Current affairs

Question No 1 What is the rank of India in the World press Freedom

index 2021?
A 139
B 142
C 127
D 151
E 136

Explanation Answer: B
Explanation:
Topped by Norway.

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Question No 2 When is Earth day observed?

A 21 April
B 22 April
C 23 April
D 24 April
E 25 April

 Explanation Answer: B
Explanation:
Theme- Restore our earth.

Question No 3 Who has become first Indian-American Associate

Attorney General of the US?
A Neera Tandon
B Vivek Murthy
C Nikki Haily
D Vanita Gupta
E Rishi Arora

Explanation Answer: D

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Question No 4 Lost golden city of Luxor’ is discovered by archaeologists

in
A UAE
B Pakistan
C India
D Syria
E Egypt

 Explanation Answer: E

Question No 5 Often referred to as “Father of Indian Banking Reforms”.

Name the former governor of RBI, who has passed away
recently?
A S. Venkitaramanan
B Indraprasad Gordanbhai Patel
C Maidavalu Narasimham
D C. Rangarajan
E Amitav Ghosh

Explanation Answer: C
Explanation:
Currently- Shaktikanta Das(25th)

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Question No 6 Name of Mobile app launched for community mental

health well being of citizens on secure and digital
platforms.
A COACH
B MIND
C MOOD
D MANAS
E HEAL

 Explanation Answer: D
Explanation:
MANAS- Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation
System.

Question No 7 Who among the following was India’s first female cricket
commentator who died recently?
A Isha Gupta
B Lisa Sthalekar
C Chandra Naidu
D Mayanti Langer
E Anjum Chopra

Explanation Answer: C
Explanation:
She was the daughter of India’s first test captain CK
Naidu.

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Question No 8 Name of AI portal recently launched by supreme court of

India.
A AI-SCI
B Supreme AI
C SCIPACE

 D SUPACE
E AI Supreme

Explanation Answer: D

Question No 9 LIC has appointed which homegrown payments player to

facilitate its digital payments
A Mobikwik
B Jio Payments
C Google pay
D Paytm
E Phonepe

Explanation Answer: D

A B

100

75

50

25

0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Question No 13 What is the ratio between revenue of company A in

year 2016 and revenue of company B in the year
2019?
A 2:1
B 2:3
C 3:5
D 3:4
E 2:5

Explanation Ans: B

A in 2016= 50

B in 2019= 75

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 Question No 14 In which year total revenue by both companies

together second highest?
A 2015
B 2016
C 2017
D 2019
E 2018

Explanation Ans: D

Revenue by both companies in different years:-

2015-75, 2016-75, 2017-75, 2018- 175,

2019-125.

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Question No 15 Revenue of A in 2017 is what percentage of total

revenue of B in all five years?
A 10%
B 12.5%
C 8.33%
D 15%
E 11.11%

 Explanation Ans: C

Revenue of A in 2017=25

Total revenue of B= 300

Above graph shows number of Employees from different cities in a company.

Question No 16 Number of Employees from city A is approximately

what percent of total employees working in the
company?
A 20%
B 30%
C 40%
D 50%
E 10%

Explanation Ans: A (20.45%)

Employees from different cities-

A=45, B=30, C=20, D=35, E=60, F=30.

total= 220.

Since options are far apart, no need to calculate

exact values.

 60

45

30

15

0
A B C D E F

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Question No 17 What is the ratio of number of employees from city

A to that of city D?
A 2:5
B 5:7
C 7:3
D 7:9
E 9:7

Explanation Ans:E

A=45, D=35.

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 Question No 18 What is the ratio of number of employees from

cities A and B together to that of rest cities
together?
A 15:23
B 5:3
C 15:29
D 13:23
E 7:13

Explanation Ans: C

A+B= 75

C+D+E+F= 145

Question No 19 Number of employees from town A is

approximately what percent of number of
employees from town C?
A 45%
B 120%
C 240%
D 225%
E 325%

 Explanation Ans: D

Town A = 45

Town C= 20

percentage= (45*100)/20

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Question No 20 What percentage of employee are from city F?

A 14%
B 17%
C 12%
D 18%
E 15%

Explanation Ans: A (13.63%)

City F= 30

Total= 220

Since options are very close, need to calculate

exact value.

