General Awareness (25)

1. Who was the first Vice-President of independent India?
   A. C. Rajagopalachari
   B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
   C. Dr. Zakir Husain
   D. V. V. Giri

2. The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by which city?
   A. Paris
   B. Brisbane
   C. Milan
   D. Los Angeles

3. India’s first dedicated solar observatory, Aditya-L1, was launched by which rocket?
   A. GSLV Mk II
   B. LVM3
   C. PSLV-XL
   D. SSLV

4. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
   A. 19
   B. 21
   C. 32
   D. 44

5. The book “The Inheritance of Loss” was written by:
   A. Jhumpa Lahiri
   B. Arundhati Roy
   C. Kiran Desai
   D. Anita Desai

6. India’s largest floating solar plant (as of 2023) is located on which reservoir?
   A. Rihand
   B. Krishnapatnam
   C. Umiam
   D. Koyna

7. Who is the present Secretary-General of the United Nations?
   A. António Guterres
   B. Ban Ki-moon
   C. Amina Mohammed
   D. Kristalina Georgieva

8. Which Indian state has the highest forest cover (area-wise)?
   A. Arunachal Pradesh
   B. Madhya Pradesh
   C. Chhattisgarh
   D. Odisha

9. The currency of Argentina is:
   A. Real
   B. Peso
   C. Bolívar
   D. Sol

10. India’s first bullet-train corridor is being built with technical & financial help from:
    A. France
    B. Japan
    C. Germany
    D. China

11. The Dachigam National Park is famous for conserving which animal?
    A. Lion-tailed macaque
    B. Hangul deer
    C. Sangai deer
    D. Nilgiri tahr

12. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
    A. Narges Mohammadi
    B. Dmitry Muratov
    C. Maria Ressa
    D. Abiy Ahmed

13. The “Statue of Unity” is situated on which river?
    A. Tapti
    B. Sabarmati
    C. Narmada
    D. Mahi

14. India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine was:
    A. Covaxin
    B. Covishield
    C. Corbevax
    D. ZyCoV-D

15. Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
    A. 42nd
    B. 44th
    C. 61st
    D. 86th

16. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat is located in:
    A. Bangkok
    B. Manila
    C. Singapore
    D. Sydney

17. India’s first dedicated semiconductor policy was launched by which state?
    A. Karnataka
    B. Gujarat
    C. Tamil Nadu
    D. Telangana

18. “Project Tiger” was launched in:
    A. 1968
    B. 1973
    C. 1980
    D. 1992

19. The maximum membership of the Rajya Sabha is:
    A. 238
    B. 245
    C. 250
    D. 252

20. Which Indian city hosted the 2023 G-20 Finance Ministers meeting?
    A. Bengaluru
    B. New Delhi
    C. Mumbai
    D. Gandhinagar

21. The term “Bulls and Bears” is associated with:
    A. Share market
    B. Wheat market
    C. Jute market
    D. Bullion market

22. The river Brahmaputra is known as ……… in Tibet.
    A. Dihang
    B. Tsangpo
    C. Lohit
    D. Siang

23. India’s first woman Prime Minister served her first term starting:
    A. 1964
    B. 1966
    C. 1971
    D. 1975

24. Which country will chair the G-20 in 2025?
    A. India
    B. Brazil
    C. South Africa
    D. Indonesia

25. The 105th Constitutional amendment is related to:
    A. GST compensation
    B. EWS reservation
    C. Maratha reservation
    D. State list on socially & educationally backward classes

Mathematics (25)

26. The HCF of 144, 180 and 324 is:
    A. 12
    B. 18
    C. 36
    D. 72

27. If 3^(x+2) = 81, then x =
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4

28. A train 200 m long passes a pole in 10 s. Its speed (km/h) is:
    A. 36
    B. 54
    C. 72
    D. 90

29. The average of 11 numbers is 30. The average of the first 6 is 25 and of last 6 is 32. The 6th number is:
    A. 20
    B. 22
    C. 24
    D. 26

