Post of Panchayat Secretary (VLW) Syllabus
- Marks: 100 Time: 02.00 Hrs.
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| - GENERAL AWARENESS with special reference of UT of J&K
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| - GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION
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| - GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
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| - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS
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- GENERAL AWARENESS with special reference of J&K UT
- Current Events of National and International importance
- Political & Physical divisions of India
- Climate & Crops in India
- Transport & Communication.
- Demography- Census, its feature and Vital Statistics.
- Important Rivers & Lakes in India.
- Indian Economy.
- Indian Culture & Heritage.
- Indian History with special reference to Freedom Movement.
- Indian Constitution- Basic features- Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
- Science & Technology.
- Environment, Ecology & Bio-diversity.
- Taxation in India- Direct & Indirect Tax – CBDT, GST etc.
- J&K UT
- History
- Economy
- Geography- (Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna.)
- Heritage & Culture
- Important Tourist Destinations
- J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.
- Centrally Sponsored Schemes (MGNREGA, PMAY, SBM) and Panchayati Raj Act/Rules.
- GENERAL ENGLISH & COMPREHENSION
- Tenses
- Narration
- Modals
- Articles
- Reading Comprehension
- Fill in the blanks with Phrases, Pronouns, homonyms/ homophones etc
- Clauses
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.
- Rearranging of jumbled sentences.
- Idioms and phrases.
- Uses of Prepositions.
- Active & Passive Voice
- Error Spotting
- Sentence Correction
- Spellings Correction
- GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
- Number series, Letter series, Semantic Series, Speed, Distance and Time, Statements and conclusions, Logical Reasoning, Mental Reasoning, Word Building, Numerical Operations, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Problem Solving.
- Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters.
- QUANTITATIVE APPTITUDE
- The scope of the test will be computation of
- Whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Basic algebraic.
- Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles.
- KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS
- Basic Applications of Computer and its component.
- Fundamentals of computer sciences.
- Hardware & Software, Concept of Open-Source Technologies.
- Input & output Devices.
- Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, PDF Internet and E-mail.
- Concept of Computer Virus and Latest Anti-Virus.
- Role of Information Technology in Governance.
- Re-arrange the following jumbled sentences into a meaningful paragraph
- This is also an effective remedy to cure asthma and bronchitis
- It is useful to treat lilnesses related to respiratory system.
- Since the spice heats up your body and provides quick relief from lung congestion and sinuses.
- Turmeric milk is an anti-microbial which attacks bacterial infections and viral infections.
- (A) adob
(B) dbca
(C) bdca
(D) odab - Correct the following sentence
- In each locality we find this days, health centres are springing up
- (A) in each locality we find this day, health centres is springing up.
(B) in each locality we find these days, health centres are springing up
(C) In each locality we find this days, healthy centres are springing up.
(D) In each locality we find these day, health centres is springing up. - Choose the right word to fill in the blank:
- Though cartoons are hardly __________, children find them quite interesting.
- (A) creditable
- (B) credible
- (C) credulous
- (D) credential
- Complete the dialogue choosing the correct option
- Patient: Hello ________to Dr. Venkat?
- Receptionist: No, I am his secretary speaking.
- (A) will I speak
- (B) is speaking
- (C) who is speaking
- (D) am I speaking
- Select the right articles for the blanks
- _________woman is more sensitive than______ man
- (A) a, a
- (B) a, an
- (C) the, a
- (D) no article, a
- Select the right clause for the blank:
- I will watch the film ______________
- (A) or finish early
- (B) if finishing early
- (C) if finish early
- (D) if I finished early
- Select the right modal for the blank:
- There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge.
- You ___________ buy any.
- (A) couldn’t
- (B) cannot
- (C) needn’t
- (D) will not
- Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:
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- As a newspaper reporter, I can do my assignment alone, instead of being accompanied by three assistants. Now I have no camera crew with me whose movements delay and who delay my movements, besides, the luggage with me need consist only of a suitcase and a typewriter instead of more than a dozen bulky boxes. Getting a story into a newspaper is so much less arduous than getting a ——- of television on to the air- a typewriter and a telephone replace the whole rigmarole of aeroplane and satellite, film labs and viewing theatres, and editing machines and editors, with the result that the reporter has much more time to work in before the material leaves his hand.
