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Q.1 Select the word which means the same as the given group of words.

A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals. 
1. Stampede
2. Lunacy
3. Scapegoat
4. Recluse

Correct Answer : Stampede

Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.

The bee’s knees 
1. Problematic
2. Foolish
3. Extraordinary
4. Observant

Correct Answer : Extraordinary

Q.3 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

A reward is a ______ which motivates a person to achieve excellence in his field. 
1. recognition
2. memorial
3. collection
4. monument

Correct Answer : recognition

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

Obsolete 
1. Rigid
2. Outdated
3. Remote
4. Recent

Correct Answer : Recent

Q.5 Select the word which means the same as the given group of words.

One who loads and unloads ships. 
1. Spinster
2. Stevedore
3. Rustic
4. Captain

Correct Answer : Stevedore

Q.6 Select the correctly spelt word. 
1. Conscinteous
2. Encouragement
3. Comotion
4. Embarasment

Correct Answer : Encouragement

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.
SubQuestion No : 7 
Q.7 Select the  most appropriate option for blank number (1) 
1. proudly
2. slowly
3. usually
4. happily

Correct Answer : usually

 

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.
SubQuestion No : 8 
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank number (2)
1. disadvantage
2. virtue
3. curse
4. dream

Correct Answer : virtue

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.
SubQuestion No : 9 
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank number (3) 
1. succeed
2. succeeds
3. success
4. successful

Correct Answer : succeeds

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.
SubQuestion No : 10 
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option for blank number (4) 
1. had made
2. makes
3. make
4. made

Correct Answer : make

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1)______ misunderstood as a restriction to freedom but it makes our life organized. Discipline is a (2)______ for students and people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3)______ in each and every field of life. Disciplined people (4)______ a disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not be (5)______ upon the people, rather it should come from within.
SubQuestion No : 11 
Q.11 Select the most appropriate option for blank number (5) 
1. adorned
2. imposed
3. curbed
4. reposed

Correct Answer : imposed

Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Derogatory 
1. Intricate
2. Complimentary
3. Insulting
4. Depreciating

Correct Answer : Complimentary

Q.13 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The government should take stringent steps against terrorists and foil their ______ designs. 
1. exemplary
2. conducive
3. benevolent
4. malicious

Correct Answer : malicious

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To throw a fit 
1. Faint and fall down
2. Become unconscious
3. Express extreme anger
4. Caution someone about fitness

Correct Answer : Express extreme anger

Q.15 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Those who follow a healthy routine is likely enjoying good health.
1. Those who follow
2. a healthy routine
3. is likely enjoying
4. good health

Correct Answer :  is likely enjoying

Q.16 Given below are four jumbled   sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. They can then purchase them on subsidized rates with additional loan facilities.
B. It will import technologically advanced medical instruments and provide them to entrepreneurs.
C. The Indian Government has announced certain facilities in the budget session.
D. This will help in strengthening the economic condition of entrepreneurs. 
1. BDCA
2. DCAB
3. CBAD
4. CADB

Correct Answer : CBAD

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

The mathematical calculation of this problem is easy than a previous one. 
1. easiest than the
2. No Improvement
3. easy than the
4. easier than the

Correct Answer : easier than the

Q.18 Select the most appropriate synonym of the  given word.

Acknowledgement 
1. Confusion
2. Elimination
3. Compensation
4. Confirmation

Correct Answer : Confirmation

Q.19 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

When I reached the cinema hall, the movie had already began. 
1. the cinema hall
2. When I reached
3. the movie had
4. already began

Correct Answer : already began

Q.20 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The teacher said to me, “You have not submitted the assignment.” 
1. The teacher told to me that I have not submitted that assignment.
2. The teacher said to me that I have not submitted the assignment.
3. The teacher said me that I had not submitted the assignment.
4. The teacher told me that I had not submitted the assignment.

Correct Answer : The teacher told me that I had not submitted the assignment.

Q.21 Select the correctly spelt word. 
1. Employeed
2. Rehersal
3. Veterinary
4. Seperable

Correct Answer : Veterinary

Q.22 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

His elder sister taught him English.
1. His elder sister is taught English by him.
2. He is being taught English by his elder sister.
3. He was taught English by his elder sister.
4. He has been taught English by his elder sister.

Correct Answer : He was taught English by his elder sister.

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

No effort has been made by the Indian cricket team to cash off on its vibrant image in the World Cup. 
1. for cash through in
2. for cashing off on
3. to cash in on
4. to cash up on

Correct Answer : to cash in on

Q.24 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. This is because of its aroma, flavour and variety in the market.
B. Thus, it leads to poor health and mental disorders among children.
C. Children as well as teenagers are tempted towards junk food.
D. It has no or negligible nutritional value and high content of sugar and salt. 
1. CDAB
2. BCDA
3. CADB
4. ACDB

Correct Answer : CADB

Q.25 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Prodigal 
1. Trivial
2. Extravagant
3. Arrogant
4. Humble

Correct Answer : Extravagant

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Q.1 Georg Simon Ohm in whose honour we have the famous Ohm’s Law, hailed from which country? 
1. Russia
2. Spain
3. Poland
4. Germany

Correct Answer :  Germany

Q.2 Which Union Minister of Home Affairs released a book titled Karmayodha Granth in New Delhi? 
1. P Chidambaram
2. Sushilkumar Shinde
3. Amit Shah
4. Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer : Amit Shah

Q.3 Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh? 
1. BD Sharma
2. NN Wanchu
3. GP Singh
4. Dr. Sitaramayya

