1500+ Important Questions for IB

ACIO Exam
General Awareness, General Studies,
English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning

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General Awareness

S1. Ans.(a) S19. Ans.(b)

S2. Ans.(d) Sol. The Hikat dance is a very old form of folk dance which
S3. Ans.(d) is being performed by the young girls in the marriage
S4. Ans.(a) ceremonies in the valley of Kashmir.
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(c) S20. Ans.(a)
S7. Ans.(c) Sol. The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18
S8. Ans.(b) to 70 years with a bank account. The risk coverage under
S9. Ans.(a) the scheme is Rs.2 lakh for accidental death and full
S10. Ans.(d) disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability. The premium
S11. Ans.(c) of Rs. 12 per annum is to be deducted from the account
Sol. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power holder’s bank account through ‘auto-debit’ facility in one
station in Surat, Gujarat. installment.
S12. Ans.(c) S21. Ans.(a)
S13. Ans.(b) Sol. The Head office of European Bank for Reconstruction
Sol. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) also & Development (EBRD) is in London, UK.
called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental
S22. Ans.(c)
military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which
was signed on 4 April 1949. Sol. The Bhavani Sagar Dam constructed across Bhavani
river, is located 80 Km away from Coimbatore city, Tamil
S14. Ans.(d) Nadu. The Bhavanisagar dam is 8 km. long and it is the
Sol. Cuba Capital- Havana, Currency- Cuban peso.
longest masonry dam in the world.
S15. Ans.(a)
S23. Ans.(c)
Sol. Located 22 km from Srinagar, Dachigam National Park
is the northernmost placed national park and is spread Sol. Talcher Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Talcher
over 140 sq. km. Kaniha, located in the Angul district of Odisha, is a
3,000MW coal-fired power plant owned and operated by
S16. Ans.(a)
NTPC. The power station currently ranks as the fourth
Sol. The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom
largest operational thermal power plant in India.
Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has
made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or S24. Ans.(c)
promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, Sol. Sariska National Park is nestled amidst the beautiful
especially when this has been achieved in the face of Aravali hills in Rajasthan and is spread across 800 sq. km
danger. It was instituted in 1997.
and has mixed terrains, which include rocky landscapes,
S17. Ans.(b) grasslands, sheer cliffs and dry deciduous forests. The
Sol. Kota is a city located in the southeast of northern Sariska National Park is mainly famous for its tiger reserve,
Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located Around 250 allowing you to witness some of the greatest sights of tigers
kilometers south of the state capital, Jaipur, situated on the in region.
banks of Chambal River.
S25. Ans.(a)
S18. Ans.(c)
Sol. The High Altitude Warfare School is a training and
Sol. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants is a global treaty to protect human health and research establishment of the Indian Army. In 1948, Indian
the environment from highly dangerous, long-lasting Army established a ski school in Gulmarg which later
chemicals by restricting and ultimately eliminating their became the High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian
production, use, trade, release and storage. army specialising in snow–craft and winter warfare.

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S26. Ans.(b)
Sol. Irani Cup is related to cricket. The Irani Trophy was
conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the
completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy and sees the
previous year's Ranji Trophy winners take on a Rest of
India side. The competition was named after the late Zal
Irani, who was associated with the Indian board from its
inception in 1928 until his death in 1970. It was initially
played at the end of the season but in 1965-66 it was
switched and now heralds the start of the new domestic
season.
S27. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct match of naval exercises and the countries
associated are as follows:
Konkan Naval Exercise – India-United Kingdom
Malabar Naval Exercise – India-United States (also includes
Japan)
Varuna Naval Exercise – India-France
Indra Naval Exercise – India-Russia
S28. Ans.(a)
Sol. A) Bangladesh - Taka
B) Israel - New Shekel
C) Nepal - Rupee
D) Bhutan - Ngultrum
S29. Ans.(b)
Sol. Iceland´s capital Reykjavík (Reykjavik) is the world's
most northerly capital and Europe's most westerly capital.
S30. Ans.(c)
Sol. US President Donald Trump has presented America’s
highest military decoration, ‘The Legion of Merit’, to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. President Donald Trump has
awarded the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the
prestigious Legion of Merit too.
This honour holds significance as the four leaders receiving
it are the key to revive the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue,
QUAD since 2017.
It was a part of the Indo-Pacific strategy and was set as an
alternative to the growing belligerence of China in the East.
Legion of Merit is the US military decoration having
distinct ranks. It is by far the first US medal that is awarded
to the citizens of other countries. The award is being given
since 1943.
S31. Ans.(a)
Sol. Every year, India celebrates December 4 as Navy Day
to commemorate Operation Trident – a key offensive
during the 1971 India-Pakistan War, when the Indian Navy
inflicted heavy damage on Pakistani vessels in Karachi
harbour.
Operation Cactus: Operation to counter 1988 Maldives
coup d'état attempt
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Operation Safed Sagar: Code name assigned to the Indian
Air Force's role in acting jointly with the Ground troops
during the 1999 Kargil war
Operation Talwar: Navy blockade Pakistani ports,
especially one in Karachi, during the Kargil war to stop the
supply of oil and fuel.
S32. Ans.(b)
S33. Ans.(b)
Sol. The International Day of Tropics is observed every
year on 29 June across the world with an aim to raise
awareness to specific challenges faced by tropical areas
and t far-reaching implications of issues affecting world's
tropical zone.
S34. Ans.(c)
S35. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vyommitra is a female-looking spacefaring humanoid
robot being developed by the Indian Space Research
Organisation to function on-board the Gaganyaan, a
crewed orbital spacecraft. It can control onboard systems.
S36. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fiji is called the crossroads to Pacific. It is the main
harbor for both ships and planes coming from the west to
the east of the Pacific.
S37. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Population Day is observed on July 11 every
year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population
issues. The event was established by the Governing Council
of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.
S38. Ans.(b)
S39. Ans.(c)
Sol. Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for
acts of bravery in the battlefield while the Ashok Chakra,
Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra in addition for separate
acts of gallantry are awarded for valour, courageous action
or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
S40. Ans.(a)
Sol .Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the incumbent minister at
Ministry of Science & Technology (India), Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of
Earth Sciences in the BJP-led NDA government of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. He represents Chandni Chowk in
Delhi as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha.
S41. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sprawled across 87 sq. km in Chamoli District,
Uttarakhand, Valley of flowers is paradise on earth and is
situated at the conversion point of Eastern and Western
Himalayas and Zanskar ranges.
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S42. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Dhamal dance is famous in the Gurgaon area,
which is inhabited by Ahirs. Men perform this dance
outdoors only on moonlit nights of Phalgun month. It is
said that the people perform this dance whenever their
crop is ready for the purpose of the harvest.
S43. Ans.(b)
Sol. The ChapcharKut is a festival of Mizoram, India. It is
celebrated during March after completion of their most
arduous task of Jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing.
S44. Ans.(d)
Sol. Otis invented the safety break, which would stop the
elevator from crashing if it was activated by sudden falling
when a rope broke.
S45. Ans.(d)
Sol. Aral Sea is a landlocked sea lying between Kazakhstan
and Uzbekistan in the middle of a semi-arid and desert
region.
S46. Ans.(c)
Sol. Greenland is the world's largest island covering
2,175,597 square kilometers.
S47. Ans.(c)
Sol. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world.
S48. Ans.(d)
Sol. The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan words,
Dorje (thunderbolt) and Ling (place or land), meaning the
land of the thunderbolt.
S49. Ans.(c)
Sol. Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall in
southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border
between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
S50. Ans.(b)
S51. Ans.(c)
Sol. The constellation Ursa Major is known as the Great
Bear.
S52. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ecology is the study of the relationships between
plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the
balances between these relationships.
S53. Ans.(c)
Sol. Our solar system is located in Milky Way Galaxy. The
Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its
name “milky” is derived from its appearance as a dim
glowing band arching across the night sky in which the
naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars.
S54. Ans.(a)
Sol. Coimbatore is referred to as the "Manchester of South
India" due to its cotton production and textile industries.
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S55. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gujarat forms the longest coastline of all Indian states.
The total length of coastline of Gujarat is 1214.7 Km.
S56. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kanchenjunga National Park is a National Park and a
Biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India. It was inscribed
to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list on July 17, 2016,
becoming the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India.
S57. Ans.(c)
Sol. Roger Bacon invented gunpowder.
S58. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prabal Dostyk is the military exercise between India
and Kazakhstan while with Kyrgyzstan we perform
Khanjar military exercise.
S59. Ans.(c)
Sol. Madrid is the capital of Spain. It is the third-largest city
in the European Union (EU) after London and Berlin.
S60. Ans.(d)
Sol. Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in
Norway.
S61. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bhitarkanika National Park is a national park located
in Kendrapara district of Odisha in eastern India. Core area
of 145 square kilometre of the Bhitarkanika Wild
Sanctuary, spread over 672 km2.The national park is
surrounded by the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary.
Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary lies to the east,
and separates swamp region cover with canopy of
mangroves from the Bay of Bengal. Thus, it become a
vicinity of rich biodiversity.
S62. Ans.(b)
Sol. Satpura National Park is nurtured in the Satpura Range
of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh. With inclusion
of Pachmarhi&Bori Sanctuaries, Satpura Tiger Reserve it
covers 1427 km2. It came into light by British Officer
Captain J. Forsyth when he was in action against Indian
freedom fighter during 1857. Captain Forsyth belongs to
Bengal Cavalary Regiment and was in search of famous
freedom fighter Tantya Tope. While following the
information, he accidently reached the highlands of Central
India and find the place suitable for military base.
S63. Ans.(a)
Sol. Chandoli National Park National Park spread over
Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli District, Maharashtra state,
India, established in May 2004. Earlier it was a Wildlife
Sanctuary declared in 1985. Chandoli Park is notable as the
southern portion of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, with
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forming the northern part of the
reserve.
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Sol. The Nokrek National Park (NNS) is located in West
Garo Hills district of Meghalaya and covers an area of 47.48
square kilometres. It is an important habitat of the Asian
elephants and is also an important bird area.
S65. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Darrah National Park (DNP) is located in within
the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests’ ecoregion of
Rajasthan and covers an area of 250 square kilometers.
S66. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is an Indian
sanctuary in Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh State.
S67. Ans.(a)
Sol. Balphakram National Park, Meghalaya is one of the
well known national parks in India. Balphakram National
Park is home to wide species of plants and animals and is
located in the midst of the Garo Hills in Meghalaya.
S68. Ans.(a)
Sol. Famously known for the habitat of endangered species
of Giant Grizzled Squirrel of India, the Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary is located in the Idukki district of Kerala state.
S69. Ans.(a)
Sol. Khangchendzonga National Park is a mixed world
heritage site and it is the only one mixed site of India. Total
38 sites located in India out of which 30 are Cultural, 7 are
natural and 1 is mixed. Jaipur city is the latest entry in this
list.
S70. Ans.(d)
Sol. After the bifurcation of J&K state, Hemis National Park
now comes in Ladakh UT.
S71. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is
the largest reservoir in Gujarat.
S72. Ans.(c)
Sol. Krishnarajasagar dam built across Kaveri River near
Mysore in Karnataka. It is one of the principal and largest
dam built on the river Kaveri in Karnatakain, South India.
S73. Ans.(c)
Sol. Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant, in the Jharsuguda
district of Odisha, is currently the tenth largest thermal
power plant operating in India. It is a 2400MW coal-fired
power plant owned and operated by Sterlite Energy, a
100% subsidiary of Vedanta Resources.
S74. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rihand Thermal Power Station at Rihandnagar in the
Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh ranks as the ninth
largest thermal power plant in India. The coal-based power
plant with an installed capacity of 2,500MW is owned and
operated by NTPC. The Rihand dam has been built across
Rihand River a tributary of Sone river. The concrete gravity
dam has its maximum height that is 91m.
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Sol. TungaBhadra dam is constructed across river
Tungabhadra, a tributary of River Krishna, located
approximately five km from Hospet town in Karnataka,
which is also the largest dam in Karnataka.
S76. Ans.(b)
Sol. Hydroelectric power plants are conventional source of
energy. About 16.6% of total electricity and about 70% of
total renewable energy of world is provided by
hydroelectric power plants. They are not Non-renewable
because water is inexhaustible. It is not continuous source
of energy because its output fluctuates with change in flow
rate of water with season.
S77. Ans.(d)
Sol. Nuclear reactors operate on the principle of controlled
nuclear fission, the process in which a heavy atomic
nucleus splits into two smaller fragments. A large amount
of energy is released in this process, and this energy is the
basis of nuclear power systems.
S78. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 (TAPS-1) was the first
Nuclear power plant in India. This plant is situated in
Boisar, Maharastra since Oct-1969. At present, India has 22
operating reactors in 7 nuclear power plants with an
installed capacity of 6780 MWe. It is located in
Maharashtra.
S79. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is located
near Surat in the state of Gujarat. KAPS currently operates
two PHWRs, the first of which (Unit-1) began commercial
operations on 6 May 1993.
S80. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mettur Dam built across Kaveri River at Salem district
in Tamil Nadu with a height of 120 ft. It is one the largest
and one of the oldest dam built in India. Mettur Dam has
biggest and the most power generating capacity dam in
Tamil Nadu.
S81. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with an
overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific
responsibility in that ministry they are not member of
cabinet.
S82. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon was an Indian
nationalist, diplomat and politician, described by some as
the second most powerful man in India, after his ally.He is
defence minister during Indo china war of 1962.
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Sol. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was on 14th April 1891 Sol. Otis invented the safety break, which would stop the
at Mahu in Madhya Pradesh of India. Bhimrao Ramji elevator from crashing if it was activated by sudden falling
Ambedkar, also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian when a rope broke.
nationalist, jurist, Dalit, political leader, activist, S95. Ans.(c)
philosopher and thinker. He is first law Minister of India. Sol. George Gamow, who died in 1968, was a physicist, who
S84. Ans.(a) published "Thirty Years that Shook Physics".
Sol. Prime Minister presides over the meeting of council of S96. Ans.(d)
ministers and influences its decisions. Prime Minister Sol. Enrico Fermi was an Italian (later naturalized
stands at the head of the council of ministers, the other American) physicist and the creator of the world's first
ministers cannot function when the Prime Minister resigns nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1.
or dies.
S97. Ans.(c)
S85. Ans.(a) Sol. Roger Bacon invented gunpowder.
Sol. Article 75 clearly states that the council of ministers
S98. Ans.(a)
iscollectively responsible to the Lok Sabha and individually
Sol. Lewis Edson Waterman patented the first practical
responsible to president.
fountain pen in 1884.
S86. Ans.(b)
S99. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister is the real executive authority. In other
Sol. The smallpox vaccine, introduced by Edward Jenner in
words, president is the head of the State while Prime 1796, was the first successful vaccine to be developed. He
Minister is the head of the government. observed that milkmaids who previously had caught
S87. Ans.(a) cowpox did not catch smallpox and showed that inoculated
Sol. Article 75 clearly states that the council of ministers is vaccinia protected against inoculated variola virus.
collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. This means that S100. Ans.(b)
all the ministers own joint responsibility to the Lok Sabha
for all their acts of omission and commission. S101. Ans.(c)
Sol. A) Uzbekistan - Tashkent
S88. Ans.(d) B) Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Sol. The other ministers are appointed by the governor on C) Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
the advice of the chief minister. This means that the D) Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
governor can appoint only those persons as ministers who
S102. Ans.(b)
are recommended by the chief minister.
Sol. Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Its Currency is
S89. Ans.(d) Swedish krona.
Sol. The salaries and allowances of the Ministers of the
S103. Ans.(d)
Government of India are determined by the Parliament.
Sol. Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The Canadian dollar is
S90. Ans.(a) the currency of Canada.
Sol. Sir John Marriott. S104. Ans.(b)
S91. Ans.(a) Sol. Rubel is the national currency of Russia.
Sol. John Boyd Dunlop (1840 – 1922) invented the S105. Ans.(b)
pneumatic tyre in 1888. Sol. Seychelles Capital: Victoria, Currency: Seychellois
S92. Ans.(c) rupee.
Sol. Joseph John Thomson is widely recognized as the S106. Ans.(a)
discoverer of the electron. The electron was the first Sol. A) Bangladesh - Taka
subatomic particle to be discovered and in due course B) Israel - New Shekel
proved to be the most important one for the explanation of C) Nepal - Rupee
the chemical bond. D) Bhutan-Ngultrum
S93. Ans.(d) S107. Ans.(b)
Sol. Marie Curie discovered the radioactive element Sol. Iceland´s capital Reykjavík (Reykjavik) is the world's
radium. most northerly capital and Europe's most westerly capital.