- Fill the blank with the homophone of PEACE
- (A) Pees
- (B) Piece
- (C) Pelce
- (D) Please
- Select the correct narration for the sentence:
- He said to him, “Please wait till I return.”
- (A) He requested him to wait there till he returned
- (B) He requested him to wait here till he returns
- (C) He requests him to walt till he returned.
- (D) He requested to wait there till returning.
- Punctuate the following sentence:
- milton the great english poet was blind
- (A) Milton the great. English Poet was blind
- (B) Milton the, great English poet, was blind.
- (C) Milton, the great English poet was blind.
- (D) Milton the great. English, Poet was blind.
- Select the right clause for the blank
- If you were to marry, _______________
- (A) Whom would you choose?
- (B) why would you choose?
- (C) who would you choose?
- (D) why could you chose?
- Select the right preposition for the blank:
- Nehru was born __________rich parents.
- (A) in
- (B) for
- (C) of
- (D) with
- Select the right antonym for the underlined word
- Geeta was deficient in her work for which she was removed from her job.
- (A) unsatisfactory
- (B) substandard
- (C) defective
- (D) efficient
- Complete the dialogue choosing the correct option.
- Wife: I am really thrilled about our trip to South India.
- I have heard it has some wonderful beaches. I don’t________ standing before the vast sea. know
- Husband: Yes, it is a wonderful experience to see the vast waves rising and striking the beach.
- (A) what to do
- (B) how I shall feel
- (C) when I will
- (D) what will I do
- Correct the following sentence.
- Business and industry, too is using tests.
- (A) Business and industry, too is use tests.
- (B) Businesses and industry, too is using tests.
- (C) Business and industry, too are using tests
- (D) Business and industries too is used tests.
- Select the right modal for the blank:
- It’s a hospital. You _______ smoke here.
- (A) couldn’t
- (B) needn’t
- (C) didn’t
- (D) mustn’t
- Select the correct narration for the sentence
- He said, “Will you listen to such a man?”
- (A) He asked them whether they will laten to such a man
- (B) He asked whether they could listen to such a man
- (C) He asked them if they will listen to such a man.
- (D) He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.
- Select the right article for the blank
- ___________ book you want is out of print.
- (A) a
- (B) an
- (C) the
- (D) no article
- Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:
- Being on college campuses where there is a mix of people with different backgrounds and different interests will educate you, and allow you to meet people you may not have met, had you gone to a less diverse school. Going to a college with a less homogeneous student body also gives you the opportunity to shed light on hobbies, religions, ethnicities, or backgrounds you may have not been exposed to before, and you can really learn a lot from your exposure to different types of people: A girl on my floor in my dorm is from China, and on the first day that we all arrived, she handed my roommates and me small packages of candy and tea from China, that’s when we learned that it was a Chinese tradition to give people you visit or room with little gifts. You learn something new every day.
- Going to a diverse college helps us to
(A) develop different interests
(B) meet people whom we have met before
(C) learn from our exposure to different types of people
(D) learn who we are and what we are good at - Choose the right meaning of the underlined idiom.
As a social reformer, he set his face againstnautch parties.
(A) welcomed
(B) acclaimed
(C) sternly opposed
(D) ignored - Mohan, Lata and Sudha are taking the SAT exam. The probabilities that Mohan, Lata and Sudha will pass the exam are 1/3, 2/5 and 3/4, respectively. What is the probability that exactly one of them will pass the exam?
(A) 1/20
(B) 5/12
(C) 7/12
(D) 3/4 - An arithmetic progression with first term 19 has sum of its first 20 terms as 2280. What will be the sum of its first 30 terms if the common difference is doubled?
