
D. 420 cm/sec

150. The average monthly salary of 15 workers
in a factory is Rs 285. If the salary of the
manager is included, the average becomes Rs
355. What is the manager's salary?

A. Rs 1,450
B. Rs 1,430
C. Rs 1,405
D. Rs 1,400

Part – IV : General Awareness 157. The point on earth surface directly above
the origin of an earthquake is known as
151. How many languages are there in the
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India? A. Medi Centre
B. Prime Centre
A. 19 C. Epicentre
B. 22 D. Hypo Centre
C. 18
D. 16 158. Heterothallism was discovered by

152. Who was the first speaker of free India? A. EJ Butler
B. A.F Blakelee
A. Smt. Sarojini Naidu C. J.H Graigie
B. Frank Anthony D. B.B mundkar
C. K.M. Munshi
D. G. V. Mavalankar 159. Which famous scientist was the first to
look at the night sky through a telescope?
153. The chemical name of Banking soda is
A. Galileo
A. Sodium hydroxide B. Copernicus
B. Sodium accetate C. Michael Faraday
C. Sodium bicarbonate D. Newton
D. Sodium carbonate
160. State with highest percentage of forests is
154. Which one of the following gases has
colour? A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Mizoram
A. Oxygen C. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nitrogen D. Assam
C. Chlorine
D. Hydrogen 161. May 8 is observed as

155. Which one of the following is used as raw A. World Red Cross Day
material for the manufacture of rayon? B. Commonweath Day
C. World Telecommunication Day
A. Cellulose D. World Standard Day
B. Petroleum
C. Coal 162. The conductivity of a super-conductor is
D. Plastic
A. Zero
156. Which of the following command deletes B. Infinite
the data in the entire table and makes the delete C. Small
permanent in the database? D. Large

A. truncate 163. Thillana is a format of
B. Rollback
C. Commit A. Kathak
D. Delete B. Kuchipudi
C. Odissi

D. Bharatnatyam 170. Which of the following is the right
expansion of TRIMs?
164. The number of days for a year in Mercury
is A. trade Related Industrial Measures
B. Trade Related Innovation Measures
A. 56 C. Trade Related Investment Measures
B. 88 D. Trade Related Information Measures
C. 30
D. 36 171. When an explosive shell, travelling in a
parabolic path under the effect of gravity
165. The Vice President of India may be explodes, the centre of mass of the fragments
impeached by will move

A. Vidhana Parishad A. First horizontally and then along a parabolic
B. Vidhana Sabha path
C. Rajya Sabha B. Vertically downwards
D. Lok Sabha C. Along the original parabolic path
D. First vertically upwards and then vertically
166. The part of a transistor which is heavily downwards
doped to produce a large number of majority
carriers is 172. Ornithology is the study of

A. Emitter A. Birds
B. Gate B. Bees
C. Collector C. Crustasceans
D. Base D. Insects

167. Sodium chloride or table salt occurs in 173. Dengue fever is transmitted by the vector
nature as the mineral
A. Aedes aegypte
A. Sphalerite B. Culex fatigans
B. Halite C. Anopheles culcifacies
C. Tale D. Mansonia uniformis
D. Sylvite
174. Breaking logical memory into blocks of
168. Lichens developing on rocky substrates the same size called as
are called
A. Frames
A. Lignicolous B. Packets
B. Terricolous C. Pages
C. Corticolus D. Segments
D. Saxicolus
175. The foundation of modern cartography
169. CENVAT is related to was laid by

A. Service Tax A. Aristotle
B. Custom Duty B. Plato
C. Excise Duty C. Homer
D. Sales Tax D. Socrates

176. The state which has the highest yield per 182. The recapitulation theory was proposed by
hectare of potatoes in India is
A. Weissmann
A. West Bengal B. Ernst Haeckel
B. Punjab C. Morgan
C. Tamil Nadu D. Muller
D. Rajasthan
183. Which State Legislative Assembly has the
177. Which treaty concluded the First World maximum strength (number of members)?
War?
A. Uttar Pradesh
A. Treaty of Tashkent B. Maharashtra
B. Treaty of Versailles C. West Bengal
C. Treaty of Tilsit D. Andhra Pradesh
D. Treaty of Berlin
184. Mohiniattam dance form developed
178. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in originally in which of the following states?
the
A. Karnataka
A. None of these B. Kerala
B. Bay of Bengal C. Odisha
C. Arabian Sea D. Tamil Nadu
D. Indian Ocean
185. Reactions of automobile exhausts in the
179. Taj Mahal is said to be suffering from presence of sunlight leads to the formation of
“Marble Cancer”. What is Marble Cancer?
A. Photochemical fog
A. Acidic rain which corrodes marble B. Photodynamic reactions
B. Smokes filling the Taj Mahal from adjoining C. Photochemical smog
industries D. Photosynthesis
C. Yellowing of marble on a/c of soot particles.
D. Large no. Of fungus in Taj Mahal marbles. 186. Vardhamana Mahaveera attained
Parinirvana at
180. Which of the following classical
economists gave a systematic theory of A. Pava
Economic growth? B. Saranath
C. Vaishali
A. T.R Malthus D. Shravanabelagola
B. David Ricardo
C. Adam Smith 187. Indian Banks have the maximum foreign
D. J.S Mill branches in

181. Nagarjun Sagar project is on the river A. Bangladesh
B. Srilanka
A. Sutlej C. U.K.
B. Krishna D. U.S.A.
C. Narmada
D. Kaveri 188. What is the number of players on each side
in Baseball?

A. 9 C. Advisory Jurisdiction
B. 11 D. Appellate Jurisdiction
C. 15
D. 17 195. In the Sun, heat and light are produced by

189. Name the person who started 'young Italy” A. Nuclear reactions
B. Ionic reactions
A. Garibaldi C. Biological reactions
B. Victor Emanuel D. Chemical reactions
C. Count Cavour
D. Joseph Mazzini 196. In which language did Babur write his
memoirs called “Tuzuk-i-Baburi”?
190. The first Indian woman to reach Olympic
finals in individual track events was A. Mangol
B. Persian
A. P.T Usha C. Turkish
B. M.D Valsamma D. Arabic
C. Shiny Abraham
D. Arti Saha 197. The twin planet of the earth which
resembles in size, density and mass is
191. Cement factory workers are prone to
A. Venus
A. Leukemia B. Mercury
B. Cytosilicosis C. Mars
C. Bone marrow disease D. Jupiter
D. Asbestosis
198. Who is called the “Grand Old Man” of
192. When the money supply rises, then LM India?
curve
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
A. parallel to the horizontal axis B. Mahatma Gandhi
B. shifts to the left C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. shifts to the right D. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. does not change at all
199. Dwarf plants can be made taller by
193. A South Rajasthan tribe earning its living applying
by song and dance is
A. Cytokinins
A. Mayas B. Dormin
B. Khasis C. Auxins
C. Moors D. Gibberellins
D. Garasia
200. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former President
194. The power of Supreme Court if India to of India, is the author of the book
decide the dispute between the Centre and
States falls under its A. The Wings of Fire and Ignited Minds
B. None of these
A. Original Jurisdiction C. The Algebra of Infinite Justice
B. Constitutional Jurisdiction D. Four Fires and Death of Fire