SSC CHSL 2021 Question Paper 25 May 2022

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Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2021 Tier I
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Exam Date 25/05/2022
Exam Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Subject CHSL 2021 Tier I

Section : English Language

Q.1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A storm in a tea cup
Ans 1. Tasty tea

2. The tea in which spices are added

3. A lot of anger and worry about trivial things

4. To enjoy tea during a storm

Question ID : 26433039788
Chosen Option : 3

Q.2 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I was look forward to helping you complete the project.
Ans 1. look forward helping

2. look forward to helping

3. look forwarding to helps

4. look forwarding to helping

Question ID : 26433042856
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Leverage

2. Oscilate

3. Bonfire

4. Ensue

Question ID : 26433045513
Chosen Option : 2

Q.4 Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The tie complements the shirt he is wearing.
Ans 1. disarrays

2. Relegates

3. Matches

4. Drains

Question ID : 26433045537
Chosen Option : 3

Q.5 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “It’s been raining since last night.”
Ans 1. He said that it had rained since last night.

2. He said that it had been raining since the night before.

3. He’s said that it had been raining since yesterday.

4. He said that it’s raining since last night.

Question ID : 26433042975
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
His finicky attitude was the main cause of the conflict.
Ans 1. Fussy

2. Indolent

3. Hasty

4. Nervous

Question ID : 26433045533
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
She bought the fine cloth in the store.
Ans 1. more fine

2. finest

3. most fine

4. finer

Question ID : 26433043012
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Primitive
Ans 1. Technical

2. Racial

3. Sophisticated

4. Agricultural

Question ID : 26433039963
Chosen Option : 3

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
One day, I was handed a few volumes of new literature unlike anything I had ever read
before and so ________ as to make me utterly forget my hopeless state.
Ans 1. repelling

2. captivating

3. boring

4. unrealistic

Question ID : 26433040136
Chosen Option : 1

Q.10 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tell upon
Ans 1. To strike hard

2. to advise someone

3. To affect adversely

4. To write down

Question ID : 26433042949
Chosen Option : 2

Q.11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
They bestow upon him whatever he wishes
Ans 1. intensify

2. gift

3. deny

4. classify

Question ID : 26433045487
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
The study of population and its dynamics
Ans 1. Democracy

2. Demography

3. Dysgraphia

4. Dermatology

Question ID : 26433042958
Chosen Option : 2

Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The roof _______ the weight of the snow.
Ans 1. collapsed under

2. collapsed to

3. collapsed with

4. collapsed for

Question ID : 26433042833
Chosen Option : 2

Q.14 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Ministry

2. Attention

3. Attitude

4. Mimikry

Question ID : 26433039794
Chosen Option : 4

Q.15 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
‘Don Quixote’ was written by Miguel Cervantes.
Ans 1. Miguel Cervantes was writing ‘Don Quixote’.

2. Miguel Cervantes wrote ‘Don Quixote’.

3. Miguel Cervantes had written ‘Don Quixote’.

4. Miguel Cervantes has written ‘Don Quixote’.

Question ID : 26433039761
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the
options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
Ans 1. At the eleventh hour

2. Call it a day

3. Swan song

4. A piece of cake

Question ID : 26433045509
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
He has been / excused by the teacher / by the time a formal complaint / for bullying
was made.
Ans 1. excused by the teacher

2. for bullying was made

3. by the time a formal complaint

4. He has been

Question ID : 26433039738
Chosen Option : 4

Q.18 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
The mother’s tired and overrought mind could not process / the information of the
demise of her only son / and she sat like a statue even when her / tormentors passed
several obnoxious comments.
Ans 1. her tormentors passed several obnoxious comments

2. The mother’s tired and overrought mind could not process

3. the information of the demise of her only son

4. and she sat like a statue even when her

Question ID : 26433045553
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the
given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Manoj was living in the city since 1993.
Ans 1. has been living

2. No substitution required

3. is living

4. will be living

Question ID : 26433039913
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street, and dies just after
Oliver’s birth.
B. After the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more gruel at the end of a meal, Mr.
Bumble offers five pounds to anyone who will take the boy away from the workhouse.
C. Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England.
D. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans
and then is transferred to a workhouse for adults.
Ans 1. CBDA

2. CDAB

3. BDCA

4. CADB

Question ID : 26433042878
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In terms of education, children must receive proper care, (1)______ and schooling. By
(2)______ child marriage, the best possible future of children can be (3)______. When there
is an economic crisis, many programmes must be held so that they can (4)______ how to
fight for themselves (5)______ and efficiently.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
Ans 1. guidance

2. dress

3. food

4. help

Question ID : 26433045701
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In terms of education, children must receive proper care, (1)______ and schooling. By
(2)______ child marriage, the best possible future of children can be (3)______. When there
is an economic crisis, many programmes must be held so that they can (4)______ how to
fight for themselves (5)______ and efficiently.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
Ans 1. violating

2. allowing

3. ignoring

4. outlawing

Question ID : 26433045702
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In terms of education, children must receive proper care, (1)______ and schooling. By
(2)______ child marriage, the best possible future of children can be (3)______. When there
is an economic crisis, many programmes must be held so that they can (4)______ how to
fight for themselves (5)______ and efficiently.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
Ans 1. envisioned

2. navigated

3. awaited

4. scheduled

Question ID : 26433045703
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In terms of education, children must receive proper care, (1)______ and schooling. By
(2)______ child marriage, the best possible future of children can be (3)______. When there
is an economic crisis, many programmes must be held so that they can (4)______ how to
fight for themselves (5)______ and efficiently.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
Ans 1. Learn

2. Plan

3. Educate

4. teach

Question ID : 26433045704
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In terms of education, children must receive proper care, (1)______ and schooling. By
(2)______ child marriage, the best possible future of children can be (3)______. When there
is an economic crisis, many programmes must be held so that they can (4)______ how to
fight for themselves (5)______ and efficiently.

SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
Ans 1. Eloquently

2. effectively

3. abruptly

4. Affectively

Question ID : 26433045705
Chosen Option : 1

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1 In a certain code language, ‘GOLD’ is written as ‘HPME’, and ‘FAKE’ is written as
‘GBLF’. How will ‘SOAP’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. TPQB

2. TBPQ

3. PTBQ

4. TPBQ

Question ID : 26433045351
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040382
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to
balance the given equation.
64*4*3*71*19*5*43
Ans 1. −,+,×,=,−,×

2. +,=,×,÷,−,+

3. ×,+,=,−,×,−

4. ÷,+,=,−, ×,+

Question ID : 26433040235
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4 Pointing to a woman in a picture, Taran said, “She is the mother of the father-in-law of
my husband”. How is Taran related to that woman?
Ans 1. Mother

2. Granddaughter

3. Sister

4. Daughter

Question ID : 26433039312
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain
mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in
all the number pairs, except one. Find that odd number pair.
Ans 1. 3 : 7

2. 15 : 63

3. 8 : 26

4. 23 : 123

Question ID : 26433039316
Chosen Option : 4

Q.6 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
4, 9, 17, 30, 50, 81, 125, ?
Ans 1. 186

2. 166

3. 168

4. 163

Question ID : 26433045197
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word
is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English
words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of letters/number
of consonants/vowels in the word)
Cow : Bull :: Mice : ?
Ans 1. Cat

2. Fox

3. Mouse

4. Dog

Question ID : 26433045084
Chosen Option : 3

Q.8

Ans 1. 13

2. 16

3. 14

4. 11

Question ID : 26433040185
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9 If A denotes ‘+’, B denotes ‘×’, C denotes ‘−’ and D denotes ‘÷’, then what will come in
place of ‘?’ in the following equation?
41 C 29 A (38 B 3) D 19 A 61 C 17 = ?
Ans 1. 70

2. 66

3. 58

4. 62

Question ID : 26433043356
Chosen Option : 4

Q.10 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.
25 :4 :: 64 : ? :: 225 :14
Ans 1. 8

2. 10

3. 7

4. 9

Question ID : 26433045026
Chosen Option : 3

Q.11 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
569, 526,483,440,397,?
Ans 1. 369

2. 340

3. 326

4. 354

Question ID : 26433043251
Chosen Option : 4

Q.12 In a certain code language, 'FLEECE' is written as 'EFCLEE' and ‘OVERCOAT’ is
written as ‘TOAVOECR’. How will 'MITTEN' be written in that language?
Ans 1. NMIETT

2. NMEITT

3. NMETIT

4. NEMITT

Question ID : 26433045061
Chosen Option : 2

Q.13 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to
balance the given equation.
31*29*43*85*5
Ans 1. +,×,=,−

2. +,−,=,÷

3. +,+,=,×

4. =,+,−,÷

Question ID : 26433040225
Chosen Option : 2

Q.14 Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ZFOE, PYUA, FRAW, VKES, ?
Ans 1. KDIO

2. KCIO

3. LDIO

4. LCIO

Question ID : 26433045270
Chosen Option : 3

Q.15 The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain
mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in
all the number pairs EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.
Ans 1. 33 – 24

2. 54 – 36

3. 45 – 30

4. 48 – 32

Question ID : 26433045321
Chosen Option : 1

Q.16

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433045999
Chosen Option : 2

Q.17 Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term and fourth term related to third term.

