Q.51 The age of the older of two boys is thrice that of the younger.

9 years ago it
was five times that of the younger. Find the present age of each.
(a) 15 years, 45 years
(b) 12 years, 36 years
(c) 17 years, 51 years
(d) 18 years, 54 years

Q.52 a+b=4, ab=2 value of a³+b³

(a) 26
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 45

Q.53 The respective ratio between numerical values of the curved surface area and
the volume of a right circular cylinder is 2 : 3. If the respective ratio between
the radius and the height of the cylinder is 3 : 7, what is the total surface area
of the cylinder?
(a) 62
(b) 60
(c) 45
(d) 65

Q.54 Find the number when successively divided by 3, 5 and 7 leaves remainder 2, 1
and 3, respectively, and the last quotient is 3.
(a) 360
(b) 362
(c) 365
(d) 367

Q.55 In a circle, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AE is drawn parallel to

CD, and BA is produced to F. If ∠ABC = 85° and ∠FAE = 24°, find the value of ∠BCD.
(a) 125°
(b) 115°
(c) 124°
(d) 119°

Q.56 If 18 toys out of 75 toys are for boys and the rest are for girls, what is the
percentage of girls toys?
(a) 18%
(b) 57%
(c) 67%
(d) 76%

Q.57 A person drives 110 miles at 55 miles per hour, he drives the next 120 miles
at 60 miles per hour, and then he drives the next 60 miles in an hour. What is his
average speed for the entire journey in miles per hour?
(a) 58
(b) 55
(c) 63
(d) 60

Q.58 In a ∆ABC, two medians AD and BE intersect at G at right angles. If AD = 18 cm

and BE = 12 cm, then the length of BD is equal to:
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 8 cm
(d) 20 cm

Q.59 What is the value of the following expression?

Q.60 The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio 25 : 36. What is the ratio
of their volumes?

**Q.61**

Q.62 if (m + 1/m)=2 find the value of (m⁵¹⁶+1/m⁵¹⁶)

(a) 2
(b) 64
(c) 516
(d) 0

Q.63 find the value of (x + 1/x) if (√x – 1/√x)=5

(a) 23
(b) 28
(c) 32
(d) 46

Q.64 PQ is a diameter of a circle with centre O. The tangents at R meets PQ

produced at A. If ∠RPQ = 27°, then measure of ∠RQP is:
(a) 63°
(b) 54°
(c) 153°
(d) 27°

Q.65 find the value of (a+b)/(a-b) if a:b = 3:4

(a) 7/4
(b) 7/2
(c) 24
(d) None of these

Q.66 Three persons ran for office and got, 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes,
respectively. What was the winning candidate's percentage of the total votes?
(a) 52%
(b) 61%
(c) 59%
(d) 57%

Q.67 By selling 90 ball pens for ₹160 a person loses 20%. How many ball pens should
be sold for ₹96 so as to have a profit of 20%?
(a) 24
(b) 36
(c) 63
(d) 90

Q.68 Two circles touch each other at a point O. AB is a simple common tangent to
both the circles touching at point A and point B. If radii of the circles are 9 cm
and 4 cm, then find AB.
(a) 72 cm
(b) 144 cm
(c) 12 cm
(d) 24 cm

Q.69 By selling 100 notebooks, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 20

notebooks. What is his gain percentage?
(a) 26%
(b) 36%
(c) 41%
(d) 25%
**Q.70**

**Q.71**

Q.72 Reshma took a loan of ₹12,00,000 with simple interest for as many years as the
rate of interest. If she paid ₹9,72,000 as interest at the end of the loan period,
what was the rate of interest per annum?
(a) 7.5%
(b) 8%
(c) 8.7%
(d) 9%

Q.73 To complete a piece of work, Samir takes 6 days and Tanvir takes 8 days alone
respectively. Samir and Tanvir took ₹2400 to do this work. When Amir joined them,
the work was done in 3 days. What amount was paid to Amir?
(a) ₹300
(b) ₹400
(c) ₹500
(d) ₹600

Q.74 The sides of a cuboid are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and its surface area is equal
to the surface area of the cube with side 6 units. What is the approximate volume
of the cuboid?
(a) 210
(b) 150
(c) 240
(d) 180

Q.75 Square of 0.8

(a) 0.64
(b) 64
(c) π
(d) ∞

Q.76 Which of the following is NOT a stringed instrument?

(a) Flute
(b) Violin
(c) Mandolin
(d) Guitar

Q.77 Which power were the Badami (or Vatapi) Chalukyas originally subjects of?