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Sol. The national currency of Brazil is Real.
S109. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nairobi is the Capital of Kenya and Currency is Kenyan
shilling.
S110. Ans.(c)
Sol. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. New Zealand
dollar is the currency of New Zealand.
S111. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Court of Justice is the primary
judicial branch of the United Nations. It was established in
1945. ICJ has its headquarters at The Hague, Netherlands.
S112. Ans.(c)
Sol. SAARC is the regional intergovernmental organization
and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia.The SAARC
Secretariat is located at Kathmandu. It coordinates and
monitors implementation of activities, prepares for and
services meetings, and serves as a channel of
communication between the Association and its Member
States as well as other regional organisations.
S113. Ans.(a)
Sol. Members of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi- Sectoral Technical and Economic) are Bangladesh,
India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
S114. Ans.(d)
Sol. The six official languages of UNESCO are Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian and
Spanish.
S115. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120
developing countries states that are not formally aligned
with or against any major power bloc. After the United
Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. the
NAM was established in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
through an initiative of the Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru and the Yugoslav President J B Tito. This
led to the first Conference of Heads of State or
Governments of Non-Aligned Countries.
S116. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Mossad or also known as “Institute for Intelligence
and Special Operations” is the national intelligence agency
of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli
Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military
intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security).
S117. Ans.(d)
Sol. Amnesty International is a non-governmental
organisation which was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace
Prize for its “campaign against torture,” and the United
Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.
Itsheadquarters is located in Global International
Secrateriat in London.
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S118. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mercosur or Mercosul is an economic and political
agreement. Its full members are Argentina, Brazil,
Paraguay and Uruguay.
S119. Ans.(c)
Sol. The following are the clauses under the WTO trading
principles:
Most Favored Nation-Treating other nations equally-
Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally
discriminate between their trading partners. If they grant
some country a special favor (such as a lower customs duty
rate for one of their products), then they’ll have to do the
same for all other WTO members.
National Treatment - Treating foreigners and locals
equally
This principle of “national treatment” (giving others the
same treatment as one’s own nationals) is also found in all
the three main WTO agreements
The WTO is sometimes described as a “free trade”
institution, but that is not entirely accurate. The system
does allow tariffs and, in limited circumstances, other
forms of protection. More accurately, it is a system of rules
dedicated to open, fair and undistorted competition.
The rules on non-discrimination — MFN and national
treatment — are designed to secure fair conditions of
trade. So too are those on dumping (exporting at below
cost to gain market share) and subsidies. The issues are
complex, and the rules try to establish what is fair or unfair,
and how governments can respond, in particular by
charging additional import duties calculated to
compensate for damage caused by unfair trade.
S120. Ans.(d)
Sol. Special drawing rights (SDR) refer to an international
type of monetary reserve currency created by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969 that operates
as a supplement to the existing money reserves of member
countries.
Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since
1 December 2016.
S121. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 13th UN Convention on the Conservation of
Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13) hosted by India in 2020,
at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The COP-13 (Conference of
Parties) held from February 15-22, 2020.
S122. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Treaty of Maastricht signed on 7th February 1992,
established the European Union (EU) on the basis of three
pillars: the European Communities, the Common Foreign
and Security Policy (CFSP), and the Police and Judicial
Cooperation in Criminal Matters (JHA).
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Sol. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is a
strategic forum organised between the United States,
Japan, Australia and India.
Recently, the QUAD consultation of the four member
countries was held virtually to discuss regional issues of
common interest. The last Ministerial engagement was
held in September 2019.
S124. Ans.(d)
Sol. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), also
called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental
military alliance between 30 North American and
European countries. The organization implements the
North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.
NATO Headquarters are located in Haren, Brussels,
Belgium, while the headquarters of Allied Command
Operations is near Mons, Belgium.
The members of NATO are as follows :
Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
S125. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer, also known simply as the Montreal Protocol,
is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone
layer by phasing out the production of numerous
substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
S126. Ans.(d)
Sol. RAISE 2020 – `Responsible Artificial Intelligence for
Social Empowerment 2020’ would be organized jointly by
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and the
national think tank NITI Aayog.
S127. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vietnam chaired the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) summit held online. The discussions
pertained to the impact of Covid-19 on southeast Asia.
ASEAN is a regional grouping that promotes economic,
political, and security cooperation. It was established on 8
August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the
ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding
fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore and Thailand. Ten members: Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Chairmanship of ASEAN rotates annually, based on the
alphabetical order of the English names of Member States.
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S128. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants is a global treaty to protect human health
and the environment from highly dangerous, long-
lasting chemicals by restricting and ultimately
eliminating their production, use, trade, release and
storage.
S129. Ans.(c)
Sol. The United Nation’s COP 26 climate change summit
was scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow in Scotland
in November 2020.
Amid the world-wide Coronavirus pandemic, the Climate
change summit has been postponed to 2021.
S130. Ans.(d)
Sol. On November 17, 2020, the 12th BRICS or 2020 BRICS
Summit was held virtually and was hosted by Russia. The
theme of the 12th BRICS Summit was 'Global Stability,
Shared Security, and Innovative Growth'.
India will be taking over the Chairmanship of the BRICS,
which would be the third BRICS Presidency for India since
its inception (after 2012 and 2016) and will host the 13th
BRICS Summit in 2021
S131. Ans.(c)
Sol. India does military exercise Hand in Hand with China.
S132. Ans.(c)
Sol. EX MAITREE is bilateral exercise between India and
Thailand. Mitra Shakti is exercise that India perform with
Sri Lanka.
S133. Ans.(b)
Sol. Cobra Gold is an Asia-Pacific military exercise held in
Thailand every year. It is the largest Asia-Pacific military
exercise held each year, and is among the largest
multinational military exercises in which the United States
participates.
S134. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prabal Dostyk is the military exercise between India
and Kazakhstan while with Kyrgyzstan we perform
Khanjar military exercise.
S135. Ans.(b)
Sol. TSENTR is a SCO multilateral military exercise.
S136. Ans.(c)
Sol. Garuda Shakti- between India and Indonesia, Mitra
Shakti- between India and Sri Lanka Harimau Shakti-
between India and Malaysia.
S137. Ans.(d)
Sol. Shakti is conducted between India and France while
other three are between India and Japan.
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S138. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sindhu Sudarshan Is annual exercise of Strike crops of
Indian Army to test the operational readiness and
maneuver warfare capability. This time it held in Barmer,
Rajasthan.
S139. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tiger Triumph is a bilateral tri service military
exercise involving the armed forces of India and the United
States. It is the first tri-service military exercise between
the two countries. In year 2019, this exercise conducted at
Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
S140. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian Navy hosted military drill called ‘Milan-2020’ at
Visakhapatnam in March 2020. It is a multilateral Naval
exercise.
S141. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chameli Devi Jain puraskar is conferred to the
journalists. The award, instituted by the Media Foundation
has been conferred to Tusha Mittal of Tehelka’s Kolkata
News Bureau in 2012.
S142. Ans.(a)
Sol. Tansen Samman is conferred in the field of music
which carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh and a citation.
Tansen Sangeet Samaroh is celebrated every year in the
month of December in Behat village of Gwalior district,
Madhya Pradesh.
S143. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award
presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh.
The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical
Sanskrit writer. The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in
1980 and was initially conferred in alternate years in the
fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and
Plastic Arts.
S144. Ans.(a)
Sol. Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became
the first individual to be honoured posthumously.
S145. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Laureus World Sports Awards are annual awards
given to those sportspersons who have been outstanding
in the previous year. These awards were established in
1999 by Founding Patrons Daimler and Richemont. The
first gala was held on May 25, 2000 in Monte Carlo.
S146. Ans.(a)
Sol. The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom
Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has
made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or
promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world,
especially when this has been achieved in the face of
danger. It was instituted in 1997.
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S147. Ans.(d)
Sol. Right Livelihood prize is considered to be the
alternative to Nobel prize. This is also an annual prize
which is given to individuals who have done something
exemplary to solve some of the most pressing issues in the
world.
S148. Ans.(c)
Sol. US President Donald Trump has presented America’s
highest military decoration, ‘The Legion of Merit’, to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. President Donald Trump has
awarded the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the
prestigious Legion of Merit too.
This honour holds significance as the four leaders receiving
it are the key to revive the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue,
QUAD since 2017.
It was a part of the Indo-Pacific strategy and was set as an
alternative to the growing belligerence of China in the East.
Legion of Merit is the US military decoration having
distinct ranks. It is by far the first US medal that is awarded
to the citizens of other countries. The award is being given
since 1943.
S149. Ans.(c)
Sol. Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for
acts of bravery in the battlefield while the Ashok Chakra,
Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra in addition for separate
acts of gallantry are awarded for valour, courageous action
or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
S150. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Vyas Samman is a literary award which was first
awarded in 1991. It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla
Foundation and includes a cash of ` 250,000 (as of 2005).
To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in
the Hindi language and has been published in the past 10
years.
S151. Ans.(c)
Sol. A variant of NAG missile to be launched from
Helicopter is being developed under the name HELINA
(HELIcopter launched Nag).
S152. Ans.(d)
Sol. DRDO was formed in 1958 by the merger of the
Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate
of Technical Development and Production of the Indian
Ordiance Factories with the Defense Science Organisation.
S153. Ans.(c)
S154. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pranash is the name of India’s 200-km strike range
tactical ballistic missile which is currently under
development by DRDO. This missile is advanced version of
the 150-km strike range Prahar missile. Pranash will be a
surface-to- surface ballistic missile and will be used by Air
Force and Army.
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Sol. Astra is an all-weather air-to-air missile developed
completely by DRDO, currently, ASTRA is capable of
engaging the targets up to a distance of 110 km.
S156. Ans.(b)
Sol. The name of Brahmos is forced from the names of two
rivers Brahmaputra is India and Moskva in Russia.
S157. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam island, formerly knows as
wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India.
The Intergrated Test Range missile testing facility located
on this island.
S158. Ans.(a)
Sol. Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-enigned,
heavy lift helicopter developed by American rotrcraft
company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing.
S159. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its go-ahead to the
sale of Akash surface-to-air missile systems to friendly
foreign countries and created a high-powered panel for
swifter approval to export of military hardware at a time
India has set a target of clocking defence exports worth $5
billion by 2024.
The committee set up to speed up exports will have the
defence minister, external affairs minister and the national
security adviser on board.
The missile --- already in service in the Indian military ---
has an indigenous content of 96%. The missile, which has
a range of 25 km, was inducted into the Indian Air Force in
2014 and in the army a year later.
S160. Ans.(b)
Sol. In a major boost to AtmaNirbhar Bharat, the first
Production unit of Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT),
Varunastra, developed by BDL Vishakhapatnam for Indian
Navy is flagged off on 21 November 2020. The HWT is
designed by the Naval Science and Technological
Laboratory (NTSL), DRDO.
Varunastra is a ship-launched, heavyweight, electrically-
propelled anti-submarine torpedo capable of targeting
quiet submarines, both in deep and shallow waters in an
intense countermeasures environment. It can be fired from
all ASW ships capable of firing heavyweight torpedoes.
The operational range of Varunastra is 40 km.
S161. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ujjain is the largest city in Ujjain district of the Indian
state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is on the bank of the river
Shipra which flows into the nearby Chambal.
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S162. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gorakhpur is a city located along the banks of Rapti
river in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar
Pradesh.
S163. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ahmedabad, in western India, is the largest city in the
state of Gujarat. The Sabarmati River runs through its
center.
S164. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bharuch is a city of southeastern Gujarat state, west-
central India. It lies along the Narmada River near the Gulf
of Khambhat (Cambay) of the Arabian Sea.
S165. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hyderabad is located on the Musi River in the heart of
the Telangana Plateau, a major upland region of the Deccan
(peninsular India).
S166. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chennai is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Two major rivers flow through Chennai, the Cooum River
through the center and the Adyar River to the south. A third
river, the Kortalaiyar, travels through the northern fringes
of the city before draining into the Bay of Bengal, at Ennore.
S167. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kota is a city located in the southeast of northern
Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located Around 250
kilometers south of the state capital, Jaipur, situated on the
banks of Chambal River.
S168. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bhagalpur is a city of historical importance on the
southern banks of the river Ganges in the Indian state of
Bihar.
S169. Ans.(d)
Sol. Nashik is an ancient city in the northwest region of
Maharashtra at India. It is situated on the banks of river
Godavari River.
S170. Ans.(c)
Sol. Surat is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city
center is located on the Tapti River, close to Arabian Sea.
S171. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vikram Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and
astronomer who initiated space research in India. He was
honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma
Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972 for his contribution.
He is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian
Space Program.
S172. Ans.(d)
Sol. Antrix handles ISRO's commercial deals for satellites
and launch vehicles with foreign customers whereas NSIL
deals with capacity building of local industry for space
manufacturing.
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Sol. NewSpace India Limited is a Central Public Sector
Enterprise of Government of India and commercial arm of
ISRO. It was established on 6 March 2019 under the
administrative control of Department of Space and the
Company Act 2013.
S174. Ans.(a)
Sol. Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) is a rocket launch
centre (spaceport) operated by Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh. It is an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, in
Bay of Bengal. Sriharikota Range was renamed in 2002
after ISRO's former chairman Satish Dhawan.
S175. Ans.(b)
Sol. India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV
MkIII-M1, successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft
on July 22, 2019 into its planned orbit.
S176. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organisation, is the space
agency of the Indian government headquartered in the city
of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for
national development", while pursuing space science
research and planetary exploration.
S177. Ans.(d)
Sol. As lander 'Vikram' crashed before reaching moon
surface. Orbitor was placed in orbitor successfully. To
complete the remaining mission, Chandrayaan 3 will be
launched with a lander and a rover for study of moon's
surface, environment and Geology.
S178. Ans.(c)
Sol. Astronauts will be sent to Russia. ROSMOCOSMOS,
Russian Space Agency have been training 4 Indian
Astronaut.
S179. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vyommitra is a female-looking spacefaring humanoid
robot being developed by the Indian Space Research
Organisation to function on-board the Gaganyaan, a
crewed orbital spacecraft. It can control onboard systems.
S180. Ans.(a)
Sol. It is the largest launch vehicle developed by India,
which is currently in operation.It is used to place
communication satellites in Geo Stationary Orbits. The
Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system is such a Satellite
system.
S181. Ans.(b)
Sol. According to census 2011, Nagaland's population
growth rate is - 0.58%.
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S182. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to Census 2011, Meghalaya's population
growth rate (27.95%) has been the highest in all the states.
S183. Ans.(a)
Sol. The present delimitation of constituencies has been
done on the basis of 2001 census under the provisions of
Delimitation Act, 2002.
States that take little interest in population control could
end up with a greater number of seats in Parliament. The
southern states that promoted family planning faced the
possibility of having their seats reduced. That is why,
constituencies are same since 1971 but boundaries of
constituencies were adjusted according to 2001 Census.
S184. Ans.(c)
Sol. States that take little interest in population control
could end up with a greater number of seats in Parliament.
The southern states that promoted family planning faced
the possibility of having their seats reduced. That is why,
constituencies are same since 1971 but boundaries of
constituencies were adjusted according to 2001 Census.
S185. Ans.(a)
Sol. As per consensus of India 2011, the population of India
is 1,210,193,422. According to the numbers, Uttar Pradesh
is the most populous state and Sikkim is the least populous
state in India.
S186. Ans.(b)
Sol. A systematic and modern population census, in its
present form was conducted non synchronously between
1865 and 1872 in different parts of the country. This effort
culminating in 1872 has been popularly labeled as the first
population census of India However, the first synchronous
census in India was held in 1881. Lord Ripon was the then
Governor General of India.
S187. Ans.(a)
Sol. State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes is
Mizoram (94.5 %).
States and union territories having maximum ratio of
scheduled tribes, as per Census-2011 (in descending
order)- Lakshadweep (94.8%) > Mizoram (94.4%) >
Nagaland (86.5%) > Meghalaya (86.1%) > Arunachal
Pradesh (68.8%).
S188. Ans.(a)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh- 152.3 lakh.
Maharashtra- 105.3 lakh
Odisha- 95.9 lakh
Rajasthan- 92.8 lakh.
S189. Ans.(c)
Sol. The descending order of given Indian States in terms
of sex ratio as per Census 2011 are as follows:
Meghalaya – 989
Manipur – 985
Mizoram – 976
Tripura – 960
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Sol. Office of the Registrar General & Census
Commissioner, India comes underMinistry of Home
Affairs.
S191. Ans.(b)
Sol. Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd.
(MUDRA) is a new institution set up by Government of
India to provide funding to the non-corporate, non-farm
sector income generating activities of micro and small
enterprises whose credit needs are below ₹10 Lakh.
The interventions have been named 'Shishu', 'Kishore' and
'Tarun' to signify the stage of growth / development and
funding needs of the beneficiary micro unit / entrepreneur
and also provide a reference point for the next phase of
growth to look forward.
Shishu : covering loans upto Rs. 50,000/-
Kishor : covering loans above Rs. 50,000/- and upto Rs. 5
lakh
Tarun : covering loans above Rs. 5 lakh and upto Rs. 10 lakh
It has an objective to promote entrepreneurship among the
new generation aspiring youth, it is ensured that more
focus is given to Shishu Category Units and then Kishore
and Tarun categories.
S192. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has the objectives of Provide
100 days of guaranteed wage employment to rural
unskilled (not skilled)labour, increase economic security
and decrease migration of labour from rural to urban
areas.
S193. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is the scheme
launched in year 2000 with the objective of providing all-
weather road connectivity to all eligible unconnected
habitations. DeenDayalAntyodaya Yojana or DAY is a
Government of India scheme for helping the poor by
providing skill training. DAY is the scheme comes under
the Ministry of Urban and Housing Affairs. It was launched
in September, 2014. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was
launched on 11th October 2014 with the aim to translate
the comprehensive vision of Mahatma Gandhi about an
ideal Indian village into reality, keeping in view the present
context. Under SAGY, each Member of Parliament adopts a
Gram Panchayat and guides its holistic progress giving
importance for social development at par with
infrastructure. Grameen Kaushalya Yojana or DDU-GKY is
a Government of India youth employment scheme. It was
launched on 25 September 2014.
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S194. Ans.(a)
Sol. MPLADS is a government scheme launched on 23rd
December 1993. This central sector scheme was developed
as an initiative to enable the parliament members to
recommend developmental work in their constituencies
based on locally felt needs.
The Implementing Agency should be identified by the
District Authority. The Implementing Agency should have
the capability to execute the eligible work qualitatively,
timely and satisfactorily.
S195. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Saubhagya Scheme or Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli
Har Ghar Yojana is an Indian government project to
provide electricity to the households. The project was
announced in September 2017 by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, who said that the aim was to complete the
electrification process by December 2018.
S196. Ans.(d)
Sol. Under the PM-JAY component of Ayushman Bharat
Scheme, it provides cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year,
for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization across
public and private empaneled hospitals in India. Hence,
option (d) is incorrect.
S197. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Prime Minister of India recently launched the
SWAMITVA Scheme, on the occasion of National
Panchayati Raj day.
SWAMITVA scheme aims to provide rural people with the
right to document their residential properties by engaging
the latest Drone surveying technology. It is currently being
implemented in six states – Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
S198. Ans.(a)
Sol. Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana was originally
proposed during the Union Budget 2020. The total outlay
of the PMMSY will be Rs. 20000 Crore, out of which Rs
11,000 Cr will be earmarked for activities in Marine, Inland
fisheries and Aquaculture and Rs. 9000 Cr for
Infrastructure of Fishing Harbours, Cold chain, Markets etc.
S199. Ans.(a)
Sol. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana was
launched by the Central Government of India that provides
life coverage to the poor and low-income section of the
society. The scheme offers a maximum assured amount of
Rs.2 lakhs. The premium for this scheme is Rs. 330 per
annum which is to be auto-debited in one instalment
before 31st May of each annual coverage period under the
scheme.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is implemented
by the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
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Sol. The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18
to 70 years with a bank account. The risk coverage under
the scheme is Rs.2 lakh for accidental death and full
disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability. The premium
of Rs. 12 per annum is to be deducted from the account
holder’s bank account through ‘auto-debit’ facility in one
installment.
S201. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication (SWIFT) provides a network that
enables financial institutions worldwide to send and
receive information about financial transactions in a
secure, standardized and reliable environment.
S202. Ans.(d)
Sol. CEO: P. S. Jayakumar
Headquarters: Vadodara
S203. Ans.(a)
Sol. The term bear denotes an investor who believes that a
particular security or market is headed downward. Bears
attempt to profit from a decline in prices. Bears are
generally pessimistic about the state of a given market.
Bearish sentiment can be applied to all types of markets
including commodity markets, stock markets and the bond
market.
S204. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United States subprime mortgage crisis was a
nationwide financial crisis, occurring between 2007 and
2010, that contributed to the U.S. recession of December
2007 – June 2009.
S205. Ans.(d)
Sol. Repo rate refers to the rate at which commercial banks
borrow money by selling their securities to the Central
bank of our country i.e Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to
maintain liquidity, in case of shortage of funds or due to
some statutory measures. It is one of the main tools of RBI
to keep inflation under control. So, it is a kind of interest
rate hence options (a), (b), (c) are correct. It is not the cost
of collateral security as it may be different for different
banks which cannot be captured by repo rate.
S206. Ans.(b)
Sol. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is a specified minimum
fraction of the total deposits of customers, which
commercial banks have to hold as reserves either in cash
or as deposits with the central bank. CRR is set according
to the guidelines of the central bank of a country. At
present, CRR is 4% of net demand and time liabilities.
S207. Ans.(b)
Sol. The RBI's accounting year is from July to June.
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S208. Ans.(d)
Sol. The RESIDEX was first launched in 2007 by the
National Housing Bank (NHB) to provide an index of
residential prices in India.
S209. Ans.(b)
Sol. CRR is Cash Reserve Ratio. It is the amount of funds
that the banks have to keep with the RBI. If the central bank
decides to increase the CRR, the available amount with the
banks comes down.
S210. Ans.(a)
Sol. Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank
(or MUDRA Bank) is a public sector financial institution in
India. It provides loans at low rates to micro-finance
institutions and non-banking financial institutions which
then provide credit to MSMEs. It was launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 8 April 2015.
S211. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dresden Line- It is a network of tramway forming
public transportation system in Dresden, a city in
Germany.
The Durand Line is the international land border between
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A chain of defensive fortifications built by France on its
eastern border between World War I and World War II.
The Maginot line was designed to stop any future invasion
by Germany, but it was never completed.
38th parallel, popular name given to the latitude line that
roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea.
S212. Ans.(c)
Sol. Portugal shares its border only with Spain.
S213. Ans.(a)
Sol. 17th latitude from the equator divided erstwhile North
and South Vietnam. It was demarcated based on the 1954
Geneva Accords. The 17th parallel became irrelevant after
the unification of Vietnam in 1976.
S214. Ans.(c)
Sol. Radcliffe Line was demarcated by Sir Cyril Radcliffe for
the Partition of India and the formation of East and West
Pakistan. It includes present-day India, Bangladesh, and
Pakistan.
S215. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hindenburg Line was a German Defensive line in
French territory during World War I. It was rendered
irrelevant by the treaty of Versailles in 1919.
S216. Ans.(a)
Sol. Durand Line separates the Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Delimited by Sir Mortimer Durand with the agreement of
the erstwhile Amir of Afghanistan in 1893.
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Sol. 49th Parallel is located 49 degrees north of the
equator. Demarcated after the Anglo-American Convention
of 1818 and the Oregon Treaty of 1846, it forms the
international border between northern USA and Canada.
S218. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 38th parallel is used to demarcate the central part
of the Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
S219. Ans.(a)
Sol. Seigfried Line was built as an extension of the
Hindenburg defensive line on the western front of World
War I by the Weimar Republic and later the Third Reich of
Germany in the 1930s
S220. Ans.(c)
Sol. Finland built Mannerheim Line as a defensive line
against the Soviet Union for the Winter War during World
War II.
S221. Ans.(c)
Sol. Karma dance which is also popularly known as Karma
Naachis performed by the tribes of Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and other
regions of the country. This tribal dance is performed
during the autumnal festival of Karma Puja.
S222. Ans.(a)
Sol. Raut Nacha is a dance performed by Yadavas, a caste
which considers themselves to be descendants of Krishna.
For them it is as a symbol of worship to Krishna. They
perform the dance at the time of 'dev udhniekadashi'.
S223. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jat-Jatin Dance is the most popular folk dance of North
Bihar, especially in Mithila and Koshi region. It is
performed by a pair of man and woman. Jat-Jatin is a folk
dance of the same emigrant husband accompanied by his
spouse.
S224. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nati refers to the traditional dance of Kullu district of
Himachal Pradesh. It is quite popular in whole Himachal
Pradesh.
S225. Ans.(c)
Sol. Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form that combines
dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage
techniques with a unique style and form. This theatre style
is mainly found in Tulunadu and some parts of Malenadu
regions of Karnataka.
S226. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lavani is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra.
Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance,
which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki.
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S227. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kalbelia or Kabeliya is a dance from Rajasthan,
performed by the tribe of the same name. The dance is an
integral part of their culture and performed by men and
women.
S228. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cheraw dance is a ritual dance performed in Mizoram,
India, consisting of four people holding two crossed pairs
of bamboo staves.
S229. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Hikatdance is a very old form of folk dance which
is being performed by the young girls in the marriage
ceremonies in the valley of Kashmir.
S230. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bardo Chham is a folk dance of Sherdukpens, a small
community of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh,
Bardo Chham depicts the victory of good over evil.
S231. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Battle of Chausa was a notable military
engagement between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and
the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539
at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day
Bihar, India. Humayun escaped from the battlefield to save
his life after getting defeated by the Sher Shah.
S232. Ans.(b)
Sol. The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) was the
first of three Anglo-Maratha wars fought between the
British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India.
The war began with the Treaty of Surat and ended with the
Treaty of Salbai. The status quo was maintained after the
completion of First Anglo-Maratha War and there was no
victory for either side.
S233. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct match of battle and treaties associated
with them are as follows:
Third Carnatic War - Treaty of Paris
Third Mysore War - Treaty of Srirangapatam
First Maratha War - Treaty of Salbai
First Anglo-Sikh War - Treaty of Lahore
S234. Ans.(d)
Sol. Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad
"police action" in September 1948, by the then newly
independent Dominion of India against the Hyderabad
State. It was a military operation in which the Indian
Armed Forces invaded the Nizam-ruled princely state,
annexing it into the Indian Union.
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Sol. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that
occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in
Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and
angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without
representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by
the British East India Company into the harbor. This was
one of the most important events of the American War of
Independence.
S236. Ans.(c)
Sol. Operation Meghdoot was the code-name for the Indian
Armed Forces operation to capture the Siachen Glacier in
the Kashmir region, precipitating the Siachen Conflict.
Launched on 13 April 1984, this military operation was the
first assault launched in the highest battlefield in the world.
S237. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for most
conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of
valour or self-sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy,
whether on land, at sea, or in the air. Civilians are not
eligble for this honour. Victoria Cross the highest award for
gallantry in the British empire—was extended to Indians
in 1911. In June 1948 it was decided to institute new Indian
awards for gallantry and the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) was
one of those.
S238. Ans.(c)
Sol. Operation Black Tornado was the code name of
operation conducted by Armed force to combat 26/11
Mumbai terror attack.
S239. Ans.(a)
Sol. Every year, India celebrates December 4 as Navy Day
to commemorate Operation Trident – a key offensive
during the 1971 India-Pakistan War, when the Indian Navy
inflicted heavy damage on Pakistani vessels in Karachi
harbour.
Operation Cactus: Operation to counter 1988 Maldives
coup d'état attempt
Operation Safed Sagar: Code name assigned to the Indian
Air Force's role in acting jointly with the Ground troops
during the 1999 Kargil war
Operation Talwar: Navy blockade Pakistani ports,
especially one in Karachi, during the Kargil war to stop the
supply of oil and fuel.
S240. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192
between Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori.
Prithviraj Chauhan face defeat in this battle. In 1191, in
first battle of Tarain the result of battle was opposite,
Prithviraj defeated Ghori, in order to take revenge of his
defeat he made solid preparation and attacked with full
force in 1192.
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S241. Ans.(a)
Sol. Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria,
PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC is the current Chief of the Air Staff
of the Indian Air Force and assumed office on 30
September 2019 after superannuation of Air Chief Marshal
Birender Singh Dhanoa.
S242. Ans.(d)
Sol. CDS post came into existence in 1st January, 2020. CDS
will enhance jointness among 3 services in training,
procurement, logistics and other areas. He also heads
Department of Military Affairs which provides integration
between the armed forces of the Union and the Ministry of
Defence. CDS is also military advisor to the Defense
Minister. But he cannot interfere with functions of Chiefs of
three services.
S243. Ans.(a)
Sol. Australia was that new country. Previously Indian, US
and Japanese Navies participated in this exercise. The
annual Malabar exercises includes diverse activities,
ranging from fighter combat operations from aircraft
carriers through maritime interdiction operations, anti-
submarine warfare, diving salvage operations, amphibious
operations, counter-piracy operations, cross–deck
helicopter landings and anti–air warfare operations
S244. Ans.(a)
Sol. Quad is a security dialogue between India, USA, Japan
and Australia for the open, peaceful, rule based Indo Pacific
Region in light of increasing activity of China in the region.
S245. Ans.(b)
Sol. It is an Indo-French joint naval exercise.
S246. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Army Officer Rank Structure
Field Marshal, General, Lieutenant General, Major General,
Brigadier, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain,
Lieutenant
Indian Navy Officer Rank Structure
Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral,
Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant
Commander, Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant.
S247. Ans.(a)
Sol. The S-400 Triumf is a mobile, surface-to-air missile
system (SAM) designed by Russia. It is the most dangerous
operationally deployed modern long-range SAM (MLR
SAM) in the world, considered much ahead of the US-
developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system
(THAAD).
S248. Ans.(d)
Sol. SRIJAN will play an active role in the goalof self-
reliance in the defence sector. Pursuant to Atmanirbhar
Bharat announcement, Department of Defence Production
has developed an indigenization portal,
srijandefence.gov.in, as 'opportunities for Make in India' in
Defence.
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Sol. 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence
manufacturing through automatic route is permitted with
an aim to realise goal of self-reliance in the defense sector.
S250. Ans.(c)
Sol. The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, fourth-
generation, multirole light fighter designed by the
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and
Indian Navy. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's
ageing MiG-21 fighters. In 2003, the LCA was officially
named "Tejas".
S251. Ans.(c)
S252. Ans.(a)
S253. Ans.(b)
S254. Ans.(d)
S255. Ans.(d)
S256. Ans.(d)
S257. Ans.(a)
S258. Ans.(c)
S259. Ans.(b)
S260. Ans.(b)
S261. Ans.(d)
Sol. MankombuSambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian
geneticist and international administrator, renowned for
his leading role in India's Green Revolution a program
under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice
seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers.
Swaminathan is known as "Indian Father of Green
Revolution" for his leadership and success in introducing
and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in
India
S262. Ans.(d)
Sol. The current Secretary-General of the United Nations
and the ninth occupant of the post is Mr Antonio Guterres
of Portugal, who took office on 01st January 2017.
S263. Ans.(d)
Sol. Professor Mohd. Yunus is the founder of the Grameen
Bank and the pioneer of the micro-credit and micro-
finance systems. For his work in this field he was awarded
the Noble Peace prize in 2006.
S264. Ans.(b)
Sol. Oprah Winfrey is a famous TV host of her multi-award-
winning talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show.
S265. Ans.(b)
Sol. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the two co-founders of
Google which was found in 1989.
S266. Ans.(b)
Sol. The first Chief Justice of India was Hiralal J. Kania who
served from 26 January 1950 to November 1951.
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S267. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first woman Chief minister of the Indian state of
free India was Sucheta Krilplani of Indian National
Congress who termed her tenure from 2 October 1963 – 13
March 1967.
S268. Ans.(a)
Sol. 23rd December is celebrated as Kisan Divas every year
to mark the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh.
S269. Ans.(c)
Sol. KarnamMalleshwari won a bronze medal in the 2000
Summer Olympics at Sydney lifting for of 240 kg and
became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
S270. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984
became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of
Mount Everest.
S271. Ans.(d)
Sol. India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal
body for the country’s pulses trade and industry on
announced that the 5th edition of “The Pulses Conclave
2020”, will be held from February 12-14 in Lonavala,
Maharashtra. The conference aims at increasing exports,
processing efficiencies, protein extraction, value addition
and post-harvest management.
S272. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Chairmanship of the ASEAN group is held annually
by the member countries based on the alphabetical order
of their English names.
In the year 2020, Vietnam holds the Chairmanship of the
ASEAN group. The Chairmanship of ASEAN for 2021 is held
by Brunei.
S273. Ans.(c)
Sol. BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five
major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa. Originally the first four were
grouped as "BRIC", before the induction of South Africa in
2010. Russia hosted the BRICS summit in the summer of
2020. The theme of the summit was “Global stability,
shared security and innovative growth”.
S274. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) summit was held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh on 7–8 December 1985 and was attended by
the Government representative and president of
Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the kings of
Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of India.
S275. Ans.(b)
Sol. Davos Agenda is the online event of World Economic
Forum’s annual meeting held at Davos, Switzerland. This
year, the five-day meeting is scheduled to be held between
January 25 and 29, in the virtual mode, on account of Covid
pandemic.
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Sol. 108th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC), has
been rescheduled to take place in 2022 in the wake of the
Covid-19 pandemic. It was to be hosted in January 2021 at
Pune. The theme of the event, planned to be organised at
Symbiosis International University’s Lavale campus, is
‘Science and technology for sustainable development with
women empowerment’.
S277. Ans.(b)
Sol. United Kingdom recently hosted the Global Vaccine
Summit, which was held virtually due to the restrictions
involved amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the
conference and pledged $15-million as India’s contribution
to the vaccines alliance GAVI.
S278. Ans.(c)
Sol. During the third assembly of International Solar
Alliance, India and France were re-elected as the President
and Co-President of ISA for a term of two years.
S279. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is headquartered
at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
S280. Ans.(c)
Sol. Britain had proposed a ‘D10’ club of democratic
countries that can be grouped with the G7 nations. These
are Australia and the Asian technology leaders South Korea
and India. D10 stands for 10 biggest democracies of the
world. India is included in this list. UK decided to pursue
top 10 democracies of the world as an alternate to 5G
equipment and technologies so as to avoid reliance on
China's telecom giant Huawei. It would include G7
countries – UK, US, Italy, Germany, France, Japan and
Canada – plus Australia, South Korea and India.
S281. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has recently
launched its new website to make information about new
schemes and projects presented in a better manner to the
stakeholders.
The newly launched website includes optimized user
interface and facilitates better access from various devices
including mobile phones. The website has additional
portals such as ‘AkshayUrja Portal’ and ‘India Renewable
Idea Exchange’ (IRIX).
S282. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was
launched by the Govt. of India to provide connectivity to
unconnected Habitations as part of a poverty reduction
strategy. Govt. of India is endeavoring to set high and
uniform technical and management standards and
facilitating policy development and planning at State level
in order to ensure sustainable management of the rural
roads network.
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S283. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-
PMJAY) SEHAT scheme. The main aim behind the scheme
is to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of
Jammu and Kashmir.
SEHAT stands for Social, Endeavour for Health and
Telemedicine. It is a health insurance scheme for the Union
Territory. It provides free of cost insurance cover to all the
residents of the UT of J&K.
S284. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a
massive employment -cum- rural public works Campaign
named ‘Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan’ to empower and
provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages
witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers
affected by the devastating COVID-19. Rs 50,000 Crore
worth project to be implemented in a mission mode
campaign in 125 days in 116 Districts of 6 States.
S285. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Make in India initiative was launched by Prime
Minister in September 2014 as part of a wider set of nation-
building initiatives. The main objective of Make in India
initiative is to transform India into a global design and
manufacturing hub(and not to foster innovation). Hence,
none of the given statements are correct.
S286. Ans.(a)
Sol. SWAYAM(Study Webs of Active–Learning for Young
Aspiring Minds) is a programme initiated by Government
of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal
principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and
quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best
teaching learning resources to all, including the most
disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide
for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the
digital revolution and have not been able to join the
mainstream of the knowledge economy.
S287. Ans.(b)
Sol. The objectives of the BetiBachaoBetiPadhao Abhiyan
are as under:
1. To prevent gender biased sex selective elimination
2. To ensure survival and protection of the girl child
3. To ensure education and participation of the girl child
S288. Ans.(d)
Sol. Under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
launched the PRASAD Scheme in the year 2014-2015. The
full form of PRASAD Scheme is Pilgrimage Rejuvenation
And Spirituality Augmentation Drive.
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Sol. The implementation of one nation, one ration card will
enable migrants to use their ration cards at any free price
shop across the country to obtain foodgrains. The
government aims to achieve 100 per cent potability of
these cards by March 2021.
S290. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has the objectives of Provide
100 days of guaranteed wage employment to rural
unskilled (not skilled) labour, increase economic security
and decrease migration of labour from rural to urban
areas.
S291. Ans.(b)
Sol. The name of Brahmos is forced from the names of two
rivers Brahmaputra is India and Moskva in Russia.
S292. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in
newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature,
and musical composition in the United States. It was
established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American
Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper
publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in
New York City.
S293. Ans.(b)
Sol. Korba Super Thermal Power Plant located in the Korba
district of Chhattisgarh, with 2600MW of installed
capacity, also ranks as the seventh largest thermal power
plant in India. It is a coal-fired power plant owned and
operated by NTPC.
General Studies
S301. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on
3 sides by Bangladesh.
S302. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ozone (O3)is a very reactive allotrope of oxygen that is
destructive to materials like rubber and fabrics and is also
damaging to lung tissue if present in lower atmosphere.
But in upper atmosphere Ozone absorbs ultraviolet and
functions as a shield for the biosphere against damaging
effects of solar UV radiation.
S303. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is a local name for slash and
burn agriculture practised by the tribal groups in the
northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also in the districts
of Bangladesh like Khagrachari and Sylhet.
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S294. Ans.(b)
Sol. Once the hunting reserve for the king of Mysore,
Bandipur National Park was established as national park in
the year 1978 and is located in the state of Karnataka.
S295. Ans.(a)
Sol. Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became
the first individual to be honoured posthumously.
S296. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Laureus World Sports Awards are annual awards
given to those sportspersons who have been outstanding
in the previous year. These awards were established in
1999 by Founding Patrons Daimler and Richemont. The
first gala was held on May 25, 2000 in Monte Carlo.
S297. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam island, formerly known as
wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India.
The Intergrated Test Range missile testing facility located
on this island.
S298. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 38th parallel is used to demarcate the central part
of the Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
S299. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is headquartered
at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
S300. Ans.(b)
S304. Ans.(c)
Sol. On April 3, 1926 Lord Irwin was appointed 30th
Viceroy and Governor-General of India. This was the most
tumultuous period for the politics of India. During this
period the important events were Visit of Simon
Commission (1928), Nehru Report (1928), Jinnah’s 14
Points, Murder of Saunders in 1929, Bomb thrown in
Assembly Hall in Delhi by Bhagat Singh, civil disobedience
movement execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and
Sukhdev (1931).
S305. Ans.(a)
Sol. Jawahar Lal Nehru attended the Congress of
Oppressed Nationalist at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the
National Congress.
S306. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 as a
socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress under
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan.
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Sol. According to Article 65(2)- (a) the proposal to prefer
impeachment charge is contained in a resolution which has
been moved after at least fourteen days’ notice in writing
signed by not less than one-fourth of the total number of
members of the House has been given of their intention to
move the resolution, and
(b) Such resolution has been passed by a majority of not
less than two-thirds of the total membership of the House.
S308. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Fundamental Duties are defined as the moral
obligations of all citizens to help promote a spirit of
patriotism and to uphold the unity of India. These duties,
set out in Part IV–A of the Constitution, concern individuals
and the nation. Like the Directive Principles, they are not
enforceable by the law.
S309. Ans.(c)
Sol. Adrenaline is a hormone secreted by adrenal medulla
during stress. This is called as emergency hormone
because it initiates quick reation which makes the
individual to think and respond quickly to the stress.
S310. Ans.(b)
Sol. Webbed neck is a characteristic of Turner’s syndrome.
S311. Ans.(b)
Sol. The birth rate is the total number of live births per
1,000 of a population in a year or period.
S312. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian
rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean and it pass through
Russia.
S313. Ans.(d)
Sol. The ionosphere makes the radio communications
possible by virtue to the fact that this layer reflects the
radio signals back to the earth.
S314. Ans.(a)
Sol.‘ Rh factor’ refers to Rhesus (Rh) factor .The commonly
used terms Rh factor are Rh positive and Rh negative.
S315. Ans.(c)
Sol. An Arthropoda is an invertebrate animal having an
exoskeleton(external skeleton), a segmented body, and
paired jointed appendages. Locust, Butterfly, Scorpion and
Prawn are all examples of Arthropoda phylum.
S316. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Pascal is SI unit of pressure.
S317. Ans.(a)
Sol The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies the bill as a
money bill before sending it to the upper house, and the
decision of the Speaker is binding on both the Houses.
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S318. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of
Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India. They are
one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.
Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by
the Chandela dynasty.
S319. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian National Congress (INC) which was
established in 1885 was divided into two groups(in the
year 1907) mainly by extremists and moderates at the
Surat Session of the Congress.
S320. Ans.(c)
Sol. Visva-Bharati University is a public central
government funded university located in Santiniketan,
West Bengal. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who
called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the
world with India.
S321. Ans.(c)
Sol. The first stanza of the song Bharata Bhagya Bidhata
was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India as the
National Anthem on 24 January 1950.
S322. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ionosphere is the layer of atmosphere which is
composed partly of electrons and positive ions.
S323. Ans.(c)
Sol. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil
through soil-water is called leaching.
S324. Ans.(b)
Sol. Guru Har Krishan was the eighth of ten Gurus of the
Sikh religion. Guru Har Krishan had the shortest tenure as
Guru, lasting only 2 years, 5 months and 24 days. Guru
Tegh Bahadur was the successor of sikh guru Har Krishan.
S325. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March and the
Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of non violent civil
disobedience in colonial India initiated by Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater in
the coastal village of Dandi, as was the practice of the local
populace until British officials introduced taxation on salt
production, deemed their sea-salt reclamation activities
illegal, and then repeatedly used force to stop it.
S326. Ans.(b)
Sol.Article 280 provides for a Finance Commission as a
quasi-judicial body. It is constituted by the President every
fifth year or even earlier. The distribution of the net
proceeds of taxes to be shared between the Centre and the
states and the allocation between the states, the respective
shares of such proceeds.
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Sol. The elements in each group have the same number of
electrons in the outer orbital. Those outer electrons are
also called valence electrons. They are the electrons
involved in chemical bonds with other elements.
S328. Ans.(b)
Sol. A lactometer is an instrument used to check purity of
milk.
S329. Ans.(b)
Sol. Polymerization is the process of joining together a
large number of small molecules to make a number of the
very large molecule. Natural rubber is the natural polymer
of Isoprene.
S330. Ans.(b)
Sol. The term endothermic process describes a process or
reaction in which the system absorbs energy in the form of
heat.
S331. Ans.(c)
Sol. The town planning of the Harappan civilization
upholds the fact that the civic establishments of the city
were highly developed. Drainage system,roads crossing
each other and bricks used are remarkable feature of Indus
valley civilization.
S332. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kalibangan in Rajasthan has given the evidence of the
earliest (2800 BC) ploughed agricultural field ever
revealed through an excavation. It is also a site which has
given an evidence of earliest recorded “Earthquake”.
S333. Ans.(c)
Sol. Battle of Panipat -1526 - The First Battle of Panipat, on
21 April 1526, was fought between the invading forces of
Babur and the Lodi Empire.
Battle of Khanwah -1527-It was between the invading
forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput
forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar in Rajasthan.
Battle of Chanderi- 1528- The Battle of Chanderi took place
in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa in which the
Mughal Emperor Babur had defeated a confederacy of
Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Medini Rai.
Battle of Ghaghara- 1529- The battle is between Babur and
Eastern Afghan Confederates under Sultan Mahmud Lodi
and Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.
S334. Ans.(c)
Sol. The sunlight takes about 500 second or 8.5 minutes to
reach to the earth.
S335. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Fat Man’ was the code name for the type of bomb
which was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the
United States of America. Plutonium was used as
fissionable material in this bomb.
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S336. Ans.(b)
Sol. "The ocean looks blue because red, orange and yellow
(long wavelength light) are absorbed more strongly by
water than is blue (short wavelength light). So when white
light from the sun enters the ocean, it is mostly the blue
that gets returned.
S337. Ans.(a)
Sol. South Africa.
S338. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fundamental Rights are the basic rights of the people
and the charter of rights contained in Part III of
Constitution of India. These include individual rights
common to most liberal democracies, such as equality
before law, freedom of speech and expression, religious
and cultural freedom and peaceful assembly, freedom to
practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies.
S339. Ans.(a)
Sol. Article 61 : Procedure for impeachment of the
President.
S340. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest
part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western
Pacific Ocean, an average of 200 kilometres (124 mi) to the
east of the Mariana Islands, in the Western Pacific East of
Philippines.
S341. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet,
mystic, philosopher, yogi and guru, who developed
concepts of human progress and spiritual evolution. With
the help of his spiritual collaborator, MirraAlfassa, he
founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. ‘New lamps for old’
was written by Sri Aurobindo.
S342. Ans.(c)
Sol. Milk is converted into curd or yogurt by the process of
fermentation. Milk consists of globular proteins called
casein. The curd forms because of the chemical reaction
between the lactic acid bacteria and casein. Thus, lactase is
the catalyst used in conversion of milk into curd.
S343. Ans.(d)
Sol. Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is a water-soluble vitamin that
is necessary for carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism.
S344. Ans.(b)
Sol. Adrenaline is commonly known as the ‘fight or flight
hormone’. Adrenaline is a hormone released from the
adrenal glands.
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S345. Ans.(d)
Sol. Quo warranto means “by what warrant”? This writ is
issued to enquire into legality of the claim of a person or
public office. It restrains the person or authority to act in
an office which he / she is not entitled to and thus stops
usurpation of public office by anyone. This writ is
applicable to the public offices only and not to private
offices.
S346. Ans.(d)
Sol. India borrowed the DPSP from Irish Constitution of
1937; the directive principles place an ideal before the
legislator of India which shows that light while they frame
the policies & laws. They are basically a code of conduct for
the legislature and administrators of the country,
Prohibition of Liquor, Right to Work, Equal Wage for Equal
Work are some example of directive principle.
S347. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Directive Principles of State Policy, embodied in
Part IV of the Constitution, are directions given to the state
to guide the establishment of an economic and social
democracy, as proposed by the Preamble.
S348. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correctly matched list is as follows-
Battle of Haldighati - Akbar (against Rana Pratap)
Battle of Bilgram - Humayun (against Sher Shah)
Revolt of Khusrau - Humayun
Battle of Khanwa - Jahangir
S349. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is one of the major
rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in
India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.
S350. Ans.(a)
Sol. Black soil is a rich soil that is good for crops like cotton.
It is found in various places around the world. It is most
abundantly found in western central India.
S351. Ans.(b)
Sol. Article 46 of the Constitution provides that the State
shall promote with special care the educational and
economic interests of the weaker sections of the society
and in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes and shall protect them from social injustice and all
forms of exploitation.
S352. Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 14 of the Constitution of India provides for
equality before the law or equal protection of the laws
within the territory of India.
Article 19 of the Constitution of India guarantees to all its
citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression.
The Right against Exploitation is enshrined in Articles 23
and 24 of the Indian Constitution. Article 23 provides
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“Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour”
whereas Article 24 provides Prohibition of employment of
children in factories, etc.
Right to citizenship is not a fundamental right as per the
Constitution of India.
S353. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Central Vigilance Commission was set up by the
Government in February,1964 on the recommendations of
the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by
Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central
Government agencies in the field of vigilance.
S354. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Chief Justice of India and the other Judges of the
Supreme Court are appointed by the President under
clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution.
S355. Ans.(c)
Sol. The following are the Directive Principle of State
Policy:
Article 39A : Promote equal justice and free legal aid to the
poor
Article 49 : Protect monuments, places and objects of
artistic or historic interest which are declared to be of
national importance
Article 50 : Separate the judiciary from the executive in the
public services of the State
Protection of personal law is not a part of DPSP.
S356. Ans.(b)
Sol. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 is one of the most
important amendments to the Indian Constitution. It was
enacted by Indian National Congress headed by Indira
Gandhi then. Due to the large number of amendments this
act has brought to the Indian Constitution, it is also known
as ‘Mini-Constitution.’ It added three new words (i.e.,
socialist, secular and integrity) in the Preamble.
S357. Ans.(d)
Sol. Article 352 states that the President can proclaim
Emergency if he/she believes that a “grave emergency
exists whereby the security of India or of any part of the
territory thereof is threatened, whether by war or external
aggression or armed rebellion”.
S358. Ans.(d)
Sol. S.C enjoy Original Jurisdiction, writ jurisdiction,
appellate jurisdiction, advisory jurisdiction, a court of
record and power of judicial review.
S359. Ans.(a)
Sol. In Kesavananda Bharati’s case, Supreme Court
invoked this doctrine of basic structure. The doctrine of
non-amendability of the basic features of the Constitution
implies that there are certain provisions in the
Constitution which cannot be amended even by the
following prescribed procedure under Article 368.
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S360. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President,
while the other ministers are appointed by the
President on the advice of the Prime Minister. This means
that the President can appoint only those
persons as ministers who are recommended by the Prime
minister. A minister can be removed by the president only
on the recommendation of prime minister.
S361. Ans.(c)
Sol. Brihadeshwara is the title referring Lord Shiva
enshrined in the Tanjore Big Temple built by Raja Raja
Chola I and consecrated more than a thousand years back
in 1010 AD.It is located in Tanjavur.
S362. Ans.(d)
Sol. Aurangzeb was the sixth emperor of the Mughal
Empire. He ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent.
Aurangzeb appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer.
S363. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jaziya was a tax imposed on non muslims for their
security in Islamic area. Qutb-ud-din Aibak imposed jaziya
on non-Muslims first time. Firoz Tughlaq imposed Jaziya
on the Brahmins. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
Akbar in 16th century but was re-introduced by Aurangzeb
in 17th century.
S364. Ans.(d)
Sol. During Lord Cornwallis's rule the Indian Civil Service
(ICS) was introduced. The Indian Civil Service (ICS) for part
of the 19th century officially known as the Imperial Civil
Service,
S365. Ans.(b)
Sol. J B Kriplani was the President of Indian National
Congress at the time of Indian independence.
S366. Ans.(d)
Sol. Charter act of 1813 ended the monopoly of the East
India Company in India, however the company’s monopoly
in trade with china and trade in tea with India was kept
intact.
S367. Ans.(a)
Sol. Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from
1324 to 1351. In his reign, he conquered Warangal,
Malabar and Madurai, and areas up to the modern day
southern tip of the Indian state of Karnataka.
S368. Ans.(d)
Sol. In the East India Company territories, the Ryotwari
system was introduced by Thomas Munroe and Captain
Reed first in Madras presidency. In this system, peasants
were given the ownership and proprietorship and they
would make direct payment to state as 55% of produce.
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S369. Ans.(c)
Sol. Between the years 1916 and 1918, the Indian
independence movement witnessed the growth and
spread of the home rule movement spearheaded by leaders
like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant. The aim of the
home rule movement was the attainment of home rule or a
dominion status for India under the British Empire along
the lines of countries like Canada and Australia. This
movement was carried out through the two home rule
leagues.
S370. Ans.(d)
Sol. Niccolo de' Conti was an Italian merchant, explorer,
and writer. He traveled to India and Southeast Asia, and
possibly to Southern China, during the early 15th century.
He visited the Vijaynagar Kingdom during the time of Dev
Raya II and left an account in the “Travels of Nicolo Conti”.
S371. Ans.(c)
Sol. The equator passes through the islands of Sumatra,
Sulawesi and Kalimantan. However, it does not passes
through the Java.
S372. Ans.(d)
Sol. Organic sedimentary rocks forms from the
accumulation and lithification of organic debris, such as
leaves, roots, and other plant or animal material. Chalk is a
variety of limestone composed mainly of calcium
carbonate derived from the shells of tiny marine animals
known as foraminifera and from the calcareous remains of
marine algae known as coccoliths.
S373. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct match of Major Port and their location are
as follows:
Kolkata port is the only riverine major port of India located
in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres
from the sea.
Mormugao Port is situated on the west coast of India at the
entrance of Zuari estuary in Goa state. The port city of
Vasco da Gama, Goa lies on the mouth of the Zuari River.
Vishakhapatnam port is located in Andhra Pradesh is the
deepest landlocked and the safest port in India. It carries
Iron and many other export commodities.
Paradip Port is located in east-central Odisha. It is situated
on the Bay of Bengal on the delta of the Mahanadi River at
the mouth of one of its branches.
S374. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952 was
a severe air-pollution event that affected the British capital
of London in early-December 1952. A period of cold
weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless
conditions, collected airborne pollutants – mostly arising
from the use of coal – to form a thick layer of smog over the
city.
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S375. Ans.(c)
Sol. Vosges mountain is an example of a block mountain.
S376. Ans.(a)
Sol. Jet stream is fast blowing westerlies in upper part of
troposphere. Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air
currents found in the atmospheres of some planets,
including Earth.
S377. Ans.(a)
Sol.Tropical cyclones in Australia are called Willy-willy.
Willy-willy is a small windstorm that mostly occurs in dry,
outback areas. The term Willy-Willy is of Aboriginal origin.
Willy willies are normally tropical cyclones.
S378. Ans.(b)
Sol. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface
continue to receive heat due to Terrestrial Radiation.
S379. Ans.(d)
Sol. The tides in the sea are primarily due to the
gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth.
S380. Ans.(c)
Sol. A valley formed by flowing water, is usually V-shaped.
The exact shape will depend on the characteristics of the
stream flowing through it.
S381. Ans.(d)
Sol. The mirage is caused by the Total internal reflection of
light at layers of air of different densities.
S382. Ans.(a)
Sol. The wavelength of red colour is highest while of violet
colour is lowest. Dispersal is inverse to wavelength so it is
seen more clear. That’s why the red colour is used in traffic.
S383. Ans.(a)
Sol. As we know that the speed of sound is different for
different types of medium. In general, sound travels faster
in liquids than gases and faster in solids than in liquids.
S384. Ans.(b)
Sol. The repetition of sound produced due to the reflection
from a large surface like wall, hill or mountain is called
echo. Minimum distance between source of sound and
reflecting surface be 17 meter so that an echo can be heard.
S385. Ans.(b)
Sol. Anisogamy (also called heterogamy) is the form of
sexual reproduction that involves the union or fusion of
two gametes, which differ in size and/or form. Sexual
reproduction in Algae that takes place through fusion of
two dissimilar size gametes is called Anisogamous.
S386. Ans.(c)
Sol. The chemical composition of linseed (cotton) is as
follows-
Cellulose – 91.00%
Water – 7.85%.
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S387. Ans.(c)
Sol. Colour blindness is a sex-linked genetic disorder. It
does not relate to vitamin D. The deficiency of Vitamin A
causes night blindness. Vitamin B3 is also called niacin. Its
deficiency causes pellagra. The deficiency of folic acid
causes anaemia.
S388. Ans.(b)
Sol. The pancreas is a mixed gland which secretes digestive
enzyme and the beta cells of islets of Langerhans secrete
insulin, alpha cells secrete glucagon, delta cells secrete
somatostatin hormone. If the pancreas is defective by any
of the reason, then the formation of insulin and glucagon
are affected badly.
S389. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dry Ice – We can simply say that Dry ice is solid Carbon
dioxide CO_2. It is used as a cooling agent.
Mustard gas – It is used as a strong chemical weapon. This
mortally chemical affects skin, leering eye, lungs and D.N.A.
which affects the cells most.
S390. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chromatography is a separation technique used to
separate the different components in a liquid mixture. The
purpose of preparative chromatography is to separate the
components of a mixture for more advanced use and thus
a form of purification.
S391. Ans.(a)
Sol. Devaluation is a deliberate downward adjustment to
the value of a country's currency relative to another
currency.
S392. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of
income inequality or wealth inequality developed by
American economist Max Lorenz in 1905.
S393. Ans.(b)
Sol. The rate of tax increase as the amount of the tax base
increases is called Progressive tax.
S394. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cyclical unemployment is a factor of overall
unemployment that relates to the cyclical trends in growth
and production that occur within the business cycle. When
business cycles are at their peak, cyclical unemployment
will be low because total economic output is being
maximized.
S395. Ans.(c)
Sol. Monetary policy is designed as to maintain the price
stability in the economy. Thus, its main objective is to
promote economic growth with Price stability. Monetary
policy is the macroeconomic policy laid down by central
bank.
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S396. Ans.(a)
Sol. In certain circumstances, people doing part-time work
may qualify if they desire to obtain, and are capable of
performing, full-time work. It also includes those accepting
employment well behind their skill set. In these cases,
disguised unemployment may also be referred to as the
underemployed, covering those who are working in some
capacity but not at their full capacity.
S397. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gandhian Plan was put forward by Shriman Narayan
Aggarwal in 1944 who was principal of Wardha
Commercial College.
S398. Ans.(c)
Sol. A mixed economy allows private ownership of
business, while government controls the sector such as
power, healthcare etc. which are beneficial for citizens. In
this economy both public and private sectors exist.
S399. Ans.(c)
Sol. Per Capita Income is a measure of the amount of
money earned per person in a certain area. It is the most
appropriate measure of an economic growth.
S400. Ans.(d)
Sol. The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds
after 1966 and the increased use of fertilizers and
irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution,
which provided the increase in production needed to make
India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving
agriculture in India. It is done after Third year plan period
from 1961-66.
S401. Ans.(c)
Sol. Binary code, code used in digital computers, based on
a binary number system in which there are only two
possible states, off and on, usually symbolized by 0 and 1.
Hence, option (c) is correct answer.
S402. Ans.(a)
Sol. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a TCP/IP
protocol used in sending and receiving e-mail. However,
since it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the
receiving end, it is usually used with one of two other
protocols, POP3 or IMAP that let the user save messages in
a server mailbox and download them periodically from the
server.
S403. Ans.(d)
Sol. All Excel formulas begin with an equal sign (=).
S404. Ans.(b)
Sol. Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets
are contacted by email, telephone or text message by
someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure
individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally
identifiable information, banking and credit card details,
and passwords.
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S405. Ans.(b)
Sol. The domain name system (DNS) is the way that
internet domain names are located and translated into
internet protocol (IP) addresses. The domain name system
maps the name people use to locate a website to the IP
address that a computer uses to locate a website. For
example, if someone types example.com into a web
browser, a server behind the scenes will map that name to
the IP address 93.184.216.34
S406. Ans.(c)
Sol. pptx is a file extension for a presentation file format
used by Microsoft PowerPoint, the popular presentation
software commonly used for office and educational slide
shows.
Some other important file extensions are:
S407. Ans.(c)
Sol. Shift + Delete will delete the selected item
permanently.
S408. Ans.(a)
Sol. Tab Key can be used for indentation.
S409. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is a standard
for data transmission in a local area network.
S410. Ans.(c)
Sol. The gutter margin is a typographical term used to
designate an additional margin added to a page layout to
compensate for the part of the paper made unusable by the
binding process.
S411. Ans.(b)
Sol. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under
Fundamental Rights. It is provided under Article 32 to 35
of Indian constitution. It provides for constitutional
remedies against the violation or transgression of
fundamental rights.
S412. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India submit
his report relating to the accounts of the Union to the
President.
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S413. Ans.(b)
Sol. A Unitary form of government is that in which all the
powers are concentrated in the hands of Central
government.
S414. Ans.(c)
Sol. It means that a law that is duly enacted by the
legislature or the concerned body is valid if it has followed
the correct procedure. Following this doctrine means that,
a person can be deprived of his life or personal liberty
according to the procedure established by law.
S415. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Public Interest Litigation’ denotes a legal action
initiated in a court of law for the enforcement of public
interest where the rights of an individual or a group have
been affected.In India, the first PIL, Hussainara Khatoon vs
State of Bihar, was filed in 1979.IT is more or less improved
version of PIL filed in USA.
S416. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Vote on Account is the special provision given to
the government to obtain the vote of Parliament to
withdraw money when the budget for the new financial
year is not released or the elections are underway, and the
caretaker government is in place. A vote on account stays
valid for two months.
S417. Ans.(b)
Sol. Zero Hour begins immediate after the question hours
without giving any prior notice before it. At the very time,
any member irrespective of any parties may ask the
questions and seeks immediate answers. It generally
contains very important topics which is essential to be
asked. since the the time starts from 12 noon, it is called
Zero Hour.
S418. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 52nd amendment to the Constitution added the
Tenth Schedule which laid down the process by which
legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection.
S419. Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 32 i.e. Right to Constitutional remedies makes
the Supreme Court Custodian of Constitution of India.
S420. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Constitution declares India as democratic,
socialist and secular.
S421. Ans.(b)
Sol. The best-known Brahmi inscriptions are the rock-cut
edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dating to 250–232
BCE. The script was deciphered in 1837 by James Prinsep,
an archaeologist, philologist, and official of the East India
Company.
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S422. Ans.(b)
Sol. In the inscription for the first time the name of Ashoka
was found with titles like Devanampiya and Piyadassi.
S423. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
was a revolutionary organisation, also known as Hindustan
Socialist Republican Army established in 1928 at Feroz
Shah Kotla in New Delhi by Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat
Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and others.
S424. Ans.(b)
Sol.Banaras Hindu University formerly Central Hindu
College, is a public central university located in Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1916 by Pandit Madan
Mohan Malaviya. With over 12,000 students residing in
campus, it claims the title of largest residential university
in Asia.
S425. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular
region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana
and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its
tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The Raichur Doab is a
region where there were frequent clashes between
Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar kingdom.
S426. Ans.(c)
Sol. Alauddin Khilji made several sweeping reforms in the
field of revenue system. His first revenue regulation
(zabita) related to the measurement of cultivable land as
the principle for determining and revenue. Biswa (1/20th
of a bigha) was declared to be the standard unit of
measurement.
S427. Ans.(b)
Sol. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to
Alexander was situated between the rivers of Jhelum and
Chenab.
S428. Ans.(b)
Sol.English defeated French in the battle of Wandiwash. It
is also known as third battle of Carnatic.
S429. Ans.(d)
Sol. Warren Hastings, an English statesman, was the first
Governor of the Presidency of Fort William, the head of the
Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto
Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.
S430. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gandhara Art is the combination of Indo-Greek style.
Gandhara Art developed in first century AD. Both Shakas
and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara school.
S431. Ans.(d)
Sol. Rajasthan has the largest share of wasteland in India
with an area of 84,929 sq.km in wasteland.
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Sol. Saddle Peak is the highest point of the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
S433. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan are India’s
neighbouring landlocked countries. Myanmar is not a
landlocked country.
S434. Ans.(a)
Sol. The northern plain of India has been formed by the
interplay of three main rivers of the Northern plains are
the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra.
S435. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Sun is directly overhead at "high-noon" on the
equator twice per year, at the two equinoxes. Spring
Equinox is usually March 20, and Autumnal equinox is
usually September 22.
S436. Ans.(c)
Sol. The yellow stone National Park is located in USA.
Yellow Stone National Park is a national park located
primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also
extends into Montana and Idaho.
S437. Ans.(b)
Sol. Natural Gas is a conventional source of energy and not
a non-conventional source of energy.
S438. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fold mountains are mountains formed from the
folding of the earth's crust.Fold mountains are formed
when two plates move together (a compressional plate
margin). This can be where two continental plates move
towards each other or a continental and an oceanic
plate.The Himalayas is the example of Fold mountains.
S439. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indira Gandhi Canal is the longest canal in India
and one of the largest irrigation project in the world. Indira
Gandhi Canal is 649 km long and consists of Rajasthan
feeder canal and Rajasthan main canal and runs through
167 km in Punjab and Haryana and remaining 492 km in
Rajasthan.
S440. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kalapani is a territory disputed between India and
Nepal administered however as part of Pithoragarh district
in the Uttarakhand state of India. It is situated on the
Kailash Manasarovar route, at an altitude of 3600 meters.
S441. Ans.(a)
Sol. The refractive index of diamond is very high. Diamond
achieves brilliance partially from total internal refraction.
It has been cut or designed in such a way that if light enters
into it, incident light strikes many of the internal surfaces.
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S442. Ans.(b)
Sol. Holography is a technique of producing a three-
dimensional image of an object. Holography can work with
sound, light or any wavelength. It is also been used for
three-dimensional natural films.
S443. Ans.(c)
Sol. The colour of the sky for an astronaut is black. It is
because of the fact that in the space there is no atmosphere.
Hence light doesn’t get scattered at all. In addition to this,
in space, there are no air particles against which the
sunlight can strike, get reflected or scattered. Hence,
astronaut see everything black.
S444. Ans.(c)
Sol. We know that the mass of liquid displaced by the
floating ice equals to the mass of the object. That’s why the
ice caps float on water. Similarly, when an ice cube melts in
a glass of water, the water level does not change as the
melted water will occupy exactly the same amount of space
as the ice under the water level previously occupied.
S445. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is also known as laughing gas. It
is a colourless gas with a sweet odour and taste. It is also
used as the anesthetic gas.
S446. Ans.(d)
Sol. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows
body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food
that for energy or to store glucose for future use.
S447. Ans.(b)
Sol. Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist
and humanitarian who led initiatives worldwide that
contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural
production termed the Green Revolution. He is known as
Father of Green Revolution.
S448. Ans.(a)
Sol. The oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes
from Water.
S449. Ans.(b)
Sol. The term Vitamin was coined by Casimir Funk.
S450. Ans.(c)
Sol. Human Blood pH is regulated to stay within the
narrow range of 7.35 to 7.45, making it slightly basic.
S451. Ans.(a)
Sol. “World Economic Outlook" report by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) contains analysis and projections of
the integral elements of the IMF's surveillance of economic
developments and policies in its member countries, and of
the developments in the global financial markets and
economic system.
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Sol. French economist Leon Walras in his pioneering work
Elements of Pure Economics in 1874 gave General
Equilibrium theory. It attempts to explain the behavior of
supply, demand, and prices in a whole economy with
several or many interacting markets, by seeking to prove
that the interaction of demand and supply will result in an
overall general equilibrium.
S453. Ans.(d)
Sol. The RESIDEX was first launched in 2007 by the
National Housing Bank (NHB) to provide an index of
residential prices in India across cities and over time. So, it
is associated with land prices.
S454. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which RBI borrows
money from the commercial banks. It is a monetary policy
instrument which can be used to control the money supply
in the country.
S455. Ans.(b)
Sol. Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices
for goods and services is rising and, consequently, the
purchasing power of currency is falling. When money
supply increase it tends to higher rate of inflation.
S456. Ans.(a)
Sol. Direct taxes include the taxes that cannot be
transferred or shifted to another person, for instance the
income tax an individual pays directly to the government.
S457. Ans.(a)
Sol. Differentiated products, but close substitutes for
consumers so their demand curves are elastic, is an
example of Monopolistic Competition and Homogeneous
product, all goods are perfect substitutes for consumers, is
an example of Pure Competition.
S458. Ans.(d)
Sol. An inferior good is a good whose quantity demanded
decreases when consumer income rises unlike normal
goods, for which the opposite is observed. Normal goods
are those for which consumers demand increases when
their income increases.
S459. Ans.(a)
Sol. The GDP deflator is a measure of price inflation. It is
calculated by dividing Nominal GDP by Real GDP and then
multiplying by 100.
S460. Ans.(b)
S461. Ans.(a)
Sol. Spoofing is the forging of the return address on an e-
mail so that the e-mail message appears to come from
someone other than the actual sender.
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S462. Ans.(c)
Sol. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a TCP/IP
protocol used in sending and receiving e-mail. However,
since it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the
receiving end, it is usually used with one of two other
protocols, POP3 or IMAP that let the user save messages in
a server mailbox and download them periodically from the
server. SMTP usually is implemented to operate over
Internet port 25.
Many mail servers now support Extended Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol (ESMTP), which allows multimedia files
to be delivered as e-mail.
S463. Ans.(a)
Sol. System software is developed to serve as a bridge
between the hardware and the user, as the software
directly communicates with the hardware. Operating
systems and debuggers are two best examples of system
software.
S464. Ans.(c)
Sol. A complier is a program that converts instructions into
a machine-code or lower-level form so that they can be
read and executed by a computer.
S465. Ans.(a)
S466. Ans.(a)
Sol. CPU doesn’t understand the C++ language (or any
high- level programming language). All the High- level
language statements must be translated into machine code
before they can be executed.
S467. Ans.(a)
Sol. Routers is used to join multiple computer networks
together via either wired or wireless connections.
S468. Ans.(a)
Sol. ASCII abbreviated from American Standard Code for
Information Interchange, is a character encoding standard
for electronic communication. ASCII codes represent text
in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other
devices.
S469. Ans.(b)
Sol. A modulator is a device that performs modulation. A
demodulator (sometimes detector or demod) is a device
that performs demodulation, the inverse of modulation. A
modem (from modulator–demodulator) can perform both
operations.
S470. Ans.(b)
Sol. MIPs (million instructions per second) is the general
measurement or benchmark of how many instructions a
processor can handle in a single second. FLOPs (floating-
point operations per second) is yet another necessary
factor needed to help measure the performance of a
processor.
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Sol. According to Article 12 of the Constitution of India, the
term 'State' can be used to denote the union and state
governments, the Parliament and state legislatures and all
local or other authorities within the territory of India or
under the control of the Indian government.
S472. Ans.(b)
Sol.In case of a conflict between the Central law and the
state law on a subject enumerated in the Concurrent List,
the Central law prevails over the state law. But, there is an
exception. If the state law has been reserved for the
consideration of the president and has received his assent,
then the state law prevails in that state.
S473. Ans.(b)
Sol.The Central law and the state law on a subject
enumerated in the Concurrent List, the Central law prevails
over the state law it represents strong center.
S474. Ans.(d)
Sol.The Constitution empowers the Parliament to make
laws on any matter enumerated in the State List under the
following extraordinary circumstances like,when Rajya
Sabha Passes a Resolution,during a national
emergency,when States make a request.
S475. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Parliament can make laws with respect to any of
the matters enumerated in the Union List, State list and
concurrent list. Parliament can make laws on state list in
only extraordinary circumstances.
S476. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Development Council is presided over by
the Prime Minister of India and includes all Union
Ministers, Chief Ministers of all the States and
Administrators of Union Territories and Members of the
NITI Aayog. It was set up on August 6-1952.
S477. Ans.(b)
Sol. A proclamation declaring financial emergency must be
approved by both the Houses of Parliament within two
months from the date of its issue.
S478. Ans.(d)
Sol. Article 324 of Constitution of India deals with
Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be
vested in an Election Commission and it allot symbol to
political parties.
S479. Ans.(c)
Sol. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the legislative
council. It can be introduced in the legislative assembly
only and that too on the recommendation of the governor.
Every such bill is considered to be a government bill and
can be introduced only by a minister.
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S480. Ans.(b)
Sol. He must be not less than 30 years of age in the case of
the legislative council and not less than 25 years of age in
the case of the legislative assembly.
S481. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bindusara, Greek Amitrochates (born c. 320 bce—died
272/3 bce), second Mauryan emperor, who ascended the
throne about 297 B.C. He was the son of the dynasty's
founder Chandragupta, and the father of its most famous
ruler Ashoka.
S482. Ans.(d)
Sol. NiccolaoManucci was an Italian writer and traveller.
He worked in the Mughal court during Shah Jahan rule.
S483. Ans.(c)
Sol.The Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565) was a
watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire
and the Deccan sultanates. Sadashiv Raya of Tuluva
dynasty was ruling Vijaynagar during this time.
S484. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lord Mayo served as 4th Viceroy of India from 12
January 1869 to 8 February 1872. He was the first and only
Viceroy to be assasinated in office by Sher Ali Afridi in Port
Blair.
S485. Ans.(b)
Sol.The Theosophical Society was officially formed on 17
November 1875 by Madame H P Blavatsky and Colonel H S
Olcott in New York(USA).
S486. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Eightfold Path of Buddhism, also called the Middle
Path or Middle Way, is the system of following these eight
divisions of the path to achieve spiritual enlightenment
and cease suffering.
S487. Ans.(c)
Sol.The Second Session of Indian National Congress was
presided by DadabhaiNaoraji in 1886.
S488. Ans.(d)
Sol. Swami Dayanand Saraswati is known as Martin Luther
of India.
S489. Ans.(b)
Sol. The new monarch James-I sent William Hawkins to the
Court of Jahangir as official diplomatic representative of
King to India. English set up their first factory in Surat
during Jahangir.
S490. Ans.(a)
Sol. The two Sayyid brothers were Abdulla Khan and
Hussain Ali Khan are called King Maker of Indian history.
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Sol. Bangladesh currency is Taka, Myanmar currency is
Burmese Kyat, Maldives currency is Maldivian Rufiyaa and
currency of Bhutan is Ngultrum.
S492. Ans.(b)
Sol. Venus is sometimes called Earth's twin because Venus
and Earth are almost the same size, have about the same
mass (they weight about the same), and have a very similar
composition (are made of the same material). They are also
neighboring planets.
S493. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tropical Deciduous Forest is most widespread in India
(about 65% of total forest area).
S494. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kumaun Himalayas is west-central section of the
Himalayas in northern India, extending 200 miles (320
km) from the Sutlej River to the Kali River.
S495. Ans.(b)
Sol. The biggest Island of the Indian ocean is Madagascar.
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and
previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island
country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast
Africa.
S496. Ans.(d)
Sol. Labrador is different from other ocean currents. It is
cold in nature. The Labrador Current is a cold current in
the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic
Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around
Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of
Nova Scotia.
S497. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Blind valley is found in the karst region. Karst
topography is a geological formation shaped by the
dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually
carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but also in
gypsum.
S498. Ans.(a)
Sol. Western disturbance refers to a system of low
pressure that moves from west to east, bringing moisture
from Eurasian water bodies, and is responsible for winter
rain in northwestern India and snowfall in the Himalayan
tracts. It usually brings rain during the winters but also
during the pre-monsoon period. Punjab receives rainfall
due to western disturbances.
S499. Ans.(a)
Sol. A rain shadow is a dry area on the leeward side of a
mountainous area (away from the wind). Deccan Plateau
falls in a rain shadow area thus it receives scanty rainfall.
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S500. Ans.(d)
Sol. A greenhouse gas (GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that
absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared
range. This process is the fundamental cause of the
greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in
Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.
S501. Ans.(c)
Sol. The noble gases make a group of chemical elements
with similar properties under standard conditions, they
are all odourless, colourless, monatomic gases with very
low chemical reactivity. The six noble gases that occur
naturally are Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton
(Kr), Xenon (Xe) and the radioactive Radon (Rn).
S502. Ans.(b)
Sol. High resolution photographic plates having a coating
of exceedingly fine-grained photosensitive emulsions with
sub microscopic crystals of silver bromide in gelatin.
S503. Ans.(b)
Sol. Paddy fields are a major source of atmospheric
methane.
S504. Ans.(a)
Sol. An electric current is a flow of electric charge which is
often carried by moving electrons.
S505. Ans.(a)
Sol. Electric fuse is a protective device which protects
electrical equipment in the circuit by breaking the circuit
when there is a short circuit.It has low melting point.
S506. Ans.(b)
Sol. A transformer is used to bring voltage up or down in
an AC electrical circuit.
S507. Ans.(b)
Sol. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is usually known as
Teflon. This is especially used for making a non-stick
surface coating for utensils.
S508. Ans.(c)
Sol. Anthophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of
flowers. The term comes from the Greek roots Anthos
means flower and Phobos means fear.
S509. Ans.(b)
Sol. Group AB has both A and B antigens on red cells (but
neither A nor B antibody in the plasma).
S510. Ans.(d)
Sol. In large amounts certain vitamins can be toxic, leading
to a condition called vitamin toxicity or vitamin poisoning.
Excess vitamin D accumulates in the liver and can cause
bone calcification, headaches, weakness, nausea, vomiting,
constipation, kidney stones and frequent thirst and
urination. Accumulation of Vitamin A causes Toxicity in
vitamin A is known as hypervitaminosis A.
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Sol. In economics, normal goods are any goods for which
demand increases when income increases, and falls when
income decreases but price remains constant, i.e. with a
positive income elasticity of demand.
S512. Ans.(a)
Sol.A minimum wage is the price floor below which
workers may not sell their labor.
S513. Ans.(d)
Sol. Developmental expenditure refers to the expenditure
of the government which helps in economic development
by increasing production and real income of the country.It
doesn’t include Defence expenditure.
S514. Ans.(c)
Sol. Fiscal policy in India is formulated by Finance
Ministry.
S515. Ans.(b)
Sol. Full employment is the level at which there is no
cyclical unemployment.
S516. Ans.(a)
Sol. When the Federal Reserve lowers the reserve ratio, it
lowers the amount of cash banks are required to hold in
reserves and allows them to make more loans to
consumers and businesses. This increases the money
supply and expands the economy.
S517. Ans.(b)
Sol. Monopoly refers to a company that is a single seller of
a product or service in the market. A monopoly basically
holds the entire market, controls prices and supplies and
puts an end to any competition.
S518. Ans.(a)
Sol. National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
(NABARD) is set up as an apex Development Bank by the
Government of India with a mandate for facilitating credit
flow for promotion and development of agriculture,
cottage and village industries.
S519. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), under the Ministry
of Statistics and Program Implementation, is responsible
for macroeconomic data gathering and statistical record
keeping.GDP is measured by CSO.
S520. Ans.(a)
Sol. Devaluation is the decision to reduce the value of a
currency in a fixed exchange rate. A devaluation means that
the value of the currency falls. Domestic residents will find
imports and foreign travel more expensive. However
domestic exports will benefit from their exports becoming
cheaper.
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S521. Ans.(d)
Sol. When power is turned on, POST (Power-On Self-Test)
is the diagnostic testing sequence that a computer's basic
input/output system (or "starting program") runs to
determine if the computer keyboard, random access
memory, disk drives, and other hardware are working
correctly.
S522. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ctrl+E is used for center align.
S523. Ans.(c)
Sol. A mouse is a handheld device that allows you to
control your computer without typing the instructions
from the keyboard. By using a mouse, you can select icons,
open programs, and select, commands, present in a
program by moving the pointer.
S524. Ans.(b)
Sol. Antivirus or anti-virus software, sometimes known as
anti-malware software, is computer software used to
prevent, detect and remove malicious software.
S525. Ans.(c)
Sol. If you want to find and replace text in a Word
document, use the key combo Ctrl + H. That will bring up
the “Find and Replace” dialog box.
S526. Ans.(b)
Sol. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a markup
language and it is used to create websites or Web pages.
S527. Ans.(c)
S528. Ans.(d)
Sol. Booting is a startup sequence that starts the operating
system of a computer when it is turned on. A boot sequence
is the initial set of operations that the computer performs
when it is switched on. Every computer has a boot
sequence.
S529. Ans.(a)
Sol. In HTML, you can create a horizontal line on a Web
page by using the <hr>tag. The purpose of the <hr> tag is
to separate paragraphs or sections on a Web page.
S530. Ans.(a)
Sol. Web hosting is a service that allows organizations to
make their own website accessible through WWW. This
service allows you to share the data on the Web or the
Internet by storing your Web page on the Internet.
S531. Ans.(a)
Sol. Before the framing of the constitution started, an
Objectives Resolution (the resolution that defined the aims
of the Assembly) was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946.
This resolution enshrined the aspirations and values
behind the Constitution making.
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Sol. Rajya Sabha member has tenure of 6 years.
S533. Ans.(c)
Sol. During an emergency Right to Life and Personal
Liberty cannot be suspended.
S534. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fundamental duties are adopted from USSR
constitution.The Fundamental Duties are defined as the
moral obligations of all citizens to help promote a spirit of
patriotism and to uphold the unity of India.
S535. Ans.(c)
Sol. In June 1948, the Government of India appointed the
Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship
of S K Dhar to examine the feasibility of this. The
commission submitted its report in December 1948 and
recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of
administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
S536. Ans.(d)
Sol. In 1983, the Central government appointed a three-
member Commission on Centre–state relations under the
chairmanship of R S Sarkaria, a retired judge of the
Supreme Court.26 The commission was asked to examine
and review the working of existing arrangements between
the Centre and states in all spheres and recommend
appropriate changes and measures.
S537. Ans.(a)
Sol. The proclamation of Emergency must be approved by
both the Houses of Parliament within one month.
S538. Ans.(d)
Sol. If he is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the
government of the state cannot be carried on in accordance
with the Constitution.
S539. Ans.(b)
Sol. State emergency imposed 115 times till date including
in Uttarakhand in March this year. The indiscriminate use
of article 356 has come down following the landmark
judgment of the Supreme Court in the SR Bommai case.
S540. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the
administration and control of scheduled areas and
scheduled tribes in any state except the four states of
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
S541. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ahmedabad Mill Strike, 1918 was one of the initial
movements led by Gandhi in the beginning of 20th century
after his return from South Africa.
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S542. Ans.(a)
Sol. The gold coins of Gupta period were called Dinara
inspired by the Roman coins but later the coins were
minted in the Indian style with the weight standard of 9.2
gms of gold and called Suvarna.
S543. Ans.(b)
Sol. J B Kriplani was the President of Indian National
Congress at the time of Indian independence.
S544. Ans.(a)
Sol. Qutb-ud-din Aibak died of injuries received during an
accident in a game of chaugan (Polo). He was buried in
Lahore near Anarkali Bazaar.
S545. Ans.(d)
Sol.Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first chairman
(temporary) of Constituent Assembly. Later Dr. Rajendra
Prasad was elected as the president and Its vice-president
was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, a Christian from Bengal
and former vice-chancellor of Calcutta University.
S546. Ans.(a)
Sol.Partition of Bengal - 1905
Surat split - 1907
Lucknow pact - 1916
S547. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Independent was an Allahabad based newspaper
begun by Motilal Nehru in 1919. The paper closed down
under British repression two years later.
S548. Ans.(c)
Sol. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq was one of the most
remarkable rulers of his time. He was highly educated and
was well versed in Arabic and Persian language. He was
well read in the subjects of religion, philosophy,
astronomy, mathematics, medicine and logic.
S549. Ans.(b)
Sol. Under Iqta System, the land of the empire was divided
into several large and small tracts called Iqta and assigned
these Iqtas to his soldiers, officers and nobles. In the
beginning, an Iqta was based upon salary. Later, under
Firoz Shah Tughlaq it became hereditary.
S550. Ans.(b)
Sol.The earliest reference to sati custom is made in Eran
inscription of Bhanugupta.
S551. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ox-bow lake is a feature formed by River erosion in
mature stage. An ox-bow is a crescentshaped lake lying
alongside a winding river. The ox-bow lake is created over
time as erosion and deposits of soil change the river’s
course.
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Sol. Mistral the local wind is different from the others. The
mistral is a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in
France, coming from the north or northwest, which
accelerates when it passes through the valleys of the Rhone
and the Durance Rivers to the coast of the Mediterranean
around the Camargue region.
S553. Ans.(c)
Sol. Gobi is not a tropical desert. It is a temperate desert
partly located in northern China and partly in Mongolia.
S554. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mariana trench is the deepest trench located in the
Pacific Ocean near Japan.
S563. Ans.(a)
S555. Ans.(d) Sol. A non-contact force is a force which acts on an object
Sol. Ambala separates the Ganges river network from the without coming physically in contact with it. There is
Indus river network and is surrounded by two rivers. always field linked with non-contact force. Magnetic,
S556. Ans.(d) electrostatic and gravitational forces come under the
Sol. The corona is the outermost part of the sun's category of non contact forces.
atmosphere. The corona is usually hidden by the bright S564. Ans.(a)
light of the sun's surface. Sol. In solids, heat transfer take place by conduction
S557. Ans.(a) method.
Sol. One of the common forms of representing remote S565. Ans.(d)
sensing data as information is in the form of thematic Sol. Tse tse fly is a vector of trypanosomes disease or
maps. sleeping sickness disease. It is a protozoan disease.
S558. Ans.(b) S566. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej Sol. Typhoid is a bacterial disease caused by Salmonella
River and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal typhi. Widal test is a test for typhoid.
Pradesh in northern India.
S567. Ans.(d)
S559. Ans.(d) Sol. An X chromosome combines with the mother’s X
Sol. Coal is the most important raw material for generation chromosome to make a baby girl (XX) and a Y chromosome
of power in India. will combine with the mother’s chromosome to make a boy
(XY).
S560. Ans.(b)
Sol. It is an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a S568. Ans.(b)
river. It is a ridge of sediment deposited naturally Sol. Blue light which has the least wavelength of all the
alongside a river by overflowing water. visible radiations is scattered most. The blue appearance of
the sky is due to scattering of sunlight from the
S561. Ans.(c)
atmosphere. Light of shorter wavelength is scattered by air
Sol. Blue baby syndrome is an illness that begins when a
molecules which because of their smaller size follow
large amount of nitrates in water are ingested by an infant
Rayleigh’s scattering. Blue light is strongly scattered by the
and converted to nitrite by the digestive system.
air molecules and reach the observer. This explains the
S562. Ans.(d) blue color of the sky.
Sol. The colours of the spectrum of white light are violet,
S569. Ans.(c)
indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red (VIBGYOR).
Sol. Blood is normally slightly basic, alkaline, with a pH
Each colour is associated with light of a particular
range of 7.35 to 7.45.
wavelength. Red light has longest wavelengths (shortest
frequency) of these seven colours and the violet light has S570. Ans.(d)
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Sol. An oligopoly is a market structure in which a few firms
dominate. When a market is shared between a few firms
and many buyers.
S572. Ans.(c)
Sol. Dadabhai Naoroji, called the Grand Old Man of India,
prepared the first estimates of National income in 1876. He
estimated by the value of agricultural production and then
adding a certain percentage as non-agricultural
production.
S573. Ans.(c)
Sol. Laissez-faire is the policy which is based on the idea
that governments and the law should not interfere with
business, finance, or the conditions of people's working
lives. It means that there will be no restrictions on
business.
S574. Ans.(d)
Sol. In economics, the Lorenz curve is a graphical
representation of the distribution of income or of wealth.
S575. Ans.(d)
Sol. BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major
emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa. Indonesia is not a member of BRICS
group.
S576. Ans.(b)
Sol. Inflation is a sustained rise in the general price level. It
can be caused due increase in the money supply. Due to
increase in money supply consumers demand increase
faster than production which leads toward inflation.
S577. Ans.(c)
Sol. Disposable personal income is the total amount of
money available for an individual or population to spend
or save after taxes have been paid.
S578. Ans.(b)
Sol. The balance of trade (BOT) is the difference between a
country's imports and its exports for a given time period.
The balance of trade is the largest component of the
country's balance of payments (BOP).
S579. Ans.(a)
Sol. In economics, an inferior good is a good whose
quantity demanded decreases when consumer income
rises.
S580. Ans.(c)
Sol. Official Reserves Account is not an account under
Balance of Payments(BOP).
S581. Ans.(c)
Sol. A watermark is a ghost text that is set behind the
content of a page.
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S582. Ans.(c)
Sol. A light pen is a pointing device that uses a
photoelectric (light-sensitive) cell to indicate a position on
the display screen.
S583. Ans.(c)
Sol. The gutter margin is a typographical term used to
designate an additional margin added to a page layout to
compensate for the part of the paper made unusable by the
binding process.
S584. Ans.(d)
Sol. Home key returns you to the beginning of the line,
document, page, cell, or screen of where your cursor is
positioned.
S585. Ans.(a)
Sol. The ability of an operating system to run more than
one application at a time is called Multi-tasking.
S586. Ans.(c)
Sol. Firewall in Computer Network is a system designed to
prevent unauthorized access.
S587. Ans.(a)
Sol. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It is a
markup language that was designed to transport and store
data in a specific format that can be processed by much
human and machine intelligence. It defines a set of rules to
encode documents in that specific format.
S588. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ctrl+E is used for align center.
S589. Ans.(b)
Sol. Interpreter Takes Single instruction as input and
Compiler Takes Entire program as input.
S590. Ans.(a)
Sol. Magnetic ink character recognition code, known in
short as MICR code, is a character recognition technology
used mainly by the banking industry to streamline the
processing and clearance of cheques and other documents.
S591. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Ruhr basin is the famous Industrial region of
Germany. Formerly Germany’s coal-mining region, the
Ruhrgebiet forms one of the largest conurbations in
Europe with 5 million residents and is now known for its
diverse and vibrant cultural scene.
S592. Ans.(d)
Sol. The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was
announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord
Curzon. The partition took place on 16 October 1905 and
separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the
largely Hindu western areas
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Sol. The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took
place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August
1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against
the British Indian Government. The robbery was organised
by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
S594. Ans.(a)
Sol. A Judge may, by writing under his hand addressed to
the President, resign his office.
S595. Ans.(c)
Sol. Types of writs are Habeas Corpus, Mandamus,
Prohibition, Certiorari, Quo warranto.
S596. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Nubra River originates from the Siachin glacier.
The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that flows
through the Nubra valley in the northern part of Ladakh
and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.
S597. Ans.(a)
Sol. Norway is called as ‘Land of the midnight sun’.
S598. Ans.(d)
Sol. Kalidasa, in 5th century A.D is a Sanskrit poet and
dramatist.The six works identified as genuine are the
dramas Abhijnanashakuntala (“The Recognition of
Shakuntala”), Vikramorvashi (“Urvashi Won by Valour”),
and Malavikagnimitra (“Malavika and Agnimitra”); the epic
poems Raghuvamsha (“Dynasty of Raghu”) and
Kumarasambhava (“Birth of the War God”); and the lyric
“Meghaduta” (“Cloud Messenger”).
S599. Ans.(d)
Sol. Galvanization is the process of applying protective zinc
coating to steel or iron to prevent rusting.
S600. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bronze is an alloy made up of Copper and another
metal Tin. Compositions may vary but most modern
bronze is 88% Copper and 12% Tin.

