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18th Feb 2021

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 ACIO Grade II Executive 18th Feb 2021
Participant ID 319111400077
Participant Name ADITYA RAJ
Test Center Name iON Digital Zone iDZ Kanti
Test Date 18/02/2021
Test Time : 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Subject ACIO Grade II (Executive)

Section : General awareness Current Affairs

Q.1

Ans 1. A

2. B

3. D

4. C

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Status : Not Answered
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Q.2 Dutch author Marieke Lucas has won the International Booker Prize 2020 for the book
named:
Ans 1. The Wind of Evening

2. The Beautiful Evening

3. The Comfort of Evening

4. The Discomfort of Evening

Question ID : 59445929201
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.3 In June 2020, India got an opportunity of two-year tenure as non-permanent member of
UNSC. Consider the following statement.

1. India won 184 votes out of the 192 ballots cast in the elections for the five non-
permanent seats of the Security Council.
2. India elected for 5th term as non-permanent UNSC member.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. Only 2

2. Neither 1 nor 2

3. 1 and 2 both

4. Only 1

Question ID : 59445929217
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.4 On January 15, 2021, the Government of India launched the third phase of Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. Which of the following points is INCORRECT related to
this phase?

1. This scheme launched in 600 districts across all states of India.

2. This scheme envisages training of 1 crore indian youth over a scheme period of
2020-2021 with an outlay of Rs. 120 billion.
3. The third phase was spearheaded by the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
4. Around 729 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras, empaneled non-PMKK training
centers and over 200 ITIs will be rolling out training under this phase.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 4 only
Ans 1. D

2. A

3. C

4. B

Question ID : 59445929219
Status : Not Answered
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Q.5 The book 'Lockdown Liaisons' authored by Shobhaa De and Published by:
Ans 1. Jaico Publishing House

2. Harper Collins

3. Simon and Schuster

4. Arihant Books

Question ID : 59445929207
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.6 Which of the following statement is true in regard of Flight Lieutenant Bhawana
Kanth?

1. Bhawana Kanth is the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day
parade.
2. Kanth flies MiG-21 Bison fighter plane.
3. She became one of the first three women to be commissioned as fighter pilots in the
IAF.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. Only 1 and 2

2. Only 2 and 3

3. All 1, 2 and 3

4. None of the given options

Question ID : 59445929212
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7 Which of the following statement is true in context of Lilavati Awards.

1. The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) launched the Lilavati Awards.

2. The award will be given in sub-themes, namely, women’s health, literacy, self-
defense, legal awareness, and sanitation and hygiene.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. Only 1

2. Neither 1 nor 2

3. 1 and 2 both

4. Only 2

Question ID : 59445929211
Status : Not Answered
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Q.8 In August 2020, Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari has launched a mobile app, to monitor
plantation along national highways, named as:
Ans 1. Path Sang

2. Hamara Rasta

3. Hara Path

4. Harit Path

Question ID : 59445929203
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.9 Consider the statement in the context of Amphan Cyclone.

1. Amphan affected the Sundarbans, a mangrove area around the India-Bangladesh

border.
2. Three districts in West Bengal - South and North 24 Parganas and East Midnapore -
were very badly hit.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. Neither 1 nor 2

2. Only 2

3. Only 1

4. 1 and 2 both

Question ID : 59445929213
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.10 Consider the statements in regard of Sahakar Pragya initiative.

1. It is an initiative launched by the National Cooperative Development Corporation

(NCDC).
2. It is an ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely
Implementation, involving Central and State governments.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. 1 and 2 both

2. Only 1

3. Only 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Question ID : 59445929220
Status : Not Answered
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Q.11 Gudni Johannesson has been re-elected as President in July 2020 of the country
named:
Ans 1. Ireland

2. Iceland

3. Finland

4. Poland

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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.12 The Government of India (GoI) approved a PM WANI scheme. The purpose of this
scheme is to:

1. To elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country.

2. To entail a complete framework involving multiple elements -- Public Data Office
(PDO), Public Data Office Aggregators and app providers.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. Only 2

2. Only 1

3. Neither 1 nor 2

4. 1 and 2 both

Question ID : 59445929215
Status : Not Answered
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Q.13 In June 2020 Economic corridor projects of worth Rs _____crore has inaugurated in
Haryana.
Ans 1. 20,000