(A) 8120
(B) 8625
(C) 8685
(D) 9270 - A spherical shell with inner radius 20 units and outer radius 30 units is molten and reformed into 100 identical cubes. What will be the side length of each cube?
(A) 2.53 units
(B) 2.64 units
(C) 2.76 units
(D) 2.92 units - A sequence of natural numbers, every term is 6 more than twice the previous term. Which one of the following is true about this sequence?
(A) Except first term, each term of this sequence will always be odd
(B) Except first term, each term of this sequence will always be even
(C) Each term of this sequence will always be odd
(D) Each term of this sequence will always be even - The probability of occurrence of heads on a biased coin is twice the probability of occurrence of tails. What is the probability of occurrence of tails when this coin is tossed?
(A) 0
(B) 1/3
(C) 2/3
(D) 3/4 - A cycle has a marked price of Rs. 15,000. It is sold at a discount of p%. Even after this discount, a profit of p% is earned. Find the value of p if cost price of cycle is Rs. 10,000.
(A) 10%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 33% - Twice the number of marbles and thrice the number of coins with Raghav are 70. If Raghav has at least one marble and at least one coin, then which of these could be the number of coins that Raghav has?
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 15 - In which of these cases can a cube and a cuboid be joined together to form a cuboid?
(A) A cube of side length 6 cm and a cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 5 cm × 6 cm
(B) A cube of side length 6 cm and a cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm
(C) A cube of side length 5 cm and a cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm
(D) A cube of side length 5 cm and a cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 5 cm × 6 cm - A sequenceis taken such that its first term is 1. In the sequence, each term is 3 more than the previous term. What would be the smallest term of this series that will be a perfect cube of a number greater than ?
(A) 2nd
(B) 5th
(C) 8th
(D) 10th - Two right circular cones and a right circular cylinder are taken, all of which have the same radius and the same height. The bases of cones are joined to two bases of cylinder. What would be the ratio of total volume of structure formed to volume of right circular cylinder?
(A) 2/3
(B) 1/2
(C) 3/2
(D) 5/3 - Jeevan has scored 12 marks more in Economics as compared to marks scored in Sociology. If the sum of marks scored by Jeevan in these two subjects is 176, then how many marks has Jeevan scored in Sociology?
(A) 82
(B) 89
(C) 94
(D) 98 - A biased dice has numbers from 1 to 6 written on its faces. The probability of occurrence of 1 when this dice is thrown is a non-positive number. The probability of occurrence of numbers from 2 to 6 is same for these 5 numbers. This dice is thrown once. What is the probability that an odd number appears on the dice?
(A) 1/5
(B) 2/5
(C) 3/5
(D) 2/3 - Some metallic hemispheres of radius ‘R’ each, are taken. They are all melted together and moulded to make a sphere of radius 3R. How many hemispheres were there originally?
(A) 9
(B) 27
(C) 54
(D) 81 - A cuboid is taken and divided into two equal parts such that each part is a cube. Which of these will be definitely TRUE?
(A) The cuboid is a cube itself
(B) The ratio of a pair of sides of cuboid is 1:2
(C) No two edges of cuboid are of equal length
(D) A cuboid can never be divided into two identical cubes - A solid cylinder made of aluminum is molten to form N identical right circular cones, such that radius of cone and cylinder are the same, and the height of cone is half of the height of a cylinder. What is the value of N?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 9 - A frustum has a top radius of 20 cm and bottom diameter of 60 cm. The height of this frustum is 40 cm. Now, a right circular cone is to be fitted over this frustum so that the structure formed is a right circular cone. What should be the height of the cone that is to be fitted?
(A) 60 cm
(B) 80 cm
(C) 40 cm
(D) 100 cm - The population of a city grows by 20% after every two years. In a decade, the population grew by 2,07,684. What was the population of the city now?
(A) 1,75,000
(B) 2,00,000
(C) 2,10,000
(D) 2,56,000 - A solid right circular cylinder of radius 10 units and height 20 units is taken and melted. In which of these figures should it be reformed so that the figure has maximum total surface area?
