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SSC Stenographer Model Question Paper
2018-2019
Logical Reasoning
Q1. In the following question,
select the odd number from the
given alternatives.
1) 313
2) 503
3) 839
4) 959
Q2. In the following question,
select the odd number pair from
the given alternatives.
1) 2479 - 33
2) 3577 - 49
3) 4585 - 35
4) 5112 - 71
Q3. In the following question,
select the odd number pair from
the given alternatives.
1) 408 - 24
2) 901 - 53
3) 1258 - 74
4) 1620 - 81
Q4. In the following question,
select the odd letters from the
given alternatives.
1) CGD
2) TXU
3) QUS
4) VZW
Q5. In the following question,
select the odd letters from the
given alternatives.
1) JGED
2) OLJI
3) VSQP
4) HECA
Q6. In the following question,
select the odd word from the given
alternatives.
1) Doctor : Physician
2) Journalism : Journalist
3) Engineering : Coder
4) Architecture : Building
Q7. In the following question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.
TOTAL : UQWBN : : POINT : ?
1) QRNON
2) QQLOV
3) RQNOM
4) RRMON
Q8. In the following question, select the pair in which the letter-groups are similarly related as in the pair.
FWQ : DYO : : ?
1) MTC : KWA
2) OQG : NSE
3) VSJ : TUH
4) YXV : WZU
Q9. In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives
Curette : Dentist : : Scissors : ?
1) Carpenter
2) Tailor
3) Plumber
4) Painter
Q10. In the given figures what will be on the surface opposite of ‘k’?
1) a
2) b
3) u
4) y
Q11. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q12. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q13. Which of the answer figures is the water image of the given figure?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q14. If 17 & 138 ^ 23 = 23 and 108 ^ 27
& 23 = 27, then 209 ^ 19 & 6 = ?
1) 17
2) 19
3) 222
4) 234
Q15. If ‘+’ means ‘-’, ‘-’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ means ‘+’ then what is the value of:
198 + 4833 × 27 ÷ 0.5 - 2
1) 18
2) 20
3) 39
4) 40
Q16. Anita’s husband is 7 years
older than her. Eight years ago, the
sum of their ages was 41. Find the
present age of Anita’s husband.
1) 24
2) 25
3) 31
4) 32
Q17. In the following question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. 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 Carrot are Red.
II. All Red are Colour.
Conclusions:
I. Some Colour are Carrot.
II. No Carrot is a Colour
1) Only I follows
2) Only II follows
3) Either I or II follows
4) None follows
Q18. In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
ANALYSIS
1) NAIL
2) LINE
3) ASIA
4) SAIL
Q19. In the following question, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word.
COMPRISE
1) PRIME
2) MORAL
3) PRIZE
4) PRIDE
Q20. In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
4 13
12 4
7 5
20 1
? 9
19 2
1) 3
2) 4
3) 8
4) 20
Q21. In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
9 3
12 9
8 2 13 10
11 0 10 5
17 6 10 ?
1) 5
2) 10
3) 11
4) 13
Q22. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of number given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its column and next by its row. For example, ‘Z’ can be represented by 00, 87 etc., and ‘U’ can be represented by 30, 98 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word “TEST”.
Matrix-I Matrix-II
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 Z J O U T 5 C Y L D W
1 G R E X D 6 Q E R A P
2 T P Z K S 7 N B P Z F
3 M G W L Q 8 T X C D U
4 B C V O I 9 A J S N E
1) 58, 21, 68, 02
2) 02, 66, 86, 03
3) 58, 21, 86, 33
4) 40, 21, 79, 58
Q23. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. CRASH
2. CHASE
3. CROWD
4. CHARM
5. CRIME
1) 24153
2) 24135
3) 41235
4) 42153
Q24. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?
1. Yarn
2. Weaving
3. Spinning
4. Fibres
5. Fabric
1) 43125
2) 45132
3) 54132
4) 54231
Q25. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?
1. Printing
2. Distribution
3. Writing and Editing
4. Content Gathering
5. Creating a layout
1) 34512
2) 35412
3) 43512
4) 54312
Q26. In the following question,
select the odd pair from the given
alternatives.
1) Principal : School
2) Chairperson : Bank
3) Director General : WHO
4) COO : NTPC Ltd
Q27. In the following question, select
the odd pair from the given alternatives.
1) Ex-officio Chairman : Rajya Sabha
2) Election Commissioner : Election
Commission of India (ECI)
3) Chief Justice : Supreme Court
4) Chancellor : University
Q28. In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Mission India : Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam ::
My country my life : ?
1) Mamta Banerjee
2) Sheila Dixit
3) L K Advani
4) Sarojini Naidu
Q29. In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Lok Sabha : Ganesh Vasudev
Mavalankar ∷ Railway Minister of India
1) Jagjivan Ram
2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
3) John Mathai
4) Swaran Singh
Q30. In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
49851 : 27 : : 10206 : ?