2. 15,000

3. 30,000

4. 25,000

Question ID : 59445929209
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.14 The new road being built in Eastern ladakh passing through villages of Darbuk and
Shyok at southern Shyok Valley connects to which of the following airstrip?
Ans 1. Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip

2. Thoise Airbase

3. Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground

4. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

Question ID : 59445929210
Status : Not Answered
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Q.15 India accounts for 45.8 million of the world’s missing females according to the State of
World Population 2020 report of:
Ans 1. UNDP

2. UNESCO

3. UNFPA

4. UNICEF

Question ID : 59445929205
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.16 On 17 January 2021, Virgin Orbit the California-based satellite launch company
recently launched its LauncherOne rocket to the orbit. What statements is/are
CORRECT regarding the rocket?

1. it places the satellites in Sun Synchronous Orbit

2. It is the first all liquid fuelled air-launched orbital rocket
3. It is capable of carrying payloads of up to 500–600 kg to a 310-mile-high (500-km)
polar orbit

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Both 2 and 3
Ans 1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

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Status : Not Answered
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Q.17 Who has inaugurated Asia’s first continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility in
Punjab?
Ans 1. Dharmendra Pradhan

2. Narendra Singh Tomar

3. Mahendra Nath Pandey

4. Nitin Gadkari

Question ID : 59445929204
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.18 What is Grundfos AQpure?

1. an inbuilt packaged black (sewage) and grey water (kitchen and bath water)
treatment system having advanced anaerobic-aerobic configuration
2. It is a solar-powered water treatment plant based on ultra-filtration technology.

Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Ans 1. Only 2

2. Neither 1 nor 2

3. 1 and 2 both

4. Only 1

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Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Q.19 Who has been reappointed as the 15th Attorney General of India in July 2020?
Ans 1. Jayant K Sud

2. Rupinder Singh Suri

3. Tushar Mehta

4. K.K. Venugopal

Question ID : 59445929202
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20 Choose the incorrect statement about missile named as “Martyr Qassem Soleimani”.
Ans 1. This missile belongs to Iran

2. Range of this missile is 1400 Kilometers

3. This missile is jointly prepared by Iran and Russia

4. It is a surface to surface missile

Question ID : 59445929206
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Section : General studies

Q.1

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.2 Kiranjeet Kaur has been banned for 4 years by World Athletics anti doping agency.
She is related which sport?
Ans 1. Tennis

2. Long distance running

3. Weight lifting

4. Shooting

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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.3

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.4 Amongst the following, an example of algae is ___________.

Ans 1. Amoeba

2. Funaria

3. Diatoms

4. Rhizopus

Question ID : 59445929224
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 Who authored "We are Displaced"?

Ans 1. Chitra Banerjee

2. Elizabeth Gilbert

3. Balli Kaur Jaswal

4. Malala Yousafzai

Question ID : 59445929222
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.6 Which among the following is the largest phylum of Animalia?

Ans 1. Arthropoda

2. Mollusca

3. Ctenophora

4. Platyhelminthes

Question ID : 59445929229
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.7 Which of the following rivers flow westward in India?
Ans 1. Krishna

2. Mahanadi

3. Narmada

4. Godavari

Question ID : 59445929226
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Q.8

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.9 Which of the following is the classical dance form of the state of Assam?
Ans 1. Sattriya

2. Chhau

3. Rouf

4. Gotipua

Question ID : 59445929223
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.10 Which city is called as mini-Harappa?

Ans 1. Sohgura

2. Lothal

3. Kot Diji

4. Desalpur

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Q.11

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.12 Where will the training of astronauts be conducted for Gaganyaan Mission?
Ans 1. Russia

2. USA

3. China

4. Germany

Question ID : 59445929228
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.13

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929234
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.14

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.15 Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Order of Business Committee
of the Constituent Assembly?
Ans 1. Harendra Coomar Mookerjee

2. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Sachchidananda Sinha

4. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

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Q.16

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.17 With which of the following anchor banks were Oriental Bank of Commerce and United
Bank of India merged ?
Ans 1. Union Bank of India

2. Canara Bank

3. Indian Bank

4. Punjab National Bank

Question ID : 59445929227
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.18

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929235
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.19

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Section : Numerical aptitude

Q.1 The pie-chart given below represents the percentage distribution of the number of
eggs sold by a shopkeeper on different days of a week.

