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 IB Recruitment 2023: Overview
The Intelligence Bureau rolled out the IB Recruitment 2023 on the official website for the recruitment of 677 various vacancies.
The IB Recruitment 2023 overview is provided here.

IB SA & MTS Recruitment 2023

Organization Intelligence Bureau (Ministry Of Home Affairs)
Name Of The Recruitment IB Recruitment 2023
Post Name Security Assistant/Motor Assistants & MTS
Number Of Vacancies 677
Service Liability All India Basis
Apply Online Start Date 14th October 2023
Last Date To Apply 13th November 2023
IB Security Assistant Exam Date 2023 to be notified
IB SA Admit Card 2023 to be notified
Official Website mha.gov.in

IB SA MTS Vacancy 2023

Here we have provided below the category-wise vacancies for the post of IB Security Assistant/Motor Assistants & MTS.

Post Name No. Of Vacancy

SA/MT 362
MTS/Gen 315

IB Security Assistant 2023 Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualification required to apply for IB Recruitment 2023 is given below.
(i) Matriculation (10th class pass) or equivalent from a recognized Board of Education
(ii)Possession of domicile certificate of that State against which the candidate has applied.
(iii)Knowledge of any one of the local languages/dialects mentioned in the vacancy table given above against each SIB.
Only For SA/MT
(i) Driving License for motor cars
(ii) Knowledge of motor mechanic
(iii) Experience of driving motor car for at least 1 year.

IB SA & MTS 2023 Age Limit

The candidates must check the age limit for the post of IB Security Assistant/MT & MTS before applying online

Post Name Minimum Age Maximum Age

Security Assistant/MT Not exceeding 27 years
MTS 18 Years 25 Years

IB SA MTS 2023 Application Fees

Here we have given below the category-wise application fees for IB Recruitment 2023. Payment can be made through Debit
Cards (RuPay/Visa/ MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, UPI, SBI challan, etc.

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 Category Application Fees
Male candidates of General, EWS, and OBC categories 500 Rupees
Other candidates 450 Rupees

IB Security Assistant Previous Year Cut Off Marks

Check the category-wise IB SA and MTS Cut Off for the previous year below.

Category Maximum Marks IB Cut Off

General 100 35
Ex Servicemen-UR 100 35
OBC 100 34
Ex-Servicemen-OBC 100 34
SC/ST 100 33
Ex Servicemen-SC/ST 100 33

IB Recruitment 2023: Selection Process

The selection process for the post of IB Security Assistant and MTS is given below
• Online written examination
• Offline descriptive exam
• Interview/Personality test (SA/Exe Only)

Tier Description of Examination Marks Time

Tier-I (Common for SA/MT & Online Exam of Objective type MCQs, divided into 4
MTS/Gen) parts:-
a) General Awareness
100 1 Hr
b) Quantitative Aptitude
c)Numerical/Analytical/Logical Ability & Reasoning
d) English Language &
Tier-II (SA/MT) Motor Mechanic & Driving Test cum Interview 50 -
Tier-II (MTS/Gen) Descriptive Test on English Language & Comprehension 50 1 hr

IB Security Assistant Exam Pattern 2023

• No. of sections in the examinations: 4 Sections
• Mode of examination: Computer Based Test
• Type of questions: Multiple Choice Questions
• Negative Marking: ¼ mark for every incorrect answer

IB Security Assistant Pattern 2023

Subject No. of Questions Total Marks Duration
General Awareness 40 40
Quantitative Aptitude 20 20
Numerical/analytical/Logical
20 20 60 minutes
ability& reasoning
English language 20 20
Total 100 100

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IB SA MTS Syllabus 2023
IB Security Assistant Exam 2023 Syllabus is classified into 4 sections including General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude,
Numerical/analytical/Logical ability& reasoning, and English Language. Read the article below to check the IB Security Assistant
Syllabus for each section.

IB Security Assistant Syllabus For General Awareness

1. General Topics
2. General Knowledge
3. Animals Famous Personalities
4. Books And Authors
5. First Largest Longest etc In World
6. Buildings Inventions And Discoveries
7. Calendars Languages
8. Countries Music
9. Currencies Religions added in Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant Syllabus
10. Dances Sanctuaries
11. Disasters World Organizations
12. Environment Statistical Data – World
13. Fashion Prizes And Awards
14. Famous Places Trade Awareness
15. General Studies Solar System
16. Universe Earth
17. Environment
18. Pollution
19. General Geography
20. General History General Concepts (Polity)
21. General Economics Study
22. General Polity
23. General Science added in Intelligence Bureau Security Executive Syllabus
24. General Computer Science
25. Sports And Recreation
26. Current Affairs
27. Current Events Period Wise National
28. Current Events Topic Wise, International
29. Person Places Awards Authors
30. Economy
31. Science And Technology
32. Sports
33. Trade Awareness
34. Miscellaneous
IB SA MTS Syllabus For Quantitative Aptitude
1. Elementary Mathematics
2. Arithmetic (Number Theory)
3. Number System
4. Square Roots
5. Cube Roots
6. Fractions and Decimals
7. H.C.F. and L.C.M.
8. Simplification
9. Variation
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 10. Chain Rule
11. Ratio And Proportion
12. Average
13. Logarithms
14. Additional Topics In Arithmetic
15. Problems on Ages
16. Boat and Streams
17. Clocks and Calendars
18. Clocks
19. Calendars
20. Mixture and Allegation
21. Pipes and Cisterns
22. Races and Games
23. Problems on Trains
24. Unitary Method
25. Time and Distance
26. Time and Work
27. Work and Wages
28. Commercial Maths
29. Interest
30. Simple Interest
31. Compound Interest
32. Percentage
33. Profit and Loss
34. Partnership
35. Discounts
36. Mensuration – Areas and Volumes
37. Area and Perimeter of Plane Figure
38. Volume And Surface Area of Solid
IB Security Assistant Syllabus For Reasoning Ability
1. Verbal Tests
2. Reasoning Tests
3. Analytical Reasoning
4. Direction and Distance Test
5. Linear Arrangement Test
6. Complex Arrangement Test
7. Analogy Test
8. Classification (Odd Man Out) Test
9. Coding Decoding Test
10. Series Test
11. Blood Relationships Test
12. Symbols and Notations
13. Alphabet Test
14. Data Sufficiency Test
15. Data Interpretation Test
16. Logic Tests
17. Syllogism
18. Statements Assumptions
19. Statements Arguments
20. Statements Conclusions

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 21. Statements Action
22. Non-Verbal Tests
23. Problems Based on Symmetry
24. Problems Based on Visual Ability
25. Classification (Non-Verbal Tests)
26. Series (Non-Verbal Tests)
27. Analogy (Non-Verbal Tests)
IB Security Assistant Syllabus For English Language
1. English Vocabulary
2. Synonyms
3. Antonyms
4. Analogies
5. Spelling Mistakes
6. English Proficiency
7. Idioms and Phrases
8. One Word Substitution
9. Sentence Formation
10. Sentence Completion
11. Sentence Improvement
12. Sentence Reconstruction
13. Rearrangement of Words In Sentences
14. Rearrangement of Sentence In Paragraph
15. Paragraph Formation
16. Paragraph Completion
17. Fill in The Blanks
18. Cloze Tests
19. English Usage Errors
20. Common Errors
21. Spotting Errors
22. Inappropriate Usage of Words
23. Sentence Correction
24. English Comprehension.

IB Security Assistant Syllabus For Tier 2

The candidates who qualify in the Tier-1 exam will have to appear for the Tier-2 Exam. The tier-2 exam is divided into 2 parts.
• Part 1 (Common for all candidates)- This will include the translation of a passage of 500 words from the local
language/dialect to English and vice versa. This will be an offline descriptive test and will consist of 40 marks and the
duration of the exam will be 1 hour.
• Part 2 (Only for SA/Exe.)- Spoken ability. It will be assessed at the time of the Tier-III exam (Interview/ Personality
test).
The Tier-II exam is qualifying in nature. The qualifying mark in Tier 2 is 20 out of 50 for SA/Exe.

IB Security Assistant Tier 3 (Interview)

The candidates who qualify in Tier 1 & Tier 2 exams will have to go through an interview round which will be conducted by the
Intelligence Bureau. This will be for 50 marks. This will be the final stage of the selection process and candidates qualifying in
this stage will be selected based on marks obtained.

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 IB Security Assistant Executive & MTS Tier-I 2023 Set-01
Q1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone (a) ISAN
of a Nano urea plant and township of the Indian Farmers (b) NISAR
Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Deoghar, Jharkhand. What is (c) NISAN
the project cost of the plant? (d) ISAR
(a) ₹350 crore
(b) ₹450 crore Q7. United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO,
(c) ₹650 crore designated the historic centre of Odesa as a World Heritage
(d) ₹550 crore Site in danger. Odesa is in which country?
(a) Germany
(b) Moldova
Q2. iGOT Karmayogi, an integrated online training platform,
(c) Russia
was launched to provide continuous learning opportunities
(d) Ukraine
for whom to upgrade their skills and facilitate a people-centric
approach?
Q8. Which country has appointed Manuela Roka Botey as
(a) Women
prime minister and she became the first woman in the country
(b) Youth
to hold the position?
(c) Government Employees (a) Equatorial Guinea
(d) Senior Citizens (b) Gabon
(c) Cameroon
Q3. Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 450th Test wicket (d) Nigeria
during the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy game between India
and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Q9. The President of India Droupadi Murmu addressed the
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is in which place? 31st Foundation Day of the National Commission for Women
(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra in Delhi on January 31st, 2023. Who is the chairperson of the
(b) Pune, Maharashtra National Commission for Women?
(c) Nagpur, Maharashtra (a) Jayanti Patnaik
(d) Solapur, Maharashtra (b) V Mohini Giri
(c) Vibha Parthasarathi
Q4. Yaya Tso, known as birds' paradise for its beautiful lake (d) Rekha Sharma
located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been proposed as
which state’s/ union territory’s first biodiversity heritage site Q10. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that
(BHS)? ______________ won the hosting of the 2027 Asian Nations Cup,
(a) Jammu & Kashmir for the first time in its history.
(a) South Africa
(b) Ladakh
(b) UAE
(c) New Delhi
(c) Brazil
(d) Puducherry
(d) Saudi Arabia