9 : 270 :: 15 : 450 :: 13 : ?
Ans 1. 390

2. 385

3. 380

4. 395

Question ID : 26433043565
Chosen Option : 1

Q.18

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040167
Chosen Option : 3

Q.19

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040461
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20 Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ERKV, HYVK, ?, NMRO, QTCD
Ans 1. KFGZ

2. KSEV

3. FNQI

4. KXGW

Question ID : 26433044972
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21

Ans 1. 28

2. 26

3. 22

4. 24

Question ID : 26433040531
Chosen Option : 2

Q.22 Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would
appear in an English dictionary.
1.Vantage
2.Wherefore
3.Uplift
4.Various
5.Variety
6.Valor
Ans 1. 3,6,1,5,4,2

2. 3,1,6,4,5,2

3. 3,6,1,4,5,2

4. 6,3,1,5,4,2

Question ID : 26433039295
Chosen Option : 1

Q.23 In a certain code language, 'COMPUTER' is written as 'RETUCOMP' and 'LAPTOP' is
written as 'POTLAP'. How will 'BOTTLE' be written in that language?
Ans 1. ELTBOT

2. ELTBTO

3. ETLBOT

4. ELTTOB

Question ID : 26433040761
Chosen Option : 4

Q.24 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
14, 14, 12, 36, 32, 160, ?
Ans 1. 150

2. 166

3. 154

4. 145

Question ID : 26433045225
Chosen Option : 3

Q.25 Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
All books are copies.
No copy is a pen.
Some erasers are books.
Conclusions:
I. Some copies are erasers.
II. Some pens are books.
III. No eraser is a pen.
Ans 1. Only conclusion II follows.

2. Both conclusions I and II follow.

3. Both conclusions I and III follow.

4. Only conclusion I follows.

Question ID : 26433043206
Chosen Option : 4

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1 If the average of n quantities is P and the average of m quantities is Q, then the
average of (m + n) quantities is:
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433041363
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2

Ans 1. 1460

2. 1280

3. 1500

4. 1680

Question ID : 26433039221
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 A software company has only 3 divisions that have 20, 30 and 40 employees,
respectively. If the working percentage of this during a weekend were 20%, 30% and
40%, respectively, then the working percentage of the entire company during that
weekend was approximately:
Ans 1. 0.0032

2. 3.2

3. 0.032

4. 32

Question ID : 26433042554
Chosen Option : 2

Q.4

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433042662
Chosen Option : 1

Q.5 There are two types of milk. The price of one type of milk is ₹70/litre and the price of
other type of milk is ₹50/litre. If the two types of milk are mixed, the price of new
mixture will be ₹55/litre. Find the ratio of the two types of milk in this new mixture.
Ans 1. 1 : 1

2. 1 : 2

3. 1 : 4

4. 1 : 3

Question ID : 26433041465
Chosen Option : 4

Q.6 A man completes a journey in ten hours.He travels at a speed of 21 km/h for the first
half of the journey and at a speed of 24 km/h for the second half. Calculate the total
distance travelled (in kilometres).
Ans 1. 212

2. 224

3. 235

4. 230

Question ID : 26433044043
Chosen Option : 2

Q.7 The radii of two circles are 4 cm and 7 cm and the distance between their centres is 12
cm. Find the length of the direct common tangent to the circles.
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433041439
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8 If p = 11, then the value of p(p2 + 3p + 3) is:
Ans 1. 1629

2. 1225

3. 1727

4. 1111

Question ID : 26433039203
Chosen Option : 3

Q.9 24 – [52 – {4 +10 × (–3)}] = ?
Ans 1. 54

2. −54

3. −44

4. 44

Question ID : 26433041509
Chosen Option : 2

Q.10

Ans 1. ₹49,625

2. ₹48,625

3. ₹51,625

4. ₹50,625

Question ID : 26433042423
Chosen Option : 4

Q.11

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433041447
Chosen Option : 4

Q.12 The volume of a sphere is 288π cm3. Find its surface area.
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433042454
Chosen Option : 4

Q.13 In an election, the winning candidate received 15744 votes, which are 48% of the
electorate. The only other candidate received 22% of the electorate. What is the
number of members who did NOT vote?
Ans 1. 9860

2. 9870

3. 9840

4. 9850

Question ID : 26433039112
Chosen Option : 3

Q.14

Ans 1. C

2. D

3. A

4. B

Question ID : 26433045984
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15 The price of a certain laptop is discounted by 20% and the reduced price is then
discounted by 20%. This series of successive discounts is equivalent to a single
discount of:
Ans 1. 20%

2. 26%

3. 30%

4. 36%

Question ID : 26433042698
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16 A man sells goods at 4% loss on cost price but he gives 20 g instead of 40 g. What is
his profit or loss percentage?
Ans 1. 84% profit

2. 92% profit

3. 82% loss

4. 92% loss

Question ID : 26433039236
Chosen Option : 2

Q.17 A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 30 days. They work on alternate
days; starting with A. In how many days will the work be completed?
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433043961
Chosen Option : 1

Q.18 Two trains each 200m long are moving in opposite directions. They cross each other in
10 seconds. If the speed of one train is 90km/h, find the speed of the other train.
Ans 1. 90 km/h

2. 45 km/h

3. 54 km/h

4. 36 km/h

Question ID : 26433041467
Chosen Option : 3

Q.19 The distance travelled by a person varies directly with the duration of the journey. If
the person travels 378 km in 7 hours, in how many hours will the person cover 918
km?
Ans 1. 16

2. 15

3. 18

4. 17

Question ID : 26433043945
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20 A sum of ₹16,875, when invested at r% interest per year compounded annually,
amounts to ₹19,683 after 2 years. What is the value of r?
Ans 1. 8

2. 7

3. 6

4. 9

Question ID : 26433043947
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21 The lengths of the three sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find
the area of this triangle.
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433042452
Chosen Option : 1

Q.22 What is the least positive value of A in the number 34278A2597, which is divisible by
9?
Ans 1. 7

2. 2

3. 1

4. 8

Question ID : 26433041361
Chosen Option : 1

Q.23

Ans 1. D

2. A

3. B

4. C

Question ID : 26433045913
Chosen Option : 1

Q.24 A shopkeeper offers 25% discount on all table lamps. He offers a further discount of
8% on the reduced price to those customers who pay cash. What does a customer
have to pay in cash for a table lamp of ₹2,500?
Ans 1. ₹1,725

2. ₹1,865

3. ₹2,220

4. ₹1,780

Question ID : 26433038687
Chosen Option : 1

Q.25 A rectangular water tank is 1.5 m high, 3 m long and 3.5 m wide. How much water (in
litres) can it hold?
Ans 1. 13520

2. 14510

3. 15750

4. 11780

Question ID : 26433044135
Chosen Option : 3

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Due to the service done by the poet ___________, the Kathakali dance form received a
new impetus and today, many innovations are also being made to suit the needs of a
changing society.
Ans 1. Purandara Dasa