(a) Hoysalas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Kadambas

Q.78 According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, from 2016 to 2019,
suicide cases due to unemployment have increased by _________.

(a) 21%
(b) 24%
(c) 18%
(d) 20%

Q.79 When was the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) launched by the
Government of India?

(a) 1995
(b) 1999
(c) 2000
(d) 1991

Q.80 Which of the given characteristics of farming is NOT a characteristic of

Indian commercial farming?

(a) Slash and burn

(b) Chemical fertilisers
(c) Insecticides and pesticides
(d) High yielding variety seeds

Q.81 When is world army day celebrated?

(a) 8 October
(b) 15 January
(c) 4 December
(d) 7 October

Q.82 The harmful rays that deplete the ozone layer are?

(a) Ultra Viot rays

(b) Ultra Vibragent rays
(c) Ulta violet rays
(d) Microwave

Q.83 On 26 January 1950 India became:

(a) a sovereign, democratic, republic state

(b) a socialist and secular state
(c) an independent state
(d) a unitary state

Q.84 Which of the following is NOT one of the main pillars of the ‘Namami Gange
Programme’, launched by the Government of India in 2014?

(a) Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure

(b) River-Front Development
(c) Industrial Effluent Monitoring
(d) River Linkage Development

Q.85 The song ‘Teri mitti’ is from which of the following movies?

(a) Kesari
(b) Rajniti
(c) Satya Mev Jayte
(d) Jai Ho

Q.86 Which of the following statements about eutrophication is correct?

(a) It happens when too much carbon enriches the water, causing excessive growth of
bacteria and reduced growth of plants.
(b) It happens when too little nitrogen is present in the water, causing reduced
growth of plants and algae.
(c) It is a beneficial process for environment restoration.
(d) It happens when too much nitrogen enriches the water, causing excessive growth
of plants and algae.

Q.87 Mohammad Yunus established which of the following banks in 1983?

(a) Indian Bank

(b) Union Bank
(c) State Bank
(d) Grameen Bank

Q.88 In which year did Robert Brown observe the zigzag movement of colloidal
particles in solution?

(a) 1829
(b) 1826
(c) 1828
(d) 1827

Q.89 Which of the following are needed for Skype to function on a computer?
1) A web cam
2) A microphone
3) A speaker

(a) Only 1 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 2 and 3
(d) Only 1 and 2

Q.90 Fundamental rights are which part of the constitution

(a) Part 2
(b) Part 3
(c) Part 4A
(d) Part 5

Q.91 Which is, by far, the closest dwarf planet orbiting at only 2.8 times Earth’s
distance from the sun?

(a) Makemake
(b) Pluto
(c) Eris
(d) Ceres

Q.92 According to Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022), which of the

following groups of states is included in the top 10 poorest states of India?

(a) Punjab and Gujarat

(b) Manipur and Nagaland
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh

Q.93 The default width of a column in MS-Excel is:

(a) 7 characters
(b) 9 characters
(c) 8 characters
(d) 6 characters

Q.94 Which of the following statements is correct about the Five-Year Plan?

(a) All Five-Year Plans have equal rates of growth.

(b) The Planning Commission was constituted in 1951.
(c) The first Five-Year Plan was started in 1951.
(d) The President was the ex-officio chairperson of the Planning Commission.

Q.95 Who among the following won gold at the International Shooting Sport
Federation (ISSF) junior world cup 2023?

(a) Mahesh Pasupathy Anandakumar

(b) Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu
(c) Umamahesh Maddineni
(d) Dhanush Srikanth

Q.96 _________ is one of the first criticisms of the caste system written by
Mahatma Phule and published in the year 1873.

(a) Gulami Ki Kahani

(b) Gulamgiri
(c) Bharat Mein Jaati Evam Prajaati
(d) Jati ka Unmoolan

Q.97 Which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution is described as the
‘Magna Carta of India’?

(a) Part IV
(b) Part II
(c) Part III
(d) Part I

Q.98 ‘Hampi Utsava,’ which is celebrated in Karnataka, is also called ____________.

The festival that captures the pomp, splendour, and glory of the historical period
of Karnataka is celebrated over a week.

(a) Sarhul Mahotsava

(b) Rajasi Utsava
(c) Vijaya Utsava
(d) Nritya Mahotsav

Q.99 Headquarters of SCO is located at _______

(a) Leh
(b) Beijing
(c) Delhi
(d) Shanghai

Q.100 Which of the following dances developed in the monasteries of Assam?

(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Bharatanatyam
(d) Sattriya