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14. Who among the following defeated Humayun in the

General Studies “Battle of Chausa”?
1. “Madurai” was the capital of which Sangam age (A) Akbar
kingdom? (B) Sher Shah Suri
(A) Chola (B) Chera (C) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
(C) Pandyas (D) Rashtrakuts (D) Alam Shah

2. The great ‘One Horned Indian Rhino’ is found at 15. When is Teachers Day celebrated every year?
which place? (A) 05 September (B) 06 September
(A) Corbett National Park (C) 01 September (D) 03 September
(B) Kanha National Park
(C) Kaziranga National Park 16. Which one of the following compounds is not stored
(D) Periyar Game Sanctuary in human body?
s (A) Glycogen (B) Amino Acids
b (C) Fat (D) Tocopherol
o 3. The Constitution of India was enacted by a
j Constituent Assembly set up under the following?
(A) Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947 17. Recently, who has won the International Booker
t (B) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 Prize for the year 2020?
v (A) Tom Amex (B) Andy Joseph
o (C) Through a resolution of British government
G (D) None of these (C) Marike Lucas (D) Nodes lars

4. Which of the following is not a scalar quantity? 18. A person can be appointed as the Attorney General
(A) Mass (B) Weight of India if he/she has been for at least ___years an advocate
u (C) Distance (D) Temperature of a High Court or of two or more than two such courts.
r (A) Five (B) Seven
u 5. Bir Tikendrajit International Airport is located in (C) Ten (D) Three
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ea (A) Assam (B) Kerala 19. Where are the headquarters of IAEA located?
ix (C) Karnataka (D) Manipur (A) Tokyo, Japan (B) Vienna, Austria
rE (C) Oslo, Norway (D) Geneva, Switzerland
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(A) Calcium carbonate (B) Sodium bicarbonate 20. Which of the following is the coldest layer of
t (C) Calcium oxide (D) Sodium hydroxide atmosphere?
s (A) Troposphere (B) Exosphere
e (C) Mesosphere (D) Stratosphere
t 7. E-Way bill passed earlier this year by the
government deals with which of the following?
e (A) Promotion of Electronic vehicles in the country 21. Headquarters of “World Health Organisation” is
n located at which place?
i (B) Movement of goods/ consignments within the country
l (C) Incentivising payment through modes (A) Geneva (B) Paris
n (D) Digital courts for solving the problem of rising pending (C) New York (D) Berlin
o cases
22. Which of the following separates Daman and Diu?
8. ___________rate is the minimum rate below which (A) Narmada River (B) Gulf of khambat
banks are not allowed to lend to its customers. (C) Gir Hills (D) Tapti River
(A) Repo (B) Bank
(C) Reverse Repo (D) Base 23. Which state/ UT will host the International Film
t
s Festival of India 2020?
e 9. Who among the following was the first Viceroy of (A) Ladakh (B) Goa
t India? (C) Karnataka (D) Assam
k (A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Lord Wellesley
c (C) Lord Elgin (D) Lord Canning 24. Brahmaputra river originates in ____.
o (A) Nepal (B) India
m (C) Bangladesh (D) Tibet
10. Recently, who has been appointed as Executive
e Director of World Bank?
n (A) Avesh Thakur (B) Neelam Bhardwaj 25. Wanakbori Thermal Power Station is located in
i (C) Rajesh Khullar (D) Manisha Chopra which of the following state?
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n (A) Rajasthan (B) Kerala
o 11. Which of the following Veda is also known as “First (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Gujarat
testament” of mankind?
(A) Sama Veda (B) Yajur Veda 26. Who is known as the father of Indian Super
(C) Atharva Veda (D) Rig Veda Computer?
(A) Raghunath Mashelkar (B) Vijay Bhatkar
12. The second Mysore war came to an end with the (C) Jayant Narlikar (D) Nandan Nilekani
Treaty of Mangalore in March 11, 1784 signed between ____
and the British East India Company. 27. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains
(A) Haider Ali (B) Mir Jafar special provisions for the administration and control of
(C) Tipu Sultan (D) Shivaji Schedule Areas in several States?
(A) Third (B) Fifth
13. PM Modi has recently launched which app for (C) Seventh (D) Ninth
livestock to farmers?
(A) E-Gaudhan (B) E-Gopala 28. When was World Tribal Day observed?
(C) E-Pashudhan (D) E-Pashupalan (A) August 9th (B) August 10th
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29. Who among the following is the chairperson of NITI 42. A shopkeeper sells an article at a discount of 12%
Aayog? for Rs. 660. If the ratio of the cost price to marked price is
(A) President (B) Vice President 14:15 respectively, then find the loss percentage incurred by
(C) Finance Minister (D) Prime Minister the shopkeeper.
(A) 5.71% (B) 6.67%
30. Which of the following law states that electric (C) 7.35% (D) 8%
current is proportional to voltage and inversely proportional
to resistance? 43. Rahul marks an article 45% above its cost price and