2. Vallathol Narayana Menon

3. Satchidanandan

4. Gopal Bhatta

Question ID : 26433044632
Chosen Option : 2

Q.2 How do the red algae reproduce vegetatively?
Ans 1. Fission

2. Spore formation

3. Cutting

4. Fragmentation

Question ID : 26433039426
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3 How many players were honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in
2021?
Ans 1. 14

2. 18

3. 16

4. 12

Question ID : 26433042028
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.4 Which of the following is a type of large, brown seaweed that grows in shallow,
nutrient-rich salt water near coastal fronts around the world?
Ans 1. Alpina

2. Kelp

3. Seagrass

4. Corals

Question ID : 26433044859
Chosen Option : 1

Q.5 Pritam Rani Siwach who received the prestigious 2021 Dronacharya Award contributed
to the field of:
Ans 1. para shooting

2. athletics

3. hockey

4. boxing

Question ID : 26433042037
Chosen Option : 1

Q.6 Padma Shri awardee Guru Gangadhar Pradhan is an accomplished dancer of which of
the following dance forms?
Ans 1. Manipuri

2. Kathakali

3. Odissi

4. Kathak

Question ID : 26433041773
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7 Who among the following is a famous violinist?
Ans 1. Sajjad Hussain

2. Anoushka Shankar

3. Krishna R Chaudhary

4. Nagai R Muralidharan

Question ID : 26433038777
Chosen Option : 1

Q.8 When the government resorts to borrowing only to clear the backlog if interest
payments, it is referred to as ______________.
Ans 1. zero revenue deficit

2. zero primary deficit

3. zero fiscal deficit

4. excess budget deficit

Question ID : 26433042044
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.9 The term 'header' is associated to which of the following sports?
Ans 1. Football

2. Cricket

3. Hockey

4. Basketball

Question ID : 26433044508
Chosen Option : 4

Q.10 Identify the wrong pair with respect to different motions and their examples.
Ans 1. Periodic motion - Earth rotating on its axis

2. Rectilinear motion - A stone thrown up in the air at an angle

3. Rotational motion - Blades of a windmill

4. Oscillatory motion - A boat tossing up and down a river

Question ID : 26433041889
Chosen Option : 4

Q.11 ‘The Great Indian Novel’, a satirical novel that recreates the Hindu epic Mahabharata
within the context of the Indian National Movement, is written by which of the following
writers who is a member of the Indian Parliament?
Ans 1. Shashi Tharoor

2. Arun Shourie

3. Abhijeet Banerjee

4. Amiya Kumar Bagchi

Question ID : 26433042304
Chosen Option : 1

Q.12 Identify the group of the periodic table to which cobalt belongs.
Ans 1. Group 6

2. Group 9

3. Group 5

4. Group 7

Question ID : 26433039411
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Q.13 Which of the following mountains is formed as a result of the compression of tectonic
plates, leading to the formation of large fold-like structures on the Earth's crust?
Ans 1. Ural mountain in Russia

2. Vosges mountain in Europe

3. Mt.Kilimanjaro in Africa

4. Harz mountains in Germany

Question ID : 26433044791
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.14 B Herambanathan who was awarded with the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in 2013
is a _________ dancer.
Ans 1. Odissi

2. Kuchipudi

3. Bharatanatyam

4. Kathak

Question ID : 26433042280
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.15 Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that “Supreme Court to be a court of
record”?
Ans 1. Article 135

2. Article 126

3. Article 129

4. Article 131

Question ID : 26433039638
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 Hariprasad Chaurasia is associated with which of the following instruments?
Ans 1. Shehnai

2. Bansuri

3. Sarod

4. Tabla

Question ID : 26433038821
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17 In July 2021, Kiren Rijiju was made the Cabinet Minister and given the charge of which
of the following ministries?
Ans 1. Ministry of Communication and Electronics and Information Technology

2. Ministry of Civil Aviation

3. Ministry of Ports and Shipping

4. Ministry of Law and Justice

Question ID : 26433044391
Chosen Option : 1

Q.18 How is tuberculosis spread in humans?
Ans 1. Inoculation into skin

2. Droplet infection

3. Direct touching

4. Contact with soil

Question ID : 26433039428
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 ‘Moon Walk’ is an autobiography of ___.
Ans 1. Oscar Wilde

2. Marlon Brando

3. Michael Jackson

4. Anne Frank

Question ID : 26433039600
Chosen Option : 3

Q.20 Who among the following personalities is associated with the Mohiniattam dance?
Ans 1. Yamini Krishnamurthy

2. Jayaprabha Menon

3. Prerana Shrimali

4. Vyjayanthi Kashi

Question ID : 26433038969
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21 What is the name of the autobiography written by Mr Abhinav Bindra, the Olympic
medallist from India?
Ans 1. An Autobiography

2. A shot at History

3. Courage and Conviction

4. All from Memory

Question ID : 26433041697
Chosen Option : 2

Q.22 WINTER Olympics 2026 will be hosted by which of the following countries?
Ans 1. Spain

2. Brazil

3. The US

4. Italy

Question ID : 26433044497
Chosen Option : 2

Q.23 In which year did Hindustani Classical vocalist Rashid Khan receive the Padma
Bhushan award?
Ans 1. 2019

2. 2020

3. 2021

4. 2022

Question ID : 26433041940
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.24 Who among the following founded Odissi dance school ‘SRJAN’ in 1993?
Ans 1. Kumkum Mohanty

2. Ratikant Mohapatra

3. Madhavi Mudgal

4. Kelucharan Mohapatra

Question ID : 26433038806
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.25 The Ganga plain extend between which two rivers?
Ans 1. Yamuna and Teesta

2. Ghaggar and Teesta

3. Ghaggar and Bhagirathi

4. Ganga and Teesta

Question ID : 26433039491
Chosen Option : 3

Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2021 Tier I
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 25/05/2022
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject CHSL 2021 Tier I

Section : English Language

Q.1 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group
of words.
Ravi got the job easily because he speaks many languages.
Ans 1. Polyglot

2. Polynomial

3. Polycentric

4. Polysyllabic

Question ID : 26433045580
Chosen Option : 1

Q.2 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Loathe
Ans 1. Entrench

2. Abhor

3. Abjure

4. Meddle

Question ID : 26433039971
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3 From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the
following sentence.
The popular ridikule of Puritanism in burlesque and doggerel is best exemplified in
Butler’s Hudibras.
Ans 1. exemplified

2. ridikule

3. burlesque

4. doggerel

Question ID : 26433043165
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A snake in the grass
Ans 1. A timid person

2. A deceitful person

3. A wealthy person

4. A talkative person

Question ID : 26433039847
Chosen Option : 2

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

2. Geilty

3. Guard

4. Global

Question ID : 26433043090
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given
sentence.
During the war, the comedian proved to be a man of music.
Ans 1. man of words

2. man of Mars

3. man of straw

4. man of grass

Question ID : 26433042810
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The archer doesn’t get perturbed easily.
Ans 1. Initiated

2. Agitated

3. Animated

4. Triumphed

Question ID : 26433045531
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the
given sentence.
All his bones could be counted because his body was totally shrivelled and wrinkled
with age.
Ans 1. wizened

2. shrunken

3. dried

4. bony

Question ID : 26433045379
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Asha was ___________ made a fool by her friend.
Ans 1. insistently

2. unknowingly

3. innocently

4. deliberately

Question ID : 26433045414
Chosen Option : 4

Q.10 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
You never hear of a happy billionaire.
Ans 1. A happy billionaire is never heard of.

2. A happy billionaire never heard of.

3. A happy billionaire is never heard by you.

4. No one hears a happy billionaire.

Question ID : 26433042987
Chosen Option : 3

Q.11 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The most recent studies on the human body are likely to alter the face of health
sciences.
Ans 1. The most recent studies on the human body are likely to be altered by the face of
health sciences.
2. The face of health sciences will be altering the most recent studies on the human
body.
3. The face of health sciences is likely to be altered by the most recent studies on the
human body.
4. The most face of health sciences is likely to alter the recent studies on the human
body.