1) 7
2) 9
3) 12
4) 30
Q31. In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
6212 : 2 : : 7735 : ?
1) -1
2) -2
3) 7
4) 9
Q32. In the following question, select the related pair from the given alternatives.
88 : 23 : : ?
1) 6 : 11
2) 9 : 3
3) 66 : 22
4) 98 : 12
Q33. E is the son of F who is the
daughter of B. B is the father of D.
D is the father of A who is the
sister of C. How is E related to C?
1) Cousin (sister)
2) Cousin (brother)
3) Real brother
4) Either ‘1’ or ‘2’
Q34. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
96, 83, 72, 63, 56, 51, ?
1) 47
2) 48
3) 49
4) 50
Q35. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
848, 424, 212, ?
1) 106
2) 112
3) 124
4) 208
Q36. A series is given with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Pen, Apron, Top, Teapot, Cheap, ?
1) Prayer
2) Output
3) Occupy
4) Backup
Q37. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
EQ, FP, HO, ?, OM, TL
1) GN
2) JM
3) KN
4) LO
Q38. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
RKCW, PLFQ, NJIL, ?, JIOE, HJRC, FHUB
1) LKKG
2) LKLH
3) KKLH
4) KJKI
Q39. In a certain code language,
"UNLEVEL" is written as
"VPOISCK". How is "QUANTUM"
written in that code language?
1) RWDRQSL
2) RVDSRSN
3) SWESSVL
4) SVDRSVN
Q40. In a certain code language, if
A is coded as d, B is coded as e, C is
code as f…so on and Z is coded as
c, then How is "CLOCK" written in
that code language?
1) dmpdo
2) emqep
3) enpeo
4) forfn
Q41. In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
1) 62
2) 64
3) 68
4) 72
Q42. There are six students, P, Q, R, S, T
and U who have a different number of
pens - 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 12 (not
necessarily in the same order). The
number of pens Q has is a prime
number. U has 2 more pens than Q. The
number of pens R has is a multiple of 4
but not a multiple of 3. P has fewer pens
than Q but has more pens than S. Who
has the highest number of pens?
1) P
2) Q
3) S
4) T
Q43. Find out the figure which best
represents the relationship Advanced
Mathematics, Calculus and
Mensuration.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q44. Study the following diagram and answer the question that follows:
If ‘figure A’ represents ‘Delhi’, ‘figure B’ represents ‘Women’, ‘figure C’ represents ‘Educated’ and ‘figure D’ represents ‘Married’, then how many educated women of Delhi are not married?
1) 7
2) 9
3) 12
4) 24
Q45. In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.
DH : WS : : UL : ?
1) DN
2) EO
3) FO
4) GP
Q46. If you will arrange the following
options, it will give you a meaningful
word. Select the odd word from the
given alternatives.
1) YCATCNUANCO
2) AMTEAHISCMT
3) EMSHIRCTY
4) OESIOCMNC
Q47. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figure. From the given answer figure, indicate how it will appear when opened?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Q48. Simran walks 10 km towards the
west and takes 45° right turn and walks
another 15 km. She takes 135° right turn
and walks 6 km. In which direction is
she facing now?
1) North
2) South
3) East
4) West
Q49. Gagan walks towards the south
and every time he turns, he takes left
turn only. He takes turns after every 11
km, 14 km and 22 km. In which
direction is he standing now with
respect to his starting point?
1) North-East
2) North-West
3) South-West
4) South-East
Q50. Directions: In the question given below is given a statement followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and decide which of the conclusion logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Statement:
In a University examination, given by 500 students, 20 students got percentage above 90 and 40 students failed in the examination.
Conclusions:
I. 20 percent students have scored percentage above 90.
II. 460 students have passed the examination
1) Only conclusion I follows
2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Both conclusions follow
4) None follows
ENGLISH
Q51. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Omnipotent
1) Invincible
2) Vulnerable
3) Impuissant
4) None of the above.
Q52. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the
one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Postulate
1) Emphatic
2) Assume
3) Decisive
4) None of the above.
Q53. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Vendetta
1) Blood feud
2) Altercation
3) Contretemps
4) Ruction
Q54. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Benediction
1) Blessing
2) Grace
3) Edge
4) Advantage
Q55. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the
one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Haggard
1) Fresh
2) Ashen
3) Leaden
4) Careworn
Q56. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
Charming
1) Pleasant
2) Appealing
3) Repulsive
4) Sorrow
Q57. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Lucrative
1) Remunerative
2) Commercial
3) Nugatory
4) None of the above
Q58. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Sacrosanct
1) Blasphemous
2) Holy
3) Pusillanimous
4) Sacred
Q59. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
Ecstasy
1) Woe
2) Delight
3) Happiness
4) Rapture
Q60. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
Abysmal
1) Superb
2) Appalling
3) Shining
4) Bad
Comprehension Start
A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Recently Steve had a car accident. So he put his car in the garage to carry out the repair work. Since he had to go to the job daily, he decided that until the car is ready, he will travel by the metro train. One day, he noticed a homeless guy at the train station at night. He felt pity for him, so he gave him some change from his pocket.