Logical Reasoning

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Question No 21 Looking at a photo Rahul said “his father is only
son of my mother”. How are they related?
A Rahul’s father
B Rahul's Son
C Rahul's brother
D Rahul's cousin
E Rahul's uncle

Explanation Ans: B

Question No 22 Pointing to a woman, a man said, “her mother’s

husband’s sister is my aunt.” How is the man
related to woman?
A Nephew
B Brother
C Brother-in-law
D Cousin
E Father

Explanation Ans: B

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 Question No 23 Ankit said, “This girl is the wife of the grandson of

my mother.”Who is Ankit to the girl?
A Father
B Grandfather
C Father-in-law
D Brother
E Husband

Explanation Ans: C

Question No 24 Pointing to karan, Neeti said, “He is the son of my

father’s only son.”How is karan’s mother related to
Neeti?
A Daughter
B Aunt
C Sister
D Mother-in-law
E Sister-in-law

Explanation Ans: E

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Question No 25 A, B and C are sisters, D is the brother of E and

also E is daughter of B. How is A related to D?
A Sister
B Cousin
C Niece
D Aunt
E Mother

Explanation Ans: D

Question No 26 If A is the brother of B, B is the sister of C and C

is the father of D, how is D related to A?
A Brother
B Sister
C Nephew
D Father
E Cannot be determined

Explanation Ans: E

If D is male, answer is nephew.

If D is female, the answer is niece.

As the sex of D is not known, hence relation

between D and A cannot be determined.

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Question No 27 Introducing a boy, Lata said, “He is the son of the

daughter of the father of my uncle.” How is boy related to
Lata?
A Brother
B Nephew
C Uncle
D Son-in-law
E Cannot be determined

Explanation Answer: Option A

Question No 28 Introducing a woman, Shekhar said, “She is the mother

of the only daughter of my son.” How is woman related to
Shekhar?
A Daughter
B Sister-in-law
C Wife
D Daughter-in-law
E None of the above

 Explanation Answer: Option D

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Question No 29 A’s son is married with C whose sister D is married to E,

the brother of B. How D is related to A?
A Sister
B Daughter-in-law
C Sister-in-law
D Cousin
E Father

Explanation Answer: Option B

Explanation:

As E is the brother of B, therefore A is the father of E.

But D is the wife of E. Hence, D is the daughter-in-law of
A.

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Question No 30 Pointing toward a girl, Abhishek says, “This girl is the

daughter of only a child of my father.”What is the relation
of Abhishek’s wife to that girl?
A Daughter

 B Mother
C Sister
D Aunt
E Mother-in-law

Explanation Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Only the child of my father means ‘Abhishek' himself. This

means the girl is the daughter of Abhishek. Hence wife of
Abhishek is the mother of the girl.

Verbal Reasoning

Question No 31 I have/ two sister-in-laws/ whose husbands/ are all well

settled.
A I have
B two sister-in-laws
C whose husbands
D are all well settled
E None of the above

Explanation Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Plural will be sisters-in-law rather than sister-in-laws

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Question No 32 I told him/ the story/ in details/ to make him understand

it fully.
A
I told him
B
the story
C
in details

D to make him understand it fully.

E No error

Explanation Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Details to detail.

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Question No 33 Cattles/ were grazing/ in the meadows/ near our farm.

A Cattles
B were grazing
C in the meadows
D near our farm.
E No error

Explanation Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Cattle are one of those collective nouns which though

singular in form are always used as plurals.

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Question No 34 Rahul is/ very much /sorry about/ her misconduct.

A Rahul is
B very much
C sorry about
D her misconduct
E Error free

Explanation Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Very is used without using much before adjectives. Here

Sorry is an adjective used. So correct form will be very
sorry about her misconduct.

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Question No 35 The committee has made/ significant changes in/ the

rules which/ will help to banks.
A The committee has made
B significant changes in
C the rules which
D will help to banks.
E No error

Explanation Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In place of 'to' use ‘the'.

Question No 36 This project which is funded/ by the UN/ has helped

over /millions of Indians overcome poverty.
A This project which is funded
B by the UN/
C has helped over
D millions of Indians overcome poverty.
E No error

Explanation Answer: Option E

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Question No 37 The ministry has directed banks/ to do away with their/

separate promotion policies, a move/ strongly opposed
by the officers’ unions.
A The ministry has directed banks
B to do away with their
C separate promotion policies, a move
D strongly opposed by the officers’ unions.
E Error free

Explanation Answer: Option D

Explanation:

It should be 'union' in place of 'unions'.

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Question No 38 The education council/ is consisted of ten members/ all of

whom/ are experienced men.