Correct Answer : Dr. Sitaramayya

Q.4 Which part of the body is responsible for the manufacture of red blood cells? 
1. Brain
2. Lungs
3. Bone marrow
4. Heart

Correct Answer : Bone marrow

Q. 5 Which city of India is known as 'The Athens of the East'? 
1. Kochi
2. Allahabad
3. Patna
4. Madurai

Correct Answer : Madurai

Q.6 Methane is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas. What is its common name? 
1. Blue vitriol
2. Heating gas
3. Marsh gas
4. Laughing gas

Correct Answer : Marsh gas

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Q.7 In which state did the second phase  of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 begin in January 2020? 
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Kerala
4. Bihar

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Q.8 Which of the following is NOT a twin city of India? 
1. Cuttack and Bhubaneswar
2. Hubli and Dharwad
3. Thrissur and Thiruvalla
4. Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

Correct Answer : Thrissur and Thiruvalla

Q.9 John Maynard Keynes, best known for his economic theories (Keynesian economics), hailed from which country? 
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Australia
4. England

Correct Answer : England

Q.10 In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn? 
1. Uranus
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Jupiter

Correct Answer : Jupiter

Q.11 In which state has the Jawara Dance, a dance form to celebrate wealth, originated? 
1. Gujarat
2. Kerala
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan

Correct Answer :  Madhya Pradesh

Q.12 In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha  or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held? 
1. Calcutta
2. Nagpur
3. Ahmedabad
4. Bombay

Correct Answer : Nagpur

Q.13 The development of a fruit without fertilization is called ______. 
1. Gametogamy
2. Parthenocarpy
3. Hybridogenesis
4. Apomixis

Correct Answer : Parthenocarpy

Q.14 Which city in India is world renowned for one of the most traditional embroidery styles, Chikankari? 
1. Udaipur
2. Hyderabad
3. Ahmedabad
4. Lucknow

Correct Answer : Lucknow

Q.15 Who is the first Indian to bag two International hat-tricks in cricket? 
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Virat Kohli
3. Kedar Jadhav
4. Kuldeep Yadav

Correct Answer : Kuldeep Yadav

Q.16 Freedom fighter Sucheta Kripalani, became the first woman chief minister of which state? 
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Gujarat

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Q.17 In which period was the legendary Victoria Terminus station (currently Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai built? 
1. 1878 to 1888
2. 1911 to 1921
3. 1933 to 1943
4. 1843 to 1853

Correct Answer : 1878 to 1888

Q.18 Who chaired the sixth meeting of the Island  Development Agency in New Delhi in January 2020? 
1. Narendra Modi
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. Amit Shah
4. Nitin Gadkari

Correct Answer : Amit Shah

Q.19 Who was chosen as foreign secretary of  India in January 2020? 
1. Ranjan Mathai
2. Harsh Vardhan Shringla
3. Vijay Keshav Gokhale
4. Nirupama Rao

Correct Answer : Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Q.20 Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum? 
1. Phylum - Cnidaria
2. Phylum -Porifera
3. Phylum -Protozoa
4. Phylum -Ctenophora

Correct Answer : Phylum - Cnidaria

 Q.21 Which Tennis star will have a Swiss coin minted in his/her honour? 
1. Serena Williams
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Roger Federer

Correct Answer : Roger Federer

 Q.22 Which US based Indian topped the Forbes India's ‘20 people to watch in the 2020s’ list? 
1. Hasan Minhaj
2. Prashant Kishor
3. Mahua Moitra
4. Dushyant Chautala

Correct Answer :  Hasan Minhaj

Q.23 Which of the following is NOT a nationalised bank?
1. State Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. United Bank of India
4. Punjab and Sind Bank

Correct Answer : State Bank of India

Q.24 Who was appointed  as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October, 2019? 
1.  Kristalina Georgieva
2. Christine Lagarde
3. Rodrigo Rato
4. Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Correct Answer : Kristalina Georgieva

Q.25 Which pillar inscriptions has recorded the achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his conquests? 
1. Iron Pillar
2. Vijaya Stambha
3. Allahabad Pillar
4. Sun Pillar

Correct Answer : Allahabad Pillar

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 Q.1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Back to square one 
1. Neglect something
2. Draw a square
3. Move ahead
4. Come to the original point

Correct Answer :  Come to the original point

 Q.2 Select the most appropriate word to substitute the underlined word of the given sentence. If substitution is not required select ‘No improvement’.

To fight on the battlefield for the sake of one's country needs a great strongness. 
1. a lots of strength
2. great courage
3. No improvement
4. the greatest strongness

Correct Answer : great courage

 Q.3 Select the wrongly spelt word. 
1. Consumation
2. Chronology
3. Compromise
4. Competence

Correct Answer : Consumation

Q.4 Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

This beautiful story was written by Maya. 
1. Maya writes this beautiful story.
2. Maya wrote this beautiful story.
3. Maya is writing this beautiful story.
4. Maya was writing this beautiful story.

Correct Answer : Maya wrote this beautiful story.

 Q.5 Select the antonym of the given word.