If total number of eggs sold in the whole week is 1600, then find the number of eggs
sold on Monday.
Ans 1. 180

2. 204

3. 288

4. 312

Question ID : 59445929256
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.2 An amount of money is to be divided between Paras, Ramesh and Aarav in the ratio of
5 : 8 : 15. If the difference between Ramesh and Aarav's share is Rs. 6000, then find the
total amount of money?
Ans 1. Rs. 63995

2. Rs. 52003

3. Rs. 24000

4. Rs. 28361

Question ID : 59445929251
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.3 A girl buys a cycle for Rs. 7500 and sells it at a loss of 25 percent. What is the selling
price of the cycle?
Ans 1. 5755

2. 5625

3. 6300

4. 4895

Question ID : 59445929246
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.4 Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 for 2 years at the rate of 5% per annum.
Ans 1. Rs. 200

2. Rs. 100

3. Rs. 500

4. Rs. 400

Question ID : 59445929252
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.5 Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Ans 1. Only II

2. Only I

3. Both I and II

4. Neither I nor II

Question ID : 59445929257
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.6 The given graph shows the population of a country (in lakhs) in some years. Calculate
the percentage increase in population from 2006 to 2008.

Ans 1. 30 percent

2. 25 percent

3. 15 percent

4. 20 percent

Question ID : 59445929242
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.7 Find the volume of a cylinder with radius as 7 cm and height as 10 cm. (The value of π
is 22/7)
Ans 1. 1800 cm3

2. 1540 cm3

3. 1000 cm3

4. 512 cm3

Question ID : 59445929243
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 A student multiplied a number by 2/7 instead of 5/7. What is the percentage of error?
Ans 1. 45 percent

2. 54 percent

3. 30 percent

4. 60 percent

Question ID : 59445929245
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.9 Sides of a triangle are 6 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm. What is its area?
Ans 1. 4√5 cm2

2. 8√5 cm2

3. 12√5 cm2

4. 16√5 cm2

Question ID : 59445929259
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.10 Monika is twice as efficient as Ritu and takes 60 days less than Ritu to complete a job.
Find the time in which they can finish the job together.
Ans 1. 70 days

2. 40 days

3. 22 days

4. 50 days

Question ID : 59445929247
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.11 The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 36 cm and 27 cm in length. If the

perpendicular distance between shorter sides is 12 cm, then what is the perpendicular
distance between the longer sides?
Ans 1. 16 cm

2. 12 cm

3. 10 cm

4. 9 cm

Question ID : 59445929260
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

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Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Q.13 Find the greatest number of 4 digits which is exactly divisible by 12.
Ans 1. 9994

2. 9999

3. 9996

4. 9998

Question ID : 59445929255
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.14 Which of the following statement is correct?

I. If amount = Rs. 26500, time = 5 years, and rate of interest = 16.5 percent per annum,
then the principal is Rs. 14000 on simple interest.
II. If principal = Rs. 22000, amount = Rs. 39160 and time = 6 years, then at simple
interest rate of interest is 13 percent per annum.
Ans 1. Only II

2. Neither I nor II

3. Both I and II

4. Only I

Question ID : 59445929258
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15 What value will come in place of question mark (?) in the following question?

Ans 1. -2971

2. 2947

3. 2968

4. -4433

Question ID : 59445929253
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16 The average weight of 7 people increases by 5 kg when a new person comes in place
of one of them weighing 55 kg. What is the weight of the new person?
Ans 1. 85 kgs

2. 90 kgs

3. 100 kgs

4. 75kgs

Question ID : 59445929249
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.17 In a contest, a participant secured 30 percent but failed to proceed to the next round
by 30 points. Another candidate securing 30 points more than the qualifying marks
secured 45 percent. What is the qualifying point in the contest?
Ans 1. 200

2. 150

3. 145

4. 120

Question ID : 59445929254
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.18 How many days are required by Priya to clean the house, if Mona can do it in 5 days
and together they can complete in 3 days.
Ans 1. 7.5 days

2. 9 days

3. 5.5 days

4. 12 days

Question ID : 59445929244
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.19 The given table shows quantities of commodities consumed by a family in a year.
By what percentage is consumption of millets more than bajra?