Q5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the HAL

Q11. World Cancer Day is celebrated on _________________.
Helicopter Factory to the nation in Tumakuru. Tumakuru is in
(a) February 1
which state? (b) February 4
(a) Kerala (c) February 6
(b) Telangana (d) February 8
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka Q12. What is the current year’s economic growth estimated
in the Union budget 2023-24?
Q6. Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space (a) 9%
Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research (b) 8%
Organisation (ISRO), jointly developed an Earth-observation (c) 7%
satellite. What is the name of the satellite? (d) 6%

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Q13. Which country hosted the first Voice of Global South Q20. Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Summit 2023 to bring together the perspectives and priorities recommended Dexa as the selection criteria. Dexa is a
of issues shared by developing countries from Asia, Africa and __________________.
South America, collectively called the Global South? (a) Flexibility Test
(a) South Arabia (b) Local Muscular Endurance
(b) Turkey (c) Aerobic Endurance Fitness Test
(c) China (d) Bone Density Scan
(d) India
Q21. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. The
number formed by reversing the digits is 18 less than the
Q14. Digital India Startup Hub, through the Software
original number. Find the original number.
Technology Parks of India, shall set up India’s first Centre of
(a) 64
Excellence in Online Gaming at _______ by March 2023.
(b) 46
(a) Pune
(c) 28
(b) New Delhi (d) 82
(c) Shillong
(d) Leh Q22. A 85 m long bar is divided into two parts. If one part is
2/3 of the other part, then the longer part (in m) is:
Q15. Ministry of Jal Shakti organized the “1st All India Annual (a) 48
State Minister Conference on Water” with the theme of “Water (b) 53
Vision@2027” in ___________? (c) 51
(a) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (d) 47
(b) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bhubaneswar, Odisha Q23. Find the square root of 5+2√6 .
(d) Kolkata, West Bengal (a) √2+3
(b) 5+√2
Q16. The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was (c) √3+2
incorporated in __________? (d) √2+√3
(a) 1973
(b) 1959 Q24. [8.7 × 8.7 + 2 × 8.7 × 1.3 + 1.3 × 1.3] is equal to:
(c) 1974 (a) 10
(b) 2.89
(d) 1989
(c) 16.9
(d) 100
Q17. According to India’s first underwater metro service, the
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), the East-West Metro
Q25. A grinder was marked at Rs 3600. After given a discount
Corridor project, is expected to be completed by _____________? of 10% the dealer made a profit of 8%. Calculate the cost price.
(a) June 2023 (a) Rs 3000
(b) January 2024 (b) Rs 3200
(c) December 2023 (c) Rs 2800
(d) December 2024 (d) Rs 3150

Q18. Who has been elevated as Managing Director and CEO of Q26. An open cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures
Indian Overseas Bank with effect from January 1, 2023? externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick.
(a) Ajay Kumar Srivastava The thickness of the bottom is:
(b) Clare Lombardelli (a) 0.5 m
(c) Ravi Kumar (b) 0.01 m
(d) Vikas Purohit (c) 0.1 m
(d) 0.05 m
Q19. Who has claimed India’s first-ever silver medal from the
World blitz chess championship that concluded in Almaty, Q27. A solid metallic spherical ball of diameter 6 cm is melted
Kazakhstan? and recasted into a cone with diameter of the base as 12 cm.
(a) Gukesh D The height of the cone is:
(a) 4 cm
(b) Pranav V
(b) 4.5 cm
(c) Koneru Humpy
(c) 3 cm
(d) Sethuraman
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Q28. If the perimeter of a rectangle and a square are equal and Q35. A man rides at the rate of 18 km/h but stops for 8
the ratio of two adjacent sides of the rectangle is 3 : 4. Then minutes to change bikes at the end of every 7 km. The time
the ratio of area of the rectangle and that of the square is: that he will take to cover a distance of 90 km is:
(a) 3 : 4 (a) 6 h 12 min
(b) 2 : 1
(b) 6 h 18 min
(c) 15 : 16
(c) 6 h 36 min
(d) 48 : 49
(d) 6 h 42 min
Q29. The difference between the compound interest and the
simple interest on a certain sum at 5% pe annum for 2 years Q36. The ratio of spirit and water in two mixtures of 40 litres
is Rs 4.5. The sum is: and 72 litres is 3 : 7 and 7 : 5 respectively. Both the mixtures
(a) Rs 2400 are mixed together. Now, the ratio of the spirit and water in
(b) Rs 1800 the mixture is:
(c) Rs 1500 (a) 21 : 19
(d) Rs 2000 (b) 27 : 31
(c) 21 : 16
Q30. (d) 27 : 29
(a) 18
(b) 6 Directions (37-39): Study the following table carefully
(c) 9
and assure these questions.
(d) 12

Q31. The average mathematics marks of two sections A and B

of class IX in the annual examination is 64. The average marks
of section A is 66.5 and that of section B is 60. The ratio of the
number of students of section A and B is:
(a) 8 : 5
(b) 8 : 7
(c) 7 : 8
(d) 8 : 9

Q32. A started a business by investing Rs 25,000. After 6

months B joined her by investing Rs 50,000. After 6 months C
joined with Rs 75,000. What is the ratio of profit shared after
2 years among A, B and C?
(a) 2 : 5 : 7 Q37. The average of number of staffs of A, B, C, D and E is:
(b) 4 : 3 : 7 (a) 260
(c) 5 : 2 : 6 (b) 265
(d) 2 : 3 : 3 (c) 270
(d) 275
Q33. If 40% of A’s income is equal to 75% of B’s income, then
B’s income is equal to x% of A’s income. The value of x is: Q38. The sum of numbers of staffs of D and E is _______% less
(a) 170/3 than the sum of the number of staffs of A and B?
(b) 160/3
(a) 16
(c) 140/3
(d) 130/3 (b) 24
(c) 12
Q34. 2 men and 3 boys can do a piece of work in 14 days while (d) 18
3 men and 2 boys can do the same work in 12 days. In how
many days can 2 men and 1 boy do the work? Q39. The sum of the number of staffs of A and E is
_____________% less than D
(a)
(a) 18.75%
(b) (b) 14.33%
(c) (c) 27.66%
(d) 33.33%
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Q40. Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes Q48. Which are set of letters when sequentially placed at the
respectively. Both are opened together, but at the end of 4 gaps in the given letters series will complete it.
minutes, P is turned off. In how many more minutes will Q fill ab__ __ baa__ __ab__
the cistern? (a) babbb
(a) 4 min (b) aabaa
(b) 5 min (c) aabba
(c) 6 min (d) baaba
(d) 8 min
Q49. In a certain code DATA is written as FDXF, then how is
Directions (41-43): Select the related word / letters / CODE written in that code?
numbers from the given alternatives. (a) ERHJ
(b) ERIJ
Q41. Safe : Secure : : Protect : ?
(c) DRIK
(a) Sure
(d) EQFG
(b) Lock
(c) Guard
Q50. On arranging Treta, Kali, Satya and Dvapara in a
(d) Conserve
meaningful order (starting from the earliest) which would
Q42. 28 : 4 : : 91 : ? appear in the 3rd position?
(a) 13 (a) Treta
(b) 17 (b) Kali
(c) 21 (c) Satya
(d) 3 (d) Dvapara

Q43. Find the odd word pair from the given alternatives. Q51. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the
(a) 7 - 4 relationship among.
(b) 13 - 10 Male, Child, Husband
(c) 21 - 18
(d) 27 - 23

Directions (44-48): A series is given with one term

missing choose the correct alternative from the given
ones that will complete the series.

Q44. JI5, NK10, RM15, VO20, ?

(a) ZQ25
(b) ZR25
(c) AQ30 (a) a
(d) Y R 25 (b) b
(c) c
Q45. aAbb, bBcc, cCdd, dDee, eEff, ? (d) d
(a) fFhh
(b) fFgg Q52. Consider the given statements to be true and decide
(c) gHii which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from
(d) fFhi the given statements.
Statement:
Q46. 25, 35, 50, 70, ? All bags are tools
(a) 95 Some tools are coins
(b) 85 Some coins are dolls
(c) 90 Conclusions
(d) 100
I. All bags being coins is a possibility
II. At least some dolls are tools
Q47. 20, 40, 42, 84, 86, ?
(a) Only assumption I is implicit
(a) 88
(b) Only assumption II is implicit
(b) 162
(c) 172 (c) Both I & II are implicit
(d) 194 (d) Neither I nor II implicit

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Q53. Amit said ‘This girl is the wife of the grandson of my Q58. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the
mother. What is Amit to the girl? answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
(a) Father
(b) Husband
(c) Grand father
(d) Father in law

Q54. In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-'

represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is
the answer to the following question?
7 + 14 × 2 ÷ 48 – 4 = ? (a) (b)
(a) 5
(b) -40
(c) 16
(d) 9 (c) (d)

Q55. How many ‘7’ are followed by even number and Q59. In the following figure, rectangle represents Lawyers,
preceded by an odd number? circle represents Bakers, triangle represents Singers and
174371483287847568774186 square represents Golfers. Which set of letters represents
(a) 2 Golfers who are not Bakers ?
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 3

Q56. In the following question, select the missing number

from the given series.

(a) IBF
(b) HAG
(c) CJK
(a) 120 (d) KFG
(b) 125
(c) 96 Q60. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the
(d) 135 question figure?

Q57. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below

in the question figures. From the given answer figures,
indicate how it will appear when opened.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(a) (b) Q61. Select the correctly spelt word.

