SSC CHSL Tier 1 online Practice Paper. Full set of 100 MCQ questions from English, Reasoning, Maths and GK for upcoming exams.
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Practice Paper
Section 1: English Language
Q.1: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A large cage, building or enclosure to keep birds
(A) Zoo
(B) Apiary
(C) Aquarium
(D) Aviary
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Q.2: Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Expunge
(A) Insert
(B) Deplete
(C) Exhaust
(D) Remove
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Q.3: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Uphold
(A) Support
(B) Maintain
(C) Endorse
(D) Oppose
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Q.4: Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. His school was closed as it was the height of summer.
B. It was on one such day that Ranji discovered a pool in the forest.
C. As he had no friends yet, he wandered alone in the hills and forests.
D. Ranji had been less than a month in Rajpur.
(A) ACBD
(B) CBDA
(C) BADC
(D) DACB
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Q.5: The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The Prime Minister chair a high-level meeting/with senior officials/to review the Covid situation.
(A) with senior officials
(B) The Prime Minister chair a high-level meeting
(C) to review the Covid situation
(D) No error
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Q.6: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
In the past month, the price of oil has ______ several times.
(A) fumbled
(B) fluctuated
(C) faltered
(D) failed
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Q.7: Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
Leather straps put around a horse’s head to control it
(A) bridle
(B) bridal
(C) saddle
(D) stirrup
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Q.8: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said, “All the guests will arrive tonight.”
(A) Mother said that all the guests would arrive that night.
(B) Mother said that all the guests will arrive tonight.
(C) Mother told that all the guests would arrive tonight.
(D) Mother said that all the guests will arrive that night
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Q.9: Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The word Jama means ‘a robe or shawl’ and war means ‘Yard (the measuring unity)’.
B. Jamawar (also spelled as Jamavar) is a fabric that has its roots in Kashmir.
C. People in the earlier times used to buy a yard of the shawl to protect themselves from the chilly winter.
D. The Jamawar is an adulterated form of Pashmina silk since it contains a blend of cotton and wool.
(A) BACD
(B) BCAD
(C) DCBA
(D) DCAB
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Q.10: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Rank and file
(A) The manager of a personnel department
(B) Ordinary workers in a company
(C) Financial activities in a firm
(D) A very well-organised company
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Q.11: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
My brother has decided to settle in London for good.
(A) forever
(B) briefly
(C) for a better income
(D) for a promotion
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Q.12: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Unless someone makes a complaint, they will not clear the garbage from the street.
(A) Without someone makes a complaint
(B) No substitution required
(C) Despite someone makes a complaint
(D) Except someone makes a complaint
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Q.13: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(A) Plump
(B) Muscle
(C) Gnaw
(D) Rinckle
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Q.14: In the given sentence, Identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
We are yet living in the same house.
(A) We are
(B) same house
(C) in the
(D) yet living
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Q.15: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FORSAKE
(A) desert
(B) hold
(C) claim
(D) help
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Q.16: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Profuse
(A) Meagre
(B) Abundant
(C) Limited
(D) Consistent
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Q.17: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The clouds hld the sun.
(A) The sun was hidden by the clouds.
(B) The sun is hidden by the clouds.
(C) The clouds are hid by the sun.
(D) The sun was hide by the clouds.
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Q.18: Select the misspelt word.
(A) mature
(B) mischief
(C) misrable
(D) moisture
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Q.19: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
How long have you being seating on this bench?
(A) being sat
(B) No substitution
(C) been sitting
(D) ben seating
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Q.20: Fill in the blank with most appropriate word.
The air___ has gone up significantly.
(A) rent
(B) charge
(C) cost
(D) fare
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Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Kashmiri carpets have been appreciated since a long time for their intricate work. Their uniqueness (1)____ in their manufacturing. These carpets are (2)_____ handmade and are knotted, not tufted. you can (3)______ different carpets from a variety of silk or woolen ones. These are (4) _______ in colourful themes. The main art of carpet manufacturing is (5) _______ with the knotting. These knots determine the durability and value of the carpet.
