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Maths
Easy 4. The length breadth and height of the room are
1. If decreasing 93.3 by x% gives the same result increased by X%. If the cost of painting the room
as increasing 31.1 by x%, Find x ? is goes up by 27.69%. then find the value of X?
A. 20% A. 8
B. 25% B. 12
C. 40% C. 12.5
D. 50% D. 13
2. 5. Kartik decreases a number by 10% first then
increased it by 15% and then decreased it by
20% and in last he increased it by 25%. What is
A. 1:3 the total percentage change in the value of the
B. 7 : 13 original number?
C. 1 : 4 A.
D. 8 : 3 B.
C.
3. There are two numbers. 45% of first number is D.
equal to th of second number. If average of both
the numbers is 10 less than the first number, 6. Shubham scored 25% more marks than Neha
then find out the of second number? and Neha scored more marks than
A. 64 Laxman. Santosh Scored 10% less marks than
B. 40 Shubham. Find out the marks scored by Santosh
C. 48 if difference of Shubham’s marks and Neha’s
D. 56 marks is 50.
A. 270
B. 250
C. 225
D. 275 10. In an exam Mohan scores 30% more than
Rahul who scores 200 marks out of 500 and
7. Mukund donated 20% of his salary and of Keshav scores 30% more than Mohan. Find out
the remaining in a charity and 20% of the the percentage of mark received by Keshav out
remaining he invested in a mutual fund. Find out of total mark?
his remaining salary in percentage? A.
A. B.
B. C.
C. D.
D.
11. By mistake, the reciprocal of a positive
8. Adesh saves one-fifth of his income. If his fraction got typed in place of itself, and thereby
income and expenditure both is increased by its value got reduced by . What was the
20% and 10% respectively, then increment in his value of the fraction?
saving is what percent of his initial income? A.
A. 12% B.
B. 25% C.
C.
D.
12. Price of diesel increased from Rs.45/litre to

9. A businessman's earning increase by 25% in
50/litre. How much should the consumption of
one year but decreases by 4% in the next. Going
diesel be reduced (in %) so as to increase
by this pattern, after 5 years, his total earnings
expenditure by only 5%?
would be 72000. What is his present earning?
A. 5%
A. 10000
B. 6.5%
B. 80000
C. 6%
C. 40000
D. 5.5%
D. 54000
13. Lucky spends 85% of her income. If her for passing, B obtains less than A , a nd C
expenditure increases by x%, savings increase obtains less than the number of
by 60% and income increases by 26%, then
marks obtained b y A a nd B to gether . D oes C
what is the value of x? pass or fail?
A. 26 A. Pass
B. 30 B. Fail
C. 34 C. Can’t say
D. 20 D. Data inadequate
14. Radha saves 25% of her income. If her

17. If of the first number is equal 72% of the
expenditure increases by 20% and her income
second number. If we add 120 to the average of
increases by 29%, then her savings increase by?
both the numbers, then it becomes equal to first
A. 56%
number. What is the difference between 60% of
B. 70%
each number?
C. 52%
A. 148
D. 65%
B. 144
C. 164
15. Weight of A is 20% more than weight of B,
D. 175
whose weight is 30% more than weight of C. By
how much percent weight of A is more than

18. If the 20% of Lata’s annual salary is equal to
weight of C?
the 75% per cent of Mukesh’s annual salary.
A. 44
Mukesh’s monthly salary is 60% of Sohan’s
B. 69
monthly salary. If Sohan’s annual salary is
C. 56
Rs.144000. Find out the Lata’s monthly salary?
D. 35
A. Rs.270000
B. Rs.27000
Moderate
C. Rs.324000
16. In an examination, A obtains 1 0% l ess th an
D. Rs.32400
the minimum number of marks required
19. In math examination, Meera obtains 20%
marks and fails by 75 marks while Seeta o btains 22. The present population of a colony is 9300.
55% marks and passed by 20% of the maximum There is a decrement in population in next year
marks. Find out the passing marks in math and increment in population in further next year
examination? with the same rate per year. If population of
A. 200 colony after two years is 7812 then find the rate?
B. 175 A. 20%
C. 244 B. 15%
D. 400 C. 40%
D. 4%
20. A number is first increased by 16% and then
increased by 14%. The number, so obtained, is 23. Milind distributed 30% of his monthly salary
now decreased by 30%. What i s the net increase to his two friends Mukesh and Anoop equally and
or decrease percent in the original number Milind give 20% of remaining to his son. If sum of
(nearest)? money got by Milind’s Son and Anoop is Rs.
A. 6% increase 4350. Then find monthly salary of Milind?

B. 7% decrease A. Rs. 15000
C. No increase or decrease B. Rs. 18000
D. 7.5% decrease C. Rs. 8000
D. Rs. 12000
21. The price of an article increased by 20%
every year. If the difference between the prices 24. Pankaj invested Rs. 100000 in a mutual fund.
at the end of the second and third year is 288, The value of that mutual fund is increased by
then 10% of the price at the end of the second 50%, 20% and 25% in upcoming three year
year? respectively and value of same mutual fund
A. 144 decreased by 15% and 10% in fourth and fifth
B. 156 year respectively. What is the overall percentage
C. 166 increase in Pankaj’s investment at the end of the
D. 175 fifth year.
A. 67.375% 27. If a number is first increased by 15%, then
B. 72.125% reduced by 15%, it results in 782. If the same
C. 61.5% number is first reduced by 25%, then increased
D. 64% by 25% and again reduced by 20%, then what
will be the resulting number?
25. In a company, 40% of the total number of A. 750
employees likes Tea, 60% of the total number of B. 600
employees likes Coffee and 25% of total number C. 712
of employees likes both Tea and Coffee D. 150
together. If 750 employees neither like Coffee
nor like Tea, then find difference between 28. Mahesh, Arshad and Jagit Singh contested
employees who only likes Tea and who only likes an election. All the votes polled were valid.
Coffee. Arshad got 35% of the total votes. For every 35
A. 500 votes Mahesh got 14 votes. The winner got 4950
B. 600 more votes than the person who received the
C. 540 least number of votes. Find the total number of

D. 630 votes polled.
A. 99000
26. The income of A is 20% less than the income B. 13378
of B and the income of C is 70% of the sum of C. 38000
incomes of A and B. The income of D is 2 5% D. 33000
more than the i ncome of C. If the difference
between the incomes of B and D is Rs. 23000, 29. The income of A is 30% less than the income
then what is the income (in Rs.) of A? of B and the income of B is 137.5% more than
A. 32000 that of C. If the income of A is Rs. 28500 less
B. 28000 than that of B, then the income (in Rs.) of C is:
C. 25000 A. 40000
D. 26000 B. 50000
C. 36000
D. 48000 32. The income of A is 45% more than the
income of B and the income of C is 60% less
30. Price of a one gram gold coin decreased by than the sum of the incomes of A and B. The
10% on its initial price on Monday and increased income of D is 20% more than that of C. If the
by 20% on Tuesday and again increased by 8% difference between the incomes of B and D is
on Wednesday, and 5% increase on Thursday. If Rs. 13200, then the income (in Rs.) of C is:
the final price on Thursday is Rs. 5511.24, then A. 72000
the initial price (in Rs.) of one gram gold coin on B. 75000
Monday was? C. 73500
A. 5000 D. 72500
B. 4250
C. 4000 33. Three persons A, B and C donate 10%, 7%
D. 4500 and 9% respectively of their monthly salaries to a
charitable trust. Monthly salaries of A and B are
Hard equal and the difference between the donations
31. The population of a city increased by 10% of A and B is Rs. 900. If the total donation by A
from 2011 to 2012. During 2011, 12% of the and B is Rs. 600 more than that of C, then what
population recorded at the beginning of 2011 is is the monthly salary (in Rs.) of C?
died and 352 babies were born. 484 people A. 45000
migrated out of the city in 2011. 25% of the to tal B. 55000
population in year 2012 are the people who C. 50000
migrated to the city in 2011. What is the number D. 60000
of people who migrated to the city in 2011?
A. 440 34. The total number of students in a school is
B. 550 1400, out of which 35% of the students are girls
C. 660 and the rest are boys. If 80% of the boys and
D. 770 90% of the girls passed in an annual
examination, then the percentage of the students
who failed is:
A. 21.5 37. In a class of 90 students, amongst 50% of
B. 15.8 the students, each student got number of sweets
C. 16.5 that are 20% of the total number of students and
D. 17.4 amongst the remaining 50% of the students,
each student got number of sweets that are 10%
35. Mukund has 20% less coins of different of the total number of students. How many
countries than Gaurav has. Gaurav has 40% sweets were distributed among 90 students?
more such coins than Chetan has. By what A. 960
percent the number of coins which Chetan has is B. 1015
less than the number of coins which Mukund C. 1215
has? (correct to one decimal place) D. 1620
A. 10.5
B. 10.6 38. Hritik’s Mathematics Test had 75 problems
C. 12 i.e., 10 arithmetic, 30 algebra and 35 geometry
D. 10.7 problems. Although she answered 70% of the
arithmetic, 40% of the algebra and 60% of the

36. Out of total number of students in a college geometry problems correctly, she did not pass
12% are interested in sports. 3/4 th of the total the test because she got less than 60% of the
number of students are interested in dancing. problems right. How many more questions would
10% of the total number of students are she have needed to answer correctly to earn
interested in singing and the remaining 15 60% passing grade?
students are not interested in any of the A. 3
activities. What is the total number of students in B. 5
the college? C. 7
a)450 D. 10
b)500
c)600 39. Entry ticket price of a cinema hall is Rs. 250.
d) 800 When the price is reduced by a certain
percentage then the sales of ticket increase by
50%, whereas the overall collection is reduced expenditure that Arun has to incur due to the
by 17.5%. Find the percentage decrease in the increase in the price of LPG (to the nearest
price of ticket? rupee)?
A. 40.44% A. Rs. 275
B. 45.66% B. Rs. 262
C. 50% C. Rs. 266
D. 55% D. Rs. 282
40. Vikash prepares solutions of alcohol in water 42. Ajay booked a flight ticket online that costs
according to customer’s needs. This morning him total Rs.2774 that includes Rs.200 online
Vikash has prepared 27 litres of a 12% alcohol booking charges. Convenience charges and
solution and kept it ready in a 27 litre delivery taxes together are 25% of base fare and SGST
container to be shipped to the customer. Just and CGST are 9% of base fare, then what is the
before delivery, he finds out that the customer base fare of the flight?
had asked for 27 litres of 21% alcohol solution. A. Rs.1800
To prepare what the customer wants, Vikash B. Rs.2400

replaces a portion of 12% solution by 39% C. Rs.1600
solution. How many litres of 12% solution are D. Rs.1200
replaced?
A. 5 43. the ratio of Radha’s expenditure and savings
B. 9 is 17 : 11 . and the ratio of Aniket’s total income
C. 10 and savings is 37:12 respectively. If Radha’s
D. 12 income increases by and Aniket’s
expenditure increases by 20 % then Radha’s

41. The LPG prices shot up by 7% as a result of new income and Aniket’s new expenditure ratio
hike. The price of LPG before the hike was Rs. becomes 64:45. If Radha and Aniket’s new
28 per litre. Arun travels 2400 kilometres every income addition is Rs 40630 then find the
month and his car give a mileage of 18 difference between Radha and Aniket’s initial
kilometres to a litre. Find the increase in the income?
A. 170 D. 350
B. 280
C. 380 Data Interpretation and Simplification
D. 480 46) Study the given graph and answer the question
that follows.
44. Mukund ordered 4 chairs of company P and

Production (in lakh tonnes) of
some chairs of company Q. The price of one paper by two companies A and B
during 2014 to 2019
chair of company P was twice that of company
Company A Compnay B
Q. When the order was placed, it was found that
180
the number of the two companies has been 150 150
140
130
interchanged. This increases the bill by 40%. 120 120
90 90
Then find the ratio of the number of company P 70
60
70
chairs to that of company Q chairs in the original
order?
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
A. 1 : 4
The average production of paper by company B in
B. 1 : 3
2014, 2017 and 2018 was 13 % less than the
C. 2 : 5
production of paper by company A in the year:
D. 3 : 5
a) 2017
b) 2016
45. In a school 16 student was interested in
c) 2018
indoor games only, were interested in d) 2019
Meditation only and 25% were interested in 47) Students of Primary, M iddle, Secondary and Sr.
cycling only and rest were interested in other Secondary classes collected donation for a Relief
activities. If no. of student who are interested in Fund as shown in the pie chart.
other activities is 450 then what is the no. of
student who are interested in indoor games.
A. 400
B. 300
C. 250
Primary Middle Secondary Sr. Secondary Consumption of fule (in million

litres) by various modes of
transport of a country X in the
year 2015
Waterw
18%
ays
25%
45o
Light Aviation
Vehicles 90o
70o
30% Train
27% 75o
Heavy
Vehicles
80o
If the donation collected from Middle classes was Rs.

