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Question Booklet Sl. No.
Series CODE : EEM-3/22
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6. All questions are compulsory and each Question carries 2 marks.
7. The paper carries negative markings. For each wrong answer 0.50 mark will be deducted.
8. This Booklet contains 150 questions. Candidates must note that there will be 3 Sections in the
question paper :
Sections Test Components No. of Questions Page No.
A General English 1-50 5 - 10
B Elementary Mathematics 51-100 11 - 16
C General Knowledge 101-150 17 - 23
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Section – A
(General English)
3. The team left early ___________ we could reach the station on time.
(a) although (b) so that (c) unless (d) until
Direction (Q. No. 5 to 7) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions from
the alternatives given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 8 to 11) : Fill in the blanks with the right form of degrees of comparison
from the alternatives given below them.
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Direction (Q. No. 12 to 15) : Complete the following sentences with the correct
form of the verbs given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 16 and 17) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense form of the
verb from the alternatives given below them.
18. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in the bracket
from the alternatives given below it.
Lavanya has decided that she is ___________ (move) to Lucknow.
(a) going moved (b) moves (c) moved (d) going to move
Direction (Q. No. 21 and 22) : Identify the parts of speech of the underlined word
from the alternatives given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 23 to 26) : Complete the following sentences with appropriate
articles from the alternatives given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 27 to 29) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of pronouns
from the alternatives given below them.
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Direction (Q. No. 30 and 31) : Identify the form of the verbs underlined in the given
sentences from the alternatives given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 32 to 35) : Complete the following sentences with appropriate
modals from the alternatives given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 36 to 38) : Choose the appropriate reported speech form of the
given sentences from the alternatives given below them.
37. Reema said, ‘We have to return home before it gets dark.’
(a) Reema said that we have to return home before it got dark.
(b) Reema said that they had to return home before it got dark.
(c) Reema said to return home.
(d) Reema asked that they had to return home.
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38. ‘Please put your ironed clothes away in the cupboard’, she said to Karan.
(a) She ordered Karan to put his clothes.
(b) She requested Karan to put his ironed clothes away in the cupboard.
(c) She pleased Karan to put his clothes.
(d) She complained Karan about putting his ironed clothes.
Direction (Q. No. 39 to 41) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs from
the alternatives given below them.
39. Sulekha __________ a brilliant idea for the college cultural meet.
(a) put forward (b) put down
(c) put off (d) put aside
41. The program was put _____________ and might take place next month.
(a) off (b) on
(c) down (d) aside
Direction (Q. No. 42 to 45) : Identify the meaning of underlined idiomatic expressions
from the alternatives given below them.
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45. The man stood his ground in spite of all the opposition.
(a) Scolded others who opposed
(b) Stood firmly on the ground
(c) Maintained his stand
(d) Interfere with
Direction (Q. No. 46 to 48) : Identify the passive form of the given sentences from
the alternatives given below them.
Direction (Q. No. 49 and 50) : Choose the antonym of the given words from the
alternatives given below them.
49. Weary
(a) energetic (b) listless
(c) apathetic (d) lethargic
50. Vanity
(a) arrogance (b) boasting
(c) conceit (d) humility
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Section – B
(Elementary Mathematics)
51. 35 sweets are distributed among Sita and Gita in the ratio 4 : 3. The number
of sweets Sita gets is
(a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 15
52. The ratio of present ages of a father to that of his son is 7 : 4. Ten years hence,
the ratio would be 11 : 7. Their present ages are
(a) 56, 32 (b) 49, 28 (c) 42, 24 (d) 35, 20
53. A sum fetched a total simple interest of ` 4,016.25 at the rate of 9% p.a in
5 years. What is the sum ?
(a) ` 4,462.50 (b) ` 8,032.50 (c) ` 8,900 (d) ` 8,925
55. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the
stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
(a) 2 hrs (b) 5 hrs (c) 4 hrs (d) 3 hrs
56. A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number
of feet equals 140, then the number of hens will be
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 23 (d) 26
57. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be
1 : 2, then the quantity of water to be further added is
(a) 20 litres (b) 30 litres (c) 40 litres (d) 60 litres
58. A person can cover a certain distance in 6 hrs travelling at a speed of 45 km/hr.
Travelling at what speed can he cover the same distance in 5 hours ?
(a) 50 km/hr (b) 60 km/hr (c) 54 km/hr (d) None of these
59. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After
3 years, he had to pay ` 5,400 interest only for the period. The principal
amount borrowed by him was
(a) ` 2,000 (b) ` 20,000 (c) ` 15,000 (d) ` 10,000
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60. A man has ` 480 in the denominations of one rupee notes, five rupees notes and
ten rupees notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is
the total number of notes that he has ?
(a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 75 (d) 90
62. To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water
will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced
to two-fifth of its present ?
(a) 10 (b) 35.5
(c) 62.5 (d) None of these
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64. and is
The ratio compounded of
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(a) 9 : 2 (b) 2 : 9 (c) 27 : 8 (d) 8 : 27
66. An observer 1.6 m tall is 20 3 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation
from his eye to the top of the tower is 30°. The height of the tower is
(a) 21.6 m (b) 24.72 m (c) 23.2 m (d) None of these
67. Given that 100.48 = x, 100.70 = y and xz = y2, then the value of z is close to
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69. Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91 and 183 so as to leave the
same remainder in each case.