(a) Encapsuliate
(b) Purceive
(c) Companions
(c) (d) (d) Transfussion

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Q62. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given Q68. Identify the segment in the given sentence which
word. contains the grammatical error.
Callous No sooner did he see other children than he becomes playful.
(a) Insensitive (a) becomes playful.
(b) Compassionate (b) No sooner did
(c) Unfriendly (c) see other
(d) Rude
(d) children than

Q63. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in

Q69. Select the synonym of the given word.
the given sentence.
We cannot control how __________ react to certain situations Affable
but you can certainly control your own. (a) Impolite
(a) Other (b) Friendly
(b) Others (c) Favourite
(c) Other’s (d) Spiritual
(d) Others’
Q70. Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.
Q64. Select the synonym of the given word. Keep one at bay
Soar (a) To keep something dangerous at a safe distance.
(a) Rise (b) In a very difficult situation
(b) Bitter (c) With all one’s power.
(c) Heavy
(d) Use all available means
(d) Ready

Q71. Select the word which means the same as the group of
Q65. Identify the segment in the given sentence which
words given.
contains the grammatical error.
Nobody went to the concert, didn’t they? A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or
(a) Nobody went cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
(b) to the concert (a) Aquarium
(c) didn’t (b) Podium
(d) they? (c) Auditorium
(d) Museum
Q66. Select the option that will improve the segment in bold
of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, Q72. Identify the segment in the given sentence which
select ‘No improvement.’ contains the grammatical error.
If you weren’t smart about your spending, it will be My 23-years-old friend does not want to work.
impossible for your small business to grow.
(a) does not
(a) Aren’t
(b) want to work.
(b) Were
(c) My 23-years
(c) Can’t
(d) No improvement (d) No error

Q67. Select the option that will improve the segment in bold Q73. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the
of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, option that gives their correct order.
select ‘No improvement.’ A. A boy and a girl were playing together.
The mandate of the MGNREGA, 2005 is to provide at least 100 B. The boy offered to give the girl all his marbles in exchange
days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural for all her candies.
household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled C. The boy had a collection of beautiful marbles.
manual work. D. The girl had some candies with her.
(a) Whom (a) DABC
(b) Which (b) ACDB
(c) That
(c) CABD
(d) No improvement
(d) BDCA

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Q74. Select the word which means the same as the group of Q80. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in
words given. the given sentence.
The scientific study of birds. The lifeguard jumped _____ the river to save the drowning
(a) Ornithology man.
(b) Zoology (a) in
(c) Etymology (b) into
(d) Anthropology (c) inside
(d) to
Q75. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in
the given sentence. Q81. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Don’t be afraid of the storms or the ___________ in your life. (a) Munda Rebellion: 1899
(a) Challenges (b) Vellore Mutiny: 1806
(b) Challenge (c) Santhal Rebellion: 1855
(c) Challenged (d) Chuar Rebellion: 1870
(d) Challenging
Q82. During the Maratha period, who was the officer
Q76. Identify the segment in the given sentence which responsible for the village administration?
contains the grammatical error. (a) Havaladar
One should be conscious of his health. (b) Patil
(a) One must be (c) Chaudhary
(b) his health (d) Sardeshmukh
(c) conscious of
Q83. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
(d) No Error
from the code given below the lists:
Q77. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the
option that gives their correct order.
A. One day, standing in the middle of the town, he announced
that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.
B. A large crowd gathered to have a look at his heart.
C. A young man was proud of his healthy and beautiful heart.
D. Indeed, the man had the most beautiful heart in the valley,
everyone agreed.
(a) DABC
(b) ADBC
(c) CABD (a) a
(d) BDCA (b) b
(c) c
Q78. Identify the segment in the given sentence which (d) d
contains the grammatical error.
Neither of the sisters have got their money from Rohan. Q84. In Indian Constitution, ______ contains provisions related
(a) Neither of the sisters to Anti-defection law.
(b) have got their (a) Eighth Schedule
(c) money from Rohan. (b) Ninth Schedule
(d) no error (c) Tenth Schedule
(d) Eleventh Schedule
Q79. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Red letter day Q85. Who appoints the Chairman of the Union Public Service
(a) To make a miraculous comeback Commission in India?
(b) Depending on the achievement made in the past (a) Prime Minister of India
(c) Exactly while committing a crime or doing something (b) Home Minister of India
wrong (c) President of India
(d) A memorably important or happy occasion (d) Chief Election Commissioner of India

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Q86. In which Supreme Court Judgement, it has been Q93. Which of the following may be called as fiscal deficit?
pronounced that Parliament cannot enlarge its own powers (a) Revenue expenditure − Revenue receipts
by making itself a new Constitution— (b) Capital expenditure – Capital receipts
(a) Sasanka vs. Union of India (c) Total expenditure – Total receipts other than borrowings
(b) Kesavananda vs. State of Kerala (d) Revenue expenditure + Capital expenditure − Revenue
(c) Minerva Mills vs. Union of India receipts
(d) Sankari Prasad vs. Union of India
Q94. Who is the author of the controversial novel ‘Lajja’?
(a) Arundhati Roy
Q87. Who is the custodian of the Contingency Fund of India?
(b) Taslima Nasrin
(a) The Prime Minister (c) Shobhaa De
(b) Judge of Supreme Court (d) Kiran Bedi
(c) The President
(d) The finance minister Q95. A card of which colour is used to warn a player in
Football?
Q88. The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle is (a) Red
__________________. (b) Blue
(a) Moho discontinuity (c) Green
(b) Lehman discontinuity (d) Yellow
(c) Conrad discontinuity
Q96. In which state of India is the Seshachalam biosphere
(d) Gutenberg discontinuity
reserve located?
(a) Tamil Nadu
Q89. Doldrums pressure belt lies in between which of the
(b) Karnataka
following latitudes? (c) Kerala
(a) 5 degrees N to 5 degrees S (d) Andhra Pradesh
(b) 35 degrees to 60 degrees N and S
(c) 25 degrees to 35 degrees N and S Q97. Which among the following is not the part of Seven
(d) 35 degrees to 45degrees N and S priorities(‘Saptarishi’) of the Union Budget 2023-24:
(a) Inclusive development
Q90. Which of the following region in India is now regarded (b) Infrastructure and investment
as an "Ecological Hot Spot"? (c) Green Growth
(a) Western Himalayas (d) Women’s Power
(b) Central Himalayas
(c) Western Ghats Q98. Which phylum of the Kingdom Animalia includes
animals such as Hydra, Adamsia, Physalia, and Corals?
(d) Eastern Ghats
(a) Coelenterata
(b) Platyhelminthes
Q91. Which level of the food chain includes millipedes,
(c) Annelida
springtails, woodlice, dung flies, and slugs that feed on dead (d) Porifera
or decaying plants or animals?
(a) Carnivores Q99. Payment of a loan by the government is an example of
(b) Detritivores _____________.
(c) Omnivores (a) revenue expenditure
(d) Herbivores (b) revenue receipts
(c) capital receipts
Q92. Who among the following Indian Players wrote the (d) capital expenditure
Autobiography named ‘Playing to Win’?
(a) Sania Mirza Q100. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia – Bamboo flute
(b) P V Sindhu
(b) Miyan Tansen – One of the nine jewels
(c) Saina Nehwal
(c) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan – Sarode
(d) Karnam Malleshwari
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S1. Ans.(b) S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone Sol. The name of these Satellite is “NISAR”.
of a ₹450 crore Nano urea plant and township of the Indian Details:
Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Deoghar, • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jharkhand. and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
Details: jointly developed an Earth-observation satellite, called
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), got a
• The Nano urea plant will be the fifth such plant in India.
send-off ceremony at the American space agency’s Jet
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.
first Nano urea plant in Gujarat in 2021. National Aeronautics & Space Administration:
• According to Union Minister Amit Shah Nano Urea will • Founded: 1958
benefit farmers and it is already being exported to five • Headquarters: Washington DC, USA
countries. • Founder: Dwight D Eisenhower
• Administrator: Bill Nelson
S2. Ans.(c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Static Facts:
Sol. iGOT Karmayogi, an integrated online training platform, • Founded: 1969
was launched to provide continuous learning opportunities • Headquarters: Bengaluru
for lakhs of government employees to upgrade their skills and • Chairman: S. Somanath
facilitate people-centric approach.
S7. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Odesa is in Ukraine.
Sol. Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is in Nagpur, Details:
Maharashtra. • The United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO,
designated the historic center of Odesa as a World
Details:
Heritage Site and categorized it as being “in danger”
• Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 450th Test wicket
during a committee meeting in Paris.
during the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy game between • It is in recognition of the historical significance of a Black
India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Sea port that Russia has pounded with missiles as it seeks
Stadium in Nagpur. to retake Ukraine.
• He also became the fastest Indian to scale the landmark, Ukraine Static Facts:
going past former leg-spinner Anil Kumble. • Capital: Kyiv
• Ashwin took 89 Tests to reach the milestone as compared • Currency: Hryvnia
to Kumble’s 93.
S8. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(b) Sol. Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roka Botey as
Sol. Yaya Tso, known as birds' paradise for its beautiful lake prime minister. She became the first woman in the country to
hold the position.
located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been proposed as
Equatorial Guinea Static Facts:
Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site (BHS).
• Capital: Malabo
Details:
• Currency: Franc
• The Biodiversity Management Committee, the panchayat
of Chumathang village, along with SECURE Himalaya S9. Ans.(d)
Project recently resolved to declare Yaya Tso as Ladakh’s Sol. Rekha Sharma is the chairperson of the National
first BHS under the Biological Diversity Act. Commission for Women.
Details:
S5. Ans.(d) • The President of India Droupadi Murmu addressed the
Sol. Tumakuru is in Karnataka. 31st Foundation Day of the National Commission for
Details: Women in Delhi on January 31st, 2023.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the HAL • NCW was founded in January 1992 as a statutory body
Helicopter Factory to the nation in Tumakuru. under the National Commission for Women Act, of 1990.
• He also laid the foundation stone of the Tumakuru • The National Commission for Women was formed to
establish an equal and just livelihood for women by
Industrial Township and two Jal Jeevan Mission projects
making legal and constitutional amendments for women
at Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumakuru.
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S10. Ans.(d) • The Minister also informed that the Government is re-
Sol. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that launching Skill India through PMKVY 4.0, which shall
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) won the hosting of the train around 50,000 youth in Meghalaya in future ready
2027 Asian Nations Cup, for the first time in its history, since skills with industry-backed job opportunities.
its inception in 1956. • The Centre of Excellence in Shillong is expected to
Saudi Arabia Static Facts: catalyse start-ups and entrepreneurs from the entire
• Capital: Riyadh North East Region to build the Next Gen Online Gaming
• Currency: Riel ecosystem.