LIBERTY 
1. Convenience
2. Independence
3. Deliverance
4. Dependence

Correct Answer : Dependence

 Q.6 Select the wrongly spelt word. 
1. Tamarind
2. Tresure
3. Turmoil
4. Truthful

Correct Answer : Tresure

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
'A stitch in time saves nine'. This wise saying suggests that an (1)______ action taken on time to rectify an error rules (2)______ the possibility of accumulation of such errors and future (3)______ . Wisdom, therefore lies in correcting the error as soon as it is (4)______. There is no point-in allowing the (5)______ to grow and then take hasty actions to set things right.
SubQuestion No : 7 
  Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1 
1. superficial
2. appropriate
3. wrong
4. opposite

Correct Answer : appropriate

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Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
'A stitch in time saves nine'. This wise saying suggests that an (1)______ action taken on time to rectify an error rules (2)______ the possibility of accumulation of such errors and future (3)______ . Wisdom, therefore lies in correcting the error as soon as it is (4)______. There is no point-in allowing the (5)______ to grow and then take hasty actions to set things right.
 SubQuestion No : 8 
 Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2 
1. for
2. out
3. in
4. at

Correct Answer : out

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
'A stitch in time saves nine'. This wise saying suggests that an (1)______ action taken on time to rectify an error rules (2)______ the possibility of accumulation of such errors and future (3)______ . Wisdom, therefore lies in correcting the error as soon as it is (4)______. There is no point-in allowing the (5)______ to grow and then take hasty actions to set things right.
SubQuestion No : 9 
 Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3 
1. damages
2. advantages
3. facilities
4. qualities

Correct Answer : damages

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
'A stitch in time saves nine'. This wise saying suggests that an (1)______ action taken on time to rectify an error rules (2)______ the possibility of accumulation of such errors and future (3)______ . Wisdom, therefore lies in correcting the error as soon as it is (4)______. There is no point-in allowing the (5)______ to grow and then take hasty actions to set things right.
SubQuestion No : 10 
  Q.10 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4 
1. managed
2. invented
3. proposed
4. discovered

Correct Answer : discovered

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
'A stitch in time saves nine'. This wise saying suggests that an (1)______ action taken on time to rectify an error rules (2)______ the possibility of accumulation of such errors and future (3)______ . Wisdom, therefore lies in correcting the error as soon as it is (4)______. There is no point-in allowing the (5)______ to grow and then take hasty actions to set things right.
SubQuestion No : 11 
  Q.11 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5 
1. remedy
2. parody
3. melody
4. malady

Correct Answer : malady

Q.12 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

She ______ on paying the bill at the restaurant. 
1. suggested
2. insisted
3. requested
4. offered

Correct Answer : insisted

 Q.13 Select the synonym of the given word.

PREVENT 
1. Avert
2. Allow
3. Construct
4. Provoke

Correct Answer : Avert

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Dead heat 
1. Strong opposition to one's ideas
2. Close contest that ends in a tie
3. A deadly blast of hot air
4. A strong heat wave

Correct Answer : Close contest that ends in a tie

  Q.15 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. “We are going to the market,” declared Reetu and Geetu.
B. “Where are you going?” the father asked.
C. “Take your umbrella, it is going to rain,” the mother said.
D. “Yes, definitely. We will,” replied the two. 
1. DCAB
2. BCDA
3. ABDC
4. BACD

Correct Answer : BACD

 Q.16 Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined segment of the given sentence. If substitution is not required select ‘no improvement’.

The animal resembled with a cat. 
1. No improvement
2. resembled by
3. resembled to
4. resembled

Correct Answer : resembled

 Q.17 Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

The teacher commanded the students not to shout. 
1. The teacher told to the students, "You must not shout.”
2. The teacher said to the students, "Don’t shout.”
3. The teacher says to the students, "Do not shout."
4. The teacher said to the student, "You should not shout.”

Correct Answer : The teacher said to the students, "Don’t shout.”

Q.18 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The boy which stole the money was caught by the police. 
1. stole the money
2. by the police
3. was caught
4. The boy which

Correct Answer : The boy which

 Q.19 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Saraswati college has maintained its reputation as one of the best college in the country. 
1. one of the best college
2. in the country
3. Saraswati college has maintained
4. its reputation as

Correct Answer : one of the best college

 Q.20 Select one word for the following group of words.

Morals that govern one's behavior 
1. Psychology
2. Ethics
3. Attitude
4. Intuition

Correct Answer : Ethics

 Q.21 Select the synonym of the given word.

REVERE 
1. Respect
2. Repeat
3. Enjoy
4. Condemn

Correct Answer : Respect

 Q.22 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The groom stood before the ______ for the wedding ceremony at the church. 
1. altar
2. alter
3. atlas
4. attic

Correct Answer : altar

 Q.23 Select one word for the following group of words.

Open refusal to obey orders 
1. Obedience
2. Defiance
3. Compliance
4. Adherence

Correct Answer : Defiance

Q.24 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Eventually, she overcame adversities and achieved success.
B. She engaged herself in ‘earn while you learn’, finance scheme in her college.
C. She needed financial support to complete her graduation.
D. Rama was a very poor girl. 
1. DCBA
2. CBDA
3. ADCB
4. ABCD

Correct Answer : DCBA

Q.25 Select the antonym of the given word.

BROAD 
1. Wide
2. Large
3. Long
4. Narrow

Correct Answer : Narrow

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 Q.1 Lt. General _______ took charge as the Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2019. 
1. Ravendra Pal Singh
2. Manoj Mukund Naravane
3. Anil Chauhan
4. Bipin Rawat

Correct Answer : Manoj Mukund Naravane

 Q.2 The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _______. 
1. Banabhatta
2. Kamban
3. Dandin
4. Jinsena

Correct Answer : Banabhatta

 Q.3 Who was the President of the World Bank Group as of January, 2020? 
1. Paul Wolfowitz
2. David Malpass
3. Jim Yong Kim
4. Robert Zoellick

Correct Answer : David Malpass

 Q.4 The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ________ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah. 
1. Bijapur
2. Delhi
3. Agra
4. Allahabad

Correct Answer : Bijapur

 Q.5 Private ownership of the means of production is a feature of a _______ economy. 
1. socialist
2. dual
3. capitalist
4. mixed

