General Knowledge

1. Which scientist was recently awarded the MP Birla award?

A. Dr. GM Nair
B. JV Narlikar
C. KD Abhyankar
D. Thanu Padmanabhan

Ans. Thanu Padmanabhan

2. Recently, a minor planet was named after renowned Indian singer Pandit
Jasraj. Which organization is responsible for the naming?
A. International Space Organisation
B. World Outer Space Naming Union
C. International Astronomical Union
D. NASA

Ans. International Astronomical Union

3. NDTV, an Indian private news channel was recently awarded International

Press Institute India award for excellence in journalism. What is the full
name of NDTV?
A. New Delhi Television
B. National Democratic Television
C. Neo-Dynamic Television
D. National Doordarshan Television

Ans. New Delhi Television

4. Who has been named as the Times 2019 person of the year and he/she
belongs to which country?
A. Zozibini Tunzi, South Africa
B. Sanna Marin,Finland
C. Greta Thunberg, Sweden
D. Ripu Daman Bevli, India

Ans. Greta Thunberg/Sweden

5. The Ministry of Home Affairs along with the Narcotics Control Bureau
(NCB) will investigate illegal plantations of which plant and destroy them
deploying drones before the plants are harvested?
A. Ayahuasca
B. Opium
C. Marijuana
D. Tobacco

Ans. Marijuana

6. What was the name of the event where largest ever gathering of the Indian-
origin took place for the first time and addressed by PM Narendra Modi and
US President, Donald Trump?
A. Howdy Modi
B. Wassup Modi?
C. Mah nigga, Mah Narendra
D. Namaste India

Ans. Howdy Modi

7. The recently passed Citizenship Amendment Bill is said to violate the

Assam Accord. In which year was the accord signed?
A. 1983
B. 1975
C. 1964
D. 1985

Ans. 1985

8. Who is the recipient of the 55th Jnanpith award?

A. Girish Karnard
B. Amitav ghosh
C. Krishna SObti
D. Akkitham

Ans. Akkitham
9. As per the Indian Corruption Survey, which state is the most corrupt in
India?
A. Bihar
B. U.P
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra

Ans. Rajasthan

10.Who has been elected as the new Director General of International Atomic
Energy Agency?
A. Malcolm Hailey
B. Rafael Grossi
C. Assad Hafeez
D. Roberto Azevedo
Ans. Rafael Grossi

Logical Reasoning

1. Some cobra is scary. No scary is tiger. Cobra is tiger.

2. Every human being breathes. Those who breathe are alive. Most human
beings are alive.
3. Some teachers teach Maths. Maths is tough.Some teachers teach tough
subjects.
4. No friend is forever. Forever is family. No friend is family.
A. Only 3
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Only 2
D. Both 1 and 4

Ans. Only 3
 2. A bus left 10 minutes back and the next bus is at 10:40am. If my watch is
5 minutes late and it is showing 10:20 a.m at present. What is the time period
between successive buses?

A. 20 minutes

B. 30 minutes

C. 35 minutes

D. 25 minutes

Ans. 25 minutes

3. Ravi and Rakesh start from their office and walk in opposite directions. Ravi
travelled 8 km, then turned right and continued travel for 6 km more. Rakesh
travelled 6 km, then turned righ and travelled for 8 km more. How far are they now
from each other?

A. 14√2 km

B.28√2 km

C.20√2km

D.11√2km

Ans. A. 14√2 km

4. A recently discovered short film by Satyajit Ray has created quite a stir in the
filmmaking community. The film couldn’t have been made outside the time frame
of 1985-1992. The film depicts an event occurred only in May 1985. Ray passed
away in 1992 but he had stopped taking new projects since 1989. So, it is safe to
conclude that
Ray made this documentary between 1985 and 1989.

Which of the following, if true, weakens the given argument most convincingly?

A. Ray worked on a film over a course of many years.

 B. The camera reel of the film cant be analyzed with exact accuracy for the
year of recording.
C. Ray didn’t make any documentary film after 1983 when he suffered is first
heart stroke.
D. Ray had an advanced knowledge of the event the film depicts.

Ans. A. worked on a film over a course of many years.

