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Combined Graduate Level Examination-2019 (Tier-I)
Roll Number 8206004654
Candidate Name DEVI M
Venue Name iON Digital Zone iDZ Siruganur
Exam Date 04/03/2020
Exam Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Subject CGLE Tier I

Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning

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Q.1 Name the author of the 2019 released book - 'The Scent of God'.
Ans 1. Nayantara Sehgal

2. Saikat Majumdar

3. Githa Hariharan

4. Himanjali Sankar

Question ID : 314360144
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Q.2 Which of the following is an INCORRECT sequence of Mughal rulers?
Ans 1. Akbar, Shah Jahan, Jahangir

2. Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb

3. Babur, Humayun, Akbar

4. Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan

Question ID : 314360139
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Q.3 How many members did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have as of January
2020?
Ans 1. 164

2. 189

3. 182

4. 174

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Q.4 What is the name of the phenomena in physics and astronomy which involves the
splitting of a spectral line into two or more components of slightly different frequency
when the light source is placed in a magnetic field?
Ans 1. Alpenglow Effect

2. Lumen Effect

3. Raman Effect

4. Zeeman Effect

Question ID : 314360135
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Q.5 The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020 is hosted by which Indian state?
Ans 1. Punjab

2. Kerala

3. Assam

4. Karnataka

Question ID : 314360147
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Q.6 Which of the following is an Indian Research Station in the Antarctica Region?
Ans 1. Maitri

2. Orcadas

3. Mawson

4. Hope Bay

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Q.7 The American scientist Edwin Hubble's name is associated with which of these
theories?
Ans 1. The Big Bang Theory

2. Quantum Chromodynamics Theory

3. Partial Coherence of Light Theory

4. Lattice Gauge Theory

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Q.8 Name the company that has acquired an online travel portal Yatra Online Inc., for an
enterprise value of $337.8 million, in an all-stock transaction.
Ans 1. Trivago

2. Ebix Inc.

3. Trip Advisor

4. Make my trip.com

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Q.9 Former union minister and former Karnataka CM, D.V. Sadananda Gowda is a cabinet
minister in the current central cabinet (February-2020). What is his portfolio?
Ans 1. Chemicals and Fertilizers

2. Public Distribution

3. Tribal Affairs

4. Law and Justice

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Q.10 Which of these is the energy conversion that happens in the process called
photosynthesis?
Ans 1. Potential energy to chemical energy

2. Heat energy to chemical energy

3. Heat energy to light energy

4. Light energy to chemical energy

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Q.11 When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights?
Ans 1. At orbital plane

2. Day of summer solstice

3. Day of winter solstice

4. Day of equinox

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Q.12 Who is the only scientist in the world to have won the Nobel prize in Chemistry twice?
Ans 1. Linus Carl Pauling

2. Roger D. Kornberg

3. Frederick Sanger

4. Madame Curie

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Q.13 Who was the then Governor-General of British India, when ‘Sati Pratha’ became illegal
and punishable?
Ans 1. Lord William Bentinck

2. Lord Cornwallis

3. Lord Wellesley

4. Warren Hastings

Question ID : 314360141
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Q.14 From which of the following states does 2019 Padma Vibhushan winner, Teejan Bai
hail?
Ans 1. Telangana

2. Odisha

3. Gujarat

4. Chhattisgarh

Question ID : 314360143
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Q.15 Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was recently (2020) assassinated by the US
military in ______.
Ans 1. Saudi Arabia

2. Iraq

3. Pakistan

4. United Arab Emirates

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Q.16 Who among the following is the current (January 2020) Governor of Kerala?
Ans 1. Arif Mohammed Khan

2. B.D. Mishra

3. Satya Pal Mallik

4. Lalji Tandon

Question ID : 314360146
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Q.17 Four multi-storied illegal constructions - Jain Coral Cove, H20 Holy Faith, Alfa Serene
and Golden Kayaloram - were razed to the ground in January 2020 following Supreme
Court instructions. In which state did this happen?
Ans 1. Kerala

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Karnataka

4. Goa

Question ID : 314360151
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Q.18 What is the name of the phenomena (driven by the scattering of light) in which
mountain tops acquire a rosy or orange hue around sunrise and sunset?
Ans 1. Barrel distortion

2. Circle of confusion

3. Alpenglow

4. Brillouin scattering

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Q.19 Name the two Indian actors who shared the National Best Actor Award (Male) in the
66th National Film Awards 2019.
Ans 1. Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal

2. Nana Patekar and Mohanlal

3. Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor

4. Ranbir Kapoor and Akshay Kumar

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Q.20 Bhavai and Kalbelia as traditional dance forms, owe their genesis to which Indian
state?
Ans 1. Rajasthan

2. Assam

3. Punjab

4. Odisha

Question ID : 314360128
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Q.21 Who is the author of the delightful and anecdotal history of Indian cricket titled - 'A
Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport'?
Ans 1. Bipin Chandra

2. Romila Thapar

3. Ramachandra Guha

4. Sanjay Singh

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Q.22 The city of Vijayawada lies on the banks of which of these rivers?
Ans 1. Godavari