(A) Cube
(B) Sphere
(C) Hemisphere
(D) Cylinder of diameter 20 units - Two natural numbers M and N are taken. M is 10 more than N. If 20 is added to M, we get 10 more than 3 times of N. What is the value of N?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 20
(D) 25 - Satvir has a sum of 10,000 rupees with him. He invested a part of it at a rate of interest of 10% per annum and other at 8% per annum, both compounded annually. The interest he received after 2 years was 1,926 rupees. In what parts did he divide the sum?
- (A) 4,000 and 6,000
(B) 3,500 and 6,500
(C) 3,000 and 7,000
(D) 2,500 and 7,500 - Who was the author of the book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”?
(A) Pherozeshah Mehta
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Ramesh Chandra Dutt
(D) Badruddin Tyabji - Who lead the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(D) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali - Which movement stressed the concept of National Education?
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Home Rule Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement - The Arms Act was passed in the year
(A) 1883
(B) 1878
(C) 1858
(D) 1877 - Which of the following was NOT a cause of the formation of the Muslim League in 1906?
(A) Muslims wanted a separate nation
(B) The British policy of Divide and Rule
(C) Hindus moved ahead with the spread of Western education while Muslims lagged behind
(D) A sense of deprivation was engineered in the minds of Muslims - Who played an important role in spreading the Swadeshi Movement across India?
(A) Aravind Ghosh
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Balgangadhar Tilak
(D) Ali brothers - According to the Safety Valve Theory what was Hume’s main intention in encouraging the foundation of the Congress?
(A) Provide a safe outlet to the growing discontent among the educated Indians
(B) Teach people to ensure their safety during mass uprisings and revolts
(C) Ensure the safety of Indians from the oppression of British Rule
(D) Promote the use of Safety Valve in canals and barrages to protect the life and property of Indians during floods - Which one of the following was NOT a result of unfair British economic policies?
(A) Increased poverty and famine
(B) Shortage of food grains in India
(C) Rapid industrialisation in England
(D) Balance of trade and higher employment in India due to increase in exports - Which one of the following is a WRONG match?
(A) 1878 – Vernacular Press Act
(B) 1913 – Dandi March
(C) 1885 – Formation of the Indian National Congress
(D) 1905 – Partition of Bengal - Which was the last territory to be annexed through the Subsidiary Alliance?
(A) Awadh
(B) Jhansi
(C) Delhi
(D) Mysore - Which one of the following was a result of the 1857 uprising?
(A) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was proclaimed the Nawab of Lucknow
(B) Bahadur Shah Zafar the Mughal ruler became the nominal ruler of India
(C) The British Crown took over the powers from the East India Company
(D) Nana Saheb Peshwa was sentenced to life imprisonment - Which one of the following was against the policy followed by the Extremists?
(A) Take the national movement to the common people and encourage their participation
(B) Boycott all kinds of association with the colonial rulers
(C) Encourage nationwide movement against the partition of Bengal
(D) Discuss reforms with the Government - Which of the following was an objective of the Mountbatten Plan of June, 1947?
(A) Form a separate constitutional assembly for Pakistan to frame its constitution
(B) Form a Federal Union consisting of Princely States
(C) To have three groups of provinces A, B and C for Hindu Majority, Muslim Majority and Assam-Bengal respectively
(D) Form a Federal Union with a legislature and an Executive - After which incident did Gandhiji call off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922?
(A) Chauri Chaura
(B) Kheda Satyagraha
(C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) Execution of Bhagat Singh - Quit India Movement was launched during the rule of which one of the following viceroys?
(A) Lord Irwin
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Lord Wavell
(D) Lord Linlithgow - Which one of the following rights allows an Indian citizen to reside or settle in any part of India?
(A) Right to Equality
(B) Right to Freedom
(C) Right to Property
(D) Right to Life and Liberty - Which of the following is INCORRECT with respect to filing of nominations in India?