The homeless guy thanked him for it. Next day again, he noticed the homeless guy at the same place. This time Steve thought to get him something to eat, so he went outside the station and brought him a meal. The homeless guy thanked him for his kindness. But Steve got curious and asked him, “How did you get to this point?”
The homeless guy looked up at him and with a smile, he said, “By showing love.” Steve didn’t understand it, so he asked him, “What do you mean by that?” The homeless guy replied that “Throughout my whole life, I made sure that everyone was happy. No matter what was going right or wrong in my life, I always helped everyone.”
Steve asked him, “Do you regret it?” To which the homeless man replied, “No, It just hurts my soul that the very people I gave the shirt off my back to wouldn’t give me a sleeve of that same shirt when I was in need. Son, It is better to build
your own house and invite someone in for shelter than to hand them your bricks while you are building yours. Because one day you will turn around and look at the spot where you had planned to build your house. It will be an empty lot. Then you are the one looking for bricks.”
Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good advice.
Q61. What is it that the author wants to convey through this story?
1) Sometimes it is better to share than
give away.
2) Put yourself above everyone.
3) Sometimes it is fine even if you
ignore who is in need.
4) All of the above.
Q62. What was the meaning of the homeless man's reply, “by showing love”, when Steve asked him that how did he get to this point?
1) Showing love to people means that
you will be homeless later on.
2) People will never reciprocate your
love.
3) People can leave you when you are in
need even after you have helped them in
the past.
4) All of the above.
Q63. What was the lesson that the homeless man was trying to teach Steve?
1) You can help people without
expecting anything.
2) You can help people but you should
always make them reciprocate it.
3) Before helping others, serve yourself.
4) None of the above.
Q64. Why was Steve travelling by the metro?
1) He had grown fond of the old man.
2) His car had gone to get repaired.
3) Both 1 and 2.
4) None of the above.
Q65. Why did Steve not pay any money to the homeless man the second time?
1) Because he thought it would be wise
for him to get something to eat.
2) Because he was suspicious of him
that he might not use the money wisely.
3) Because he did not have the money.
4) None of the above.
Comprehension End
Comprehension Start
A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Please get me some water from that lake there”.
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing the lake right at the edge of it. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?!” So he came back and told the Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink”.
So, the Buddha said, let us take a little rest here by the tree. After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to the Buddha.
The Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, “See, you let the water be and the mud settled down on its own. You got clear water. It didn’t require any effort”.
Q66. Why did water become clean after
some time?
1) Because the disciple cleaned it.
2) Because it was left undisturbed for
some time.
3) Buddha had performed a miracle.
4) None of the above.
Q67. What did Buddha want to convey
when he said “See, you let the water be
and the mud settled down on its own.
You got clear water. It didn’t require any
effort”?
1) Water gets clearer when left
undisturbed.
2) Our mind is like water, it needs to be
left undisturbed when we are in a crisis
and then we can make rational and wise
decisions.
3) You should leave people alone and
focus on yourself.
4) None of the above.
Q68. Why couldn't the disciple bring
water for Buddha?
1) The water was dirty.
2) People were washing clothes in the
lake.
3) A bullock cart had stirred up all the
mud in the lake.
4) All of the above.
Q69. How did Buddha react when he
came to know that the disciple did not
bring any water?
1) He got impatient.
2) He told all of them to wait and rest
for a bit.
3) He went on his own to find clean
water.
4) None of the above.
Q70. Why did Buddha and his disciples
stop near the lake?
1) Because they were tired of the
journey.
2) The lake was beautiful and they
wanted to see the scenery.
3) Because Buddha was thirsty.
4) None of the above.
Comprehension End
Comprehension Start
A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Once upon a time, an old man spread rumours that his neighbour was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After being released, the man felt humiliated as he walked to his home. He sued the old man for wrongly accusing him.
In court, the old man told the Judge, “They were just comments, didn’t harm anyone.” The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man, “Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut them up, and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper containing the rumours. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence”.
The next day, the judge told the old man, “Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday”. The old man said, “I can’t do that! The wind must have spread them and I don't know where to find them”.
The judge then replied, “The same way, simple comments may destroy the honour of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. The old man realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness”.
Q71. What lesson did the judge try to teach the old man?
1) Once rumours spread around, you cannot bring back the honour of any human.
2) Once you spread rumours, you
should apologise.
3) You should not litter pieces of paper
here and there.
4) None of the above.
Q72. How did the old man try to defend himself?
1) He said that it was just a comment.
2) He said he did not want to harm
anyone.
