PRACTICE SET- 10

1. When was the Reserve Bank of India 11. What is the atomicity of phosphorus ?
established? (a) Monoatomic (b) Tetra-atomic
(a) 1st April 1945 (b) 21st April 1930 (c) Diatomic (d) Poly-atomic
st
(c) 1 April 1925 (d) 1st April 1935 12. What will be the interest on the amount of
2. Anand purchased a car for `3,75,000 and sold `25,000 compounded annually at the rate of
it at a loss of 15%. At what cost did he sell the 4%, 5% and 6% per annum for the first,
car? second and third year respectively ?
(a) `3,18,750 (b) `3,25,000 (a) `3,838 (b) `3,839
(c) `3,58,000 (d) `3,36,250 (c) `3,938 (d) `3,939
3. In which of the following years did Goa get its 13. In a certain language, SACHIN is written as
independence from Portugal ? 19138914. How will GEETA be written as in
(a) 1960 (b) 1963 that language?
(c) 1961 (d) 1962 (a) 755201 (b) 201755
4. Select the number that will come next in the (c) 755211 (d) 102755
following series. 14. If we select 3 persons randomly from a group,
8, 12, 20, 32, 48, ? consisting of 4 men, 3 women and 2 boys, then
(a) 68 (b) 60 the probability that 2 men are selected is :
(c) 64 (d) 58 (a) 3/14 (b) 5/14
5. Bengali writer, Rabindranath Tagore became (c) 5/28 (d) 7/12
the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for 15. Which Article of the Constitution of India
Literature in the year _____ for his collection provides that there shall be a Council of
of poems called 'Gitanjali'. Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head to
(a) 1910 (b) 1913 aid and advice the President, who shall exercise
(c) 1917 (d) 1953 his/her functions in accordance to the advice ?
6. Kamal can complete a work in 14 days. Vimal (a) Article 79 (1) (b) Article 72 (1)
is 40% more efficient than Kamal. The number (c) Article 74 (1) (d) Article 73 (1)
of days Vimal will take to complete the same 5x - 3y
16. If x : y = 3 : 5, then the value of is:
piece of work is: 10x + 6y
(a) 14 days (b) 12 days (a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 10 days (d) 15 days (c) 2 (d) -1
7. In which of the following cities is the 17. Which of the following former Indian test
Mahakaleshwara temple is situated ? cricketers was NOT known for wicket keeping?
(a) Ujjain (b) Varanasi (a) F.M. Engineer
(c) Bhubaneswar (d) Bhopal (b) N.S. Tamhane
8. Nisha daily goes to play badminton in a (c) P. G. Joshi
playground. The playground is in the south (d) B. S. Chandrasekhar
direction from her house. From the 18. Study the given diagram and answer the
playground, she goes to her friend Suman's question that follows.
house that is in the west direction from the The hexagon represents Females.
playground. From Suman's house, both Nisha The circle represents Writers.
and Suman go to a market. The market is in The quadrilateral represents Bengali.
the west direction from Suman's house.
What will be the direction of Nisha's home
from the playground?
(a) West (b) East
(c) South (d) North
9. Which country is not the part of proposed
TAPI gas pipeline ?
(a) Afghanistan (b) Iran
(c) Turkmenistan (d) India
10. Pick the odd one out. How many female writers are Bengali?
(a) KMO (b) GHI (a) 57 (b) 32
(c) ACE (d) PRT (c) 15 (d) 40
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19. Who among the following won the Filmfare 30. Who among the following artists is NOT a
award for 'Best Actor in a leading role (male) painter?
2021' ? (a) Jamini Roy (b) Rukmini Devi
(a) Saif Ali Khan (b) Amitabh Bachchan (c) Amrita Shergil (d) Nandalal Bose
(c) Om Rout (d) Irrfan Khan 31. ISRO decided to open a Regional Academic
20. If the number 2564$4 is exactly divisible by 4, Centre for Space at IIT ______ in December
then which of the following digit cannot be in 2020.
the place of $ ? (a) New Delhi (b) Kanpur
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) Kharagpur (d) Varanasi
(c) 2 (d) 8 32. The United Nations adopted the 'Charter of
21. Which of the following countries has the Economic Rights and Duties of States' in _____.
highest male to female population ratio in the (a) December 1974 (b) December 1976
world in 2019? (c) December 1980 (d) December 1977
(a) UAE (b) Latvia 33. Read the given statements and conclusions
(c) Bhutan (d) Qatar carefully. Assuming that the information given
22. Who founded the English newspaper in the statements is true, even if it appears to be
'Maratha'? at variance with commonly known facts, decide
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal which of the given conclusions logically
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai follow(s) from the statements.
(c) Ashwini Kumar Dutt Statements :
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1. Surge is a health drink.
23. Where is the headquarters of SAARC 2. No health drink is protein.
Development Fund (SDF) established by 3. Some proteins are medicines.
SAARC nations? Conclusions :
(a) Kathmandu, Nepal (b) Dhaka, Bangladesh I. Some proteins are health drinks.
(c) Thimphu, Bhutan (d) Mumbai, India II. Some medicines are Surge.
24. The cost price of 10 articles is equal to the III. Some health drinks are Surge.
selling price of 9 articles. Find the percentage (a) Only conclusion III follows.
profit. (b) All conclusion I, II and III follows.
1 1 (c) Only conclusion II follows.
(a) 121 % (b) 11 %
9 9 (d) Only conclusion I follows.
1 1 34. According to the law of diminishing marginal
(c) 13 % (d) 10 % utility, as the amount of good consumed
9 9
increases, the marginal utility of that good
25. The circumference of a circle is 30π cm. What
tends to_____.
is its area (in cm2)?
(a) Remain constant
(a) 15π (b) 225π
(b) Diminish
(c) 900π (d) 400π
(c) First diminish and then improve
26. In which year was Service Tax first imposed in (d) Improve
India?
35. Who is appointed as Asian Cricket Council
(a) 2002 (b) 1995
President in Feb 2021?
(c) 1998 (d) 1994 (a) Rajiv Shukla (b) Anurag Thakur
27. World Health Organization (WHO) gave its (c) Saurav Ganguly (d) Jay Shah
Tobacco Control Award for the year 2019 to
36. In a certain code language, MOTHER is
the health department of the Indian state of
written as 541203, FATHER is written as
____.
961203 and PARTNER is written as 7631803.
(a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan How will PANTHER be written as in that
(c) Kerala (d) Gujarat language?
28. One Stop Centre scheme was launched on: (a) 5681023 (b) 7681023
(a) 1st April 2017 (b) 1st April 2018 (c) 7631203 (d) 7681203
st
(c) 1 April 2016 (d) 1st April 2015 37. Six boxes P, Q, R, S, T and U are painted with
29. Which of the following country has launched one among different colours Black, Blue,
"Hope Probe" mission to Mars in July 2020? Orange, Green, White and Grey (not
(a) India (b) France necessarily in the same order). No two boxes
(c) China (d) UAE are painted with same colour. R is painted with
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 orange colour. S and U are neither painted 45. How many numbers between 100 and 300 are
with white nor grey colour. P is painted with divisible by 7?
black colour. Q is not painted with white or (a) 30 (b) 28
blue colour. (c) 27 (d) 29
Box S is painted with which colour? 46. In a certain code language, 'VMBHL' is written
(a) Blue or Grey (b) Black or Green as 'VQJTB'. What is the code for 'KTSPR' in
(c) White or Green (d) Blue or Green that code language?