(A) Nominations cannot be sent by post
(B) The candidate may be elector of a different constituency
(C) Nominations can be filed even on a public holiday
(D) An appeal can be filed till 3 PM on last date of filing nomination - Indian democracy comes under which of the following divisions?
(A) Direct democracy
(B) Monarchical democracy
(C) Participatory democracy
(D) Liberal (representative) democracy - Which of the statements is FALSE with respect to the Municipal Council?
(A) The 74th Constitutional Amendment brought about significant changes in the structure and functioning of urban local government
(B) State Finance Commissions reviews the financial position of municipalities once in every 5 years
(C) The Councillors of Municipal Corporations are elected for 3 years
(D) The Chief Executive Officer is appointed by the state government - Which fundamental right is violated when a 12-year-old girl works as a full time house maid?
(A) Cultural and Educational Rights
(B) Right to Freedom
(C) Right against Exploitation
(D) Right to Equality - Which one of the following Directive Principles of State Policy reflects the Gandhian Policy?
(A) Promote international peace and security
(B) Make efforts to raise the standard of living and public health
(C) Promotion of cottage industries in rural areas
(D) Protect the historical monuments - What is true with reference to Public Opinion in Indian democracy?
(A) Individuals will not interfere in politics
(B) Each vote counts, so poor people can earn some money selling their votes
(C) Press will uphold the interests of the people of a particular region
(D) Keeps the government alert towards the rights and liberties of the people - Which one of the following is NOT in the list of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution?
(A) English
(B) Bodo
(C) Maithili
(D) Urdu - Which of the following is a disadvantage of Universal Adult Franchise?
(A) It allows women to vote
(B) Illiterate voters will be misled easily
(C) It allows people from every social background to vote in an election
(D) Economic status of the voter is not considered during elections - Who accords recognition to election symbols in India?
(A) The candidate who opts for the symbol
(B) The Election Commission of India
(C) The party leader
(D) Party workers vote for the symbol - Which of these is a reason for India to be the permanent member of the security council?
(A) It can solve India’s troubled relationship with Pakistan
(B) It becomes easier for India to suppress its insurgents
(C) It helps to increase nuclear capabilities
(D) The power helps India to be influential in its foreign affairs - The electoral college that elects the President consists of which of the following?
(A) Elected members of the two Houses of Parliament, Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Councils of all the states
(B) Only the members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
(C) Elected members of the two Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the States only
(D) Members of the Cabinet - Which system is followed for Rajya Sabha elections in India?
(A) Single Transferable Vote system
(B) Round Robin Representation
(C) First Past the Post System
(D) Direct Voting System - Which of these is INCORRECT with reference to election campaigns in India?
(A) Government provides resources for election campaign
(B) No party or candidate can bribe or threaten voters
(C) No party or candidate can use any place of worship for election propaganda
(D) Once elections are announced, ministers shall not lay foundation stones of any projects or make any promises to voters - The Fundamental Duties of India was inspired by which of the following constitution?
(A) Erstwhile USSR
(B) Switzerland
(C) Japan
(D) China - Which of the following is a WRONG pair?
(A) Manas Tiger Reserve – Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Corbett National Park – Uttarakhand
(C) Sunderbans National Park – West Bengal
(D) Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajasthan - What is meant by rain water harvesting?
(A) Collecting water from water sources spread across larger areas
(B) Collecting water from ponds and storing in drums
(C) Reusing water for treating it with chemicals
(D) Collecting and storing water during rains for future use - Which two places are connected by the east-west corridor of NHAI?
(A) Silchar and Porbandar
(B) Mumbai and Kolkata
(C) Mangalore and Itanagar
(D) Jaipur and Patna - Why is the timber of deodar used in the making of boats and bridges?
(A) It floats in water
(B) It is impervious to water
(C) It is easily available
(D) It is the most economical timber - Which one of following is located in Leh?
(A) Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Limber Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary - What is the full form of IUCN?