3) He said that he is an old man, so they
should leave him.
4) None of the above.
Q73. What do the 'pieces of paper' in the passage depict?
1) Comments
2) Respect
3) Honour
4) None of the above.
Q74. Why did the young man sue the old man?
1) Because he was humiliated.
2) Because the old man had wrongly
accused him.
3) Both 1 and 2.
4) None of the above.
Q75. Why did the young man get arrested?
1) Because he was a thief.
2) Because there were rumors that he
was a thief.
3) Because he had troubled the old man.
4) None of the above.
Comprehension End
Comprehension Start
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
So I wrote to the advertiser. The reply was written in a sprawling feminine hand. It was a little ________. It appeared that the terms would be five guineas, but there was no mention of the length of time which the fee would cover. I might arrive, it seemed, on Christmas Eve, but there was no hint as to when I was to go, if ever. The whole thing was a trifle odd. There was nothing said about the sort of accommodation which would be provided, nothing about the kind of __________ which was maintained, or the table which was kept. No references were offered or asked for. It was merely stated that “we’re a very lively family, and that if you’re lively yourself you’ll get on uncommonly well.” The letter was signed “Madge Wilson.”Now it is a remarkable thing that I have always had an extraordinary ___________ for the name Madge. I do not know why. I have never known a Madge. And yet, from my boyhood upward, I have desired to meet one. Here was an ___________ offered.
She was apparently the ___________ mother of a “lively family.” Under such circumstances, she was hardly likely to be “lively” herself, but her name was Madge, and it was the accident of her Christian name which made me decide to go.
Q76. It was a little ________
1) Cunning
2) Vague
3) Dire
4) Dark
Q77. the kind of __________which was maintained
1) Nursery
2) Culture
3) Establishment
4) Drought
Q78. had an extraordinary __________
1) Prediction
2) Predilection
3) Fever
4) Trauma
Q79. Here was an ________offered
1) Opportunity
2) Charisma
3) Chastity
4) Dread
Q30. apparently the
__________mother
1) Despotic
2) Tragic
3) Dangerous
4) Careworn
Comprehension End
Comprehension Start
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
It was a horrible journey. The trains were late, and, of course, _____________; there was enough luggage in our compartment to have filled it, and still there was one more passenger than there ought to have been; an ill-conditioned old fellow who wanted my hat-box put into the van because it happened to tumble off the rack on to his head. I pointed out to him that the rack was specially constructed for light luggage, that a hat-box was light luggage, and that if the train jolted, he ought to blame the company, not me. He was___________- to reason. His wrangling and _____________ so upset me, that I went past the station at which I ought to have changed. Then I had to wait three-quarters of an hour for
a train to take me back again, only to find that I had missed the one I intended to catch. So I had to cool my heels for two hours and a half in a wretched cowshed amidst a bitter, __________snowstorm. It is some satisfaction for me to be able to reflect that I made it warm for the officials, however cold I might have been myself. When the train did start, some forty minutes after the scheduled time, it jolted along in a ___________fashion at the rate of about six miles an hour, stopping at every roadside hovel. I counted seven in a distance, I am convinced, of less than twenty miles. When at last I reached Crofton, my journey’s end, it turned out that the station staff consisted of a half-witted individual, who was stationmaster, porter, and clerk combined, and a hulking lad who did whatever else there was to do.
Q81. and, of course, __________
1) Shameless
2) Cranky
3) Overcrowded
4) Dashing
Q82. He was ___________-to reason
1) Whimsical
2) Impervious
3) Common
4) Lazy
Q83. His wrangling and _________
1) Jangling
2) Dangling
3) Crying
4) Cooking
Q84. bitter, ____________snowstorm
1) Cloudy
2) Rainy
3) Whirling
4) Cloning
Q85. it jolted along in a ____________fashion
1) Charismatic
2) Hounding
3) Dancing
4) Laborious
Comprehension End
Comprehension Start
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she
brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped him off with his overcoat than the wheezy hall-door bell ___________again and she had to _________along the bare hallway to let in another guest. It was well for her she had not to attend to the ladies also. But Miss Kate and Miss Julia had thought of that and had ____________ the bathroom upstairs into a ladies’ dressing-room. Miss Kate and Miss Julia were there, gossiping and laughing and fussing, walking after each other to the head of the stairs,_________down over the banisters and calling down to Lily to ask her who had come. It was always a great affair, the Misses Morkan’s annual dance. Everybody who knew them came to it, members of the family, old friends of the family, the members of Julia’s choir, any of Kate’s pupils that were grown up enough, and even some of Mary Jane’s pupils too. Never once had it fallen flat. For years and years it had gone off in splendid style, as long as anyone could remember; ever since Kate and Julia, after the death of their brother Pat, had left the house in Stoney Batter and taken Mary Jane, their only niece, to live with them in the dark, ___________house on Usher’s Island, the upper part of which they had rented from Mr. Fulham, the corn-factor on the ground floor.