s (A) Ohm’s Law (B) Stefan Law sells it to Piyush at 20% discount. If Piyush sold the article
r (C) Coulomb’s Law (D) Boyle’s Law for Rs. 406 at the profit of 25%, then find the cost price of the
i 31. ____ is an economic system based on private article for Rahul.
a ownership of the means of production and their operation for (A) Rs. 300 (B) Rs. 280
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f profit. (C) Rs. 350 (D) Rs. 250
A (A) State economy (B) Capital economy
t (C) Mixed economy (D) Revenue economy 44. The average run scored by a batsman in 21 innings
n is 37. He scored ‘x’ runs in the 22nd inning such that his
e 32. Minamata disease was caused by toxic quantities of average run increased by 2 runs. Find the value of ‘x’.
r which of the following metal? (A) 82 runs (B) 81 runs
r (A) Boron (B) Nickel (C) 80 runs (D) None of these
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c (C) Arsenic (D) Mercury
45. A vessel contains mixture of milk and water mixed
33. Renowned poet Rahat Indori passed away on in the ratio 13:5, respectively. 72 liters of the mixture is taken
August 11, 2020. He was a poet in which language? out of the vessel and replaced with 51 liters of water such
(A) Bengali (B) Tamil that the ratio of the milk to water in the vessel becomes 8:7,
(C) Urdu (D) Malayalam respectively, then find the initial quantity of water in the
vessel.
34. Which of the following features of the Constitution of (A) 50 liters (B) 55 liters
India is not similar to that of the American Constitution? (C) 60 liters (D) None of these
u (A) Written Constitution
r (B) Federal Form of Government 46. Arun invested Rs. 18,000 in a scheme offering
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g (C) Fundamental Rights compound interest at the rate of 10% per annum for ‘x’
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cm (D) Parliamentary Form of Government years. If the interest earned by him is Rs. 5,958, then find the
m value of ‘x’.
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35. Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of which (A) 2.5 years (B) 2 years
sxE ruler? (C) 3 years (D) None of these
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i (A) Chandragupta II (B) Samudragupta
a (C) Ramagupta (D) Kumaragupta 47. Train A moving with an average speed of 90 km/h
f crosses a pole in 7 seconds. Find the time taken by the train
f
A 36. “Do or Die” is associated with which movement? A to cross train B of length 185 meter moving in the opposite
(A) Dandi March direction with an average speed of 72 km/h.
t (B) Non-Cooperation Movement (A) 8 seconds (B) 9 seconds
n (C) Khilafat Movement (C) 10 seconds (D) None of these
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r (D) Quit India
r 48. Ajay travelled from his home to office with an
u 37. Jagdalpur has become India’s first municipal average speed of 10 km/h but he is late by 20 minutes. Next
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corporation to provide forestland right certificates to people day he increased his average speed to 12 km/h and reached
of urban area. It is located in which state? his office 10 minutes early. Find the distance between his
(A) Jharkhand (B) Odisha home and his office.
(C) Chhattisgarh (D) Bihar (A) 15 km (B) 20 km
(C) 25 km (D) None of these
38. When was the 78th anniversary of Quit India Day
observed? 49. The area of the rectangular field is 1280 m2. If the
(A) August 6th (B) August 7th length of the field is 25% more than the breadth of the field,
(C) August 8th (D) August 9th then find the cost of fencing the sides of rectangular field at
s the rate of Rs. 24.50 per meter.
r 39. Mohenjo-Daro was located on the bank of which of (A) Rs. 3,528 (B) Rs. 3,636
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p the following river? (C) Rs. 3,774 (D) None of these
a (A) Ravi (B) Indus
P (C) Sutlej (D) Narmada 50. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 10 minutes and
l 12 minutes, respectively and an outlet pipe attached to the
e 40. _______ are tissues in which the cells remain tank which can empty 24 litres of water per minute. If all the
d forever young and divide actively throughout the life of the pipes are opened, it takes one hour to empty the fully filled
o plant. tank, then find the capacity of the tank.
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(A) Permanent (B) Mersitematic (A) 156 litres (B) 132 litres
(C) Systematic (D) Complex (C) 144 litres (D) 120 litres

51. If {√x + (1/√x)} = 3, then find the value of {x 3 +

Quantitative Aptitude (1/x3)} – 162.
41. A cylinder of radius 8 cm and height 16 cm is (A) 72 (B) 33
melted and again cast to form small cylinders of radius 2 cm (C) 54 (D) 66
and height 4 cm. Find the number of small cylinders that can
be formed from the big cylinder. 52. If x2 + y2 + z2 = xy + yz +xz, then find the value of (x
(A) 42 (B) 64 + y + z)/3x.
(C) 36 (D) 48 (A) 1 (B) 3