S11. Ans.(b)
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. World Cancer Day is celebrated on 4th February
Sol. Ministry of Jal Shakti organized the “1st All India Annual
worldwide.
Details: State Minister Conference on Water” with the theme of “Water
Vision@2027” in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• “Close The Care Gap” has been the theme for World
Cancer Day for the past three years (2022, 2023, and Madhya Pradesh Static Facts:
2024). • Capital: Bhopal
• The World Health Organization, on their initiative, • National Parks: Kanha, Pench, Bandhavgarh,
established the inaugural Cancer Day in 1933 in Geneva, Satpura, Panna, Madhav, Van Vihar, Kuno
Switzerland. • Folk Dance: Jawara, Tertali
• The goal of World Cancer Day is to increase public • Festival: Khajuraho Festival, Orchha Festival
awareness of the risks associated with cancer, as well as
its symptoms and prevention. S16. Ans.(d)
• World Cancer Day was established in 2000 during the Sol. The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was
first World Summit Against Cancer. incorporated in 1989.
Details Related to Options:
S12. Ans.(c) Foundation Year Organisation
Sol. In the union budget 2023-24, the current year’s economic
• 1973: Steel Authority of India Limited
growth is estimated at 7%.
• 1959: Indian Oil Corporation
S13. Ans.(d) • 1974: Hindustan Petroleum Limited
Sol. India virtually hosted the first Voice of Global South • 1975: National Thermal Power Corporation
Summit 2023. The inaugural address was delivered by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. S17. Ans.(c)
Important Details- Sol. India’s first underwater metro service, The Kolkata Metro
• To bring together the perspectives and priorities of issues Rail Corporation (KMRC) said that the East-West Metro
shared by developing countries from Asia, Africa and Corridor project is expected to be completed by December
South America, collectively called the Global South. 2023.
• Objective: To bring together countries of the Global South Details:
to share their perspectives and priorities on a common • With this, another feather is being added to the crown of
platform. Kolkata Metro, the first metro railway in the country.
• Theme: “Unity of Voice, Unity of Purpose”. • Kolkata Metro, which started its journey in 1984, is being
• Participation: More than 120 countries were invited by expanded to cover the whole city and its outskirts.
India to participate in this Summit. • The underwater metro, which will be running through the
• The inaugural and concluding sessions will be at the head Hoogly river will connect the twin cities of Howrah and
of state or government level and hosted by the Prime Kolkata.
Minister.
S18. Ans.(a)
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been elevated as Managing
Sol. Digital India Startup Hub, through the Software
Technology Parks of India, shall set up India’s first Centre of Director and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank with effect from
Excellence in Online Gaming at Shillong by March 2023. January 1, 2023 from his current posting as executive
Important Details- director.
• This was announced by Minister of State for Electronics & Indian Overseas Bank Static Facts:
Information Technology and Skill Development & • Founded: 1937
Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, at a function in • Headquarters: Chennai, Ahmedabad
Meghalaya’s capital.
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Sol. Former World rapid champion Koneru Humpy produced Sol. Internal volume =3.2×2.5×(1.1-x)=8000
a superlative performance to claim India’s first-ever silver ⇒ 1.1 -x = 1
medal from the World blitz chess championship that ⇒ x = 0.1 m
concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Details: S27. Ans.(c)
Humpy defeated China’s Zhongyi Tan to win Silver in the 17th Sol. Atq,
and final round.

S20. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (Dexa) is a form of X-
ray that is used to conduct a bone density scan.
Details: S28. Ans.(d)
Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sol.
recommended Dexa as the selection criteria.

S21. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S29. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S22. Ans.(c)
Sol. Atq,

S30. Ans.(c)
Sol.
S23. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S31. Ans.(a)
Sol.
S24. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S25. Ans.(a)
Sol.

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Sol. Sol.

S33. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S37. Ans.(a)
Sol.
S34. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S38. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S39. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S35. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S40. Ans.(c)
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Sol.

S41. Ans.(c)
Sol. Both are synonyms

S42. Ans.(a)
Sol. 4 × 7 = 28
Similarly, 13 × 7 = 91
S54. Ans.(a)
S43. Ans.(d)
Sol. 7 × 14 ÷ 2 – 48 + 4
Sol.
7–4=3; 13 – 10 = 3 ⇒ 49 - 48 + 4 = 5
21 – 18 = 3 ; 27 – 23 = 4 ≠ 3
S55. Ans.(a)
S44. Ans.(a) Sol.
Sol. +4, +2, +5 pattern

S45. Ans.(b) 2 times 7 follow required condition.

Sol. (+1, +1, +1, +1) pattern with second alphabet in upper
case.
S56. Ans.(a)
Sol.
S46. Ans.(a)
Sol. Difference of 10, 15, 20 and 25

S47. Ans.(c)
Sol. ×2 , +2 pattern

S48. Ans.(b) S57. Ans.(b)

Sol. aba/aba/aba/aba
S58. Ans.(b)
S49. Ans.(a)
Sol. +2, +3, +4, +5 pattern
S59. Ans.(c)
Sol. C J K
S50. Ans.(d)
Sol. Correct sequence of yugas according to vedas is
Satya – yuga → Treta – yuga → Dvapara – yuga → Kali – yuga S60. Ans.(d)

S51. Ans.(c) S61. Ans.(c)

Sol. Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word ‘Companions’ is spelt correctly.
Remaining words are spelt incorrectly.
Encapsuliate - Encapsulate
Purceive - Perceive
Transfussion - Transfusion

S52. Ans.(a) S62. Ans.(b)