Q86. hall-door bell _________again
1) Removed
2) Darken
3) Croaked
4) Clanged
Q87. she had to _______along
1) Loiter
2) Cluster
3) Scamper
4) Cloister
Q88. had _______the bathroom
upstairs.
1) Diverged
2) Diverted
3) Converted
4) Dressed
Q89. _________down over the
banisters
1) Peering
2) Scaring
3) Steering
4) Running
Q90. _________house on Usher's
island
1) Clear
2) Light
3) Faint
4) Gaunt
Comprehension End
Comprehension Start
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
I could think of nothing else all month: Would they let me go to the Christmas party, or not? I was cunning. I ___________ the ground. I told my mother about the ___________achievements of Zhenya Ryazanova, for whom the party was being given. I said that Zhenya was doing very well at school, that she was almost top of the class and was always being held up as an example to us. And that she wasn’t just a little girl, but a very serious woman: she was already sixteen. In short, I didn’t waste any time. And then, one fine morning I was called into the living room and told to stand in front of the big mirror and try on a white dress with a blue sash; I understood that I had won. I would be going to the party. After that, preparations began in____________: I took oil from the icon lamp in Nanny’s room and _____________it on my eyebrows every evening to make them grow thicker in time for the ball; I ____________a corset my older sister had thrown away and then hid it under the mattress; I rehearsed sophisticated poses and enigmatic smiles in front of the mirror. My family expressed surprise. “Why’s Nadya looking so idiotic?” people kept asking. “I suppose
she’s at that awkward age. Oh well, she’ll grow out of it.”
Q91. I ___________the ground
1) Coloured
2) Terrified
3) Prepared
4) Rummaged
Q92. about the _______achievements
1) Hideous
2) Ridiculous
3) Glorious
4) Horrendous
Q93. began in __________
1) Random
2) Earnest
3) Clearest
4) Closest
Q94. Nancy's room and _______it
1) Smeared
2) Damaged
3) Quickest
4) Strangest
Q95. I ________a corset
1) Tampered
2) Hit
3) Polished
4) Altered
Comprehension End
Q96. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Back-room boys
1) People or things which are no longer useful or necessary
2) Desirable position which is well-paid and considered relatively easy
3) Lose the job
4) People who perform important work but have no contact with the public
Q97. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Tricks of the trade
1) Clever or expert way of doing
something
2) Adjusting quickly to changes and
making fast decisions
3) Don't delay in getting something
done
4) Being serious about what you
announce
Q98. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Sail through something
1) Don't delay in getting something
done
2) Works very well or has the desired
effect
3) Clever or expert way of doing
something
4) Being successful in doing something
without difficulty
Q99. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Mean business
1) Being serious about what you
announce
2) Clever or expert way of doing
something
3) Don't delay in getting something
done
4) Works very well or has the desired
effect
Q100. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Keep one's finger on the pulse
1) Rating something higher on your
priority list
2) Examining something carefully to
not miss out any details
3) Trying out every possibility to get a
result
4) Being constantly aware regarding the
most recent developments
Q101. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(If I was) a king, I would have served my subjects earnestly.
1) If I could be
2) If I am
3) If I were
4) No correction.
Q102. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
He (always drink) tea at breakfast.
1) Drinks
2) Always drunk
3) Often drank
4) None of the above.
Q103. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
She (had been) to the opera twice this week.
1) Is been
2) Has been
3) Have been
4) None of the above.
Q104. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Carolyn (looks) for the latest draft.
1) Was not looking
2) Is not looking
3) Had been looking
4) All of the above.
Q105. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(Have) Amanda been relying on student loans to fund her education?
1) Is
2) Has
3) Had
4) None of the above.
Q106. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
They (were being stayed) with us since last week.
1) Were being staying
2) Had been staying
3) Have been staying
4) None of the above.
Q107. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
My last birthday was the worst day I (had ever had).
1) Have ever had
2) Has ever had
3) Ever have
4) None of the above.
Q108. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(A) Dinner is my favourite meal.
1) The
2) An
3) No correction.
4) None of the above.
Q109. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
He gave me (the) advice.
1) A
2) The important advice.
3) No correction
4) None of the above.
Q110. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
There is (the little hope) of his recovery.
1) Little hope
2) An little hope
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of the above.
Q111. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
People drink wine on New Year's Eve.
1) Wine will be drunk by people on New Year’s Eve.
2) Wine is drunk by people on New Year’s Eve.
3) Wine is drunken on New Year’s Eve.
4) None of the above.
Q112. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
They renovated the hotel in 2015.
1) The hotel had been renovated by them in 2015.
2) The hotel have been renovated in 2015.
3) The hotel was renovated by them in 2015.
4) None of the above.
Q113. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
The class prefect informed the students that the class had been cancelled.