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S601. Ans.(c) S605. Ans.(d)

Sol. Total distance to travel = 400m * 4 = 1600m Sol. [
( – )
* 60] min/hr.
Speed of boy = 9km/hr. or 2.5m/s
= ∗ 60 = 18 min/hr.
Time taken = . = 640 sec or 10min 40sec
S606. Ans.(c)
S602. Ans.(b)
Sol. Walk + Ride = 6.30 --- eq.1
Sol. Let the speeds of cars be 7x and 8x km/hr.
Ride + Ride = 4.20, 2 Ride = 4.20, so ride = 2.10
respectively.
By eq. 1 --- walk + 2.10 = 6.30
ATQ, Speed of first car = 350/4 = 87.5 km/hr.
Walk = 4.20
7x = 87.5 km/hr.
ATQ, Walk + Walk = 4.20 + 4.20 = 8.40Hrs.
=> x= 12.5 km/hr.
So speed of second car is 12.5 * 8 = 100 km/hr. S607. Ans.(b)
∗
S603. Ans.(d) Sol. Average speed =
∗ ∗
Sol. Let the usual speed of bike be S km/hr. Average speed = = 44 km/hr.
∗( ) ∗( )
ATQ, *4= * 6 = Distance
S608. Ans.(d)
Sol. Distance travel by P Q & R in 1000m Race
Difference b/w speed P : Q : R = 1000 : 900 : 800
On solving we get, S = 30km/hr. If there is a 900m race b/w Q&R Q gives a start of 100m to
∗( )
Distance = * 6 = 720Kms R
S604. Ans.(a) In 1m race start =
Sol. Speed Time ATQ, in 1000m race Q gives start to R
= * 1000 = 111 m
6 unit = 12hrs. S609. Ans.(a)
1 unit = 2hrs.
Sol. Average Speed =
5 unit = 10hrs.
Usual time = 10hrs.
Average Speed = = = 4km/hr.
He would have save the time = 12 – 10 = 2hrs.