6,750, then how much money was collected by the
Primary classes?
a) Rs. 4,500 If 1 tonne of coal is burnt to produce 0.4 million litres
b) Rs. 4,005 of oil, then approximately what is the requirement of
c) Rs. 3,960 coal (in tonnes) for the Trains sector?
d) Rs. 4,050 a) 417
48) Study the given pie-chart and answer the b) 415
question that follows. c) 420
The pie-chart represents the consumption of fuel (in d) 418
million litres) by various modes of transport of a 49) Study the given graph and answer the Question
country X in the year 2015. The total consumption of that follows.
fuel by various modes of transport of the country is
800 million litres. (The data shown here is only for
mathematical exercise. They do not represent the
actual figures of the country.)

To obtain fuel, energy is required to run the
machinery. which is to be produced by burning coal.
In which year was the percentage increase in the
revenue as compared to that in its preceding year

below 6%?
a) 2019
b) 2016
c) 2015
d) 2017
51.
(a) 690
(b) 630
The expenditure on Interest on Loans is by what
percentage m ore than the expenditure on Taxes? (c) 580
a) 30%
(d) 550
b) 50%
c) 40%
d) 25% 52.
50) Study the given graph and answer the Question (a) 14
that follows. (b) 28
(c) 35
(d) 7
53.
(a) 81
(b) 21
(c) 9
(d) 11
54.
(a) 64 (b) 0.75

(b) 320 (c) 243
(c) 160 (d)
(d) 80
55.
(a) 432
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Answer Key with Explanation
1. Answer: D And
Let us assume that x% = f
From (i) and (ii)
y=60
of second number =
= 48
2. Answer: C 4. Answer: D
35% of (x – 400) = 15% of (x + 400)
As we know the cost price of the painting is
directly proportional to the total surface area of
⇒ 35x – 15x = 6000 + 14000 the room.
⇒ x = 1000 ATQ,
Also, 60% of y = 360 On, solving we get X = 13.
y = 600 5. Answer: B
required ratio let actual number be ‘x’
New number =
3. Answer: C % change =
Let first number and second number be x and y
6. Answer: C
respectively
Let marks obtained by Laxman = 7x
Then, Then marks obtained by Neha =
3x=4y………………..(i)
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Marks obtained by Shubham = Marks of Keshav =
Marks obtained by Santosh = Required % =
ATQ, 11. Answer: B
10x – 8x = 50 Let the original number be x
2x = 50 So, the reciprocal of the original number =

X = 25 According to question.
Marks scored by Santosh = 9x = 9 × 25 = 225
7. Answer: B
let actual salary be Rs. 1000x
Amount remained =
12. Answer: D
Required % = Let us assume the required reduction is x%, and
8. Answer: A x% = f.
Let the initial income of Adesh is Rs. 100x. ATQ,
Initial expenditure = f= 0.055
Increased income = So, x = 5.5%
Increased expenditure = 13. Answer: D
New saving = 120x – 88x = Rs. 32x Let the income of Lucky be 100x
Increment in saving = 12x So, increased income = 126x
Required% = Expenditure of Lucky = 85x
Saving = 15x
9. Answer: C
Now saving increased 60%
Let us assume the initial earning is x.
So,
ATQ,
So, Expenditure
Increased in expenditure
x = 40000
So, percentage increased
10. Answer: B
marks of Mohan =
Short method: Increases percent of saving ⇒
56%
Short method:
X=
14. Answer: A
Let the income of Radha is 100 unit
According to question
The present saving of Radha = 100 × 25%⇒ Increase % of saving = 29+27 = 56%
25 unit 15. Answer: C
The present expenditure of Radha = 100 – 25⇒
75 unit
Now,
The income increases by 29% and expenditure
increases by 20% So,

Then The weight of A is more than
The new income C.
The weight of A is more than C
The new 16. Answer: A
expenditure
The new saving

C=
The saving increases
17. Answer: B
Let the first and second number be x and y So, it is 7.5% decrease
respectively 21. Answer: A
Then, x = 0.72y Let the price be 1000x initially,
After first year = 1200x
After second year = 1440x

Here the first number=8y and second number=5y
After third year = 1728x
ATQ
ATQ, 1728x – 1440x = 288
8y
x=1
Y =80
ATQ, 10% of 1440x = 144
Required difference= 144
22. Answer: C
18. Answer: B
Let us assume that
20% of Lata’s Salary = 75% of Mukesh’s Salary
Lata’s Salary : Mukesh’s Salary = 15 : 4
Mukesh’s Salary = 60% of Sohan’s Salary
Mukesh’s Salary :Sohan’s Salary = 3 : 5
Ratio of Salaries of Lata, Mukesh and Sohan =

23. Answer: A
45 : 12 : 20
Let Milind initial salary be Rs. 100x.
Lata’s monthly salary = =
Salary given to Anoop
Rs.27000
=
19. Answer: B
= 15x
let total marks = 100x
Salary given to his son
ATQ
= = 14x
ATQ,
15x + 14x = 4350
x = 150
Passing marks =
∴ monthly salary of Milind = Rs.15000.
20. Answer: D
24. Answer: B
Let us assume the original number be 100x
Value of Pankaj’s investment at the end of fifth
ATQ,
year =
100000 × = Rs. 172125 The income of C is 70% of the sum of incomes of
Required% = = 72.125% A and B.
25. Answer: B
Let total number of employees in the company
be 100x The income of D is 25% more than the income of

So, number of employees who likes Tea = 100x C.
× = 40x
Number of employees who likes Coffee = 100x ×

The income of C
= 60x
The income of D
And numbers of employees who likes both Tea
The ratio of income of A, B, C and D
and Coffee = 100x × = 25x
ATQ,
Now, The LCM of 10 and 8 is 40
100x – 15x – 25x – 35x = 750
The income of A = 4x = (4 × 40) = 160x
25x = 750
The income of B = 5x = (5 × 40) = 200x
x = 30
The income of C
Required difference = (60x-25x) – (40x-25x)
The income of
= 20x
= 600
26. Answer: A The difference between the incomes of B and D
Let the income be x = Rs. 23000
According to the question
The income of A is 20% less than the income of
The income of B = 5x The income of A = Rs. (160 × 200)
The income of A = (5x – x) = 4x ⇒ Rs. 32000
Now, 27. Answer: B
Let the original number be y
∴ Income of C
30. Answer: D
According to the question
Let the price be 100%

New number that is first reduced by 25%, then
Price decreased on Monday
increased by 25%, and again reduced by 20%,
28. Answer: D
Let the total number of votes polled be N.
Arshad got votes
31. Answer: C
29. Answer: A
Let us assume the population in 2011 and 2012
is 100x and 110x respectively.

Let income of C be 8 ATQ,
Then, income of B = 19
Income of A is 30% less than the income of B,
32. Answer: C
Let the income of B = 100 unit

Difference of incomes of A and B = 5.7
Actual Difference
33. Answer: C
Let the salary of A and B be 100x and C be 100y
respectively.
Money donate by A
35.
36. Answer: B
37. Answer: C
34. Answer: C
The total number of students in a school
38. Answer: B
Number of questions Nilam did 42. Answer: A
Hence, she should have solved 5 more
questions correctly. 43. Answer: A
39. Answer: B
Let us assume the initial sale is x and price is
decreased by
Now :- Radha’s new income = 25 x = 32
Aniket’s new expenditure = 25 x =
30
40. Answer: B
=>
=> 32 x 4 + 37 x 3 = 239
=> x1 = 170
44. Answer: B
41. Answer: B
48) Answer: A
45. Answer: B Total fuel consumption by various transport =
Percentage of student in other activities 800 million litres
Fuel consumption by Train sector = 800 × 75/360
= 500/3 million litres

= 25%
1 tonne coal = 0.4 million litres
∵ 25 % → 450
? tonnes coal = million litres
∴ 100% →
For million litres, 417 tonne coals will require.
→ 1800
∴ Required answer
49) Answer: B
= 300
Percentage of Taxes = 5
Percentage of Interest on Loans = 7.5

46) Answer: D
Calculation:
Total production of paper of company B in 2014,
Difference between the expense of Interest on
2017 and 2018 = 60 + 150 + 180 = 390 lakh
Loans and Taxes = 7.5 - 5
tonnes
⇒ 2.5
Average production of paper by company B in
∴ The required percentage = 2.5/5 × 100
2014, 2017 and 2018 = = 130 lakh tonnes
⇒ 50%
Production of company A = = 149.85 ≈
150 lakh tonnes

50) Answer: D
Increase percent in 2019 = 20/280 × 100 =

47) Answer: D
7.14%
Total amount collected as donation = 6750 ×
= Rs.22500
8.57%
Percentage amount collected by Primary classes
= 18% 9.37%
Amount collected by Primary classes = 22500 × Increase percent in 2017 = 20/380 × 100 = 5.2%
= Rs.4050
51. Answer: C
372 – + ? = 427
? = 427 – 372 + 525

