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Combined Graduate Level Examination-2019 (Tier-I)
Roll Number 2201301935
Candidate Name BHUSHAN KUMAR
Venue Name All India Institute of Local Self Government Delhi
Exam Date 07/03/2020
Exam Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject CGLE Tier I

Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning

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Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Which of the following rivers forms the Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur?
Ans 1. Luni

2. Tungabhadra

3. Tapi

4. Narmada

Question ID : 816161563
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Q.2 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana offers a protection term insurance cover of
______ to the insurer.
Ans 1. ₹2 Lakh

2. ₹5 Lakh

3. ₹8 Lakh

4. ₹4 Lakh

Question ID : 816161556
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Q.3 What does 'T' stand for in ATM?
Ans 1. Transaction

2. Teller

3. Transfer

4. Trunk

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Q.4 Which of the following pairs is CORRECT with reference to mountain passes?
Ans 1. Bomdila - Himachal Pradesh

2. Nathula - Arunachal Pradesh

3. Lipulekh - Uttarakhand

4. Rohtang - Sikkim

Question ID : 816161564
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Q.5 The scientific study of a cell is called:
Ans 1. physiology

2. histology

3. cytology

4. taxonomy

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Q.6 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on:
Ans 1. 2nd January

2. 9th January

3. 1st January

4. 8th January

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Q.7 Which of the following states does NOT share its boundary with Bangladesh?
Ans 1. Assam

2. Meghalaya

3. Manipur

4. Tripura

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Q.8 For which game has the Father of Leander Paes been a member of the Indian National
Team?
Ans 1. Badminton

2. Basketball

3. Hockey

4. Tennis

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Q.9 Where is the Dharmraja Ratha monument located?
Ans 1. Kanchipuram

2. Mahabalipuram

3. Suchindram

4. Khajuraho

Question ID : 816161566
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Q.10 Which among the following is a cation?
Ans 1. Fluoride

2. Chloride

3. Iodide

4. Ammonium

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Q.11 In December 2019, the Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh was renamed as:
Ans 1. Atal Tunnel

2. Bose Tunnel

3. Swaraj Tunnel

4. Mukherjee Tunnel

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Q.12 Select the correct pair of dance form and its state.
Ans 1. Thang Ta – Bihar

2. Dalkhai – Karnataka

3. Padayani – Kerala

4. Kalbelia – Himachal Pradesh

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Q.13 The Council of Ministers during the time of Shivaji Maharaj was known as:
Ans 1. Agraharam

2. Ashta Pradhan

3. Ashta Diggajas

4. Navaratnas

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Q.14 With reference to the Vedangas, which of the following terms denotes 'Ritual'?
Ans 1. Vyakarana

2. Chanda

3. Shiksha

4. Kalpa

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Q.15 The power of a lens is –2.0 D. Here 'D' stands for:
Ans 1. dilation

2. degree

3. distance

4. dioptre

Question ID : 816161561
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Q.16 The Indian National Congress session of September 1920 was held at ______.
Ans 1. Madras

2. Calcutta

3. Lucknow

4. Nagpur

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Q.17 Who is the author of the book 'Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life'?
Ans 1. Zoya Hasan

2. Kiran Desai

3. Amrita Pritam

4. Sudha Murthy

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Q.18 Which of the following monasteries is located in Sikkim?
Ans 1. Tabo

2. Hemis

3. Kye

4. Rumtek

Question ID : 816161553
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Q.19 Which among the following has its refractive index closest to that of crown glass?
Ans 1. Canada balsam

2. Ruby

3. Sapphire

4. Diamond

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Q.20 Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India guarantees the Right to
Freedom of Religion?
Ans 1. Articles 23-24

2. Articles 25-28

3. Articles 19-22

4. Articles 14-18

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Q.21 In which year was the first amendment to the Constitution of India made?
Ans 1. 1953

2. 1952

3. 1950

4. 1951

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Q.22 The Pritzker prize is an international award given to recognise contribution in the field
of ______.
Ans 1. architecture

2. mathematics

3. literature

4. medicine

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Q.23 Which Indian male cricketer won the BCCI CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for
the year 2019?
Ans 1. Sachin Tendulkar

2. K Srikanth

3. Rahul Dravid

4. Sunil Gavaskar

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Q.24 Who was appointed as brand ambassador of Visa - the payment technology company
in 2019?
Ans 1. P.V. Sindhu

2. PT Usha

3. Sania Mirza

4. Dutee Chand

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Q.25 Which among the following is NOT an insulator?
Ans 1. Mercury

2. Ebonite

3. Glass

4. Dry Paper

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Section : Quantitative Aptitude

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Section : English Comprehension

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Q.1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Already

2. Accross

3. Awful

4. Alien

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Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Look down upon
Ans 1. To be full of guilt

2. To consider someone inferior

3. To look for something underground

4. To look down from a height

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Q.3 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Sacred
Ans 1. Valued

2. Precious

3. Holy

4. Scarce

Question ID : 816161617
Chosen Option : 3

Q.4 Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of
words.