Sol. Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Callous - Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard
for others.
Synonyms - Inconsiderate, Thoughtless, Uncaring, Insensitive.
Antonyms - Charitable, Compassionate, Humane, Kind-
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S63. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Others’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Others’ fits in
properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
S64. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Soar - To quickly increase to a high level.
Synonyms - Rise, Arise, Ascend, Climb, Lift, Mount
Antonyms - Decline, Descend, Dip, Drop
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given
word & hence it is the correct
choice.
S65. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The error lies in part c of the sentence.
Replace ‘Didn’t’ with ‘Did’ to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
Sentences containing neither, nor, nobody, none, nothing, are
considered negative. Hence, usage of the negative question
tag ‘Didn’t’ is wrong here. The given statement should be
followed by a positive question tag.
Question tags are short questions at the end of statements.
They are mainly used in speech when we want to –
- Confirm that something is true or not, OR
- To encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to.
Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb
from the statement and the appropriate subject. A positive
statement is followed by a negative question tag and a
a negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.
S66. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Replace, Weren’t with Aren’t to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
Conditional Sentences are used to express that the action in
the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain
condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled.
There are three types of Conditional Sentences.
The given sentence is a Type 1 sentence.
Conditional Sentence Type 1 - It is possible and also very
likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form - If + Simple Present, will-Future.
Example: If you study, you will pass the exam.
S67. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is grammatically and contextually correct.
Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun. Relative
pronouns are used at the beginning of an adjective clause (a
dependent clause that modifies a noun).
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Whose – It is the possessive form of ‘Who’. Whose can be used
for people, animals or things.
Ex - The man whose daughter won the tournament is a tennis
coach.
In the given sentence, ‘Whose’ refers to ‘Rural household’.
S68. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence.
Replace ‘Did’ with ‘Does’ to make the sentence grammatically
correct.
Conjunction 'No sooner ---- than' is also used to denote
simultaneous actions. No sooner always introduces the event
that occurred first.
The given sentence states an activity which is of present tense.
Hence, usage of ‘Did’ is wrong here.
S69. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Affable - Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
Synonyms – Friendly, Cordial, Warm, Pleasant
Antonyms – Unfriendly, Ill-mannered, Impolite,
Inconsiderate, Rude.
Option (b) portrays the same meaning as that of the given
word & hence it is the correct
choice.
S70. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Keep one at bay- It is an idiomatic expression which means,
‘To control something and prevent it from causing you
problems.’
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given
idiom & hence it is the correct
choice.
S71. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Museum - A building in which objects of historical, scientific,
artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
Option (d) portrays the same meaning as that of the given
group of words & hence it is
the correct choice.
S72. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The error lies in part c of the sentence.
Replace ‘Years’ with ‘Year’ to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
When the person’s age is being used as an adjective, we say
‘Year-old’ and not ‘Years old’.
In the given sentence, ‘23-year-old’ is a one adjective,
referring to a friend.
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Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The proper arrangement is – ACDB.
A - It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic by
informing about a boy and a girl who were playing together.
C – It tells that the boy had a collection of beautiful marbles.
D – It tells about a girl which is linked with sentence C. Hence,
CD forms the pair.
B – It concludes that the boy offered to give the girl all his
marbles in exchange for all her candies.
S74. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Ornithology - The scientific study of birds.
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given
group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
S75. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Challenges’.
As per the context, the word `Challenges’ fits in very well &
hence, it is the correct
choice.
S76. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence.
Replace ‘His’ with ‘One's’ to make the sentence grammatically
correct.
In the given sentence, the subject is ‘One’ then it is followed by
the possessive pronoun “One’s”. It is used to indicate that
something belongs or relates to people in general, or to
themselves in particular. (Here, Health of a particular person)
S77. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper arrangement is- CABD.
C- It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic by
informing about a young man.
A – It tells more about that man which is linked with the
earlier sentence. Hence, CA forms the pair.
B – It tells that a large crowd gathered to examine the heart of
that man.
D – It concludes by stating that everyone agreed on having the
most beautiful heart in the valley.
S78. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘have got their’ with ‘has got her’ to make the
sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
• The noun/ pronoun coming after “Neither of/Either
of/Each of” will be plural but the verb or pronoun which
follows it will be singular.
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S79. Ans.(d)
Sol. Red letter day- a special, happy, and important day that
you will always remember.
Use in a sentence- The day I first set foot in my new home
was a red-letter day for me.
S80. Ans.(b)
Sol. The word to be filled in the blank is ‘into’ to make the
sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
• 'In' is used when something is already in a resting
position in an enclosed space.
• 'Into' is used when someone or something moves to
another location which is an enclosed one.
S81. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chuar Rebellion occurred in 1798-99 in the Bankura /
Midnapore districts of modern West Bengal. The Munda
rebellion took place in the region south of Ranchi in 1899-
1900. Santhal Revolt took place in 1855. The Vellore mutiny
on 10 July 1806 was the first instance of a large-scale and
violent mutiny by Indian sepoys against the East India
Company.
S82. Ans.(b)
Sol. During the Maratha period, Patil was the officer
responsible for the village administration.
S83. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correctly matched list is as follows-
Battle of Haldighati -Akbar (against Rana Pratap)
Battle of Bilgram -Humayun (against Sher Shah)
Revolt of Khusrau -Humayun
Battle of Khanwa -Jahangir
S84. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred
to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,' was inserted by the 52nd
Amendment in 1985.
S85. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Public Service Commission is India's premier
central recruiting agency. According to Article -316, the
Chairman and other members of the Union Public Service
Commission shall be appointed by the President.
S86.Ans.(c)
Sol. Minerva Mills case of 1980 was one of the landmark
judgments of the Supreme Court of India.
It strengthened the 'Doctrine of Basic Structure' which was
propounded by the court in the historic Keshavananda Bharti
case in 1973.
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Sol. The Contingency Fund of India established under Article
267 (1) of the Constitution is in the nature of an imprest
(money maintained for a specific purpose) that is placed at the
disposal of the President to enable him/her to make advances
to meet urgent unforeseen expenditure, pending
authorization by the Parliament. Thus, the President of India
is the custodian of the Contingency Fund of India.
S88. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or "Moho," is the
boundary between the crust and the mantle.
S89. Ans.(a)
Sol. Doldrums, also called equatorial calms, are equatorial
regions of light ocean currents and winds within the
Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a belt of converging
winds and rising air encircling Earth near the Equator. The
doldrums, usually located between 5° north and 5° south of
the equator, is also known as the Intertropical Convergence
Zone or ITCZ.
S90. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Western Ghats is a mountain range that runs parallel
to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, located entirely
in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the
eight "hottest hot-spots" of biological diversity in the world.
S91. Ans.(b)
Sol. Detritivorous animals include millipedes, springtails,
woodlice, dung flies, slugs, many terrestrial worms, sea stars,
sea cucumbers, and fiddler crabs.
Detritivores are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by
consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as
well as feces).
S92. Ans.(c)
Sol. Saina Nehwal wrote the Autobiography named ‘Playing to
Win’.
Saina Nehwal is an Indian professional badminton player.
S93. Ans.(c)
Sol. The difference between the total revenue and total
expenditure of the government is termed fiscal deficit. It is an
indication of the total borrowings needed by the government.
While calculating the total revenue, borrowings are not
included.
Fiscal deficit = Total expenditure – Total receipts other than
borrowings
S94. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lajja is a novel in Bengali by Taslima Nasrin, a writer from
Bangladesh.
• The book was first published in 1993 in Bengali and was
subsequently banned in Bangladesh.
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• Lajja has been translated into many languages including
French, Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Persian,
Arabic, Assamese, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu,
Tamil, Punjabi, Nepali Malayalam, and Sinhalese, etc.
S95. Ans.(d)
Sol. In the game of Football, a yellow card is shown by the
referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned.
• The player's details are then recorded by the referee in a
small notebook; hence a caution is also known as a
"booking".
• A player who has been cautioned may continue playing in
the game; however, a player who receives a second
caution in a match is sent off (shown the yellow card
again, and then a red card), meaning that they must leave
the field immediately and take no further part in the
game.
S96. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve (SLBR), designated
in 2011, is located in the Seshachalam Hill ranges of Eastern
Ghats in Southern Andhra Pradesh.
S97. Ans.(d)
Sol. Seven priorities of the Union Budget 2023-24: ‘Saptarishi’
are- inclusive development, reaching the last mile,
infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential,
green growth, youth power, and financial sector.
S98. Ans.(a)
Sol. Animals such as Hydra, Adamsia, Physalia, and Corals
belong to the phylum Coelenterata.
• Coelenterata is a term encompassing the
animal phyla Cnidaria (coral animals, true jellies, sea
anemones, sea pens, and their relatives)
and Ctenophora (comb jellies).
• All coelenterates are aquatic, mostly marine, animals.
S99. Ans.(d)
Sol. Payment of loans by the government is an example of
capital Expenditure as it causes a reduction in liabilities of the
government.
• Capital expenditure is the money spent by the
government on the development of machinery,
equipment, building, health facilities, education, etc.
S100. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ustad Bismillah Khan – Sitar, From the given pairs, this is
not matched correctly.
• Ustad Bismillah Khan was an Indian musician who played
the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument.
• He was awarded India's highest civilian honour,
the Bharat Ratna, in 2001, becoming the third classical
musician of India after M. S. Subbalakshmi and Ravi
Shankar to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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Q1. Who among the following has been awarded the UNESCO Q8. Lionel Messi has bagged the Best FIFA men’s player prize
Peace Prize recently for her choice to accept refugees into for 2022. He belongs to which of the following country?
German territory back in 2015? (a) Argentina
(a) Kristina Schroder (b) England
(b) Svenja Schulze (c) Spain
(c) Angela Merkel (d) UAE
(d) Marie Schlei
Q9. The India Today Tourism Survey has chosen which of the
Q2. Who has been honoured with the Maharashtra Bhushan following state’s Tourism for the best adventure tourism
award for the year 2022? award?
(a) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari (a) Haryana
(b) Hari Balkrishnan (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Sajjan Jindal (c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) V Madhusoodanan Nair (d) Uttarakhand

Q3. Which state topped the medal tally of the fifth edition of Q10. Which edition of Asia Economic Dialogue (AED 2023)
the Khelo India Youth Games? has been organized in Pune, Maharashtra with the theme
(a) Haryana “Asia and the Emerging World Order”?
(b) Maharashtra (a) 5th
(c) Madhya Pradesh (b) 6th
(d) Uttar Pradesh (c) 7th
(d) 8th
Q4. In which city, India’s first AC Double Decker Electric Bus
Q11. Which team won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the
was introduced recently?
sixth time when they beat South Africa?
(a) Mumbai
(a) Australia
(b) Hyderabad
(b) India
(c) Bengaluru
(c) Pakistan
(d) New Delhi
(d) England
Q5. Who is the chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory
Q12. Ellora Ajanta International Festival 2023 is held in which
Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?
state in India?
(a) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Debashish Panda
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) T.S. Vijayan (c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) J Hari Narayan (d) Odisha

Q6. Ministry of Tribal Affairs will be organizing Aadi Q13. India’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players
Mahotsav – National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand was successfully launched from Pattipulam village in the
National Stadium. The stadium is located at- Chengalpattu district of-
(a) New Delhi (a) Telangana
(b) Mumbai (b) Assam
(c) Bengaluru (c) Odisha
(d) Hyderabad (d) Tamil Nadu

Q7. What is the name of India’s first AI assistant powered by Q14. The conference on “Financial Literacy in Amrit Kaal -
ChatGPT? Empowering Investors” will be held in-
(a) Velocity (a) Hyderabad, Telangana
(b) Sophie (b) Dispur, Assam
(c) Bryan (c) Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
(d) Lexi (d) Aizawl, Mizoram

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Q15. Which is the World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration Q22.
Satellite?
(a) China 1
(a) 9 :16
(b) Odin
(b) 5 :4
(c) THEMIS
(c) 3 :7
(d) JANUS-1
(d) 9 :5
Q16. Recently, India has announced joining the Agriculture
Innovation Mission for Climate. It was jointly launched by Q23. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs.1200
which of the following countries? for 15 months at the rate of 24% per annum when the interest
(a) Brazil and Argentina is compounded 5 monthly?
(b) Japan and Australia (a) 396
(c) France and UK (b) 397.2
(d) UAE and USA (c) 372.2
(d) 360.2
Q17. Abu Dhabi defense firm inked MOU with _____ at UAE’s
defense expo. Q24. Pipe ‘A’ can fill a tank in 10 hours. Pipe ‘B’ can fill the
(a) Tata Advanced Systems Limited same tank in 20 hours. Pipe A, B and C together can fill the
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited same tank in 30 hours. Then which of the following statement
(c) Antrix Corporation Ltd is true for Pipe ‘C’?
(d) Dassault Reliance Aerospace
(a)
Q18. Which film won the Best Film Award at the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award 2023? (b)
(a) Gangubai Khatiawadi
(b) The Kashmiri Files (c)
(c) RRR
(d) Bhediya (d)

Q19. Where will be the World’s highest weather station Q25.

rebuilt?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(a) 1720
(c) Nanda Devi
(b) 1580
(d) Mount K2
(c) 1640
Q20. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrated its __________ (d) 1840
Raising Day on 1st February 2023?
(a) 45th Q26. The ratio of monthly incomes of Ram and Pankaj is 7: 4
(b) 47th and the ratio of their monthly expenditure is 4 : 3. If Ram and
(c) 44th Pankaj save Rs. 7000 and 2500 respectively per month, then
(d) 46th what is the sum of their monthly incomes?
(a) Rs.26800
Q21. Ram travels 30km with a speed of 60km/hr. He travels (b) Rs. 24200
another 50km with a speed of 20km/hr. What is his average (c) Rs. 23900
speed for the entire journey? (d) Rs. 22000

(a)
Q27. What is the value of –
(b)
(a) 7.5
(c) (b) 17.5
(c) 12.5
(d) (d) 24.5

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Q28. The average of 12 numbers is 32. If the 13th number is (a) 3.2 days
included, then the average becomes 34. What is the 13th (b) 3.4days
number? (c) 3.8days
(a) 56 (d) 3.5days
(b) 58
(c) 52 Q35. The speed of a train is 324 km/hr. Distance traveled by
(d) 60 the train in 198 second is -
(a) 16984 meter
(b) 13791meter
Q29.
(c) 14423meter
(d) 17820meter