38. Find the value of (a) BYAAQ (b) BYBBQ
(c) BYABR (d) BYBAR
( 0.01)2 +( 0.22 )2 +( 0.333 )2 +( 0.4444 )2 +( 0.55555 )2
47. Hema decided to donate 15% of her salary to a
( 0.001)2 +( 0.022 )2 +( 0.0333 )2 +( 0.04444 )2 +( 0.055555 )2 charitable trust. On the day of donation she
(a) 50 (b) 100 changed her mind and donated ` 4,500 which is
(c) 125 (d) 75 125% of what she has decided earlier. Find
39. Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Hema's salary.
Railways'? (a) ` 30,000 (b) ` 24,000
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Minto (c) ` 18,000 (d) ` 32,000
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Irwin 48. Which of the following countries does NOT
40. What is the motto of the Supreme Court of share its land boundary with India?
India? (a) Bangladesh (b) China
(a) Equal Justice for All (c) Myanmar (d) Tajikistan
(b) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham 49. _______ enables a user to remotely access
another computer and terminals over the
(c) Satyamev Jayate Internet.
(d) Yato Dharmastato Jayah (a) Use Net (b) FTP
41. In a certain code language, 'Bird is animal' is (c) Telnet (d) HTTP
written as '# mr so', 'Parrot is Bird' is written 50. The length of the string between a kite and a
as 'so # @', 'is Parrot animal' is written as 'mr point on the ground, without any slack, is 102
@ #'. What is the code for 'animal' in that code m. If the string makes an angle α with the level
language? 15
(a) @ (b) so ground such that tan α = , how high is the
8
(c) mr (d) # kite?
42. Read the given information and answer the (a) 105 m (b) 90 m
question that follows. (c) 100 m (d) 80 m
I. In an examination, Mayank got higher marks 51. To which of the following deities is the Dilwara
than Sheetal. Temple in Mount Abu dedicated?
II. Sheetal got higher marks than Rohit. (a) Jagannath (b) Adinath
III. Sheetal got higher marks than Tanya. (c) Badrinath (d) Kedarnath
IV. Tanya got less marks than Praveen. 52. Select the combination of symbols that when
V. Arya got higher marks than Mayank. sequentially placed in the blanks of the given
VI Rohit got more marks than both Tanya and equation will complete the equation.
Praveen. 9_3_0_8_2 = 23
Who has achieved the highest marks in the (a) ÷ + – × (b) × + – ÷
examination? (c) – + ÷ × (d) + – × ÷
(a) Praveen (b) Mayank 53. What smallest positive fraction should be
(c) Arya (d) Sheetal 2 7 9 1
added to 3 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 7 to make the
43. The jelly-like substance between the nucleus 3 12 36 12
and cell membrane is called_____. sum a whole number?
(a) Otic (b) Cytoplasm 5 11
(c) Amniotic (d) Pleural (a) (b)
12 12
44. The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of 7 13
ecliptic at an angle of: (c) (d)
12 12
1 3
(a) 68 degrees (b) 73 degrees 54. Through which of the following cities does
2 4 Hudson River flow?
1 1 (a) Bonn (b) Bangkok
(c) 62 degrees (d) 66 degrees
2 2 (c) New York (d) London
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55. In 2019, _______ became the 24th Chief of the 66. The Ministry of Environment and Forest
Naval Staff of India. launched Paryavaran Vahini Scheme in _____
(a) Admiral Karambir Singh with the basic objective of encouraging people's
(b) Admiral Bimal Verma participation in environmental protection.
(c) S Jaishankar (a) July 1990 (b) July 1994
(d) Admiral Sunil Lamba (c) June 1992 (d) June 1988
56. Select the option that is related to the third 1 1
67. If x + = 3 , then find the value of x 2 + 2 .
term in the same way as the second term is x x
related to the first term. (a) 53 (b) 47
Laboratory : Manual :: Library : ? (c) 51 (d) 49
(a) Book - shelf (b) Catalogue 5
(c) Librarian (d) Books 68. Kunal was asked to find times of a number.
6
57. How much time is taken by sunlight to reach 6
Earth? He multiplied it by . As a result, he got an
5
(a) 7 min 32 sec (b) 9 min 32 sec answer which was more than the correct
(c) 7 min 56 sec (d) 8 min 20 sec answer by 572. The number was:
58. What would be the maximum value of Q in the (a) 2860 (b) 5720
following equation? (c) 1560 (d) 2160
5P9 + 3R7 + 2Q8 = 1114 69. A person travels 120 km by steamer, 450 km by
(a) 8 (b) 9 train and 60 km by horse. The total journey
(c) 7 (d) 5 took 13 h 30 min. If the speed of the train is 3
59. How many colours are available in a computer times that of the horse and 1.5 times that of the
monitor with 16 bits per pixel depth? steamer, find the speed of the train.
(a) 65536 (b) 256 (a) 65 km/h (b) 64 km/h
(c) 16777216 (d) 16 (c) 60 km/h (d) 62 km/h
60. What is the value of the following expression? 70. ` 4,800 becomes ` 6,000 in 4 years at a certain
rate of compound interest. What will be the
{ (
 )}
50 -  8 9 - 6 - 5 + 3 
 amount after 12 years at the same rate of
compound interest?
(a) 53 (b) -38
(a) ` 12,000 (b) ` 8,400
(c) -48 (d) 47
(c) ` 9,600 (d) ` 9,375
61. After deducting 10% from a certain sum, and
71. Three cubes of a metal whose edges are 3 cm, 4
then deducting 20% from the remainder, a sum
cm and 5 cm respectively are melted and
of `3,600 is left. Find the original sum (in `) formed into a single cube. If there is no loss of
(a) 6, 000 (b) 3,800 metal in the process, find the side of the new
(c) 5,000 (d) 4,000 cube.
62. Four words have been given, out of which three (a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm
are alike in some manner and one is different. (c) 6 cm (d) 9 cm
Select the odd one. 72. Which of the following is NOT a classical dance
(a) Goldsmith (b) Doctor style?
(c) Blacksmith (d) Carpenter (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Dhamar
63. Select the option that is related to the third (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniattam
number in the same way as the second number 73. Consider the given statement(s) and decide
is related to the first number. which of the given assumptions is/are implicit
36 : 216 :: 81 : ? in the statement.
(a) 486 (b) 729 Statement :
(c) 512 (d) 900 "One of ways your child can do better is by
64. Vikram Samvat calendar is ______ years ahead getting private tuition", said the teacher.
of the Gregorian calendar. Assumptions :
(a) 46.7 (b) 66.7 I. The child is not good in studies.
(c) 56.7 (d) 76.7 II. The child cannot do better if he is not taking
65. When x + y + z = 16 and xy + yz + zx = 78, find private tuition.
(a) Only I is implicit
the value of x 3 + y 3 + z 3 - 3xyz .