Correct Answer : capitalist

 Q.6 _________ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE. 
1. Mathura
2. Pataliputra
3. Varanasi
4. Rajagaha

Correct Answer : Rajagaha

Q.7 Asia's largest wholesale spice market is located in _______. 
1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Ahmedabad
4. Bengaluru

Correct Answer : Delhi

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Q.8 The Vedic Civilisation in  India flourished along the river__________. 
1. Godavari
2. Saraswati
3. Tapi
4. Narmada

Correct Answer : Saraswati

Q.9 The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _______. 
1. Gangtok
2. Kalimpong
3. Dharamsala
4. Shillong

Correct Answer : Dharamsala

Q.10 In May 2019, the International Monetary Fund agreed to bail out ________ with a fund of $6 billion. 
1. India
2. Bangladesh
3. Pakistan
4. Nepal

Correct Answer : Pakistan

Q.11 In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ________. 
1. Panipat
2. Varanasi
3. Pataliputra
4. Mathura

Correct Answer : Pataliputra

Q.12 The ________ lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas. 
1. Pushkar
2. Lonar
3. Loktak
4. Sudarshana

Correct Answer :  Sudarshana

Q.13 Which of the following is NOT a  folk dance belonging to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir? 
1. Dhumal
2. Hafiza
3. Dangi
4. Rouf

Correct Answer : Dangi

Q.14 The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in ________. 
1. Odisha
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Assam
4. Kerala

Correct Answer : Odisha

 Q.15 Who among the following is an Indian Olympic archer and Padma Shri winner? 
1. Balbir Singh Dosanjh
2. Bajrang Punia
3. Limba Ram
4. Kidambi Srikanth

Correct Answer : Limba Ram

  Q.16 King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ________. 
1. Rajyavardhana
2. Chandravardhana
3. Indravardhana
4. Suryavardhana

Correct Answer : Rajyavardhana

 Q.17 Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______. 
1. lunar endosphere 
2. lunar thermosphere
3. lunar stratosphere
4. lunar exosphere

Correct Answer : lunar exosphere

 Q.18 Xerophthalmia is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin ________. 
1. A
2. K
3. C
4. D

Correct Answer :  A

 Q.19 Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth? 
1. Article 25
2. Article 19
3. Article 23
4. Article 15

Correct Answer : Article 15

 Q.20 Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of ________. 
1. slavery
2. untouchability
3. titles
4. sati

Correct Answer : sati

 Q.21 In April 2019, scientists in ________ produced the world’s first 3D printed heart using human tissue. 
1. Ethiopia
2. Israel
3. Kenya
4. Croatia

Correct Answer : Israel

Q.22 _______ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers. 
1. Chemical
2. Thermal
3. Gravitational
4. Gradient

Correct Answer : Thermal

Q.23 According to the United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2019, the Indian economy is expected to expand by _____ in 2020. 
1. 7.8%
2. 7.6%
3. 7.2%
4. 7.1%

Correct Answer : 7.1%

Q.24 The major component of modern Olympic gold medals is ________. 
1. Silver
2. Copper
3. Bronze
4. Gold

Correct Answer : Silver

Q.25 In biological terms, _______ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.  
1. Amensalism
2. Commensalism
3. Parasitism
4. Mutualism

Correct Answer : Commensalism

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Q.1 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sparse 
1. Scanty
2. Abundant
3. Costly
4. Tranquil

Correct Answer :  Abundant

 Q.2 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. Upon returning from his travels, he was forced to live in a house where his large family lived.
B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from Vaikom in Kerala.
C. The household was always noisy and full of chaos, no place for a writer surely!
D. Apart from family members, myriads of domestic animals also treated the house as their own.
1. BCDA
2. BCAD
3. BADC
4. BDCA

Correct Answer :  BADC

Q.3 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 
1. Impeach
2. Influence
3. Itinerent
4. Ignorance

Correct Answer : Itinerent

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Being a millionaire, he is leading a ______ life. 
1. expensive
2. luxurious
3. destitute
4. conducive

Correct Answer : luxurious

Q.5 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Did the problems you had to face discourage you? 
1. Have you been discouraged by the problems you have to face?
2. Are you discouraged by the problems you had to face?
3. Were you discouraged by the problems you had to face?
4. Are you being discouraged by the problems you had to face?

Correct Answer : Were you discouraged by the problems you had to face?

Q.6 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given.

One who is preoccupied with his own interests 
1. Pessimist
2. Optimist
3. Atheist
4. Egoist

Correct Answer : Egoist

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1)______ 1905. With access to all the fresh milk he (2)______, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3)______ opened in a small Pennsylvania village is today the (4)______ chocolate factory in the world. The confections created here are (5)______ around the world.
SubQuestion No : 7 
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1. 
1. in
2. on
3. at
4. to

Correct Answer : in

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Q.1 Former union minister and former Karnataka CM, D.V. Sadananda Gowda is a cabinet minister in the current central cabinet (February-2020). What is his portfolio? 
1. Tribal Affairs
2. Law and Justice
3. Public Distribution
4. Chemicals and Fertilizers

Correct Answer : Chemicals and Fertilizers

Q.2 The city of Vijayawada lies on the banks of which of these rivers? 
1. Mahanadi
2. Tapti
3. Godavari
4. Krishna

Correct Answer : Krishna

Q.3 The American scientist Edwin Hubble's name is  associated with which of these theories? 
1. Partial Coherence of Light Theory
2. Lattice Gauge Theory
3. The Big Bang Theory
4. Quantum Chromodynamics Theory

