SSC Stenographer Model Question Paper 2018-2019 · I. 20 percent students have scored percentage above 90. II. 460 students have passed the examination 1) Only conclusion I follows

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


select the odd number pair from

the given alternatives.

1) 2479 - 33

2) 3577 - 49

3) 4585 - 35

4) 5112 - 71


select the odd number pair from

the given alternatives.

1) 408 - 24

2) 901 - 53

3) 1258 - 74

4) 1620 - 81


select the odd letters from the

given alternatives.

1) CGD

2) TXU

3) QUS

4) VZW


select the odd letters from the

given alternatives.

1) JGED

2) OLJI

3) VSQP

4) HECA


select the odd word from the given

alternatives.

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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


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


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


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


EQ, FP, HO, ?, OM, TL

1) GN

2) JM

3) KN

4) LO


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


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



Vendetta

1) Blood feud

2) Altercation

3) Contretemps

4) Ruction


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


Ecstasy

1) Woe

2) Delight

3) Happiness

4) Rapture


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.




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.


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.


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.


Comprehension End

Comprehension Start


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Comprehension End

Comprehension Start




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.


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.


Q73. What do the 'pieces of paper' in the passage depict?

1) Comments

2) Respect

3) Honour


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.


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.


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


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


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


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


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


Sail through something


done

2) Works very well or has the desired

effect


something

4) Being successful in doing something

without difficulty


Mean business

1) Being serious about what you

announce


something


done

4) Works very well or has the desired

effect


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.


He (always drink) tea at breakfast.

1) Drinks

2) Always drunk

3) Often drank



She (had been) to the opera twice this week.

1) Is been

2) Has been

3) Have been



Carolyn (looks) for the latest draft.

1) Was not looking

2) Is not looking

3) Had been looking



(Have) Amanda been relying on student loans to fund her education?

1) Is

2) Has

3) Had



They (were being stayed) with us since last week.

1) Were being staying

2) Had been staying

3) Have been staying



My last birthday was the worst day I (had ever had).

1) Have ever had



2) Has ever had

3) Ever have



(A) Dinner is my favourite meal.

1) The

2) An

3) No correction.



He gave me (the) advice.

1) A

2) The important advice.

3) No correction



There is (the little hope) of his recovery.

1) Little hope

2) An little hope

3) Both 1 and 2


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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



The pie was eaten by Mohit.

1) Mohit eat pie



2) Mohit ate the pie.

3) Mohit has eaten the pie.



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.



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.



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.



My father is loved by me.

1) I have loved my father.

2) I am loving my father.

3) I love my father.


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


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


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




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


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


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


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




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


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



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


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



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


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


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




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


My very photogenic

P: mother died in a

Q: when I was three

R: freak accident

1) RQP

2) PRQ

3) PQR

4) QRP


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


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."


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?"


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?"


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.”


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."


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.


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.


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.




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.


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



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