Ans 1. 50 percent

2. 1 percent

3. 200 percent

4. 100 percent

Question ID : 59445929248
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929241
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Section : Reasoning Logical aptitude

Q.1 In the following question, a group of letters is given. The letters of each group are
related with the letters of the same group by some Logic/Rule/Relation. From the given
alternatives, select a group of letters which follows the same Logic/Rule/Relation.

(AG, BK, CP)

Ans 1. (PC, QG, RK)

2. (FM, GQ, HV)

3. (JF, LJ, KO)

4. (TA, SE, RJ)

Question ID : 59445929278
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.2 In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You
have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any,
follows from the given statements.

Statement 1 : Some milk is Paneer.

Statement 2 : All paneer is Curry.

Conclusion I : Some curry is milk.

Conclusion II : Some paneer is milk.
Ans 1. Only conclusion I follows

2. Neither I nor II follows

3. Only conclusion II follows

4. Both I and II follows

Question ID : 59445929273
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.3 6 board of directors A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting around a round table at equal
distance between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. B is diagonally
opposite to D but left of F, and D is between C and E. Who is 120 degrees apart from A
in the anticlockwise direction?
Ans 1. F

2. B

3. E

4. C

Question ID : 59445929274
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.4

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929280
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 Pointing to a photo Sunita said, she is my brother-in-law’s only sister. How is that
women in photo related to Sunita?
Ans 1. Mother-in-law

2. Sister-in-law

3. Sister

4. Daughter-in-law

Question ID : 59445929262
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.6 In a certain code if 'M' denotes '÷', 'N' denotes '×', 'O' denotes '+' and 'P' denotes '-',
then what will be the value of 27M3N5P6O9?
Ans 1. 52

2. 48

3. 50

4. 53

Question ID : 59445929261
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.7 Out of the given options, three are similar in a certain manner. However, one option is
NOT like the other three. Select the option which is different from the rest.
Ans 1. 30 → 41 → 54

2. 23 → 34 → 49

3. 41 → 52 → 65

4. 47 → 58 → 71

Question ID : 59445929266
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 Find the wrong number in the following number series:

10, 17, 26, 36, 50

Ans 1. 26

2. 17

3. 50

4. 36

Question ID : 59445929265
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.9 Find the missing number in the series given below.

2, 6, 30, 210, ? , 30030

Ans 1. 2200

2. 2730

3. 2310

4. 2100

Question ID : 59445929276
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.10 In the following question below are given some statements followed by some
conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and
then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:
I. Some K are M.
II. No L is A.
III. No A is K.

Conclusions:
I. Some K are not A.
II. Some M are not A.
III. Some L are not A.
Ans 1. Both conclusion I and II follows

2. Both conclusion I and III follows

3. Both conclusion II and III follows

4. All conclusion follows

Question ID : 59445929277
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.11 Complete the following series.

Z1, Y4, X9, _____

Ans 1. D25

2. W25

3. W16

4. D16

Question ID : 59445929267
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929279
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.13 Select the missing number from the given series.

41, 83, 168, 339, ?

Ans 1. 672

2. 680

3. 682

4. 674

Question ID : 59445929272
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.14 Find the missing term in the following number series :

4, 9, 25, 49, 121, ______.

Ans 1. 196

2. 144

3. 169

4. 225

Question ID : 59445929264
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.15 Find the missing figure in the series from the given answer figures.

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929263
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Q.16 The given Venn diagram shows the number of students who can read English, Hindi
and French. How many of them can read French?

Ans 1. 38

2. 39

3. 30

4. 41

Question ID : 59445929269
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17 Which figure does not belong to the group in the following options?
Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929271
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.18 From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is
hidden/embedded.

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929270
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 Select the option that is related to the third term on the same basis as the second term
is related to the first term.

DAX : WZC :: VKO : ?

Ans 1. FPL

2. EQL

3. FQL

4. EPL

Question ID : 59445929268
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 59445929275
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Section : English

Q.1 Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Ans 1. Unanxious

2. Innoxious

3. Palpable

4. Noxious

Question ID : 59445929298
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

There were some team members who do not agreed to the coach’s suggestions about
changing their strategy.
Ans 1. to the coach’s suggestions

2. who do not agreed

3. There were some team members

4. about changing their strategy.