Sub Question No. : 21 to 25
Q.21: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
(A) is lying
(B) lying
(C) lies
(D) lie
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Q.22: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
(A) absolutely
(B) merely
(C) simply
(D) purely
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Q.23: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
(A) indicate
(B) elect
(C) choose
(D) decide
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Q.24: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
(A) devised
(B) designed
(C) defined
(D) described
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Q.25: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
(A) assisted
(B) abetted
(C) attended
(D) associated
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Section 2: Reasoning
Q.1: The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
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Q.2: Four options have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. select the option that is different.
(A) Delhi
(B) Puducherry
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
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Q.3: Select the option that is embedded in the given figure (rotation is NOT allowed).
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Q.4: Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
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Q.5: Four number pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.
(A) 17 : 291
(B) 15 : 227
(C) 13 : 169
(D) 11 : 123
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Q.6: Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by the numbers in the given set.
(7, 4, 33)
(A) (9, 5, 56)
(B) (7, 4, 71)
(C) (8, 5, 40)
(D) (11, 8, 175)
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Q.7: Which two digits need to be interchanged so as to balance the given equation?
(A) 7 and 8
(B) 1 and 5
(C) 5 and 2
(D) 8 and 2
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Q.8: How many triangles are there in the figure given below?
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(A) 8
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 6
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Q.9: उस विकल्प का चयन कीजिए जिसका तीसरे शब्द से वही संबंध है, जो दूसरे शब्द का पहले शब्द से है l
बिस्तर : गद्दा : : कुर्सी : ?
(A) बोरा
(B) कुशन
(C) तकिया
(D) फॉम
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Q.10: If Raman is the brother of the son of Kshitij’s son, how is Raman related to Kshitij?
(A) Grandson
(B) Nephew
(C) Cousin
(D) Son
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Q.11: Which of the following Venn diagrams best represents the words given below?
Engineers, Educated Persons, Males
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Q.12: Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair.
Growth : Expansion
(A) Child : Birth
(B) Urge : Request
(C) First : Last
(D) Temporary : Permanent
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Q.13: Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one.
(A) KMQT
(B) LNQU
(C) QSYZ
(D) ACFJ
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Q.14: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.
1. Universe
2. Chennal
3. World
4 Asia
5. Tamil Nadu
(A) 1, 4, 3, 5, 2
(B) 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
(C) 1, 3, 4, 5, 2
(D) 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
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Q.15: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series.
a _ bcd_ _aabc _ dea _ _cd _ e
(A) adebdda
(B) adedabd
(C) adabded
(D) dabdade
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Q.16: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is place at the right side.
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Q.17: In a certain code language, ENDORSE is written as VMWLIHV. How will INSTRUCT be written in that language ?
(A) SNRGSAOT
(B) SMSGSZPR
(C) RMSHRZPG
(D) RMHGIFXG
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Q.18: Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
8, 24, 48, 80, ?, 168
(A) 122
(B) 116
(C) 120
(D)118
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Q.19: Vishal has a total of ₹4,100 in the denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50 rupees notes. He has an equal number of 5 and 10 rupee notes. The number of 20 rupee notes is double the number of 5 rupee notes. The number of 50 rupee notes is thrice the number of 10 rupee notes. How many 5 rupee notes are there with Vishal?
(A) 10
(B) 40
(C) 30
(D) 20
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Q.20: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All computers are calculators.
All calculators are boxes.
Conclusions:
I. All computers are boxes.
II. Some boxes are computers.
(A) Both conclusions I and II follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(D) Only conclusion I follows.
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Q.21: In a code language, if FORTUNE is written as 716192122156, then how will OCTOBER be written in the same language?
(A) 16420173819
(B) 16421163619
(C) 144224163519
(D) 1532063618
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Q.22: Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are numbered from 1 to 6. Which number is on the face opposite to the face showing ‘2’?
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(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 1
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Q.23: Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of hte following set.
29 : 36 : 39
(A) 48 : 52 : 55
(B) 54 : 58 : 61
(C) 69 : 72 : 76
(D) 78 : 79 : 82
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Q.24: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
DEBONAIR : EDRIOBAN : : HALLMARK : ?
(A) LLAMKRAM
(B) AHKRLLMA
(C) AHKRLLAM
(D) AHLLAMKR
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Q.25: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
6 : 27 : : 9 : ?
(A) 66
(B) 74
(C) 110
(D) 95
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Section 3: Mathematics
Q.1: A solid metallic sphere of radius 10cm is melted and recast into spheres of radius 2cm each. How many such spheres can be made ?