Correct Answer : The Big Bang Theory

Q.4 When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights? 
1. Day of equinox
2. Day of winter solstice
3. At orbital plane
4. Day of summer solstice

Correct Answer : Day of equinox

Q.5 Bhavai and Kalbelia as traditional dance forms, owe their genesis to which Indian state? 
1. Punjab
2. Odisha
3. Assam
4. Rajasthan

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

Q.6 Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was recently (2020) assassinated by the US military in ______. 
1. United Arab Emirates
2. Iraq
3. Pakistan
4. Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer : Iraq

Q.7 Which of the following is an Indian Research Station in the Antarctica Region? 
1. Maitri
2. Orcadas
3. Mawson
4. Hope Bay

Correct Answer : Maitri

Q.8 Only one Indian batsman has scored a triple century in test cricket other than Virender Sehwag. Name this batsman. 
1. Shikhar Dhawan
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Karun Nair
4. Ajinkya Rahane

Correct Answer : Karun Nair

Q.9 Who is the only scientist in the world to have won the Nobel prize in Chemistry twice? 
1. Linus Carl Pauling
2. Frederick Sanger
3. Roger D. Kornberg
4. Madame Curie

Correct Answer : Frederick Sanger

 

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Q.1 Select the synonym of the given word.

PATHETIC 
1. Curious
2. Insignificant
3. Pitiful
4. Dull

Correct Answer : Pitiful

Q.2 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The modern man is busy acquiring more and more wealth and designing ways to invest it in more sense pleasures. 
1. modern man is busy
2. designing ways to invest it
3. in more sense pleasures
4. acquiring more and more wealth

Correct Answer : in more sense pleasures

Q.3 Select the antonym of the given word.

HILARIOUS 
1. Happy
2. Sad
3. Blithe
4. Merry

Correct Answer :  Sad

Q.4 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

It is an ______ day to start your new business. 
1. audacious
2. auspicious
3. ominous
4. occasional

Correct Answer : auspicious

Q.5 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

He said to me, "What are you doing?" 
1. He said what I had been doing.
2. He asked me what I was doing.
3. He asked me that what was I doing.
4. He said that what I was doing.

Correct Answer : He asked me what I was doing.

Q.6 Select the most appropriate word to substitute the underlined word of the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No improvement’.

There is a great degrade in values in modern age. 
1. No improvement
2. degradation of values
3. deliberation for values
4. demonstration from values

Correct Answer : degradation of values

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Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1)______ on them that they are in a fair way to become his (2)______. Already men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting (3)______ machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)______ petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at an (5)______ temperature.
SubQuestion No : 7 
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1 
1. inferior
2. helpless
3. subordinate
4. dependent

Correct Answer : dependent

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1)______ on them that they are in a fair way to become his (2)______. Already men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting (3)______ machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)______ petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at an (5)______ temperature.
SubQuestion No : 8 
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2 
1. administrators
2. slaves
3. victims
4. masters

Correct Answer : masters

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1)______ on them that they are in a fair way to become his (2)______. Already men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting (3)______ machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)______ petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at an (5)______ temperature.
SubQuestion No : 9 
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3 
1. from
2. under
3. upon
4. into

Correct Answer : upon

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1)______ on them that they are in a fair way to become his (2)______. Already men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting (3)______ machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)______ petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at an (5)______ temperature.
SubQuestion No : 10 
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4 
1. gave
2. give
3. given
4. gives

Correct Answer : given

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1)______ on them that they are in a fair way to become his (2)______. Already men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting (3)______ machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)______ petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at an (5)______ temperature.
SubQuestion No : 11 
Q.11 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5 
1. outdated
2. optimum
3. optimist
4. optional

Correct Answer : optimum

Q.12 Select the wrongly spelt word. 
1. Mansion
2. Ostentasion
3. Extension
4. Persuasion

Correct Answer : Ostentasion

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

On shank's mare 
1. On an elephant
2. On foot
3. On a lion
4. On a bicycle

Correct Answer : On foot

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

A snake in the grass 
1. A well-wisher
2. A secret enemy
3. A good friend
4. Difficult to find

Correct Answer : A secret enemy

Q.15 Select the antonym of the given word.

VICIOUS 
1. Virtuous
2. Baneful
3. Sinful
4. Unfortunate

Correct Answer : Virtuous

Q.16 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Nevertheless, sound health, economic security and mental satisfaction are desired by all
B. A change that is conducive to happiness may be termed as progress.
C. But different people find happiness in different things.
D. So, If a change contributes to the growth of these factors, it is progress. 
1. DBCA
2. ABCD
3. BDCA
4. BCAD

Correct Answer : BCAD

Q.17 Select one word for the following group of words.

One who leaves his own country to settle in another 
1. Native
2. Emigrant
3. Foreigner
4. Tourist

Correct Answer : Emigrant

Q.18 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. Can I borrow your camera?
B. I will give it back to you next week.
C. I am going to jungle safari tomorrow.
D. My friend told me that jungle is beautiful in these days. 
1. CADB
2. CDAB
3. BACD
4. ADBC

Correct Answer : CDAB

Q.19 Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined segment of the given sentence. If no substitution is required select ‘No improvement’

A man in need pleaded for help. 
1. requested for helping
2. No improvement
3. promised for help
4. commanded to help

Correct Answer : No improvement

Q.20 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

The Prime Minister, along with the other ministers have left for America. 
1. the other ministers
2. The Prime Minister along with
3. for America
4. have left

Correct Answer : have left

Q.21 Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

The thief was being arrested by the police. 
1. The police was arresting the thief.
2. The police arrested the thief.
3. The police has arrested the thief.
4. The police had arrested the thief.