(a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 13
70. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the
profit is 25%, then the value of x is
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 25
71. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per
hour ?
(a) 3.6 (b) 7.2 (c) 8.4 (d) 10
72. The least number which should be added to 2497, so that the sum is exactly
divisible by 5, 6, 4 and 3 is
(a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 33
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73. A and B together have ` 1,210. If 4 of A’s amount is equal to of B’s amount,
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how much amount does B have ?
(a) ` 550 (b) ` 484 (c) ` 460 (d) ` 664
74. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The
ratio of the two numbers is
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 3 : 5 (c) 4 : 5 (d) 6 : 7
76. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should
be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs ?
(a) 6.25 (b) 6.5 (c) 6.75 (d) 7
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80. The fraction in percentage form becomes
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(a) 4% (b) 80% (c) 8% (d) 20%
81. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent.
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(a) 66 % (b) 100%
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(c) 105 % (d) 120%
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82. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more
than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks
obtained by them are
(a) 39, 30 (b) 41, 32 (c) 42, 33 (d) 43, 34
83. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples.
Originally, he had
(a) 588 apples (b) 672 apples
(c) 600 apples (d) 700 apples
85. The compound interest on ` 30,000 at 7% per annum is ` 4,347. The period
(in years) is
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(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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86. A certain number is 4 times the sum of the digits. If 18 is added to the number,
the digits get interchanged. The number is
(a) 54 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 24
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89. Alfred buys an old scooter for ` 4,700 and spends ` 800 on its repairs. If he sells
the scooter for ` 5,800, his gain percent is
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(a) 4 % (b) 5 %
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(c) 10% (d) 12%
90. The greatest four digits number which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75, is
(a) 9000 (b) 9800
(c) 9600 (d) 9400
92. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ` 815 in 3 years and ` 854 in
4 years. The sum is
(a) ` 650 (b) ` 690
(c) ` 698 (d) ` 700
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93. If x + + = + 5 , then x =
2 3 4
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(a) (b) 4
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(c) (d)
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94. Mr. A can do work in 18 days. In how many days does he finish of work ?
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(a) 6 (b) 6
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(c) 6 (d) 6
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96. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is
two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 1
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 3
97. The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20%
compound interest will be more than doubled is
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
98. In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume of water that falls on 1.5 hectares
of ground is
(a) 75 m3 (b) 750 m3
(c) 7500 m3 (d) 75000 m3
100. The product of two numbers is 4107. If the H.C.F. of these numbers is 37, then
the greater number is
(a) 107 (b) 101
(c) 111 (d) 185
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Section – C
(General Knowledge)
101. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in the year
(a) 1913 (b) 1914
(c) 1915 (d) 1916
105. When the British tried to annex the small state of Kitoor (in Karnataka today),
Anti-British Resistance Movement was launched by the queen
(a) Rani Channamma
(b) Pepper Queen Channabahiradevi
(c) Rani Abbakka
(d) Rani Lakshmibai
106. The President of the Constituent Assembly after Indian independence was
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(c) J. L. Nehru
(d) Sardar Patel
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108. Which of the following Article of the Indian Constitution provides for prohibition
of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth ?
(a) Article 15 (b) Article 16
(c) Article 17 (d) Article 18
113. India’s 1000th One Day International (ODI) Cricket match was played
against
(a) West Indies (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Britain (d) Pakistan
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114. Recently this athlete who won World Games Athlete of the Year, 2021
(a) Kidambi Srikant (b) P. R. Sreejesh
(c) P. V. Sindhu (d) Chetan M.
115. Who won the ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021 ?
(a) Meg Lanning (b) Rachael Haynes
(c) Mithali Raj (d) Smriti Mandhana
116. Player who won the 2022 Syed Modi India International Badminton was
(a) P. V. Sindhu
(b) Busanan Ongbamrungphan
(c) Carole Marine
(d) Saina Nehwal
117. __________ are mixtures of two or more metals or a metal and a non-metal and
cannot be separated into their components by physical methods.
(a) Alloys (b) Mixtures
(c) Colloids (d) Suspension
118. Vincov-19 is
(a) First indigenous vaccine against COVID-19
(b) First indigenous drug to treat COVID-19
(c) First indigenous oral vaccine against COVID-19
(d) None of the above
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128. The famous ‘dancing girl’ copper artefact of Indus valley civilization found in
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan
129. When money supply exceeds available goods and services, it leads to
(a) Inflation (b) Deflation
(c) Hyper deflation (d) Paraflation
130. A monolithic hill was carved patiently to build the Kailashnath Temple at
Ellora by
(a) Rashtrakuta Dynasty
(b) Chalukya Dynasty
(c) Kadamba Dynasty
(d) Karnata Dynasty
137. An example of detritivores that break down detritus into smaller particles
(a) Earthworm (b) Rat
(c) Eagle (d) Cat
139. The gradual and fairly predictable change in the species composition of a given
area is called
(a) Sere
(b) Ecological Climax
(c) Ecological succession
(d) Speciation
141. Kavach is
(a) Submarine
(b) Space ship with solar capabalities
(c) Petascale supercomputer
(d) Anti-collision system in trains
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143. Government of India has passed the Environment (Protection) Act, in the year
(a) 1976 (b) 1986
(c) 1956 (d) 1996
145. Inflation target to be set by the Government of India, in consultation with the
Reserve Bank, once every ________________ years.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 1
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