Question ID : 59445929281
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3 Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.

Apathetic
Ans 1. Impassive

2. Eager

3. Unmoved

4. Passive

Question ID : 59445929300
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.4 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Gradient
Ans 1. Flag

2. Learn

3. Ramp

4. Manifest

Question ID : 59445929294
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.5 The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of four options given,
select the most logical order of the sentences which forms a coherent paragraph.

Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori, in the
Russian province of Georgia, on Dec. 21, 1879.

P. It was she who directed his education, first in the local Gori Church School and
then, thanks to a scholarship, at the Tiflis Theological Seminary.

Q. There, she hoped, he would train to become a priest.

R. Thus Joseph's mother, Yekaterina, made the more profound impact on his life

S. His father was a shoemaker with a penchant for drunkenness, who left Gori when
Stalin was young to seek employment in the city of Tiflis.

Instead, the young Stalin became a devoted advocate for Marxist revolution.
Ans 1. SRQP

2. SPQR

3. SRPQ

4. SQRP

Question ID : 59445929290
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The police ________ mute spectators to the entire incident which took place right
outside the KEM hospital.
Ans 1. are

2. was

3. were

4. is

Question ID : 59445929285
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.7 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

I knew that something was amissed in the plan submitted by the supplier.
Ans 1. I knew that

2. submitted by the supplier

3. in the plan

4. something was amissed

Question ID : 59445929283
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Accumulate
Ans 1. Scatter

2. Gather

3. Dissemble

4. Distribute

Question ID : 59445929293
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

His main argument was not to be consulted before the decision was taken by the
committee.
Ans 1. His main argument

2. before the decision

3. was taken by the committee

4. was not to be consulted

Question ID : 59445929284
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.

In journals, writers records his experiences and reflect on their value or importance.
Ans 1. recording their experience

2. No improvement

3. recorded his experience

4. record their experiences

Question ID : 59445929286
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

"Hit the nail on the head"

Ans 1. To have a dispute with someone

2. Raise controversy

3. When you already have it good and get something on top of what you already have

4. Do something exactly right or say something exactly right

Question ID : 59445929296
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.12 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

The government of India has allowed field trials of two new varieties of indigenous
develop GM brinjals in eight states of the country.
Ans 1. two new varieties

2. of the country.

3. has allowed field trials

4. of indigenous develop

Question ID : 59445929282
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

"Idle hands are the devil’s tools"

Ans 1. You are more likely to get in trouble if you have nothing to do

2. Uncomfortable or worried in a situation

3. When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another

4. Before the time necessary to do something

Question ID : 59445929297
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.14 Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the
option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form
a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

Regardless of the highly unstable

P. mutual funds are still considered

Q. nature of high risk and rewards,

R. as a viable investment opportunity

S. to make substantial gains

in short term.
Ans 1. QSPR

2. QSRP

3. QRPS

4. QPRS

Question ID : 59445929289
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.15 Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.

Clandestine
Ans 1. Furtive

2. Futile

3. Covert

4. Overt

Question ID : 59445929299
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 Choose the most appropriate idiom to complete the sentence.

The contract manager was told that the quality of construction was poor and he
should ______ or face the consequences.
Ans 1. get some shut - eye

2. get his goat

3. get his act together

4. get his nose out of joint

Question ID : 59445929292
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

In the wake of the recent cross-border tensions, forces have been ________ at
strategic locations for immediate action, if required.
Ans 1. deported

2. deposited

3. deployed

4. departed

Question ID : 59445929287
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.18 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

The national debt ______ at an alarming rate thereby causing concern among
economists.
Ans 1. is grown

2. has been growing

3. has to be growing

4. had been grown

Question ID : 59445929288
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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

I would have waited for you ______ you were coming.

Ans 1. if I would have known

2. had I known

3. because I was knowing

4. when it was known

Question ID : 59445929291
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.20 Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the word
with the correct spelling.
Ans 1. Magananimous

2. Magnanamos

3. Magnanamous

4. Magnanimous

Question ID : 59445929295
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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