Correct Answer : The police was arresting the thief.

Q.22 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

He ______ a heinous crime. 
1. happened
2. occurred
3. committed
4. made

Correct Answer :  committed

Q.23 Select the wrongly spelt word. 
1. Practicle
2. Flexible
3. Flashy
4. Elegant

Correct Answer : Practicle

Q.24 Select the synonym of the given word.

PENITENCE 
1. Patience
2. Repentance
3. Misery
4. Admiration

Correct Answer : Repentance

Q.25 Select one word for the following group of words.

A period of ten years 
1. Fortnight
2. Millennium
3. Century
4. Decade

Correct Answer : Decade

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Q.1 In  January 2020, Home Minister Amit Shah released a book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’. This book is based on the life of ________. 
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Narendra Modi

Correct Answer : Narendra Modi

Q.2 Which of the following glands is present between the lungs? 
1. Hypothalamus
2. Pineal
3. Pituitary
4. Thymus

Correct Answer : Thymus

Q.3  In which state was the Global Investors Meet, ASCEND 2020 organised? 
1. Gujarat
2. Kerala
3. Maharashtra
4. Rajasthan

Correct Answer : Kerala

Q.4 Which law of physics states that the force between the two electric charges reduces to a quarter of its former value when the distance between them is doubled? 
1. Hooke's Law
2. Pascal's Law
3. Stefan's Law
4. Coulomb’s Law

Correct Answer : Coulomb’s Law

Q.5 Ajatashatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty,  was the son of _____. 
1. Anurudha
2. Bimbisara
3. Naga-Dasak
4. Udayin

Correct Answer : Bimbisara

Q.6 Who among the following was honoured with the 50th Dadasaheb Phalke Award? 
1. Amitabh Bachchan
2. Kamal Haasan
3. Anupam Kher
4. Naseeruddin Shah

Correct Answer : Amitabh Bachchan

Q.7 Which of the following is NOT a vertebrate? 
1. Snail
2. Bird
3. Mammal
4. Fish

Correct Answer : Snail

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Q.8 Borra caves are situated on the East Coast of India in which of the following hills? 
1. Nagari Hills
2. Ananthagiri Hill
3. Horsley Hills
4. Nallamala Hills

Correct Answer : Ananthagiri Hill

Q.9 In which of the following countries was the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress held? 
1. Australia
2. Belgium
3. England
4. France

Correct Answer : England

Q.10 'Industry 4.0' is a complex cyber-physical system which synergies production with digital technologies. The Ministry of Railways and the Department of Science and Technology have joined hands in partnership with which institution for taking up a unique project on 'Industry 4.0'? 
1. IIT Bombay
2. IIT Delhi
3. IIT Kanpur
4. IIT Madras

Correct Answer : IIT Kanpur

Q.11 Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty? 
1. Panduka
2. Kaivarta
3. Govishanaka
4. Dhanananda

Correct Answer : Dhanananda

Q.12 Who became the first Indian equestrian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
1. Fouaad Mirza
2. Amar Sarin
3. Amit Sinsinwar
4. Sehej Singh Virk

Correct Answer : Fouaad Mirza

Q.13 Which of the following is the major component of vinegar? 
1. Nitric acid
2. Acetic acid
3. Citric acid
4. Lactic acid

Correct Answer : Acetic acid

Q.14 Archaeologist R Nagaswamy was honoured at the Silver Jubilee International Conference of Art by which country? 
1. Nepal
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. China

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

Q.15 When we cut an onion, the synthase  enzyme converts the amino acid sulfoxides of the onion into which acid? 
1. Nitric acid
2. Citric acid
3. Sulphuric acid
4. Sulfenic acid

Correct Answer : Sulfenic acid

Q.16 In which state has the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) opened the first silk processing plant? 
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. Maharashtra

Correct Answer :  Gujarat

Q.17 In which year was the foundation stone for the Gateway of India laid in Bombay (now Mumbai)? 
1. 1915
2. 1905
3. 1913
4. 1920

Correct Answer : 1913

Q.18 In which district of Karnataka is the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary located? 
1. Hassan
2. Udupi
3. Mandya
4. Kodagu

Correct Answer : Kodagu

Q.19 Which of the following festivals me'Merry making of the Gods'? 
1. Makar Sankranti
2. Diwali
3. Pongal
4. Lai Haraoba

Correct Answer : Lai Haraoba

Q.20 Which of the following was previously known as 'the Lady Willingdon Park'? 
1. Mughal Gardens
2. Deer Park
3. Lodhi Gardens
4. Buddha Jayanti Park

Correct Answer : Lodhi Gardens

Q.21 In which of the following states is the Madhavpur Mela celebrated? 
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar

Correct Answer : Gujarat

Q.22 Wings India 2020 is scheduled to be held in which of the following airports? 
1. Warangal Airport
2. Begumpet Airport
3. Rajahmundry Airport
4. Vijayawada Airport

Correct Answer : Begumpet Airport

Q.23 What was India's position in the Brand Finance Nation ranking of 2019? 
1. Seventh
2. Sixth
3. Fifth
4. Third

Correct Answer : Seventh

Q.24 Which state’s Legislative Assembly adopted a new logo consisting of the national emblem and foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis Retusa), the state flower, in January 2020? 
1. Meghalaya
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
4. Tripura

Correct Answer : Arunachal Pradesh

Q.25 Objects that shine in the night sky are known as: 
1. constellations
2. celestial bodies
3. meteoroids
4. asteroids

Correct Answer : celestial bodies

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Q.1 Select the passive form of the given sentence.