(b) Only II is implicit.
(a) 352 (b) 365 (c) Neither I nor II is implicit
(c) 350 (d) 360 (d) Both I and II are implicit
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74. Find the median of the given data. 86. Mac is a type of personal computer made by:
20, 28, 32, 48, 20, 18, 16, 2, 30, 14 (a) Apple (b) Dell
(a) 24 (b) 48 (c) Acer (d) HP
(c) 20 (d) 22 87. What is the least multiple of 7, which when
75. The side of an equilateral triangle is 10 cm. divided by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves the
Find its altitude. remainders 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively?
(a) 6 3 cm (b) 3 3 cm (a) 133 (b) 119
(c) 140 (d) 147
(c) 4 3 cm (d) 5 3 cm
88. Bengal Gazette, the first major newspaper in
76. Two poles are standing on a level ground at a
India, started in the year ______.
distance of 24 m. The heights of the poles are
20 m and 38 m. Find the distance between their (a) 1780 (b) 1770
tops. (c) 1857 (d) 1775
(a) 24 m (b) 29 m 89. If x + y = 1, then find the value of x3 + y3 + 3xy.
(c) 30 m (d) 28 m (a) 6 (b) 0
77. The Jim Corbett National Park was established (c) 1 (d) 2
in 1936 to save the endangered species of 90. Five airhostess A, B, C, D and E like one
(a) Peacock (b) White elephant among different colours namely Green, Blue,
(c) Bengal tiger (d) Blue whale White, Black and Pink (not necessarily in the
78. With which of the following does Article 72 of same order). They are from one among
the Constitution of India deal? different airlines namely Go Air, Emirates,
(a) Pardoning power of the President Vistara, Spice Jet and Jet line (not necessarily
(b) Composition and Jurisdiction of Supreme in the same order). No two airhostess likes the
Court of India same colour and they are not from same
airlines. B likes White colour and is from Spice
(c) Appointment of Prime Minister
Jet airline. D is from Vistara airline and does
(d) Right to freedom of speech
not like pink or Blue colour. A is not from Jet
79. Two runners cover the same distance at the line and Go Air. The one who is from Go Air
speeds of 15 km/h and 16 km/h respectively. airline likes Black colour. C does not like Black
Find the distance travelled when one takes 16 colour and is not from Emirates airline.
min longer than the other.
Which of the following combination of
(a) 63 km (b) 64 km
airhostess, colour and airline is definitely
(c) 62 km (d) 60 km correct?
80. The former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan (a) A – Pink – Emirates
Gogoi, was preceded by:
(a) T.S. Thakur (b) Y.K. Sabharwal (b) A – Blue – Emirates
(c) JS Khehar (d) Deepak Mishra (c) D – Green – Vistara
81. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 2 and (d) C – Blue – Jet line
144 respectively. If one number is 16 then the 91. The greatest number of four digits which is
other number is : divisible by 5, 35, 39 and 65 is :
(a) 18 (b) 32 (a) 9994 (b) 9505
(c) 24 (d) 36 (c) 9055 (d) 9555
82. A certain sum of money, invested with simple 92. Select the combination of letters that when
interest, amounts to ` 756 in 2 years and to ` sequentially placed in the blanks of the given
873 in 3.5 years. Find the sum (in `). series will complete the series?
(a) 500 (b) 700 xy_xx_yzzxx_yyy_zzxxxx
(c) 600 (d) 400
(a) zyzx (b) zyxy
83. Which of the following is also known as the
(c) xyxz (d) zyxz
'tree frog'?
(a) Rana Tigrina (b) Toad 93. Students of engineering college of
_____developed a Satellite named as
(c) Salamander (d) Hyla
"SriShaktiSat" for ISRO in Jan 2021.
84. What is the real name of Babur?
(a) Chennai (b) New Delhi
(a) Salim (b) Khurrum
(c) Kolkata (d) Coimbtore
(c) Nashruddin (d) Zahir - ud - din
94. There are five friends U, V, W, X and Y, sitting
85. Suez canal is an artificial waterway that in a row facing North. U is to the left of V and
connects which of the following seas? W is to the right of X. X is sitting in the right of
(a) Black sea and Mediterranean Sea Y and he is the second person from the left.
(b) Caspian sea and Mediterranean Sea Who is the first from the right?
(c) Black sea and Red Sea (a) W (b) Y
(d) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea (c) U (d) V
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95. Which of the following organs secretes bile 106. The following table shows the sale of different
juice? brands of watches by a shop during 2014 -
(a) Liver (b) Heart 2018.
(c) Kidney (d) Brain Year Brand (in thousands)
96. In 2018, _______ was appointed as UNICEF
India's first youth ambassador. Titan Fastrack Timex Fossil
(a) Saina Nehwal (b) Sakshi Malik 2014 366 205 247 96
(c) Mithali Raj (d) Hima Das 2015 398 188 285 108
97. In a certain code language, ELEPHANT is 2016 312 175 388 112
written as MTMBSKCJ and LEOPARD is
written as TMVBKEN. How will PANTHER 2017 412 312 401 146
be written as in that language? 2018 288 202 255 126
(a) BKCJSEM (b) BKJCSME Which brand of watches showed the highest
(c) BKJSCME (d) BKCJSME percentage change in sales between 2014 and
98. Which of the following scheme was launched in 2018?
April 2020 to enable an integrated property
(a) Fastrack (b) Timex
validation solution for rural India?
(a) SAMARTH (b) SVAMITVA (c) Fossil (d) Titan
(c) UMANG (d) KUSUM 107. The following table shows the sale of different
99. The number by which 62557 can be divided to brands of watches by a shop during 2014 -
make it a perfect cube is: 2018.
(a) 57 (b) 47 Year Brand (in thousands)
(c) 37 (d) 45 Titan Fastrack Timex Fossil
100. Who gave the term 'homo sapiens'?
2014 366 205 247 96
(a) Darwin (b) Miller
(c) C. Linnaeus (d) G.J. Mandel 2015 398 188 285 108
101. The total number of gold medals and silver 2016 312 175 388 112
medals won by a person in games is 75. Which 2017 412 312 401 146
of the following CANNOT be the ratio of
number of silver medals won to that of gold 2018 288 202 255 126
medals won by that person? Which of the given options represents the
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 7 : 8 maximum percentage increase in sales over the
(c) 9 : 1 (d) 12 : 13 preceding year?
102. If the largest angle in a triangle is 75, what is (a) Titan, 2017 (b) Fossil, 2017
the least possible value of the smallest angle of (c) Timex, 2016 (d) Fastrack, 2017
the triangle?
108. The following table shows the sale of different
(a) 30º (b) 40º
brands of watches by a shop during 2014 -
(c) 76º (d) 70º
2018.
103. A group of men decided to complete a task in
10 days, but five of them remained absent. If Year Brand (in thousands)
the rest of the group completed the task in 12 Titan Fastrack Timex Fossil
days, find the original number of men in the 2014 366 205 247 96
group.
(a) 30 (b) 25 2015 398 188 285 108
(c) 32 (d) 20 2016 312 175 388 112
104. Where is the headquarters of International 2017 412 312 401 146
Committee of the Red Cross situated?