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53. If the volume of the sphere is 38808 m3, then find

the total surface area of the sphere.
(A) 5372 m2 (B) 5544 m2
2
(C) 5648 m (D) 5775 m2

54. A shopkeeper marked his products x% above the

cost price and sold it after giving two consecutive discounts
of 20% and 25% respectively. If he incurs a loss of 13% in
this transaction, then find the value of ‘x’.
(A) 35% (B) 30%
(C) 40% (D) 45%
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g of 15%. At what price should he sell the same article to earn
sm 37% profit? 62. Find the ratio of total number of goals scored by
ea (A) Rs. 2,466 (B) Rs. 2,684 Messi to the total number of matches played by Sunil.
ix (C) Rs. 2,835 (D) None of these (A) 12:13 (B) 9:14
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s 56. If cot A = sin B/(1 – cos B), then find the value of cot
2A. 63. Find the average of number of goals scored by
t (A) cos (B/2) (B) sin 2B
s each football player.
e (C) cot B (D) tan 2B (A) 73 (B) 72
t (C) 74 (D) 71
57. If tan (7x – 3y) = 1 and cos (8x – 3y) = 1/2, then find
e the value of sin 6x.
n 64. Find the ratio of the total number of matches played
i (A) 1 (B) 1/2 by Sunil and Neymar combined to the total number of
l (C) √3/2 (D) None of these matches played by Ronaldo and Messi combined.
n
o (A) 3:2 (B) 5:4
58. There are certain number of two legged animals (C) 4:5 (D) 5:6
and four legged animals in a park. If there are 45 heads and 65. If (7/12) of the total number of goals scored by
132 legs, then find the number of four legged animals. Ronaldo and (11/21) of the total number of goals scored by
(A) 21 (B) 24 Neymar are international goals, then find the difference
(C) 26 (D) 27 between the number of international goals scored by
t Ronaldo and Neymar.
s 59. In the given figure, PORS is the rhombus. If PQ = (A) 15 (B) 18
e 16 cm and angle SPQ = 600, then find the length of diagonal
t (C) 21 (D) 16
QS.
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s (C) 130 o
(D) 150o (A) 60o (B) 50o
r (C) 70o (D) 80o
i 61. The area of an equilateral triangle is 147√3 cm2.
a 67. ABC is triangle and AD is the median on BC, such
f Find the circumference of the circum-circle to this triangle.
f (A) 40√3 cm (B) 88 cm that AB = 8 cm, AC = 10 cm and BD = 5 cm. Find the length
A (C) 175√3 cm (D) None of these of the median.
(A) √(57) cm (B) 3√7 cm
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n Directions (62-65) Answer the questions based on the (C) 5√7 cm (D) 7√5 cm
e information given below.
r 68. AB and CD are the chords drawn on the circle
r intersecting at point E. If DEB is an
u The line graph below provides information about the number
c of goals scored by different football players in all the matches
played by them.