54. Answer: C
? = 580
52. Answer: B
55. Answer: B
53. Answer: C
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(b) could not land as per schedule asked me to / open my briefcase / No error.
(c) because the pilot couldn’t see the runaway (a) No error
(d) due to poor visibility (b) he asked me to
(c) He firstly searched
9. The following sentence has been divided into (d) open my briefcase
12. The following sentence has been divided into

parts. One of them contains an error. Select the 15. The following sentence has been divided into
part that contains the error from the given parts. One of them contains an error. Select the
options. part that contains the error from the given
We admire your / contribution to / this project and options.
wishing / you a fruitful tenure. Wherever they go / Indians easily adapt / local
(a) you a fruitful tenure circumstances / No error.
(b) We admire your (a) No error
(c) this project and wishing (b) local circumstances
(d) contribution to (c) wherever they go
(d) Indians easily adapt to
Every one of the survivors / of the accident / options.
have told the same story / without any difference. The meeting taken place / when you were / at a
(a) without any difference conference / in Delhi last month.
(b) of the accident (a) when you were
(c) Everyone of the survivors (b) The meeting taken place
(d) have told the same story (c) at a conference
(d) in Delhi last month
The number of employee / reporting sick / has options.
reduced significantly / because of the incentive / We have recently began / the process of
No error. recruiting / insurance agents for / our North -
(a) because of the incentive Eastern branches.
(b) The number of employee (a) We have recently began
(c) has reduced significantly (b) the process of recruiting
(d) reporting sick (c) insurance agents for
(d) our North – Eastern branches (d) attractive deals and discounts
18. The following sentence has been divided into 21. The following sentence has been divided into
parts. One of them contains an error. Select the parts. One of them contains an error. Select the
part that contains the error from the given part that contains the error from the given
options. options.
He didn’t say that / he will bring the books Being a Sunday / he went out / for a trip to Pune /
tomorrow / did he? / No error. with his family.
(a) No error (a) he went out
(b) He didn’t say that (b) with his family
(c) he will bring the books (c) Being a Sunday
(d) did he? (d) for a trip to Pune
options. options.
The quality of construction / of our building was / Both Mrs. Sardhana / as well as Mrs. Sehgal /
highly appreciable by / most of the visitors. are very good teachers. / No error
(a) highly appreciable by (a) as well as Mrs. Sehgal
(b) the quality of construction (b) are very good teachers
(c) most of the visitors (c) No error
(d) of our building was (d) Both Mrs. Sardhana
options. options.
In order to / attract tourists many / resorts have There is not many traffic / along the street /
been offered / attractive deals and discounts. where I live / No error.
(a) In order to (a) No error
(b) attract tourists many (b) There is not many traffic
(c) resorts have been effered (c) along the street
(d) where I live

27. Banner
24. The following sentence has been divided into (a) Protest
parts. One of them contains an error. Select the (b) Rally
part that contains the error from the given (c) March
options. (d) Poster
These Acts / were pushed through the
Parliament / in spite of opposition / but with little 28. Bang
modification. (a) Beat
(a) These acts (b) Sang
(b) Were pushed through the Parliament (c) Ride
(c) in spite of opposition (d) Rang
(d) but with little modification
29. Ponder
25. The following sentence has been divided into (a) Terminate
parts. One of them contains an error. Select the (b) Meditate
part that contains the error from the given (c) Celebrate
options. (d) Agitate
The boy who was guilty with / having stolen the
cell phone / came out / with the truth. 30. Uncanny
(a) with the truth (a) Plain
(b) The boy who was guilty with (b) Exposed
(c) having stolen the cell phone (c) Mysterious
(d) came out (d) Unprotected
VOCABULARY 31. Shimmer

Direction (26-35): Select the synonym of the (a) Quake
given word (b) Shine
26. Absolve (c) Shake
(a) Attack (d) Shiver
(b) Pardon
(c) Accuse 32. Leverage
(d) Condemn (a) Suggestion
(b) Conclusion (c) Polite

(c) Influence (d) Rude
(d) Weakness
38. Expunge
33. Integrate (a) Draw
(a) Assimilate (b) Omit
(b) Distribute (c) Wipe
(c) Separate (d) Add
(d) Disburse
39. Obese
34. Cadence (a) Greasy
(a) Pleasure (b) Slim
(b) Habit (c) Large
(c) Freshness (d) Stout
(d) Rhythm
40. Impoverished
35. Abstain (a) Needy
(a) Refrain (b) Rich
(b) Accept (c) Unlucky
(c) Reduce (d) deprived
(d) Propose
41. Ramify
Direction (36-45) : Select the antonyms of the (a) Isolate
given word (b) Divide
36. Harmony (c) Unite
(a) Friendship (d) Insulate
(b) Peace
(c) Rapport 42. Infirm
(d) Hatred (a) Strong
(b) Feeble
37. Fecund (c) Weak
(a) Genial (d) Frail
(b) Barren
43. Sprightly (b) Was delayed

(a) Lively (c) Yielded no result
(b) Active (d) Was successfully completed
(c) Energetic
(d) Lethargic 48. Due to increased number oflayoffs in the
industry, the sword ofDamocles is always
44. Delight hanging over theemployees.
(a) Joy (a) Strict rules and regulations
(b) Sorrow (b) An ill omen of death
(c) Glee (c) A constant threat
(d) Pleasure (d) Threat of physical harm
45. Barbaric 49. True friends stay by our sidethrough thick

(a) Cruel and thin.
(b) Inhuman (a) Under all circumstances
(c) Civilised (b) In happy moments
(d) Brutal (c) In difficult times
(d) In different weathers
IDIOM & PHRASES 50. A mountaineer has to walk thetight rope as a

Direction (46-60): Select the most appropriate small slip can prove to befatal.
meaning of the given idiom. (a) Be very nervous
46. Extreme poverty made the poorwoman (b) Be very cautious
wonder how long she could keepthe wolf from (c) Be well trained
the door. (d) Be an expert
(a) avoid starvation
(b) live on charity 51. The boss is going to blow his topwhen he
(c) keep wild animals away discovers the blatant mistake inthe balance
(d) be safe in her house. sheet.
(a) Dismiss from job
47. The ambitious project to impartfree books to (b) Be very embarrassed
all students ended insmoke. (c) Be very angry
(a) Exceeded the budget (d) Attack fiercely
(c) kicked the guard

52. One must learn to prioritize inlife. It never (d) created a fuss
pays to put the cart beforethe horse.
(a) Perform many tasks simultaneously 57. It is unfortunate that most people in the
(b) Postpone till the last moment country are still living from hand to mouth.
(c) Do things spontaneously (a) consuming daily what little is earned.
(d) Do last things first (b) saving for the future generations
(c) doing manual labour
53. His success at such a young agespeaks (d) earning wealth by selfish means
volumes for his talent.
(a) Gives enough proof 58. The loyal watchman was cut to the quick
(b) Boasts a lot when he was accused of theft.
(c) Publicly announces (a) imprisoned
(d) Showers praise (b) severely punished
(c) hurt intensely
54.The man heaved a sigh of reliefwhen he was (d) dismissed
sure he was out of thewoods.
(a) Discharged from hospital 59.When his envious competitor extended a
(b) Released from prison hand of friendship, he smelt a rat.
(c) Out of danger (a) detected something wrong
(d) Out of the forest (b) felt very pleased
(c) became complaisant
55. Many people join politics tofeather their own (d) behaved arrogantly
nest.
(a) Make others’ life comfortable 60. Coming from an affluent family, she found
(b) Promote their own interest herself a square peg in a round hole when she
(c) Utilize black money married a poor farmer and moved to a small
(d) Serve their country village.
(a) in a favourable situation
56. He kicked up a row when he was denied (b) unhappy and regretful
entry to the amusement park. (c) a misfit in the environment
(a) cried with sorrow (d) in a financial crisis
(b) waited in a queue
65. a person who formally requests something,

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION especially a job
Directions (61-75): Select the option that can be (a) applicant
used as a one-word substitute for the given (b) trainee
group of words. (c) contestant
61. The scientific study of the universe and (d) Nominee
planets
(a) astronomy 66. Continuing for a long time
(b) astrology (a) Profound
(c) gemology (b) Project
(d) physiology (c) Prolonged
(d) Infinite
62. Eat or drink food quickly and in large
amounts 67. Fond of company
(a) Choke (a) Cheerful
(b) Sip (b) Gracious
(c) Gulp (c) Gregarious
(d) Swish (d) Amiable
63. A government run by the wealthy people 68. A person who arranges and sells cut flowers
(a) oligarchy (a) Botanist
(b) monarchy (b) Anthropologist
(c) plutocracy (c) Horticulturist
(d) aristocracy (d) Florist
64. That which is incapable of being read or 69. The branch of physics concerned with the
understood properties of sound
(a) Indelible (a) Optics
(b) Illegible (b) Photonics
(c) Illegal (c) Mechanics
(d) Intelligible (d) Acoustics
70. A new project or business activity involving (a) aerial

some risk (b) aquatic
(a) Entrepreneur (c) terrestrial
(b) Venture (d) arboreal
(c) Experiment
(d) Taboo CLOSE TEST
Directions (76-80): In the following passage
71. a seven-sided figure some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks
(a) hexagon with the help of the alternatives given. Select the
(b) pentagon most appropriate option for each blank.
(c) heptagon What does the word scout mean? During a war a
(d) octagon soldier is chosen to go………(76) of an army in
order to………. (77) out where the enemy is. He
72. Withdraw from a forward position in battle then …………(78) back to the commander all
(a) Retreat the………… (79) he has gathered about
(b) Resort the………….. (80) . Such a soldier is known as a
(c) Restore scout.
(d) Relocate 76.
(a) behind
73. Relating to the present time (b) before
(a) Corollary (c) ahead
(b) Ancient (d) after
(c) Preceding
(d) Contemporary 77.
(a) call
74. A person who composes the sequence of (b) bring
steps and moves for a dance performance (c) carry
(a) director (d) find
(b) calligrapher
(c) cartographer 78.
(d) choreographer (a) sends
(b) tells
75. Animals that live in water (c) carries
(d) reports unorganized and uncertain for comics. If you ask

viral comic Kunal Kamra about the scene, he
79. says that the audience isn’t really ‘invested’ in
(a) information the art form at the moment and that only ten or
(b) news twenty tickets would sell if comics weren’t on the
(c) messages internet promoting themselves. And this is
(d) communication despite the surge in open mics and more stand-
ups coming in. Last year, new-age Indian
80. comedy’s reputation came under strain when
(a) commanders allegations under the #MeToo movement
(b) army exposed a darker side of the circuit. Since then,
(c) soldiers the big three comedy groups: All India Bakchod,
(d) enemy SNG Comedy and East India Comedy, have
either disbanded or had founding members quit.
Jeeya Sethi, a leading comedian says, “It’s a
PASSAGE good thing that these -collectives have died
Directions (81-85): Read the following passage because they mostly had men with no women
and answer the questions given after it. being showcased.” Sethi adds saying that it isn’t
A few years ago it seemed as if the moment for as easy as it sounds. “In a fledgling industry, a
stand-up comedy had arrived. By the end of viral YouTube video isn’t a sign that you’ve made
2017, stand-up comedians were on the cover of it”. Craft takes time. Every comic who does two
a magazine, signalling the coming of age of the open mics calls himself a comedian. In my
industry. The stand-up game attracted investors opinion, you have to do comedy for more than 20
in the right places: on platforms like Netflix and years to be a comic. It takes at least five years to
Amazon Prime, apart from increasing open mic find your voice.”
schedules in venues across cities. Two major 81. By saying ‘the audience has not invested in
companies Comedy Store and Canvas Laugh the stand–up comedy art form’ the author means
Club arrived on the scene and were game that-
changers. But despite a heady start, the comic (a) the audience prefers to watch only women
landscape has changed drastically today with comedians.
stand- up comedians feeling the brunt of faltering (b) it is a new art form and it will take time to
payments and cancelled shows. Despite a good build an audience.
start, the Indian stand-up industry is still
(c) the audience don’t wish to develop a sense of 84. How has the situation been reversed from
humour. the early success of stand-up comedy?
(d) there are faltering payments and cancelled (a) SNG Comedy and East India Comedy
shows. support the comedians.
(b) Comedians are being offered double the price
82. The stand-up comedy show had a wonderful asked by them.
start because one open mic shows were held in (c) Comedy Store and Canvas Laugh Club are
venues across cities. offering bigger platforms to comedians.
2 Leading companies came forward to support (d) Comedy groups are packing up and founders
artists. are resigning.
3 Payments to artists were prompt and good.
4 Some Bollywood directors offered them roles. 85. Sethi believes that-
5 Comedians were given good media coverage. (a) The road to success is only through
(a) 3, 4 & 5 YouTube.
(b) 1, 2 & 5 (b) A viral YouTube video is a sign of success.
(c) 2, 4 & 5 (c) Comedy is an art form and takes hard work
(d) 2, 3 & 4 and patience.
(d) The true comic artist takes years to find one’s
83. Select the word which means the same as voice.
‘fledgling’ in the given context- (a) 1 & 3
(a) a nervous person who frets a lot (b) 2 & 4
(b) a fairly new company or industry (c) 1 & 2
(c) a mature person who performs well (d) 3 & 4
(d) a successful and established venture