The manager keeps the work pending. 
1. The work was kept pending by the manager.
2. The work are being kept pending by the manager.
3. The work has been kept pending by the manager
4. The work is kept pending by the manager.

Correct Answer : The work is kept pending by the manager.

  Q.2 Select the correct synonym of the given word.

Obligatory 
1. Aggressive
2. Mandatory
3. Useless
4. Reckless

Correct Answer : Mandatory

 Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement

The Director will agree with the proposal if we do not exceed the budget. 
1. No Improvement
2. agree on a proposal
3. agreed by the proposal
4. agree to the proposal

Correct Answer : agree to the proposal

Q.4 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

One of the boys from our school have been selected for National Badminton Championship. 
1. for National Badminton Championship
2. have been selected
3. from our school
4. One of the boys

Correct Answer : have been selected

Q.5 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order
A. However, the rate of population increase is another important factor to consider.
B. This change can be expressed in two ways.
C. Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country.
D. First, in terms of absolute numbers and second, in terms of percentage change. 
1. CBDA
2. BDCA
3. CADB
4. BADC

Correct Answer : CBDA

 Q.6 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

We must ______ help to the homeless and physically disabled people. 
1. exert
2. contribute
3. render
4. donate

Correct Answer : render

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Q.1 Which of  these institutions fixes the Repo Rate and the Reverse Repo Rate in India?
1. Ministry of Finance
2. State Bank of India
3. Reserve Bank of India
4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India

Q.2 Which of the following books is NOT written by Salman Rushdie?
1. Shame
2. Midnight's Children
3. An Area of Darkness
4. The Satanic Verses

Correct Answer : An Area of Darkness

Q.3 As of February 2020, who is the President of Sri Lanka?
1. Chandrika Kumaratunga
2. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
3. D.M. Jayaratne
4. Maithripala Sirisena

Correct Answer : Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Q.4 Name the author who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for his book - An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India.
1. Vikram Seth
2. Romila Thapar
3. Shashi Tharoor
4. Ramchandra Guha

Correct Answer : Shashi Tharoor

 Q.5 Name the physicist who is credited with the discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery led to his winning the Nobel Prize.
1. Enrico Fermi
2. J.S. Fleming
3. James Chadwick
4. Max Plank

Correct Answer : James Chadwick

  Q.6 As on January 2020, Shri Bhupesh Baghel is the Chief Minister of which of the following states?
1. Jharkhand
2. Haryana
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Odisha

Correct Answer : Chhattisgarh

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 Q.1 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. There are many gadgets that are operated by a remote control and contain a silicon chip.
B. This produces an infra-red beam, made up of electromagnetic waves.
C. When a button is pressed on the remote control, the chip sets off an electronic vibration.
D. The beam carries a coded signal for operating the systems. 
1. ACBD
2. ADCB
3. ACDB
4. BACD

Correct Answer : ACBD

 Q.2 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Health should be our first priority and should never be ______. 
1. declined
2. neglected
3. discarded
4. suspended

Correct Answer : neglected

 Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

I wish if I was the Principal of my school. 
1. I were
2. If I had been
3. No improvement
4. that I am

Correct Answer :  I were

 Q.4 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

A colour blind person is not able to ______ between colours. 
1. define
2. distinguish
3. observe
4. glance

Correct Answer : distinguish

 Q.5 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Lucy has already cut the cake when we reached the party hall. 
1. cut the cake
2. when we reached
3. Lucy has already
4. the party hall

Correct Answer :  cut the cake

Q.6 Select the passive form of the given sentence.

People claim to have seen the wild and mad elephant in several cities. 
1. The wild and mad elephant was claimed to be seen by people in several cities.
2. The wild and mad elephant is being claimed to be seen in several cities.
3. The wild and mad elephant has been claimed to be seen by the people in several cities.
4. The wild and mad elephant is claimed to have been seen in several cities.

Correct Answer : The wild and mad elephant is claimed to have been seen in several cities.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
SubQuestion No : 7 

Q.7 Select  the most appropriate option for blank No. 1. 
1. major
2. strong
3. powerful
4. minor

Correct Answer : major

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
SubQuestion No : 8 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2. 
1. intuition
2. compulsion
3. passion
4. intention

Correct Answer : intention

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
SubQuestion No : 9 

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3. 
1. written
2. concealed
3. denounced
4. announced

Correct Answer : announced

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
SubQuestion No : 10 

Q.10 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4. 
1. initiated
2. permitted
3. created
4. eliminated

Correct Answer : eliminated

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
SubQuestion No : 11 

Q.11 Select the most appropriate  option for blank No. 5. 
1. reject
2. break
3. disobey
4. follow

Correct Answer : follow

Q.12 Identify the part of the sentence that contains the grammatical error.

One of the greatest responsibilities of a scientist is that his discoveries and inventions are utilized to the overall development of the nation.
1. is that his discoveries and inventions
2. are utilized to the overall
3. development of the nation
4. One of the greatest responsibilities of a scientist

Correct Answer : are utilized to the overall

Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

Amit has the good command on English as he was born and brought up in England. 
1. No improvement
2. the best command in
3. a good command over
4. a better command of

Correct Answer : a good command over

Q.14 Select the most appropriate word that methe same as the group of words given.

A short story with a moral, usually with animals as characters. 
1. Fable
2. Ode
3. Parody
4. Hymn

Correct Answer : Fable

Q.15 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Hostile 
1. Unfavourable
2. Amiable
3. Adverse
4. Violent

Correct Answer : Amiable

Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.