1) The students are informed that the
class had been cancelled by the class
prefect.
2) The students were informed by the
class prefect that the class had been
cancelled.
3) The students were informed that the
class was cancelled by the class prefect.
4) None of the above.
Q114. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
I gave him a sweatshirt for his birthday.
1) He was given a sweatshirt for his
birthday by me.
2) He have been given a sweatshirt for
his birthday by me.
3) He had been given a sweatshirt for
his birthday by me.
4) None of the above.
Q115. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
The hunter killed the tigress.
1) The tigress had been killed by the
hunter.
2) The tigress have been killed by the
hunter.
3) The tigress was killed by the hunter.
4) None of the above.
Q116. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
The pie was eaten by Mohit.
1) Mohit eat pie
2) Mohit ate the pie.
3) Mohit has eaten the pie.
4) None of the above.
Q117. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
Prime Minister is protected by the bodyguards.
1) The bodyguard will protect the Prime
Minister.
2) The bodyguards protect the Prime
Minister.
3) The bodyguard protected the Prime
Minister.
4) None of the above.
Q118. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
My friend has been robbed by a thief.
1) A thief had robbed my friend.
2) A thief robbed my friend.
3) A thief has robbed my friend.
4) None of the above.
Q119. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
The ball was kicked by my daughter.
1) My daughter kicked the ball.
2) My daughter has kicked the ball.
3) My daughter have kicked the ball.
4) None of the above.
Q120. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in a Passive/Active voice.
My father is loved by me.
1) I have loved my father.
2) I am loving my father.
3) I love my father.
4) None of the above.
Q121. In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and
select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
We had to (1)/ cancel the trip to the beach (2)/ as of bad weather. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q122. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
You would have (1)/ stood by your brother (2)/ during his difficult times but you left him alone. (3)/ No error (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q123. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The chairman (1)/ shall come (2)/ to visit our office tomorrow to inspect the work. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q124. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
We must win the lottery (1)/ but I doubt it because so many people (2)/ bought the lottery tickets. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q125. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
You haven’t (1)/ eaten all day, (2)/ you can be hungry and tired. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q126. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
You have to (1)/ serve your motherland because it has (2)/ made you whatever you are today. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q127. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
We would have to take the train (1)/ as we are (2)/ running 15 minutes late. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q128. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
I knew that (1)/ she could be very successful in her career (2)/ as we all knew how hard she worked. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q129. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
I could make the travel arrangements (1)/ as I am the one who is taking (2)/ you guys there tomorrow. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q130. In the In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Smoking could cause cancer (1)/ and that is why I keep on telling you (2)/ to quit it. (3)/ No error. (4)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Q131. In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Job satisfaction is a measure of how ______ an individual is with his job.
1) Placid
2) Tranquil
3) Content
4) None of the above.
Q132. In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Perceived organizational support is the degree to which employees believe that their organization recognises the ______ of their contributions and cares about their well being.
1) Help
2) Efficacy
3) Sense
4) None of the above.
Q133. In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and
indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The ______ an employee develops about his/her organization valuing his contributions and caring about his interests and well being is termed as Perceived Organizational Support (POS).
1) Discernment
2) Cognisance
3) Perception
4) None of the above.
Q134. In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The employer and employee go a long way in ______ confidence and destroying fear by creating a work environment free of worry and suspicion
1) Instilling
2) Infusing
3) Inculcating
4) None of the above.
Q135. In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate
word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Growth needs refer to the advancement and achievement of an individual's potential; it includes self-esteem and self-actualization. Growth needs are ______ but higher than deficiency needs.
1) Unformed
2) Hazy
3) Indeterminate
4) None of the above.
Q136. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the given parts to form a coherent paragraph.
All I know is that I stood spellbound in his
P: the heavy mahogany bureau
Q: its north-facing windows in front of
R: high-ceilinged studio room, with
1) QRP
2) RQP
3) PQR
4) QPR
Q137. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the given parts to form a coherent paragraph.
In the loveliest town of all, where
P: the houses were white and high and
Q: stopped to get a drink of sarsaparilla
R: the elms trees were green, Stuart
1) PRQ
2) QRP
3) RPQ
4) PQR
Q138. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the given parts to form a coherent paragraph.
My very photogenic
P: mother died in a
Q: when I was three
R: freak accident
1) RQP
2) PRQ
3) PQR
4) QRP
Q139. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the given parts to form a coherent paragraph.
While offering to help the
P: that he had any evil intention
Q: car, Ravi had no idea
R: man, the one who then stole his
1) QRP
2) PRQ
3) RPQ
4) RQP
Q140. The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the given parts to form a coherent paragraph.
As he crossed towards the
P: involuntarily turned his head
Q: pharmacy at the corner he
R: because of a burst of light
1) PQR
2) RQP
3) QRP
4) QPR
Q141. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
I said in great wonder that I was very lucky.