1. Answer: C 2. Answer: A
Here, the term the blind means blind people. So, Here, the term analysis is singular. We have to
in place of ‘leads’ its plural form ‘lead’ will be change ‘analysis’ with ‘analyses’ to make the
used. sentence the correct.
3. Answer: A The word ‘sculpture’ will be replaced with

The term memorandum is singular. We have to ‘sculptor’. Because a sculptor is a person who
change ‘memorandum’ with ‘memoranda’ to makes sculptures.
make the sentence correct.
11. Answer: C
4. Answer: D ‘firstly’ is not any word in English language. So,
The actual plural of the word ‘brother – in – law’ we must replace it with ‘first’ to make the
is‘brothers – in – law’. sentence correct.
5. Answer: A 12. Answer: C

The word Billiards is the name of a game/sport In place of ‘wishing’ – ‘wish’ will be used.
such as cricket or hockey. So, in place of ‘are’ –
‘is’ will be used. 13. Answer: D
In place of ‘have’ – ‘has’ will be used. Because
6. Answer: A everyone is a singular word.
The term work is uncountable. We can’t make it
plural. So, in place of ‘works’ – ‘work’ will be 14. Answer: B
used. The number of + plural noun + singular verb.So,
in place of ‘employee’ – ‘employees’ will be used.
7. Answer: C
Here, the term salute is a verb. But, according to 15. Answer: D
the sentence we have to put a noun after the The word adapt takes a reflexive pronoun. So,
verb ‘offers’. So, the right word is ‘salutation’. after adapt ‘themselves’ will be used.
8. Answer: C 16. Answer: B

Look at the word runaway. Its spelling is taken is the third form of the verb take. Since, the
incorrect. So, runway is the right word. sentence is in past tense so, ‘took’ will be the
right answer.
9. Answer: C
Here, the word ‘suspicion’ will be replaced with 17. Answer: A
‘suspect’ to make the sentence correct. Have + v3 . So, in place of the ‘began’–‘begun’
will be used.
10. Answer: B
18. Answer: C 26. Answer: B

The sentence is in the past tense. So, in place of Pardon- used for askingsomebody to repeat
‘will’ – ‘would’ must be used. what he/she has justsaid because you did not
hear orunderstand it
19. Answer: A Absolve- to say formally that somebodydoes not
the word ‘appreciable’ will be replaced with have to take responsibility forsomething
‘appreciated’. In passive we use be + v3. So, was Attack- trying to hurt or
+ appreciated. defeatsomebody/something by using force
Accuse- to say that somebody has
20. Answer: C donesomething wrong or broken the law
have + been +v3 – passive – (1) Condemn- to say strongly that you
have + been +v4 – active – (2) thinksomebody/something is very bad orwrong
Since, the sentence is in active voice. So, we will
use the second case. 27. Answer: D
Poster- a large picture printedon paper that is put
21. Answer: C on a wall fordecoration
Before ‘Being’, ‘It’ will be used. Banner- a long piece of cloth with wordsor signs
on it, which can be hung up orcarried on two
22. Answer: A poles
After both – ‘and’ is used. So, in place of ‘as well Protest- a statement or action that showsthat you
as’, ‘and’ will be used. do not like or approve ofsomething
Rally- a large public meeting, especiallyone held
23. Answer: B to support a political idea
Traffic is an uncountable noun. So, we must use March- to walk with regular steps like asoldier
‘much’ in place of ‘many’.
28. Answer: A
24. Answer: D Beat- to defeat somebodyBang- to make a loud
‘little’ is a negative word. We must change it with noise by hittingsomething hard
‘a little’ to make the sentence correct. Sang- to make musical sounds with yourvoice
Ride- a short journey on a horse orbicycle, or in
25. Answer: B a car, bus, etc.
The word ‘guilty’ will follow preposition ‘of ’ not Rang- make a clear resonant or vibratingsound.
‘with’.
29. Answer: B Conclusion- an end to somethingWeakness- the

Meditate- to make your mindcalm state of being weak
Ponder- to think about somethingcarefully or for
a long time 33. Answer: A
Terminate- to end or to make somethingend Assimilate- to become or
Celebrate- to do something to show thatyou are allowsomebody/something to become part of
happy about something that hashappened acountry, a social group, etc.
Agitate- to disturb, excite, or angersomeone Integrate- to join things so that theybecome one
thing
30. Answer: C Distribute- to give things to a number ofpeople
Mysterious- that you do notunderstand or cannot Separate- not together
explain Disburse- to pay money to somebodyfrom a
Uncanny- very strange large amount that has beencollected for a
Plain- easy to see, hear or understand,clear particular purpose
Exposed- to show something that isusually
hidden 34. Answer: D
Unprotected- kept safe from harm orinjury Rhythm- a regular repeatedpattern of sound or
movement
31. Answer: B Cadence- the rise and fall of the voice
Shine- to be brightShimmer- to shine with a soft inspeaking
light thatseems to be moving Pleasure- the feeling of being happy orsatisfied
Quake- to shake Habit- something that you do often andalmost
Shiver- to shake slightly, especiallybecause you without thinking,
are cold or frightened Freshness- the quality of being new ororiginal
32. Answer: C 35. Answer: A

Influence- the power to affect,change or control Refrain/Abstain- to stopyourself from doing
somebody/somethingLeverage- the act of using something
a lever to lift oropen something; Accept- to say yes to something or toagree to
Suggestion- a plan or idea that something
somebodymentions for somebody else to Reduce- to make something less orsmaller in
discuss quantity, price, size, etc.
and consider
Propose- to formally suggest somethingas a Obese- very fat

possible plan or action Greasy- containing a lot of grease
Large- greater in size, amount, etc. thanusual
36. Answer: D Stout- strong and thick
Hatred- a very strong feelingof not liking
somebody/something 40. Answer: B
Harmony- a state of agreement or ofpeaceful Rich- people with a lot ofmoney or
existence together propertyImpoverished- to make
Peace- the state of being calm or quiet somebody/something poor or lower inquality
Rapport- a friendly relationship in whichpeople Needy- not having enough money, food,clothes,
understand each other very well etc.
Unlucky- having or causing bad luck
37. Answer: B Deprived- not having enough of thebasic things
Barren- not producing fruit orseed in life, such as food, money,etc.
Fecund- able to produce a lot ofchildren, crops,
young animals, etc. 41. Answer: C
Genial- pleasant and friendly Unite- to join together for aparticular purpose
Polite- having good manners andshowing Ramify- to split into branches orconstituent parts
respect for others Isolate- to put or keepsomebody/something
Rude- not polite separate fromother people or things
Divide- to separate into different parts
38. Answer: D Insulate- to protect something with amaterial that
Add- to put numbers oramounts together so that prevents electricity, heat, orsound from passing
you get a total through
Expunge- obliterate or removecompletely
Draw- to do a picture or diagram ofsomething 42. Answer: A
with a pencil, pen, etc Strong- not easily broken ordamaged
Omit- to not include something Infirm- not physically or mentally strong
Wipe- to clean or dry something byrubbing it with Feeble- with no energy or power, weak
a cloth Frail- weak or not healthy
39. Answer: B 43. Answer: D

Slim- to become thinner andlighter Lethargic- state of lazinessor lack of energy
Sprightly- full of energy and lifeLively- full of a constant threat

energy, interest,excitement, etc. The level of the river is constantly rising,it is a
Active- involved in activity, lively sword of Damocles of a flood.
Energetic- full of or needing energy
andenthusiasm 49. Answer: A
under all circumstances
44. Answer: B A good friend will always support youthrough
Sorrow- a feeling of greatsadness because thick and thin.
something bad hashappened
Delight- great pleasure 50. Answer: B
Joy- a feeling of great happiness be very cautious
Glee- a feeling of happiness In government exams, you have to walkon the
rope as your small mistake canthrow you out of
45. Answer: C the competition.
Civilised- having a high levelof social and cultural
development 51. Answer: C
Barbaric- very cruel and unpleasant be very angry
Cruel- causing physical or mental painor My teacher blew her top when she knewthat in
suffering to somebody/something her absence the whole class wasmisbehaving.
Inhuman- very cruel and without pityBrutal- very
cruel 52. Answer: D
do last things first
46. Answer: A College students are waking up all nightand
avoid starvation sleeping in the daytime, they areputting the cart
During a recession, most of the familiesfind it before the horse.
difficult to keep the wolf from thedoor.
53. Answer: A
47. Answer: C gives enough proof
yielded no result His acts speak volumes of his charitablenature.
As we could win the trophy all our hardwork
ended in smoke. 54. Answer: C
out of danger
48. Answer: C
Although that situation was very nervouswith the Astronomy- The scientific study of the universe
help of my friend I was out ofthe woods and planets
Astrology- the study of the positions and
55. Answer: B movements of the stars and plan
promote their own interest Gemology- the science of studying, cutting, and
Example. The contractor used a lot ofpublic valuing precious stones
money to feather his nest. Physiology- the scientific study of how living
things function
56. Answer: D
created a fuss 62. Answer: C
Politicians kicked up the row when he was not Gulp- Eat or drink food quickly and in large
treated like a special guest. amounts
Choke- to make somebody unable to breathe
57. Answer: A Sip- to drink a liquid by taking small Mouthfuls
consuming daily what little is earned Swish- to move quickly through the air
By this job I could only live from hand to mouth, I
should do something big. 63. Answer: C
plutocracy: A government run by the wealthy
58. Answer: C people
hurt intensely Oligarchy: a small group of people having control
The policeman cut to the quick thief as he did not of a country or organization
stop even after several monarchy: the system of government or rule by a
warnings. king or queen
Aristocracy: a class of people who hold high
59. Answer: A social rank
detected something wrong
64. Answer: B
60. Answer: C Illegible: That which is incapable of being read or
a misfit in the environment understood
Indelible: making marks that cannot be removed.
Illegal: contrary to or forbidden by law, especially
61. Answer: A criminal law.
Intelligible: able to be understood; Horticulturist : a person whose work involves