2018 288 202 255 126
(a) Prague (b) Geneva
(c) New Delhi (d) New York Which brand of watches saw the highest
105. The radius of a road roller is 7 m and its length decrease in sales in the year 2018 as compared
is 14 m. It takes 100 revolutions to level the to the preceding year?
ground of a field. Find the area of the field. (a) Fastrack (b) Timex
 22  (c) Fossil (d) Titan
 USE π = 7  109. The following table shows the sale of different
(a) 61400 m2 (b) 61000 m2 brands of watches by a shop during 2014 -
2
(c) 61200 m (d) 61600 m2 2018.

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 Year Brand (in thousands) How many students want to have Dosa,
Titan Fastrack Timex Fossil Sandwich and pizza, all three in their lunch?
2014 366 205 247 96 (a) 15 (b) 29
2015 398 188 285 108 (c) 18 (d) 25
2016 312 175 388 112 115. Select the number that will come next in the
2017 412 312 401 146 following series.
2018 288 202 255 126 41, 47, 59, 67, 73, 83, ?
Based on the data given in the table above (a) 93 (b) 89
which of the following statements is TRUE? (c) 97 (d) 87
(a) The total sales of Fossil brand of watches for 116. How will you write 5.37 hours in hours,
the given period is less than 50% of the sales
minutes and seconds?
of every other brand for the given period.
(b) Only two brands showed year-on-year (a) 5 hours, 30 minutes, 7 seconds
increase in sales during the period 2014-17 (b) 5 hours, 37 minutes
(c) The total sales of all brands of watches was (c) 5 hours, 22 minutes, 12 seconds
highest in 2016 (d) 5 hours, 22 minutes, 2 seconds
(d) The brand with the highest sales for the given
period is Timex. 117. Out of the four words listed, three are alike in
110. In a Cricket match, Rohit scored more than some manner and one is different. Select the
Rahul but less than Santosh. Balbeer scored odd one.
more than Iqbal but less than Rahul. Mehul (a) MA Chidambaram Stadium
scored more than Balbeer but less than (b) Eden Gardens
Santosh. Who scored the most?
(c) Salt Lake Stadium
(a) Rohit (b) Mehul
(c) Santosh (d) Balbeer (d) Wankhede Stadium
111. Out of the four words, listed, three are alike in 118. In certain code language, 'He is good boy' is
some manner and one is different. Select the written 'no po ko lo', 'good for health' is
odd one. written as 'po ro fo' and 'health is good' is
(a) Facebook (b) Social Media written as 'fo ko po'. What should stand for 'is'
(c) Twitter (d) Whatsapp in that language?
112. Four words have been given, out of which three (a) ko (b) no
are alike in some manner, while the fourth one
is different. Select the odd one. (c) po (d) lo
(a) Volt (b) Pascal 119. Read the given statements and conclusions
(c) Time (d) Ohm carefully and decide which of the conclusions
113. Select the numbers that can replace the logically follow(s) from the statements.
question marks (?) in the following series. Statements:
3, 54, 6, 50, 9, 46, 12, 42, ?, ? All flowers are blue.
(a) 15, 38 (b) 15, 36
(c) 18, 38 (d) 18, 36 Some blues are balls.
114. In the following diagram, the triangle No ball is red.
represents the students who want to have Dosa Conclusions:
in their lunch. The rectangle represents the I. No flower is red.
students who want to have sandwich in their II. All flowers are balls.
lunch. The circle represents the students who
want to have pizza in their lunch. The square III. Few balls are blue.
represents the students who want to have Idli (a) Only III follows.
in their lunch. The hexagon represents those (b) Only I and II follows.
students who want to have Puri Sabji at the
(c) Only II and III follows
time of lunch.
(d) I, II and III follows.
120. The average age of a cricket team of 11 players
is 18 years. If 4 players join that team, the
average age of the team will be increased by 2
years. What is the average age (in years) of the
new members of the team?
(a) 24 (b) 24.5
(c) 25 (d) 25.5
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 SOLUTION : PRACTICE SET- 10
ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (b)
31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (d) 36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d)
41. (c) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (a) 54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (c) 62. (b) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (d)
71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (c) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (c) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (d)
81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (d) 84. (d) 85. (d) 86. (a) 87. (b) 88. (a) 89. (c) 90. (c)
91. (d) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (d) 95. (a) 96. (d) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (b) 100. (c)
101. (c) 102. (a) 103. (a) 104. (b) 105. (d) 106. (c) 107. (d) 108. (b) 109. (b) 110. (c)
111. (b) 112. (c) 113. (a) 114. (d) 115. (c) 116. (c) 117. (c) 118. (a) 119. (a) 120. (d)

SOLUTION
1. (d) 6. (c)
The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of Let, efficiency of Kamal = 100
the recommendations of the hilton young commission. According to the question,
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Provides the
statutory basis of the functioning of the bank, which
commenced operations on April 1, 1935.
2. (a)
375000 × 85
Selling price of car =
100 Hence, the time taken by Vimal to complete the same
= `3,18,750 piece of work = 10 days.
3. (c) 7. (a)
Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every Mahakaleshwara temple is located in the ancient city of
year in India and it marks the day Indian armed forces Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a
freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva .The temple is situated
rule. The Portuguese colonised several parts of India in on the side of the holy river Shipra.
1510 but by the end of the 19th century Portuguese 8. (d)
colonies in India were limited to Goa, Daman, Diu,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Anjediva Island. After
India gained independence in 1947, Goa was still under
Portuguese rule for 14 years. By the 36- hour military
operation conducted from December 18, 1961, code-
named 'Operation Vijay' and involved attacks by the
Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Army to
which the Portuguese surrendered and the coastal state
acquired its liberation on December 19, 1961. It is clear from the above diagram that Nisha's home is
4. (a) in the North direction from the playground.
The given series is as follows— 9. (b)
The TAPI project is a key transnational scheme aimed
to carry natural gas from Turkmenistan to India through
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Hence, 68 will be come in place of question mark. T-Turkmenistan
5. (b) A-Afghanistan
Poet Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for P- Pakistan
Literature in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali published I-India
in London in 1912. The prize gained even more This pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI
significance by being given to an Indian and the first Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the
Asian for the first time. Asian Development Bank.
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10. (b) reconsideration. Article 72 of the Constitution
empowers the President to grant pardons to persons who
have been tried and convicted of any offence in all cases
where the: Punishment or sentence for an offence
against a Union Law, Punishment or sentence is by a
court-martial (military court), and punishment is a death
sentence. Article 79 describes the Constitution of
Parliament. It says that there shall be a Parliament for
the Union, which shall consist of the President and two
Hence, option (b) is different from the other three. Houses, to be known respectively as the Council of
States and the House of the People.
11. (b)
16. (b)
The molecules of many elements are composed of four x:y=3:5
atoms of that element. They are termed as tetra atomic. 5x − 3y
For example, P4, SO3. So their atomicity is 4.
Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P 10x + 6y
and atomic number 15. 5× 3 − 3× 5
=
12. (c) 10 × 3 + 6 × 5
Compound Amount 0
=
 r   r   r   r  60
= Principal ×1 + 1  × 1 + 2  × 1 + 3 ....1 + n  =0
 100   100   100   100 
17. (d)
104 105 106
Compound Amount = 25000 × × × B.S. Chandrasekhar’s full name is Bhagwat
100 100 100 Subramaniam Chandrasekhar. B. S. Chandrashekhar
= 28938 mainly is known for his bowling in his time. He was not
Compound Interest = 28938 – 25000 a wicketkeeper but a key bowler in the Indian team. In
= `3,938 his career, B.S Chandrashekhar took 242 wickets in 58
13. (a) test cricket matches. He played his last test match on 12
Just as, July, 1979 against England.
18. (c)

Same as,

14. (b) It is clear from the above question-picture that there are
There are 9 persons i.e. 4 men, 3 women and 2 boys. 15 such women who are writers as well as Bengalis.
Out of these 9 persons, 3 persons can be selected by 9C3 19. (d)
= 84 ways. In Filmfare 2021, late Irrfan Khan won the award for
∴ Total number of initial events = 84 best actor in a leading role (male) category for Angrezi
We have to select 3 persons out of which 2 are male and Medium, while Amitabh Bachchan bagged the best
remaining 1 will be selected from among 3 females and actor (critics) award.
2 boys 20. (b)
∴ 4C2×5C1 = 30 ways to select 3 persons.
Rule of divisibility of 4→ The last two digits of given
∴ Favorable number of initial events = 30 number should be divisible by 4. The number 2564$4 is
30 5 completely divisible by 4, so the digit 5 cann't come in
Probability = =
84 14 place of $.
15. (c) 21. (d)
According to Article 74(1) of Indian Constitution, there The ratio between the number of women and men in
shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister
the population is called the sex ratio. Qatar is the top
as the head to aid and advise the President who shall, in
the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with country by male to female ratio in the world. As of
such advice: Provided that the President may require the 2020, male to female ratio in Qatar was 302.43 males
council of Ministers to reconsider such advice, either per 100 females. The highest sex ratio in the world
generally or otherwise, and the President shall act in has been recorded in Latvia where there are 85 males
accordance with the advice tendered after such per 100 females.
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22. (d) 28. (d)
The Maratha was the weekly English newspaper Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD),
started by Lokmanya B. G. Tilak on the 2nd of had formulated a Centrally Sponsored Scheme named
January, 1881. Kesari was a Marathi newspaper One Stop Centre, a sub - scheme of umbrella scheme
started by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on the 4th for National Mission for Empowerment of women
January, 1881. including Indira Gandhi Mattritva Sahyog Yojana
23. (c) popularly known as Sakhi, the scheme was
The SAARC Development Fund (SDF) was implemented since 1st April, 2015. One Stop Centre
established in 2005. It is the umbrella financial (OSC) Scheme provides a range of services including
institution of the South Asian Association for police facilitation, medical aid, psycho-social
Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The SDF counselling, legal counselling and temporary shelter to
women affected by violence in an integrated manner
Secretariat based in Thimphu, Bhutan undertakes and
under one roof.
implements projects and programmes under three
windows: Social, Economic and Infrastructure in 29. (d)
fulfillment of the greater developmental goals of the The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had launched "Hope
SAARC region. Probe" in the orbit around the Mars. By doing so, UAE
has become the fifth country to launch the spacecraft
Note : South Asian Association for Regional
into the orbit of Mars after United States, Soviet Union,
Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political
Europe and India. It is a UAE Space Agency space
organization of eight countries in South Asia. It was
exploration mission to Mars. In the process UAE had
established in 1985 when the Heads of State of launched the Hope orbiter on July 19, 2020. The orbiter
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, reached Mars on February 9, 2021. It was launched
Pakistan and Sri Lanka formally adopted the charter. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The
24. (b) orbiter was launched with the Mitsubishi Heavy
According to Question, Industries H-IIA launch vehicle which is a Japanese
10 × cost price = 9 × selling price launcher.
cost price 9 30. (b)
= Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904-1986) is the renowned
selling price 10
Bharatnatyam dancer. Where as Nandalal Bose, Amrita
(10 – 9 ) Shergil and Jamini Roy are renowned painter of India.
% Profit = × 100
9 31. (d)
1 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
= 11 %
9 established a Regional Academic Centre for Space at
25. (b) IIT varanasi (BHU) to facilitate short and long term
Circumference of circle = 2πr projects at the institute.ISRO and the Indian Institute of
Technology (BHU) signed a memorandum of
According to the Question–
understanding (MoU) on 23 December, 2020. Under
2πr = 30π this agreement, ISRO-IIT (BHU) will open the Regional
r = 15 cm Academic Center for Space (RAC-S) in the institute. It
Area of circle = πr2 will act as a major facilitator for promoting space
= π×152 technology activities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
= 225π cm2 and Chhattisgarh.
26. (d) 32. (a)
Service Tax in India is a type of indirect tax charged The General Assembly of United Nations adopted
on the services provided by a service provider. The resolution 3281 (XXIX) containing the “Charter of
Service Tax was introduced in India around on 1st Economic Rights and Duties of States” on 12 December
July, 1994 at the recommendations of Dr. Raja 1974, by 115 votes to 6, with 10 abstentions.
Chelliah Committee on tax reforms. 33. (a)
27. (b)
On 31st May, 2019 World Health Organization (WHO)
has awarded the Tobacco Control Award for the year
2019 to the Department of Medical and Health of the
Government of Rajasthan. "World No Tobacco Day" is
celebrated every year on 31st May. The theme of World So, it's clear that some health drinks are Surge.
No Tobacco Day 2021– ‘Commit to Quit’ urged people therefore,
to quit tobacco to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19. Only conclusion III follows.
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34. (b) 38. (b)
The law of diminishing marginal utility states that the
=
( 0.01)2 +( 0.22 )2 +( 0.333)2 +( 0.4444 )2 +( 0.55555)2
“as a consumer consumes more and more units of a
commodity, the utility with every unit consumed goes ( 0.001)2 +( 0.022 )2 +( 0.0333)2 +( 0.04444 )2 +( 0.055555)2
diminishing”. The law of diminishing marginal utility
= ( 0.01)2+( 0.22)2 +( 0.333)2+( 0.4444)2 +( 0.55555)2
states that all else equal, as consumption increases, the  
(0.1)2 ( 0.01)2 +( 0.22 )2+( 0.333)2 +( 0.4444)2+( 0.55555)2 
marginal utility derived from each additional unit  
declines. Marginal utility is the incremental increase in 1 1
= = = 100
utility that results from the consumption of one ( 0.1)2 0.01
additional unit. The utility is an economic term used to 39. (c)
represent satisfaction or happiness. Lord Dalhousie served as the Governor-General of
35. (d) India from 1848 to 1856. He is known as the father
Jay Shah, Secretary of BCCI was elected as the of "Indian Railways". The first Railway Workshop
President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on was established at Jamalpur, near Munger, Bihar, in
January 30, 2021. He succeeded Nazmul Hussain, 1862. He was a British officer and Governor General
Chief of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). At 32, of India. The first passenger rail in India was run
Shah became the youngest administrator to be between Bombay and Thane on 16th April, 1853.
appointed as the ACC president. The Asian Cricket 40. (d)
Council is Asia's regional cricket administrative The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial
body. It was established in 1983 to promote and body of the government of India and the highest court
of India under the constitution. The motto of the
develop cricket as a sport in Asia.