(a) Directions (36-39): The line graph shows annual profits

in rupees lakhs of a certain company from 2011 to 2016.
Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
(b)

(c)

(d)

Q30.
(a) 729
(b) 243
(c) 496
(d) 1458

Q31. During the evaluation of SSC CGL Description exam, the

Marks of a student is first increased by 31% and then reduced Q36. The company reported a loss in the year of:
by 20%. If the final value is 524, then what was initial marks? (a) 2013
(a) 450 (b) 2016
(b) 495 (c) 2012
(c) 500 (d) 2014
(d) 510
Q37. What is the cumulative profit (in lakh Rs) earned by the
Q32. company in the given six years?
(a) 80
(b) 70
(a) 1.3 (c) 90
(b) 3.9 (d) 100
(c) 5.2
Q38. By what value profit in 2012 was more (in %) than the
(d) 2.6
profit of 2011?
(a) 10
Q33. Find the unit of digit of the given function. (b) 33.33
(c) 50
(a) 4 (d) 40
(b) 6
Q39. If the profits are added to the company's reserves and
(c) 8
the reserves stood at Rs 150 lakhs at the end of 2015, what
(d) 0
were the reserves (in Rs. lakhs) in the beginning of 2012?
(a) 130
Q34. Dev can do a piece of work in 17 days. Arun can do same
(b) 90
work in 5 days. If they started working together, in how many (c) 110
days will they complete work? (d) 40
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Q40. If A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 40, 48 and Q45. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the
36 days respectively. How many days will they take to following series?
complete the work, if they work together? 8, 12, 21, 46, 95, 216, 385, ?
(a) 12 days (a) 328
(b) 16 days (b) 612
(c) (c) 674
(d) 382
(d)
Q46. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a
Q41. Select two option that is related to the third number in certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
the same way as the second number is related to the first (a) BWKN
number. (b) CUJO
56: 61: : 45: ? (c) ETFS
(a) 29
(d) DUET
(b) 39
(c) 41
(d) 49 Q47. Chiropractor is related to joints in the same way as
pediatricians is related to:
Q42. Which two signs should be interchanged in the (a) Foot
following equation to make it correct? (b) Gyneco
32÷2+13-52×2=51 (c) Children
(a) + and× (d) Chest
(b) ÷and×
(c) - and÷ Q48. If JOINTS is codded as 16815210 and GOVIND is codded
(d) - and× as 496481516 then how will PHONE be coded as?
(a) 16815145
Q43. How many triangles are present in the following figure?
(b) 7646555
(c) 7646525
(d) 16646525

Q49. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the
same way as are the numbers of the following set.
(a) 31 (16: 31: 8)
(b) 33 (a) (24: 32: 9)
(c) 35 (b) (16: 73: 81)
(d) 29 (c) (64: 62: 64)
(d) (64: 16: 62)
Q44. Two statements are given followed by two conclusions,
I, II and III. You have to consider the statements to be true,
Q50. Three of the following four words are alike in a certain
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known
facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions can way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
definitely be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your (a) Pencil
answer. (b) Clamp
Statements: (c) Jig
All Vodafone are idea (d) Curette
Some Jio is Airtel
Some Airtel is Idea Q51. Select the option that is related to the third. Letter-
Conclusions: cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related
I. Some Airtel is Vodafone. to the first letter-cluster.
II. All Ideas are Airtel NATION: SEQFMP: : PROPER : ?
III. No. Idea is Jio.
(a) KLVMPC
(a) only conclusions I and II follow
(b) UVLMCT
(b) All conclusions follow.
(c) only conclusions II and III follow. (c) TCYNJX
(d) No conclusion follows. (d) TVNYPT

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Q52. Select the combination of the letter that when (a) 3
sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter series will (b) 4
complete the series. (c) 2
(d) 1
(a) bcea
Q58. Find the odd one out from the given options.
(b) abce
(a) A
(c) ecce
(b) H
(d) ebbc
(c) F
(d) N
Q53. Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the
relationship between the following classes.
Q59. Three of the following four words are alike in a certain
Tall men, Black-haired people, Indians
way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
(a) Mouse
(b) Phone
(a) (c) Monitor
(d) Cpu

Q60. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the

(b) question figure?

(c)

(d)

Q54. Complete the given series.

9, 5.5, 7.5, 19, 84, ? (a)
(a) 652
(b) 688
(c) 621
(d) 695 (b)

Q55. Select the related number from the given alternatives.

357 : 714 :: 468 : ?
(a) 579 (c)
(b) 417
(c) 936
(d) 864
(d)
Q56. Raam is brother of Atul. Rekha is sister of Rohit. Atul is
son of Rekha. How Raam is related to Rekha? Q61. Select the correctly spelt word.
(a) Son (a) Alied
(b) Brother (b) Disllusioned
(c) Nephew (c) Misalloccate
(d) Father (d) Subsidize

Q57. Two different positions of the dice are shown. Find the Q62. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given
number opposite to the face having 2. word.
Sedentary
(a) Tranquil
(b) Lazy
(c) Rebellious
(d) Active

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Q63. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in (a) ABCD
the given sentence. (b) ACBD
In view of the heavy losses suffered by the company, the (c) ACDB
shareholders were requested to bear ___________. (d) ADBC
(a) over
(b) with Q69. Identify the segment in the given sentence which
(c) out contains the grammatical error.
(d) up A continued boom in women joining the workforce could
contribute to the economy and help protect their households
Q64. Select the synonym of the given word. from economic shocks and stress.
Stifle (a) from economic shocks and stress.
(a) Starve (b) A continued boom in women joining
(b) Stumble (c) could contribute to the economy
(c) Smother (d) No error
(d) Stagger
Q70. Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.
Q65. Identify the segment in the given sentence which Featherbrained
contains the grammatical error. (a) To show that you do not support something
To help you make a good purchase for your oral hygiene, we (b) Silly or often forgetting things
have a list of some of the most popular rechargeable (c) To be over excited
toothbrush that you can buy online. (d) To take a balanced diet
(a) make a good purchase for
(b) some of the most popular rechargeable Q71. Select the word which means the same as the group of
(c) toothbrush that you can words given.
(d) your oral hygiene A situation in which there is little or no order or control
(a) Pacifism
Q66. Select the option that will improve the segment in bold (b) Clubbing
of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, (c) Complaisance
select ‘No improvement.’ (d) Mayhem
Over a million people has already got the vaccine and many
are still waiting for their turn. Q72. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
(a) Over a million people have Tackle
(b) Over a million peoples’ have (a) Confront
(c) Over the million peoples have (b) Afford
(d) No improvement (c) Present
(d) Charge
Q67. Select the option that will improve the segment in bold
of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, Q73. Identify the segment in the given sentence which
select ‘No improvement.’ contains the grammatical error.
Research has proven if a healthy lifestyle like an appropriate It is her who came with us to the restaurant.
diet, satisfactory physical fitness level and a healthy weight (a) who came
can provide health benefits. (b) It is her
(a) Research had proven that (c) with us
(b) Research have proved that (d) to the restaurant.
(c) Research has proven that
(d) No improvement Q74. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the
option that gives their correct order.
Q68. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the A. We all want our future to be bright and happy, but the time
option that gives their correct order. doesn’t stop for anyone.
A. Raisins are loaded with fibre. B. There is always a tomorrow to look forward to and
B. This will result in a better digestive system. improve, but you can’t go back to yesterday.
C. Hence, they act as natural laxatives when you soak them in C. Each tomorrow turns into today, your present is also a part
water. your future.
D. Thus, eating soaked raisins can help in constipation and
D. So, maintain the balance of your present life while you work
regulating the bowel movements.
for a better tomorrow.
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(a) BADA Q80. Identify the segment in the given sentence which
(b) CBAD contains the grammatical error.
(c) ACBD Are you stronger minded enough to ignore the people around
(d) BADC you?
(a) Are you stronger
Q75. Select the word which means the same as the group of (b) minded enough to ignore
(c) the people around you?
words given.
(d) no error
A member of a race of people who were the first people to live
in a country, before any colonists arrived.
Q81. Reni Village in Garhwal was known for what
(a) Antiphonal environmental movement in 1970?
(b) Delusional (a) Save Silent Valley Movement
(c) Aboriginal (b) Chipko Movement
(d) Transcendental (c) Jungle Bachao Andolan
(d) Appiko Movement
Q76. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in
the given sentence. Q82. Who among the following is NOT a part of the Union
In the story of the struggle for the liberation of India from the Executive?
British Raj, Bhagat Singh and his friends __________a prominent (a) The Prime Minister of India
mention (b) The President of India
(a) Deserves (c) The Supreme Court of India
(b) Deserve (d) The council of ministers
(c) Deserving
Q83. 'Norwesters' are thunder storms which are prominent
(d) Had deserved
in _____.
(a) India and Bhutan
Q77. Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.
(b) Bhutan and Nepal
To spin one's wheels (c) India and Bangladesh
(a) to take a chance (d) Bangladesh and Myanmar
(b) to do a job quickly
(c) to narrate someone a confusing story Q84. Kyoto Protocol's (an international treaty to reduce
(d) to waste one's time greenhouse gas emissions) first meeting was held at which
country?
Q78. Identify the segment in the given sentence which (a) USA
contains the grammatical error. (b) Germany
No less than twenty persons were hurt in the accident. (c) Japan
(a) twenty persons (d) Switzerland
(b) No less
(c) were hurt Q85. Alp’s mountain range is located in which continent?
(a) Europe
(d) in the accident.
(b) North America
(c) South America
Q79. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the
(d) Africa
option that gives their correct order.
A. The future of our country depends upon the moral values Q86. What is the full form of ITCZ?
conveyed to them during their student life. (a) Inter tropical converter zone
B. They will become doctors, politicians, business-person, (b) Inter tropical convergence zone
engineers, scientists, etc., and hold important positions. (c) Inter tropical centre zone
C. Students are the future of India. (d) None of these
D. Moral lessons should be properly implemented among
students in school. Q87. The only National Park where Kashmiri stag is found is
(a) ABCD (a) Kanha
(b) CBAD (b) Dachigam
(c) ABDC (c) Manas
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Q88. Arrange the following in their chronological order: Q94. What is the capital outlay has been provided for the
1. Rukn-ud-din Railways in the Union Budget 2023-24?
2. Mubarak Khan (a) 1.40 lakh crore
3. Firuz Shah Tughluq (b) 2.40 lakh crore
4. Alam Shah (c) 3.40 lakh crore
Select the correct answer from the code given below: (d) 4.40 lakh crore
(a) 2,1, 4, 3
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3 Q95. 'Bauhche' is a traditional bridegroom’s sword worn
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 during a tribal wedding ceremony in:
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4 (a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
Q89. In which battle did Maharana Sanga defeat Ibrahim
(c) Uttar Pradesh
Lodi?
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Battle of Khatoli
(b) Battle of sarangpur
Q96. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary lies on the southern bank
(c) Battle of Siwana
of which river in the northeastern states of India?
(d) Battle of Khanua
(a) Brahmaputra
Q90. Which one of the following pair is not correctly (b) Barak
matched? (c) Subansiri
(a) Purna Swaraj Resolution - 1929 (d) Gomti
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh - 1931
(c) Formation of Congress Socialist Party - 1938 Q97. In which of the following years was ADB (Asian
(d) Simla Conference - 1945 Development Bank) established?
(a) 1959
Q91.Which among the following comes under Concurrent List (b) 1966
of Indian Constitution? (c) 1978
I. Marriage and Divorce (d) 1980
II. Electricity
III. Labour W elfare Q98. Hakki, Pikki and Siddi are ___________ from Karnataka.
(a) Only I (a) music types
(b) Only II (b) dance forms
(c) Both I and II (c) languages
(d) All I, II and II (d) theatre forms