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(C) 1:1 (D) 1:2 my paternal grandmother, who has no daughter”. How is
Farah related to Iqlaas?
69. Find the curved surface area of the cone of radius 5 (A) Maternal Grandmother (B) Paternal grandmother
cm and height equal to the breadth of the rectangle of area (C) Paternal Aunt (D) Maternal Aunt
180 cm2 whose length and breadth are in the ratio of 5:4,
respectively. [Use π = 3] 81. Select the missing number from the given
s (A) 195 cm2 (B) 210 cm2 responses.
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s speed of the stream. Find the time taken by the boat to cover (A) 408 (B) 343
t 20 km downstream, if the upstream speed of the boat is 8 (C) 246 (D) 205
s km/hr.
e (A) 30 minutes (B) 40 minutes
t 82. Select the correct combination of mathematical
(C) 50 minutes (D) 45 minutes signs to replace * signs and to balance the equation.
e 14 * 95 * 19 * 25 * 15 * 30
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n (C) -, -, ×, ÷, = (D) -, +, ×, =, ÷
o 71. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the
given alternatives:
83. Suhana walks for 6 km towards north and reaches
764 : 289 :: 953 : ?
the temple. She then turns left and walks for 8 km. From
(A) 256 (B) 289
(C) 324 (D) 296 there, she turns right and walks straight for 6 km to reach her
office. What is the shortest distance between her office and
t 72. Find the odd word/letters/number from the given the temple?
s alternatives. (A) 14 km (B) 20 km
e (C) 10 km (D) 12 km
t (A) Afghanistan (B) Myanmar
d (C) Maldives (D) Japan
ak 84. In a row of students, Amayra stands seventh from
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the front end and Prachi stands ninth from the end. If there is
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sil 74. Find the odd word/letters/number from the given
rn 85. From the given alternative words, select the word
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a which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
(A) 546 (B) 876
f (C) 912 (D) 634
GRACEFUL
f (A) FUEL (B) CRAWL
A (C) GLARE (D) CURE
75. Arrange the following words in the reverse order of
t the dictionary.
n 86. If in a certain language GHOST is coded as 69,
e 1. Barbecue 2. Barbered 3. Balanced
then how is NOBLE coded in the same language?
r 4. Bankrupt 5. Banknote
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u (C) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5 (D) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
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by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the
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the series.
t PRT, KMO, FHJ, ? commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the
s (A) EGI (B) BDF given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
a (C) ACE (D) CEG Statement 1 : All goats are animals.
l Statement 2 : All animals are herbivores.
77. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in Conclusion I : All goats are herbivores.
Conclusion II : Some goats are not herbivores.
the following series?
(A) Only conclusion I follows
9, 17, 25, 35, 45, 57,?
(A) 71 (B) 67 (B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) 69 (D) 72 (C) Both I and II follow
(D) Neither I nor II follows
78. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the
given alternatives: 88. If 11 & 16 = 135 and 17 & 14 = 93, then 18 & 13 = ?
(A) 155 (B) 345
Dermatologist : Skin :: Cardiologist : ?
(C) 245 (D) 125
(A) Bones (B) Brain
(C) Nerves (D) Heart
89. In the following figure, triangle represents the
79. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the students who scored a perfect 100 in mathematics, square
given alternatives: represents the students who scored a perfect 100 in
FED: 362516 :: UTS : ? accountancy and circle represents the students who scored
(A) 441400361 (B) 163004144 a perfect 100 in economics. Find the number of students who
scored a perfect 100 in only one subject.
(C) 441400381 (D) 183004144