(A) 64
(B) 216
(C) 100
(D) 125
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Q.2: There are 3 groups of persons-male, female and children. There are 20 males and the number of females and children taken together is 4 more than that of the males. The average weight of males is 54 kg, that of females is 49 kg and that of children is 30 kg. If the average weight of the whole group is 48.25 kg. then what is the difference between the number of females and the number of children?
(A) 17
(B) 10
(C) 7
(D) 14
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Q.3: If , then the value of
will be:
(A) 237.6
(B) 376.2
(C) 273.6
(D) 367.2
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Q.4: Simplify the given expression.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Q.5: Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.
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(A) 37.5%
(B) 56.25%
(C) 63.27%
(D) 38.75%
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Q.6: Evaluate the following expression.
(A) -1
(B) 1
(C) -2
(D) 2
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Q.7: Nalini’s younger brother is 12 years old. If the ratio of the age of Nalini to that of her brother is 7 : 6, then what will be ratio in their ages 6 years hence?
(A) 10 : 9
(B) 13 : 12
(C) 17 : 15
(D) 10 : 6
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Q.8: is equal to:
(A) 6
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 3
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Q.9: The number of students enrolled in different streams at senior secondary level in five schools is shown in the bar graph.
What is the ratio of the number of students of science stream of schools A, B and D taken together to the number of students of vocational stream in schools B, D and E taken together?
![](https://sscstudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-7-1024x716.png)
(A) 94 : 65
(B) 178 : 125
(C) 7 : 5
(D) 89 : 65
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Q.10: ABC is a triangle inscribed in a circle and is equal to 35o . P is a point on the circle on the side AB, opposite to C. What is the value of
in degrees?
(A) 72.5
(B) 145
(C) 175
(D) 70
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Q.11: Let 0 be the centre of a circle and AC be the diameter. BD is a chord intersecting AC at E, AD and AB are joined. If and
, then
is equal to:
(A) 55o
(B) 80o
(C) 90o
(D) 70o
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Q.12: The simple interest on a sum of ₹12,000 at the end of 5 years is ₹6,000. What would have been the compound interest on the same sum at the same rate for 3 years when compounded annually?
(A) ₹3,970
(B) ₹3,972
(C) ₹3,600
(D) ₹2,520
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Q.13: 10 men or 15 women can complete a work in 30 days. In how many days can 15 men and 27 women complete the work?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Q.14: A person saves 25% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his saving remains the same, then what will be the increased percentage of his expenditure?
(A) 20
(B) 26
(C) 30
(D)
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Q.15: Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The bar graph shows the exports of cars of types A and B (in ₹million).
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(A) 23 : 21
(B) 15 : 29
(C) 18 : 23
(D) 21 : 23
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Q.16: If . then what will be the value of (A2-B2+C2)?
(A) 27
(B) 42
(C) 36
(D) 18
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Q.17: Students of Primary, Middle, Secondary and Sr. Secondary classes collected donation for a Relief Fund as shown in the given pie chart. If the donation collected from Middle classes was ₹6,750, then how much money was collected by Middle classes as compared to Secondary classes?
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(A) ₹6,075
(B) ₹1,125
(C) ₹675
(D) ₹2,025
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Q.18: For find the value of
.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Q.19: An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at %. What is the percentage profit or percentage loss when it is sold at 40% of the original selling price ?
(A) Loss 12%
(B) Profit 18%
(C) Loss 20%
(D) Profit 15%
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Q.20: In triangle ABC, AD is the internal bisector of meeting BC at D. If BD=3.6 cm and BC=8cm, then the ratio of AB to AC will be:
(A) 11 : 9
(B) 7 : 13
(C) 13 : 7
(D) 9 : 11
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Q.21: In , points D and E are on AB and AC, respectively, such that DE is Parallel to BC. If AD=3cm, BD=6 cm and AE=2cm, then find the length of CE.
(A) 6 cm
(B) 16 cm
(C) 8 cm
(D) 4 cm
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Q.22: After allowing a discount of 15% on the market price of an article, it was sold for ₹425. Had the discount not been given, the profit would have been 25% What was the cost price (in₹) of the article?
(A) 325
(B) 450
(C) 500
(D) 400
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Q.23: What is the sum of all the possible values of K for which a seven-digit number 23k567k is divisible by 3?