(A) Indian Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
(B) International Union for Conservation of Nature
(C) International Union for Care of Nature
(D) International Union for Conservation of Natural Resources - The National Aquatic Animal of India is found in
(A) River Kaveri
(B) River Ganges
(C) River Godavari
(D) River Indus - Which of the following are Jovian planets?
(A) Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
(B) Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn
(C) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
(D) Earth, Mars, Neptune and Pluto - The Jammu and Kashmir government has imposed water usage charges on all major and medium hydroelectric projects in the state to
(A) Control wastage of water
(B) Let its people realize the importance of underground water
(C) Make an attempt to control water pollution
(D) Take a first step towards its economic self-reliance - Which is the main source of water in J&K state?
(A) Springs
(B) Rivers
(C) Glaciers
(D) Lakes - Which one of the following ports was constructed to reduce the congestion at Kolkata port?
(A) Tuticorin
(B) Haldia Port
(C) Paradwip Port
(D) Visakhapatnam Port - What happens when runoff on the ground is collected and allowed to be absorbed?
(A) Land becomes wet and soft
(B) Trees get sufficient water for their growth
(C) Reduces overflowing of urban drains and culverts
(D) Ground water gets recharged - Which is the deepest land-locked and protected port along the east coast of India?
(A) Chennai
(B) Kandla
(C) Marna Goa
(D) Visakhapatnam - The South Pole experiences continuous light during the
(A) Summer Solstice
(B) Winter Solstice
(C) Vernal Equinox
(D) Autumnal Equinox - Which state in India has made building rainwater harvesting structures in every house compulsory?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Rajasthan - The metal that reacts violently with cold water is
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Copper
(D) Sodium - In plants, water is transported through
(A) Stomata
(B) Root hair
(C) Phloem
(D) Xylem - Which one of the following metals is in liquid form at room temperature?
(A) Mercury
(B) Zinc
(C) Arsenic
(D) Tungsten - The depletion in the ozone layer is caused by
(A) Sodium
(B) Chlorofluorocarbons
(C) Oxygen
(D) Hydrogen - The animal which reproduces by exogenous budding is
(A) Hydra
(B) Sponge
(C) Plasmodium
(D) Amoeba - Which one of the following is NOT a major greenhouse gas?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Methane
(C) Carbon di oxide
(D) Water vapour - The species of plants and animals which are found only in a particular region are known as
(A) Endemic species
(B) Endangered species
(C) Extinct species
(D) Exotic species - Which is the most reactive metal among the following?
(A) Copper (Cu)
(B) Potassium (K)
(C) Zinc (Zn)
(D) Silver (Ag) - The main difference between a food
- chain and a food web is that food chains
(A) Involve only plants, while food webs involve animals
(B) Involve only plants, while food webs involve both plants and animals
(C) Involve plants and animals, but food webs involve only animals
(D) Are linear and food webs are complex - The kidneys in human beings are a part of the
(A) Excretion system
(B) Nutrition system
(C) Respiration system
(D) Transportation system - Intact chloroplast from green leaves can be isolated by
(A) Acetone
(B) NaCL solution
(C) Alcohol
(D) Sucrose solution - Light energy is converted by plants in the process of photosynthesis into
(A) Chemical Potential Energy
(B) Elastic Potential Energy
(C) Gravitational Potential Energy
(D) Kinetic energy - Which one of the elements is the main constituent in making solar cells?
(A) Silicon
(B) Gold
(C) Carbon
(D) Silver - The animal which shows transvers binary fission is
(A) Euglena
(B) Plasmodium
(C) Amoeba
(D) Paramecium - Which of the following power plants works on the principle of gravity?
(A) Geothermal
(B) Hydro power
(C) Solar power
(D) Nuclear power - During electrolytic reduction, which one of the following acts as the reducing agent?