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(A) 10 (B) 14
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t (C) 60 (D) 87
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c as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers
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l alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns
h and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of
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M column, for example, 'N' can be represented by 04, etc., and
‘F’ can be represented by 03, etc. Similarly, you have to
identify the set for the word 'CALM'.
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(C) (D) (A) 31, 75, 01, 69 (B) 79, 75, 85, 96
(C) 13, 00, 10, 33 (D) 79, 75, 86, 69
92. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown
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General Studies Marieke Lucas Rijneveld was awarded the prestigious
Ans.1(C) Madurai is one of the oldest continuously 'International Bookers Prize' of the year 2020.
inhabited cities in the world. It was a Ans.18(A) The president appoints a person who is
flourishing city by the 1st millennium BC and served as qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court to
q the capital of the Pandyan Kingdom. be Attorney- General for India. To be qualified to be a
c Ans.2(C) The Great one horned rhino is commonly Supreme Court judge, A person must be a citizen of India
m found in Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and in Assam (Kaziranga and He/she has been for at least five years a Judge of as
s National Park), India. High Court or two or more than two such courts; or 1. He/she
r Ans.3(B) The Constitution of India was enacted by a has been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court
i Constituent Assembly set up under the Cabinet Mission or of two or more than two such courts; or 2. He/she is, in
a the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.
f Plan, 1946.
f Ans.4(B) Examples of scalar measurements in physics Ans.19(B) The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna. The
A include time, temperature, speed and mass, whereas IAEA has two "Regional Safeguards Offices" which are
t examples of vectors consist of weight, velocity, acceleration located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo, Japan. The
n and force. IAEA also has two liaison offices which are located in New
e Ans.5(D) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport is the York City, United States, and in Geneva, Switzerland.
r second international airport built in the North-eastern region Ans.20(C) The is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that
r is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the
u of India, after Guwahati, and the second largest busiest
c international airport in the north east region after Guwahati. mesopause. In the mesosphere, temperature decreases as
Located 8 km south of Imphal, the capital of the altitude increases. The upper boundary of the
Manipur, Imphal International Airport connects North-eastern mesosphere is the mesopause, which can be the coldest
India with the country’s major cities such as Bengaluru, naturally occurring place on Earth with temperatures below
Delhi, Kolkata, and with the Myanmar city of Mandalay. −143oC (−225oF; 130 K).
Ans.6(A) Limestone comes from either the accumulation Ans.21(A) The World Health Organization is a
of organic debris of shells, faecal matter, algae and corals or specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned
from dissolved calcium carbonate depositing on the seafloor. with international public health. It was established on 7 April
Ans.7(B) E-Way Bill is the short form of Electronic Way 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The
Bill. It is a unique document/bill, which is WHO is a member of the United Nations Development
t electronically generated for the specific Group.
s consignment/movement of goods from one place to another, Ans.22(B) The territory “Daman & Diu” comprises two
e either inter-state or intra-state and of value more than INR distinct regions—Daman and Diu—that are geographically
T 50,000, required under the current GST regime. separated by the Gulf of Khambhat. The state of Gujarat and
the Arabian Sea border the territory.
sen Ans.8(D) Base rate is decided in order to enhance
Ans.23(B) The International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
ri transparency in the credit market and ensure that banks
il pass on the lower cost of fund to their customers. Loan will be held in November 2020 as per the schedule of the
an pricing will be done by adding base rate and a suitable event. The event is usually held in Goa between November
fO 20-28. The same timeline has been fixed for the event this
f spread depending on the credit risk premium.
A Ans.9(D) Lord Canning served as Governor General of year as well.
India from 1856 to 1862. During his tenure, the Ans.24(D) The Brahmaputra River called Yarlung
t Government of India Act, 1858 was passed which created Tsangpo in Tibetan language, originates on the
n Chemayungdung Glacier located on the northern side of the
e the office of Viceroy to be held by the same person who was
r Governor General of India. Thus, Lord Canning also served Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet.
r as first Viceroy of India. Ans.25(D) Wanakbori Thermal Power Station is a coal-
u fired power station in Gujarat, India. It is located on the
c Ans.10(C) Rajesh Khullar, a 1988 batch IAS officer, has
been appointed as Executive Director of the World Bank in bank of Mahi river in Kheda district. There are seven units of
y Washington DC. each 210 MW capacity.
l Ans.26(B) Vijay Bhatkar is known as the father of Indian
i Ans.11(D) Rig-Veda is known as the oldest religious text
a in the world. It is also known as “First testament” of supercomputer. He contributed in developing
d mankind. It was composed around 1700 BC. Last the first supercomputer of India ‘PARAM 8000’ in
hymns were composed between 1500-1200 BC. It’s a 1991.
collection of hymns by a number of priest families. It is Ans.27(B) The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals
organized in 10 books which are called Mandalas. with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas as
Ans.12(C) The second Mysore war came to an end with well as of Scheduled Tribes residing in any State other than
the Treaty of Mangalore in Mar 11, 1784 signed in between the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company. Under the Ans.28(A) International Day of the World’s Indigenous
terms of the treaty both sides once again returned the Peoples or World Tribal Day was observed on August 9,
t conquered territories as well as the prisoners. 2020. The day is aimed at promoting and protecting the
s Ans.13(B) The Prime Minister launched the mobile app rights of the world’s indigenous population.
e Ans.29(D) The Prime Minister serves as the Ex-officio
t 'E-Gopala App'. This app will make e-marketplaces available
for livestock to farmers. chairman of NITI Aayog.
e Ans.14(B) The Battle (war) of Chausa (June 25, 1539) Ans.30(A) Ohm’s Law deals with the relationship
n between voltage and current in an ideal conductor. This
i took place between Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher
l Shah Suri (Sher Khan). Humayun was defeated. relationship states that: The potential difference (voltage)
n Ans.15(A) Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on 5 across an ideal conductor is proportional to the current
o September. Teachers' Day is celebrated across India on through it. The constant of proportionality is called the
e September 5 to pay their respects to teachers on the “resistance”, R. Ohm’s Law is given by: V = I R where V is
e occasion of the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the the potential difference between two points which include a
r former President of India. resistance R. I is the current flowing through the resistance.
f Ans.31(B) A Capitalist economic system is one
Ans.16(B) Proteins are polymers of amino acids. The
human body cannot store amino acids so it must be supplied characterised by free markets and the absence of
daily from the foods we eat. government intervention in the economy.