Question ID : 26433040073
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
The river / flowed besides / the hillock / in our village.
Ans 1. in our village

2. the hillock

3. flowed besides

4. The river

Question ID : 26433039677
Chosen Option : 3

Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tit for tat
Ans 1. Prepare to leave

2. A wild guess

3. Counter attack

4. Go smoothly

Question ID : 26433039840
Chosen Option : 3

Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following
sentence.
Eventually the patient succumbed to her illness.
Ans 1. died

2. overcame

3. surrendered

4. advanced

Question ID : 26433042840
Chosen Option : 2

Q.15 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the
given sentence.

Show me the better dress in the shop.
Ans 1. a better

2. a good

3. the best

4. the good

Question ID : 26433042781
Chosen Option : 3

Q.16 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Their brother, John, is more blatantly hostile to Jane, reminding her that she is a
poor dependent of his mother.
B. Orphaned as an infant, Jane Eyre lives at Gateshead with her aunt, Sarah Reed, as
the novel opens.
C. Her female cousins, Georgiana, and Eliza, tolerate, but don't love her.
D. Jane is ten years old, an outsider in the Reed family.
Ans 1. DCAB

2. DBCA

3. BDCA

4. BACD

Question ID : 26433042877
Chosen Option : 2

Q.17 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Beautycian

2. Mathematician

3. Musician

4. Technician

Question ID : 26433039801
Chosen Option : 1

Q.18 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the
given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
At the end of our first two weeks on the island, we were informed that our lawyers,
Bram Fischer and Joel Joffe, were going to be visiting the following day.
Ans 1. we are informed

2. we get inform

3. No substitution required

4. we were inform

Question ID : 26433040116
Chosen Option : 3

Q.19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Perilous
Ans 1. Dangerous

2. Stimulus

3. Secure

4. Impetus

Question ID : 26433043062
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Serendipity
Ans 1. Sibilance

2. Godsend

3. Catastrophe

4. Surreptitious

Question ID : 26433043055
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Psychologists discovered that there are two routes (1) ___________ achievement: conformity
and originality. Conformity means following the crowd (2) __________ conventional paths and
(3) ___________ the status quo. Originality is taking the road (4) __________ travelled,
championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but (5) __________ making things
better.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. against

2. on

3. off

4. to

Question ID : 26433045659
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Psychologists discovered that there are two routes (1) ___________ achievement: conformity
and originality. Conformity means following the crowd (2) __________ conventional paths and
(3) ___________ the status quo. Originality is taking the road (4) __________ travelled,
championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but (5) __________ making things
better.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. down

2. beside

3. since

4. at

Question ID : 26433045660
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Psychologists discovered that there are two routes (1) ___________ achievement: conformity
and originality. Conformity means following the crowd (2) __________ conventional paths and
(3) ___________ the status quo. Originality is taking the road (4) __________ travelled,
championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but (5) __________ making things
better.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. building

2. supplying

3. serving

4. maintaining

Question ID : 26433045661
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Psychologists discovered that there are two routes (1) ___________ achievement: conformity
and originality. Conformity means following the crowd (2) __________ conventional paths and
(3) ___________ the status quo. Originality is taking the road (4) __________ travelled,
championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but (5) __________ making things
better.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. quietly

2. far

3. frequently

4. less

Question ID : 26433045662
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Psychologists discovered that there are two routes (1) ___________ achievement: conformity
and originality. Conformity means following the crowd (2) __________ conventional paths and
(3) ___________ the status quo. Originality is taking the road (4) __________ travelled,
championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but (5) __________ making things
better.

SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. superficially

2. disinterestedly

3. advertently

4. ultimately

Question ID : 26433045663
Chosen Option : 4

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1 Select the option that is related to the fifth word in the same way as the second word
is related to the first word and the fourth word is related to the third word. (The words
must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each
other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
Nut and Bolt : Wrenches :: Screw : Screwdriver :: Nail : ?
Ans 1. Scissors

2. Pliers

3. Hammer

4. Axe

Question ID : 26433045096
Chosen Option : 3

Q.2 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
10, 20 , 23, ?, 97, 582
Ans 1. 53

2. 78

3. 82

4. 92

Question ID : 26433040564
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 In a certain code language, 'GREAT' is codedas '2015187', 'WORK' is codedas
'11181523' and 'GOING' is codedas '7149157'. How will ‘WELL' be codedin that
language?
Ans 1. 1425431

2. 3231345

3. 1454321

4. 1212523

Question ID : 26433043431
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4 The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain
mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in
all the number pairs, EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.
Ans 1. 25 : 100

2. 22 : 66

3. 24: 96

4. 18 : 72

Question ID : 26433040662
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
11, 13, 29, 91, 369, ?
Ans 1. 1815

2. 1851

3. 1158

4. 1518

Question ID : 26433045196
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word
is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English
words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of letters/number
of consonants/vowels in the word)
Car : Bonnet :: Boat : ?
Ans 1. Stern

2. Mast

3. Bow

4. Port

Question ID : 26433045085
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040176
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 In a certain code language, “CLIENT” is written as “LCEITN”, and “CLOSED” is written
as “LCSODE”. How will “FAMILY” be written in that language?
Ans 1. FAIMYL

2. AFIMYL

3. AFIMLY

4. AFMILY

Question ID : 26433043484
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9 Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given
series to make it logically complete?
WDV, TGS, QJP, NMM, ?
Ans 1. PJK

2. KPJ

3. JPK

4. JKP

Question ID : 26433045161
Chosen Option : 2

Q.10

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040822
Chosen Option : 2

Q.11 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term.
14 : 21 :: 34 : ? :: 47 : 87
Ans 1. 61

2. 57

3. 65

4. 53

Question ID : 26433045030
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Q.12 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in it.

First row: 86, 72, 158
Second row: 98, 111, 209
Third row: 76, 65, ?

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the number into its constituent digits. For example, 13 – Operations on 13 such
as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Ans 1. 148

2. 131

3. 141

4. 137

Question ID : 26433043318
Chosen Option : 3

Q.13

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040330
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to
balance the given equation.
62*17*6*81*23*2*37
Ans 1. +,=,÷,−,+,×

2. −,×,=,−,+,×

3. =,−,×,+,−,+

4. +, ×,−,=, ×,+

Question ID : 26433040246
Chosen Option : 4

Q.15

Ans 1. Red

2. Green

3. Black

4. Blue

Question ID : 26433040190
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040516
Chosen Option : 1

Q.17 Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would
appear in an English dictionary.
1.Sanitization
2.Sanctuary
3.Salvation
4.Salmon
5.Salesman
Ans 1. 5,3,4,1,2

2. 4,5,3,2,1

3. 5,4,3,2,1

4. 4,3,2,1,5

Question ID : 26433040371
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would
appear in an English dictionary.
1.Curator
2.Culminate
3.Curriculum
4.Culinary
5.Cucumber
Ans 1. 5,4,2,1,3

2. 4,3,2,1,5

3. 1,2,3,4,5

4. 5,4,3,2,1

Question ID : 26433040362
Chosen Option : 1

Q.19 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the *
signs and to balance the given equation.
25*5*10*2*4*10
Ans 1. ÷,×,+,–, =

2. ×, ÷,–,+, =

3. +,–,÷,×,=

4. ÷,×,–,+, =

Question ID : 26433040622
Chosen Option : 3

Q.20 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in it.

First row- 2, 57, 7
Second row- 6, 225, 3
Third row- 5, ?, 2

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as
adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and
3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed)
Ans 1. 192

2. 127

3. 172

4. 129

Question ID : 26433045256
Chosen Option : 4

Q.21 Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.

Statements:
All pencils are erasers.
All sharpeners are erasers.
All compasses are sharpeners.