Supreme Court of India is the inscription in Sanskrit,
36. (d) Yato Dharmastato Jayah, means where there is
The given words are coded as- righteousness (dharma) there is victory (jayah)
P → 7 Note : The Supreme Court of India came into
M → 5 F → 9
A → 6 existence on 28 January, 1950.
O → 4 A → 6
R → 3 41. (c)
T → 1 T → 1
T → 1
H → 2 H → 2
N → 8
E → 0 E → 0
E → 0
R → 3 R → 3
R → 3
By the using the value of letters of above words.
P → 7
A → 6 Hence, it is clear that Animal is coded as 'mr'.
N → 8 42. (c)
T → 1 According to the question,
H → 2 Mayank > Sheetal
E → 0 Sheetal > Rohit
R → 3 Sheetal > Tanya
Hence, PANTHER is written as in that language = Praveen > Tanya
7681203. Arya > Mayank
37. (d) Rohit > Tanya and Praveen
According to the question, Arya> Mayank > Sheetal > Rohit > Praveen > Tanya
Hence, Arya got the highest marks in the examination.
Black Blue Orange Green White Grey
43. (b)
P ✓ × × × × × Cytoplasm is the jelly-like substance between the
Q × × × × nucleus and the cell membrane. The cytoplasm is
R × × ✓ × × × often colourless and is surrounded by the cell
membrane which keeps the contents within the cell.
S × × × × 44. (d)
T × × Angle made by Earth's rotation axis is of about 66.5
U × × × × degrees with the plane of its orbit around the Sun, or
So, it is clear that box S is coloured blue or green about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to the
ecliptic plane.
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45. (b)
In between 100-300, the first and last term divided by 7
will be 105 & 294 respectively.
105, 112 ................... 294
Last term - First term
No. of term (n) = +1
Common difference Now in question,
294 − 105
= +1 Let 'h' be the height of kite from ground-
7
h
189 sin α = .............. (2)
= +1 102
7 From equation (i) & (ii)
= 27+1 = 28
h 15
46. (a) =
Just as, Same as, 102 17
h = 90 m.
51. (b)
The Dilwara Temples are located few kilometres
Reverse order→ VQJTB, Reverse order→ BYAAQ
away from Mount Abu, Rajasthan's only hill station.
These Jain temples were built between the 11th and
47. (b)
13th centuries AD and are famous for their use of
Let Hema's salary be = ` x
marble and intricate marble carvings.There are five
According to the question, shrines in the complex that are dedicated to Lord
15 125 Adinath, Lord Rishabhdeo, Lord Neminath, Lord
x× × = 4500
100 100 Mahavir Swami and Lord Parshvanath respectively.
4500 × 100 × 100 52. (b)
x= 9_ 3_0_8_2 = 23
15 × 125
x = ` 24,000 On placing the symbol of option (b)
48. (d) ⇒9×3+0–8÷2 = 23
India shares borders with seven countries : Pakistan, ⇒27– 4 = 23
China, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan ⇒23 = 23
and Nepal. Tajikistan is the only country which does Hence, option (b) is correct.
not share a border with India. It shares its border with 53. (a)
Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
2 7 9 1
49. (c) = 3 + 6 + 4 +5+ 7
Telnet enables a user to remotely access another 3 12 36 12
computer and terminals over the Internet. Telnet is a 2 7 9 1
= (3+6+4+7+5) + + + +
network protocol used to virtually access a computer 3 12 36 12
and to provide a two-way, collaborative and text- 2 7 1 1
based communication channel between two = 25 + + + +
3 12 4 12
machines. Telnet can be used for a variety of 8 + 7 + 3+1
activities on a server, including editing files, running = 25 +
various programs and checking email. 12
50. (b) 19
= 25 +
12
5 19 5 24
Now on adding in + = = 2 Which is
12 12 12 12
whole number.
5
15 Hence, on adding the sum of the given data will be a
tan α = 12
8 whole number.
AC = 152 + 82 (by Pythagoras Theorem) 54. (c)
= 225 + 64 The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to
south primarily through eastern New York in the
= 289 United States. The river originates in the Adirondack
= 17 Mountains of Upstate New York, flows through the
15 Hudson Valley, and eventually drains into the Atlantic
sin α = ............ (1)
17 Ocean, between New York City and Jersey City.
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55. (a) 62. (b)
Admiral Karambir Singh became the 24th and current A Part from the doctor, all others are related to
Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He construction work. So, the doctor is different from
replaced Sunil Lamba on 31 May, 2019. He is the others.
first helicopter pilot of the Navy to become the 63. (b)
CNS. The tenure of a Service Chief is three years or
Just as, Same as,
62 years of age, whichever is earlier.
56. (b) 36 216 81 729
Just as, Laboratory has a manual in which explained the ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
instruction of Laboratory. Same as, there is a catalogue 62 63 92 93
in library.
64. (c)
57. (d)
Sunlight travels at the speed of light. Photons emitted The Vikram Samvat is said to have been founded by
from the surface of the Sun need to travel across the the emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his
vacuum of space to reach our eyes. It takes sunlight victory over the Sakas in 56 BC. It is a lunar calendar
an average 500 seconds, or 8 minutes and 20 seconds based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram
to travel from the Sun to the Earth. The distance of Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead (in count) of the
sun from earth = 149.6×106km. solar Gregorian calendar.
58. (b) 65. (a)
5P9+3R7+2Q8 = 1114 x+y+z = 16
5 P 9 xy+yz+zx = 78
3 R 7
x3+y3+z3–3xyz = ?
+ 2 Q 8
From x3+y3+z3–3xyz = (x+y+z)[(x+y+z)2–
1 1 1 4
3(xy+xz+zx)]
P+Q+R+2 = 11
=16 [162–3×78]
P+Q+R = 9
=16[256–234]
On putting P = 0, R = 0 for the maximum value of Q.
Q=9 = 16×22
59. (a) = 352
A computer monitor is an output device that displays 66. (c)
information in pictorial or text form. colour bit depth Paryavaran Vahini scheme was launched by Ministry
refers to the number of bits used to describe the of Environment and Forests in June 1992 to create
colour of a single pixel. The bit depth determines the environmental awareness and to encourage
number of colours that can be displayed at one time. involvement of people through active participation as
Bit-Depth of 16 produces Colours: 65,536 (High well as to report illegal acts pertaining to forests,
Colour, XGA) wildlife, pollution and environmental degradation.
60. (b)
One Paryavaran Vahini is constituted for each district
According to the question– especially identified for this purpose. The selection
 { }
= 50 – 8 9 − ( 6 − 5 + 3) 

of the districts is made on the basis of high incidence
of pollution, density of tribal population, and forest
by BODMAS Rule –
cover.