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Ans.32(D) Minamata disease was first discovered in 91x – 364 = 40x + 248
Minmata city in Japan in 1956.It was caused by the release 51x = 612
of methyl mercury in the industrial wastewater from a factory. x = 12
Ans.33(C) Renowned Urdu Poet and Lyricist Rahat Indori So, the initial quantity of water in the vessel =
passed away on August 11, 2020. He was 70. He had tested 12 × 5 = 60 liters
q positive for COVID-19. Ans.46(C) Interest earned by Arun = 18000 × {(1 +
c Ans.34(D) American Constitution mandates for 0.10)x – 1} = 5958
m Presidential form of government. Hence answer is (D). 18000 × (1.1)x = 5958 + 18000
s Ans.35(A) Fahien's visit to India occurred during the reign (1.1)x = 23958 ÷ 18000
r of Chandragupta II. He is also renowned for his pilgrimage (1.1)x = 1.331
i to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha (modern (1.1)x = (1.1)3
a Nepal). x=3
f
f Ans.36(D) The All India Congress Committee met at So the value of ‘x’ is 3 years.
A Bombay on 8 August 1942 and passed the famous Quit India Ans.47(A) Speed of the train A = (90 × 5)/18 = 25 m/s
t Resolution. On the same day, Mahatma Gandhi gave his Length of the train A = 25 × 7 = 175 meter
n call of “Do or Die”. Speed of train B = (72 × 5)/18 = 20 m/s
e Ans.37(C) Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur has become the first Relative speed = 20 + 25 = 45 m/s
r municipal corporation in the country to provide forest land Required time taken by train A to cross train B
r rights certificates to people of an urban area. Jagdalpur is = (175 + 185)/45 = 8 seconds
u
c one of the few municipal corporations, jurisdiction areas of Ans.48(D) Distance from his home to office = {(Speed1 ×
which includes forestlands. Till now, almost 1,777 Speed2)/(|Speed1 – Speed2|)} × Time difference
applications have been received for forestland right Time difference between both the trips = 20 +
certificates. 10 minutes = 30 minutes = 1/2 hour
Ans.38(D) President Ram Nath Kovind honoured and So, Distance between his home and his office
felicitated 202 freedom fighters from across the country on = {(10 × 12)/(12 – 10)} × 1/2 = 30 km
August 9, 2020 on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of Ans.49(A) Let the breadth of the rectangular field be ‘x’
Quit India Day. Every year, the President hosts an at Home meters.
reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the anniversary of the Then, the length of the rectangular field
Quit India Movement to honour freedom fighters. However, = 1.25x meters
this year the reception could not be organised due to the Area of the rectangular field = 1.25x × x
COVID-19 pandemic. 1.25x2 = 1280
s Ans.39(B) Mohenjo-Daro is probably the best-known x2 = 1024
b Indus site. Mohenjo-Daro is in Sindh, Pakistan, next to the x = 32
o
j Indus River, not far from the very early human flint mining So, the length and the breadth of the
quarries at Rohri. rectangular field are 40 meters and 32 meters, respectively.
t Ans.40(B) Meristematic tissue is group of immature cells Therefore, perimeter of the rectangular field
v that has capacity of division and redivision. = (32 + 40) × 2 = 144 meter
o
G So, the cost of fencing = 144 × 24.50
= Rs. 3,528
s Quantitative Aptitude Ans.50(D) Let the capacity of the tank be LCM of (10 and
r Ans.41(B) Required number of cylinders that can be 12) = 60 units
e Number of units of water filled by pipe A in one
p formed = (π × 82 × 16)/(π × 22 × 4)
a = 64 minute = 60/10 = 6 units
P Ans.42(A) Marked price of the article = 660/0.88 = Rs. Number of units of water filled by pipe B in one
l 750 minute = 60/12 = 5 units
e Cost price of the article = (14/15) × 750 Since, the fully filled tank gets emptied in 60
d = Rs. 700 minutes, if all the three pipes are opened.
o So, number of units of water emptied by outlet
M Selling price of the article = Rs. 660
Since, SP < CP pipe in one minute = 12 units
So, loss percentage = [(700 – 660)/700] × 100 Time taken by outlet pipe to empty the full tank
= 5.71% = 60/12 = 5 minutes
Ans.43(B) Let the cost price of the article for Rahul be So, capacity of the tank = 5 × 24 = 120 litres
t Rs. ‘x’. Ans.51(D) {√x + (1/√x)} = 3
s Marked price for Rahul = Rs. 1.45x Squaring both sides, we get
e Selling price by Rahul = 0.8 × 1.45 = Rs. 1.16x x + (1/x) + 2 = 9
T Selling price by Piyush = 1.25 × 1.16x x + (1/x) = 7
e = Rs. 1.45x Cubing both sides, we get
n 1.45x = 406 x3 + (1/x3) + 3 × 7 = 343
i x = Rs. 280 x3 + (1/x3) = 322
l So, {x3 + (1/x3)} – 162 = 322 – 256
n Ans.44(B) Total runs score by him in 21 innings
O = 21 × 37 = 777 runs = 66
Total runs scored by him in 22 innings Ans.52(A) x2 + y2 + z2 = xy + yz +xz
= 22 × 39 = 858 runs 2x2 + 2y2 + 2z2 = 2xy + 2yz + 2xz
So, 777 + x = 858 (x – y)2 + (y – z)2 + (x – z)2 = 0
x = 81 So, x – y = 0, y – z = 0 and x – z = 0
So, the value of ‘x’ is 81 runs. Now, (x + y + z)/3x = (x + x + x)/3x = 1
Ans.45(C) Let the initial quantities of milk and water in the Ans.53(B) Let the radius of the sphere be ‘r’ meters.
vessel be ‘13x’ liters and ‘5x’ liters, respectively. Volume of the sphere = 38808
Quantity of milk taken out (4/3) × (22/7) × r3 = 38808
= (13/18) × 72 = 52 liters r3 = 9261
Quantity of water taken out = 72 – 52 = 20 r = 21 cm
liters So, the total surface area of the sphere
According to question, = 4 × (22/7) × 212 = 5544 m2
(13x – 52)/(5x – 20 + 51) = 8/7 Ans.54(D) Let the cost price of the article be Rs. 100