comprehensible. growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental
plants.
65. Answer: A
applicant: a person who formally requests 69. Answer: D
something, especially a job. Acoustics: The branch of physics concerned with
trainee: a person who is being taught how to do the properties of sound
a particular job Optics: the scientific study of sight and light
Contestant: a person who takes part in a contest Photonics: the branch of technology concerned
Nominee: a person who is suggested for an with the properties and transmission of photons
important job, prize, etc. Mechanics: a person whose job is to repair and
work with machines
66. Answer: C
Prolonged: Continuing for a long time 70. Answer: B
Profound: very great; that you feel very strongly Venture (n): A new project or business activity
Project: a piece of work, often involving many involving some risk.
people, that is planned and organized carefully Entrepreneur: a person who makes money by
Infinite: without limits; that never ends. starting or running businesses, especially when
this involves taking financial risks. (Venture is a
67. Answer: C project while Entrepreneur is a person.)
Gregarious: Fond of company Experiment: a scientific test that is done in order
Cheerful: feeling happy to get proof of something or new knowledge
Gracious: kind, polite, and generous Taboo: something that you must not say or do
Amiable: friendly because it might shock, offend or make people
embarrassed.
68. Answer: D
Florist: A person who arranges and sells cut 71. Answer: C
flowers Heptagon- a seven-sided figure
Botanist: a person who studies plants. Hexagon- a six-sided figure
Anthropologist: A person who studies aspects of Pentagon- a five-sided figure
humans within past and present societies. Octagon- an eight-sided figure
72. Answer: A
Retreat- withdraw from a forward position in Terrestrial- living on the land Arboreal- living in
battle trees.
Resort- a place where a lot of people go on 76. Answer: C
holiday Go ahead-to begin or continue with a plan
Restore- to put somebody/something back into oractivity without waiting.
his/her/its former condition or position Go after- to chase or follow someone in order to
Relocate- move to a new place and establish catch them
one's home or business there. Go before-Something that has gone before has
happened orbeen discussed at an earlier time.
73. Answer: D
Contemporary- Relating to the present time 77. Answer: D
Corollary- a situation, a statement, or a fact that find Call out-summon someone to deal with an
is the natural and direct result of another one emergency or provide a service.
Ancient- belonging to a period of history that is Bring out-produce and launch a new product or
thousands of years in the past publication.
Preceding- to happen, come or go before Carry out-perform a task.
somebody/something Find out-discover a fact or piece of information.
According to the context of the sentence the
74. Answer: D army has to search the enemy so option (d) is fit
Choreographer- a person who composes the to the context.
sequence of steps and moves for a dance
performance 78. Answer: D
Director- a person who manages or controls a After finding out the information about the
company or organization enemy the soldier reports back to the
Calligrapher- one who practices the art of commander. So option (d) is the answer
calligraphy
Cartographer- a person who draws or makes 79. Answer: A
maps Since the soldier goes to collect information
about the enemy so option (a) is the answer
75. Answer: B
Aerial- from or in the air 80. Answer: D
Aquatic- animals that live in water The soldier tells information about the enemy to
the commander. So option (d) is the answer
84. Answer: D
81. Answer: B Comedy groups are packing up and founders are
‘the audience has not invested in the stand–up resigning.
comedy art form’ means it is a new art form and Line/s from the passage-despite a heady start,
it will take time to build an audience. the comic landscape has changed drastically
today with stand- up comedians feeling the brunt
82. Answer: B of faltering payments and cancelled shows.
1, 2 & 5
Line/s from the passage- The stand-up game 85. Answer: D
attracted investors from increasing open mic 3&4
schedules in venues across cities.Two major Line/s from the passage- Sethi adds saying that
companies Comedy Store and Canvas Laugh it isn’t as easy as it sounds.
Club arrived on the scene and were game Craft takes time. Every comic who does two
changers.Line/s from the passage- stand-up open mics calls himself a comedian. In my
comedians were on the cover of a magazine,
opinion, you have to do comedy for more than 20
signalling the coming of age of the industry
years to be a comic. It takes at least five years to
find your voice.”

83. Answer: B
‘fledgling’ means (here) a fairly new company or
industry .
MUNIBA MAZARI
We all are Perfectly
Imperfect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBnAMUkNM2k&t
Thank you so much for all the love, for all the warm. Thank you all for accepting me. Thank you very much.
Well, I always start my talk with some disclaimer. And that disclaimer is that I never claimed to be a
motivational speaker. Yes, I do speak. But I feel like a storyteller. Because where ever I go I share a story
with everyone.
I believe in the power of words. Many people speak before they think. But I know the value of words. Words
can make you, break you, they can heal your soul, they can damage you forever. So, I always try to use the
positive words in my life. Wherever I go, they call it adversity, I call it opportunity. They call it weakness, I
call it strength. They call me disable, I call myself differently able. They see my disability. They see my
disability. I see my ability. There are some incidents that happened in your life. And those incidents are so
strong that they change your DNA. Those incidents and accidents are so strong that they break you
physically. They deform your body but they transform your soul. Those incidents break you, deform you but
they mold you into the best version of you. And the same thing happened to me. And I am going to share
what exactly happened to me.
I was 18 years old when I got married. I belong to a very conservative family, a Baloch family. My father
wanted me to get married and all I said was if that makes you happy, I will say ‘YES’. and of course, it was
never a happy marriage. Just about after 2 years of getting married, about 9 years ago, I met a car accident.
Somehow my husband fell asleep and the car fell into the ditch. He managed to jump out, saved himself. I
am happy for him. But I stayed inside the car and I sustain a lot of injuries. My right arm was fractured, whist
was fractured, shoulder bone and collarbone was fractured. And because of the rib cage injury, lungs and
liver were badly injured. I couldn’t breathe. I lost urine control. That’s why I have to wear the bag where
ever I go.
But that injuries changed me and my life completely. As a person, my perception towards living my life was
the spine injury. My backbone was completely crushed. And I got paralyzed for rest of my life.
So this accident took place in a far-flung area of Balochistan where there was no first aid, no hospital, no
ambulance. I was in the middle of nowhere. Many people came to rescue. They drag me out of the car.
While they were dragging me out I got the complete transaction of my spinal cord.
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And now there was this debate going on, should we keep it here, she is going to die, or where should we go.
There was no ambulance. The was one four wheeler jeep standing in the corner of the street. They said, put
her in the back of the jeep and take her to the hospital which is 3 hours away from this place. And I still
remember that bumpy ride. I was all broken. They threw me in the back of the jeep and they rushed me to
the hospital. That is where I realized that my half body was paralyzed and half body was fractured. I finally
ended up in a hospital where I stayed for two and a half months. I underwent multiple surgeries. Doctors
have put a lot of titanium in my arms and there was a lot of titanium on my back to fix my back.
That’s why, In Pakistan, people called me the ‘Iron Lady’ of Pakistan.
Sometimes I wonder how easy it is for me to describe all this all over again. And somebody has rightly said
that when you share your story and it doesn’t make you cry, that means you are healing.
Those two and a half months, in the hospital, were droughtful. I will not make a story just to inspire you. I
was on the verge of dis-pare. One day the doctor came to me, and he said, well I heard that you want to be
an artist, but you ended up being a housewife. I have bad news for you. You won’t be able to paint again
because your wrist and arm are so deformed. You won’t be able to hold the pen again. And I stayed quiet.
Next day, the doctor came to me and said, your spine injury is so bad you won’t be able to walk again. I took
a deep breath. And I said it’s alright. Again, Next day the doctor came and said, because of your spine injury
and your fixation that you have in your back, you won’t be able to give birth to a child again. That day, I was
devastated. I still remember, I ask my mother, why me, and that is where I started to question my existence.
Why am I even alive? What’s the point of living? I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t paint, fine. I cannot be a mother
and we have this thing in our head being women that we are incomplete without. Having children, I am
going to be an incomplete woman for the rest of my life. What’s the point? People are scared that they
think I will get divorced. What is going to happen to me? Why me? Why Am I alive? We all try to chase this
tunnel. We all do this. Because we see lights at the end of the tunnel which keeps us going. My dear friends,
in my situation, there was a tunnel that I had to roll on but there was no light. And that is where I realized
the words have the power to heal the soul. My mother said to me that this two sell-pass. God has a greater
plan for you. I don’t know what it is. But he surely has.
And all in that distress and grief, mom’s those words were so magical that they kept me going. I was trying
to put my smile on my face all the time hiding the pain. It was so hard to hide the pain which was there. But
all I knew was that I will give up, my mother and brother will give up too. I cannot see them crying with me.
So what kept me going was one day I asked my brother, I know, I have a deformed hand but I am tired of
looking at these white walls in the hospital and wearing this white scraps. I am getting tired of this. I want to
add more colors to my life. I want to do something. Bring me some colors, I want to paint. so the very first
painting I made was on my deathbed. It was not just an art piece or not just my passion. It was my therapy.
What an amazing therapy it was. without saying a single word, I could paint my heart out. I could share my
story.
People used to come and say, ‘wow, what a lovely painting’. so much color, nobody sees the grief in it. Only
I could. So that’s how I spend my two and a half months in the hospital. Lying, never complaining or whining
but painting.

And then I was discharged. And I went back home. and I realized that I have developed a lot of pressure
ulcers on my back, on my hipbone. I was unable to sit. There were a lot of infections all over my body, a lot
of allergies. So Doctor wanted me to lie down on the bed straight. For not six months, for not 1 year, but for
two years I was bedridden confined in that one room looking outside the window listening to the birds
chirping and thinking there will be a time when we will be going out with the family and enjoying the nature.
That was the time, where I realized how lucky people are but they don’t realize. That is the time where I
realized, the day I going to sit, I am going to share this pain to make them realize how blessed they are and
they even don’t consider them lucky.
There are always turning points in your life. There was a rebirthday that I celebrated. After two years and
two and a half months when I was able to sit in a wheelchair. That was the day where I had the rebirth. I was
a completely different person. I still remember the day I sat on the wheelchair first time knowing that I am
never going to live this, knowing that I am never going to walk for the rest of my life. I saw myself in the
mirror. and I talked to my self. And I still remember what I said. I cannot wait for a miracle to come and
make me walk. I cannot sit in the corner of the room crying, cripping and begging mercy because nobody
has time.
So, I have to accept my self, the way I am, the sooner the better. So, I applied the lip color for the first time.
And I erased it. and I cried and I said what am I doing. A person on a wheelchair should not do this. What will
people say? Clean it up. Put it back again. This time I put it to myself. Because I want to feel perfect from
within. And that day I decided I am going to a life of myself. I am not going to be that perfect person for
someone. I am just going to take this moment and I will make it perfect for myself. And do you know, how
we all begin? That day I decided, I am going to fight my fears. We all have fears. Fear of the unknown, fear
of known. Fear of losing people. Fear of losing health, money. We want to excel in a career. We want to
become famous. We want to get money. We are scared all the time. so I wrote down one by one, all those
fears. And I decided I am going to overcome those fears one at a time. You know what was my biggest fear.
Divorce. I couldn’t stand this word. I was trying to cling on this person who didn’t want me anymore. But I
said no, I have to make it work. But the day I decided that this is nothing but my fear. I liberated myself by
setting him free. And I made myself emotionally so strong that the day I got news that he is getting married,
I sent him a text and said, ‘I am so happy for you’ and wanna wish you all the best. And he knows that I pray
for him today.
My biggest fear number two was I won’t be able to be a mother again and that was quite devastating for
me. But then I realize, there are so many children in the world, all they want is the acceptance. So there is
no point of crying, just go and adopt one. That’s what I did.
I gave my name to different organizations, different orphanages. I didn’t mention, I am on the wheelchair,
dying to have a child. so I told then this is Muniba Mazari and she wants to adopt, boy-girl what so ever. But
I want to adopt and I waited patiently. Two years later, I got this call from a very small city in Pakistan. They
said, ‘Are you Muniba Mazari’. There is a baby boy. Would you like to adopt? And When I said ‘Yes’, I could
literally feel the labor pain. Yes Yes, I am going to adopt him. I am coming to take him home. And when I
reached there, the man was sitting there and he was looking at me from head to toe. Don’t judge me, I am
in the wheelchair. You know what he said, ‘I know you will be the best mother of this child. You both will be
lucky to have each other’. And that day, he was two days old and today he is six.