30. A man buys an article for ₹800 and sells at 15% profit. The selling price is:
    A. 900
    B. 920
    C. 950
    D. 1000

31. Simple interest on ₹2500 for 3 years at 12% p.a. is:
    A. 800
    B. 900
    C. 1000
    D. 1100

32. If 40% of x is 160, then x =
    A. 320
    B. 400
    C. 480
    D. 560

33. A can do a work in 12 days, B in 18 days. Together they finish in:
    A. 6
    B. 6.4
    C. 7.2
    D. 8

34. The compound interest on ₹1000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years is:
    A. 200
    B. 210
    C. 220
    D. 250

35. A dealer marks goods 40% above cost and allows 20% discount; profit % is:
    A. 8
    B. 10
    C. 12
    D. 20

36. The value of (0.3)³ is:
    A. 0.027
    B. 0.09
    C. 0.27
    D. 0.0027

37. A car covers 90 km in 1 h 15 min. Its speed is:
    A. 60
    B. 72
    C. 75
    D. 80

38. The smallest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 24 is:
    A. 1000
    B. 1008
    C. 1016
    D. 1024

39. The ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. If there are 400 boys, number of girls is:
    A. 240
    B. 250
    C. 300
    D. 320

40. The perimeter of a square field is 64 m. Its area is:
    A. 256 m²
    B. 196 m²
    C. 324 m²
    D. 484 m²

41. If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² =
    A. 23
    B. 24
    C. 25
    D. 27

42. A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. Equivalent single discount is:
    A. 28
    B. 30
    C. 32
    D. 36

43. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is:
    A. 200
    B. 300
    C. 400
    D. 500

44. A cube has volume 343 cm³. Its surface area is:
    A. 294
    B. 343
    C. 392
    D. 294√3

45. A man rows 12 km downstream in 2 h and same upstream in 3 h. Speed of current is:
    A. 1
    B. 1.5
    C. 2
    D. 2.5

46. A sum doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. The rate is:
    A. 10%
    B. 12.5%
    C. 15%
    D. 16%

47. The value of √0.0001 is:
    A. 0.01
    B. 0.1
    C. 0.001
    D. 1

48. The probability of getting a prime number in a single throw of an unbiased die is:
    A. 1/2
    B. 1/3
    C. 2/3
    D. 5/6

49. If log₁₀x = 2, then x =
    A. 10
    B. 100
    C. 1000
    D. 1/100

50. A man buys 11 oranges for ₹10 and sells 10 oranges for ₹11. His gain % is:
    A. 10
    B. 11
    C. 21
    D. 22

General Intelligence & Reasoning (25)

51. Find the odd one out:
    A. Tomato
    B. Cucumber
    C. Brinjal
    D. Orange

52. Complete the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
    A. 44
    B. 45
    C. 46
    D. 48

53. If ‘CAT’ is coded as 24, how is ‘DOG’ coded?
    A. 26
    B. 27
    C. 28
    D. 29

54. Pointing to a photograph, a woman said, “His father is the only son of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?
    A. Mother
    B. Sister
    C. Aunt
    D. Daughter

55. Select the pair analogous to Book : Library
    A. Tree : Forest
    B. Student : School
    C. Atom : Electron
    D. Painting : Gallery

56. In a row, A is 15th from left and B is 19th from right. If they interchange places, B becomes 23rd from right. Total students?
    A. 36
    B. 37
    C. 38
    D. 39

57. Find the missing number:
    2 3 4
    5 6 7
    8 9 ?
    A. 10
    B. 11
    C. 12
    D. 13

58. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘–’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, evaluate: 8 ÷ 2 – 4 × 6 + 3
    A. 6
    B. 8
    C. 10
    D. 12