(A) 15
(B) 3
(C) 109
(D) 16
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Q.24: Sunil can row a boat 20 km upstream in 1 hour 15 minutes. If the speed of the current of the river is 2 km/h, then how much time will he take to row the boat 30 km downstream?
(A) 1 h 10 m
(B) 1 h 45 m
(C) 1 h 30 m
(D) 1 h 20 m
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Q.25: If , then the value of
will be equal to:
(A) 72
(B) 36
(C) 18
(D) 100
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Section 4: General Knowledge and General Awareness
Q.1: Which part of India did the Nizams of Asafjahi dynasty rule?
(A) Western kingdoms
(B) Eastern states
(C) Deccan provinces
(D) Northern India
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Q.2: Who among the following is the youngest mayor in India as of January 2021?
(A) Sabitha Beegam
(B) Arya Rajendran
(C) Rekha Priyadarshini
(D) Mekala Kavya
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Q.3: Which of the following places in India has 0% forest area as per the Indian State of Forest Report 2019?
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) Puducherry
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Goa
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Q.4: Who among the following was a Portuguese writer who wrote about the trade and society in south India ?
(A) Niccolao Manucci
(B) Francois Bernier
(C) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(D) Duarte Barbosa
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Q.5: ‘Maand’ is primarily a traditional folk singing style from ____.
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Bihar
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Q.6: Which of the following types of computer is used in climate research and weather forecasting?
(A) Mainframe computers
(B) Micro-computers
(C) Supercomputers
(D) Mini-computers
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Q.7: Who among the following introduced the concept of electric field for the first time?
(A) Blaise Pascal
(B) Michael Faraday
(C) Charles Augustin de Coulomb
(D) Joseph Henry
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Q.8: Which of the following keys will you press in Windows 10 to turn the volume up ?
(A) F4
(B) F5
(C) F6
(D) F8
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Q.9: Who among the following Indian cricketers holds the record of most number of catches taken by a non-wicketkeeper while standing in the slip cordon, as of January 2021?
(A) VVS Laxman
(B) Manoj Prabhakar
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Javagal Srinath
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Q.10: Which of the following is the state flower of Manipur?
(A) Foxtail Orchids
(B) Shirui Lily
(C) Pink Rhododendron
(D) Retusa
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Q.11: Which of the following months was celebrated as ‘Nutrition Month’ in India in the year 2020?
(A) December
(B) November
(C) September
(D) August
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Q.12: Who among the following was awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize 2020?
(A) Malala Yousafzai
(B) Sadat Rahman
(C) Greta Thunberg
(D) Neha Gupta
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Q.13: ‘Nikshay Poshan Yojana’ is a scheme introduced by the Government of India to provide nutritional support to ______ patients.
(A) diabetes
(B) arthritis
(C) tuberculosis
(D) cancer
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Q.14: Chemicals called _____ link to form proteins.
(A) oxalic acids
(B) amino acids
(C) citric acids
(D) nitric acids
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Q.15: In which of the followingcitieswas the 89th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India held?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Indore
(C) Lucknow
(D) Nagpur
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Q.16: Which of the following has a tetragonal crystal system?
(A) Potassium nitrate
(B) Zinc oxide
(C) Cadmium sulphide
(D) Calcium Sulphate
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Q.17: Which of the following states emerged as a separate state in 1963?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Mizoram
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Tripura
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Q.18: When was the Editors Guild of India founded?
(A) 1982
(B) 1978
(C) 1956
(D) 1989
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Q.19: Which present day Indian state came into existence as the Mysore state in 1953?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
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Q.20: Where was the world’s largest solar tree installed in India in 2020?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Durgapur
(C) Bokaro
(D) Bhopal
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Q.21: Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India mentions ‘Continuance of the rights of citizenship’?
(A) Article 12
(B) Article 10
(C) Article 9
(D) Article 11
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Q.22: Who among the following athletes was the first ever youth ambassador of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) India ?
(A) Dutee Chand
(B) KT Irfan
(C) Neeraj Chopra
(D) Hima Das
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Q.23: Where was the first factory of the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) set up?
(A) Durgapur
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Jamshedpur
(D) Hirapur
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Q.24: Which of the following states has the longest roadway network as on March 2021?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
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Q.25: Which of the following states has the longest roadway network as on March 2021?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
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