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Sol. In this type of questions we need to get the relative Sol. Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}
speed between them, Let E = event of getting at most two heads.
The relative speed of the boys = 8.5kmph – 8kmph Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}.
= 0.5 kmph P(E) =n(E)/n(S)=7/8.
Distance between them is 7.5 km
Time = Distance/Speed S619. Ans.(b)
Time= 7.5km / 0.5 kmph = 15 hrs. Sol. The total number of events associated to the random
experiments of throwing three dice simultaneously is:
S611. Ans.(a) = 6*6*6 = 216
Sol. Here, Sample space S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}. n(S) = 216
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, Let X be the event that all dice show the same face.
18, 4, 8, 16, 20}.
X = { (1,1,1,), (2,2,2), (3,3,3), (4,4,4), (5,5,5), (6,6,6)}
P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 10/20 = 1/2
n(X) = 6
S612. Ans.(d) Hence required probability P(E) = n(x)/n(S) = 6/216 =
Sol. Let S be the sample space. 1/36.
Then, n(S) = number of ways of drawing 3 balls out of 12 =
12C3 S620. Ans.(a)
∗ ∗ Sol. 2 letters can be chosen out of 7 letters in 7C2 ways. =
12 = ∗ ∗ = 220
21
Let E = event of getting all the 3 red balls. Two letters we have to choose consist more than one
∗ ∗
n(E) = 5 = ∗ ∗ = 10 vowels, so we have to select 2 vowels, which can be chosen
=> P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 10/220 = 1/22. as 3C2 = 3
Hence, required probability = 3/21 = 1/7
S613. Ans.(a)
Sol. Clearly, there are 52 cards in a pack of cards, out of S621. Ans.(b)
which there are 8 face cards of king & Queen. Sol. The word 'DEALING' has 7 different letters.
P (getting a face card) = 8/52 = 2/13. When the vowels EAI are always together, they can be
S614. Ans.(b) supposed to form one letter.
Sol. Let S be the sample space. Then, we have to arrange the letters DLNG (EAI).
∗ Now, 5 (4 + 1) letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways.
Then, n(S) = 52 = = 1326.
∗ The vowels (EAI) can be arranged among themselves in 3!
Let E = event of getting 1 club and 1 diamond card. = 6 ways.
n(E)= number of ways of choosing 1 club out of 13 cards Required number of ways = (120 x 6) = 720.
and 1 diamond out of 13 cards = 13 ∗ 13 = = 169.
P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 169/1326 = 13/102. S622. Ans.(c)
Sol. Required number of ways = (8C4 * 6C3)
S615. Ans.(b) ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Sol. Here S= {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}. = ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ = 1400
Let E = event of getting at least two heads = {HTT, THT,
S623. Ans.(b)
TTH, TTT}. ( )
P(E) = n(E) / n(S) Sol. No. of handshakes =
= 4/8= 1/2 =
∗
= 91
S616. Ans.(c)
S624. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let , S – Sample Space , E – Event of selecting 1 girl and
Sol. There are 7 digits 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 in which 2 occurs 2
2 boys.
times, 5 occurs 2 times.
Then, n(S) = Number ways of selecting 3 students out of 25 !
=25 = 2300. Number of 7 digit numbers = ! ∗ ! = 1260
n(E) = 13 ∗ 12 = 858.
P(E) = n(E)/n(s) = 858/2300 = 429/1150 S625. Ans.(c)
Sol. Since each ring consists of five different numbers, the
S617. Ans.(c) total number of attempts possible with the three rings is
Sol. In two throws of a die, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36. = 5 x 5 x 5 = 125. Out of these attempts, one of them is a
Let E = event of getting a sum ={(1, 6), (2, 5), (3, 4), (4, 3) successful attempt.
(5, 2) (6, 1)}. Maximum number of unsuccessful attempts = 125 - 1
P(E) =n(E)/n(S)=4/36=6/36 = 1/6. = 124.

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S626. Ans.(d) S634. Ans.(c)
Sol. From 7 consonants, 2 consonants can be selected in Sol. Let A's age 10 years ago = x years.
7C2 ways = 21 Then, B's age 10 years ago = 2x years.
From 5 vowels, 2 vowels can be selected in 5C2 ways = 10 (x + 10) / (2x+ l0) = 3/4
Now with every selection, number of ways of arranging 4 => x = 5.
letters is 4! = 24 So, the total of their present ages =(x + 10 + 2x + 10)
Total number of words = 21 * 10 * 24 = (3x + 20) = 35 years.
= 5040
S635. Ans.(a)
S627. Ans.(c) Sol. Let the numbers be 5x, 6x and 7x, Then, (5x + 6x + 7x)
Sol. Let 4 boys be one unit and now there are 6 units (5 / 3 = 60
girls + 1 unit boys) in all. => 18x = 180
They can be arranged in 6! Ways = 720 => x = 10.
In each of these arrangements 4 boys can be arranged in 4! Smallest number 5x = 50.
Ways = 24
S636. Ans.(b)
Total number of arrangements in which boys are always
together = 6! x 4! Sol. Distance cover by the car in one hr. = 60 * 60 = 3600
= 720 x 24 = 17280 When speed of car reduced by 10km/hr. then the same
distance covered by him
S628. Ans.(d) = = 72 min.
Sol. A triangle is formed by joining any three non-collinear
points in pairs. S637. Ans.(c)
There are 7 non-collinear points Sol. Let the increased speed be x
The number of triangles formed = 7C3 = 35. Avg. speed =
S629. Ans.(b) 48 =
∗ ∗

Sol. The number of ways of arranging n beads in a necklace

( – )! ( – )! X = 60km/hr.
is = =
! S638. Ans.(a)
= = 360 Sol. (P+Q)'s 1 day work = 1/24
P's 1 day work = 1/28
S630. Ans.(a)
Sol. Choose 11 Players from a team of 15 players. Order is => Q's 1 day work = 1/24 - 1/28 = 1/168
not important. Work done by (P+Q) in 20 days = 20/24 = 5/6
15C11= 1365 Remaining work = 1 - 5/6 = 1/6
Time taken by Q to complete the remaining work = 1/6 x
S631. Ans.(c) 168 = 28 days.
Sol. Total money decided to contribute = 800 x 15 = 12000
Let 'x' boys dropped, the rest paid 200/- more S639. Ans.(c)
=> (15 - x) x 1000 = 12000 Sol. Let the sum be Rs. 100. Then,
=> b = 3 S.I. for first 6 months = Rs.[ (100 x 8 x 1)/(100 x 2) ]= Rs.4
Hence, the number of boys who dropped out is 3 S.I. for last 6 months =Rs.[(104 x 8 x 1)/(100 x 2) ] = Rs.4.16
So, amount at the end of 1 year = Rs. (100 + 4 + 4.16) = Rs.
S632. Ans.(d) 108.16
Sol. Let the numbers be 2x, 3x and 4x. Effective rate = (108.16 - 100) = 8.16%
Then, their L.C.M. = 12 x .
S640. Ans.(d)
So, 12 x = 1800 or x = 150. Sol. Let Vipul paid x Rs.,
The numbers are (2 x 150), (3 x 150) and (4 x 150). so Aakash paid 2x/3 , and Laxmi paid 2x,
Hence, required H.C.F. = 150 So total amount donated is given by
x + (2x/3) + 2x = 1, we get
S633. Ans.(d)
i.e. x = 3/11 = vipul’s share.
Sol. We have: x + (x% of 300) = 300
=> x+(x/100)*300] = 300 S641. Ans.(d)
=> 4x = 300 Sol. Greatest four digits number = 9999. When 9999 is
=> x = 75 = boys divided by 7, the remainder will be 3. Required number=
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S642. Ans.(c) S650. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the two consecutive odd integers be (2x + 1) and Sol. Last digit for the power of 6 is always 6
(2x + 3) Power cycle of 7 is 7, 9, 3, 1.
Now 467/4 gives a remainder of 3
Then, (2x + 3)2 - (2x + 1)2 = (2x + 3 + 2x + 1) (2x + 3 - 2x - then the last digit is 73 = 3
1) = (4x + 4)(2) Last digit is 6 + 3 = 9
= 8 (x + 1), which is always divisible by 8 S651. Ans.(b)
S643. Ans.(b) Sol. 60% =
Sol. 90 = 10 x 9
Let the income is 500 and expenditure is 300 so, savings
clearly, 709xy is divisible by 10, so y = 0 = 200
Now, 709x0 is divisible by 9.
So, (7 + 0 + 9 + x + 0) = (16 + x) is divisible by 9. So, x = 2.
Hence, (x + y) = (2 + 0) = 2.
S644. Ans.(d) %increase in savings = * 100 = 15%
Sol. For every natural number n, (xn - yn)
is completely divisible by (x - y). S652. Ans.(c)
Sol. 1st year increase 12 % = +
S645. Ans.(b)
Sol.=(2 x 3)9 x (5 x 7)6 x 117 2nd year increase 57 % = +
=29 x 39 x 56 x 76 x 117 3rd year decrease 16 % = -
Thus, there are (9 + 9 + 6+ 6 + 7) = 37 prime number Let the population of the town after 3 years is x
S646. Ans.(c) ATQ, 3360 * ∗ ∗ =x
Sol. Let the smaller number be x. X = 4950
Then, larger number = (4790 + x)
S653. Ans.(d)
Therefore 4790 + x = (6x + 15)
Sol. Let the no. of books in the library be x
‹=› 5x = 4775
33 % = , 11 % = , 16 % =
‹=› x = 955.
Larger no. = 4790 + 955 = 5745 ATQ, x * ∗ ∗ = 7760
S647. Ans.(a) X = 15714
Sol. 2, 4, 8, 16,32 ..., 4096 is a G.P with a =2 S654. Ans.(b)
And r =4/2 =2 Sol. Number of males = 55% of 5000 = 2750.
Number of females = (5000 - 2750) = 2250.
Using formula,
Number of literates in the town = 30% of 5000 = 1500.
== T = a * r Number of literate males = 40% of 2750 = 1100.
Let the number of terms be n. Then Number of literate females = (1500 - 1100) = 400.
2x2 = 4096 Number of illiterate females = 2250 – 400 = 1850
or 2 = 2048 = 2 Required percentage = (1850/2250 * 100) % = 82.22 %.
Thus n - 1 = 11 S655. Ans.(c)
n= 12 Sol. Total money = Rs. [600*(25/100) + 1200*(50/100)] =
Rs. 750.
S648. Ans.(c)
25 paise coins removed = Rs. (600*12/100) = 72.
Sol. Required digit = Unit digit 50 paise coins removed = Rs. (1200*24/100) = 288.
=(1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 × 7 × 8 × 9) = 0. Money removed =Rs. (72*25/100+288*50/100) = Rs.162.
S649. Ans.(c) Money Left in the bag = 750 – 162 = 588
Sol. Required percentage = (588/750*100) % = 78.4 %.
(2×1 + 1) = 3. S656. Ans.(d)
(2×2 + 1) = 5. Sol. Let the total sale be Rs. x.
(2×3 + 1) = 7. Then, 2.5%. Of x = 1250
(2×4 + 1) = 9. => (25/10 * 1/100 * x) = 1250
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S657. Ans.(c) S663. Ans.(c)
Sol. 56% of 870 = 56% x 870 = 487.20 Sol. Cost price of 1 orange = Rs.
82% of 180 = 82% x 180 = 147.60
So, cost of 100 oranges = * 100 =
32% of 90 = 28.8
487.20 + 147.6 - 28.8 =? è 100% =
? = 634.8 - 28.8 è 133% = * = 57Rs.
? = 606.
S664. Ans.(d)
S658. Ans.(a) ∗( ) [ ∗ ∗ ]
Sol. Gain Percent = * 100
Sol. Let the third number be 100. ∗ ∗

Then, the first number = 100 - 28 = 72 and second number = * 100

= 100 - 82 = 18. = * 100 = 12%
Difference between the first and second number = 72 - 18
= 54 S665. Ans.(b)
∗
Required % = ∗ 100 = 75% Sol. Gain Percent = (35 – 20 - )%
= 8%
S659. Ans.(c)
S666. Ans.(d)
Sol. Total GST paid = 9% of Rs. 900 + 18% of Rs. 5100
Sol. CP of article = x Rs.
= Rs. (9/100)*900 + (18/100) * 5100 = Rs. (81 + 918) =
SP =
Rs. 999.
Total cost of the items = Rs. (900 + 5100) = Rs. 6000. New CP =
Required percentage = (999/6000*100) % New SP = * =
= 16.65%
è - = 5.75
S660. Ans.(b)
è = 5.75
Sol. Let the numbers be a & b . ∗
=> b - a/4 = 4b/6 èx= = Rs. 115
∗
=> b – 4a/6 = a/4 è Req. SP = = Rs. 138
=> 2b/6 = a/4
=> a/b = 4/3 S667. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let the original S.P. be x.
S661. Ans.(d) C.P. of the article =
∗
= Rs. 200
Sol. Let the CP of the article is 100units
After corresponding increase
Then, SP = 90 unit ∗
Now new SP if he sold it at 332Rs. More = 120units è - 200 = 2(x – 200)
è – 200 = 2x – 400
è 6x - 1000 = 10x - 2000
è 4x = 1000
è x = 250 Rs.
S668. Ans.(a)
Diff. 30 units = 332 Sol. Let the C.P. for Mr. X = Rs. x
So, original SP 90 units = * 90 = 996 According to the question,
(100 + ) % of x = 5000
S662. Ans.(c)
Sol. C.P. of each camera = Rs. x (let) X* = 5000
∗
S.P. of first camera = Rs. X= = Rs. 4500
S.P. of second camera = ∗ = Rs. So, Discount = (5000 – 4500) = Rs. 500
Discount percent = * 100 = 10%
Profit = + - 2x
= S669. Ans.(d)
Sol. S.P. of 3 articles = C.P. of 21 articles – S.P. of 21 Articles
= Rs. è S.P. of 24 articles = C.P. of 21 articles
So, gain percent = * 100 = 12.1% è Loss % = * 100 = 12 %
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S670. Ans.(b) S676. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the C.P. of article be Rs.100 and its S.P. be Rs. x. Sol. Number of successful students in the exam = x
According to the question. So, Number of unsuccessful students = 100 – x
( )
When SP = Rs. ATQ, 30 =

Loss percent = * 100 è 3000 = 35x + 1000 – 10x

è 3000 – 1000 = 25x
è 100 - = è x = 80

è = 100 - = S677. Ans.(d)

è x = Rs. 149 Sol. Let the total number of students in the class be x.
è Req. Profit % = 49% According to the question,
ax = 10 * b + (x – 10)c
S671. Ans.(c) è ax = 10b + xc – 10c
Sol. Total sum of x numbers = xy è ax – cx = 10b – 10c
Total sum of y numbers = yx è x(a-c) = 10(b-c)
( )
Required average = èx=
( )
è = xy S678. Ans.(d)
Sol. Largest 4–digit number formed by 0, 4, 6 and 8 = 8640
S672. Ans.(c) Smallest 4–digit number formed by 0, 4, 6 and 8 = 4068
Sol. Total expenditure of the year Required average = = 6354
= Rs. (3 * 2200 + 4 * 2550 + 5 * 3120)
= Rs. (6600 + 10200 + 15600) S679. Ans.(b)
= Rs. 32400 Sol. Required Average = =
So, Total income of the year = 32400 + 1260
= 11
= 33660
So, Average monthly income = = 2805 S680. Ans.(b)
Sol. Average of a, b, c, d, e, f, g = d
S673. Ans.(b)
Average of j, k, l, m, n, = l
Sol. Number of students in section A = x
So, required average =
So, Number of students in sections B and C = (100 – x)
è X * 70 + (100 – x) * 87.5 = 84 * 100 S681. Ans.(c)
è 70x + 87.5 * 100 – 87.5x = 8400 Sol. Let C subscribes = Rs x
è 8750 – 17.5x = 8400 Then, B subscribes = x + 3000
è 17.5x = 8750 – 8400 = 350 and A subscribes = x + 3000 + 4000 = x + 7000.
èx= .
= 20 Hence, x + (x + 3000) + (x + 7000) = 34000
=> x = 8000
S674. Ans.(a)
Therefore ratio of their investments i.e. A: B: C = (8000 +
Sol. Sum of first n odd natural numbers = n
7000): (8000 + 3000): 8000 = 15000: 11000: 8000 = 15:
So, their average = =n 11: 8.
Here n is 25, so required average is 25 Thus A’s share in the profit = 17000 x 15/34 = Rs 7500.

S675. Ans.(b) S682. Ans.(b)

Sol. D’s weight = 80 * 4 – 84 * 3 = 320 – 252 = 68Kg. Sol. Anuj’s investment = 10000*6
E’s weight = 68 + 3 = 71kg. Kamal’s investment = 6000*8
Total weight of (A + B + C + D + E) Vinay’s investment = 8000*8
= 84 * 3 + 68 + 71 = 391 Kg. Hence the ratio of investments = 10,000*6: 6,000*8:
Total weight of (B + C + D + E) 8,000*8 = 5: 3: 4.
= 79 * 4 = 316 Kg. Therefore Vijay’s share in the profit = Rs. 4524 x 4/12 = Rs
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S683. Ans.(a) S689. Ans.(c)
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Sol. Let amounts invested be 2x, 3x, 5x resp. Sol. =
Then ratio of profits = P: Q: R X = 8000Rs.
2x*2 + (120/100)*2x*10: 3x*2 + (110/100)*3x*10: 5x*12
28x: 39x: 60x S690. Ans.(b)
Sol. Investment Ratio of P, Q & R
R’s share = [60/ (28+39+60)] * 152400 = 72,000
è 16:18:23
S684. Ans.(d) è 57 units = 2679
Sol. Ratio of investments of P and Q è 1 unit = = 47
185000: 225000 è Profit of P = 47 * 16 = 752
è 37: 45 è Profit of Q = 47 * 18 = 846
è ATQ, 37x = 7400 è Profit of R = 47 * 16 = 1081
è x = 200
S691. Ans.(c)
è Total investment = 82x = 82 * 200 ∗ ∗
Sol. If rate of interest be R% p.a. then, SI =
è 16400Rs.
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
ATQ, + = 1080
S685. Ans.(b)
è 120R + 60R = 1080
Sol. Investment of Raghav during four years.
è 180R = 1080
è 40000 + 50000 + 60000 + 70000 = 220000Rs.
è R = 6%
Investment of his friend Rajiv
è 85000 * 2 = 170000 S692. Ans.(c)
Ratio of their investments Sol. Let the sum be x.
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
220000: 170000 ATQ, - = 32.50
è 22: 17
è So, Raghav’s share = * 195000 è = 32.50
. ∗
è 110000Rs. èx=
S686. Ans.(c) è x = 3120 Rs.
Sol. P : Q S693. Ans.(b)
Amount è 7 : 9 Sol. Time from 8 May to 10 September, 2019
Time è 8 : y = 24 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 10
Profit è 8 : 9 = 126 days
∗
è ∗ : So, Time = 126 days = year
è y = 7months SI =
∗ ∗
= 126 Rs.
∗
è So, Q’s money was used for 7 months.
S694. Ans.(c)
S687. Ans.(a) ∗ ∗
Sol. After 10 years, SI =
Sol. Suppose B put in x cows. The ratio of A’s and B’s rents
∗ = 1000 RS.
è ∗
= / Principal from 11th year = 2000 + 1000 = 3000Rs.
è
∗
= SI = (3500 - 3000) = 500Rs.
∗
∗ ∗ ∗
èx= = 600 cows So, Time = ∗
∗
∗
è
S688. Ans.(b) ∗
Sol. Investment Ratio
è 125000: 85000 è Years = 3 years
è
So, Total time = 10 + 3 = 13 years

S695. Ans.(a)
è ATQ, 8 unit = 800 Difference Sol. Annual interest = 3 * 365 = 1095Rs.
∗
So, 42 units = * 42 = 4200Rs. Which is 40% Principal = ∗
∗
Total i.e. 100% = = 10500. ∗
è = 21900 Rs.
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S696. Ans.(d) S702. Ans.(c)
Sol. Principal: Amount Sol. Let 40 articles (LCM of 8 and 10) be bought.
3000: 5184 So, CP of 40 articles =
∗
= Rs. 32
5:6 ∗
Their SP = = Rs. 50
è ∗ 100 = 20%
Profit % = * 100
S697. Ans.(c)
Sol. Amount = P (1 + ) (1 + ) (1 + ) è 56.25%
= 10000 (1 + ) (1 + ) (1 + ) S703. Ans.(d)
= 10000 * * * Sol. Total actual C.P. = (500 × 10 + 2000) = 7000
And total S.P. = (5 × 750 + 5× 550)
Amount = 11575.2Rs. = (3750 + 2750) = 6500
CI = Rs. (11575.2 – 10000)
CI = 1575.2 Rs. Loss = 7000–6500 = 500
Loss percent = * 100
S698. Ans.(b)
Sol. The rate of interest is compounded half yearly,
è =7 %
So, r = 10% per half year.
Let time = years S704. Ans.(a)
Sol. CP of 120 exercise books = (120 × 3) = 360
ATQ, 13310 = 10000 (1 + )
SP of 40 at 4 each = (40 × 4) = 160
è =( ) SP of 60 at 5 each = (60 × 5) = 300
SP of remaining 20 books = (20 × 3) = 60
è( ) = =( ) Total SP = (160 + 300 + 60) = 520
Profit = (520 – 360) = 160Rs.
è T = 3 half years = 1 years
Profit % = * 100
S699. Ans.(a)
è = 44 %
Sol. Here, n = 2, p = 21000, r = 10%
Each annual instalment = S705. Ans.(a)
( ) ( )
Sol. Number of oranges bought = 100 (let)
è C.P. = 100 (let)
( ) ( )
S.P of 40 oranges = 100
è Gain % = * 100
è 150%
è * 121 = 12100 Rs. Remaining oranges = 60
∗
S700. Ans.(c) Their 80% = = 48
Sol. Principal (P) = Rs. S, Rate (R) = 2r% per annum ATQ, these are sold at a profit of 75 %
∗
Amount = P (1 + ) So, their SP = = 84 Rs.

è S (1 + ) So therefore, Profit % = 84%

è S (1 + ) S706. Ans.(b)
Sol. C.P. of first toy = x Rs.
S701. Ans.(b) C.P. of second toy = y Rs.
Sol. Let the required gain % = x. So,
∗
= 504
( )
So, 150 * + 300 * = 450 * ∗
èx= = 450 Rs.
è 135 + 3(100 + x) = 540
è 3(100 + x) = 405 Again y * = 504
è 100 + x = 135
∗
è x = 35% èy= = 525 Rs.

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Total C.P. = (450 + 525) = 975 S711. Ans.(b)
Total S.P. = 2 × 504 = 1008 Sol. (A + B)’s 1 hour’s work = .....(i)
Gain = 1008 – 975 = 33
∗ (B + C)’s 1 hour’s work = ...... (ii)
Gain % = = =3 %
(C + A)’s 1 hour’s work = .....(iii)
S707. Ans.(c)
Adding all three equations,
Sol. C.P. of cycle = Rs. x (let)
2 (A + B + C)’s 1 hour’s work = + +
So, SP = = Rs.
= =1
Case II, So, A, B and C together will complete the work in 2 hours.
New CP = Rs. S712. Ans.(a)
ATQ, + 60 = * Sol. Work done by A and B in 5 days

= Rs. =5( + ) =5* =

è - = 60 Remaining work = 1 - =
So, Time taken by A = * 12
è x = 2400 Rs.
= 3 days
S708. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the C.P. be x S713. Ans.(c)
So, (6 – 4) % of x = 3 Sol. 15 men complete work in 7 days.
2% of x = 3 So, Time taken in doing 1 work = 3 × 7 = 21 days
X = 150 Rs.
∗ è M1D1 = M2D2
So, SP at 4% gain = = Rs. 156
è 15 × 21 = M2 × 5
∗
And SP at 6% gain =
∗
= Rs. 159 è M2 = = 63 days

Then required ratio = 156:159 S714. Ans.(d)

è 52:53 Sol. Number of pages copied by x in 1 hour = =4
S709. Ans.(b) Number of pages copied by x and y in 1 hour = =5
Sol. CP of refrigerator = 5x So, Number of pages copied by y in 1 hour = 5 – 4 = 1
CP of television = 3x So he will copy 20 pages in = 20 hours.
So ATQ, 2x = 5500
S715. Ans.(c)
èx= = 2750 Rs. Sol. Let A worked for x days.
( )
è CP of refrigerator = 5 * 2750 ATQ, + =1
= Rs. 13750
( )
è =1
S710. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the first investment be 3x èx=8
Then second investment be 5x So, A worked for 8 days.
Combined loss % S716. Ans.(d)
∗ ∗ Sol. Work done by A and B in first 6 days
= * 100 = (A + B)’s 4 days’ work + B’s 2 days’ work
=4* +
= * 100
= + =
= * 100
∗ Remaining work = 1 - =
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S717. Ans.(d) S723. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nuts cut by Ram and Hari in 1 day = = 6 Kg..... (i) Sol. 90 km = 12 × 7km + 6 km.
Nuts cut by them in 5 days = 30 kg. To cover 7 km total time taken = hours + 6 min. = min.
Amount of nuts cut by Ram alone So, (12 × 7 km) would be covered in (12 * ) min.
= 58 – 30 = 28 kg.
Time = 8 days And remaining 6 km is hrs. Or 20 min.
So, Nuts cut by Ram in 1 day = = 3.5 kg. è Total time = + 20 = hrs.
∗
è From equation (i), è 6 hrs. = 6 hrs. 12 min.
Nuts cut by Hari in 1 day = (6 – 3.5) kg. = 2.5 kg.
So, Time taken by Hari in cutting 10 kg. Of nuts = S724. Ans.(d)
. Sol. Distance covered by car in 2 hours
= 4 days ∗
= = 120 km
S718. Ans.(b) Remaining distance = 300 – 120 = 180 km
Sol. According to question, Remaining time = 4 – 2 = 2 hours
(6M + 8B) × 10 = (26M + 48B) × 2
So, 60M + 80B = 52M + 96B è Required Speed = = 90km/hr.
Or, 1M = 2B
è Original speed of car = = 60km/hr.
So, 15M + 20B = (30 + 20) B è Required increase in speed = 90 – 60 = 30 kmph
= 50 boys and 6M + 8B
= (12 + 8) boys = 20 boys S725. Ans.(c)
Sol. Speed of B = x kmph (let)
è 20 boys can finish the work in 10 days Speed of A = 2x kmph
∗
è 50 boys can finish the work in = 4 days Speed of C = kmph
S719. Ans.(a) è = =6
Sol. Since Dhiru digs part of field in 20 hours.
So, Dhiru digs 1 part of field in 20a hours. è Required time = 0f hrs.
= - = = hr. = 15 min.
So, Part of field dug by Kaku in 1 hour S726. Ans.(b)
( )
= = Sol. Distance travelled by farmer on foot = x km (let)
So, Distance covered by cycling = (61–x) km.
S720. Ans.(c)
Sol. According to the question,
M1D1 = M2D2 è ATQ, + =9
è (x + 4) (x + 5) = (x – 5) (x + 20) è 9x + 244 – 4x = 324
è x + 5x + 4x + 20 = x – 5x + 20x – 100 è x = 16km.
è 9x + 20 = 15x – 100 S727. Ans.(a)
è 15x – 9x = 100 + 20 Sol. When a train crosses a railway platform, it travels a
è 6x = 120 distance equal to sum of length of platform and its own
è x = 20 length. Speed = 132 kmph
S721. Ans.(b) = 132 * = m/sec.
Sol. Distance covered on foot = 4 * 3 km = 15km So, required time = sec.
So, Time taken on cycle = ∗
∗
.
= = 7.5 sec
è .
= 54.55 minutes
S728. Ans.(b)
S722. Ans.(b) Sol. Relative speed of train = 63–3 = 60 kmph
Sol. Man’s speed = = km/hr. = 60 * m/sec
= m/hr.
è Time =
è Time taken in walking 200 meter
= = Hrs. è
∗
= 30 sec.
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S729. Ans.(c) S736. Ans.(a)
Sol. Distance travelled by first train in one hour = 60 × 1 = Sol. A probability is always greater than or equal to 0 and
60km less than or equal to 1, hence option ‘a’ 1.001 which is
Therefore, distance between two train at 9 a.m. = 330 – 60 greater than 1 cannot be a probability of any event.
= 270 km S737. Ans.(c)
Now, Relative speed of two trains = 60 + 75 = 135 km/hr. Sol. We construct a table of frequencies for the blood
è Time of meeting of two trains = = 2hrs. groups as follows
group frequency
è Therefore, both the trains will meet at 9 + 2 = 11 A.M.
A 50
S730. Ans.(b)
B 65
Sol.
O 70
AB 15
Total no. of people = 200
Speed of train starting from Q = x kmph P (E) = Frequency for B blood / Total frequencies
è Speed of train starting from P = (x + 8) kmph = 65 / 200 = 13/40

According to the question, S738. Ans.(b)

PR + RQ = PQ Sol. Probability of drawing a king = 4/52 = 1/13
After drawing one card, the number of cards are 51.
è (x + 8) × 6 + x × 6 = 162 Probability of drawing a queen = 4/51.
[Distance = Speed × Time] Now, the probability of drawing a king and queen
è 6x + 48 + 6x = 162 consecutively is 1/13 * 4/51 = 4/663
è 12x = 162 – 48 = 114
S739. Ans.(d)
èx= = = 9 Kmph Sol. Consider solving this using complement.
Probability of getting no head = P (all tails) = 1/32
S731. Ans.(b)
P (at least one head) = 1 – P (all tails) = 1 – 1/32 = 31/32.
Sol. Total Cards in a pack of cards = 52.
Numbered Cards = (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) 9 cards from S740. Ans.(a)
each suit 4 × 9 = 36 Sol. Let E be the event "getting a Queen".
P (E) = 36/52 = 9/13 An examination of the sample space shows that there are 4
"Queens"
S732. Ans.(c)
So that n (E) = 4 and n(S) = 52.
Sol. P (G) × P (R) = (5/12) x (7/11) = 35/132 Hence the probability of event E occurring is given by
S733. Ans.(d) P (E) = 4 / 52 = 1 / 13
Sol. Face cards in a deck of cards = (J, Q, K) 3 cards from S741. Ans.(d)
each suit = 3 × 4 = 12 Cards. Sol. In the word 'CORPORATION', we treat the vowels
P (face Card) = 12/52 = 3/13 OOAIO as one letter.
S734. Ans.(b) Thus, we have CRPRTN (OOAIO).
Sol. Total no. of ways = 52C2 This has 7 (6 + 1) letters of which R occurs 2 times and the
Case I: Both are diamonds = 13C2 rest are different.
!
Case II: Both are kings = 4C2 Number of ways arranging these letters = ! = 2520.
P (both are diamonds or both are kings) = (13C2 + 4C2) / 52C2 Now, 5 vowels in which O occurs 3 times and the rest are
∗ ∗
different, can be arranged
è ∗
∗
∗
!
∗ in != 20 ways.
è ∴ Required number of ways = (2520 x 20) = 50400.
S735. Ans.(c) S742. Ans.(c)
Sol. Number of ways of getting two heads = 5C2 = 10. Sol. The word 'LEADER' contains 6 letters, namely 2R, 2E,
Total Number of ways = 25 = 32 1A, and 1D
P (two heads) = 10/32 = 5/16 ∴ Required number of ways = 180

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S743. Ans.(b) S750. Ans.(d)
Sol. Since each desired number is divisible by 5, so we must Sol.. Each of the 7 letters can be posted in any of the 3
have 5 at the unit place. So, there is 1 way of doing it, by boxes.
keeping 5 at unit place. So, the first letter has 3 options, so does the second letter
The tens place can now be filled by any of the remaining 5 and so on and so forth for all of the 7 letters.
digits (4, 2, 3, 8, 6). So, there are 5 ways of filling the tens I.e. 3*3*3*….*3 (up to 7 times) = 3 = 2187.
place. S751. Ans.(b)
The hundreds place can now be filled by any of the Sol. Sum of new numbers = na + (2 + 4 + 8 + 16 ..... to n
remaining 4 digits. So, there are 4 ways of filling it. terms)
∴ Required number of numbers = (1 x 5 x 4) = 20. Now S = 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 +..... To n terms
Here, a = first term = 2, r = common ratio = = 2
S744. Ans.(b)
It is a geometric progression series.
Sol. We may have (1 Violet and 2 non-Violet) or (2 Violet
and 1 non- Violet) or (3 Violet). è So, S =
( )
=
( )

So, required no. of ways = (3 * 6 ) + (3 + 6 ) + 3

∗ ∗ è 2(2 − 1)
= (3 * )+( ∗ 6) + 1 ( )
∗ ∗ è Required average =
= (45 + 18 + 1) ( )
= 64 èa+

S745. Ans.(c) S752. Ans.(d)

Sol. 'ALGORITHMS' contains 10 different letters. Sol. * – ( - ) *
Required number of words = Number of arrangements of
è –( )*
10 letters, taking 4 at a time
= 10P è - * = -
= (10 * 9 * 8 * 7)
= 5040. è =
S746. Ans.(d) S753. Ans.(c)
Sol. The word ‘JAPNIX' contains 6 different letters. Sol. Check through options
When the vowels AI are always together, they can be Number = 36
supposed to form one letter. 3 + 6 = 9; 6 – 3 = 3
Then, we have to arrange the letters JPNX (AI). And 36: 9 = 4: 1
Now, 5 letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways. Otherwise– 10x + y: x + y = 4: 1
The vowels (AI) can be arranged among themselves in 2! = è 10x + (x + 3): x + (x + 3) = 4: 1
2 ways. è =
Required number of ways = (120 x 2) = 240.
è 11x + 3 = 8x + 12
S747. Ans.(a) è x = 3 and y = 6
Sol. A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 10 S754. Ans.(a)
players. This can be done in 10 or 210 ways. Sol. Number of students passed in first year = 75
Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 ∗
Number of students passed in second year = = 45
ways.
Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 210×6= Total number of passed students = 75 + 45 = 120
1260 Total number of appeared students =175
So, required percentage = * 100 = 68 %
S748. Ans.(b)
Sol. Required number of ways = (8C4*7C3) = 2450 S755. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let B’s profit be Rs. x.
S749. Ans.(c)
( )
So, A’s profit = Rs. (1650 – x)
Sol.. No. of handshakes = ATQ, =
( )
è è 6x = 8250 – 5x
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S756. Ans.(d) S763. Ans.(c)
Sol. The S.P. after the first discount of 5% on Rs. 80 = Rs. Sol. Sum of 8 numbers = 20 × 8 = 160
∗
(80 - ) Sum of the first two numbers = * 2 = 31
= Rs. (80 – 4) = Rs. 76 Sum of next three numbers = * 3 = 64
Again, after 5% discount on 76,
∗ Sum of the remaining three numbers
S.P. = Rs. (76 - )
= 160 – (31 + 64) = 160 – 95 = 65
= Rs. (76 – 3.80) = Rs. 72.20
Let 6th number = x
S757. Ans.(b)
è 7th number = x + 4,
Sol. Let the principal be x and rate be y% per annum.
∗ ∗ è 8th number = x + 7
ATQ, SI = è x + x + 4 + x + 7 = 65
∗ ∗
è = è 3x = 65 – 11
èy = è x = 18
è y = 5% per annum. So, Eighth number = 18 + 7 = 25