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Marked price of the article = 100 × (100 + So, the radius of the circum-circle
x)/100 = Rs. (100 + x) = 14√3 ÷ √3 = 14 cm
Overall discount given Therefore, the circumference of the circle
= 20 + 25 – {(20 × 25)/100} = 40% = 2 × 22/7 × 14 = 88 cm
Selling price of the article = (100 + x) × 0.6 Ans.62(B) Required ratio = 72 : 112 = 9 : 14
q = Rs. (60 + 0.6x) Ans.63(A) Required average = (84 + 72 + 63 + 73)/4
c 60 + 0.6x = 87 = 292/4 = 73
m 0.6x = 27 Ans.64(D) Required ratio = (88 + 112) : (136 + 104)
s x = 45 = 200 : 240 = 5 : 6
r So, the value of ‘x’ is 45% Ans.65(D) Number of international goals scored by
i Ans.55(A) Cost price of the article = 2070 ÷ 1.15 Ronaldo = (7/12) × 84 = 49
a = Rs. 1,800 Number of international goals scored by
f
f Required selling price of the article to earn Neymar = (11/21) × 63 = 33
A 37% = 1800 × 1.37 = Rs. 2,466 Required difference = 49 – 33 = 16
t Ans.56(C) cot A = sin B/(1 – cos B) Ans.66(C)
n tan A = (1 – cos B)/sin B -----(1)
e Using the identity,
r cot 2A = (1 – tan2 A)/(2 tan A)
r cot 2A = (1 – {(1 – cos B)/sin B}2) / (2{(1 – Cos
u
c B)/Sin B}) (Using (1))
cot 2A = (sin2 B – 1 – cos2 B + 2 cos B)/2 sin B
(1 – Cos B)
cot 2A = (-cos2 B – cos2 B + 2 cos B)/2 sin B (1
– cos B)
cot 2A = (–2cos2 B + 2 cos B)/2 sin B (1 – cos
B)
cot 2A = 2cos B (1 – cos B)/2 sin B (1 – cos B)
cot 2A = cos B/ sin B Since, AE = DE
cot 2A = cot B So, angle DAE = angle ADE = x°
s Ans.57(A) tan (7x – 3y) = 1
r In triangle ADE,
e tan (7x – 3y) = tan 450 x + x + 80o = 180o
p 7x – 3y = 450 --------(i) x = 50°
a cos (8x – 3y) = 1/2 Now, Let angle b = ‘7x’ and angle C = ‘6x’
P
cos (8x – 3y) = Cos 600 In triangle ABC
l 8x – 3y = 600 -------- (ii) 7x + 6x + 50o = 180o
e Solving (i) and (ii), we get 13x = 130o
d x = 150 and y = 200
o x = 10o
M So, sin 6x = sin 900 = 1 Therefore, angle B = 7x = 70°
Ans.58(A) Let the number of four legged animals be ‘x’. Ans.67(A)
Then, the number of two legged animals
= (45 – x)
According to question,
4x + 2(45 – x) = 132
4x + 90 – 2x = 132
s 2x = 42
b
so x = 21
rj
i So, the number of four legged animals is 21.
at Ans.59(C)
fv By Apollonius Theorem,
fo AB2 + AC2 = 2 (AD2 + BD2)
A 82 + 102 = 2 (AD2 + 52)
G
t 64 + 100 = 2(AD)2 + 50
n 164 - 50 = 2(AD)2
e AD2 = 57
r
r AD = √(57)cm
u In rhombus diagonals bisect each other at Ans.68(C) Given DEB is an equilateral triangle with side
c right angle. And diagonals are also angle bisector. of 8 cm.
y So, sin 30° = OQ/PQ = OQ/16 So, DE = BE = DB = 8 cm
l 1/2 = OQ/16 BE × AE = DE × CE
i OQ = 8 cm AE = CE
a So, QS = 2 × 8 = 16 cm So, AE : CE = 1 : 1
d
Ans.60(D) Sum of the interior angles of the regular Ans.69(A) Let the length and breadth of the rectangle be
polygon = (12 – 2) × 1800 = 18000 ‘5x’ cm and ‘4x’ cm, respectively.
So, the interior angle made by the two According to question,
adjacent sides = 18000 ÷ 12 = 1500 5x × 4x = 180
Ans.61(B) Let the side of the equilateral triangle be ‘x’ 20x2 = 180
cm. x2 = 9
So, the area of the equilateral triangle x=3
= √3/4 × x2 So, breadth of rectangle = 4x = 12 cm
√3/4 × x2 = 147√3 Curved surface area of the cone = π × 5 ×
x2 = 588 (122 + 52)0.5
x = 14√3 = 3 × 5 × 13 = 195 cm2
So, the side of the equilateral triangle = 14√3 Ans.70(C) Let the speed of stream be ‘x’ km/hr.
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So, downstream speed of the boat = x + 2x =