5. In a family of six persons P,Q,R,S,T and U there are two married couples. S
is the grandfather of P and father of Q. R is the husband of Q and father of
U. U is the grandson of T.How many male members are there in the family?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Cannot be determined

Ans. D cannot be determined

6. Eight books are kept one over the other. Counting from the top the fifth and
sixth books are on plays and these two books on plays are between two
books on composition. One book on Plays is between two books on poetry
while the book at just above of the book on Literature is a book on
Composition. The book at fourth position from the top is on
A. Plays
B. Poetry
C. Composition
D. Literature

Ans. C. Composition

7. In the following, find the odd one out.

64,52,36,26,12
A.12
B.26
C.52
D.64
Ans. B. 26
 8. Find the missing term in the sequence. BCDGHILMNQR.

A.S

B.U

C.P

D.T

Ans. A. S

9. 121:11::25:?

A. 10

B.7

C.15

D. 5

Ans. A. 10

10. If 25th march,2005 was Monday then what was the day on 6th march,2004?

A.Tuesday

B.Wednesday

C.Sunday

D.Saturday

Ans. A. Tuesday

Legal Reasoning

1. Principle: No person shall be discriminated only on the grounds of sex. A

cause of action howsoever justified should follow the basic legal technicalities.
Facts: Sheldon Cooper recently graduate from National Law University. Ever
since his school days, he was against the concept of reservation for women as he
believed that women are equally situated as men in the present society and
reservation to them is unnecessary, though it can be extended to those women who
are in actual need of it. Having earned a degree in law and having formally
designated as a lawyer, he files a writ petition I the Supreme Court of India under
article 226.What would be the most probable legal outcome?

A. He will win the case as it is high time and a lot of surveys show that women
are at par with men. Reservations to them are unnecessary.
B. He cannot file a petition because of technical legal loopholes in his petition.
C. He will win the case. He is not totally against reservation. Hence, the court
will accept his arguments.
D. He will win the case as National Law University is a brand in itself. The
judges will obviously turn in his favor.

Ans. B. He cannot file a petition because of technical legal loopholes in

his petition.

2. Constitution Bench means

A. When 5 or less judges sit to decide upon a matter involving constitutional
interpretation.
B. When 5 or more judges sit to decide upon a matter involving
constitutional interpretation.
C. In the event of emergency under article 352, the Supreme court is
empowered to take matters affecting fundamental rights.
D. In the event of state emergency under article 356, the supreme court is
empowered to take matters affecting fundamental rights.

Ans. B. When 5 or more judges sit to decide upon a matter involving

constitutional interpretation.
3. Principle: Fundamental Rights are not absolute but subject to certain
reasonable limitation. What is reasonable varies from case to case. A writ
petition can be filed against violation of any fundamental rights.
Facts: There was a deadly fight between a few gangster groups in the city of
Jabalpur. The police imposed a curfew for 24 hours. Under the curfew
restrictions, not more than 5 people can assemble together at any place in the
entire city. This was done to prevent any untoward incident. Dr. Tarun filed
a writ petition challenging the curfew as he has a fundamental right under
article 19 to assemble.
A. His petition will succeed as the police have put an unreasonable
restriction. The number of people should have been more than 20 or
something. What harm can 5 people do?
B. His petition will succeed as the police have put an unreasonable
restriction. The local people should have been consulted before coming
up with such draconian ban.
C. His petition will fail as police have put a reasonable restriction. There is
no relation between assembly of people and instance of violence.
D. His petition will fail as the police have put a reasonable restriction. This
restriction was imposed to control the instances of violence across the
city.

Ans. D. His petition will fail as the police have put a reasonable restriction.
This restriction was imposed to control the instances of violence across the
city

4. Principle: Whoever makes any gesture, or any preparation intending or

knowing it to be likely that such gesture or preparation will cause any person
present to apprehend that he who makes that gesture or preparation is about to
use criminal force to that person, is said to commit an assault.
Facts: Rick was sitting at the bank of river Ganga. Morty, his close friend
was standing behind him so that Rick’s back faced Morty. Rick was
unaware of Morty’s presence. Morty, for fun pushed Rick into the river.
Rick sued him for assault. Decide.
A. Rick is Morty’s friend. There is no legal intention in this complaint.
Friends don’t get into legal tussles.
 B. Rick was unaware of Morty’s presence therefore he had no apprehension
of the force Morty is going to use against him. Therefore, there is no
assault.
C. This is attempt to murder, Morty should be punished for the same.
D. This is assault.