S758. Ans.(a) S764. Ans.(b)

Sol. Here, C.I. = Rs. 2544 R = 12%, S.I. =? Sol. Reciprocal ratio = ∶ :
Using formula,
∗ ∗
CI = SI (1 + ) Their compound ratio =

è 2544 = SI (1 + ) è Xyz: 1

è 2544 = SI ( ) S765. Ans.(a)

è SI = Rs. 2400 Sol. Let the age of father 10 years hence is 5x years, then
age of son 10 years hence will be 3x years.
S759. Ans.(b)
Sol. A can do a work in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient ATQ, =
than A.
è =
So, Time taken by B = ( ∗ 12)days
è x = 10
è = 7 days So, required ratio = (3x – 10): (5x – 10)
S760. Ans.(c) è 20: 40 = 1: 2
Sol. If two trains be moving in opposite directions at rate u S766. Ans.(d)
and v kmph respectively, then their relative speed = (u + v) Sol. 1% = 100 basis points
kmph. So, 82.5% = 8250 basis points
Further, if their length be x and y km. then time taken to
And 62.5% = 6250 basis points
cross each other = hrs.
Here, Total length = 160 + 140 = 300m. è Required difference
= 8250 – 6250
Relative speed = (77 + 67) kmph = 144 kmph = 144 *
= 2000 basis points
m/sec or 40 m/s
Time = = 7 sec. S767. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let 100 pairs of shoes be bought for Rs. 100.
S761. Ans.(b) New budget = Rs. 160
Sol. LCM of 24, 36 and 54 seconds = 216 seconds New price = Rs. 1.20 pair of shoes
= 3 minutes 36 seconds
So, Number of shoes bought = = = 133
è Required time = 10: 15: 00 + 3 minutes 36 seconds .
= 10: 18: 36 a.m. Percentage increase = 33 %
S762. Ans.(b) S768. Ans.(d)
∗ ∗
Sol. Required average weight = Sol. CP of 1 egg = = Rs. 3
∗
è = 31 kg So, SP of 1 egg = 3 * = Rs. 3.60

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S769. Ans.(a) S775. Ans.(c)
Sol. By the rule of allegation, CP of mixed tea = * 194.40 Sol. Part of the tank filled in 1 hour by pipe A =
= Rs. 162/kg Part of the tank filled by both pipes in1 hour = + =
So, Time taken to fill part = 60 minutes
∗
è Time taken to fill part = * = 45 min.
è So, the tank will be filled at 11:45 A.M.
S776. Ans.(a)
Sol. First odd number = 1
Second odd number = 3
So, required ratio = = 2: 5 Third odd number = 5
è n Odd number = 1 + (n – 1) 2
S770. Ans.(a) = 2n – 1
Sol. Let the principal be Re.1 è 200th odd number = 2 × 200 – 1
So, SI = - 1 = = 400 – 1 = 399

∗
S777. Ans.(b)
Now, rate = Sol. Let the rate of swimming in still water be x kmph
∗
∗ è Rate down-stream = (x + 3) kmph
= = 10% è Rate up-stream = (x – 3) kmph
∗
According to the question,
S771. Ans.(d)
(x + 3) t = 2 (x – 3) × t
Sol. A = P (1 + ) è x + 3 = 2x – 6
è 2P = P (1 + ) è x = 9 kmph
On cubing both sides, S778. Ans.(c)
è 2 = (1 + ) ∗ Sol. Time taken to cover 20 km at the speed of 5km/hr. = 4
hours.
è 8 = 1 (1 + ) è Fixed time = 4 hours – 40 minutes = 3 hour 20 minutes
So, required time = 15 years Time taken to cover 20 km at the speed of 8 km/hr. = =
S772. Ans.(a) 2 hours 30 minutes
è Required time = 3 hours 20 minutes – 2 hours 30
Sol. According to the question,
minutes
1 man = 2 women = 4 boys = 50 minutes
So, 1 man + 1 woman + 1 boy
= (4 + 2 +1) boys = 7 boys S779. Ans.(a)
è M1 D1 = M2 D2 Sol. Let the length of train be x meters.
è 7 × 7 = 1 × D2 When the train crosses the standing man, its speed =
è D2 = 49 days When the train crosses the platform of length 84 m, its
speed =
S773. Ans.(b)
Sol. Remaining distance Obviously, =
= (3584 – 1440 – 1608) km è 21x – 9x = 9 × 84
= 536 km. è 12x = 9 × 84
∗
This distance is covered at the rate of = 67 kmph. èx= = 63m
Average speed of whole journey = = 64 kmph è Required speed = m/s
So, required difference in speed = (67 – 64) kmph è * Kmph
i.e. = 3 kmph more è 25.2 Kmph
S774. Ans.(c) S780. Ans.(d)
Sol. Speed of current = (Rate downstream & rate Sol. Part of the cistern filled in 1 hour = + -
upstream) = =
= (12 - 8) = 2 kmph è Hence, the cistern will be filled in 12 hours.

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S781. Ans.(c) S787. Ans.(d)
Sol. A does 20% less work than B. Sol. C.P. of item = 100 (let)
è Ratio of time taken = 5: 4 èMarked price of item = 200
A completes a work in hours S.P. for a gain of 15% = 115
è Time taken by B to do the same work = * = 6hrs. èDiscount = 200 – 115 = 85
If discount percent be x%, then
∗
S782. Ans.(c) è = 85
Sol. A = P (1 + )(1 + )(1 + ) è 2x = 85
è Here, P = 5000 è x = 42.5%
r = 4% S788. Ans.(d)
r = 5% Sol. Reduced price of 6.2kg of sugar
r = 10% = 10% of 1116
A = 5000 (1 + )(1 + )(1 + ) = 111.6
.
= 5000 * * * è Reduced price per kg = Rs. ( . ) = Rs. 18
A = Rs. 6006 S789. Ans.(a)
Sol. By allegation Rule,
S783. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the period of time be T years.
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
è 800 + = 910 +
è 800 + 96 T = 910 + 91T
è 96 T – 91 T = 910 – 800
è 5T = 110
è T = 22 years.
S784. Ans.(c) è Men: Women = 1: 1
Sol. Let amount invested in each company be Rs. x. è Number of men = * 8000 = 4000
ATQ,
è
∗ ∗
-
∗ ∗
= 1350 S790. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the question,
è - = 1350 A* =B* =C*
è = 1350 èA* =B* =C*
è x = Rs. 5000
Now, A * = B *
S785. Ans.(a) è = * =
Sol. First we have to deduct the payment to be made to A
from the total profit for his contribution in the è =
management of the firm. And B * = C *
20% of Rs. 475 = 95
Balance profit = (475 – 95) = 380. è = * = =
This has to be divided between A and B in the ratio of their è =
investments è A: B: C = 9:8:10
i.e., 15000: 25000 = 3: 5
S791. Ans.(b)
B’s share = 380 * = Rs. 237.5
Sol. Let the two real numbers be x and y.
S786. Ans.(b) According to the question,
Sol. Let the CP of shirt sold at gain be Rs. x and that of shirt x + y = 41
x+y=9
sold at loss be Rs. y
è (x + y) = x + y + 2xy
è ATQ, x * =y* è 81 = 41 + 2xy
è = è 2xy = 81 – 41 = 40
è xy = 20
è x = * 840 = Rs. 360 è x + y = (x + y) – 3xy (x + y)
è y = * 840 = Rs. 480 = (9) – 3 × 20 (9)
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S792. Ans.(c) S798. Ans.(a)
Sol. Present age of (P + Q) = 30 + 10 = 40 years Sol. A: B = 1: 3
(P + Q + R)’s present age = 20 × 3 = 60 years B: C = 1: 3 = 3: 9
R’s present age = 60 – 40 = 20 years C: D = 1: 3 = 9: 27
è R’s age after 10 years = 20 + 10 = 30 years
è A: B: C: D = 1: 3: 9: 27
S793. Ans.(c)
Sum of ratios = 1 + 3 + 9 + 27 = 40
Sol. Let the mother’s age = x years
è Father’s age = (x + 8) years è C’s share in profit = * 400000 = 90,000
Sum of age of 6 sons = 8 × 6 = 48 years
Sum of age of 6 sons and parents = 22 × 8 = 176 years. S799. Ans.(d)
è Age of Parents = 176 – 48 = 128 years Sol. Let the advertised price be x.
è x + x + 8 = 128 è SP =
è 2x = 120
è x = 60 è CP = ( – 56)
Hence, mother’s age = 60 years
S794. Ans.(d) è ATQ, * =
Sol. Third proportion = = è 77x – 5600 = 70x
∗ è 7x = 5600
è = 27
è x = 800
S795. Ans.(b)
S800. Ans.(a)
Sol. Number of brown socks = x
Sol. If x and y be the cost price of two goats, then,
Price of brown socks = y per pair
Price of black socks = 2y per pair 80% of x = 144% of y
è 4y + x × 2y = (4 * 2y + xy) è = =
è 4 + 2x = (8 + x)
è Sum of the ratios = 9 + 5 = 14
è 8 + 4x = 24 + 3x
è x = 24 – 8 = 16 è Cost of first goat = Rs. ( * 1008) = Rs. 648
è Required ratio = 4: 16
= 1: 4 S801. Ans.(d)
Sol. P + S.I. for 5 years = 5200.. (i)
S796. Ans.(d) P + SI for 7 years = 5680 ... (ii)
Sol. Alcohol in original solution = * 5 = 2 liters On subtracting equation (i) from (ii),
Water in original solution = 3 liters SI for 2 years = 480
On adding 1 liter water, water becomes 4 liters. è SI for 1 year = 240
Now, 6 liters of solution contains 2 liters of alcohol.
From equation (i),
è 100 liters of solution contains = * 100
è P + 5 × 240 = 5200
è = 33 % è P = 5200 – 1200 = 4000
S797. Ans.(c) So, Rate R =
∗

Sol. ∗

∗
è = 6%
∗

S802. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rate of interest = 12% p.a. = 1% per month
Time = 12y months

è A = P (1 + )
è 64 = 1 (1 + )
So, Required ratio = :
= 2:3 è 64 = 1 (1.01)

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S803. Ans.(b) S809. Ans.(d)
Sol. Total Work = 60 * 250 = 15000 units Sol. The average will increase by 1.5
Work done in 200 days = 60 * 200 = 12000 units As, =3
Work left = 60 * 50 = 3000 units
They go on 10 days leave, So, ATQ they have to complete = 4.5
the remaining work in 40 days if they want to complete the è 4.5 - 3 = 1.5
remaining work on time. S810. Ans.(a)
Let the extra men required to complete the remaining
work on time be x Sol. Given ratio is total members: absentees = 5: 3 i.e.
è So, 3000 = (60 + x) * 40 Hence, Number of persons absent = * 15 = 9
è 3000 = 2400 + 40x
è x = 15 S811. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ratio of the equivalent capitals of A and B for 1 month
S804. Ans.(c) = (4000 × 8 + 6000 × 4): (5000 × 9 + 3000 × 3)
Sol. When a train crosses a telegraph post, it covers its own = (32000 + 24000): (45000 + 9000)
length. = 56000: 54000 = 28: 27
è Speed of first train = = 12m/s Sum of the terms of ratio = 28 + 27 = 55
è Speed of first train = = 8m/s A is an active partner. Allowance got by A in 1 year
= 100 * 12 = Rs. 1200
Relative speed = 12 + 8 = 20 m/sec. Remaining profit = Rs. (6700 – 1200) = Rs. 5500
Required time = è So, B’s share = Rs. ( * 5500) = Rs. 2700
∗
= = 12 sec.
S812. Ans.(c)
S805. Ans.(b) Sol. According to question,
Sol. Total distance = 10 + 12 = 22 km Son: Daughter: Nephew = 5x: 4x: x
Total time = + = hrs. But 5 sons: 4 daughters: 2 nephews = 25x: 16x: 2x

è Required average speed = And 25x + 16x + 2x = 8600

∗
43x = 8600
è = x = 200
è 10.8 km/hr. è Required answer = 4 × 200 = 800
S806. Ans.(c) S813. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to the question, Sol.
è( + + )+7=n
è( )+7=n
è7=n-
è n =140
S807. Ans.(d)
Sol. If the first number be x, then
Second number =
è Required ratio = ∶ = 5:9
è ATQ, x* = 0.008
è x = 0.008 * 5 = 0.04 è 3: * 3
è x = 0.2 è 3: 5
.
So smaller number = = 0.04 è So, 5 liter must be added
S808. Ans.(c) S814. Ans.(a)
Sol. D’s weight = 80 × 4 – 84 × 3 = 320 – 252 = 68 kg.
Sol. (A+B) * = (A-B) *
E’s weight = 68 + 3 = 71 kg.
è 2 (A + B) = 3 (A – B)
Total weight of (A + B + C + D + E) = 84 × 3 + 68 + 71 è 2A + 2B = 3A – 3B
= 252 + 68 + 71 = 391 kg. è A = 5B
Total weight of (B + C + D + E) = 79 × 4 = 316 kg. So, =
è A’s weight= 391 – 316 = 75 kg.
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S815. Ans.(a) S822. Ans.(c)
Sol. Third number = 100 Sol. Let the initial cost price be x and initial selling price be
First number = 70 y.
Second number = 63 Loss = x – y
When the cost price doubles, the loss gets tripled.
So, required percentage = * 100 = 10%
So it becomes like this, 2x – y = 3(x-y)
S816. Ans.(b) => x = 2y
Loss % = (loss/ C.P) x 100 = [(2y-y)/2y] x 100= 50 %
Sol. C.P. of article for A = Rs. 100
A’s S.P. =
∗
= Rs. 120 S823. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let CP of 1000gm sugar = 1000
B’s S.P. =
∗
= Rs. 102 = C.P. for C He cheats 20% while purchasing so he purchase 1200 gm
sugar at 1000Rs.
è Required profit percent = 2% He cheats 25% while selling so he gives only 750gm of
sugar at 1000Rs.
S817. Ans.(c) His gain = 1200 – 750 = 450Rs.
Sol. If the sum of money be x, then Gain% = * 100 = 60% (becoz he gives only 750 gm of
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
è + + = 8160 sugar cost 750Rs.)
è 18x + 45x + 39x = 816000 S824. Ans.(c)
è x = Rs. 8000 Sol. Let the initial CP is 100, profit is 250%
So, SP = 100 + 250 = 350
S818. Ans.(b) If CP increases by 40%, new CP = 140
Sol. Work done by B in 9 days = = part Now profit becomes 200% of new CP = 140 * 200% = 280
New SP = 140 + 280 = 420
Remaining work = 1 - = which is done by A
S825. Ans.(b)
è Time taken by A = * 20 = 5 days
Sol. Given that MRP = Rs. 15500
S819. Ans.(b) SP = MRP - 10% = Rs. 13,950
Loss% = 7
Sol.
We know that, C.P = 100/ (100 - Loss %) x SP
=> 100/100-7 x 13950
=> C.P = Rs. 15,000
Let the trains meet after t hours, then S826. Ans.(b)
24t – 18t = 27 Sol. MP = 48000
è 6t = 27 After 1st discount of 10% = 48000 – (10% of 48000) =
èt= = hrs. 43200
SP = 36720
è QR = 18t = 18 * = 81 km 2nd discount = * 100
= ∗ 100 = 15%
S820. Ans.(c)
Sol. Speed = Distance/Time S827. Ans.(a)
So, required ratio = : : Sol. Let the marked price of the article be x
∗ ∗
ATQ, =
= : 1:3
∗
= 1:3:9 x= = 8150

S821. Ans.(c) S828. Ans.(b)

Sol. Let the marked price of the article be x
Sol. Fraction of 16 % =
Single equivalent discount for 20% and 20%
Here CP = 20000 + 4000 = 24000 (20 + 20 -
∗
)% = 36%
6unit = 24000
ATQ, 40% of x – 36% of x = 196
1unit = 4000 4% of x = 196
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S829. Ans.(d) S838. Ans.(b) Let C = x. Then, B = x + 8000 and A = x + 8000
Sol. CP of 40 Pineapple = 4896 + 2000 = x + 10000.
CP of 1 Pineapple = 122.4Rs. So, x + x + 8000 + x + 10000 = 108000 <=> 3x = 90000 <=>
Now, SP of 1 Pineapple selling at 25% profit = 122.4 * = x = 30000.
153Rs. A: B: C = 40000: 38000: 30000 = 20: 19: 15.
B's share = Rs. (54000 * 19/54) = Rs. 19,000.
S830. Ans.(b)
Sol. CP of 800 pens = 16000 S839. Ans.(c)
CP of 80 pens = * 80 = 1600Rs. Sol. Rajesh: Rahul: Rajiv
So, SP of 800 pens must be = 16000 + 1600 = 17600 3 : 3 : 1
Gain = (17600 – 16000) = 1600Rs. 3 : 2 : 2
Gain% = ∗ 100 = 10%
Investment ratio 9 : 6 : 2
S831. Ans.(c) Clearly, Rajesh will get the highest amount
Sol. Let the total profit be Rs. 100. 17 unit = 42500
After paying to charity, A's share = (90 * 5/9) = Rs. 50.
Share of Rajesh profit = * 9 = 22500
If A's share is Rs. 50, out of total profit = Rs. 100.
ATQ, A's share is Rs. 900, total profit = ( * 100) =1800. S840. Ans.(d)
B’s profit = (4/9 * 1800) = 800 Sol. Total profit = Rs. 10000
Since Satish gets 12% of total profit for business
S832. Ans.(d)
management
Sol. Suppose B joined for x months
∗ ∴ Remaining profit
=
∗ = 10000 – 10000 × 12% = Rs. 8800
X = 9 months A B
Amount 50000 60000
S833. Ans.(b)
Ratio of Capital5 :6
Sol. Let 3A = 4B = 5C = k. Then, A = k/3, B = k/4, and C =k/5.
The remaining profit is being divided in the ratio of their
A: B: C = k/3: k/4: k/5 = 20: 15: 12.
Hence, B's share (2021 * 15/47) = Rs, 645. capital
Satish's share out of remaining profit
S834. Ans.(a)
=8800 × = Rs.4000
Sol. Kratika: Kanika: kishika = (36000 x 36): (30000 x 30):
(24000 x 24) = 36: 25: 16. His total profit = 4000 + 1200 = Rs.5200

S835. Ans.(a) S841. Ans.(a)

Sol. Suppose Krishna invested Rs. x for y months. Then, Sol. Amount = Rs. [100000 * (1 + ) ] = 121550.625
ATQ Kapil invested Rs. 2x for 3y months.
S242. Ans.(d)
So, Kapil: Krishna = (2x * 3y): (x * y) = 6xy: xy = 6: 1. .
Kapil’s profit: Total profit = 6: 7. Sol. C.I.= Rs. [16000 * (1 + ) − 16000]
Let the total profit be Rs. x = Rs.4250
Then, 6/7 = 72000/x or x = 84,000. So, ATQ Simple interest is half of compound interest = 2125
S836. Ans.(b) Principal = Rs.(2125 * 100)/10*5 = Rs. 4250
Sol. The ratio of P & Q investments S843. Ans.(b)
= (6x8 + 4x4):(8x8 + 10x4) Sol. Let the amount is Rs. 100 for 1 year
=> 8:13 When compounded half-yearly, rate becomes half and time
=> 8/21 x 8400 = 3200
double
S837. Ans.(c) Let the total capital be 12x = Rs. [100 *(1 + ) ] = Rs.108.16
Sol. Ashok: Vimal: Chirag
Effective rate = (108.16 - 100) % = 8.16%
3x * 3: 2x * 2: 7x * 12
9:4:84 S844. Ans.(b)
ATQ, 97 unit = 14550 [ ∗( ) ]
Sol. = = = =
Vimal profit = ∗ 14550 = 600Rs. [ ∗( ) ] ( )

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S845. Ans.(d) S852. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the principal be 8000P, becoz rate is (15% = ) Sol. Let Expenditure of 9th person = x
∗
So. CI for 3 years = [8000P * (1 + ) − 8000P] = 4167P ATQ, x - = 20
∗ ∗
SI for 3 years = = 3600P = = 20
Diff = 4167P - 3600P = 567P è x = 52.5
ATQ, 567P = 2268 Total expenditure = 52.5 + 240 = 292.5
P = 4, So Principal = 8000P = 8000 * 4 = 32000
S853. Ans.(d)
S846. Ans.(d)
Sol. A’s present age = 4x years (let).
Sol. Principal: Amount
1 : 27 According to the question,
We, take cube root in case of 3 year = √1: √27 4x + 6 = 26
= 1: 3 è 4x = 26 – 6 = 20
Rate = * 100 = 200% èx=5
è B’s present age = 3x = 3 × 5
S847. Ans.(c) = 15 years
Sol. Let the principal amount be 100x
In 8 years it becomes triple, 300x S854. Ans.(b)
So, interest = 200x in 8 years. Sol. Let the quantity of additional milk added = x liters
So, rate = 200/8 = 25% In the mixture of 200 liters,
ATQ, Amount becomes 5 times of itself = 500x Quantity of milk = * 200
Interest received = 400x
So, time = 400/25 = 16 years = 170 liters
Quantity of water = 30 liters
S848. Ans.(b)
According to the question,
Sol. Let the part invested in scheme 1 is A and the part
invested in scheme 2 is B è =
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
So, ATQ, = è 170 + x = 210
= = è x = 40 L
= 14 unit = 42000 S855. Ans.(c)
1 unit = 3000 Sol. A = 360 (given)
So, amount invested in scheme 2 = 5 * 3000 = 15000 ∗
B= = 400
S849. Ans.(?) ∗
∗ ∗ c= = 320
Sol. = 28. So, r = 25%
∗
. ∗ ∗ D= = 400
Now, ATQ = 77.50 Interest
Amount = 77.50 + 77.50 = 155Rs. è Required percentage = * 100 = 80%
S850. Ans.(?) S856. Ans.(d)
Sol. Principal * difference = gain/loss
Sol. Total C.P. = 32
Principal * 1/2% = 1040
Total S.P. = (18+2) = 20
P* = 1040
Loss = (32-20) = 12
P = 208000 Rs.
Loss per cent = * 100 = 37.5%
S851. Ans.(b)
Sol. Firstly, we find LCM of 5, 6, 7 and 8 which is 840. S857. Ans.(c)
Required number Sol. The customer pays in cash. Single equivalent discount
= 840x + 3 which is exactly divisible by 9. for 15% and 4%
Now, 840x + 3 ∗
= (15 + 4 - )%
= 93x × 9 + 3x + 3
When x = 2 then 840x + 3, is divisible by 9. è (19 – 0.6 % = 18.4%
Required number Required SP = (100 – 18.4%) of 200
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S858. Ans.(d) S863. Ans.(b)
Sol. Interest on Rs.650 for 1 year Sol. Lowest score = x
= 676 – 650 = 26Rs. Highest score = x + 100
So, r = * 100 = 4%
è 28 × 38 + x + x + 100 = 30 × 40
è 1064 + 2x + 100 = 1200
è 2x = 1200 – 1164 = 36
è x = 18
è = 650 * = Rs. 625
S864. Ans.(a)
S859. Ans.(c) Sol. Total weight of 40 children = 40 × 36.2 kg = 1448 kg
Sol. Let the work be completed in x days. Total weight of 43 children = 1448 + 42.3 + 39.7 + 39.5
According to the question, = 1569.5 kg
è + + =1 .
Required average weight = = 36.5 kg
è =1
S865. Ans.(d)
. ∗ . ∗
è 11X – 36 = 96 Sol. required sum = +
è X = 12 DAYS
è3.872 + 0.242
S860. Ans.(b)
è 4.114
Sol. Let the time taken to complete the race by A, B, and C
be x minutes. S866. Ans.(c)
So, speed of A = Sol. Let C.P. of a ball = x
B= = S.P. of 17 balls = 720
è 17x – 720 = 5x
c= =
è 12x = 720
Now, time taken to complete the race by B è x = 60
∗
= =
S867. Ans.(b)
And distance travelled by C in min. Sol. Let the speed of Ravi be x kmph then, Ajay’s speed = (x
è * = 980 km. + 4) kmph
è So, B can allow C = 1000 – 980 = 20m start Distance covered by Ajay = 60 + 12 = 72 km
Distance covered by Ravi = 60 – 12 = 48 km.
S861. Ans.(c) According to the question,
Sol. We have to find such numbers which are divisible by è =
12
(LCM of 4 and 6). è =
Number of numbers divisible by 12 and lying between 1 to
è 3x = 2x + 8
600
è x = 8 kmph
= – 1 = 49
S868. Ans.(c)
Number of numbers divisible by 12 from 1 to 100
Sol. (1 - ) of time taken by B =1 hour 15 minutes
= =8
Time taken by B = 1 hour 15 minutes × 6
Required answer = 49 – 8 = 41 =7 hours 30 minutes
S862. Ans.(d) Or
Sol. Let number of boys = x and number of girls = 85 – x Speed ratio = 6 : 5
According to the question, Time ratio = 5 : 6
è X × 4 + (85 – x) × 5 = 380 Given, Time diff. 1 unit = 1 hour 15 minutes
è 4x + 425 – 5x = 380 So, time of B = 6 unit = 1 hour 15 minutes × 6 =7 hours 30
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S869. Ans.(d) S874. Ans.(d)
Sol. There are eight positions to be filled. Sol. Work done in 1 hour by the filling pump = 1/2
The first position can be filled using any of the 8 letters Work done in 1 hour by the leak and the filling pump = 3/7
contained in SOLUTION. è Work done by the leak in 1 hour = - =
The second position can be filled by the remaining 7 letters Hence, the leak can empty the tank in 14 hours.
as the letters should not repeat.
The third position can be filled by the remaining 6 letters S875. Ans.(c)
only and so on. Sol. SI on 12000 @8% per annum = 960 Rs.
Therefore, the total number of ways of rearranging the 8 His desired gain on Rs. 20000 @10% per annum = 2000 Rs.
letter word = 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 8! Ways. So, SI on rest amount 8000 = 2000 – 960 = 1040 Rs.
∗
S870. Ans.(c) Rate =
∗
Sol. n(S) = 36 ∗
è Rate = = 13%
A = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)} ∗
B = {(2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2)} S876. Ans.(b)
n (A) = 6, n (B) = 5, n (A∩B) =1 Sol. C.P. of the article = 100 and marked price = x
Required probability = P (A∪B) èX* = 117
= P (A) +P (B) −P (A∩B)
è x= 130
= + - = Hence, marked price is 30% above the CP.
S871. Ans.(c) S877. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sol. Total marks obtained by her = 75 + 90 + 210 = 375
S878. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the numbers be 3x and 4x
Then, their LCM = 3 * 4 * x = 12x
è 12x = 120
X = 10
So, the numbers are 3x = 30 and 4x = 40
Their sum = 30 + 40 = 70
S879. Ans.(d)
Let O be the starting point. The car running at 36 kmph is Sol. Let the number of wickets taken by the cricketer
moving along OB and that at 48 kmph moving along OA. before the last match = x
Also let they reach at B and A respectively after 15 seconds. According to the question,
.
OA = 48 * * 15 = 200m è = 12.2
è 12.4x + 26 = 12.2x + 61
OB = 36 * * 15 = 150m è x = 175
Required distance = AB
S880. Ans.(b)
= (200) + (150) (by Pythagoras theorem) Sol. First 3 – digit number = 100
AB = 250m Last 3 – digit number = 999
S872. Ans.(b) Number of terms = 900
Sol. Ratio of the speed of A and B
è S = [a + l]
è A: B = 2: 1 = 6: 3
è B: C = 3: 1 èS= [100 + 999]
è A: B: C = 6: 3: 1
è 450 * 1099 = 494550
è Ratio of their time taken = : : 1 = 1:2:6
S881. Ans.(c)
è So, time taken by B = * 2 = 38 min. Sol. 50 * 40000 = 2000000
S873. Ans.(c) 48 * 38500 = 1848000
Sol. Let Y alone complete the work in x days. Cost of remaining 2 Laptops (Highest + lowest) = 2000000
According to the question, – 1848000 = 152000
X’s 16 days’ work + Y’s 12 days’ work = 1 Cost of lowest = 152000 – 120000 = 32000Rs.
è + =1 S882. Ans.(d)
( ) ∗
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S883. Ans.(?) S891. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the distance between P to Q be 120 kms (LCM of Sol.
40, 15, 24)
Average speed = =
= 22.85km/hr.
S884. Ans.(b)
∗
Sol. ∗ [Difference between time]
∗
∗ 15 = 900min = = 15kms BN = √15 + 8 = 17 cm
∴ Radius of 2nd cylinder = = 8.5 cm
S885. Ans.(c)
Sol. Upstream speed = B-S S892. Ans.(b)
Downstream speed = B+s Sol.
B-S = 30/10 = 3 km/h
Again B= 4S ⇒ tan + A . tan +A
Therefore B-S = 3 = tan (45 + A). tan (135 + A)
4S – S = 3 = tan (45 + A). tan(90 + (45 + A))
=> S = 1 and B= 4 km/h = tan(45 + A). (−1). cot (45 + A)
Therefore B+S = 5km/h = tan(45 + A) . (−1)
Therefore, Time during downstream = 30/5 = 6h ( )
=–1
S886. Ans.(c)
Sol. P --- 8 ----- 1800 Interest S893. Ans.(c)
P --- 4 ----- 900 Interest Sol.
2P --- 4 ----- 1800 Interest Volume of solid cube = Volume of 64 small cubes
8 - - - - - 2700 Interest A = 64 a
S887. Ans.(?) A = 4a
Sol. Let the present ages of Praful and kishan be 4x and 5x T.S.A. of solid cube : T. S. A. of 64 small cubes
ATQ, = ⇒ X = 5/2 6(4a) ∶ 6 a × 64
16 a : 64 a
So, present age of Praful = 4x = 4 * 5/2 = 10years
1:4
S888. Ans.(d) A + B 1 day work = 1/20 Required increase = × 100 = 300%
B + C 1 day work = 1/25
C + A 1 day work = 1/30 S894. Ans.(a)
2(A + B + C) 1day work = 37/300 Sol.
(A + B + C) 1day work = 37/600
So, A, B and C together will complete the work in
600/37days = 16 days...

S889. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the cost price of 1 pen is Re 1
Cost of 16 pens = Rs 16
Selling price of 16 pens = 24
Gain = 24 - 16 = 8 °
θ= = 45°
Gain% = ∗ 100 = 50%
In ∆ABC, cos 45° =
S890. Ans.(b)
Sol. let ratio be x. AB = = 6√2
√
Hence no. of coins be 5x, 9x, 4x respectively & AB = AC = 6√2
Now given total amount = Rs.103
=> (.50) (5x) + (.25) (9x) + (.10) (4x) = 103 Area of Octagon = 12 + 12√2 −4 × 6√2 × 6√2
We get x = 20 = 144 2 + 1 + 2√2 − 144
=> No. of 50p coins = 100
= 144 2 + 2√2
=> No. of 25p coins = 180
=> No. of 10p coins = 80 = 288 √2 + 1 cm2

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S895. Ans.(d) RQ + = RX _______ (1)
Sol. As (x – 4) is a factor of f(x) = 2x + Ax − 8
∴ f(4) = 0 PQ + QY = PY ∵ QY = QR
i.e. 2 × 16 + 4A − 8 = 0 PQ + = PY ________(2)
32 + 4A − 8 = 0
Add equation (1) and equation (2)
4A = −24
A = −6 RQ + + + PQ = PY + RX

S896. Ans.(b) (PQ + QR ) = PY + RX

Sol. Relative speed = = 10 m/s PR = PY + RX
= 36 km/hr
S898. Ans.(d)
Speed of school bus = 36 – 30 = 6 km/hr ×
It is clear that they are travelling in opposite direction. Sol. Aggregate discount = 50 + 50 –
= 75%
S897. Ans.(d) S899. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sol. Price after giving 15% discount
12000 × = 10200
Second discount = 10200 – 9690 = 510
Required discount percent = × 100
= 5%
S900. Ans.(c)
×
As we know Sol. Required average = ( )
PQ + QR = PR When distance is constant
RQ + QX = RX ∵ QX = PQ × ×
= 16 km/hr
( )

Reasoning Ability

S901. Ans.(c) S904. Ans.(a)

Sol. Total distance to travel = 400m * 4 = 1600m Sol. Speed Time
Speed of boy = 9km/hr. or 2.5m/s
Time taken = = 640 sec or 10min 40sec
. 6 unit = 12hrs.
S902. Ans.(b) 1 unit = 2hrs.
Sol. Let the speeds of cars be 7x and 8x km/hr. 5 unit = 10hrs.
respectively. Usual time = 10hrs.
ATQ, Speed of first car = 350/4 = 87.5 km/hr. He would have save the time = 12 – 10 = 2hrs.
7x = 87.5 km/hr.
S905. Ans.(d)
=> x= 12.5 km/hr. ( – )
So speed of second car is 12.5* 8 = 100 km/hr. Sol. [ * 60]min/hr.

S903. Ans.(d) = ∗ 60 = 18 min/hr.

Sol. Let the usual speed of bike be S km/hr.
∗( ) ∗( ) S906. Ans.(c)
ATQ, *4= * 6 = Distance
Sol. Walk + Ride = 6.30 --- eq.1
↑ Ride + Ride = 4.20, 2 Ride = 4.20, so ride = 2.10
Difference b/w speed By eq. 1 --- walk + 2.10 = 6.30
On solving we get, S = 30km/hr.
∗( )
Walk = 4.20
Distance = * 6= 720Kms ATQ, Walk + Walk = 4.20 + 4.20 = 8.40Hrs.