= 50 – 8 {9 − ( 6 − 8 )}
67. (b)
= 50 – [8 ( 9 + 2 )] 1
x+ =3
= 50 – 88 x
= –38 1 1
61. (c) x+ + 2. x. = 9 (On squaring both side)
x x
Let the principal amount be x.
1
According to the question– x+ =7
90 80 x
x× × = 3600 1 1
100 100 x 2 + 2 + 2.x. = 49 (On squaring both side)
3600 × 100 x x
x= 1
9 ×8 x 2 + 2 = 47
x = ` 5,000 x

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68. (c) Let the side of new cube be 'x'
Let the number be x According to the question,
According to the question– Volume of new cube = Sum of volume of all three
6 5 cubes
x − x = 572
5 6 Then,
6 5 x3 = 27+64+125
x  −  = 572
5 6 x3 = 216 cm3
 36 − 25  x = 6 cm
x  = 572 72. (b)
 30 
572 × 30 The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes
x= Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odishi, Kathakali,
11
x = 1560 Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam as classical
69. (c) dances in India. Dhamar is one of the talas used in
Let, the speed of train, horse and steamer is 3x, x and 2x Hindustani classical music. It is a compositional
respectively. structure which is sung to the backup of Pakhawaj.
According to question Dhamar is constantly set to ‘Dhamar’ Tala of
120 450 60 fourteen beats.
+ + = 13.5
2x 3x x 73. (c)
13.5x = 60+150+60 According to given statement it is not necessary that if
270 the child is not good in study then only take private
x= = 20 tuition and it is also not necessary that he will not do
13.5
Hence, speed of the train = 3x = 3×20 = 60 km/h well if he does not take private tuition.
70. (d) There are Neither I nor II is implicit.
n 74. (c)
 r 
A = P 1 +  20, 28, 32, 48, 20, 18, 16, 2, 30, 14
 100 
According to the question, On writing ascending order for data–
Amount 4800 becomes 6000 in 4 years. 2,14,16,18,20,20,28,30,32,48
4 Number of term – 10 (Even)
 r 
6000 = 4800  1 +  .......... (i) th th
 100  n n 
  term +  + 1 term
 r 
4
6000  r  5
4
Median =  2  2 
1 +  = = 1 +  = 2
 100  4800  100  4
th term +  + 1 th term
10 10
Let the amount becomes A for 12 years
So, Median = 2  2 
12 2
 r 
20 + 20
A = 4800  1 + 
 100  Median =
2
3
 r  
4
Median = 20
A = 4800  1 +   ............. (ii)
 100  
75. (d)
4
 r 
On putting the value of  1 +  From equation (i)
 100 
3
5
A = 4800 ×  
4
5 5 5 Side of an equilateral triangle = 10...........[Given]
A = 4800× × × Let the altitude be = h
4 4 4
A = ` 9375 h= AB2 − BD 2 (From Pythagoras Theorem)
71. (c)
h= 102 − 52
Volume of first cube = 33 = 27 cm3
Volume of second cube = 43 = 64 cm3 h= 75
Volume of third cube = 53 = 125 cm3 h = 5 3 cm
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76. (c) 81. (a)
L.C.M. = 144 
 ...........[Given]
H.C.F. = 2 
First number = 16
from formula, L. C. M × H. C. F = First number ×
Second number
144×2 = 16 × Second number
Second number = 18
From Pythagoras Theorem– 82. (c)
Distance between both the tops– S. I. = Amount – Principal
AD = AE 2 + DE 2 P×r×t
S.I. =
100
AD = (24) 2 + (18)2
For 2 years,
AD = 576 + 324 P×r×2
AD = 30 m 756–P = ........ (i)
100
77. (c)
For 3.5 years,
To protect the endangered Bengal Tiger, Jim Corbett
P × r × 3.5
National Park was established in 1936 in the Nainital 873–P = ....... (ii)
district of Uttarakhand. It is the oldest National Park 100
of India. The most famous of Corbett's wild animals On dividing equation (i) and equation (ii)
residents are the Bengal Tiger, Asiatic Elephant, 756 − P P×r×2
=
Leopards, Wild Boar, Sloth Bear, Jackal, Mongoose, 873 − P P × r × 3.5
and Crocodile. It is also being honored as the place 1.5 P = 900
where Project Tiger was first launched in 1973. P = ` 600
78. (a) 83. (d)
Article 72 of the Indian Constitution deals with the The Hyla is known as the Tree frog. It belongs to the
pardoning powers of the President of India. When the order Anura. Hyla is an arboreal animal. The tree
President of India takes an action over the case of frogs belong to the genus Hyla. They are mainly
punishment or the sentence of any person convicted found in Europe, Asia, Africa and across the
for an offence, it takes the form of his pardoning America. They can change their colour from green to
powers. They are of five types: grey or yellow for better camouflage.
1. Pardon 84. (d)
2. Reprieve The real name of Babur was Zahir-ud-din Muhammad
3. Remit Babur. His name is derived from the Persian word
4. Respite and 'Babr', which means Tiger. He was the founder of the
5. Commute Mughal dynasty in India. He was born on 14th
79. (b) February, 1483. In 1526, Babur won the Battle of
Let the travelled distance = D km Panipat against Ibrahim Lodi, the Lodi king. He
According to question, captured Delhi and founded the greatest dynasty of
D D 16 North India -- the Mughal Empire. He died December
− = 26, 1530 in Agra.He wrote his autobiography,
15 16 60
160 − 150 16 Baburnama.
= 85. (d)
240 60
16 × 240 The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway connecting
D= the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the
60
D = 64 km Red Sea. The construction was started in 1859 and
80. (d) was completed after 10 years in 1869. It enables a
President of India Ram Nath Kovind had appointed more direct route for shipping between Europe and
Justice Ranjan Gogoi as 46th Chief Justice of India as Asia, effectively allowing for passage from the North
per Article 124 of the Constitution. He assumed Atlantic to the Indian Ocean without having to
office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after circum navigate the African continent. Recently Suez
retirement of incumbent Chief Justice, Deepak Canal was blocked after a large cargo ship named
Mishra. The current CJI is N. V. Ramana who took "Ever Given" accidentally hit the bottom and run a
charge of Chief Justice of India on 24 April, 2021. ground.
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86. (a) Required L. C. M = 3×5×7×13 = 1365
Mac is a family of personal computers designed, Largest no. of 4 digits = 9999
manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. Apple first 1365)9999(7
introduced the Macintosh computer in 1984. 9555
87. (b) 444
2–1=1 Therefore, largest 4 digit numbers that exactly divisible
3–2=1 by 5,35,39 and 65
4–3=1 Number = 9999 – 444 = 9555
5–4=1 92. (d)
6–5=1 xyz/xxy/yzzxxx/yyyz/zzxxxx
L. C. M of 2,3,4,5,6 = 60 Hence option (d) zyxz will be correct.
Hence, the number will be 60 (k-1) and must be divided 93. (d)
by 7
Students of Sri Shakti Institute of Engineering and
On putting k = 2
Technology of Coimbatore have recently designed a
60 × 2 − 1
= satellite named 'SriShaktiSat'. The satellite was
7 launched by ISRO chairman on 28 February, 2021. It
119 was launched under Indian National Space
=
7 Promotion and Authorisation Centre called IN-
Number 119 is a multiple of 7 which when divided by SPACe. This satellite would be used to demonstrate
2,3,4,5,6 leaves remainder 1,2,3,4,5 respectively. technology for the Internet of things in space and for
88. (a) inter-satellite communication.