1) I said, "I am the luckiest guy in the
world"
2) I said, “How lucky I am!”
3) He said, "How lucky I am"
4) I said, "I am very lucky."
Q142. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
You asked me if I had read the article.
1) You said to me, "When did you read
the article?"
2) You said to me, “Have you read the
article?”
3) You said to me, "Did you read the
article?"
4) You said to me, "Will you read the
article?"
Q143. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He requested me to shut the door.
1) He said to me, "Shut the door!"
2) He said, "Shut the door!"
3) He said to me, “Please shut the
door.”
4) He said, "Can you shut the door?"
Q144. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said that she would be visiting her college the following day.
1) She said, "I visited my college
tomorrow."
2) She said, "She would be visiting her
college tomorrow."
3) She said, "She would be visiting her
college the following day."
4) She said, “I shall be visiting my
college tomorrow.”
Q145. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She greeted Sir David.
1) She said, "Sir David."
2) She said, "Hey! Sir David."
3) She said, “Good morning, Sir David.”
4) She said, "How are you Sir David."
Q146. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said to him, “Consult a doctor.”
1) She suggested him to consult a
doctor.
2) She wanted him to consult a doctor.
3) She ordered him to consult a doctor.
4) She told him to consult a doctor.
Q147. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
My mother said to me, “Never tell a lie.”
1) My mother said not to tell a lie.
2) My mother forbade me to tell a lie.
3) My mother begged me to never tell a
lie.
4) My mother said to never tell a lie.
Q148. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said to her, “Will you go to the Peshawar Radio Station?”
1) He told her to go to the Peshawar
Radio Station.
2) He asked her to go to the Peshawar
Radio Station.
3) He ordered her to go the Peshawar
Radio Station.
4) He asked her if she would go to the
Peshawar Radio Station.
Q149. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said, “Would that I were rich!”
1) She wished she had been rich.
2) She said that she wanted to be rich.
3) She begged to be rich.
4) She told everyone that she wanted to
be rich.
Q150. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said to me, “May you live long!”
1) He wanted me to live long.
2) He begged me to live long.
3) He prayed that I might live long.
4) He told me that he wanted me to live
long.
General Knowledge
Q151. In which language were most
Buddhist texts written?
1) Sanskrit
2) Magadhi
3) Prakrit
4) Pali
Q152. Who among the following was
named PETA India's 'Person of the year'
in 2018 for her animal advocacy efforts?
1) Anushka Sharma
2) Sonam Kapoor
3) Hema Malini
4) Priyanka Chopra
Q153. Who is the author of the novel 'The Velvet Gloves'?
1) Datta Padsalgikar
2) Sharad Pawar
3) Balakrishna Kamath
4) Devendra Fadnavis
Q154. What was the theme of World
AIDS Day in 2018?
1) Spread Global Awareness
2) Hand in Hand
3) Know Your Status
4) Prevention and Treatment
Q155. The maritime exercise 'Indra
Navy 2018' was held between India and
________.
1) USA
2) Japan
3) Russia
4) China
Q156. Which of the following
represents the correct food chain?
1) Grass ⟶ Frog⟶ Insect ⟶ Eagle ⟶
Snake
2) Grass ⟶ Insects ⟶ Frog ⟶ Snake ⟶
Eagle
3) Grass ⟶ Snake ⟶ Eagle ⟶ Insects
⟶ Frog
4) Grass ⟶ Eagle ⟶ Snake ⟶ Insects
⟶ Frog
Q157. Fine solid particles or liquid
droplets suspended in air are called
______.
1) Aerosol
2) Emulsion
3) Foam
4) Gel
Q158. Which state launched the
'Bhudaar' portal which makes land
records available to people with unique
identification numbers?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
Q159. Which animals may suffer from
'foot and mouth disease'??
1) Deer
2) Sheep
3) Goat
4) All options are correct
Q160. What is studied in Ornithology?
1) Bird
2) Mammals
3) Bat
4) Fish
Q161. Plants with weak stems that cannot stand upright and spread on the ground are called __________.
1) Creepers
2) Trees
3) Shrubs
4) Herbs
Q162. Which body part of fishes helps them to change directions and keep their body balance in water?
1) Fins and tails
2) Fins and scale
3) Tails and scale
4) Gills and fins
Q163. Iron rusts because of ______ reaction.
1) Oxidation
2) Reduction
3) Corrosion
4) Redox
Q164. Solder is an alloy of which of the following metals?
1) Lead and mercury
2) Lead and antimony
3) Lead and copper
4) Lead and tin
Q165. Which of the following gases is the most harmful to the ozone layer?
1) Carbon dioxide
2) Chlorofluorocarbon
3) Nitrogen oxide
4) Sulphur dioxide
Q166. What is the atomic number of Aluminium ?
1) 31
2) 13
3) 33
4) 23
Q167. The formula for Potassium Permanganate is ________.