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S907. Ans.(b) S915. Ans.(b)
∗
Sol. Average speed = Sol. Here S= {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}.
∗ ∗ Let E = event of getting at least two heads = {HTT, THT,
Average speed = = 44 km/hr.
TTH, TTT}.
S908. Ans.(d) P(E) = n(E) / n(S)
Sol. Distance travel by P Q & R in 1000m Race = 4/8= 1/2
P : Q : R = 1000 : 900 : 800 S916. Ans.(c)
If there is a 900m race b/w Q&R Q gives a start of 100m to
Sol. Let , S – Sample Space , E – Event of selecting 1 girl and
R
2 boys.
In 1m race start = Then, n(S) = Number ways of selecting 3 students out of 25
ATQ, in 1000m race Q gives start to R = * 1000 = 111 =25c = 2300.
m n(E) = 13c ∗ 12c = 858.
P(E) = n(E)/n(s) = 858/2300 = 429/1150
S909. Ans.(a)
Sol. Average Speed = S917. Ans.(c)
Sol. In two throws of a die, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Average Speed = = = 4km/hr. Let E = event of getting a sum ={(1, 6), (2, 5), (3, 4), (4, 3)
(5, 2) (6, 1)}.
S910. Ans.(a) P(E) =n(E)/n(S)=4/36=6/36 = 1/6.
Sol. In this type of questions we need to get the relative S918. Ans.(a)
speed between them, Sol. Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}
The relative speed of the boys = 8.5kmph – 8kmph
Let E = event of getting at most two heads.
= 0.5 kmph
Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}.
Distance between them is 7.5 km
P(E) =n(E)/n(S)=7/8.
Time = Distance/Speed
Time= 7.5km / 0.5 kmph = 15 hrs. S919. Ans.(b)
S911. Ans.(a) Sol. The total number of events associated to the random
Sol. Here, Sample space S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}. experiments of throwing three dice simultaneously is:
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, = 6*6*6= 216
18, 4, 8, 16, 20}. n(S) = 216
P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 10/20 = 1/2 Let X be the event that all dice show the same face.
X = { (1,1,1,), (2,2,2), (3,3,3), (4,4,4), (5,5,5), (6,6,6)}
S912. Ans.(d) n(X) = 6
Sol. Let S be the sample space.
Hence required probability P(E) = n(x)/n(S)= 6/216 =
Then, n(S) = number of ways of drawing 3 balls out of 12 =
1/36.
12C3
∗ ∗
12c = ∗ ∗ = 220 S920. Ans.(a)
Let E = event of getting all the 3 red balls. Sol. 2 letters can be chosen out of 7 letters in 7C2 ways. =
∗ ∗ 21
n(E) = 5c = ∗ ∗ = 10
Two letters we have to choose consist more than one
=> P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 10/220 = 1/22. vowels, so we have to select 2 vowels, which can be chosen
S913. Ans.(a) as 3C2 = 3
Sol. Clearly, there are 52 cards in a pack of cards, out of Hence, required probability = 3/21 = 1/7
which there are 8 face cards of king & Queen.
S921. Ans.(b)
P (getting a face card) = 8/52 = 2/13.
Sol. The word 'DEALING' has 7 different letters.
S914. Ans.(b) When the vowels EAI are always together, they can be
Sol. Let S be the sample space. supposed to form one letter.
∗
Then, n(S) =52c = ∗ = 1326. Then, we have to arrange the letters DLNG (EAI).
Let E = event of getting 1 club and 1 diamond card. Now, 5 (4 + 1) letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways.
n(E)= number of ways of choosing 1 club out of 13 cards The vowels (EAI) can be arranged among themselves in 3!
and 1 diamond out of 13 cards = 13c ∗ 13c = = 169. = 6 ways.
P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 169/1326 = 13/102. Required number of ways = (120 x 6) = 720.

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S922. Ans.(c) S931. Ans.(c)
Sol. Required number of ways = (8C4*6C3) Sol. Total money decided to contribute = 800 x 15 = 12000
=
∗ ∗ ∗
∗
∗ ∗
= 1400 Let 'x' boys dropped, the rest paid 200/- more
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
=> (15 - x) x 1000 = 12000
S923. Ans.(b) => b = 3
Sol. No. of handshakes =
( )
Hence, the number of boys who dropped out is 3
∗
= = 91 S932. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the numbers be 2x, 3x and 4x.
S924. Ans.(a) Then, their L.C.M. = 12 x .
Sol. There are 7 digits 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 in which 2 occurs 2
times, 5 occurs 2 times. So, 12 x = 1800 or x = 150.
Number of 7 digit numbers =
!
= 1260 The numbers are (2 x 150), (3 x 150) and (4 x 150).
!∗ ! Hence, required H.C.F. = 150
S925. Ans.(c) S933. Ans.(d)
Sol. Since each ring consists of five different numbers, the Sol. We have: x + (x% of 300) = 300
total number of attempts possible with the three rings is = => x+(x/100)*300] = 300
5 x 5 x 5 = 125. Outof these attempts, one of them is a => 4x = 300
successful attempt. => x = 75 = boys
Maximum number of unsuccessful attempts = 125 - 1 = = no. of girls = 75% of 300 = 225
124.
S934. Ans.(c)
S926. Ans.(d) Sol. Let A's age 10 years ago = x years.
Sol. From 7 consonants, 2 consonants can be selected in Then, B's age 10 years ago = 2x years.
7C2 ways = 21 (x + 10) / (2x+ l0) = 3/4
From 5 vowels, 2 vowels can be selected in 5C2 ways = 10 => x = 5.
Now with every selection, number of ways of arranging 4 So, the total of their present ages =(x + 10 + 2x + 10)
letters is 4! = 24 = (3x + 20) = 35 years.
Total number of words = 21 * 10 * 24
= 5040 S935. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let the numbers be 5x, 6x and 7x, Then, (5x + 6x + 7x)
S927. Ans.(c) / 3 = 60
Sol. Let 4 boys be one unit and now there are 6 units (5 => 18x = 180
girls + 1 unit boys) in all. => x = 10.
They can be arranged in 6! Ways = 720 Smallest number 5x = 50.
In each of these arrangements 4 boys can be arranged in 4!
Ways = 24 S936. Ans.(b)
Total number of arrangements in which boys are always Sol. Distance cover by the car in one hr. = 60 * 60 = 3600
together = 6! x 4! When speed of car reduced by 10km/hr. then the same
= 720 x 24 = 17280 distance covered by him
= = 72 min.
S928. Ans.(d)
Sol. A triangle is formed by joining any three non-collinear S937. Ans.(c)
points in pairs. Sol. Let the increased speed be x
There are 7 non-collinear points Avg. speed =
The number of triangles formed = 7C3 = 35. ∗ ∗
48 =
S929. Ans.(b)
X = 60km/hr.
Sol. The number of ways of arranging n beads in a necklace
is S938. Ans.(a)
=
( – )!
=
( – )! Sol. (P+Q)'s 1 day work = 1/24
!
P's 1 day work = 1/28
= = 360 => Q's 1 day work = 1/24 - 1/28 = 1/168
Work done by (P+Q) in 20 days = 20/24 = 5/6
S930. Ans.(a)
Remaining work = 1 - 5/6 = 1/6
Sol. Choose 11 Players from a team of 15 players. Order is
Time taken by Q to complete the remaining work = 1/6 x
not important.
168 = 28 days.
15C11= 1365
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S939. Ans.(c) or 2 = 2048 = 2
Sol. Let the sum be Rs. 100. Then, Thus n - 1 = 11
S.I. for first 6 months = Rs.[ (100 x 8 x 1)/(100 x 2) ]= Rs.4 n= 12
S.I. for last 6 months =Rs.[(104 x 8 x 1)/(100 x 2) ] = Rs.4.16
S948. Ans.(c)
So, amount at the end of 1 year = Rs. (100 + 4 + 4.16) = Rs.
Sol. Required digit = Unit digit
108.16
=(1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 × 7 × 8 × 9) = 0.
Effective rate = (108.16 - 100) = 8.16%
S949. Ans.(c)
S940. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Sol. Let Vipul paid x Rs.,
(2×1 + 1) = 3.
so Aakash paid 2x/3 , and Laxmi paid 2x,
(2×2 + 1) = 5.
So total amount donated is given by
(2×3 + 1) = 7.
x + (2x/3) + 2x = 1, we get
(2×4 + 1) = 9.
i.e. x = 3/11 = vipul’s share.
Which is not prime, n=4.
S941. Ans.(d)
S950. Ans.(d)
Sol. Greatest four digits number = 9999. When 9999 is
Sol. Last digit for the power of 6 is always 6
divided by 7, the remainder will be 3. Required number=
9999 – 3 = 9996. Power cycle of 7 is 7, 9, 3, 1.
Now 467/4 gives a remainder of 3
S942. Ans.(c) then the last digit is 73 = 3
Sol. Let the two consecutive odd integers be (2x + 1) and Last digit is 6 + 3 = 9
(2x + 3)
Then, (2x + 3)2 - (2x + 1)2 = (2x + 3 + 2x + 1) (2x + 3 - 2x - S951. Ans.(b)
1) = (4x + 4)(2) Sol.
= 8 (x + 1), which is always divisible by 8
S943. Ans.(b)
Sol. 90 = 10 x 9
clearly, 709xy is divisible by 10, so y = 0
Now, 709x0 is divisible by 9.
So, (7 + 0 + 9 + x + 0) = (16 + x) is divisible by 9. So, x = 2. %increase in savings = * 100 = 15%
Hence, (x + y) = (2 + 0) = 2. S952. Ans.(c)
S944. Ans.(d) Sol. 1st year increase 12 % = +
Sol. For every natural number n, (xn - yn)
2nd year increase 57 % = +
is completely divisible by (x - y).
3rd year decrease 16 % = -
S945. Ans.(b)
Sol. =(2 x 3)9 x (5 x 7)6 x 117 Let the population of the town after 3 years is x
=29 x 39 x 56 x 76 x 117 ATQ, 3360 * ∗ ∗ =x
Thus, there are (9 + 9 + 6+ 6 + 7) = 37 prime number X = 4950
S946. Ans.(c) S953. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the smaller number be x. Sol. Let the no. of books in the library be x
Then, larger number = (4790 + x) 33 % = , 11 % = , 16 % =
Therefore 4790 + x = (6x + 15)
‹=› 5x = 4775 ATQ, x * ∗ ∗ = 7760
‹=› x = 955. X = 15714
Larger no. = 4790 + 955 = 5745
S954. Ans.(b)
S947. Ans.(a) Sol. Number of males = 55% of 5000 = 2750.
Sol. 2, 4, 8, 16,32 ..., 4096 is a G.P with a =2 Number of females = (5000 - 2750) = 2250.
And r =4/2 =2 Number of literates in the town = 30% of 5000 = 1500.
Using formula, Number of literate males = 40% of 2750 = 1100.
== T = a * r Number of literate females = (1500 - 1100) = 400.
Let the number of terms be n. Then Number of illiterate females = 2250 – 400 = 1850
2x2 = 4096 Required percentage = (1850/2250 * 100) % = 82.22 %.

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S955. Ans.(c) S962. Ans.(c)
Sol. Total money = Rs. [600*(25/100)+1200*(50/100)] Sol. C.P. of each camera = Rs. x (let)
= Rs. 750. S.P. of first camera = Rs.
25 paise coins removed = Rs. (600*12/100) = 72.
50 paise coins removed = Rs. (1200*24/100)= 288. S.P. of second camera = ∗ = Rs.
Money removed =Rs.(72*25/100+288*50/100) = Rs.162. Profit = + - 2x
Money Left in the bag = 750 – 162 = 588
Required percentage = (588/750*100) % = 78.4 %. =
S956. Ans.(d) = Rs.
Sol. Let the total sale be Rs. x.
So, gain percent = * 100 = 12.1%
Then, 2.5%. Of x = 1250 ∗
=> (25/10 * 1/100 * x) = 1250 S963. Ans.(c)
=> x = 50000.
Sol. Cost price of 1 orange = Rs.
S957. Ans.(c)
Sol. 56% of 870 = 56% x 870 = 487.20 So, cost of 100 oranges = * 100 =
82% of 180 = 82% x 180 = 147.60 è 100% =
32% of 90 = 28.8
487.20 + 147.6 - 28.8 =? è 133% = * = 57Rs.
? = 634.8 - 28.8
S964. Ans.(d)
? = 606. ∗( ) [ ∗ ∗ ]
Sol. Gain Percent = * 100
S958. Ans.(a) ∗ ∗

Sol. Let the third number be 100. = * 100

Then, the first number = 100 - 28 = 72 and second number = * 100 = 12%
= 100 - 82 = 18.
Difference between the first and second number = 72 - 18 S965. Ans.(b)
= 54 ∗
Sol. Gain Percent = (35 – 20 - )%
Required % = ∗ 100 = 75%
= 8%
S959. Ans.(c)
S966. Ans.(d)
Sol. Total GST paid = 9% of Rs. 900 + 18% of Rs. 5100
= Rs. (9/100)*900 + (18/100) * 5100 = Rs. (81 + 918) = Rs. Sol. CP of article = x Rs.
999. SP =
Total cost of the items = Rs. (900 + 5100) = Rs. 6000.
New CP =
Required percentage = (999/6000*100) %
= 16.65% New SP = * =
S960. Ans.(b) è - = 5.75
Sol. Let the numbers be a & b
è = 5.75
=> b - a/4 = 4b/6
. ∗
=> b – 4a/6 = a/4 èx= = Rs. 115
=> 2b/6 = a/4 ∗
=>a/b = 4/3 è Req. SP = = Rs. 138

S961. Ans.(d) S967. Ans.(a)

Sol. Let the CP of the article is 100units Sol. Let the original S.P. be x.
Then, SP = 90 unit C.P. of the article =
∗
= Rs. 200
Now new SP if he sold it at 332Rs. More = 120units
After corresponding increase
∗
è - 200 = 2(x – 200)
è – 200 = 2x – 400
è 6x - 1000 = 10x - 2000
è 4x = 1000
So, original SP 90 units = * 90 = 996 è x = 250 Rs.

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S968. Ans.(a) S975. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the C.P. for Mr. X = Rs.x Sol. D’s weight = 80 * 4 – 84 * 3 = 320 – 252 = 68Kg.
According to the question, E’s weight = 68 + 3 = 71kg.
(100 + ) % of x = 5000 Total weight of (A + B + C + D + E)
X* = 5000 = 84 * 3 + 68 + 71 = 391 Kg.
∗ Total weight of (B + C + D + E)
X= = Rs. 4500
= 79 * 4 = 316 Kg.
So, Discount = (5000 – 4500) = Rs. 500
A’s weight = 391 – 316 = 75kg.
Discount percent = * 100 = 10%
S976. Ans.(c)
S969. Ans.(d) Sol. Number of successful students in the exam = x
Sol. S.P. of 3 articles = C.P. of 21 articles – S.P. of 21 Articles
So, Number of unsuccessful students = 100 – x
èS.P. of 24 articles= C.P. of 21 articles ( )
è Loss % = * 100 = 12 % ATQ, 30 =
è 3000 = 35x + 1000 – 10x
S970. Ans.(b)
è 3000 – 1000 = 25x
Sol. Let the C.P. of article be Rs.100 and its S.P. be Rs. x.
According to the question. è x = 80
When SP = Rs. S977. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the total number of students in the class be x.
Loss percent = * 100
According to the question,
è 100 - = ax = 10 * b + (x – 10)c
è = 100 - = èax = 10b + xc – 10c
è x = Rs. 149 èax – cx = 10b – 10c
è Req. Profit % = 49% èx(a-c) = 10(b-c)
( )
S971. Ans.(c) èx=
Sol. Total sum of x numbers = xy
Total sum of y numbers = yx S978. Ans.(d)
Required average = Sol. Largest 4–digit number formed by 0, 4, 6 and 8 = 8640
( )
Smallest 4–digit number formed by 0, 4, 6 and 8 = 4068
è = xy
Required average = = 6354
S972. Ans.(c)
S979. Ans.(b)
Sol. Total expenditure of the year
= Rs. (3 * 2200 + 4 * 2550 + 5 * 3120) Sol. Required Average = =
= Rs. (6600 + 10200 + 15600) = 11
= Rs. 32400
So, Total income of the year = 32400 + 1260 S980. Ans.(b)
= 33660
Sol. Average of a, b, c, d, e, f, g = d
So, Average monthly income = = 2805 Average of j, k, l, m, n, = l
S973. Ans.(b) So, required average =
Sol. Number of students in section A = x
So, Number of students in sections B and C = (100 – x) S981. Ans.(c)
è X * 70 + (100 – x) * 87.5 = 84 * 100 Sol. Let C subscribes = Rs x
è 70x + 87.5 * 100 – 87.5x = 8400 Then, B subscribes = x + 3000
è 8750 – 17.5x = 8400 and A subscribes = x + 3000 + 4000 = x + 7000.
è 17.5x = 8750 – 8400 = 350
Hence, x + (x + 3000) + (x + 7000) = 34000
èx= = 20
. => x = 8000
S974. Ans.(a) Therefore ratio of their investments i.e. A: B: C
Sol. Sum of first n odd natural numbers = n = (8000 + 7000): (8000 + 3000): 8000
So, their average = = n = 15000: 11000: 8000 = 15: 11: 8.
Here n is 25, so required average is 25 Thus A’s share in the profit = 17000 x 15/34 = Rs 7500.

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S982. Ans.(b) S988. Ans.(b)
Sol. Anuj’s investment = 10000*6 Sol. Investment Ratio
Kamal’s investment = 6000*8
Vinay’s investment = 8000*8
Hence the ratio of investments = 10,000*6: 6,000*8:
8,000*8 = 5: 3: 4.
Therefore Vijay’s share in the profit = Rs. 4524 x 4/12 So, 42 units = * 42 = 4200Rs. Which is 40%
= Rs 1508 Total i.e. 100% =
∗
= 10500.
S983. Ans.(a) S989. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let amounts invested be 2x, 3x, 5x resp. ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Sol. =
Then ratio of profits = P: Q: R
X = 8000Rs.
2x*2 + (120/100)*2x*10: 3x*2 + (110/100)*3x*10: 5x*12
28x: 39x: 60x S990. Ans.(b)
R’s share = [60/ (28+39+60)] * 152400 = 72,000 Sol. Investment Ratio of P, Q & R
è 16:18:23
S984. Ans.(d) è 57 units = 2679
Sol. Ratio of investments of P and Q è 1 unit = = 47
185000: 225000 è Profit of P = 47 * 16 = 752
è 37: 45 è Profit of Q = 47 * 18 = 846
è ATQ, 37x = 7400 è Profit of R = 47 * 16 = 1081
è x = 200 S991. Ans.(c)
è Total investment = 82x = 82 * 200 ∗ ∗
Sol. If rate of interest be R% p.a. then, SI =
è 16400Rs. ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
ATQ, + = 1080
S985. Ans.(b) è 120R + 60R = 1080
Sol. Investment of Raghav during four years. è 180R = 1080
è 40000 + 50000 + 60000 + 70000 = 220000Rs. è R = 6%
Investment of his friend Rajiv
S992. Ans.(c)
è 85000 * 2 = 170000 Sol. Let the sum be x.
Ratio of their investments ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
220000: 170000 ATQ, - = 32.50
è 22: 17 è = 32.50
è So, Raghav’s share = * 195000 èx=
. ∗

è 110000Rs. è x = 3120 Rs.

S986. Ans.(c) S993. Ans.(b)
Sol. P : Q Sol. Time from 8 May to 10 September, 2019
Amount è 7 : 9 = 24 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 10
Time è 8 : y = 126 days
Profit è 8 : 9 So, Time = 126 days = year
∗ ∗
è
∗
: SI = ∗
= 126 Rs.
∗
è y = 7months S994. Ans.(c)
∗ ∗
è So, Q’s money was used for 7 months. Sol. After 10 years, SI =
S987. Ans.(a) = 1000 RS.
Sol. Suppose B put in x cows. The ratio of A’s and B’s rents Principal from 11th year = 2000 + 1000 = 3000Rs.
∗ SI = (3500 - 3000) = 500Rs.
è = ∗
∗ / So, Time = ∗
∗
è ∗
= è
∗
è Years = 3 years
∗
∗ ∗
èx= ∗
= 600 cows So, Total time = 10 + 3 = 13 years

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S995. Ans.(a) S1002. Ans.(c)
Sol. Annual interest = 3 * 365 = 1095Rs. Sol. Let 40 articles (LCM of 8 and 10) be bought.
∗ ∗
Principal = So, CP of 40 articles = = Rs. 32
∗
∗ ∗
è ∗
= 21900 Rs. Their SP = = Rs. 50
S996. Ans.(d) Profit % = * 100
Sol. Principal: Amount è 56.25%
3000: 5184
5:6 S1003. Ans.(d)
Sol. Total actual C.P. = (500 × 10 + 2000) = 7000
è ∗ 100 = 20%
And total S.P. = (5 × 750 + 5× 550)
S997. Ans.(c) = (3750 + 2750) = 6500
Sol. Amount = P (1 + )(1 + ) (1 + ) Loss = 7000–6500 = 500
Loss percent = * 100
= 10000 (1 + )(1 + ) (1 + )
= 10000 * * * è =7 %
Amount = 11575.2Rs. S1004. Ans.(a)
CI = Rs. (11575.2 – 10000) Sol. CP of 120 exercise books = (120 × 3) = 360
CI = 1575.2 Rs. SP of 40 at 4 each = (40 × 4) = 160
S998. Ans.(b) SP of 60 at 5 each= (60 × 5) = 300
Sol. The rate of interest is compounded half yearly, SP of remaining 20 books = (20 × 3) = 60
So, r = 10% per half year. Total SP = (160 + 300 + 60) = 520
Let time = years Profit = (520 – 360) = 160Rs.
Profit % = * 100
ATQ, 13310 = 10000 (1 + )
è =( ) è = 44 %

è( ) = =( ) S1005. Ans.(a)
Sol. Number of oranges bought = 100 (let)
è T = 3 half years = 1 years
C.P. = 100 (let)
S999. Ans.(a) S.P of 40 oranges = 100
Sol. Here, n = 2, p = 21000, r = 10% Gain % = * 100
Each annual instalment = è 150%
( ) ( )
Remaining oranges = 60
è ∗
( ) ( ) Their 80% = = 48
è ATQ, these are sold at a profit of 75 %
∗
è * 121 = 12100 Rs. So, their SP = = 84 Rs.
So therefore, Profit % = 84%
S1000. Ans.(c)
Sol. Principal (P) = Rs. S, Rate (R) = 2r% per annum S1006. Ans.(b)
Amount = P(1 + ) Sol. C.P. of first toy = x Rs.
C.P. of second toy = y Rs.
è S (1 + ) ∗
So, = 504
è S (1 + ) ∗
èx= = 450 Rs.
S1001. Ans.(b)
Again y * = 504
Sol. Let the required gain % = x.
∗
So, 150 * + 300 *
( )
= 450 * èy= = 525 Rs.
è 135 + 3(100 + x) = 540 Total C.P. = (450 + 525) = 975
è 3(100 + x) = 405 Total S.P. = 2 × 504 = 1008
è 100 + x = 135 Gain = 1008 – 975 = 33
∗
è x = 35% Gain % = = =3 %

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S1007. Ans.(c) S1012. Ans.(a)
Sol. C.P. of cycle = Rs. x (let) Sol. Work done by A and B in 5 days
So, SP = = Rs. =5( + )=5* =
Case II, Remaining work = 1 - =
New CP = Rs.
So, Time taken by A = * 12
ATQ, + 60 = * = 3 days
= Rs. S1013. Ans.(c)
è - = 60 Sol. 15 men complete work in 7days.
è x = 2400 Rs. So, Time taken in doing 1 work = 3 × 7 = 21 days
S1008. Ans.(c) èM1D1 = M2D2
Sol. Let the C.P. be x è15 × 21 = M2 × 5
∗
So, (6 – 4) % of x = 3 èM2 = = 63 days
2% of x = 3
X = 150 Rs. S1014. Ans.(d)
So, SP at 4% gain =
∗
= Rs. 156 Sol. Number of pages copied by x in 1 hour = =4

And SP at 6% gain =
∗
= Rs. 159 Number of pages copied by x and y in 1 hour = =5
Then required ratio = 156:159 So, Number of pages copied by y in 1 hour = 5 – 4 = 1
è 52:53 So he will copy 20 pages in = 20 hours.

S1009. Ans.(b) S1015. Ans.(c)

Sol. CP of refrigerator = 5x Sol. Let A worked for x days.
( )
CP of television = 3x ATQ, + =1
So ATQ, 2x = 5500 ( )
è =1
èx= = 2750 Rs.
èx=8
è CP of refrigerator = 5 * 2750 So, A worked for 8 days.
= Rs. 13750
S1016. Ans.(d)
S1010. Ans.(d)
Sol. Work done by A and B in first 6 days
Sol. Let the first investment be 3x
= (A + B)’s 4 days’ work + B’s 2 days’ work
Then second investment be5x
Combined loss % =4* +
∗ ∗ = + =
= * 100
Remaining work = 1 - =
= * 100
So, time taken by C = * 12 = 4 days
= ∗
* 100
S1017. Ans.(d)
= or % loss
Sol. Nuts cut by Ram and Hari in 1 day = = 6 Kg..... (i)
S1011. Ans.(b) Nuts cut by them in 5 days = 30 kg.
Sol. (A + B)’s 1 hour’s work = .....(i) Amount of nuts cut by Ram alone
(B + C)’s 1 hour’s work = ...... (ii) = 58 – 30 = 28 kg.
Time = 8 days
(C + A)’s 1 hour’s work = .....(iii)
So, Nuts cut by Ram in 1 day = = 3.5 kg.
Adding all three equations,
èFrom equation (i),
2 (A + B + C)’s 1 hour’s work = + + Nuts cut by Hari in 1 day = (6 – 3.5) kg. = 2.5 kg.
= =1 So, Time taken by Hari in cutting 10 kg. Of nuts = .
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S1018. Ans.(b) S1024. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to question, Sol. Distance covered by car in 2 hours
(6M + 8B) × 10 = (26M + 48B) × 2 =
∗
= 120 km
So, 60M + 80B = 52M + 96B
Remaining distance = 300 – 120 = 180 km
Or, 1M = 2B
Remaining time = 4 – 2 = 2 hours
So, 15M + 20B = (30 + 20) B
è Required Speed = = 90km/hr.
= 50 boys and 6M + 8B
= (12 + 8) boys = 20 boys èOriginal speed of car = = 60km/hr.
è20 boys can finish the work in10 days èRequired increase in speed = 90 – 60 = 30 kmph
∗
è50 boys can finish the work in = 4 days
S1025. Ans.(c)
S1019. Ans.(a) Sol. Speed of B = x kmph (let)
Speed of A = 2x kmph
Sol. SinceDhiru digs part of field in 20 hours.
Speed of C = kmph
So, Dhiru digs 1 part of field in 20a hours.
= - = è = =6
So, Part of field dug by Kaku in 1 hour è Required time = 0f hrs.
( )
= = = hr. = 15 min.
S1020. Ans.(c) S1026. Ans.(b)
Sol. According to the question, Sol. Distance travelled by farmer on foot = x km (let)
M1D1 = M2D2 So, Distance covered by cycling= (61–x) km.
è(x + 4) (x + 5)= (x – 5) (x + 20)
è ATQ, + =9
èx + 5x + 4x + 20= x – 5x + 20x – 100
è9x + 20 = 15x – 100 è 9x + 244 – 4x = 324
è15x – 9x = 100 + 20 è x = 16km.
è6x = 120 S1027. Ans.(a)
è x = 20 Sol. When a train crosses a railway platform, it travels a
S1021. Ans.(b) distance equal to sum of length of platform and its own
length. Speed = 132 kmph
Sol. Distance covered on foot = 4 * 3 km = 15km
= 132 * = m/sec.
So, Time taken on cycle = .
∗ So, required time = sec.
è .
= 54.55 minutes
∗
= = 7.5 sec
S1022. Ans.(b)
Sol. Man’s speed = = km/hr. S1028. Ans.(b)
Sol. Relative speed of train = 63–3 = 60 kmph
= m/hr.
= 60 * m/sec
èTime taken in walking 200 meter
è Time =
= = Hrs.
∗
è ∗
= 30 sec.
S1023. Ans.(a)
Sol. 90 km = 12 × 7km + 6 km. S1029. Ans.(c)
Sol. Distance travelled by first train in one hour = 60 × 1 =
To cover 7 km total time taken = hours + 6 min. = min.
60km
So, (12 × 7 km) would be covered in (12 * ) min. Therefore, distance between two train at 9 a.m. = 330 – 60
And remaining 6km is hrs. Or 20 min. = 270 km
Now, Relative speed of two trains = 60 + 75 = 135 km/hr.
è Total time = + 20 = hrs.
∗ èTime of meeting of two trains = = 2hrs.
è 6 hrs. = 6 hrs. 12 min. èTherefore, both the trains will meet at 9 + 2 = 11 A.M.

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S1030. Ans.(b) S1038. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sol. Probability of drawing a king = 4/52 = 1/13
After drawing one card, the number of cards are 51.
Probability of drawing a queen = 4/51.
Now, the probability of drawing a king and queen
Speed of train starting from Q = x kmph consecutively is 1/13 * 4/51 = 4/663
èSpeed of train starting from P= (x + 8) kmph
S1039. Ans.(d)
According to the question,
Sol. Consider solving this using complement.
PR + RQ = PQ
Probability of getting no head = P (all tails) = 1/32
è(x + 8) × 6 + x × 6 = 162
[Distance = Speed × Time] P (at least one head) = 1 – P (all tails) = 1 – 1/32 = 31/32.
è6x + 48 + 6x = 162 S1040. Ans.(a)
è12x = 162 – 48 = 114 Sol. Let E be the event "getting a Queen".
èx= = = 9 Kmph An examination of the sample space shows that there are 4
"Queens"
S1031. Ans.(b)
So that n (E) = 4 and n(S) = 52.
Sol. Total Cards in a pack of cards = 52.
Hence the probability of event E occurring is given by
Numbered Cards = (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) 9 cards from
each suit 4 × 9 = 36 P (E) = 4 / 52 = 1 / 13
P (E) = 36/52 = 9/13 S1041. Ans.(d)
S1032. Ans.(c) Sol. In the word 'CORPORATION', we treat the vowels
Sol. P (G) × P (R) = (5/12) x (7/11) = 35/132 OOAIO as one letter.
Thus, we have CRPRTN (OOAIO).
S1033. Ans.(d)
This has 7 (6 + 1) letters of which R occurs 2 times and the
Sol. Face cards in a deck of cards = (J, Q, K) 3 cards from
rest are different.
each suit = 3 × 4 = 12 Cards. !
P (face Card) = 12/52 = 3/13 Number of ways arranging these letters = ! = 2520
S1034. Ans.(b) Now, 5 vowels in which O occurs 3 times and the rest are
!
Sol. Total no. of ways = 52C2 different, can be arranged in !
Case I: Both are diamonds = 13C2 = 20 ways
Case II: Both are kings = 4C2 Required number of ways = (2520 x 20) = 50400.
P (both are diamonds or both are kings) = (13C2 + 4C2) / 52C2
∗ ∗ S1042. Ans.(c)
è ∗
∗
∗
è Sol. The word 'LEADER' contains 6 letters, namely 2R, 2E,
∗
1A, and 1D
S1035. Ans.(c) !
∴ Required number of ways = ( !)( !)( !)( !) = 180
Sol. Number of ways of getting two heads = 5C2 = 10.
Total Number of ways = 25 = 32
S1043. Ans.(b)
P (two heads) = 10/32 = 5/16
Sol. Since each desired number is divisible by 5, so we must
S1036. Ans.(a) have 5 at the unit place. So, there is 1 way of doing it, by
Sol. A probability is always greater than or equal to 0 and keeping 5 at unit place.
less than or equal to 1, hence option ‘a’ 1.001 which is The tens place can now be filled by any of the remaining 5
greater than 1 cannot be a probability of any event. digits (4, 2, 3, 8, 6). So, there are 5 ways of filling the tens
S1037. Ans.(c) place.
Sol. We construct a table of frequencies for the blood The hundreds place can now be filled by any of the
groups as follows remaining 4 digits. So, there are 4 ways of filling it.
group frequency Required number of numbers = (1 x 5 x 4) = 20.
A 50
S1044. Ans.(b)
B 65
Sol. We may have (1 Violet and 2 non-Violet) or (2 Violet
O 70
and 1 non- Violet) or (3 Violet).
AB 15
So, required no. of ways = (3c * 6c ) + (3c + 6c ) + 3c
Total no. of people = 200 ∗ ∗
P (E) = Frequency for B blood / Total frequencies = (3 * ∗ ) + ( ∗ ∗ 6) + 1
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S1045. Ans.(c) S1052. Ans.(d)
Sol. 'ALGORITHMS' contains 10 different letters. Sol. * –( - )*
Required number of words = Number of arrangements of
10 letters, taking 4 at a time è –( )*
= 10P è - * = -
= (10 * 9 * 8 * 7)
= 5040. è =

S1046. Ans.(d) S1053. Ans.(c)

Sol. The word ‘JAPNIX' contains 6 different letters. Sol. Check through options
When the vowels AI are always together, they can be Number = 36
supposed to form one letter. 3 + 6 = 9; 6 – 3 = 3
Then, we have to arrange the letters JPNX (AI). And36: 9 = 4: 1
Now, 5 letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways. Otherwise– 10x + y:x + y = 4: 1
The vowels (AI) can be arranged among themselves in 2! = è10x + (x + 3):x + (x + 3) = 4: 1
2 ways.
Required number of ways = (120 x 2) = 240. è =
è 11x + 3 = 8x + 12
S1047. Ans.(a)
è x = 3 and y = 6
Sol. A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 10
players. This can be done in 10c or 210 ways. S1054. Ans.(a)
Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 Sol. Number of students passed in first year = 75
ways. Number of students passed in second year =
∗
= 45
Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 210×6=
1260 Total number of passed students = 75+45=120
Total number of appeared students =175
S1048. Ans.(b)
So, required percentage = * 100 = 68 %
Sol. Required number of ways = (8C4*7C3) = 2450
S1049. Ans.(c) S1055. Ans.(b)
Sol. . No. of handshakes =
( ) Sol. Let B’s profit be Rs. x.
( ) So, A’s profit = Rs. (1650 – x)
è
ATQ, =
è 630
è 6x = 8250 – 5x
S1050. Ans.(d) è x = 750 Rs.
Sol. . Each of the 7 letters can be posted in any of the 3
boxes. S1056. Ans.(d)
So, the first letter has 3 options, so does the second letter Sol. The S.P. after the first discount of 5% on Rs. 80 = Rs.
∗
and so on and so forth for all of the 7 letters. (80 - )
I.e. 3*3*3*….*3 (up to 7 times) = 3 = 2187. = Rs. (80 – 4) = Rs. 76
S1051. Ans.(b) Again, after 5% discount on 76,
Sol. Sum of new numbers = na + (2 + 4 + 8 + 16 ..... to n S.P. =Rs. (76 -
∗
)
terms)
= Rs. (76 – 3.80) = Rs. 72.20
Now S = 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 +..... To n terms
Here, a = first term = 2, r = common ratio = = 2 S1057. Ans.(b)
It is a geometric progression series. Sol. Let the principal be x and rate be y% per annum.
∗ ∗
è So, S =
( )
=
( ) ATQ, SI =
∗ ∗
è2(2 − 1) è =
( )
è Required average = èy =
( )
èa+ è y = 5% per annum.