Conclusions:
I. All compasses are erasers.
II. Some compasses are pencils.
III. Some erasers are compass.
Ans 1. Only conclusions I and III follow

2. Only conclusion I follows

3. Only conclusion II follows

4. Only conclusions I and II follow

Question ID : 26433040733
Chosen Option : 1

Q.22 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the
given series will complete the series.
ABZ_PAB_KPABXK_AB_KP
Ans 1. A C B Z

2. A Y Z W

3. K Y P W

4. K C Z W

Question ID : 26433040157
Chosen Option : 3

Q.23 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
1724, 1716,1689,1625,1500,?
Ans 1. 1296

2. 1284

3. 1254

4. 1280

Question ID : 26433043273
Chosen Option : 2

Q.24 The second number in the given number pairs is obtained by performing certain
mathematical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) are followed in
all the number pairs, EXCEPT one. Find that odd number pair.
Ans 1. 42 : 7

2. 36 : 6

3. 48 : 8

4. 24 : 8

Question ID : 26433040661
Chosen Option : 4

Q.25

Ans 1. 30

2. 24

3. 28

4. 26

Question ID : 26433040528
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1

Ans 1. 38

2. 13

3. 37

4. 36

Question ID : 26433045975
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.2 The Group Leader of a group of 6 students reported that their average weight is 46 kg.
When the members of the group were asked about their individual weights, 5 of them
answered: 50 kg, 52 kg, 40 kg, 44 kg, 48 kg. The 6th member said, “I can’t recall my
weight”. What is his weight?
Ans 1. 43 kg

2. 44 kg

3. 45 kg

4. 42 kg

Question ID : 26433039101
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 What will be the smallest natural number to be filled in the blank for the number
’23_45678’
to be divisible by 22?
Ans 1. 7

2. 1

3. 9

4. 3

Question ID : 26433041655
Chosen Option : 1

Q.4 If the cost price of 70 articles is equal to the selling price of 40 articles, what will be the
profit percentage?
Ans 1. 75%

2. 65%

3. 60%

4. 70%

Question ID : 26433041302
Chosen Option : 1

Q.5 Kamal purchases 80 articles for ₹11,180 and sells them at a loss equal to the selling
price of 6 articles. What will be the selling price of 1 article?
Ans 1. ₹130

2. ₹120

3. ₹135

4. ₹125

Question ID : 26433042696
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6

Ans 1. 40

2. 38

3. 30

4. 25

Question ID : 26433041449
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 700 grams of cane sugar solution has 60% of sugar in it. How much sugar should be
added to make it 75% in the solution?
Ans 1. 320 gm

2. 480 gm

3. 380 gm

4. 420 gm

Question ID : 26433042603
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8 If the sum of two numbers is 25 and their product is 144, then what is the position
difference between the two numbers?
Ans 1. 8

2. 7

3. 16

4. 9

Question ID : 26433041406
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9 A can do a piece of work in 24 days and B can do it in 80 days. B works alone for 2
days and A works alone on the 3rd day. This process continues till the work is
completed. In how many days will the work be completed?
Ans 1. 42

2. 45

3. 48

4. 44

Question ID : 26433044297
Chosen Option : 2

Q.10 The difference between the simple interest and compound interest on ₹1,000 for 1 year
at 20% per annum, compounded half-yearly, is:
Ans 1. ₹ 8

2. ₹ 5

3. ₹ 10

4. ₹ 12

Question ID : 26433044110
Chosen Option : 3

Q.11 Find the volume of a hemisphere of radius 21 cm. (Use π=22/7)
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433038719
Chosen Option : 4

Q.12 Rakesh runs 4/3 times as fast as Mukesh. In a race, if Rakesh gives a lead of 60 m to
Mukesh, find the distance from the starting point where both of them will meet.
Ans 1. 232 m

2. 240 m

3. 264 m

4. 255 m

Question ID : 26433044046
Chosen Option : 2

Q.13

Ans 1. 7.14%

2. 5.14%

3. 7.02%

4. 6.14%

Question ID : 26433039181
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433042588
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.15 A bike is purchased for ₹50,000. Its rate depreciates at 10% annually. In how many
years will its value be ₹36,450?
Ans 1. 3

2. 2

3. 5

4. 4

Question ID : 26433041492
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --

Q.16 If 2945 ÷ 19 – 11 × 5 = 29 + a, find the value of a.
Ans 1. 90

2. 100

3. 69

4. 71

Question ID : 26433039510
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17 If 15 kg of sugar cost ₹600, what is the cost of 25 kg of sugar?
Ans 1. ₹1,100

2. ₹900

3. ₹1,000

4. ₹800

Question ID : 26433041531
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Nikhil suffers a loss of ₹140 when he sells a perfume at 20% discount. Find the marked
price of the perfume if the cost price is ₹380.
Ans 1. ₹280

2. ₹300

3. ₹310

4. ₹290

Question ID : 26433042694
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 A sphere passes through the eight corners of a cube of side 14 cm. Find the volume
(in cm3) of the sphere.
Take π = 22/7
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433038638
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20

Ans 1. 200 cm3

2. 301.71 cm3

3. 258 cm3

4. 299.45 cm3

Question ID : 26433044061
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 2

Q.21 A family spends ₹240 per month to buy sugar. A rise of 25% in the price of sugar
compels the family to reduce the monthly consumption of sugar by 1.5 kg as it
decides to spend the same amount of money on purchase of the commodity. What is
the increased price per kg of sugar?
Ans 1. ₹32

2. ₹35

3. ₹40

4. ₹38

Question ID : 26433039108
Chosen Option : 3

Q.22

Ans 1. 12.4

2. 13.8

3. 11.1

4. 10.3

Question ID : 26433045939
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.23

Ans 1. ∠BAC

2. ∠BCE

3. ∠ABC

4. ∠BCA

Question ID : 26433041631
Chosen Option : 3

Q.24

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433042644
Chosen Option : 4

Q.25 By what percent the new price of the article must be increased to restore its former
value, if the cost of the article is cut by 25% in the past?
Ans
1.

2.

3. 33%

4. 34%

Question ID : 26433044345
Chosen Option : 2

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Who wrote the autobiography entitled ‘I am No Messiah’?
Ans 1. Sachin Tendulkar

2. Sonu Sood

3. Paramahansa Yogananda

4. APJ Abdul Kalam

Question ID : 26433041907
Chosen Option : 2

Q.2 Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Inheritance of Loss’?
Ans 1. Arundhati Roy

2. Kiran Desai

3. RK Narayan

4. Vikram Seth

Question ID : 26433038751
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 India’s men’s hockey team beat Pakistan to win a bronze medal in December 2021 at
the:
Ans 1. Asian Champions Trophy

2. Moinuddowla Gold Cup

3. ICC Champions Trophy

4. Ghulam Ahmed Trophy

Question ID : 26433042034
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.4 ______________is the money which is accepted as a medium of exchange because of
the trust between the payer and the payee.
Ans 1. Credit money

2. Fiduciary money

3. Fiat money

4. Full bodied money

Question ID : 26433042139
Chosen Option : 4

Q.5 In which sport are arrows used?
Ans 1. Fencing

2. Shooting

3. Boxing

4. Archery

Question ID : 26433042195
Chosen Option : 4

Q.6 Rajeev Janardan is an Indian classical __________ player of the Imdadkhani gharana.
Ans 1. tabla

2. flute

3. harmonium

4. sitar

Question ID : 26433042251
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.7 Tulsidas Borkar, who was awarded with the Padma Shri in 2016, was a _________
player.
Ans 1. nadhaswaram

2. shehnai

3. bansuri

4. Harmonium

Question ID : 26433042238
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan was given the additional charge of ________ and was
sworn in as the Lt. Governor of this Union Territory in February 2021, apart from being
the Governor of Telangana.
Ans 1. Delhi

2. Puducherry

3. Lakshadweep

4. Chandigarh

Question ID : 26433044408
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9 Aqua regia is an acidic, corrosive and oxidative mixture consisting of ________
volume/volumes of concentrated hydrochloric acid and one volume of concentrated
nitric acid, often used to dissolve gold and platinum.
Ans 1. Two

2. Three

3. one

4. Four

Question ID : 26433044815
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.10 Maithili Thakur and Lydian Nadhaswaram were bestowed with Sur Jyotsna National
Music Awards _____________.
Ans 1. 2021