You will be surprised to know the bigger fear that I had in me. It was facing people. I used to hide myself
from people. When I was in bed for two years and I used to keep the doors closed. I used to pretend that I
am not going to meet anyone. Tell them I am sleeping. You know why? Because I couldn’t stand that
sympathy that they had for me. They used to treat me like a patient. When I used to smile, look at me and
said, ‘You are smiling, are you OK’. I was tired of this question being asked. Are you sick? Well, a lady at the
airport asked me, ‘Are you sick’. And I said, well, besides this spinal cord injury, I am fine. I guess. Those
were really cute questions. They never used to feel cute when I was on the bed. so I used to hide myself
from people knowing that Oh my god I am not going to see that sympathy on their eyes. It’s all right. Today,
I am here speaking to all these amazing people. Because I have overcome the fear.
You know when you ended up being in the wheelchair, what’s the most painful thing? That’s another fear.
People on the wheelchair, who are differently able to have their hearts but they never share. I will share
that with you. The lack of acceptance. People think that they will not be accepted by the people because we
and the world of perfect people are imperfects.
So, I decided instead of starting an INGO, NGO for disabilities awareness which I know will not help anyone, I
started to appear more in public. I started to paint. I always wanted to. I have a lot of exhibitions for
Pakistan, I have done a lot of modeling campaign, different campaign for brands like tony and guy. I have
done some really funny breaking the barriers kinds of modelings. There was this one by the name clown
town where I became a clown because I know that clowns have a heart too.
So, when you accept yourself, the way you are, the world recognizes you. It all starts from within. I became
the national goodwill ambassador of UN women, Pakistan. And now I speak for the rights of women and
children. We talk about inclusion, diversity, gender equality which is a must.
I was featured in BBC 100 women for 2015. One of the Forbes 30 under 30 for 2016.
And it all didn’t happen alone. You all are thriving in your careers. You have bigger dreams and aspirations in
life. Always remember one thing, on the road to success there is always ‘We’ not ‘Me’. Do not think that you
alone can achieve things. No, there is always another person, who is standing behind you, maybe not
coming on the forefront, behind you, supporting you. Never lose that person. Never.
No matter how much I say that I couldn’t find a hero. so I became one. I still want to recognize those three
people in my life who literally changed my life completely and I get inspiration from them every single day.
The women who believe in me even when I was completely on the verge of dis-pare where everybody left,
she was there. And every time, I looked at her saying. She used to look at me and said, it’s too sell pass. God
has a bigger plan. One day you will say that Oh my God, that is why God has chosen me. She never cried in
front of me. She always said that there will be haters, there will be naysayers, there will be disbelievers and
there will be you to proving them wrong. My mother.
Whatever I am today, I am nothing without her. I am nothing without her. Thank you, mama, I wish you
were here. Thank you for making me, who I am today.

You know, what we human being have a problem. We always expect each from lives. We have this amazing
fantasy about life. This is how things should work. This is my plan. It should go as per my plan. If that doesn’t
happen, we give up. So my dear friends, let me tell you one thing. I never wanted to be in a wheelchair.
Never thought of being in a wheelchair. I was always aspiring to do bigger things. and I had no idea, for that,
I have to pay the price to be where I am today. It’s a very heavy price. This life is a test and a trial. Tests are
trials. I never supposed to be easy and why you are expecting each from lives. And life gives you the lemon.
and you made the lemonade. and then do not blame for life for that. Because you were expecting each from
a trial. Trial make you a stronger better person. Life is a trial. Every time you realize that.
It is OK to be scared. It is OK to cry. Everything is OK. but giving up is not be an option, should not be an
option. They always say that failure is not an option. Failure should be an option. When you fail, you get up
and then you fail, then you get up, that keeps you going. That’s how humans are strong. A failure is an
option. It should be an option. but giving up is not. Never. We have these things in minds. We call it
perfection. We want everything perfect. We want our self to be perfect. Perfect life, Perfect relationships,
Perfect career, Perfect amount of money that we need to earn no matter what. Nothing is perfect in this
world. We all are perfectly imperfect. And that is perfectly alright. That’s alright! You were sent here not to
become perfect people. Those people who tell you how to look perfect even those people are imperfect.
Trying to fight this fear of looking imperfect. I used to be perfect. I still remember I got this complements,
years ago, when I used to walk. OMG, look at you, you are so fair, you are tall, you are perfect. Look at me
now. Only the perfect eyes can see that. Only the perfect eyes will see that. Only the perfect eyes will see
that.
So, Yes. And all those imperfections you have to listen to your hearts. You don’t have to look good for
people. You don’t have to be perfect just because other people wanted you to be perfect. If your soul is
perfect from within. That’s all right! This is all what you want. This is all what you need to be. Our society has
made a very weird, very weird kind of norms to look perfect in grade. For a man, it’s different. For a woman,
it’s different. We think too much about what people say. We listen to ourselves too little. You know what
makes you perfect. When you make someone smile. You know what makes you perfect when you try to do
something good for the people around you. You know what makes you perfect. when you feel someone’s
pain. And how beautiful pain is that it connects with people. No other medium can connect you other but
pain. That’s why I always say I am in pain. That’s a blessing for me.
Today, just because I am in pain and I am on the wheelchair, I work for children. Being the head of CSRF of
company we conduct medical camps in far-flung areas of Pakistan where so many kids died because there
they don’t have medical facilities. And I personally believe that just because they cannot afford to live
doesn’t mean that we will let them die. so we give them money, we give them medical treatment. We try to
heal their wounds. Physical and emotional. And I also work for the beautiful people we call them third
gender. The transgender community of Pakistan. You know, what connects me with them. All my
imperfections. When I go and hug them they never judge me and this very good friend of mine. Her name is
Bijli. Bijli means electricity. She called herself electricity. And I said are you electricity. She says ‘no’. I am
lighting. I am as strong as lightning. I am thunder. I am lightning.

She came to me and the first time I hugged she said You are just like me. And I said I am like you. Because to
people, we are so imperfect. So how beautiful these imperfections are. Because of these imperfections, you
can connect to people then why are we all running after being perfect. What’s the point?
Every time I go in public. I smile. And People asked me, ‘Don’t you get tired of smiling all the time’ What’s
the secret. I always say one thing. I have stopped worrying about the things that I have lost, people I have
lost. Things and people who were meant to be with me are with me. And sometimes somebody’s absence
makes you a better person. Cherish their absence. It always a blessing. I always say that people are so lucky
that even they don’t realize, you must be thinking. OK. You are lucky in what sense. Well, the breath you just
took now was a blessing. Em-brass it. There are so many people in the world who are dreaming to live a life
that you are living right now. You have no idea. Em brass each and every breath you are taking. Celebrate
your life. Live it. Don’t die before your death. We all die.
We live this one routine of the day for 75 years and we call it life. No that’s not life. If you are still thinking
why you have been sent here. If you are still juggling with the concept of why you are here, you haven’t
lived yet. You work hard. You make money. You do it for yourself. That’s not life. You go out and seek for
people who need your help. You make their lives better. You add colors to their lives, You add values to their
lives. You become that sponge which removes all negativity. You can become that person who can emit
beautiful positive vibes and when you realize that you have changed someone’s life. And Because of you,
this person didn’t give up. That is the day, when you live, Always.
We were talking about gratitude. Why I smile all the time. I cry all night when nobody sees me. Because I am
a human and I have to keep the balance. And I smiled all day because I know that if I smile I can make
people smile, that keeps me going. Be grateful, what you have. And you will always always always ended up
with having more. But if you will cry, if you will crip for the little things that you don’t have or the things you
have lost. You will never ever have enough. Sometimes we are too busy thinking about the things that we
don’t have. Forget. Cherish the blessings that we have.
I am not saying that I am not healthy that makes me unlucky. But Yes, it is hard. It is hard when I say I can’t
walk. It’s hard when I say I have to wear that bag. It hurts. but I have to keep going. Because never giving up
is the way to live. Always.
So well, end my talk, on a very short note. Live your life fully. Accept the way you are. Be kind to yourself. Be
kind to yourself. I will repeat, Be kind to yourself. and then only we can be kind to others. Love your self.
Spread that love. Life will be hard. There will be turmoil, there will be trials. But that will only make you
stronger. Never give up. The real happiness does not lie in money or success or fame. I have all this and I
have never wanted this. Real happiness lies in gratitude. So be grateful and be alive and live in every
moment.
Thank you so much, everyone.

SSC CGL Bundle PDF Course 2022 - Tier 1 - GK – Day- 1 /60 (Eng)
GK
1) Which of the following was a port city of the Rig-Veda “Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise”,
Indus Valley Civilization? for recitation.
a) Dholavira
Sama-Veda “Knowledge of the Melodies”, for
b) Lothal
chanting.
c) Kalibangan
Yajur-Veda “Knowledge of the Sacrificial
d) Rakhigarhi
formulas”, for liturgy.
Answer: B
Atharva-Veda “Knowledge of the Magic
Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the
formulas”, named after a kind of group of priests.
ancient Indus valley civilization, located in the
Bhal region of the modern state of Gujarat. The

3) The______is an ancient Indian treatise on
discovery of the port of Lothal marked a
statecraft, economic policy and military strategy
landmark in Indian archaeology and our
that was written in Sanskrit. Kautilya is
understanding of the Harappan Civilization. It is
traditionally credited as the author of the text.
the port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
a) Charaka Samhita
b) Arthashastra
2) Which one of the following is INCORRECTLY
c) Rigveda
matched ?
d) Puranas
a) Atharva-Veda-knowledge of the magic
Answer: B
formulas
The Arthashastra is an Ancient Indian Sanskrit
b) Rig Veda-knowledge of the Hymns of Praise
treatise on statecraft, political science, economic
c) Sama-Veda-knowledge of science
policy and military strategy. Kautilya, also
d) Yajur-Veda-knowledge of the sacrificial
identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya, is
formulas
traditionally credited as the author of the text.
Answer: C
The text was influential on other Hindu texts that
The basic Vedic texts are the Samhita
followed, such as the sections on kings,
“Collections” of the four Vedas:
governance and legal procedures included in
Manusmriti.
Harappan and Harappan remains, and therein
4) ___________is considered to be the oldest can be seen the transition between the two
discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization. cultures.
a) Rakhigarhi
b) Allhdino 6) Which of the following is a Palaeolithic site of
c) Mohenjodaro archaeological importance in India?