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S1058. Ans.(a) S1065. Ans.(a)
Sol. Here, C.I. = Rs. 2544 R = 12%, S.I. =? Sol. Let the age of father 10 years hence is 5x years, then
Using formula, age of son 10 years hence will be 3xyears.
CI = SI (1 + )
ATQ, =
è 2544 = SI (1 + )
è =
è2544 = SI ( )
èx = 10
è SI = Rs. 2400
So, required ratio = (3x – 10): (5x – 10)
S1059. Ans.(b) è20: 40 = 1: 2
Sol. A can do a work in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient
than A. S1066. Ans.(d)
So, Time taken by B = ( ∗ 12)days Sol. 1% =100 basis points
è = 7 days So, 82.5% =8250 basis points
And 62.5% =6250 basis points
S1060. Ans.(c)
èRequired difference
Sol. If two trains be moving in opposite directions at rate u
and v kmph respectively, then their relative speed = (u + v) = 8250 – 6250
kmph. = 2000 basis points
Further, if their length be x and y km. then time taken to
S1067. Ans.(b)
cross each other = hrs.
Sol. Let 100 pairs of shoes be bought for Rs. 100.
Here, Total length = 160 + 140 = 300m.
New budget = Rs. 160
Relative speed = (77 + 67) kmph = 144 kmph = 144 *
New price = Rs. 1.20 pair of shoes
m/sec or 40 m/s
So, Number of shoes bought = = = 133
Time = = 7 sec. .
Percentage increase = 33 %
S1061. Ans.(b)
Sol. LCM of 24, 36 and 54 seconds = 216 seconds S1068. Ans.(d)
= 3 minutes 36 seconds
è Required time = 10: 15: 00 + 3 minutes 36 seconds Sol. CP of 1 egg = ∗
= Rs. 3
= 10:18: 36 a.m. So, SP of 1 egg = 3 * = Rs. 3.60
S1062. Ans.(b)
Sol. Required average weight =
∗ ∗ S1069. Ans.(a)

è = 31 kg Sol. By the rule of allegation, CP of mixed tea = * 194.40

= Rs. 162/kg
S1063. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sum of 8 numbers = 20 × 8 = 160
Sum of the first two numbers = * 2 = 31
Sum of next three numbers = * 3 = 64
Sum of the remaining three numbers
= 160 – (31 + 64) = 160 – 95 = 65
Let 6th number = x
è7th number = x + 4,
è 8th number = x + 7 So, required ratio = = 2: 5
èx + x + 4 + x + 7 = 65
è3x = 65 – 11 S1070. Ans.(a)
è x = 18 Sol. Let the principal be Re.1
So, Eighth number = 18 + 7 = 25
So, SI = -1=
S1064. Ans.(b) ∗
Sol. Reciprocal ratio= ∶ : Now, rate =
∗
∗ ∗ ∗
Their compound ratio = = = 10%
∗
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S1071. Ans.(d) S1077. Ans.(b)
Sol. A = P (1 + ) Sol. Let the rate of swimming in still water be x kmph
èRate down-stream= (x + 3) kmph
è2P = P (1 + ) èRate up-stream = (x – 3) kmph
On cubing both sides, According to the question,
(x + 3) t = 2 (x – 3) × t
è2 = (1 + ) ∗
èx + 3 = 2x – 6
è 8 = 1 (1 + ) èx = 9 kmph

So, required time = 15 years S1078. Ans.(c)

Sol. Time taken to cover 20 km at the speed of 5km/hr. = 4
S1072. Ans.(a) hours.
Sol. According to the question, èFixed time = 4 hours – 40 minutes= 3 hour 20 minutes
1 man = 2 women =4 boys Time taken to cover 20 km at the speed of 8 km/hr.= = 2
So, 1 man + 1 woman + 1 boy hours 30 minutes
= (4 + 2 +1) boys = 7 boys èRequired time = 3 hours 20minutes – 2 hours 30
èM1 D1 = M2 D2 minutes
=50 minutes
è7 × 7 = 1 × D2
èD2 = 49 days S1079. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let the length of train be x meters.
S1073. Ans.(b) When the train crosses thestanding man, its speed =
Sol. Remaining distance When the train crosses the platform of length 84 m, its
= (3584 – 1440 – 1608) km speed =
= 536 km.
Obviously, =
This distance is covered at the rate of = 67 kmph.
è21x – 9x = 9 × 84
Average speed of whole journey = = 64 kmph è12x = 9 × 84
∗
So, required difference in speed = (67 – 64) kmph èx= = 63m
i.e. = 3 kmph more è Required speed = m/s

S1074. Ans.(c) è * Kmph

è 25.2 Kmph
Sol. Speed of current = (Rate downstream &rate
upstream) S1080. Ans.(d)
Sol. Part of the cistern filled in 1 hour = + -
= (12 - 8) = 2 kmph
= =
S1075. Ans.(c) èHence, the cistern will be filled in 12 hours.
Sol. Part of the tank filled in 1 hour by pipe A = S1081. Ans.(c)
Part of the tank filled by both pipes in1 hour = + = Sol. A does 20% less work than B.
èRatio of time taken = 5: 4
So, Time taken to fill part= 60 minutes A completes a work in hours
∗
èTime taken to fill part = * = 45 min. èTime taken by B to do the samework = * = 6hrs.
è So, the tank will be filled at 11:45 A.M.
S1082. Ans.(c)
S1076. Ans.(a) Sol. A = P (1 + )(1 + )(1 + )
Sol. First odd number = 1 èHere, P = 5000
Second odd number = 3 = 4%
Third odd number = 5 = 5%
= 10%
èn Odd number= 1 + (n – 1) 2
A = 5000 (1 + )(1 + )(1 + )
= 2n – 1
è200th odd number= 2 × 200 – 1 = 5000 * * *
= 400 – 1 = 399 A = Rs. 6006

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S1083. Ans.(b) S1089. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let the period of time be T years. Sol. By allegation Rule,
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
è 800 + = 910 +
è800 + 96 T = 910 + 91T
è96 T – 91 T = 910 – 800
è5T = 110
è T = 22 years.
S1084. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let amount invested in each company be Rs. x. èMen: Women = 1: 1
ATQ, èNumber of men = * 8000 = 4000
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
è - = 1350
S1090. Ans.(d)
è - = 1350 Sol. According to the question,
è = 1350 A* =B* =C*
è x = Rs. 5000 èA * = B * = C *
S1085. Ans.(a) Now, A * = B *
Sol. First we have to deduct the payment to be made to A è = * =
from the total profit for his contribution in the
management of the firm. è =
20% of Rs. 475 = 95 And B * = C *
Balance profit = (475 – 95) = 380. è = * = =
This has to be divided between A and B in the ratio of their
investments è =
i.e., 15000: 25000 = 3: 5 è A: B: C = 9:8:10
B’s share = 380 * = Rs. 237.5 S1091. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the two real numbers be x and y.
S1086. Ans.(b) According to the question,
Sol. Let the CP of shirt sold at gain be Rs. x and that of shirt + = 41
sold at loss be Rs. y x+y=9
è ATQ, x * =y* è( + ) = + + 2xy
è81 = 41 + 2xy
è = è2xy = 81 – 41 = 40
èx = * 840 = Rs. 360 èxy= 20
è + = ( + ) – 3xy (x + y)
è y = * 840 = Rs. 480 =(9) – 3 × 20 (9)
= 729 – 540 = 189
S1087. Ans.(d)
Sol. C.P. of item = 100 (let) S1092. Ans.(c)
èMarked price of item = 200 Sol. Present age of (P + Q) = 30 + 10 = 40 years
S.P. for a gain of 15% = 115 (P + Q + R)’s present age = 20 × 3 = 60 years
R’s present age = 60 – 40 = 20 years
èDiscount = 200 – 115 = 85
èR’s age after 10 years= 20 + 10 = 30 years
If discount percent be x%, then
è
∗
= 85 S1093. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the mother’s age = x years
è 2x = 85 èFather’s age = (x + 8) years
è x = 42.5% Sum of age of 6 sons = 8 × 6 = 48 years
S1088. Ans.(d) Sum of age of 6 sons and parents = 22 × 8 = 176 years.
Sol. Reduced price of 6.2kg of sugar èAge of Parents = 176 – 48= 128 years
= 10% of 1116 èx + x + 8 = 128
è2x = 120
= 111.6
. èx = 60
èReduced price per kg = Rs. ( ) = Rs. 18 Hence, mother’s age = 60 years
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S1094. Ans.(d) è77x – 5600 = 70x
Sol. Third proportion = = è7x = 5600
∗ èx = 800
è = 27
S1100. Ans.(a)
S1095. Ans.(b) Sol. If x and y be the cost price of two goats, then,
Sol. Number of brown socks = x 80% of x = 144% of y
Price of brown socks = y per pair è = =
Price of black socks = 2y per pair
èSum of the ratios = 9 + 5 = 14
è4y + x × 2y = (4 * 2y + xy)
èCost of first goat= Rs. ( * 1008) = Rs. 648
è4 + 2x = (8 + x)
è8 + 4x = 24 + 3x S1101. Ans.(d)
èx = 24 – 8 = 16 Sol. P + S.I. for 5 years = 5200.. (i)
èRequired ratio = 4: 16 P + SI for 7 years = 5680 ... (ii)
= 1: 4 On subtracting equation (i) from (ii),
SI for 2 years = 480
S1096. Ans.(d) èSI for 1 year = 240
Sol. Alcohol in original solution = * 5 = 2 liters From equation (i),
Water in original solution = 3 liters èP + 5 × 240 = 5200
On adding 1 liter water, water becomes 4 liters. èP = 5200 – 1200 = 4000
∗
Now, 6 liters of solution contains 2 liters of alcohol. So, Rate R = ∗
∗
è100 liters of solution contains = * 100 è = 6%
∗
è = 33 %
S1102. Ans.(c)
S1097. Ans.(c) Sol. Rate of interest = 12% p.a. = 1% per month
Sol. Time = 12y months
èA = P (1 + )
è64 = 1 (1 + )
è64 = 1 (1.01)
S1103. Ans.(b)
Sol. Total Work = 60 * 250 = 15000 units
Work done in 200 days = 60 * 200 = 12000 units
Work left = 60 * 50 = 3000 units
They go on 10 days leave, So, ATQ they have to complete
the remaining work in 40 days if they want to complete the
So, Required ratio = : remaining work on time.
= 2:3 Let the extra men required to complete the remaining
work on time be x
S1098. Ans.(a)
è So, 3000 = (60 + x) * 40
Sol. A: B = 1: 3
è 3000 = 2400 + 40x
B: C = 1: 3 = 3: 9
è x = 15
C: D = 1: 3 = 9: 27
èA:B:C: D = 1:3:9: 27 S1104. Ans.(c)
Sum of ratios = 1 + 3 + 9 + 27 = 40 Sol. When a train crosses a telegraph post, it covers its own
èC’s share in profit= * 400000 = 90,000 length.
è Speed of first train = = 12m/s
S1099. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the advertised price be x. èSpeed of first train = = 8m/s
èSP = Relative speed = 12 + 8 = 20 m/sec.
è CP = ( – 56) Required time =
∗
è ATQ, * = = = 12 sec.

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S1105. Ans.(b) S1112. Ans.(c)
Sol. Total distance = 10 + 12 = 22 km Sol. According to question,
Total time = + = hrs. Son : Daughter : Nephew = 5x:4x: x
But 5 sons: 4 daughters: 2 nephews = 25x:16x: 2x
èRequired average speed = And 25x + 16x + 2x = 8600
è =
∗ 43x = 8600
x = 200
è 10.8 km/hr. èRequired answer= 4 × 200 = 800
S1106. Ans.(c) S1113. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to the question, Sol.
è( + + )+7=n
è( )+7=n
è7=n-
è n =140
S1107. Ans.(d)
Sol. If the first number be x, then
Second number =
è ATQ, x* = 0.008
è = 0.008 * 5 = 0.04
è x = 0.2 èRequired ratio = ∶ = 5:9
.
So smaller number = = 0.04 è 3: * 3
è 3: 5
S1108. Ans.(c)
Sol. D’s weight = 80 × 4 – 84 × 3 = 320 – 252 = 68 kg. èSo, 5 liter must be added
E’s weight = 68 + 3 = 71 kg.
Total weight of (A + B + C + D + E) = 84 × 3 + 68 + 71 S1114. Ans.(a)
= 252 + 68 + 71 = 391 kg. Sol. (A+B) * = (A-B) *
Total weight of (B + C + D + E) = 79 × 4 = 316 kg. è2 (A + B) = 3 (A – B)
èA’s weight= 391 – 316 = 75 kg. è2A + 2B = 3A – 3B
èA = 5B
S1109. Ans.(d)
Sol. The average will increase by 1.5 So, =
As, =3 è =
= 4.5 S1115. Ans.(a)
è 4.5 - 3 = 1.5 Sol. Third number = 100
First number = 70
S1110. Ans.(a) Second number = 63
Sol. Given ratio is total members: absentees = 5: 3 i.e. So, required percentage = * 100 = 10%
Hence, Number of persons absent = * 15= 9
S1116. Ans.(b)
S1111. Ans.(c) Sol. C.P. of article for A = Rs. 100
∗
Sol. Ratio of the equivalent capitals of A and B for 1 month A’s S.P. = = Rs. 120
= (4000 × 8 + 6000 × 4): (5000 × 9 + 3000 × 3) B’s S.P. =
∗
= Rs. 102 = C.P. for C
= (32000 + 24000): (45000 + 9000)
èRequired profit percent = 2%
= 56000: 54000 = 28: 27
Sum of the terms of ratio = 28 + 27 = 55 S1117. Ans.(c)
A is an active partner. Allowance got by A in 1 year Sol. If the sum of money be x, then
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
= 100 * 12 = Rs. 1200 è + + = 8160
Remaining profit = Rs. (6700 – 1200) = Rs. 5500 è18x + 45x + 39x = 816000
è So, B’s share = Rs. ( * 5500) = Rs. 2700 è x = Rs. 8000

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S1118. Ans.(b) S1124. Ans.(c)
Sol. Work done by B in 9 days = = part Sol. Let the initial CP is 100, profit is 250%
So, SP = 100 + 250 = 350
Remaining work = 1 - = which is done by A If CP increases by 40%, new CP = 140
Now profit becomes 200% of new CP = 140 * 200% = 280
èTime taken by A = * 20 = 5 days
New SP = 140 + 280 = 420
S1119. Ans.(b) S1125. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sol. Given that MRP = Rs. 15500
SP = MRP - 10% = Rs. 13,950
Loss% = 7
We know that, C.P = 100/ (100 - Loss %) x SP
Let the trains meet after t hours, then => 100/100-7 x 13950
24t – 18t = 27 =>C.P = Rs. 15,000
è6t = 27
S1126. Ans.(b)
èt = = hrs. Sol. MP = 48000
èQR = 18t = 18 * = 81 km After 1st discount of 10% = 48000 – (10% of 48000) =
43200
S1120. Ans.(c) SP = 36720
Sol. Speed = Distance/Time 2nd discount = * 100
So, required ratio = : : = ∗ 100 = 15%
= : 1:3 S1127. Ans.(a)
= 1:3:9 Sol. Let the marked price of the article be x
∗ ∗
ATQ, =
S1121. Ans.(c) ∗
Sol. x= = 8150

S1128. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the marked price of the article be x
Single equivalent discount for 20% and 20%
Here CP = 20000 + 4000 = 24000 ∗
6unit = 24000 (20 + 20 - )% = 36%
1unit = 4000 ATQ, 40% of x – 36% of x = 196
SP, 7unit = 7 * 4000 = 28000 4% of x = 196
X = 4900
S1122. Ans.(c) S1129. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the initial cost price be x and initial selling price be Sol. CP of 40 Pineapple = 4896
y. CP of 1 Pineapple = 122.4Rs.
Loss = x – y Now, SP of 1 Pineapple selling at 25% profit = 122.4 * =
When the cost price doubles, the loss gets tripled. 153Rs.
So it becomes like this, 2x – y = 3(x-y)
S1130. Ans.(b)
=> x = 2y
Sol. CP of 800 pens = 16000
Loss % = (loss/ C.P) x 100 = [(2y-y)/2y] x 100= 50 %
CP of 80 pens = * 80 = 1600Rs.
S1123. Ans.(d) So, SP of 800 pens must be = 16000 + 1600 = 17600
Sol. Let CP of 1000gm sugar = 1000 Gain = (17600 – 16000) = 1600Rs.
He cheats 20% while purchasing so he purchase 1200 gm Gain% = ∗ 100 = 10%
sugar at 1000Rs.
He cheats 25% while selling so he gives only 750gm of S1131.
Sol. Let the total profit be Rs. 100.
sugar at 1000Rs.
After paying to charity, A's share = (90 * 5/9) = Rs. 50.
His gain = 1200 – 750 = 450Rs. If A's share is Rs. 50, out of total profit = Rs. 100.
Gain% = * 100 = 60% (becoz he gives only 750 gm of ATQ, A's share is Rs. 900, total profit = ( * 100) =1800.
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S1132. S1140.
Sol. Suppose B joined for x months Sol. Total profit = Rs. 10000
∗
= Since Satish gets 12% of total profit for business
∗
X = 9 months management
∴ Remaining profit
S1133.
= 10000 – 10000 × 12% = Rs. 8800
Sol. Let 3A = 4B = 5C = k. Then, A = k/3, B = k/4, and C =k/5.
A: B: C = k/3: k/4: k/5 = 20: 15: 12.
Hence, B's share (2021 * 15/47) = Rs, 645.
S1134.
The remaining profit is being divided in the ratio of their
Sol. Kratika: Kanika: kishika = (36000 x 36): (30000 x 30):
capital
(24000 x 24) = 36: 25: 16.
Satish's share out of remaining profit
S1135.
=8800 × = Rs.4000
Sol. Suppose Krishna invested Rs. x for y months. Then,
ATQ Kapil invested Rs. 2x for 3y months. His total profit = 4000 + 1200 = Rs.5200
So, Kapil: Krishna = (2x * 3y): (x * y) = 6xy: xy = 6: 1. S1141.
Kapil’s profit: Total profit = 6: 7.
Let the total profit be Rs. x Sol. Amount = Rs. [100000 * (1 + ) ] = 121550.625
Then, 6/7 = 72000/x or x = 84,000.
S1142.
S1136. Sol. C.I.= Rs.[16000 * (1 +
.
) − 16000]
Sol. The ratio of P & Q investments = (6x8 + 4x4):(8x8 +
= Rs.4250
10x4)
=> 8:13 So, ATQ Simple interest is half of compound interest = 2125
=> 8/21 x 8400 = 3200 Principal = Rs.(2125 * 100)/10*5 = Rs. 4250

S1137. S1143.
Sol. Let the total capital be 12x Sol. Let the amount is Rs. 100 for 1 year
Ashok: Vimal: Chirag When compounded half-yearly,rate becomes half and time
3x * 3: 2x * 2: 7x * 12 double
9:4:84 = Rs. [100 *(1 + ) ]= Rs.108.16
ATQ, 97 unit = 14550
Effective rate= (108.16 -100) %= 8.16%
Vimal profit = ∗ 14550 = 600Rs.
S1144.
S1138. [ ∗( ) ]
Sol. Let C = x. Then, B = x + 8000 and A = x + 8000 + 2000 Sol. = = = =
[ ∗( ) ] ( )
= x + 10000.
So, x + x + 8000 + x + 10000 = 108000 <=> 3x = 90000 <=> S1145.
x = 30000. Sol. Let the principal be 8000P, becoz rate is (15% = )
A: B: C = 40000: 38000: 30000 = 20: 19: 15.
B's share = Rs. (54000 * 19/54) = Rs. 19,000. So. CI for 3 years = [8000P* (1 + ) − 8000 ] = 4167P
∗ ∗
S1139. SI for 3 years = = 3600P
Sol. Diff = 4167P - 3600P = 567P
ATQ, 567P = 2268
P = 4, So Principal = 8000P = 8000 * 4 = 32000
S1146.
Sol. Principal: Amount
1 : 27
Clearly, Rajesh will get the highest amount We, take cube root in case of 3 year = √1: √27
17 unit = 42500 = 1: 3
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S1147. S1154. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the principal amount be 100x Sol. Let the quantity of additional milk added = x liters
In 8 years it becomes triple, 300x In the mixture of 200 liters,
So, interest = 200x in 8 years. Quantity of milk = * 200
So, rate = 200/8 = 25%
= 170 liters
ATQ, Amount becomes 5 times of itself = 500x
Quantity of water = 30 liters
Interest received = 400x
According to the question,
So, time = 400/25 = 16 years
è =
S1148.
è 170 + x = 210
Sol. Let the part invested in scheme 1 is A and the part
è x = 40 L
invested in scheme 2 is B
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
So, ATQ, = S1155. Ans.(c)
Sol. A = 360(given)
= = ∗
B= = 400
= 14 unit = 42000 ∗
1 unit = 3000 c= = 320
So, amount invested in scheme 2 = 5 * 3000 = 15000 D=
∗
= 400
S1149. èRequired percentage = * 100 = 80%
∗ ∗
Sol. = 28. So, r = 25%
. ∗ ∗ S1156. Ans.(d)
Now, ATQ = 77.50 ⇐ Interest
Sol. Total C.P. = 32
Amount = 77.50 + 77.50 = 155Rs. Total S.P. = (18+2) = 20
S1150. Loss = (32-20) = 12
Sol. Principal * difference = gain/loss Loss per cent = * 100 = 37.5%
Principal * 1/2% = 1040
S1157. Ans.(c)
P* = 1040
Sol. The customer pays in cash. Single equivalent discount
P = 208000 Rs. for 15% and 4%
∗
S1151. Ans.(b) = (15 + 4 - )%
Sol. Firstly, we find LCM of 5, 6, 7 and 8 which is 840. è (19 – 0.6 % = 18.4%
Required number Required SP = (100 – 18.4%) of 200
= 840x + 3 which is exactly divisible by 9. = 163.2
Now, 840x + 3
= 93x × 9 + 3x + 3 S1158. Ans.(d)
When x = 2 then 840x + 3, is divisible by 9. Sol. Interest on Rs.650 for 1 year
Required number = 676 – 650 = 26Rs.
= 840 × 2 + 3 = 1683 So, r = * 100 = 4%
S1152. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let Expenditure of 9th person = x
∗
ATQ, x - = 20
= = 20
è x = 52.5
è = 650 * = Rs. 625
Total expenditure = 52.5 + 240 = 292.5
S1153. Ans.(d) S1159. Ans.(c)
Sol. A’s present age = 4x years (let). Sol. Let the work be completed in x days.
According to the question, According to the question,
4x + 6 = 26 è + + =1
è4x = 26 – 6 = 20
èx = 5 è =1
èB’s present age = 3x = 3 × 5 è 11X – 36 = 96
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S1160. Ans.(b) S1167. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the time taken to complete the race by A, B, and C Sol. Let the speed of Ravi be x kmph then, Ajay’s speed
be x minutes. = (x + 4) kmph
So, speed of A = Distance covered by Ajay = 60 + 12 = 72 km
Distance covered by Ravi = 60 – 12 = 48 km.
B= = According to the question,
c= = è =
Now, time taken to complete the race by B è =
∗
= = è3x = 2x + 8
èx = 8 kmph
And distance travelled by C in min.
S1168. Ans.(c)
è * = 980 km.
Sol. (1 - ) of time taken by B =1 hour 15 minutes
èSo, B can allow C = 1000 – 980 = 20m start
Time taken by B = 1 hour 15 minutes × 6
S1161. Ans.(c) =7 hours 30 minutes
Sol. We have to find such numbers which are divisible by Or
12 Speed ratio = 6 : 5
(LCM of 4 and 6). Time ratio = 5 : 6
Number of numbers divisible by 12 and lying between 1 to Given, Time diff. 1 unit = 1 hour 15 minutes
600 = – 1 = 49 So, time of B = 6 unit = 1 hour 15 minutes × 6=7 hours 30
minutes
Number of numbers divisible by 12 from 1 to 100 = =8
S1169. Ans.(d)
Required answer = 49 – 8 = 41 Sol. There are eight positions to be filled.
S1162. Ans.(d) The first position can be filled using any of the 8 letters
Sol. Let number of boys = x and number of girls = 85 – x contained in SOLUTION.
According to the question, The second position can be filled by the remaining 7 letters
èX× 4 + (85 – x) × 5 = 380 as the letters should not repeat.
è4x + 425 – 5x = 380 The third position can be filled by the remaining 6 letters
èx = 45 only and so on.
Therefore, the total number of ways of rearranging the 8
S1163. Ans.(b) letter word = 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 8! Ways.
Sol. Lowest score = x
Highest score = x + 100 S1170. Ans.(c)
Sol. n(S) = 36
è28 × 38 + x + x + 100 = 30 ×40
A = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)}
è1064 + 2x + 100 = 1200
B = {(2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2)}
è2x = 1200 – 1164 = 36
n (A)=6, n (B)=5, n (A∩B)=1
èx = 18
Required probability = P (A∪B)
S1164. Ans.(a) = P (A) +P (B) −P (A∩B)
Sol. Total weight of 40 children = 40 × 36.2 kg = 1448 kg = + - =
Total weight of 43 children = 1448 + 42.3 + 39.7 + 39.5
= 1569.5 kg S1171. Ans.(c)
. Sol.
Required average weight = = 36.5 kg

S1165. Ans.(d)
. ∗ . ∗
Sol. required sum = +
è3.872 + 0.242
è4.114
S1166. Ans.(c) Let O be the starting point. The car running at 36 kmph is
Sol. Let C.P. of a ball = x moving along OB and that at 48 kmph moving along OA.
S.P. of 17 balls = 720 Also let they reach at B and A respectively after 15 seconds.
è17x – 720 = 5x OA = 48 * * 15 = 200m
è12x = 720
èx = 60 OB = 36 * * 15 = 150m

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Pythagoras theorem) Sol. First 3 – digit number = 100
AB = 250m Last 3 – digit number = 999
S1172. Ans.(b) Number of terms = 900
Sol. Ratio of the speed of A and B è S = [a + l]
èA: B = 2: 1 = 6: 3 èS = [100 + 999]
èB: C = 3: 1
èA:B: C = 6:3: 1 è 450 * 1099 = 494550
èRatio of their time taken = : : 1 = 1:2:6 S1181.
è So, time taken by B = * 2 = 38 min. Sol. 50 * 40000 = 2000000
48 * 38500 = 1848000
S1173. Ans.(c) Cost of remaining 2 Laptops (Highest + lowest) = 2000000
Sol. Let Y alone complete the work in x days.
– 1848000 = 152000
According to the question,
Cost of lowest = 152000 – 120000 = 32000Rs.
X’s 16 days’ work + Y’s 12 days’work = 1
è + =1 S1182.
( ) ∗
èx = 36 days Sol. No. of handshakes = = = 231
S1174. Ans.(d)
S1183.
Sol. Work done in 1 hour by the filling pump = 1/2
Work done in 1 hour by the leak and the filling pump = 3/7 Sol. Let the distance between P to Q be 120 kms (LCM of
40, 15, 24)
èWork done by the leak in 1hour = - =
Hence, the leak can empty the tank in 14 hours. Average speed = = = 22.85km/hr.

S1175. Ans.(c) S1184.

Sol. SI on 12000 @8% per annum = 960 Rs. ∗
His desired gain on Rs. 20000@10% per annum = 2000 Rs. Sol. ∗[ ]
So, SI on rest amount 8000 = 2000 – 960 = 1040 Rs. ∗
∗ 15 = 900min = = 15kms
∗
Rate = ∗
∗ S1185.
è Rate = = 13%
∗ Sol. Upstream speed = B-S
S1176. Ans.(b) Downstream speed = B+s
Sol. C.P. of the article = 100 andmarked price = x B-S = 30/10 = 3 km/h
èX * = 117 Again B= 4S
è x= 130 Therefore B-S = 3
Hence, marked price is 30% above the CP. 4S – S = 3
S1177. Ans.(c) => S = 1 and B= 4 km/h
Sol. Total marks obtained by her = 75 + 90 + 210 = 375 Therefore B+S = 5km/h
Therefore, Time during downstream = 30/5 = 6h
S1178. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the numbers be 3x and 4x S1186.
Then, their LCM = 3 * 4 * x = 12x Sol.
è 12x = 120
X = 10
So, the numbers are 3x = 30 and 4x = 40
Their sum = 30 + 40 = 70
S1179. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the number of wickets taken by the cricketer
before the last match = x S1187.
According to the question, Sol. Let the present ages of Praful and kishan be 4x and 5x
.
è = 12.2 ATQ, =
è 12.4x + 26 = 12.2x + 61 X = 5/2
è x = 175 So, present age of Praful = 4x = 4 * 5/2 = 10years

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Sol. A + B 1 day work = 1/20 Sol. 1 + 2² + 2³ + 2⁴+ …………..+2⁹
B + C 1 day work = 1/25 = 1 + 4+ 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 128 + 256 + 512 = 1021
C + A 1 day work = 1/30
2(A + B + C) 1day work = 37/300 S1196. Ans.(b)
(A + B + C) 1day work = 37/600 Sol. Upstream = 24
So, A, B and C together will complete the work in Downstream = 40
600/37days = 16 days... 2 × upstream × downstream
Average speed =
upstream + downstream
S1189. × ×
= ⇒ 30 km/hr
Sol. Let the cost price of 1 pen is Re 1
Cost of 16 pens = Rs 16 S1197. Ans.(b)
Selling price of 16 pens = 24
Sol. With reference to question
Gain = 24 - 16 = 8
A= 75km/hr. and B=60km/hr.
Gain% = ∗ 100 = 50%
Relative speed = 135
S1190. D
= time
Sol. Let ratio be x. Relative Speed
Hence no. of coins be 5x, 9x, 4x respectively = ⇒ Distance = 45 km.
Now given total amount = Rs.103
=> (.50) (5x) + (.25) (9x) + (.10) (4x) = 103 S1198. Ans.(b)
We get x = 20 Sol. Let the principal be 625 units
=> No. of 50p coins = 100 CI compounded half-yearly for 1 year
=> No. of 25p coins = 180 R 4 1
=> No. of 10p coins = 80 Rate = % = 4% = =
2 100 25
S1191. Ans.(a)
Sol. Old price = 45
New price = 50
Let consumption = 10 litre
So, total expenditure = 45 × 10 = 450
↑es by 5% = 450 × = 472.5
.
So, consumption by new price = = 9.45 litre.
( )
CI = 25 + 25 + 1 = 51
– .
% ↓es in consumption = × 100 = 5.5 Difference (CI – SI) = 51 – 50 = 1
Now 1 → 625 units
S1192. Ans.(d)
Sol. D = 1800 km, t = 5 hour 74 → (625 × 74) = Rs. 46250
Speed = = 360km/hr. S1199. Ans.(c)
Speed in m/sec = 360 × = 100 m/sec Sol.

S1193. Ans.(b)
Sol. 68956
Place Value:The place value of a digit in a number is the
value it holds to be at the place in the number. In the
number 68956, the ‘9’ has a place value of 900.
Face value: Face value is the actual value of the digit. In the
number 68956, the ‘9’ has a face value of 9.
S1194. Ans.(d) AD is a building
Sol. 71 × 72 × 73 × 74 × 76 × 77 × 78 × 79. And B & C are two cars
unit digit = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 6 × 7 × 8 × 9 (multiply only unit In ΔABD
digits) AD
=6 tan 45° =
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Þ BD = = 150m
1 Sol. Above eqn. is in form
And, 2(a + b + c – 3abc)
⇒
In ΔADC 2 × (a + b + c)[a + b + c – ab– bc– ca]
AD [a+b+c = 2.7 & given in question (1.35), therefore multiply
tan 60° =
DC & divide by 2]
AD 150 Where a = 12, b = 0.8, c = 0.7
Þ CD = = m As we know a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc = (a + b + c) [a² + b² + c² –
3 3
ab – bc – ca]
\BC = BD + DC
So, Numerator & Denominator cancel out Except 2 in
æ 1 ö
BC = 150çç 1 + ÷÷ numerator
è 3ø ⇒ 2 is the answer

English Language

S1201. Ans.(c) S1211. Ans.(a)

Sol. Thaw: to go from a solid to a liquid state.
Solidify: to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form.
S1202. Ans.(b)
Sol. Foil: prevent (something considered wrong or
undesirable) from succeeding.
Advance: to accelerate the growth or progress of.
S1203. Ans.(d)
Sol. Deem: to have as an opinion.
Mistrust: to doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of.
S1204. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fleece: obtain a great deal of money from (someone),
typically by overcharging or swindling them.
Enrich:improve or enhance the quality or value of.
S1205. Ans.(b)
Sol. Fulmination: an expression of vehement protest.
Compliment: a polite expression of praise or admiration.
S1206. Ans.(b)
Sol. Steadfast: resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.
Pliant: easily bent.
S1207. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sibilate: utter with a hissing sound.
Exalt: to praise someone very highly.
S1208. Ans.(d)
Sol. Magnate: a wealthy and influential businessman or
businesswoman.
Nonentity: an unimportant person or thing.
S1209. Ans.(c)
Sol. Impugnable: To attack as false or questionable
Indubious: certain, not doubtful.
S1210. Ans.(c)
Sol. Scrimp: be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
Squander: waste in a reckless and foolish manner.
Sol. Trumpery: showy but worthless.
Gaudy: extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be
tasteless.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
S1212. Ans.(c)
Sol. Opprobrium: harsh criticism or censure.
Vituperation: bitter and abusive language.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
S1213. Ans.(b)
Sol. Faux: not genuine; fake or false.
Sham: not genuine.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
S1214. Ans.(c)
Sol. Perversity:a deliberate desire to behave in an
unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness.
Waywardness:turned or turning away from what is right
or proper; disobedient.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
S1215. Ans.(a)
Sol. Undulate:move with a smooth wave-like motion.
Ripple: move in a way resembling small waves.
Midget: a very small person or thing.
Perch: alight or rest on something.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
S1216. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pummel: to strike repeatedly.
Whip: to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very
quickly and forcefully.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
S1217. Ans.(b)
Sol. Inimical: adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable.
Harmful: causing or capable of causing damage or harm.
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Sol. Spruce:neat in dress and appearance.
Elegant: graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
Scruffy: shabby and untidy or dirty.
Ragged: (of cloth or clothes) old and torn.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
S1219. Ans.(c)
Sol. Perdition: complete and utter ruin.
Downfall: something that causes the destruction.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
S1220. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dank: unpleasantly damp and cold.
Clammy: unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
S1221. Ans.(c)
Sol. Globophobia: the fear of balloons.
Taphophobia:the fear of being buried alive.
Astraphobia:abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
Ombrophobia:the fear of rain.
Hence option C is the correct choice.
S1222. Ans.(b)
Sol. Byre: place where cows are sheltered.
Betrothed: the person to whom someone is engaged to be
married.
Boor: clumsy or Ill-bred fellow.
Biped: animal having two feet.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
S1223. Ans.(d)
Sol. Surly: bad-tempered and unfriendly.
Naissance: a new style or development, especially in
architecture or the arts.
Ubiety: the condition of being in a definite place.
Caducity: the infirmity of old age; senility.
Hence option D is the correct choice.
S1224. Ans.(b)
Sol. Frigorific: causing or producing cold.
Lacuna: a blank space or a missing part.
Pother: a commotion or fuss.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
S1225. Ans.(a)
Sol. Panurgic: having multiple skills, able and willing to
carry out a variety of tasks requiring different sets of skills
Sepsis:a severe blood infection that can lead to organ
failure and death.
Gage:a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
Hallux: a person's big toe.
Hence option A is the correct choice.
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S1226. Ans.(c)
Sol. Gibe:to utter taunting words.
Polemic: a strong verbal or written attack on someone or
something.
Cognate:a word that has the same origin as another word,
or is related in some way to another word.
Dais: a low platform for a lectern or throne.
Hence option C is the correct choice.
S1227. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sophomania: delusion that one is incredibly
intelligent.
Epomania: craze for writing epics.
Sebastomania: religious insanity.
Timbromania: craze for stamp collecting.
Hence option C is the correct choice.
S1228. Ans.(a)
Sol. Splenetic: marked by bad temper, malevolence, or
spite.
Gust:a sudden strong rush of wind.
Goose: a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs,
webbed feet, and a short broad bill.
Choppy:forming short, irregular, broken waves.
Hence option A is the correct choice.
S1229. Ans.(b)
Sol. Disruption:disturbance or problems which interrupt
an event, activity, or process.
Moratorium: stopping of an activity for an agreed amount
of time.
Prescient:having or showing knowledge of events before
they take place.
Scrawl: an example of hurried, careless writing.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
S1230. Ans.(a)
Sol. Scrimp: live cheaply and spend as little money as
possible.
Trousseau: a collection of personal possessions.
Soprano:the highest singing voice.
Truss:a device for holding an organ of the body.
Hence option A is the correct choice.
S1231. Ans.(d)
Sol. Pardon my French: used for saying you are sorry when
you have used or are going to use rude or offensive
language.
S1232. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bend one’s ear: to talk to one for a long time, usually
causing them to become bored or annoyed.
S1233. Ans.(b)
Sol. Up and doing: active again, especially after an illness
or rest.
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Sol. To have a brush with: to encounter, or nearly
S1251. Ans.(b)
encounter, someone or something.
Sol. The balloon goes up: The situation becomes serious,
S1235. Ans.(a) critical, chaotic, or troublesome.
Sol. Hang up one’s hat: to make oneself comfortable in S1252. Ans.(d)
another person’s home. Sol. Refer to, “It is strange to see how these two different
S1236. Ans.(c) groups migrated to these islands so far from the mainland
Sol. Chew the fat: to discuss, chat, converse, etc., especially — from India and Myanmar.”
at length and in a leisurely, friendly manner. S1253. Ans.(a)
S1237. Ans.(b) Sol. Refer to, “The aboriginals found in these islands are the
Sol. Turn the corner: pass the critical point and start to Jarawas, Sentinelese, Onges, Shompenites, mainly found in
improve. Andaman and the Nicobarese in Nicobar.”