A The education council

B is consisted of ten members

C all of whom
D are experienced men

E No error

Explanation Answer: Option B

Explanation:
In place of 'is consisted of ‘consists' should be used.

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Question No 39 Summons were/ issued yesterday/ by sessions judge/

against the suspected thief.
A Summons were
B issued yesterday
C by sessions judge

 D against the suspected thief

E No error

Explanation Answer: A
Explanation:
‘Summons' is singular word. Hence 'was' should be used
in place of ‘were'.

Question No 40 Last year/ many people/ died from/ corona pandemic.

A Last year
B many people
C died from
D corona pandemic
E No error

Explanation Answer:Option E

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Quantitative Reasoning

Question No 41 A sum of money is to be divided between three people in

the ratio of 2:3:5. Difference of amount between person
with highest and lowest sum is 300. Find the amount to
be divided.

 A 1000
B 800
C 1200
D 400
E 1600

Explanation Answer:
Explanation:
Method1:- Assume as 2x, 3x and 5x. difference= 3x,
hence x= 100. Total is 10x, hence sum= 100*10=1000.

Method 2:- difference is equivalent to 3 units which in

turn is equal to 300. Hence 1 unit equals 100. Totally
there are 10 units hence 1000.

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Question No 42 Salaries of A, B and C are in ratio 1:3:4. If the salaries

are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively,
increased salary will be in the ratio of

A 20:66:95
B 21:66:92
C 21:66:92
D 18:66:92
E 15:18:94

 Explanation Answer: C
Explanation:
Method1: Conventional, assume everything in x and go
on solving.

Method 2: Assume salaries as 100, 300 and 400.

A new salary= 105
B new salary= 330
C new salary= 460

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Question No 43 If A:B= 2:3 and B:C= 5:7 then A:B:C is

A 2:3:7
B 10:12:21
C 10:15:21
D 4:5:7
E 2:3:5

Explanation Answer: C
Explanation:
Multiply first part by 5 and second part by 3.

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 Question No 44 Find the reciprocal ratio of 2:3:4.

A 4:3:2
B 3:4:6
C 2:3:4
D 6:4:3
E 3:6:4

Explanation Answer: D
Explanation:
Method 1- take their reciprocal and multiply them by
their LCM.

Method 2 (trick)- Cover the no. whose reciprocal is to be

found and multiply other two numbers to get reciprocal of
hidden no.
In that way it will be 12:8:6.

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Question No 45 Two circles have a radius of 4cm and 7 cm. Find ratio of
their areas.

A 16:49
B 4:7
C 8:7
D 2:7
E 2:1

 Explanation Answer: A
Explanation:
Method 1- find areas separately and then divide.
Method 2- since there is a square of radius in formula
directly square will be the answer.
For circumference radius ratio will be direct answer.

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Question No 46 The students in three classes are in the ratio 2:3:5. If 20

students are increased in each, the ratio changes to
4:5:7. Find the total number before increase.

A 120
B 150
C 80
D 100
E 160

Explanation Answer:
Explanation:
Method 1: Conventional process, assume x and y and
solve.

Method 2- since all the ratios has been increased by 2

units from before and this increase is due to 20 students
in each class. Hence 1 unit=10 students.
Earlier total 10 units hence 100.

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Question No 47 In a class there are 300 students, the ratio of boys and
girls is 19:11. If 40 more girls are admitted into the
class, new ratio of girls and boys becomes

A 13:15
B 15:13
C 19:15
D 15:19
E 11:19

Explanation Answer: D
Explanation:
Initially, Boys=190, Girls=110
New no. of girls = 150.

Question No 48 If A:B= 2:3, B:C= 5:7, and C:D= 7:9 then A:D is equal
to

A 10:27
B 8:27
C 4:5
D 5:9
E 9:5

 Explanation Answer: A
Explanation:
A/D= (A/B)*(B/C)*(C/D)=10:27

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Question No 49 What should be substracted to each term of the ratio 7:9
to make it equal to 3:4?
A 4
B 2
C 3
D 1
E 6

Explanation Answer: D
Let x be substracted,
(7-x)/(9-x)= 3/4.
x=1.

Or directly by using options.

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Question No 50 Two numbers are in the ratio 7:11. If 5 is added to each

numbers, new ratio becomes 2:3. The smaller number is

 A 35
B 55
C 25
D 40
E 45

Explanation Answer: A
Explanation:
(7x+5)/(11x+5)= 2/3.
Solving x=5.
Numbers are 35 and 55.