2. Tapti

3. Mahanadi

4. Krishna

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Q.23 Only one Indian batsman has scored a triple century in test cricket other than Virender
Sehwag. Name this batsman.
Ans 1. Rohit Sharma

2. Ajinkya Rahane

3. Shikhar Dhawan

4. Karun Nair

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Q.24 Who among the following is known as the 'father of Muslim renaissance' in Bengal?
Ans 1. Ameer Ali

2. Nawab Abdul Latif Khan

3. Nawab Salimullah Khan

4. Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan

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Q.25 The recently revoked 'Article 370' is associated with which of these states of India?
Ans 1. Kashmir

2. Sikkim

3. Assam

4. Nagaland

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Section : Quantitative Aptitude

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Q.1 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. Upon returning from his travels, he was forced to live in a house where his large
family lived.
B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from Vaikom in Kerala.
C. The household was always noisy and full of chaos, no place for a writer surely!
D. Apart from family members, myriads of domestic animals also treated the house as
their own.
Ans 1. BADC

2. BCAD

3. BDCA

4. BCDA

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Q.2 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sparse
Ans 1. Costly

2. Scanty

3. Abundant

4. Tranquil

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Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Did the problems you had to face discourage you?
Ans 1. Have you been discouraged by the problems you have to face?

2. Were you discouraged by the problems you had to face?

3. Are you being discouraged by the problems you had to face?

4. Are you discouraged by the problems you had to face?

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Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Being a millionaire, he is leading a ______ life.
Ans 1. luxurious

2. conducive

3. destitute

4. expensive

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Q.5 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Influence

2. Itinerent

3. Ignorance

4. Impeach

Question ID : 314360200
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

One who is preoccupied with his own interests
Ans 1. Pessimist

2. Atheist

3. Egoist

4. Optimist

Question ID : 314360198
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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.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country.
He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh
milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______ opened
in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The
confections created here are (5)______ around the world.

SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.
Ans 1. at

2. on

3. in

4. to

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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.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country.
He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh
milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______ opened
in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The
confections created here are (5)______ around the world.

SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.
Ans 1. distributed

2. kneaded

3. needed

4. considered

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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.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country.
He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh
milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______ opened
in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The
confections created here are (5)______ around the world.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.
Ans 1. that

2. what

3. who

4. when

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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.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country.
He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh
milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______ opened
in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The
confections created here are (5)______ around the world.

SubQuestion No : 10
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4.
Ans 1. most largest

2. largest

3. larger

4. large

Question ID : 314360187
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.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country.
He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh
milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______ opened
in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The
confections created here are (5)______ around the world.

SubQuestion No : 11
Q.11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.
Ans 1. collections

2. choices

3. selections

4. favourites

Question ID : 314360188
Chosen Option : 2

Q.12 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A geometrical figure with eight sides
Ans 1. Hexagon

2. Pentagon

3. Octagon

4. Heptagon

Question ID : 314360197
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.13 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Solitary
Ans 1. Stubborn

2. Splendid

3. Sensible

4. Singular

Question ID : 314360192
Status : Not Answered

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold water
Ans 1. To be valid

2. To be fickle

3. To be deep

4. To be busy

Question ID : 314360196
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fury
Ans 1. Anger

2. Crime

3. Risk

4. Sin

Question ID : 314360191
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

I am believing you have submitted all the necessary documents.
Ans 1. all the

2. necessary documents

3. you have submitted

4. I am believing

Question ID : 314360177
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bring to light
Ans 1. Brighten up

2. Praise in public

3. Cheer someone

4. Reveal clearly

Question ID : 314360195
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The lawyer said to me, "There is no proof of your involvement in this case."
Ans 1. The lawyer told that there is no proof of my involvement in that case.

2. The lawyer told me that there is no proof of your involvement in this case.

3. The lawyer said me that there was no proof of my involvement in this case.

4. The lawyer told me that there was no proof of my involvement in that case.

Question ID : 314360180
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.19 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

No sooner did we receive your message when we heaved a sigh of relief.
Ans 1. when we heaved

2. a sigh of relief

3. your message

4. did we receive

Question ID : 314360178
Status : Not Answered

Q.20 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

Your advice will benefit to me.
Ans 1. benefit me

2. No substitution

3. benefit for me

4. benefit from me

Question ID : 314360181
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.21 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Friendship
Ans 1. Arrogance

2. Amity

3. Slavery

4. Enmity

Question ID : 314360193
Chosen Option : 4

Q.22 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that
gives their correct order.

A. Even the most ill-equipped laboratory would have been better than their shed.
B. Thus, they did not allow any difficulties to come in their way.
C. But their mind was set upon the discovery of radium.
D. The Curies had to work in extreme poverty.
Ans 1. ABCD

2. ADBC

3. DACB

4. DBCA

Question ID : 314360189
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Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Children under five years are ______ from passport biometrics.
Ans 1. acquitted

2. escaped

3. exempted

4. allowed

Question ID : 314360202
Chosen Option : 3

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution.

Where you left your bag yesterday?
Ans 1. No substitution

2. Where were you leaving

3. Where did you left

4. Where did you leave

Question ID : 314360182
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.25 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Decision

2. Deter

3. Denial

4. Diliver

Question ID : 314360199
Chosen Option : 4

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