1) KMnO4
2) KMn2O4
3) K2Mn2O4
4) K2Mn2O2
Q168. Unit of acceleration is_________.
1) m/s
2) s2/m
3) m/s2
4) m2/s2
Q169. What will be the impact on the
duration of swinging of a pendulum if it
is carried on the moon?
1) It will remain the same.
2) It will decrease.
3) It will be zero.
4) It will increase.
Q170. When a cyclist turns at a turn, he ________.
1) bends outward
2) bends inwards
3) bends forward
4) does not bend at all
Q171. If the reflecting surface of a
spherical mirror curves outwards, then
it is a ________ mirror.
1) Convex
2) Concave
3) Plane
4) Plano Convex
Q172. Who is the Chairman of Rajya
Sabha?
1) Speaker
2) Vice President of India
3) Prime Minister of India
4) None of these
Q173. Under which article does the
President declare a 'Financial
Emergency' in India?
1) Article 360
2) Article 280
3) Article 300
4) Article 110
Q174. What can be a maximum gap
between two sessions of Parliament in
India?
1) 3 months
2) 6 months
3) 1 year
4) 4 months
Q175. The right to property is a
________ right.
1) Legal
2) Fundamental
3) Natural
4) No option is correct
Q176. Which of the following states has the highest irrigation coverage?
1) Punjab
2) Haryana
3) Gujarat
4) Bihar
Q177. In which type of rocks coal is
found?
1) Metamorphic rock
2) Sedimentary rock
3) Abiotic rock
4) Igneous rock
Q178. In which Indian state is the Nanda Devi peak located?
1) Sikkim
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Uttarakhand
Q179. Which of the following methods is used to maintain the soil fertility?
1) Cover cropping
2) Crop rotation
3) Use of fertilizers
4) All of the above
Q180. Which among the following is
known as the earliest period in history?
1) Palaeolithic
2) Mesolithic
3) Microlith
4) Neolithic
Q181. Where did Gautam Buddha
finally attain enlightenment?
1) Sarnath
2) Bodh Gaya
3) Varanasi
4) Lumbini
Q182. Who was the son of the Mauryan
emperor Bindusara?
1) अशोक
2) चंद्रगुप्त
3) बिबबिसार
4) अजात शत्रु
Q183. Which of these Mughal rulers
founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri?
1) Akbar
2) Humayun
3) Shah Jahan
4) Aurangzeb
Q184. What was the revenue system
during Mughal emperor Akbar’s reign
called?
1) Jagir
2) Iqta
3) Mansab
4) Zabt
Q185. In which year did the Chauri
Chaura incident happen?
1) 1920
2) 1922
3) 1928
4) 1929
Q186. Who is known as the father of
local self-government?
1) Lord Curzon
2) Lord Ripon
3) Lord Cornwalis
4) Lord Dalhousie
Q187. Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’?
1) Bhagat Singh
2) Subhash Chandra Bose
3) Jawahar Lal Nehru
4) Mahatma Gandhi
Q188. Which is the longest dam in India?
1) Tehri Dam
2) Bhakra Nangal Dam
3) Sardar Sarovar Dam
4) Hirakud Dam
Q189. Which of the following is not a biosphere reserve of India?
1) Agastya Mala
2) Nokrek
3) Great Nicobar
4) Great Himalayan
Q190. Where is Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary located?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
Q191. Agriculture comes under which
sector of economic activity?
1) Secondary sector
2) Primary sector
3) Tertiary sector
4) Quaternary sector
Q192. What is the meaning of National
income?
1) Wages only
2) Rent only
3) Sum of all factor costs
4) None of these
Q193. What is the full form of FICCI?
1) Federation of Indian Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
2) Federation of International Chamber
of Commerce & Industry
3) Federation of Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
4) Federation of Iranian Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
Q194. ________ is a way to quickly access a favourite website by saving it in your browser.
1) Cookie
2) Bookmark
3) Blog
4) Both bookmark and blog
Q195. Which of the following is NOT an input device?
I. Keyboard
II. Mouse
III. Monitor
1) Both I and II
2) Only III
3) Both II and III
4) Only II
Q196. Who was the first person to enter
the space?
1) Yuri Gagarin
2) Alexander Sandrich
3) George Lewis Gareth
4) Ashley Young
Q197. Who among the following discovered Radium?
1) Marie Curie
2) Albert Einstein
3) R.A. Milikan
4) Pavel Schilling
Q198. n which of the following art expressions, is the painting generally done by pen?
1) Rangoli
2) Kalamkari
3) Phad
4) None of these
Q199. Who discovered the nucleus of a cell?
1) Robert Hooke
2) Robert Brown
3) Louis Pasteur
4) Felix Wankel
Q200. Which acid is found in the ant’s sting?
1) Acetic acid
2) Formic acid
3) Ascorbic acid
4) Citric acid