‘3x’ km/hr
Upstream speed of the boat = 2x – x = ‘x’
km/hr
Therefore, x = 8
So, downstream speed of the boat = 3 × 8 =
24 km/hr
Required time = (20/24) × 60 = 50 minutes

Reasoning Aptitude
Ans.71(B) (7 + 6 + 4)2 = 172 = 289
u Similarly, (9 + 5 + 3)2 = 172 = 289
r Ans.72(D) Among the given options, only Japan is not an Using Pythagoras theorem, the shortest
u immediate neighbouring country of India.
gq distance between the temple and office = √(62 +82) = 10 km.
Ans.3(C) Groups of letter in options (a), (b) and (d) Ans.84(D) Number of students standing in the row
cm follow the pattern described as follows-
m = 7 + 1 + 9 = 17 or 7 + 6 = 13.
a 4 (D) × 6 (F) = 24 (X)
xs Ans.85(B) Only the word “CRAWL” cannot be formed
E 3 (C) × 7 (G) = 21 (U) using the letters of the given word.
r 13 (M) × 2 (B) = 26 (Z)
i Ans.86(B) 7 (G) + 8 (H) + 15 (O) + 19 (S) + 20 (T) = 69
a However, this pattern is not followed in option Similarly, NOBLE = 14 + 15 + 2 + 12 + 5 = 48
f (C). Ans.87(A)
f Ans.74(D) Among the given options, only 634 is not
A divisible by 3.
t Ans.75(B) The given words will be arranged as follows in
n the reverse order of the dictionary-
e 2. Barbered 1. Barbecue 4.
r
r Bankrupt
u 5. Banknote 3. Balanced
c Ans.76(C) The given series can be analyzed as follows-
1 (A) + 2 = 3 (C), 3 (C) + 2 = 5 (E);
6 (F) + 2 = 8 (H), 8 (H) + 2 = 10 (J);
11 (K) + 2 = 13 (M), 13 (M) + 2 = 15 (O); Ans.88(A) (16 – 11) × (16 + 11) = 135
16 (P) + 2 = 18 (R); 18 (R) + 2 = 20 (T) (17 – 14) × (17 + 14) = 93
Ans.77(C) The series follows the pattern: (18 – 13) × (18 + 13) = 155
9 + 8 = 17, Ans.89(B) Number of students who scored a perfect 100
17 + 8 = 25, in only one subject = 31 + 27 + 14 = 72
25 + 10 = 35, Ans.90(D)
35 + 10 = 45,
t 45 + 12 = 57,
s 57 + 12 = 69.
e Ans.78(D) As dermatologist is a medical practitioner
T
qualified to diagnose and treat skin disorders, cardiologist is
e a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart
n diseases and heart abnormalities.
i
l Ans.79(A) (F2)(E2)(D2) = (62)(52)(42) = (36)(25)(16)
n Similarly, UTS Ans.91(C) If a mirror is placed on the line PQ, then the
O = (212)(202)(192) = (441)(400)(361) following answer figure is the right image of the given figure-
s Ans.80(A) Iqlaas’ paternal grandmother has only one
r daughter-in-law. Thus, Iqlaas’ mother is the only daughter-
i
a in-law of his grandmother and her brother is Iqlaas’ maternal
f uncle, whose wife’s mother-in-law is the maternal
f grandmother of Iqlaas.
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Ans.81(B) The relation between the numbers present in
t the figure can be analyzed as follows-
n (18 – 12)3 = 216
e Ans.92(A) The paper when opened would look like this-
r (19 – 14)3 = 125
r Similarly, (24 – 17)3 = 343.
u Ans.82(B) Filling in the blanks in the same sequence as
c given in option (b) and then solving according to BODMAS,
we get-
14 × 95 ÷ 19 – 25 = 15 + 30
Ans.83(C)

Ans.93(C) Each circle has 4 semicircles.

So, there are 3 circles, therefore 12
semicircles.
Ans.94(A) The question figures is hidden/embedded in
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Atmosphere water is present in
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Ans.97(D)
Ans.98(D) Except “D” all others are spices.
Ans.99(D) 32× (3+2) =160
43× (4+3) = 301
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