(A) Cathode
(B) Anode
(C) Electrolyte
(D) Metal - Power and manure both are provided by
(A) Nuclear plants
(B) Thermal plants
(C) Biogas plants
(D) Hydroelectric plants - Most of the energy in an ecosystem is
(A) Converted into biomass by plants
(B) Utilised by secondary consumers
(C) Lost as heat
(D) Used by the primary consumers - The focal length of a spherical mirror is approximately equal to
(A) Quarter the radius of curvature
(B) Half the radius of curvature
(C) Twice the radius of curvature
(D) Four times the radius of curvature - Which of the following is NOT considered as an advantage to using the garden pea for Mendel’s experiments?
(A) He could expect to observe segregation of traits among the offspring
(B) They have relatively short generation time
(C) True-breeding varieties were scarce
(D) The sex organs of the pea are enclosed within the flower - Which of the following is an INCORRECT match?
(A) Tarapur Atomic Power Station – Maharashtra
(B) Kaiga generating Station – Karnataka
(C) Kandanakulam Atomic Power Project – Tamil nadu
(D) Narora Atomic Power Station – Gujarat - Who among the following was conferred the Harvard University’s 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award?
(A) Kailash Satyarthi
(B) Malala Yousafzai
(C) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
(D) Kofi Annan - Where is the statue of Christ the Redeemer situated?
(A) Peru
(B) Chile
(C) Mexico
(D) Brazil - When was the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) established?
(A) 1954
(B) 1957
(C) 1958
(D) 1974 - When did the infamous Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur?
(A) 13th April 1919
(B) 13th April 1918
(C) 8th April 1919
(D) 8th April 1918 - Who was the chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) when it was set up in 1969 at Ahmedabad?
(A) Satish Dhawan
(B) Homi Jahangir Baba
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Prof. Vikram Sarabhai - Who wrote the book Anand Math?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) R. K. Narayan
(D) Sharath Chandra Chattopadhyay - When is the International Day of Yoga as declared by the General Assembly?
(A) 04th February
(B) 21stJune
(C) 25thJune
(D) 21st July - Former Indian President Dr. Kalam, was addressing the students of which management institute before he collapsed and eventually died?
(A) IIM Ahmedabad
(B) IIM Shillong
(C) IIM Gurgaon
(D) IIT Sikkim - What is the full form of BCCI?
(A) Board for Cricket Campaign in India
(B) Board to Command Cricketing in India
(C) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(D) Board to Control Cricket Internationally - Which of the following is NOT a Dravidian language?
(A) Telugu
(B) Malayalam
(C) Sanskrit
(D) Kannada - How many rockets can the Pinaka, a multi-barrel rocket system developed at the DRDO, equip?
(A) 18
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 12 - Who won the 2015 BNP Paribas WTA Finals in the Women’s Category?
(A) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
(B) Garbine Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwanska
(C) Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro
(D) Yung Jan Chan and Hao Ching Chan - The currency of which one of the following countries is NOT called a rupee?
(A) Nepal
(B) Indonesia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Pakistan - Which of the following countries joined the UNO in 2006 and became the 192ndmember of the UNO?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Montenegro
(C) South Sudan
(D) Serbia - After fruit production, what is the largest activity in the state of Kashmir?
(A) Rice Cultivation
(B) Millet Cultivation
(C) Saffron Cultivation
(D) Cotton Cultivation - Which day is celebrated as Army Day in India?
(A) 15thJanuary
(B) 26thDecember
(C) 14th July
(D) 23rd March - Dachigam National Park is famous for which endangered species?
(A) White tiger
(B) Hangul
(C) Hispid Hare
(D) Banteng - Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake?
(A) Dal
(B) Wular
(C) Sambhar
(D) Chilika - What is the current total number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly?
(A) 111
(B) 46
(C) 85
(D) 90 - Which of the following states produces maximum saffron annually in India?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kashmir
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jharkhand - The Sind Valley Hydro-Electric Project is located on the banks of the
(A) Vishwamitri River
(B) Krishna River
(C) Gomti River
(D) Nullah Sind River - Who among the following was the 29th Indian Chief Justice?
(A) Ayaz Mughal
(B) Omar Abdullah
(C) Allah Rakha
(D) Adarsh Sein Anand - Whose birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India?