Hobson's Choice 
1. To challenge an unworthy opponent
2. To exercise the choice to surrender before the enemy
3. An apparently free choice where there is no real alternative
4. To be in an aggressive mood when facing a challenge

Correct Answer : An apparently free choice where there is no real alternative

Q.17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Deficiency 
1. Sufficiency
2. Inadequacy
3. Efficiency
4. Abundance

Correct Answer : Inadequacy

Q.18 Select the correctly spelt word. 
1. Commemorate
2. Comemorate
3. Comemmorate
4. Commemmorate

Correct Answer : Inadequacy

Q.19 Select the most appropriate  antonym of the given word.

Sluggish 
1. Weak
2. Active
3. Sedentary
4. Dull

Correct Answer : Active

Q.20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.

To add fuel to the fire. 
1. Exploit someone
2. Calm down the situation
3. To make a bad situation worse
4. Simplify the problem

Correct Answer : To make a bad situation worse

Q.21 Select the indirect narration  of the given sentence.

He said to me," What time do the banks open and close?"
1. He asked me what time do the banks open and close.
2. He wanted to know what time the banks open and close.
3. He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.
4. He said me what time did the banks open and close.

Correct Answer : He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.

Q.22 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. It is called the atmosphere.
B. All parts of the earth are surrounded by air.
C. Living beings breathe in and breathe out the air all the time.
D. This process is called respiration.
1. BACD
2. ACDB
3. CBAD
4. DACB

Correct Answer : BACD

Q.23 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Catastrophic 
1. Disastrous
2. Delicate
3. Mysterious
4. Tough

Correct Answer : Disastrous

Q.24 Select the most appropriate word that methe same as the group of words given.

Enclosed area where aircraft are kept and repaired 
1. Hangar
2. Hanger
3. Hose
4. Harbinger

Correct Answer : Hangar

Q.25 Select the correctly spelt word. 
1. Definite
2. Definate
3. Definiet
4. Definete

Correct Answer : Definite

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एस.एस.सी. सीजीएल (टियर -1) परीक्षा पेपर 2019 "05 मार्च 2020" सुबह की पाली (English Comprehension) SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2019 "held on 05 March 2020" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)



एस.एस.सी. सीजीएल (टियर -1) परीक्षा पेपर 2019 "05 मार्च 2020" सुबह की पाली (English Comprehension) SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2019 "held on 05 March 2020" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)



(English Comprehension) :

Q.1 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Modern man is completely engross in the mad pursuit of material pleasures and luxuries. 
1. completely engross
2. material pleasures and luxuries
3. Modern man is
4. mad pursuit of

Correct Answer : completely engross

Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

A bed of roses 
1. An easy and happy situation
2. A pleasant perfume
3. A difficult path
4. A valley full of flowers

Correct Answer : An easy and happy situation

Q.3 Select the corr ect indirect  form of the given sentence.

"What a good idea!", Seema remarked. 
1. Seema exclaimed that the idea is good.
2. Seema said what a good idea it is.
3. Seema exclaimed that it was a very good idea.
4. Seema told what an idea!

Correct Answer : Seema exclaimed that it was a very good idea.

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

A close-fisted person 
1. A kind person
2. A miserly person
3. A cruel person
4. A strong person

Correct Answer : A miserly person

Q.5 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

I like both tea and coffee but prefer the ______. 
1. least
2. last
3. later
4. latter

Correct Answer : latter

Q.6 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

They offered me a chair 
1. I offered a chair to them.
2. A chair is offered to me by them.
3. I was offered a chair by them.
4. A chair was being offered to me.

Correct Answer :  I was offered a chair by them.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

A (1)______ of trucks carrying soldiers was coming down the mountain road. The trucks (2) ______ slowly as there had been heavy snowfall in that area . Suddenly, with a (3) ______ a huge tree on the hill side fell bringing along with it boulders and mud. (4) ______, the driver of first truck stopped in time. The soldiers got down and started (5) ______ the road.
SubQuestion No : 7 

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1 
1. flock
2. bevy
3. convoy
4. crew

Correct Answer : convoy

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

A (1)______ of trucks carrying soldiers was coming down the mountain road. The trucks (2) ______ slowly as there had been heavy snowfall in that area . Suddenly, with a (3) ______ a huge tree on the hill side fell bringing along with it boulders and mud. (4) ______, the driver of first truck stopped in time. The soldiers got down and started (5) ______ the road.
SubQuestion No : 8 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2 
1. was moving
2. were moving
3. has moved
4. are moving

Correct Answer : were moving

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एस.एस.सी. सीजीएल (टियर -1) परीक्षा पेपर 2019 "05 मार्च 2020" सुबह की पाली (सामान्य जागरूकता) SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2019 "held on 05 March 2020" Morning Shift (General Awareness)



Q.1 The police of which state was honoured with the President's Colours award in December 2019?
1. Gujarat
2. Kerala
3. Maharashtra
4. Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Gujarat

Q.2 As per the government rules, how much percentage of advance tax needs to be paid by 15th June by an individual who is liable to pay advance tax? 
1. 15%
2. 30%
3. 10%
4. 25%

Correct Answer : 15%

Q.3 G. Babita Rayudu took charge as an Executive Director for which of the following organisations in January 2020?
1. Small Industries Development Bank of India
2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India
3. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
4. Bombay Stock Exchange

Correct Answer : The Securities and Exchange Board of India

Q.4 The researchers of which academic institution employed the nanoscale phenomenon called 'Electrokinetic streaming potential' to harvest energy from flowing water on a small scale like water flowing through household water taps? 
1. IIT Madras
2. IIT Bombay
3. IIT Delhi
4. IIT Guwahati

Correct Answer :  IIT Guwahati

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