A game in which neither party wins
Ans 1. Draw

2. Flop

3. Quit

4. Equal

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Q.5 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The children sang the National Anthem with great enthusiasm.
Ans 1. The National Anthem was being sung with great enthusiasm by the children.

2. The National Anthem was sung with great enthusiasm by the children.

3. The National Anthem is sung with great enthusiasm by the children.

4. The National Anthem has been sung with great enthusiasm by the children.

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Q.6 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Native
Ans 1. Rural

2. Rustic

3. Urban

4. Foreign

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1)______ to the
manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we
switch (3)______ the television we find some product or the other (4)______ pushed towards
us. It cannot be denied that the (5)______ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales
and earn more profit.

SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (1).
Ans 1. excuse

2. opportunity

3. occasion

4. event

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1)______ to the
manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we
switch (3)______ the television we find some product or the other (4)______ pushed towards
us. It cannot be denied that the (5)______ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales
and earn more profit.

SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (2).
Ans 1. products

2. compounds

3. outcome

4. creation

Question ID : 816161611
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1)______ to the
manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we
switch (3)______ the television we find some product or the other (4)______ pushed towards
us. It cannot be denied that the (5)______ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales
and earn more profit.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (3).
Ans 1. at

2. on

3. off

4. in

Question ID : 816161612
Chosen Option : 2

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1)______ to the
manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we
switch (3)______ the television we find some product or the other (4)______ pushed towards
us. It cannot be denied that the (5)______ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales
and earn more profit.

SubQuestion No : 10
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (4).
Ans 1. to be

2. been

3. being

4. be

Question ID : 816161613
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1)______ to the
manufacturing companies to sell their (2)______ better than their competitors. Every time we
switch (3)______ the television we find some product or the other (4)______ pushed towards
us. It cannot be denied that the (5)______ behind commercial advertising is to increase sales
and earn more profit.

SubQuestion No : 11
Q.11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (5).
Ans 1. motive

2. emotion

3. feeling

4. influence

Question ID : 816161614
Chosen Option : 1

Q.12 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?''
Ans 1. The traveller asked the passerby could you kindly help me find my way?

2. The traveller asked the passerby that he can kindly help him find his way.

3. The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way.

4. The traveller requested to the passerby if he can help him find his way.

Question ID : 816161606
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.13 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is
no error, select 'No error'

He married with a rich heiress last year.
Ans 1. with a rich heiress

2. He married

3. No error

4. last year

Question ID : 816161603
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Weary
Ans 1. Restless

2. Exhausted

3. Touchy

4. Lively

Question ID : 816161618
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.15 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is
no error, select 'No error'

The famous author and actor are being honoured at a function today
Ans 1. at a function today

2. are being honoured

3. The famous author and actor

4. No error

Question ID : 816161604
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Repulsive
Ans 1. Hideous

2. Brilliant

3. Attractive

4. Revolting

Question ID : 816161620
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.17 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

She was loved by her employees for her ______.
Ans 1. benevolence

2. malevolence

3. condolence

4. insolence

Question ID : 816161628
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep abreast of
Ans 1. Keep up the good work

2. Keep ahead of

3. Keep a watch on

4. Keep oneself updated

Question ID : 816161622
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.19 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The minister gave an ______ that strict action would be taken against the culprits.
Ans 1. assurance

2. insurance

3. ambition

4. admission

Question ID : 816161627
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. When a calf is born under water, the mother must get it to the surface before it
drowns.
B. The young ones remain with their parents for up to fifteen years or more.
C. Often another whale assists the mother nudging the baby gently and encouraging it
to swim.
D. Whales have highly developed maternal instincts.
Ans 1. CBDA

2. BCAD

3. DACB

4. DBCA

Question ID : 816161616
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.21 Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of
words

That which cannot be satisfied
Ans 1. Inapt

2. Insatiable

3. Ingenuous

4. Insane

Question ID : 816161624
Chosen Option : 2

Q.22 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Guidance

2. Guarranty

3. Guardian

4. Guilty

Question ID : 816161626
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

Scarcely had the passengers boarded the plane when the captain welcomed them.
Ans 1. than the captain welcomes them

2. that the captain welcomed them

3. No improvement

4. when the captain had welcomed them

Question ID : 816161608
Chosen Option : 1

Q.24 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. While he was doing this, he missed seeing a velvet purse full of gold coins lying on
the road.
B. Ramesh always worried about how he would become sick and weak in old age.
C. To try how he would cope with blindness, Ramesh started walking with his eyes
closed.
D. He feared that he might even lose his sight and go blind.
Ans 1. DBAC

2. BDCA

3. CABD

4. BCAD

Question ID : 816161615
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

Mother was watching a movie when the lights were going off.
Ans 1. No improvement

2. went off

3. have gone off

4. going off

Question ID : 816161607
Chosen Option : 2

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