(A) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(D) Rajiv Gandhi - Which among the following is known as “Meadow of Gold”?
(A) Katra
(B) Drass
(C) Leh
(D) Sonmarg - Which temple occupies the top of the hills known as Takht-i-Sulaiman in the south-east of Srinagar?
(A) Kheer Bhawani
(B) Raghunath Temple
(C) Shankaracharya Temple
(D) Sun Temple - Which among the following is known as the “Valley of Shepherds”?
(A) Pahalgam
(B) Uttakhand
(C) Dzukou
(D) Sharavathi - Which clause of Article 370 gives power to the President to declare that Article 370 shall cease to be operative?
(A) Clause 13
(B) Clause 23
(C) Clause 3
(D) Clause 33 - Who was the last Dogra ruler of Jammu And Kashmir State?
(A) Hari Singh
(B) Shah Mir
(C) Lalitaditya
(D) Ranjit Singh - Which town is located near the temple of Vaishno Devi?
(A) Katra
(B) Poonch
(C) Bandipora
(D) Sopore - Find the missing number of the series
6, 24, 120, ?, 5040
(A) 480
(B) 240
(C) 720
(D) 1440 - A car moving from Bangalore to Chennai takes “x” hours to cover the distance at a speed of 40 kmph. It takes 3 hours more if its speed is reduced by 10 kms. What is the distance from Bangalore to Chennai?
(A) 240 Kms
(B) 270 Kms
(C) 360 Kms
(D) 180 Kms - Serena and Venus started from the same point. Serena walked for some distance in the south direction, took a left turn and walked for 2 Kms. Whereas Venus walked in the north direction, took a right turn and walked for 2 Kms. Which direction is Serena with respect to Venus?
(A) East
(B) North
(C) South
(D) West - Pointing towards a boy, Seeta told to Geeta “He is the son of my mother’s husband’s son”. How is the boy related to Seeta?
(A) Nephew
(B) Brother
(C) Cousin
(D) Uncle - I have twice the number of coins that my brother has and half the number of coins my sister has. Totally we have 28 coins. How many coins do I have?
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 4
(D) 16 - Three times the sum of the digits of a number is 8 less than the number. If the sum of the digits of the number is 5, then what is the number?
(A) 14
(B) 23
(C) 32
(D) 50 - Find the next number of the series 6, 9, 18, 45, ?
(A) 135
(B) 90
(C) 180
(D) 225 - Find the next letter of the series A, C, F, J, ?
(A) P
(B) O
(C) M
(D) N - Andre covers half the distance at a speed of 60 kph and the remaining half at a speed of 40 kph. What is his average speed?
(A) 50 kph
(B) 48 kph
(C) 45 kph
(D) 46 kph - Find the next term of the series AZ, CX, EV, GT, ?
(A) IR
(B) HR
(C) IS
(D) HS - One morning Shikhar and Dhavan were sitting in a park facing each other. Shikhar’s shadow was falling to his left. Which direction was Dhavan facing?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) East
(D) West - If “VISION” is coded as “OPJTIW”, then “MISSION” is coded as
(A) OJPTTNJ
(B) OPJTTJN
(C) ONJTTPJ
(D) OPJTTNJ - Rajesh walked 3 Kms in the west direction. Then he took a right turn and walked for 12 Kms. Again he took a left turn and walked for 2 Kms. How far is he from the starting point?
(A) 17 Kms
(B) 15 Kms
(C) 14 Kms
(D) 13 Kms - Find the next number of the series 3, 7, 12, 18, ?
(A) 24
(B) 25
(C) 26
(D) 27 - Directions to answer the question: In the question, a statement is followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows the given statement.
- Statement: – All Indians are patriotic.
- Conclusion I: – Americans are not patriotic
Conclusion II: – Every citizen should love his nation. - (A) Only I follows
(B) Only II follows
(C) Either I or II follows
(D) Neither I nor II follows