The Newspaper in India was first published on 29th 94. (d)
January, 1780 by James Augustus Hicky under the According to the question,
British Raj and its name was “the Bengal Gazette” or
Calcutta General Advertiser or commonly known as
Right
the “Hicky’s Gazette”. It was founded in Calcutta,
capital of British India at the time. It is clear from above sitting arrangement that V is the
89. (c) first from the right.
x+y = 1 95. (a)
On cubing both side Bile juice is a yellowish fluid that is made by the
⇒ (x+y)3 = 13 liver. This juice is then stored in the gallbladder. It is
⇒ x3+y3+3xy(x+y) = 1 secreted by liver. Bile juice helps in the digestion of
⇒ x3+y3+3xy×1 = 1 food.
⇒ x3+y3+3xy = 1 96. (d)
90. (c) On 14 November, 2018 UNICEF India appointed
According to the question, Hima Das as the first ever ‘Youth Ambassador’. She
Airhostess Colour Airlines is an Asian Games Gold medalist. She is an 18-year-
A Pink/Blue Emirates old girl from the Dhing village in Assam, she has
B White Spicejet
emerged as an international award-winning sprint
runner. She has won a silver medal in the 400 meters
C Pink/Blue Jet line
sprint at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, and a gold
D Green Vistara
in the 4×400 meters relay in the same event.
E Black Go-air
97. (d)
Hence, it is clear that the Airhostess of Vistara The given word coded as,
airlines likes green colour.
E → M
91. (d) L → T
L → T
L. C. M of 5,35,39 and 65 E → M
E → M
3 5, 35, 39, 65 O → V
P → B
5 5, 35, 13, 65 P → B
H → S
7 1, 7, 13, 13 A → K
A → K
13 1, 1, 13, 13 R → E
N → C
1, 1, 1, 1 D → N
T → J
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From the above letter's code, 1 15
Gold medal = × 75 =
P → B 10 2
A → K From Fourth option–
N → C 12
T → J Silver medal = × 75 = 36
25
H → S
E → M 13
Gold medal = × 75 = 39
R → E 25
98. (b) So it is clear that option (c) cannot be the, ratio.
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and 102. (a)
Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Given- biggest angle of triangle = 70°
Areas) is a Central Sector Scheme of Ministry of ∴ Second largest angle won't be bigger than 75°
Panchayati Raj and was nation-wide launched on Let value of smallest angle = x°
National Panchayati Raj Day, 24th April, 2021 after
successful completion of pilot phase of scheme we know that–
(2020-2021) in 9 states. Scheme is a reformative step sum of 3 angles of triangle = 180°
towards establishment of clear ownership of property 75°+75°+x° = 180°
in rural inhabited (Abadi) areas, by mapping of land 150+x = 180°
parcels using drone technology and providing x = 30°
‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners with Hence, possible value of smallest angle = 30°
issuance of legal ownership cards. About 6.62 lakh 103. (a)
villages across the country will be surveyed in this
Let the number of men in group be x
scheme from 2021 to 2024.
99. (b) According to the question–
11 62557 10×x = (x–5)×12
11 5687 10x = 12x–60
11 517 2x = 60
47 47 x = 30
1 Therefore, number of men in a group = 30
The factor of 62557 = 11×11×11×47 104. (b)
So on dividing by 47, the number will be perfect cube. International commitee of the red cross international
100. (c) nongovernmental organization headqurtered in
The name "Homo Sapiens" was given in 1758 by the geneva, switzerland. It was established on 17
father of modern biological classification Carolus February, 1863. It is an international organization
Linnaeus. Homo Sapiens, (Latin: “wise man”) the which aims to protect people in conflict zones. It won
species to which all modern human beings
the Nobel Peace Prizes three times in 1917, 1944,
belong.
and 1963.
101. (c)
105. (d)
Total medals = 75
From First option–
2
Silver medal = × 75 = 30
5
3 Radius of roller = 7 m
Gold medal = × 75 = 45
5 Length of roller = 14 m
From second option– Curved surface area of roller = 2πr× ℓ
7 22
Silver medal = × 75 = 35 = 2× ×7×14
15 7
8 = 616 m2
Gold medal = × 75 = 40
15 Total Area of land = Curved surface area of roller × no.
From third option– of revolution –
9 135 = 616×100
Silver medal = × 75 =
10 2 = 61600 m2

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 106. (c) 114. (d)
Percentage change in sales in 2014 and 2018–
 366 − 288  78
Titan =   × 100 = × 100 = 21.31%
 366  366
 205 − 202  3
Fastrack =   × 100 = × 100 = 1.4%
 205  205
 255 − 247  8
Timex =   × 100 = ×100 = 3.1% Number of students who eats Pizza, Sandwich, Dosa in
 255  255 lunch = 25
 126 − 96  30 115. (c)
Fossil =   × 100 = × 100 = 31.25 %
 96  96 41, 47, 59, 67, 73, 83, 97
So it is clear that the change in sales of Fossil is The given series is the sequence of consecutive prime
maximum. number by the intervals of one.
107. (d)
116. (c)
From graph– sales of fastrack in 2017
5.37 (hours)
 312 − 175 
% Growth =   × 100 37
 175  = 5+
100
137
= × 100 37
175 = 5 (hours) + × 60 (minute)
= 78.28% 100
108. (b) = 5 (hours) + 22.2 (minute)
Decrease in 2018 compared to the preceding year. 1
= 5 (hours) + 22 (minute) + × 60 (second)
412 − 288 5
Titan → × 100 = 30.09%
412 = 5 (hours), 22 (minute), 12 (second)
312 − 202
Fastrack → × 100 = 35.25% 117. (c)
312 Salt Lake stadium is a football stadium, while
401 − 312 Wankhede, Eden Gardens and MA Chidambaram
Timex → × 100 = 36.40%
401 stadiums are cricket stadiums.
146 − 126 118. (a)
Fossil → × 100 = 13.69%
146 According to the question,
It is clear that the sales of the Timex watch brand is the
maximum decrease in 2018 as compared to the previous
year.
109. (b)
Only two brands should year-on-year increase in sales
during period 2014-17.
110. (c)
According to the question- So it is clear 'is' = ko
→ Santosh > Mehul > Rohit > Rahul > Balbeer > Iqbal 119. (a)
It is clear that Santosh score the highest. According to the question,
111. (b)
Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp are the social media
platforms.
Hence, social media is different.
112. (c)
Volt, Pascal and Ohm are units whereas Time is a So, option (a) only III follows.
quantity.
Hence, Time is different from all. 120. (d)
113. (a) Age of 11 players = 11×18 = 198
The series will be as follow– Age of (11+4) players = 15×20 = 300
Age of 4 players = 300–198
= 102
102
So, The average of new team members = = 25.5
4
Hence, ? : ? = 15 , 38 years.
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