59. Which word cannot be formed from ‘CONSTITUTION’?
    A. TINT
    B. COST
    C. SOLUTION
    D. NATION

60. If 1st Jan 2024 is Monday, what day is 1st March 2024?
    A. Thursday
    B. Friday
    C. Saturday
    D. Sunday

61. Direction: After walking 5 km south, a man turns left and walks 4 km, then turns right and walks 3 km. How far and in which direction from start?
    A. 5√2 km SE
    B. 5 km SW
    C. 6 km NW
    D. 8 km NE

62. Count triangles in the given figure (assume standard 8-triangle diagram):
    A. 8
    B. 10
    C. 12
    D. 14

63. Find the odd letter group:
    A. ACE
    B. PRT
    C. HJL
    D. QSU

64. If MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, then BOMBAY = ?
    A. CPNCBZ
    B. CPOCBZ
    C. CPNCBY
    D. CPNCBX

65. Statement: All pens are pencils. Some pencils are erasers.
    Conclusion:
    I. Some pens are erasers.
    II. No pen is eraser.
    A. Only I
    B. Only II
    C. Either I or II
    D. Neither

66. Find the missing term: B2E, D4H, F6J, ?
    A. H8M
    B. H8L
    C. H10L
    D. I8L

67. Arrange words: 1. Seed 2. Plant 3. Fruit 4. Pollination 5. Flower
    A. 1,2,5,4,3
    B. 1,2,4,5,3
    C. 1,2,3,4,5
    D. 2,1,5,4,3

68. In code language, 123 means ‘bright little boy’, 345 means ‘tall big boy’, 267 means ‘bright sunny day’. Which digit stands for ‘boy’?
    A. 3
    B. 4
    C. 5
    D. 1

69. Find the next pair: AB : BD :: EF : ?
    A. FH
    B. HI
    C. GH
    D. FG

70. If 5@3 = 34 and 6@2 = 40, then 7@4 = ?
    A. 65
    B. 63
    C. 61
    D. 59

71. Mirror image of ‘R8T3L’ is (assume standard):
    A. L3T8R
    B. Ʇ8T3⅃
    C. Ʇ3T8⅃
    D. L3T8R

72. Select the Venn diagram best representing: Professor, Teacher, Human being.
    A. P ⊂ T ⊂ H
    B. P overlaps T inside H
    C. P and T separate inside H
    D. H ⊂ T ⊂ P

73. If P is taller than Q but shorter than R, and S is taller than R but shorter than T, who is shortest?
    A. P
    B. Q
    C. R
    D. S

74. Number of times hands of a clock make 180° in 24 h is:
    A. 22
    B. 24
    C. 44
    D. 48

75. Odd number pair:
    A. 12–144
    B. 15–225
    C. 18–324
    D. 20–400

General Science (25)

76. The SI unit of electric charge is:
    A. Ampere
    B. Coulomb
    C. Volt
    D. Ohm

77. Which organelle is called the ‘powerhouse of the cell’?
    A. Ribosome
    B. Mitochondria
    C. Golgi body
    D. Lysosome

78. The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is termed:
    A. Fermentation
    B. Oxidation
    D. Esterification
    D. Polymerisation

79. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites is:
    A. Jupiter
    B. Saturn
    C. Uranus
    D. Neptune

80. Which colour has the maximum wavelength in visible spectrum?
    A. Violet
    B. Blue
    C. Green
    D. Red

81. The pH value of human blood is approximately:
    A. 6.8
    B. 7.0
    C. 7.4
    D. 8.0

82. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
    A. Gallium
    B. Mercury
    C. Caesium
    D. Bromine

83. The gas used for filling balloons and airships is:
    A. Hydrogen
    B. Helium
    C. Neon
    D. Nitrogen

84. Which part of the brain controls heartbeat and breathing?
    A. Cerebrum
    B. Cerebellum
    C. Medulla oblongata
    D. Hypothalamus

85. The process of photosynthesis converts light energy into:
    A. Heat energy
    B. Electrical energy
    C. Chemical energy
    D. Kinetic energy

86. Which vitamin is produced by exposing skin