2. 2020

3. 2019

4. 2018

Question ID : 26433044589
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11 Which compound has the chemical formula CHCl3 whose melting point is 209 K?
Ans 1. Carbon tetrachloride

2. Chlorophenol

3. Chloroform

4. Chloroethanol

Question ID : 26433044817
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.12 Who was the runner-up of Yonex Swiss open 2021 women single badminton
tournament?
Ans 1. Jwala Gutta

2. PV Sindhu

3. Saina Nehwal

4. Malvika Bansode

Question ID : 26433044464
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.13 Who among the following Sadir dancer received the Padma Shri 2022?
Ans 1. Tsering Namgyal

2. Sulochna Chavan

3. R Muthukannammal

4. Thavil KongampattuavMurugaiyan

Question ID : 26433044689
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.14 The famous Jhaveri sisters are associated with the _________classical dance form.
Ans 1. Odissi

2. Bharatanatyam

3. Manipuri

4. Kathak

Question ID : 26433038796
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.15 The Northern Plains of India are made of alluvial soil. They are formed by the interplay
of which three rivers?
Ans 1. Ganga, Mahanadi, Indus

2. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra

3. Indus, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra

4. Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Ganga

Question ID : 26433041898
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 Which inorganic compound is used to manufacture soap, rayon, paper, explosives,
dyes, and petroleum products?
Ans 1. NaOCl

2. NaOH

3. CaOCl2

4. NaHCO3

Question ID : 26433044709
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.17 Pandit Bhimsen Guracharya Joshi was an Indian classical vocalist born in
___________.
Ans 1. Karnataka

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Rajasthan

4. Maharashtra

Question ID : 26433044560
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.18 Which State Government will provide financial support to Indian wrestling till 2032
Olympics?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Bihar

3. Jharkhand

4. Karnataka

Question ID : 26433041860
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.19 Which red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, especially carrots and colourful
vegetables, acts as a powerful antioxidant that can benefit our brain, skin, lungs, and
eye health?
Ans 1. Beta-cryptoxanthin

2. Beta-carotene

3. Zeaxanthin

4. Lutein

Question ID : 26433044744
Chosen Option : 2

Q.20 ‘Waiting for a Visa’ is an autobiographical work of which of the following leaders of
India?
Ans 1. Bhagat Singh

2. Bipin Chandra Pal

3. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Question ID : 26433042215
Chosen Option : 2

Q.21 Haleem Khan is associated with which of the following classical dances?
Ans 1. Mohiniyattam

2. Kathak

3. Kuchipudi

4. Bharatanatyam

Question ID : 26433038803
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.22 What test is used where the elements present in the compound are converted from
covalent form into the ionic form by fusing the compound with sodium metal?
Ans 1. Flame test

2. D-dimer test

3. Blood test

4. Lassaigne’s test

Question ID : 26433039408
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.23 Members of Public Accounts Committee are elected for a period of:
Ans 1. one year

2. two years

3. five years

4. three years

Question ID : 26433042115
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.24 Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha, was conferred the Padma Shri award for his contribution
to which form of dance in India?
Ans 1. Panthi

2. Saila

3. Chhau

4. Raut Nacha

Question ID : 26433041786
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.25 Which English ecologist was the first to describe the distinctive shape of the food
web, which he called the pyramid of numbers?
Ans 1. Arthur Tansley

2. Eugene Odum

3. Charles Elton

4. Ernst Haeckel

Question ID : 26433044768
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2021 Tier I
Roll Number
Candidate Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 25/05/2022
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Subject CHSL 2021 Tier I

Section : English Language

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

2. Personnel

3. Informal

4. Personal

Question ID : 26433039798
Chosen Option : 1

Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given
sentence.
My sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
Ans 1. carried me

2. flew me

3. ran me

4. lifted me

Question ID : 26433042821
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following
sentence.
She was within a hair's breadth of winning.
Ans 1. certain

2. desirous

3. narrow margin

4. accomplished

Question ID : 26433043153
Chosen Option : 3

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the
given sentence.
He is an excessively enthusiastic and strict follower of Judaism.
Ans 1. a janissary

2. a Zionist

3. a zealot

4. a healer

Question ID : 26433045377
Chosen Option : 3

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

2. Acomplishment

3. Convenience

4. Auxiliary

Question ID : 26433043139
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given
sentence.

Her writing is very ilegible and so she loses marks in her exam.
Ans 1. illeggible

2. illegibel

3. illegible

4. illegal

Question ID : 26433042789
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the
given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
My uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
Ans 1. has been doing

2. No substitution required

3. did

4. doing

Question ID : 26433039919
Chosen Option : 1

Q.8 Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the
bracket.
The party was so amazing that everyone _________ (hated) leaving it.
Ans 1. loathed

2. enhanced

3. revered

4. embraced

Question ID : 26433045444
Chosen Option : 3

Q.9 Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in the brackets to fill in the
blank.
Doing adventure sports is banned for athletes as it can be ___________ (perilous).
Ans 1. reliable

2. worthless

3. adventurous

4. treacherous

Question ID : 26433045432
Chosen Option : 4

Q.10 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The library building was renovated in 2020.
Ans 1. They were renovating the building in 2020.

2. They had renovated the library building in 2020.

3. They renovated the library building in 2020.

4. They did renovating the building in 2020.

Question ID : 26433043037
Chosen Option : 3

Q.11 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Has the assignment been uploaded by you?
Ans 1. Have you been uploaded the assignment?

2. Have you uploaded the assignment?

3. Did you upload the assignment?

4. Were you uploading the assignment?

Question ID : 26433043028
Chosen Option : 2

Q.12 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Coffee is sipped by me.
Ans 1. I have sipped coffee.

2. I sip coffee.

3. I have had sipped coffee.

4. I am sipping coffee.

Question ID : 26433039758
Chosen Option : 2

Q.13 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Occurrence

2. Accommodation

3. Priviledge

4. Erroneous

Question ID : 26433040082
Chosen Option : 3

Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
His liberal policies were responsible for progress in the community.
Ans 1. ineffectual

2. conservative

3. central

4. hysterical

Question ID : 26433045479
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15 In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Manpower exporters and overseas recruiters commonly __________ in illegal
business practices for short-term _______ gain.
Ans 1. honoured, professional

2. indulged, monetary

3. regulated, personal

4. thrived, devotional

Question ID : 26433045593
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grease someone’s palm
Ans 1. Go to battle

2. Put in hard work

3. Bribe someone

4. Be jealous of someone

Question ID : 26433039841
Chosen Option : 3

Q.17 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Ans 1. Consciousness

2. Encyclopaedia

3. Euphemism

4. Embberassment

Question ID : 26433039803
Chosen Option : 2

Q.18 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
She is educated than her sister.
Ans 1. far educated

2. more educated

3. best educated

4. good educated

Question ID : 26433043008
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. I went to college from the eleventh grade and never went to the twelfth grade, and
skipped another grade earlier, so I was a pretty young fellow at Morehouse.
B. At the age of fifteen, I entered Morehouse College and my father and my maternal
grandfather had also attended, so Morehouse has had three generations of Kings.
C. The professors were not caught up in the clutches of state funds and could teach
what they wanted with academic freedom and encouraged us in a positive quest for a
solution to racial ills.
D. I shall never forget the hardships that I had upon entering college, for though I had
been one of the top students in high school, I was still reading at only an eighth-grade
level.
Ans 1. BDAC

2. ABDC

3. ADBC

4. BADC

Question ID : 26433045612
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I keep telling myself how I am lucky to have such wonderful sisters.
Ans 1. how lucky I am to have

2. how lucky I am to having

3. how I am lucky for

4. how I am lucky for having

Question ID : 26433042857
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness
(1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2)
_________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to
promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4)
__________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are
complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other
bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can
make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. rather

2. change

3. apart

4. alone

Question ID : 26433045671
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness
(1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2)
_________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to
promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4)
__________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are
complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other
bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can
make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. settled

2. came

3. originated

4. involved

Question ID : 26433045672
Chosen Option : 3

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness
(1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2)
_________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to
promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4)
__________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are
complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other
bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can
make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. senses

2. techniques

3. phases

4. pursuit

Question ID : 26433045673
Chosen Option : 2

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness
(1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2)
_________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to
promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4)
__________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are
complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other
bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can
make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. choose

2. familiarise

3. make

4. strike

Question ID : 26433045674
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness
(1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2)
_________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to
promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4)
__________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are
complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other
bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can
make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.

SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. compete

2. progress

3. merge

4. mark

Question ID : 26433045675
Chosen Option : 3

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to
balance the given equation.
41*2*36*6*57*7*4*3
Ans 1. +,−,=,×,−,÷,−

2. −,=,+,×,−,+,×

3. ×,+,÷,−,=,x,+

4. −,+,×,−,=,+,×

Question ID : 26433040239
Chosen Option : 3

Q.2 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to
balance the given equation.
78*3*14*80*2
Ans 1. +,÷,=,×

2. +,×,=,÷

3. ÷,+,=,÷

4. −,=,+,×

Question ID : 26433040223
Chosen Option : 3

Q.3

Ans 1. Fog

2. Cat

3. Bat

4. Egg

Question ID : 26433040340
Chosen Option : 1

Q.4 Pointing to a lady in a photograph, Vijay said, “Her sister’s mother is the sister of my
father’s daughter.” How is the lady related to Vijay?
Ans 1. Mother

2. Sister’s daughter

3. Daughter

4. Sister

Question ID : 26433040310
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
28, 40, 25, ?, 22, 46
Ans 1. 41

2. 43

3. 44

4. 42

Question ID : 26433040584
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433043592
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the *
signs and to balance the given equation.
25*5*10*2*8*11
Ans 1. ÷,×,+,–, =

2. ×, ÷,–,+, =

3. –,+,÷,×,=

4. ÷,–,+,×, =

Question ID : 26433040617
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8 If 3 March 2020 was Tuesday, then what was the day of the week on 3 February 2019?
Ans 1. Wednesday

2. Friday

3. Sunday

4. Monday

Question ID : 26433040669
Chosen Option : 3

Q.9 Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ETRE, AZJG, WFBI, SLTK, ?
Ans 1. OPLM

2. ORLM

3. ORMM

4. OPMM

Question ID : 26433043514
Chosen Option : 2

Q.10

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433045304
Chosen Option : 2

Q.11

Ans 1. Ant

2. Dog

3. Bat

4. Egg

Question ID : 26433040341
Chosen Option : 4

Q.12 In a certain code language, 'HISTORY' is written as ‘SRHGLIB’ and ‘RECORD’ is written
as ’IVXLIW’.How will 'ARCHIVE' be written in that language?
Ans 1. ZIXSGEV

2. ZIXTREV

3. ZIXSREV

4. AIXSREV

Question ID : 26433043407
Chosen Option : 3

Q.13 Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given
series to make it logically complete?
WUT, RPO, MKJ, HFE, ?
Ans 1. CAZ

2. ACZ

3. CZA

4. AZC

Question ID : 26433045152
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given number
series?
56, 68, ?, 128, 176, 236
Ans 1. 80

2. 116

3. 74

4. 92

Question ID : 26433038605
Chosen Option : 4

Q.15

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040168
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of
the following set.
(75, 25, 28)
(136, 34, 38)
(NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as
adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and
3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed)
Ans 1. (27, 9, 15)

2. (45, 9, 12)

3. (55, 5, 11)

4. (105, 35, 38)

Question ID : 26433043228
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17 In a certain code language, ‘CAPON’ is written as ‘EYRMP’ and ‘DECOY’ is written as
‘FCEMA’. How will ‘POWER’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. RQGDT

2. RMYCT

3. RMWDT

4. RNVDV

Question ID : 26433040139
Chosen Option : 2

Q.18 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to
balance the given equation.
96 * 6 * 24 * 49*25
Ans 1. +,×,=,÷

2. ÷,−,=,+

3. −, +,×,=

4. ×,÷,=,−

Question ID : 26433040216
Chosen Option : 4

Q.19 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the *
signs and to balance the given equation.
57*35*7*14*2*34
Ans 1. +, ÷,–,×, =

2. ×, +, ÷,–, =

3. –,÷,+,×, =

4. +,–, ×,÷, =

Question ID : 26433040602
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in it.
First row- 6,39, 124
Second row- 8 , 53, ?
Third row- 11, 74, 229
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as
adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and
3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed).
Ans 1. 111

2. 161

3. 116

4. 166

Question ID : 26433045254
Chosen Option : 4

Q.21 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in it.
First row: 3, 2, 30
Second row: 7, 5, 175
Third row: 4, 6, ?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the number into its constituent digits. For example, 13 – Operations on 13 such
as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
Ans 1. 125

2. 110

3. 120

4. 140

Question ID : 26433043336
Chosen Option : 3

Q.22 Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
DENIAL : IANDEL :: OBJECT : ECJOBT :: FLAVOR : ?
Ans 1. VOAFLR

2. OVAFRL

3. VOAFRL

4. OVFARL

Question ID : 26433040277
Chosen Option : 1

Q.23 Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
YAR : RAY :: TCA : ACT :: TAB : ?
Ans 1. TBA

2. ABT

3. ATB

4. BAT

Question ID : 26433045099
Chosen Option : 4

Q.24 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following
classes.
King, Father, Queen
Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040420
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 26433040397
Chosen Option : 3

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1 In Class 8 of a school, the ratio of students playing cricket to those playing football is
27 : 13, while the ratio of those playing football to those playing hockey is 26 : 14. If
the total number of students in Class 8 is 470, and each student plays exactly one
game, find the percentage of students of the class playing cricket. [Give your answer
correct to two decimal places.]
Ans 1. 55.47%

2. 54.75%

3. 57.45%

4. 56.35%

Question ID : 26433039348
Chosen Option : 3

Q.2

Ans 1. 8

2. 3

3. 1

4. 2

Question ID : 26433045985
Chosen Option : 4

Q.3 If sec θ - cos θ = 14 and 14sec θ = x, then the value of x is _________.
Ans 1. tan2 θ

2. sec2 θ
3. 2sec θ

4. 2tan θ

Question ID : 26433042654
Chosen Option : 1

Q.4

Ans 1. 27887

2. 27891

3. 29243

4. 28561

Question ID : 26433044333
Chosen Option : 1

Q.5

Ans 1. 54.25

2. 52.25

3. 56.25

4. 58.25

Question ID : 26433043990
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.6 The population of a city increases at the rate of 10% per annum. If the population of
the city was 2 crore in 2018, then the population of the city in the year 2021 was:
Ans 1. 2.3 crore

2. 2.6 crore

3. 2.662 crore

4. 2.42 crore

Question ID : 26433041595
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7 What will be a single equivalent discount for successive discounts of 20%, 40% and
75% on the marked price of an item?
Ans 1. 65%

2. 78%

3. 88%

4. 45%

Question ID : 26433038686
Chosen Option : 3

Q.8

Ans 1. 2019

2. 2021

3. 2016

4. 2020

Question ID : 26433039279
Chosen Option : 3

Q.9 In a company there are only two types of employees, workers and officers. 35% of the
employees are officers and the average monthly salary of an officer is ₹39,000 more
than the combined average monthly salary of an employee. What is the difference
between the average monthly salaries of an officer and a worker?
Ans 1. ₹52,650

2. ₹50,700

3. ₹64,350

4. ₹60,000

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Q.10

Ans 1. 26

2. 36

3. 43.2

4. 23.6

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Q.11 If, in a family, consumption of sugar is 6 kg for 24 days, then what is the consumption
of sugar for 18 days?
Ans 1. 3.75 kg

2. 4 kg

3. 3.6 kg

4. 4.5 kg

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Q.12 A pond is 50 m long, 35 m wide and 2.5 m deep. Find the capacity of the pond.
Ans 1. 4165 m3