Q92. In India, which kind of emergency can be proclaimed on Q99. Who among the following is the first female Chief Justice
the grounds of war or external aggression or armed rebellion? of Telangana?
(a) National Emergency (a) R Banumathi
(b) State Emergency
(b) Ruma Pal
(c) Financial Emergency
(c) Hima Kohli
(d) State and Financial Emergency both
(d) JK Maheshwari
Q93. What is the rate of tax for Income tax slab between the
Q100. Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission
income of Rs 9 Lakh to Rs 12 Lakh for assessment year 2023-
24? in the year__________.
(a) 5% (a) 1899
(b) 10% (b) 1876
(c) 15% (c) 1897
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 Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. For her assistance to refugees in Germany, former
German chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded the UNESCO
peace prize.
Details:
• The former German leader received the UN prize for her
choice to accept refugees into German territory back in
2015.
Details About UNESCO Peace Prize:
• Created in 1989 – the UNESCO Peace Prize honors
individuals, institutions, or organizations that have made
a significant contribution to the promotion, research,
safeguarding, or maintenance of peace, in accordance
with the Constitution of UNESCO and the Charter of the
United Nations.
UNESCO Static Facts:
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations
aimed at promoting world peace and security through
international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and
culture.
• Founded: 16th November, 1945
• Headquarters: Paris, France
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The state government of Maharashtra has announced that
renowned social worker, preacher, and reformer Dattatreya
alias Appasaheb Dharmadikari will be honoured with
Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2022.
Details:
• The Maharashtra Bhushan award comprises a medal, a
citation, and Rs 25 lakh, which will be conferred to
Appasaheb at a function later in the year.
• Appasaheb was honoured with Padmashri in 2017.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Maharashtra topped the medal tally of the fifth edition of
the Khelo India Youth Games.
Details:
• The fifth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games
concluded on February 11.
• In the Khelo India Youth Games – 2022, Maharashtra was
the overall champion by securing a total of 161 medals
including 56 gold, 55 silver, and 50 bronze medals.
• On the other hand, Haryana has been in the second
position by getting a total of 128 medals including 41
gold, 32 silver, and 55 bronze. Host Madhya Pradesh
finished third with 96 medals including 39 gold.
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S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s first air-conditioned double-decker electric bus
was inducted into the fleet of BEST in Mumbai.
Details:
• This air-conditioned double-decker electric bus is likely
to ply on the routes in suburbs where conventional
double-decker buses that run on diesel are currently
operated.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Debashish Panda is the chairperson of the Insurance
Regulatory Development Authority of India.
Details About IRDAI:
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of
India is a regulatory body under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and is tasked
with regulating and licensing the insurance and re-
insurance industries in India.
• It was founded in 1999.
• Debashish Panda is the chairperson of IRDAI.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ministry of Tribal Affairs will be organizing Aadi
Mahotsav – National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand
National Stadium, New Delhi.
Additional Info-
• To provide direct market access to the tribal master
craftsmen and women in large metros and State capitals.
• Theme: “A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Crafts,
Culture, Cuisine, and Commerce”.
• Nodal Agency: Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation
of India.
• Participation: More than 1000 tribal artisans and artists
from 28 States/UTs will be participating in the festival.
• Tribal Freedom Fighters Gallery will be set up to
showcase stories of Tribal Freedom fighters.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lexi, a ChatGPT-powered AI chatbot, has arrived in India.
Velocity launched the chatbot to assist e-commerce owners by
presenting them with business information in a simplified
manner.
Additional Info-
• AI chatbots have been around for quite some time but
lacked a ‘human touch’. ChatGPT, with its human-like
answers, stirred things up and prompted Google to come
up with its own AI chatbot, Bard.
• Microsoft, which has partnered with ChatGPT’s parent
company OpenAI, also launched a new version of Bing
recently that has a chat option. The responses are similar
to what ChatGPT provides.
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S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Argentina’s Lionel Messi has bagged the Best FIFA men’s
player prize for 2022.
Additional Info-
Messi was named the winner of the Best FIFA Men’s Player
award for his outstanding performances in men’s football
from the period of 8 August 2021 to 18 December 2022.
Equaling Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski’s
massive feat at the FIFA awards.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The India Today Tourism Survey has chosen Jammu &
Kashmir Tourism for best adventure tourism award.
Additional Info-
• The awards were given away at New Delhi by Union
Minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs,
Arjun Ram Meghwal.
• The award has been given to the J&K Tourism
Department in recognition of its efforts in promoting
‘Gulmarg’ as an adventure destination of international
order.
• The award was received by Deputy Director, Tourism,
Alyas Ahmad on behalf of the Department.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. 7th Asia Economic Dialogue (AED 2023) has been
organized in Pune, Maharashtra.
Additional Info-
• AED is the annual flagship geo-economics conference of
the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
• It is hosted by MEA in collaboration with the Pune
International Centre.
• It is a unique dialogue based in India where Asian
countries come together to talk about trade, finance, and
business opportunities.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final: Australia won the
Women’s T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat
South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ellora Ajanta International Festival 2023 was held in
Maharashtra.
Additional Info-
• The Ajanta Ellora International Festival 2023 festival is a
celebration of the cultural heritage and diversity of the
region and promises to be a feast for the senses.
• The festival showcases the Ellora and Ajanta caves
‘artwork and architecture, as well as performances by
local and international artists.
• Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the
Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India.
• The Ajanta Ellora International Festival was first
launched in 1985.
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S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players
was successfully launched from Pattipulam village in the
Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu.
What are sounding rockets?
• Sounding rockets are one or two stage solid propellant
rockets used for probing the upper atmospheric regions
and for space research.
• They also serve as easily affordable platforms to test or
prove prototypes of new components or subsystems
intended for use in launch vehicles and satellites.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Conference on “Financial Literacy in Amrit Kaal -
Empowering Investors” will be held in Aizawl, Mizoram.
Additional Info-
• Organizers: Investor Education and Protection Fund
Authority in association with the Department of Tourism,
Mizoram.
• Niveshak Didi: It will be launched in collaboration with
India Post Payment Bank to promote financial literacy for
women by women.
• Investor Awareness Van in Mizoram (Niveshak Sarathi):
It is an initiative of the IEPF Authority in collaboration
with Common Service Centers (CSC E-gov) to promote
financial literacy among people in far-flung areas by
spreading knowledge through dedicated audio-visual and
print material.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration Satellite
Launched JANUS-1. JANUS-1 rode on the Indian Space
Research Organization’s (ISRO) SSLV-D2 rocket.
S16. Ans.(d)
Sol. India has joined a global initiative started by the US and
the UAE to boost funding and assistance for the development
of climate-smart agriculture and food systems. The two
countries together launched the Agricultural Innovation
Mission for Climate (AIM4C) in November 2021.
Additional Info-
• The mission will serve as an example of the advantages of
group dedication. It will seek to enhance investments in
novel agricultural technology, smart agriculture, and the
food chain.
• Frameworks will be developed to encourage technical
debates, knowledge, and expertise.
• This will be accomplished by increasing investments at
the national and international levels.
• To develop information sharing and action-related
infrastructure for governments, scientists, and other
stakeholders.
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S17. Ans.(b)
Sol. Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), an aerospace company in
India, and EDGE, the top defence company in the UAE, inked a
Memorandum of Understanding.
Additional Info-
• The MOU was signed at INDEX, which is known as one of
the biggest tri-service defence shows in the world by
Dubai’s EDGE and India’s HAL.
• IDEX-2023 was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Sunjay Sudhir- the Indian ambassador to the UAE.
S24. Ans.(d)
S18. Ans.(b) Sol.
Sol. The Kashmiri Files won the Best Film Award at the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023.

S19. Ans.(a)
Sol. World’s highest weather station was rebuilt on Mount
Everest.

S20. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 47th
Raising Day on 1st February 2023.
Details:
• From a modest beginning with just seven surface
platforms in 1978, the ICG currently has 158 ships and 78 S25. Ans.(d)
aircraft and is likely to achieve the targeted force levels of Sol.
200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard is the 4th largest Coast Guard in the
world.

S21. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S26. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S22. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S27. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S23. Ans.(b)
Sol.

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Sol. Sol.