d) Bhirdana a) Hunasagi
Answer: D b) Mehrgarh
Bhirdana is an archaeological site, located in a c) Burzahom

small village in Fatehabad District, in the Indian d) Chirand
state of Haryana. The site is one of the many Answer: A
sites seen along the channels of the seasonal Hunasagi is a taluk of Yadgir district in the state
Ghaggar river, thought by some to be the of Karnataka in India. It is a Palaeolithic site of
Rigvedic Saraswati river.It is considered to be archaeological importance in India. Some old
the oldest discovery of the Indus Valley Stone Age stone-cutting equipment have been
Civilization. Its history stretches back to pre- found and kept in the HunasagiGrampanchayat
Harappan times, as revealed by archaeological office.
discoveries.
7) Which of the following rivers was known as
5) Which among the following is a mature-phase Purushni in the Vedic period?
Harappan site situated in the state of Rajasthan? a) Sutlej

a) Kalibangan b) Beas
b) Nageshwar c) Ravi
c) Chanhudaro d) Chenab
d) Manda Answer: C
Answer: A The Ravi River was known as Purushni in the

Kalibangan, ancient site of the Indus valley Vedic period. The river Ravi is a transboundary
civilization, in northern Rajasthan state, river that connects northwest India and East
northwestern India. The site contains both pre-
Pakistan. This is one of the six rivers of the According to Vedic philosophy human life has a
Punjab Indus basin. definite purpose. Whilst the final Goal of life is
"Moksha", there are three other (intermediary)
8) The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ on the state goals of life.The four goals determining a
emblem has been taken from which Upanishad? person’s approach are Kama, Artha, Dharma and
a) Kena Moksha. Sidhi is not the goal which determines
b) Mundaka vedic approach of a person and its relationship
c) Katha with the society.
d) Prasna
Answer: B 10) The __________ is a Jain text containing the
Satyameva Jayate is a part of a mantra from the biographies of the Jai Tirthankaras, most notably
Hindu scripture Mundaka Upanishad. The Parshvanath and Mahavira.
Mundaka Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit Vedic a) Kalpa Sutra

text, embedded inside Atharva Veda. It is a b) Mahapurana
Mukhya (primary) Upanishad, and is listed as c) Uttaradhyayana
number 5 in the Muktika canon of 108 d) Adi Purana

Upanishads of Hinduism. It is among the most Answer: A
widely translated Upanishads. The Kalpa Sutra is the Jain text containing the
biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, most
9) A person's Vedic approach and his notably Parshvanath and Mahavira. Kalpa Sutra
relationship with society are determined by the was written by Bhadrabahu who was in the court
four goals of life. Which of the following is not of Chandragupta Maurya.
among these goals?

a) moksha 11) Where did Lord Mahavira attain salvation?
b) dharma a) Shravanabelagola
c) artha b) Pawapuri
d) sidhi c) Sonagiri
Answer: D d) Mount Abu
Answer: B
Lord Mahavira attained salvation at Pawapuri. He a) Hungary
was cremated at this place and the place b) Greece
became the pilgrimage center,when his large no c) Italy
of followers took the soil from the place,which d) Belgium
was considered sacred ashes of Lord Mahavira . Answer: B
Pawapuri is a holy site for Jains located in the Gandhara art, a style of Buddhist visual art that
Nalanda district in the Bihar state of Eastern developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan
India. and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century
BCE and the 7th century CE. Gandhara School

12) Which of the following sites is associated was based on Greek-Roman norms
with the birth of Gautama Budhha? encapsulating foreign techniques and an alien
a) Kushinagar spirit. · It is also known as the Graeco-Buddhist

b) Bodh Gaya School of art.
c) Sarnath
d) Lumbini 14) At which of the following places did Lord
Answer: D Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble

The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the Truths?
sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains a) Lumbini

of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on b) Rajgir
the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka c) Sarnath
in 249 BC. Lumbini is one of the holiest places of d) Bodh Gaya

one of the world's great religions, and its remains Answer: C
contain important evidence about the nature of Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon in
Buddhist pilgrimage centres from as early as the Sarnath. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon
3rd century BC. to the five monks called the
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. Buddha taught

13) The ‘Gandhara’ School of Art was influenced Four Noble Truths:
by the art from which of the following European The world is full of suffering.
countries? The main cause of suffering is desire.
To overcome the suffering one must give up constructing an earthen dam across the Kolans
desire. River. The lake was renamed Bhojtaal in 2011.
One will attain nirvana if desires are given up.
17) Rivers such as the Ganga and Son flowed

15) The monuments of Khajuraho in the state of through ______, a mahajanapada in ancient
Madhya Pradesh are fine denotations of the India.

______dynasty. a) Kamboja
a) Chandela b) Magadha
b) Pallava c) Machcha
c) Chola d) Kosala
d) Chalukya Answer: B
Answer: A The Ganga and Son Rivers flowed through
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group Magadha. Magadha empire was established on
of Hindu and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, the bank of river Ganges and was bounded to
Madhya Pradesh, India. They are a UNESCO the river Son on the west. Magadha was an
World Heritage Site. They were built during the ancient Indian kingdom in Bihar.
Chandela dynasty between 950-1050 CE.
18) The Barabar Caves, the oldest surviving

16) The present-day city of Bhopal was built by rock-cut caves in India, mostly belong to which of
which of the following Pratihara rulers? the following periods?
a) Vijayasena a) Mauryan Empire

b) Mihir Bhoja b) Chera Dynasty
c) MahendraBhoja c) Chola Dynasty

d) Rajyapala d) Gupta Empire
Answer: B Answer: A
According to folklore, Raja Bhoja is said to have The Barabar Caves are the oldest surviving rock-
founded the city of Bhopal. He was the greatest cut caves in India, mostly dating from the Maurya
ruler of the Pratihara dynasty. He is also said to Empire (322–185 BCE), some with Ashokan
have built the Upper Lake in Bhopal by inscriptions, located in the Bela Ganj Block of
Gaya district, Bihar, India, 24 km north of Gaya. Answer: C

These caves are situated in the twin hills of Samudragupta was the greatest ruler of the
Barabar and Nagarjuni. Gupta Dynasty and ruled till around 380 AD. The
western scholars equate him with Napoleon and

19) Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after call him 'The Napoleon of India' due to the
the: extensive military conquests. His court poet and

a) Battle of Buxar minister Harisena composed the Allahabad pillar
b) Battle of Haldighati Inscription or PrayagPrasasti.
c) Battle of Tarain As per this inscription, Samudragupta defeated 9

d) Kalinga War kings in North, 12 Kings in South, reduced all the
Answer: D Atavika states to vassalage. He performed
Emperor Ashoka was the third king of the Ashvamedha Yajna, this has been testified by a
Maurya Dynasty. Remorseful after his bloody seal of Samudragupta bearing a Horse. This was
campaign and conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka probably first Ashvamedha after Pushyamitra
embraced Buddhism. The Kalinga War was Shunga.
fought in ancient India between the Maurya

Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, 21) During whose reign did the Chinese
an independent feudal kingdom located on the travellerHiuen Tsang visit India?
east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha a) Samudragupta
and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh. b) Chandragupta I
c) Harshavardhana
20) Which pillar inscriptions have recorded the d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was Answer: C

known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveller who visited
conquests? India during King Hrashavardhana’s reign. Hiuen
a) Sun Pillar Tsang has provided elaborate details on social,

b) Vijaya Stambha economic, and religious conditions under king
c) Allahabad Pillar Harsha’s rule, where he spoke highly of the king.
d) Iron Pillar
King Harshavardhana was converted to The Somnath temple, also called Somanātha
Mahayana Buddhism by Hiuen Tsang. temple is a Hindu temple located in Prabhas

Patan, Veraval in Gujarat. It is one of the most
22) The Harshacharita is a biography of sacred pilgrimage sites for Hindus and is
Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, believed to be first among the twelve jyotirlinga
composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _____. shrines of Shiva. The temple was reconstructed
a) Banabhatta several times in the past after repeated
b) Jinsena destruction by multiple Muslim invaders and
c) Dandin rulers, notably starting from an attack by
d) Kamban Mahmud Ghazni in the 11th century.
Answer: A
The Harshacharita is a biography of 24) The Battle of ____was fought in 326 BC by

Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed Alexander, the Great against King Porus.
in Sanskrit by his court poet, Banabhatta. He was a) Panipat
the Asthana Kavi, meaning Court Poet, of b) Plassey
Harsha. The Harshacharita was the first c) Hydaspes

composition of Bana and is considered to be the d) Tarain
beginning of writing of historical poetic works in Answer: C
the Sanskrit language. The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought between
Alexander the Great and King Porus in 326 BC. It
23) ________ attacked the southern coast of took place on the banks of the Jhelum River in
Kathiawar along the Arabian Sea, where he the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The
sacked the city of Somnath and its renowned battle resulted in a Greek victory and the
Hindu temple in 1026. surrender of Porus. Large areas of Punjab were
a) Ahmed Shah Tughlaq absorbed into the Alexandrian Empire, and the
b) Muhammad Ghori defeated, dethroned Porus became reinstated by

c) Firoz Shah Tugalaq Alexander as a subordinate ruler.
d) Mahmud of Ghazni
Answer: D
25) Kalhana penned the book named ____in the its size, architecture and sculptural treatment,
12th century which is a metrical chronicle of the and "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian
kings of Kashmir. architecture". It was built by the 8th century
a) Nuh Sipihr Rashtrakuta King Krishna I between the year 756
b) Rajatarangini and 773 AD.
c) Padmavat
d) Tarikh-i-FiruzShahi 27) Who among the following was the greatest
Answer: B ruler of the Pratihara Dynasty?
Rajatarangini ("The River of Kings") is a metrical a) Mihir Bhoja

legendary and historical chronicle of the b) Samantha Sena
northwestern Indian subcontinent, particularly the c) Nagabhata
kings of Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit by d) Ramabhadra
Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century Answer: A

CE. The Rajataringini provides the earliest MihiraBhoja or Bhoja I was a king belonging to
source on Kashmir that can be labeled as a the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty. He succeeded his
"historical" text on this region. father Ramabhadra. Bhoja was a devotee of

Vishnu and adopted the title of Adivaraha which
26) Which of the following temples was built by is inscribed on some of his coins.
the RashtrakutasDynasty ? His empire extended to Narmada River in the
a) Adi Kumbeswarar South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to
b) Brihadeshwara Temple Bengal in the east. It extended over a large area

c) Chennakeshava Temple from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river
d) Kailash Temple Narmada and included the present district of

Answer: D Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
The Kailasha temple is the largest of the rock-cut
Hindu temples at the Ellora Caves, Aurangabad 28) What was the name of that last Hindu
District, Maharashtra. A megalith carved from a dynasty of Gujarat, which ruled from 1244 to
rock cliff face, it is considered one of the most 1304?
remarkable cave temples in the world because of a) Janpad Dynasty
b) Vaghela Dynasty c) Kiratarjuniya
c) Nand Dynasty d) Arthashastra
d) Gujjar Dynasty Answer: A
Answer: B Buddhacharita is an epic poem in the Sanskrit

The Vaghela dynasty were an offshoot vassal mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha
clan connected to the Chaulukya (Solanki) by Asvaghosa of Saketa (modern Ayodhya),

dynasty, ruling Gujarat in the 13th century CE. composed in the early second century CE.
Their capital was Dholka. They were the last
Hindu dynasty to rule Gujarat before the Muslim 31) When did the Vikrama Era begin?
conquest of the region. a) 57 BC
b) 50 BC
29) National Emblem of India is taken from c) 47 BC
Mauryan Pillar located at ______. d) 55 BC

a) Delhi Answer: A
b) Meerut The Vikrama Era began in 57 BC. As per the
c) Sarnath Jain book Kalakacaryakatha, it is said that

d) Amravati Vikram Era was founded King Vikramaditya
Answer: C gained victory over the Sakas. However, V. A.