S1238. Ans.(a) S1254. Ans.(b)

Sol. Heavy tidings: bad news.
S1239. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dog’s chance:a very slim chance.
S1240. Ans.(b)
Sol. Born to the purple: born into royalty.
S1241. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lay by: To save or reserve something, especially
money, for future use.
S1242. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Has’ will replace ‘have’ because if two nouns or
pronouns are joined with – as well as / in addition to /
along with / together with etc., then the verb is according
to the noun or pronoun given in the first case in the
sentence.
S1243. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Three – crore’ will replace ‘three – crores’ because –In
hyphenated Compound Adjectives, the Noun is used in
Singular form. Hence, this three-crore project is the right
usage.
S1244. Ans.(a)
Sol. Economical with the truth: Not fully truthful; deceitful,
often by manipulating language or omitting certain details.
S1245. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gruesome: causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
S1246. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to the Question Tag Rule, the affirmative
form of Helping Verb followed by the subject is used for a
negative sentence.
Hence option A is the correct choice
S1247. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fall out: to have an argument or disagreement.
S1248. Ans.(b)
S1249. Ans.(d)
Sol. Refer to, “The aboriginals are looked after by the
Anthropological Department of the Government, who
make regular visits to their islands and supply them with
food-and other necessities.”
S1255. Ans.(c)
Sol. Refer to, “Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of
mainly two groups of islands, with distinctive features of
the original residents — Negroid and Mongolese.”
S1256. Ans.(b)
Sol. Refer to, “Of these the Nicobarese in general, and some
of the Onges, have accepted the so-called modern
civilization and learned the use of modern tools and
facilities.”
S1257. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dainty: delicately small and pretty. Hence the correct
synonym is Stealthily.
S1258. Ans.(d)
Sol. “Bogus” means not genuine or true.
S1259. Ans.(b)
Sol. If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do
not give up easily.
S1260. Ans.(a)
Sol. Brittle: hard but liable to break easily.
Flexible: capable of bending easily without breaking.
Ductile means metal can be bent or stretched easily.
S1261. Ans.(c)
Sol. Effect is a noun and a verb as well which means
“result”.
Affect is only a verb which means to affect someone.
Here “effect” is acting as a noun and the verb in the
sentence is “include” which is plural thus subject should be
plural. Thus “effects” should be used.
S1262. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Becomes’ is the correct usage here as simple present
tense is required.

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Sol. Option (a) is wrong as ‘resisted’ should be ‘resisting’
i.e. gerund form is used before and after the conjunction
‘and’.
Option (b) is also a wrong choice because ‘Both….. and’ is
the correct pair as a conjunctional pair to connect the
phrases/clauses.
‘It is time’/ ‘It is high time’ + Sub + V₂ (2nd form of verb) +
object. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
S1264. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice.
S1265. Ans.(a)
Sol. A declarative sentence is the most basic type of
sentence. Its purpose is to relay information, and it is
punctuated with a period. For example:
· The boy walked home.
· I love honey.
· He wants to eat cookies, but he doesn't know how to
make them.
S1266. Ans.(c)
Sol. Interrogative sentences interrogate, or ask
questions. These are direct questions, and they are
punctuated with a question mark. For example:
· Why does the sun shine?
· Whose dog is that?
· Will Sherri get to keep all her lottery winnings?
S1267. Ans.(b)
Sol. Imperative sentences do not simply state a fact but
rather tell someone to do something. These can be in the
form of friendly advice, basic instructions or more forceful
commands. For example:
· Please shut the door to keep out the bugs.
· Turn left at the bridge.
· Stop bothering me!
S1268. Ans.(d)
Sol. No error
S1269. Ans.(a)
Sol. The appropriate word is ‘contains’. “Content” is what
files have, while “contain” means to have something.
S1270. Ans.(d)
Sol. No error
S1271. Ans.(a)
Sol. Root and Branch: in its entirety; wholly.
S1272. And.(c)
Sol. Option (a) is wrong as if + had +v3,
could/would/should + have +v3 or had + v3,
could/would/should + v3.
Option (b) is wrong. “I wish” takes “simple past” or “past
perfect” with it, however , the whole statement should be
in past.
Option (c) is error free and hence a correct choice.
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S1273. Ans.(a)
Sol. Both statements are grammatically correct.
S1274. Ans.(b)
S1275. Ans.(d)
Sol. Submit (Verb) agrees with to (Prep.)
Here, to is the right usage.
S1276. Ans.(a)
Sol. Assure (Verb) agrees with of (Prep.)
Here, of is the right usage.
S1277. Ans.(c)
Sol. Explicit (Adj.): clear and easy to understand
Expletive (Noun): a word, especially a rude word, that you
use when you are angry, or in pain.
Implicate (Verb): to show or suggest
Implicit (Adj.): suggested without being directly expressed.
Here, explicit is the right usage.
S1278. Ans.(d)
S1279. Ans.(d)
S1280. Ans.(a)
S1281. Ans.(b)
Sol. Absent is a transitive verb which requires an object
after it and here reflexive pronoun “himself” will be used to
refer back to subject.
S1282. Ans.(c)
Sol. At subjective position we have two subjects and for
two things we use each other and second thing is
independence should be replaced by independent because
Fishing and swimming are independent of each other and
fishing and swimming are two different activities.
So 'independent' is the correct term.
S1283. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is correct choice.
S1284. Ans.(a)
Sol. I got time to write all these poems is an assertive
sentence
When we change an assertive into interrogative sentence
we have to do the inversion and in inversion we have to
bring h.v. before the subject. If h.v. is not given then we
have to use do/does/did or has/have/had as per tense and
number.
S1285. Ans.(d)
S1286. Ans.(a)
Sol. Note: first part of the given sentence is not correct
according to the rule. The rule says that the structure of 3rd
conditional sentences is: If + Sub + .(had+V3), Sub +.
(would have) + V3
So, the correct sentence would be: If I had had money, I
would have helped him.
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S1288. Ans.(b)
Sol. Imperative sentences do not simply state a fact but
rather tell someone to do something. These can be in the
form of friendly advice, basic instructions or more forceful
commands. For example:
· Please shut the door to keep out the bugs.
· Turn left at the bridge.
· Stop bothering me!
· S1299. Ans.(b)
S1289. Ans.(b)
Sol. Imperative sentences do not simply state a fact but
rather tell someone to do something. These can be in the
form of friendly advice, basic instructions or more forceful
commands. For example:
· Please shut the door to keep out the bugs.
· Turn left at the bridge.
· Stop bothering me!
S1290. Ans.(d)
Sol. Exclamatory sentences are like declarative sentences
in that they make a statement instead of asking a question,
but their main purpose is to express strong emotion. They
are easily recognized because they end in an exclamation
point instead of a period:
· I said I wanted tacos instead of pizza!
· How well he sings!
· Wow, he just won a gold medal!
S1291. Ans.(a)
Sol. Deliberate means engage in long and careful
consideration.
S1292. Ans.(b)
Sol. Expound- explain in detail.
Mystify-puzzle
S1293. Ans.(b)
Sol. Euphemism: a mild or indirect word or expression
substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
S1294. Ans.(b)
Sol. Espionage: the practice of spying or of using spies,
typically by governments to obtain political and military
information.
Spying: work for a government or other organization by
secretly obtaining information about enemies or
competitors.
S1295. Ans.(c)
Sol. Entrepreneurship: a person who organizes and
manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with
considerable initiative and risk.
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S1296. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘I had known’ in place of ‘I was knowing’ because
with “Would have+ v3” we need to use “if +sub+ had + v3”
thus ‘If I had known’ is correct.
S1297. Ans.(d)
Sol. Kickup a row: to become a nuisance; to misbehave
and disturb (someone).
S1298. Ans.(d)
Sol. “Have” is a static verb, therefore we don’t write “have”
in continuous form if we need to show possession , thus
“don’t have an umbrella” should be used.
S1300. Ans.(a)
Sol. Explicit means stated clearly and in detail, leaving no
room for confusion or doubt.
S1301. Ans.(a)
Sol. Get wind of means to become aware of something,
especially something being kept secret, through indirect
means.
S1302. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The option ‘b’ best expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed in the original pair.
Desert is infertile. Verdant means green with grass or other
rich vegetation. It relates with ‘Jungle’ & hence it is the
correct choice.
S1303. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The option ‘c’ best expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed in the original pair.
Squander - waste (something, especially money) in a
reckless and foolish manner.
Same is expressed by option c.
Dally - act or move slowly, delay which refers to time.
S1304. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fly in the ointment means a small, unpleasant matter
that spoils something; a drawback.
S1305. Ans.(d)
Sol. Spin: to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for
entertainment. And according to the required tense of the
sentence, past participle form ‘spun’ is the correct choice.
S1306. Ans.(a)
Sol. Here laid means put (something) down gently or
carefully.
S1307. Ans.(d)
Sol. Unless means ‘if not’. We use it in conditional
sentences instead of if not.
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S1308. Ans.(d) S1324. Ans.(a)
Sol. Both statements are grammatically correct.
S1309. Ans.(b)
S1325. Ans.(b)
S1310. Ans.(a) Sol. Set fire to (something): To ignite something; to cause
S1311. Ans.(b) something to catch on fire.
Sol. Innocuous means harmless. Hence, Harmless is the S1326. Ans.(c)
correct choice. Sol. Hitherto: until now or until the point in time under
S1312. Ans.(d) discussion.
Sol. Abjure means a firm and final rejecting or abandoning S1327. Ans.(a)
often made under oath. Hence, Renounce is the correct S1328. Ans.(b)
choice.
S1329. Ans.(b)
S1313. Ans.(a)
Sol. Equanimity means calmness and composure, S1330. Ans.(a)
especially in a difficult situation. Hence, Calm is the correct S1331. Ans.(c)
choice. Sol. Above board:honest and open; not secret.
S1314. Ans.(d) S1332. Ans.(c)
Sol. Denigrate means criticize unfairly. Hence, Praise is Sol. Go haywire: go out of control; start functioning or
the opposite word. behaving in a very strange way.
S1315. Ans.(a) S1333. Ans.(b)
Sol. Convoluted means extremely complex and difficult to Sol. Break off: to stop doing something, especially
follow. Hence, Simple is the opposite word. speaking.

S1316. Ans.(b) S1334. Ans.(a)

Sol. Diligent means hard working. Hence, Careless is the
opposite word.
S1317. Ans.(b)
Sol. There is a preposition related error in the sentence.
Use ‘on’ in place of ‘for’.
S1318. Ans.(a)
Sol. With despite, ‘of’ cannot be used. Hence remove ‘of’
from the sentence.
S1319. Ans.(a)
Sol. The sentence is in past, hence use ‘had’ in place of
‘have’.
S1320. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘did not know me’ in place of ‘was not knowing me’.
S1321. Ans.(b)
S1322. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option (a) is wrong. There are some adjectives which
don’t admit of any comparative and superlative degree.
Such adjectives denote absolute position. Perfect, unique,
ideal, excellent, supreme, etc. are few examples. Hence,
option (a) requires an improvement.
Also option (c) is grammatically incorrect.
And only Option (b) is the correct choice.
S1323. Ans.(b)
Sol. Only statement (ii) is grammatically correct.
Sol. At random: without order or fixed purpose,
haphazardly,
S1335. Ans.(d)
Sol. A backseat driver: a person who wants to be in
control of something that is not really their responsibility.
S1336. Ans.(d)
Sol. To cast pearls before a swine: to offer to a person a
thing which he cannot appreciate.
S1337. Ans.(a)
Sol. To throw down the glove: to offer a challenge.
S1338. Ans.(a)
Sol. To be rolling in money: very rich
S1339. Ans.(c)
Sol. To give currency: to spread a story around or to make
publicly known.
S1340. Ans.(b)
Sol. Something up one's sleeve: to have a secret plan,
idea, or advantage that can be utilized if and when it is
required.
S1341. Ans.(d)
S1342. Ans.(c)
S1343. Ans.(d)
Sol. Landmark: an object or feature of a landscape or town
that is easily seen and recognized from a distance. An
object is a noun hence option (d).

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Sol. ’The’ should be used before the word ‘least’.
S1345. Ans.(c)
S1364. Ans.(c)
S1346. Ans.(a)
Sol. Car is the medium of transport hence ‘a’ should be
Sol. We use preposition ‘of’ with complained. So, option “a”
is the correct usage here. removed before car, ‘by car’ is the correct usage.

S1347. Ans.(a) S1365. Ans.(a)

Sol. If two different nouns are connected through “and” Sol. ‘A’ should be used before the word ‘hour’ as it is
then both take their respective articles with them. pronounced as ‘our’.

S1348. Ans.(d) S1366. Ans.(a)

Sol. ‘The’ should be used before ‘whole’.
S1349. Ans.(d)
Sol. It should be in passive form so “to be associated” is S1367. Ans.(c)
more appropriate here. Sol. ‘The’ should not be used before any subject such as:
science.
S1350. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Accused’ takes preposition “of” with it. S1368. Ans.(a)
Sol. Since director and trustee are both the same person
S1351. Ans.(a) hence usage of ‘the’ before trustee is not required here.
Sol. ‘Summonses’ is plural of ‘summons’. Hence error lies
in part (A). S1369. Ans.(c)
Sol. Remove ‘a’ before noble.
S1352. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Mischief’ always comes in its original form as it is an S1370. Ans.(b)
uncountable noun. Hence error lies in part (B). Sol. Use ‘a’ before ‘lot of’. A lot of or lots of are the
determiners which means the same, it is used with plural
S1353. Ans.(c)
countable noun and i.e a lot of difficulties or lots of
Sol. Contents means things contained in something. Hence
difficulties.
contents is right usage here.
S1371. Ans.(c)
S1354. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘to’ in place of ‘for’. ‘Lend + something + to +
Sol. Mob means angry crowd hence angry is superfluous
person’. E.g. I cannot lend paltry sum of money to you.
here; only ‘mob’ will do.
S1372. Ans.(b)
S1355. Ans.(c)
Sol. “from bringing” will replace “to bring” because –
Sol. Correct relative pronoun to be used here is “whom”.
prohibittakes preposition ‘from’ with it. Also, we need to
Use which for things and whom for people.
use the gerund form of the verb instead of ‘to+V1.
S1356. Ans.(c)
Sol. Correct relative pronoun to be used here is “who”. Use S1373. Ans.(c)
which for things and who for people. Sol. Die of (something) is used to show direct cause of
death as in died of cancer.
S1357. Ans.(b) Die from (something) is used to show indirect cause of
S1358. Ans.(a) death as in – died from injuries caused by the accident.
Hence, died of cancer is the right usage.
S1359. Ans.(a)
Sol. When the subject of the verb is the receiver of the S1374. Ans.(a)
action, the action is said to be reflected. Words used as Sol. “Suffered from” is the correct term to use.
forms of Personal pronouns for emphasis, such as, myself, S1375. Ans.(a)
yourself, himself, etc. are known as “reflexive pronoun”. Sol. Give is the transitive verb which takes the object
S1360. Ans.(a) directly. I gave sana the keys.
S1361. Ans.(b) S1376. Ans.(b)
Sol. We are not talking about the specific ‘fight’ hence use Sol. Between is complemented by and hence there should
‘a’ before fight instead of ‘the’ be and in place of to.
S1362. Ans.(c) S1377. Ans.(c)
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Sol. When should be used in place of than.
S1379. Ans.(c)
S1380. Ans.(a)
S1381. Ans.(c)
Sol. When using "or" or "nor" in a compound subject
containing a singular and plural subject, the verb agrees
with the closest subject here both subjects are in singular
hence was should be used in place of were.
S1382. Ans.(d)
Sol. using "or" or "nor" in a compound subject containing a
singular and plural subject, the verb agrees with the closest
subject here both subjects are in singular hence is should
be used in place of are.
S1383. Ans.(c)
Sol. When using "or" or "nor" in a compound subject
containing a singular and plural subject, the verb agrees
with the closest subject here one subject is in singular and
the other is in plural (my sisters) hence were should be
used in place of was according to second subject.
S1384. Ans.(a)
Sol. Economic inequality is a singular entity which will take
singular verb with it hence distorts will be used instead of
distort.
S1385. Ans.(b)
Sol. “away” will not be used.
S1386. Ans.(a)
Sol. After is a preposition after which only noun or its
equivalent can come and paying is a gerund here that can
come here after “after”.
S1387. Ans.(a)
S1388. Ans.(d)
S1389. Ans.(c)
Sol. Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe
what the subject is doing.
S1390. Ans.(a)
Sol. “Must” will take “have” with it. And “have” takes V3
with it thus “must have changed” is correct.
S1391. Ans.(a)
Sol. A tip-off is a piece of information or a warning that you
give to someone, often privately or secretly.
S1392. Ans.(d)
S1393. Ans.(b)
Sol. Break down: To lose control of one's emotions, often
sadness, especially after trying not to or after an intense
buildup.
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S1394. Ans.(d)
Sol. Toiling means work extremely hard or incessantly.
S1395. Ans.(a)
Sol. “Until” is a subordinate conjunction and clause starting
with until/unless is a subordinate clause. Until is used for
time while unless is used for condition. ‘Until’ is the correct
usage here.
S1396. Ans.(c)
Sol. Onus: something that is one's duty or responsibility.
Alacrity: brisk and cheerful readiness.
Norm: something that is usual, typical, or standard.
Backdrop: the setting or background for a scene, event, or
situation.
S1397. Ans.(b)
Sol. Stridently: in an extremely forceful way.
Slovenly: (especially of a person or their appearance)
untidy and dirty.
Sanguinely: cheerfully confident; optimistic.
S1398. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prong: a projecting part on various other devices.
Hazard: a danger or risk.
Landfill: the disposal of waste material by burying it,
especially as a method of filling in and reclaiming
excavated pits.
S1399. Ans.(d)
Sol. Misgiving: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about
the outcome or consequences of something.
Rollout: the act of making something, especially a product
or service, available for the first time.
S1400. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C makes the sentence meaningful.
S1401. Ans.(b)
Sol. To lead astray means to guide in a wrong way.
S1402. Ans.(d)
S1403. Ans.(c)
S1404. Ans.(c)
S1405. Ans.(c)
Sol. Broken reed means a weak or unreliable support.
S1406. Ans.(a)
Sol. Even though it looks like an example of conditionals
and option c seems to be correct but
If + subject + had / were…..subject + would have been , but
there is no had/were after ‘if’ also we are talking about next
year so it will take “will be” with it.
S1407. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Should’ and ‘must’ emphasize moral work and are
used in moral context mostly. Here ‘need’ is the suitable
term.
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Sol. The days of the week and the months of the year are
proper nouns.
S1409. Ans.(d)
Sol. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. It tells us
more about the subject of the sentence.
S1410. Ans.(b)
S1411. Ans.(d)
S1412. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use phrasal verb ‘Give way’ which means to break,
especially when under pressure from strong forces.
S1413. Ans.(c)
Sol. Here ‘Even if’ is more appropriate, this phrase is used
for emphasizing that a particular situation will remain the
same no matter what happens.
Nevertheless means despite what has just been said or
referred to.
Somehow means in some way, by some means.
S1414. Ans.(c)
S1415. Ans.(c)
Sol. Lugubrious: sad or dismal.
Optimistic: hopeful and confident about the future.
S1416. Ans.(c)
Sol. Incursion : an invasion or attack, especially a sudden
or brief one.
S1417. Ans.(c)
S1418. Ans.(d)
Sol. Apostate is someone who has given up their religion or
left a political party.
S1419. Ans.(c)
Sol. Obsolete: no longer produced or used; out of date.
S1420. Ans.(a)
Sol. Figurine: a statuette, especially one of a human form.
Remnant: a part or quantity that is left after the greater
part has been used, removed, or destroyed.
Dregs: the most worthless part or parts of something.
Hence option A is the correct choice.
S1421. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sibilate means utter with a hissing sound.
Exalt means to praise someone very highly.
Whizz means move quickly through the air with a
whistling or buzzing sound.
Rasp means a harsh, grating noise.
S1422. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lax: not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
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S1423. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fleece: obtain a great deal of money from (someone),
typically by overcharging or swindling them.
Enrich: improve or enhance the quality or value of.
S1424. Ans.(b)
Sol. Denude: strip (something) of its covering,
possessions, or assets.
Clothe: to provide or cover someone with things to wear.
S1425. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pejorative: expressing contempt or disapproval.
Complimentary: expressing a compliment; praising or
approving.
S1426. Ans.(b)
Sol. Panegyric means a public speech or published text in
praise of someone or something and Criticism means the
expression of disapproval of someone or something on the
basis of perceived faults or mistakes.
S1427. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sumptuous means splendid and expensive-looking.
Haughty: arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Pauper: a very poor person.
S1428. Ans.(d)
Pilferer: a thief who steals without using violence.
Punk: A worthless person (often used as a general term of
abuse).
S1429. Ans.(c)
Sol. Trample: tread on and crush.
Aid: help or support (someone or something).
S1430. Ans.(a)
Sol. Smattering means a small amount of something.
Horde means in very great numbers.
Hence Smattering and Horde are antonyms to each other.
S1431. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nincompoop: a foolish or stupid person.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Fool’.
S1432. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ravine: a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
Abyss: a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Abyss’.
S1433. Ans.(a)
Sol. Knackered: extremely tired.
Fatigued: tired; wearied.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Fatigued’.
S1434. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gorge: eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with
food.
Gobble: eat (something) hurriedly and noisily.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Gobble’.
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Sol. Splay: to spread wide apart.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Spread’.
S1436. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pre-empt:take action in order to prevent (an
anticipated event) happening.
Forestall: prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or
action) by taking advance action.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Forestall’.
S1437. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tarry: to delay or be tardy in acting or doing.
Trail: walk or move slowly or wearily.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Trail’.
S1438. Ans.(d)
Sol. Zap: destroy or obliterate.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Destroy’.
S1439. Ans.(c)
Sol. Smug: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself
or one's achievements.
Overweening: too confident or proud.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Overweening’.
S1440. Ans.(c)
Sol. Dole: benefit paid by the state to the unemployed.
Allowance: the amount of something that is permitted,
especially within a set of regulations or for a specified
purpose.
Hence the correct synonym is ‘Allowance’.
S1441. Ans.(d)
Sol. Vilify: speak or write about in an abusively
disparaging manner.
Crucify: put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them
to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.
Dignify: make (something) seem worthy and impressive.
Basify: to convert into a base or make alkaline.
S1442. Ans.(c)
Sol. Triennial: recurring every three years.
Tricentennial: the three-hundredth anniversary of a
significant event; a tercentenary.
Sesquicentennial: 150th anniversary.
Hence, option(c) is the only correct answer.
S1443. Ans.(c)
Sol. Gnarly means difficult, dangerous, or challenging.
Pasticcio meansan artistic work consisting of a medley of
pieces imitating various sources.
Rad means extremely exciting or good.
S1444. Ans.(d)
Sol. Palaver means prolonged and tedious fuss or
discussion.
Rigmarole means a lengthy and complicated procedure.
Burble means make a continuous murmuring noise.
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S1445. Ans.(d)
Sol. Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be
interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral
or political one.
Almanac: an annual calendar containing important dates
and statistical information such as astronomical data and
tide tables.
Axiom: a statement or proposition which is regarded as
being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
Anomaly: something that deviates from what is standard,
normal, or expected.
S1446. Ans.(a)
Sol. Carrion: the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Haggle: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the
cost of something.
Savant: a learned person, especially a distinguished
scientist.
S1447. Ans.(a)
Sol. Acrophobia means extreme or irrational fear of
heights.
Xenophobia means dislike of or prejudice against people
from other countries.
Claustrophobia means extreme or irrational fear of
confined places.
S1448. Ans.(d)
Sol. Knell means the sound of a bell, especially when rung
solemnly for a death or funeral.
Ennui means a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction
arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
S1449. Ans.(a)
Sol. Gaggle means a disorderly group of people.
Amnesia means a partial or total loss of memory.
Circumvent means find a way around (an obstacle).
S1450. Ans.(c)
Sol. Conscience means a person's moral sense of right and
wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behavior.
S1451. Ans.(c)
Sol. Dress down (idiom): To scold or reprimand someone.
S1452. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cut short (idiom): To interrupt someone so that they
stop talking.
S1453. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vexed question (idiom): A topic or point that people
discuss or argue about at length, but never manage to settle
or resolve.
S1454. Ans.(a)
Sol. Stick one’s neck out (idiom): To personally assume or
expose oneself to some risk, danger, or responsibility; to
imperil oneself.
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Sol. Bear the palm (idiom): To be the winner; take the
prize.
S1456. Ans.(a)
Sol. Wait on hand and foot (idiom): To dote on someone
and do everything that they want.
S1457. Ans.(b)
Sol. To set at naught (idiom): To treat as of no account; to
disregard; to treat with ignominy.
S1458. Ans.(a)
Sol. In the black (idiom): Not in debt; in a financially
profitable condition.
S1459. Ans.(b)
Sol. Touch-and-go (idiom): Extremely uncertain as to the
outcome of something.
S1460. Ans.(a)
Sol. Out at the elbows (idiom): Quite poor; not having much
or enough money.
S1461. Ans.(b)
Sol. Candor: the quality of being open and honest;
frankness.
Evasiveness: deliberate vagueness or ambiguity.
Sincerity: the quality or state of being sincere; honesty,
genuineness.
Inequity: lack of fairness or justice.
Deception: the action of deceiving someone.
Hence Candor and Sincerity are synonyms to each other.
S1462. Ans.(b)
Sol. Active: Subject + has/have/had + to + V1 + Object.
Passive: Object + has/have/had + to + be + V3 + by subject.
S1463. Ans.(a)
S1464. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘BACD’ is the correct sequence.
S1465. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C is correctly spelt.
S1466. Ans.(d)
Sol. Do wonders (idiom): to produce excellent results or be
extremely effective, especially unexpectedly.
S1467. Ans.(c)
Despite: without being affected by; in spite of.
Despite doesn’t take ‘of’ with it. Also ‘all the ups and downs’
is the correct phrase.
S1468. Ans.(b)
Sol. Infuse: fill; pervade.
Imperil: put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.
Stir: move or cause to move slightly.
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S1469. Ans.(a)
Sol. Discretion: the quality of behaving or speaking in such
a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential
information.
Imprudence: a lack of caution in practical affairs.
Hence Discretion and Imprudence are antonyms to each
other.
S1470. Ans.(b)
Sol. Simian: relating to or affecting apes or monkeys.
Spartan: showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of
comfort or luxury.
Truant: a pupil who stays away from school without leave
or explanation.
S1471. Ans.(c)
Sol. on the wane: becoming less; fading away.
S1472. Ans.(a)
S1473. Ans.(d)
Sol. Paint the town red: to go out and enjoy yourself in the
evening, often drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing.
S1474. Ans.(a)
Sol. Here ‘this’ is used as an adjective hence according to
the rule it changes into “the” while converting the speech
from direct into indirect.
S1475. Ans.(a)
Sol. Appraisal meansan act of assessing something or
someone.
Estimation meansa rough calculation of the value,
number, quantity, or extent of something.
S1476. Ans.(c)
Sol. Misappropriate: dishonestly or unfairly take
something, (especially money, belonging to another) for
one's own use.
S1477. Ans.(c)
Sol. Scarcely, hardly, and barely are followed by when.
After scarcely, hardly etc. we use helping verb first, then
comes the subject. Hence, option (c) is the best choice here.
S1478. Ans.(d)
S1479. Ans.(b)
Sol. Maneuver or manoeuvre means a movement or
series of moves requiring skill and care.
S1480. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indomitable means impossible to subdue or defeat.
Unyielding means something which is stiff or inflexible.
S1481. Ans.(c)
Sol. Change ‘manner’ into ‘manners’. Here we are talking
about etiquettes
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Sol. Change ‘are’ into ‘is’. ‘News’ is a noun which is plural in Sol. Remove 'a'.
form but singular in meaning and hence takes ‘singular
S1495. Ans.(d)
verb’. Sol. No error.
S1483. Ans.(c) S1496. Ans.(a)
Sol. The use of ‘many’ suggests plurality. Hence ‘head’ Sol. Use “the first step' in place of ‘a first step'.
should be ‘heads’ and the verb should be ‘turn’. Thus the
entire phrase would be ‘makes heads turn’. Hence the S1497. Ans.(c)
correct option is (d). Sol. Remove ‘a'.

S1484. Ans.(a) S1498. Ans.(a)

Sol. The use of ‘He’ suggests the subject to be in third
person singular number. Hence the correct pronoun for
‘he’ will be ‘man’ not ‘men’. Hence the correct option is (a).
Moreover, the correct phrase is ‘man of words’ not ‘man
to words’. Hence we can easily reject option (d).
S1485. Ans.(b)
S1486. Ans.(a)
S1487. Ans.(a)
S1488. Ans.(b)
S1489. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘he’ in place of ‘him’.
The case of the noun or pronoun preceding or succeeding
the verb ‘to be’ should be the same.
S1490. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘her’ in place of ‘she’.
A pronoun takes an objective case after ‘let’.
S1491. Ans.(b)
Sol. Is due to fact should be replaced with “is due to the
fact”. Fact means a true reason or statement i.e. definite
and if we are using “fact” means it is definite so we should
use ‘the” with it.
S1492. Ans.(b)
Sol. it is the meek and the humble. Meek and humble are
adjectives .in the next clause we can see that we are talking
about people “who shall inherit the earth”. But it is meek
and humble do not have sense of “people” in it so we have
to make those adjectives like it. So to make adjective
signifying people we use “the” with it .so “the meek and the
humble” means all “the meeks “ and all “the humbles” in the
world.
S1493. Ans.(b)
Sol. : little worried is in correct . “a little worried” is correct
term.
Little worried means not at all worried and little gives
negative sense
But “a little” gives the sense of “he was worried and he was
concerned about it”
Sol. Add definite article ‘The’ before ‘Politician’. “The +
Noun+ who/which/that” is the correct formation of a
sentence.
S1499. Ans.(b)
Sol. Add article “a” before “locus” as it is acting as a
countable noun here.
S1500. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘the’ before ‘training’, because some particular
training is being talked about. Don’t use ‘staffs’ in place of
‘staff’. ‘Staff” is both singular and plural and refers to a
group of people. When we use ‘staffs’, it refers to more than
one group of people.
S1501. Ans.(d)
Sol. To live through means to endure something, to
survive, so with the context “in the modern world it is
difficult to survive one’s ideals”
To live upto means- to fulfill expectations.
To live by means to live near something or to survive
doing something.
To live for means living for someone/something etc.
S1502. Ans.(c)
Sol. What do you remember? His honesty, isn’t it? What is
honesty? Honesty is ‘one of his’ many good qualities.
Hence go with option (d).
S1503. Ans.(a)
Sol. Options (b), (c) and (d) do not have the preposition ‘in’
to connect the sentence.
S1504. Ans.(a)
Sol. “Suffered from” is the correct term to use.
S1505. Ans.(a)
Sol. Give is the transitive verb which takes the object
directly. I gave sana the keys.
S1506. Ans.(c)
Sol. Either-to and Or-to is the correct conjunction pair to
be used here.
S1507. Ans.(b)
Sol. And should replace for as there are same set of part of
speeches- adjectives (glad and excited) on both sides of for.

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Sol. Then is not required here. Sol. “Would” is a modal which always takes base form of
verb thus “have” should be used. “would have” as a helping
S1509. Ans.(c)
verb will take “loved” with it.
Sol. All that is the right set of conjunction to be used here.
S1510. Ans.(b) S1521. Ans.(b)
Sol. As high as is the right set of conjunction to be used Sol. Come across means meet or find by chance.
here. S1522. Ans.(d)
S1511. Ans.(c) S1523. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Was Not being” is the correct term to use because if Sol. Call up is the correct form.
the sentence is in active and if we use “is, am, are, was,
were” as a helping verb then there must be “v+ ing ” after it S1524. Ans.(c)
thus “being” should be used and “was being” acts as a S1525. Ans.(a)
linking verb thus an adjective “observed” should be used. Sol. Precedent means an earlier event or action that is
S1512. Ans.(b) regarded as an example or guide to be considered in
Sol. Shoes is a plural noun which takes plural verb thus subsequent similar circumstances.
“were” should be used and “were” is acting as a linking verb
S1526. Ans.(c)
thus “covered” which is a past participle acting as an
Sol. Deliberate means engage in long and careful
adjective should be used.
consideration.
S1513. Ans.(a)
S1527. Ans.(b)
Sol. The most appropriate verb here is “will become”.
Sol. ‘Passive voice’ makes the sentence meaningful. Hence
Option (a) is correct.
option (b) is the correct choice.
S1514. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Films” is a plural Noun, and “being” is a main verb S1528. Ans.(a)
before which we need helping verb and the verb which Sol. Get Around means To solve a problem by avoiding the
should be used as a helping verb for plural Noun is “are”. main issue.
Thus option (b) Is correct. S1529. Ans.(d)
S1515. Ans.(c) Sol. Undertake: commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise
Sol. “Having” should be used as “having” itself is a or responsibility); take on.
transitive verb thus “to” should not be used to add an And the sentence is in past tense, hence past form of
object. ‘undertake’ is the correct choice.

S1516. Ans.(c) S1530. Ans.(b)

Sol. “They” is a plural Pronoun, it requires plural verb, thus
sentence had been correct if “have” should have been used
there, but as per the option given option (c) is given.
S1517. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Doing” is a main verb which requires “helping verb”
and “we” is a plural Noun which will take plural helping
verb with it, thus “were” should be used.
S1518. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Mind” is a main verb which will take object after it,
thus “carrying” is a gerund which can act as an object of
“mind”, thus option (b) is correct.
S1519. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Afford” takes infinitive or gerund after it. Thus “to
buy” should be used.
Sol. Option (b) is the correct choice.
S1531. Ans.(a)
Sol. It should be ‘we are yet to start’. Here, the sentence
shows an action to be happened in future.
To show the intention we need to use “To +V1”.
S1532. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘their’ in place of ‘its’. For plural noun ‘Chairmen’,
there should be a plural form of pronoun only.
S1533. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘on’ in place of ‘with’. Usually preposition on/upon
is used after impact.
S1534. Ans.(d)
Sol. There is no error in the given statement.

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S1535. Ans.(b) S1538. Ans.(a)
Sol. Remove ‘of’. Its use is superfluous as subordinate Sol. Use ‘has been’ in place of ‘was’. ‘Until now’ directs
clause follows. For example- He could not attend the towards the usage of Perfect Tense.
meeting because he was ill.
S1539. Ans.(d)
S1536. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘from accepting’ in place of ‘to accept’. Prevent Sol. No error
takes preposition “from” with it. S1540. Ans.(c)
S1537. Ans.(d) Sol. Add ‘was’ before ‘caught’. Sentence should be in
Sol. The sentence is correct. passive thus “was” will be used before ‘caught’.

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