S29. Ans.(b)
Sol. S36. Ans.(a);
Sol. 2013

S37. Ans.(b);
Sol. Cumulative profit = 20 + 30 – 10 +5 + 15 +10 = 70

S38. Ans.(c)
Sol.
S30. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S39. Ans.(c)
Sol. Profits added till the end of 2015
S31. Ans.(c) 20 + 30 – 10 + 5 + 15 = 60
Sol. ∴ Profit at the start of 2011
= (150 – 60) lakh
= 90 lakh
∴ profit at the start of 2012
= (90 + 20) lakhs = 110 LAKHS

S40. Ans.(d)
Sol.
S32. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S33. Ans.(d)
Sol. 4 is added 100 times so unit digit is 0.
S41. Ans.(c)
S34. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Sol.

S42. Ans.(b)
Sol.

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Sol. 33 triangles

S44. Ans.(d)
Sol.
S50. Ans.(d)
Sol. All tools used by carpenters except curette

S51. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S45. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S46. Ans.(b) S52. Ans.(c)

Sol. Sol.

S53. Ans.(b)

S54. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S47. Ans.(c)
Sol. Doctor of joints called chiropractor
Doctor of children called paediatrician
S55. Ans.(c)
S48. Ans.(c) Sol. 357 × 2 = 714
Sol. 468 × 2 = 936

S56. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S57. Ans.(d)
Sol.
S49. Ans.(c)
Sol.

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Sol. A is vowel & all other are consonant.
S59. Ans.(b)
Sol. All other are device related to computer except. (b)
S60. Ans.(b)
S61. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word ‘Subsidize’ is spelt correctly.
Remaining words are spelt incorrectly.
Disllusioned - Disillusioned
Misalloccate - Misallocate
Alied – Allied.
S62. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sedentary: (of a person) tending to spend much time
seated; somewhat inactive.
S63. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bear with- be patient or tolerant with.
S64. Ans.(c)
Sol. Stifle: make (someone) unable to breathe properly;
suffocate.
Smother: kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so
that they suffocate.
S65. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The error lies in part a of the sentence.
Replace ‘Toothbrush’ with ‘Toothbrushes’ to make the
sentence grammatically correct.
Some – It is an indefinite pronoun which is followed by plural
noun & plural verb.
Hence, usage of the singular noun ‘Toothbrush’ is incorrect
here.
The sentence thus formed is - To help you make a good
purchase for your oral hygiene, we have a list of some of the
most popular rechargeable toothbrushes that you can buy
online.
S66. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Replace, ‘Over a million people has’ with ‘Over a million
people have’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
S67. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Replace, ‘Research has proven if’ with ‘Research has proven
that’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
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S68. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper arrangement is- ACDB
A - It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic,
‘Importance of Raisins’.
C – It informs further that if we soak them in water it will act
as a natural medicine or agent for relieving constipation.
D – It states the importance of eating soaked raisins.
B – It concludes by stating that eating soaked raisins helps to
have a better digestive system.
S69. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The error lies in part a of the sentence.
Replace ‘Stress’ with ‘Stresses’ to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
If the sentence consists of two or more words / phrases that
are connected by ‘And’
then they must have the same structure. (Same degree, tense)
In the given sentence ‘Shocks’ is a plural noun. Hence, the
word after ‘And’ should also be in the same form. Stresses is
the plural form of the noun ‘Stress’.
The sentence thus formed is - A continued boom in women
joining the workforce could contribute to the economy and
help protect their households from economic shocks and
stresses.
S70. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Featherbrained: a frivolous or forgetful person.
S71. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Mayhem - needless or wilful damage or violence, a situation
in which there is little or no order or control.
Option d conveys the same meaning as that of the given word
& hence it is the correct choice.
S72. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Tackle - To try to deal with something or someone.
Synonyms - Address, Approach, Face, Confront.
Antonyms - Avoid, Evade.
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given
word & hence it is the correct choice.
S73. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence.
Replace ` Her’ by `She’ to make the sentence grammatically
correct.
The subjective/ nominative pronouns are ‘I, you (singular),
he/she/it, we, you (plural), they and who’. A subjective
pronoun acts as a subject in a sentence.
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pronoun should be in the subjective case.
The objective /accusative case pronouns are - Me, You
(singular), Him/Her/It, Us, You (plural), Them & Whom. The
objective case is used when something is being done to (or
given to, etc.) someone.
The sentence thus formed is - It is she who came with us to the
restaurant.
S74. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper arrangement is- ACBD
A - It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic,
‘Importance of present to build up the bright future’.
C – It states that ‘Present time’ is also a part of your ‘future’
which is linked with sentence A. Hence, AC forms the pair.
B – It tells the importance of the present by stating that we
can’t go back to yesterday.
D – It concludes by saying that we must balance present life
while you work for a better tomorrow.
S75. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Aboriginal - Of or relating to the people who have been in a
region from the earliest time Option (c) portrays the same
meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is
the correct choice.
S76. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Deserve’.
As per the context, the word ` Deserve’ fits in very well &
hence, it is the correct choice.
S77. Ans.(d)
Sol. To spin one's wheels: waste one's time or efforts.
S78. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence. Replace ‘Less’ with
‘Fewer’ to make the
sentence grammatically correct.
Less - Less is the comparative form of ‘Little’. It is used
especially before uncountable nouns.
Fewer - It is the comparative of ‘Few’. It is used before plural
nouns.
In the given sentence, the noun is countable (twenty persons).
Hence, the usage of an adjective ‘Less’ is incorrect here.
The sentence thus formed is - No fewer than twenty persons
were hurt in the accident.
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S79. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The proper arrangement is- CABD
C - It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic by
informing the role of students in shaping up the future of the
country.
A – It continues further by stating that moral values are
important in a student's life.
B – It tells that they get degrees and hold important positions.
D – It concludes by saying that moral lessons should be
properly implemented in school.
S80. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘stronger’ with ‘strong’ to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.
• Comparative adjectives (stronger) are used to say that
one person or thing demonstrates a high degree of a
quality or is a better example of a quality than the other.
• Strong is used to describe one or more people or things.
S81. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reni Village in Garhwal is known for the Chipko
movement, an environmental movement in 1970.
• The Chipko movement started in early 1970 in the
Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand (the then U.P).
• The landmark event took place on 26 March 1974 when a
group of peasant women of Reni village in the Chamoli
district of Uttarakhand grouped to prevent the cutting of
trees and reclaim their traditional forest rights.
S82. Ans.(c)
Sol. From the given options, The Supreme Court of India is not
a part of the Union Executive.
• The Union executive consists of the President, the Vice-
President, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime
Minister as the head to aid and advise the President.
S83. Ans.(c)
Sol. Norwesters or the Kalbaishakhi is a local rain fall and
thunder storm which occurs in India and Bangladesh.
Kalbaishakhi occurs, with increasing frequency, from March
till monsoon establishes over North-East India
S84. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which
extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was adopted in Kyoto,
Japan, on December 11, 1997 and entered into force on
February 16, 2005. There are currently 192 parties (Canada
withdrew effective December 2012) to the Protocol.
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S85. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain
range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching
approximately 1,200 kilometres across eight Alpine
countries: France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein,
Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.
S86. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is a belt of
low pressure which circles the Earth generally near the
equator where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres come together. It is characterised by convective
activity which generates often vigorous thunderstorms over
large areas.
S87. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers from
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 141 square
kilometers. It is only National Park where Kashmiri Stag is
found.
S88. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rukn-ud-din - 1236AD
Mubarak Khan - 1316-1320AD
Firuz Shah Tughluq - 1351-1388AD
Alam Shab - 1445-1451AD
Afer the death of Iltutmish, Rukn-ud-din became the ruler in
1236 century while Iltutmish had appointed Razia as his
successor. Mubarak Khan became the sultan of Delhi by the
name of Muhammad Khalji in 1316. Firuz Shah Tughluq ruled
over Delhi from 1351 to 1388 and uled as Alam Shah of Sayyid
dynasty from 1445 to 1451 century,
S89. Ans.(a)
Sol. The battle of Khatoli was fought between Maharana Sanga
and Ibrahim Lodi in 1518. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated badly by
Maharana Sanga.
S90. Ans.(c)
Sol. Congress Socialist Party, or (CSP), was a left-wing group
within the Congress. It was formed with Acharya Narendra
Deva as President and Jay Prakash Narayan as General
Secretary in 1934.
S91. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Concurrent List or List-III (Seventh Schedule) is a list
of 52 items (though the last item is numbered 47) given in the
Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. It includes the
power to be considered by both the central and state
government. The legislative section is divided into three lists:
Union List, State List and Concurrent List. Electricity, civil
laws and labour law are included in them.
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S92. Ans.(a)
Sol. In India, National Emergency can be proclaimed on the
grounds of war or external aggression or armed rebellion.
S93. Ans.(c)
Sol. 15% is the rate of tax for Income tax slab between the
income of Rs 9 Lakh to Rs 12 Lakh for assessment year 2023-
24.
S94. Ans.(b)
Sol. A capital outlay of ` 2.40 lakh crore has been provided for
the Railways. This highest ever outlay is about 9 times the
outlay made in 2013-14.
S95. Ans.(a)
Sol. 'Bauhche' is a traditional bridegroom’s sword worn
during a tribal wedding ceremony in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Bride also wears a sword, Doumui Che.
• They also use accessories like Biang Sipi (chain of blue
colored beads), Talei (mixed-sized bowls), Buah Tap, and
Kamko Tap (bangles worn by the groom), etc.
S96. Ans.(a)
Sol. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located
in the state of Assam in India.
• It is located on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River.
S97. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional
development bank established on 19 December 1966.
• It is headquartered in Metro Manila, Philippines.
S98. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hakki, Pikki, and Siddi are languages from Karnataka.
• Siddi language spoken by the Siddi tribe of Uttara
Kannada district and the Hakki Pikki language of the
nomadic tribes have been identified as “critically
endangered”.
S99.Ans.(c)
Sol. Hima Kohli is the first female Chief Justice of Telangana.
• Currently, she is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
S100. Ans.(c)
Sol. Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission in
the year 1897.
• The mission was named after his Guru Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa and was founded on 1 May 1897.
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