The State Emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Smith and D. R. Bhandarkar believed that
Capital of Asoka at Sarnath. National Emblem of Chandragupta II adopted the title of
India, the Four-lion capital is taken from Mauryan Vikramaditya. It was he who changed the era's
Pillar located at Sarnath on 26th January 1950. name to "Vikrama Samvat".
Sarnath is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

32) Who had built the grand ‘Chariot’ cave
30) The Sanskrit Mahakavya Style On The Life temples in Mahabalipuram ?
And Nirvana Of Gautama Buddha By a) Ashoka

Asvaghosa. b) Akbar
a) Buddhacharita c) Maharana Pratap Singh
b) ShishupalVadh d) Narsimha
Answer: D c) Ananga Bhima Deva
The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram d) Bhanu Deva
occupies a distinct position in classical Indian Answer: B
architecture. It is a religious monument in the Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Sun

coastal resort town of Mahabalipuram, Tamil temple at Konark about 35 kilometres northeast
Nadu, India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district,
The magnificent 'Ratha' cave temples of Odisha, India. The temple is attributed to king
Mahabalipuram were built by the Pallava king Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty
Narsimha in the 7th and 8th centuries. about 1250 CE.
33) Who among the following was known as 35) Pattachitra art form is dedicated to which
‘DevanamPiya’? Lord in Hindu mythology?
a) Ashoka a) Lord Ganesha

b) Kharavela b) Lord Brahma
c) Kanishka c) Lord Shiva
d) Amoghavarsha d) Lord Jagannath

Answer: A Answer: D
Devanampriya, also known as Devanampiya, Pattachitra art has been majorly inspired by the
was a Pali honorific epithet used by Magadhan Lord Jagannath who is considered as the
Emperor Ashoka in his inscriptions. incarnation of Lord Krishna. It is a general term
“Devanampriya” means “Beloved of the Gods”. It for traditional cloth-based scroll painting, based
is often used by Ashoka in conjunction with the in the eastern states of India like Odisha and
title Priyadasi, which means “He who regards West Bengal. It is known for its intricate details
others with kindness”, “Humane”. as well as mythological narratives and folktales
inscribed in it.
34) Konark Temple in Odisha was built by which

of the following kings? 36) Who among the following established the
a) AnantavarmanChodaganga Deva Rashtrakuta Kingdom?
b) Narasimha Deva I a) Ashoka
b) Amoghavarsha 38) Who founded Vikramshila University and

c) Krishna I revived Nalanda University?
d) Dantidurga a) Gopala
Answer: D b) Shri Gupta

Rashtrakuta was a royal Indian dynasty ruling c) Dharampala
large parts of the Indian subcontinent between d) Vasudeva

the sixth and 10th centuries. Dantidurga Answer: C
established Rashtrakuta kinsfolk that dominated The Vikramshila university is located in Bihar in
the Deccan and neighboring areas of Bharat the present day. It was founded by the Pala
from 755 to 975 CE. The Ellora record of dynasty ruler of Bengal, Dharmapala in the late
Dantidurga narrates that he beat the Chalukyas eighth century. It served as one of the best
in 753 The inscription calls him the son of Hindu educational institutes for 400 years in history
deity II. before the Khaljis caused its destruction.

Dharmapala founded the Vikramshila University
37) Which of the following books was written by and revived the Nalanda University. This
Panini? university was the popular learning center of

a) Manusmriti Buddhism.
b) Kathasaritsagara
c) Raghuvamsam 39) Which place had water harvesting system
d) Ashtadhyayi channeling the flood water of the Ganga River in
Answer: D the first century B.C?

Ashtadhyayi was written by Panini. Panini was a a) Mirzapur
Sanskrit linguist, grammarian and revered b) Sringaverapura

scholar in ancient India.He probably lived in c) Kanpur
ancient Gandhara in the Indian subcontinent d) Gorakhpur
during the Mahajanapada era. Panini is Answer: B

described as the first descriptive linguist and is At Sringaverapura near Allahabad in Uttar
known as the father of linguists. Pradesh, India, there exists an extraordinary
example of hydraulic engineering dating back to
the end of the 1st century BC. It comprises three d) Lord Krishna
percolation-cum-storage tanks, fed by an 11 m Answer: C
wide and 5 m deep canal that used to skim the Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage
floodwaters off the monsoon-swollen Ganga. Site and a collection of cave temples
predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
40) The Caves of Elephanta are predominantly The small island is dotted with numerous ancient
dedicated to which of the following deities? archaeological remains that are the sole
a) Lord Rama testimonies to its rich cultural past.
b) Lord Ganesha
c) Lord Shiva
Reasoning
1. Select the option that is related to the third (a) 23

number in the same way as the second (b) 17
number is related to the first number. (c) 20
15 :25 : : 24 : ____ (d) 15
(a) 40
(b) 35
(c) 32
5. Select the set of numbers that is similar to the
(d) 45
following set.
{9, 15, 24}
2. Select the number-pair in which the two
(a) {21, 33, 55}
numbers are related in the same way as are
(b) {12, 20, 30}
the two numbers of the given number pair.
(c) {6, 10, 16}
5:9
(d) {15, 25, 35}
(a) 10: 29
(b) 25 : 79
6. Select the set of numbers that is similar to the
(c) 17 : 65
following set.
(d) 12 : 33
{5, 10, 17}
(a) {26, 50, 65}
3. Select the set of numbers that is similar to
(b) {17, 35, 72}
the following set.
(c) {37, 50, 65}
{10, 19, 32)
(d) {24, 35, 48}
(a) {5, 14, 39}
(b) {12, 25, 49}
7. Select the option that is related to the third in
(c) {3, 7, 10}
the same way as the second term is related to
(d) {7, 13, 23}
the first term.
6 : 18 :: 14 : ___
4. Select the option that is related to the third (a) 64
number in the same way as the second (b) 98
number is related to the first number. (c) 108
24 : 13 :: 38 : (d) 70
12. Select the option that is related to the third

8. Select the set of numbers that is similar to the number is the same way as the second number
following set of numbers. is related to the first number.
(3, 5, 7) 4262 : 4271 ∷ 2139: _______
(a) (29,35, 41) (a) 2346
(b) (23, 29, 31) (b) 7132
(c) (19, 21, 13) (c) 9521
(d) 11, 13, 19 (d) 2572
9. Select the option that is most like the given 13. Select the set of numbers that is similar to
set. the following set.
(4, 3, 19)
(23, 136, 45)
(a) (3, 5, 25)
(a) (29, 78, 11)
(b) (8, 5, 96)
(b) (31, 126, 37)
(c) (6, 4, 40)
(c) (17, 50, 33)
(d) (5, 9, 28)
(d) (19, 96, 29)
14. Select the number-pair in which the two

10. Select the option that is most like the given
numbers are NOT related in the same way as
set.
are the two numbers of the given pair.
(3, 15, 123)
28 : 36
(a) (7, 49, 347)
(a) 63 : 72
(b) (5, 36, 341)
(b) 119 : 153
(c) (4, 24, 214)
(c) 91 : 117
(d) (8, 63, 998)
(d) 133 : 171
11. Select the set of numbers that is similar to

the following set of numbers. 15. Select the set of numbers that is similar to
(20, 42, 72) the following set of numbers.
(a) (10 22, 52) (25, 144, 47)
(b) (16, 40, 70) (a)
(c) (2, 12, 20) (b)
(d) (18, 38, 68) (c)
(d)
(a) 8 : 248
(b) 5 : 62
16. Select the option that is related to the third (c) 10 : 160
number in the same way as the second number (d) 6 : 108
is related to the first number.
23 : 138 ∷ 17 : __________
20. 5 : 122 : : 6 : ?
(a) 96
(b) 102 (a) 213
(c) 346
(b) 221
(d) 56
(c) 112
17.Select the set of numbers that is similar to the (d) 332

following set of number.
21. Choose the similar group of numbers on the
(17, 25, 37)
basis of certain common properties they possess
(a) (10, 15, 20)
:
(b) (15, 17, 23)
(c) (17, 26, 37) (31, 19, 41)
(d) (13, 18, 25)
(a) (16, 27, 11)
(b) (23, 33, 51)
18.Select the set in which the numbers are (c) (27, 29, 47)
related in the same way as are the numbers of (d) (29, 17, 37)
the following set.
(3, 21, 4) 22. Select the number pair in which the two
(a) (2, 16, 3) number are related in the same way as are the
(b) (4, 21, 3) two numbers of the given number pair .
(c) (5, 20, 4)
113 :1921
(d) (2, 16, 4)
(a)108 :1836
(b) 112 :1903
19. Select the number pair in which the two (c) 119 :2022
numbers are related in the same way as are the (d) 102 : 1733
two number of the following number pair.
4 : 32 23. 6415 : 5304 : : 7896 : ?
(a) 6705 (d) 8, 13, 22, 38

(b) 6905
25.Select the number-pair in which the two
(c) 6907
numbers are related in het same way as are two
(d) 6785
numbers of the given number pair
67: 171
24. Select the set which is most similar to the
(a) 25: 51
given set.
(b) 23: 25
(7, 12, 22, 37)
(c) 21: 12
(a) 2, 7, 12, 32
(d) 42: 75
(b) 3, 8, 18, 33
(c) 4, 8, 19, 34

1. Answer: A
2. Answer: C
5 : 9
(2)²  1 (2)³  1
4. Answer: C
17 : 65
(4)²  1 (4)³  1
3. Answer: D
5. Answer: C
15 2
10
- 3 -
×2 ×2
9× 6×
3- 3-
3 2
24 16
6. Answer: D 4 + 2 + 7 + 1 = 14.
2 + 1 + 3 + 9 = 15.
5 & 7 are prime no. so, 11 & 13 prime no. 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 15.
7. Answer: B 13. Answer: C

6 :8 ∷14 : ? (4)² + 3 = 19.
6² + 4 = 40.
14. Answer: A
8. Answer: B
SET OF CONTINUE PRIME NUMBERS
9. Answer: D
Adding 1st and 3rd no. and multiply by 2 15. Answer: D
Adding outer numbers and multiply by two it
makes middle number.
10. Answer: C 25 + 47 = 72
72 × 2 = 144
19 + 20 = 39
39 × 2 = 78
11. Answer: C
16. Answer: B
20 42 72
First no. × 6 = Second no
42+4 62+6 82+8
17. Answer: A
2 12 20
Difference of (1st and 3rd) + 5 = 2nd no.
12+1 32+3 42+4
18. Answer: B
12. Answer: A
(4 + 3) × 3 = 21
Sol. digit sum of pair are equal.
4 + 2 + 6 + 2 = 14.
19. Answer: D
113x17= 1921
108 x 17 = 1836
23. Answer: D
Difference between 1st and 2nd term is 1111 and
same for 3rd and 4th.
24. Answer: B
20. Answer: A The difference between terms is 5, 10, 15.
the digit sum is 1+2+2=5, so 1+2+3=6
25. Answer: A
21. Answer: D (6 + 7)² + 2 = 171
set of prime numbers. (2 + 5)² + 2 = 51
22. Answer: A

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