2. 4375 m3

3. 4165 m3

4. 3850 m3

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Q.13 16 men can paint 15 walls in 45 days. In how many days can 20 men paint 20 walls?
Ans 1. 40

2. 60

3. 48

4. 45

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Q.14 The cost price of an article is Rs.6,450. If it sold at a profit 16%, how much would be its
selling price?
Ans 1. Rs.7,482

2. Rs.7,428

3. Rs.7,842

4. Rs.7,282

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Q.15 In a Panchayat election, three candidates were there in the fray. The losing candidates
got an equal number of votes and the winning candidate got as many votes as the rest
of the two got collectively. If the total votes polled were 1500, find the number of votes
that the winning candidate got assume all votes polled were valid.
Ans 1. 750

2. 625

3. 575

4. 800

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Q.16 A shopkeeper wanted to sell ₹2,700 worth of products. But he had two options —
giving two successive discounts of 10% and 15%, respectively, or giving a single
discount of 25%. What was the difference between the two options?
Ans 1. ₹40.50

2. ₹42.75

3. ₹44.00

4. ₹47.50

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Q.17 On dividing 8675123 by a certain number, the quotient is 33611 and the remainder is
3485. The divisor is ______.
Ans 1. 538

2. 258

3. 248

4. 356

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Q.18 RA and RB are two tangents from a common point ‘R’ outside the circle with centre
‘O’, having a radius of 6 cm. If ∠ARB = 70°, find the measure of the angle AOB.
Ans 1. 130°

2. 110°

3. 120°

4. 80°

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Q.19

Ans 1. 1998–2000 and 2008–2010

2. 2008–2010 and 2013–2015

3. 2003–2005 and 2013–2015

4. 1998–2000 and 2003–2005

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Q.20 If the total surface area of a cube is 96 cm2 , then find the volume of the cube.
Ans 1. 64 cm3

2. 82 cm3

3. 27 cm3

4. 74 cm3

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Q.21 Find the surface area of a cuboid 17 m long, 8 m broad and 3 m high.
Ans 1. 420 m2

2. 417 m2

3. 402 m2

4. 422 m2

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Q.22 A worker’s average income for a week is ₹180. He earned ₹115, ₹212, ₹170, ₹165, ₹185,
and ₹225 from Monday to Saturday. Find his Sunday’s income.
Ans 1. ₹191

2. ₹188

3. ₹195

4. ₹178

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Q.23 The time taken by a 180 m long train running at a speed of 54 km/h to cross a man
standing on the platform is:
Ans 1. 10 seconds

2. 12 seconds

3. 11 seconds

4. 9 seconds

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Q.24 If 49 litres of a milk solution has 63% milk in it, then how much milk should be added
to make the concentration of milk 70% in the solution?
Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.25

Ans 1. 1

2. x3 + y3 + z3
3. 3xyz

4. 0

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Section : General Awareness

Q.1 Who among the following personalities has written the National Song ‘Vande
Mataram’?
Ans 1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

3. Rabindra Nath Tagore

4. Sri Aurobindo

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Q.2 Identify the element that helps to trap light energy that is essential for
photosynthesis.
Ans 1. Cristae

2. Amyloplasts

3. Carotenoid

4. Vacuoles

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Q.3 Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amitav Ghosh?
Ans 1. The Circle of Reason

2. A Suitable Boy

3. Sea of Poppies

4. The Shadow Lines

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Q.4 The foreign exchange reserves in India crossed the landmark of ___________ in June
2021.
Ans 1. US$ 900 trillion

2. US$ 600 trillion

3. US$ 600 billion

4. US$ 900 billion

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Q.5 Reni Village in Garhwal was known for what environmental movement in 1970?
Ans 1. Save Silent Valley Movement

2. Chipko Movement

3. Jungle Bachao Andolan

4. Appiko Movement

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Q.6 Who is the recipient of 2021 Abhinandan Saroja National Award?
Ans 1. Sujata Mohapatra

2. Gopika Varma

3. N Amusana Devi

4. Aparna Satheesan

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Q.7 Under the electron microscope, which cell organelle is visible as either clusters or
single, small dots that float freely in the cytoplasm?
Ans 1. Golgi apparatus

2. Ribosomes

3. Vesicles

4. Peroxisomes

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Q.8 The equipment bolt is used in which sport?
Ans 1. Swimming

2. Mountaineering

3. Cycling

4. Motor sports

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Q.9 Who among the following is the first ever Grammy award winner from India?
Ans 1. Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia

2. Pt Ravi Shankar

3. Ustad Zakir Husain

4. Pt Shiv Prakash Sharma

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Q.10 Among the following freedom fighters of India, whose autobiography is ‘Why am I an
Atheist’?
Ans 1. Ras Behari Bose

2. Bhagat Singh

3. Ram Prasad Bismil

4. Aurobindo Ghosh

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Q.11 Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant
contributions in which of the following dance forms?
Ans 1. Kathak

2. Manipuri

3. Bharatanatyam

4. Odissi

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Q.12 __________ was first trained in classical music under her father Ustad ‘Baba’
Allauddin Khan, and established the Maihar-Senia gharana with his help.
Ans 1. Anupama Bhagwat

2. Annapurna Devi

3. Roopa Panesar

4. Sahana Banerjee

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Q.13 The Guinness world record for the highest number of songs recorded in a day is held
by an Indian Playback Singer. How many songs in a day were recorded?
Ans 1. 34

2. 26

3. 30

4. 28

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Q.14 Who among the following is NOT a part of the Union Executive?
Ans 1. The Prime Minister of India

2. The President of India

3. The Supreme Court of India

4. The council of ministers

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Q.15 Who among the following personalities received the Prestigious National Nritya
Shiromani Award 2022?
Ans 1. Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry

2. Deepa Sashindran

3. KV Satyanarayana

4. Aparna Satheesan

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Q.16 Which group is on the second column from the right in the periodic table and contains
fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), astatine (At) and tennessine (Ts)?
Ans 1. Group 16

2. Group 15

3. Group 13

4. Group 17

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Q.17 In the case of Mohammad Salimullah vs ________, the Supreme Court observed in
2021 that the 'Right not to be deported' is concomitant to Article 19 and available only
to Indian citizens?
Ans 1. State of Maharashtra

2. Union of India

3. State of Tripura

4. Union Territory of Lakshadweep

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Q.18 The 13th ICC ODI Cricket World Cup will be organised by _______.
Ans 1. England

2. South Africa

3. West Indies

4. India

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Q.19 In July 2021, in which state/Union Territory did the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment of the Government of India launch the ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for
the distribution of assistive devices and aids to ‘Divyangjan’?
Ans 1. Chhattisgarh

2. Delhi

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Punjab

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Q.20 What type of forests are found north and south of the equator between 40° and 60°
where rainfall is high, between 500-1500 mm in a year?
Ans 1. Taiga forests

2. Coniferous forests

3. Mediterranean forests

4. Temperate deciduous forests

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Q.21 What type of rocks were once igneous or sedimentary, but have metamorphosed as a
result of intense heat and/or pressure within the Earth's crust?
Ans 1. Granite

2. Quartzite

3. Sandstone

4. Basalt

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Q.22 Who among the following is the author of ‘Set the Boy Free’?
Ans 1. David Niven

2. Johnny Marr

3. Paul Kalanithi

4. Bill Browder

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Q.23 Which of the following artificial colouring agents is used in dietary supplements,
sauces, soups and broths, bakery, dairy fats and oils, seafood, condiments, breath
fresheners, desserts, convenience foods and beverages?
Ans 1. Acid fuchsin

2. Orange G

3. Oil red O

4. Quinoline yellow

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Q.24 Launched in April 2021, the PM Umeed Scheme aims to provide skills training to
around three lakh youths to become entrepreneurs. The tenure of this scheme is upto
___________.
Ans 1. 2027-28

2. 2023-24

3. 2025-26

4. 2029-30

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Q.25 Aparna Satheesan, a US based exponent of Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi, won the
prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award by the National Institute of Indian
Classical Dance in which of the following years?
Ans 1. 2021

2. 2011

3. 2017

4. 2005

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