Ans. B. Rick was unaware of Morty’s presence therefore he had no

apprehension of the force Morty is going to use against him. Therefore,
there is no assault.

5. Assertion: Undue influence in a contract between doctor and patient can be

presumed.
Reasoning: The mental capacity of the patient is affected by the treatment
of the doctor
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
Ans. A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

6. Preparation and attempt are two stages of commission of crime. Preparation is

not punishable generally but attempt is. One basic reason as to why preparation
is not punishable is that there
A. Is no nexus between preparation and attempt
B. Can be chances of change o mind before commission of offence
C. Is absence of intention
D. Is absence of attempt

Ans. B. Can be chances of change o mind before commission of offence

7. Principle: Whoever, by deceiving any person fraudulently or dishonesty

induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person or to
consent that any person shall retain any property or intentionally induces the
person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit
if he were not deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause
 damage or hard to that person in body, mind, reputation or property is said to
cheat.

Facts: S had to travel to Bangalore for a business visit. He called Hotel X and
inquired whether Ac rooms were available and he was told in affirmative. When he
reached Hotel X, he was provided a non-AC room. S filed a criminal case of
cheating against the management of Hotel X.

A. They are guilty because no AC rooms were available in the hotel and
they represented to S that they were.
B. They are not guilty because merely being provided with a non-Ac room
does not mean that AC rooms were not available. And thus it cannot be
said that S was cheated.
C. They are guilty because they should have clearly told S whether Ac
rooms were available or not.
D. Data not sufficient.

Ans. B. They are not guilty because merely being provided with a non-
Ac room does not mean that AC rooms were not available. And thus it
cannot be said that S was cheated.

8. Principle: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any moveable property out

of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that
property in order to such taking is said to commit theft.
Facts: Roger had a very expensive watch. Since he had to go abroad for a
few months, he gave his watch to his friend B for safekeeping. B was in debt
and pawned his watch with C in order to repay his debt. Thinking B will not
be able to repay C sold that watch to recover the loan. When A came back he
filed a criminal case of theft against B and C. Are they guilty?
A. B is guilty as he took the watch out of A’s possession with dishonest
intention to use it to pay his loans.
B. B and C both are not guilty as in both cases the watch was never taken
out of the possession of A.
 C. B is guilty for dishonestly selling A’s watch with which he was entrusted.
C is guilty as well as the watch actually belonged to A and C had no
business selling his watch.
D. B is not guilty as he never took the watch out of A’s possession even
though he might have had a dishonest intention to use it for playing his
loans. C is guilty as C took the watch out of B’s possession and
dishonestly sold the watch.

Ans. B is not guilty as he never took the watch out of A’s possession
even though he might have had a dishonest intention to use it for
playing his loans. C is guilty as C took the watch out of B’s possession
and dishonestly sold the watch.

9. Principle: A person is guilty of culpable homicide amounting to murder if the

act by hich the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death,or
with the knowledge that the act is imminently dangerous to cause death.
Facts: ‘Walter’ was hiding behind a bush in Gulmohar Public Park,
Ghaziabad to catch pigeons. White came to the same place for hunting with
his gun. When White noticed some movements behind the bush, he thought
it was an animal and fired a shot due to which Walter was killed. Can White
be prosecuted with murder?
A. White cannot be liable for murder as he had no intention to kill Walter.
B. White shall be liable for murder because he must have knowledge that
firing at a bush in a public park may kill someone.
C. White shall be liable for murder because for whatever reason, Walter was
killed.
D. None of the above

Ans. B. White shall be liable for murder because he must have

knowledge that firing at a bush in a public park may kill someone.

10.Principle: Anybody who handles hazardous substance would be liable for any
mishap caused by such substance even though he is not negligent.
Facts: The Electricity Board is suffering from some technical snag due to
bad whether and this resulted in short circuiting in one of the grid networks.
This results in destruction of electric equipment in some homes. Is the board
liable for the damage caused?
A. The board is not liable it was not their fault.
B. The board is not liable because electricity is not a dangerous substance.
C. The board is not liable because they are a public utility service
D. The board is liable

Ans. D. The board is liable