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CONTENTS

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SYLLABUS SOLVED PAPERS 1. 2020

1 - 24

2. 2019

1 - 24

3. 2018

1 - 20

4. 2017

1 - 20

5. 2016

1 - 26

6. 2015

1 - 22

7. 2014

1 - 24

8. 2013

1 - 22

9. 2012

1 - 20

10. 2011

1 - 20

11. 2010

1 - 18

PRACTICE PAPERS 1. Practice Paper-1

1 - 26

2. Practice Paper-2

1 - 24

3. Practice Paper-3

1 - 26

4. Practice Paper-4

1 - 26

5. Practice Paper-5

1 - 24

6. Practice Paper-6

1 - 24

7. Practice Paper-7

1 - 20

8. Practice Paper-8

1 - 22

9. Practice Paper-9

1 - 22

10. Practice Paper-10

1 - 22

11. Practice Paper-11

1 - 22

12. Practice Paper-12

1 - 22

13. Practice Paper-13

1 - 18

SYLLABUS A. General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & decoding, Numerical Operations, 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/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any. B. General Awareness : Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research. C. Quantitative Aptitude : The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers,decimals,fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion,Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, 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, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart. D. English Comprehension : Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION PAPER I Part

Subject

Max. Marks/ Questions

A

General Intelligence & Reasoning

50

B

General Awareness

50

C

Quantitative Aptitude

50

D

English Comprehension

50

Questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts A, B and C of Paper I. Deduction of 0.25 marks will be made for each incorrect answer marked on OMR Answer Sheet.

SOLVED PAPERS

SOLVED PAPER - 2020 Paper I

(24-11-2020) GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING 1. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 16, 32, ? , 192, 576, 1152 (a) 48

(b) 80

(c) 64

(d) 96

2. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 46, 66, 94, 132, 182, ? (a) 246

(b) 292

(c) 220

(d) 232

3. Select the option that is related to the third lettercluster in the same way as the second lettercluster is related to the first letter-cluster. FOREST : TSROFE :: MOVING : ? (a) OVINMG

(b) GIMNOV

(c) VOMNGI

(d) VONMIG

4. Pointing towards a man, a lady said, "His brother is my mother's only daughter's husband's son's father". How is the man related to the lady's husband? (a) Paternal uncle (b) Brother

(a) H

(b) L

(c) K

(d) A

7. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 19 9 140 17 9 130 ? 5 120 (a) 47

(b) 28

(c) 24

(d) 19

8. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it 36 55 49 64 47 39 49 ? 61

(c) Father

(a) 72

(b) 120

(d) Brother-in-law

(c) 88

(d) 68

5. Two different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are numbered from 1 to 6. Select the number that will be on the face opposite to the face showing '3'. 5 6

4 4

1

(a) my personal things

2

(b) my these things

(a) 4

(b) 2

(c) 5

(d) 1

6. A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the cube so formed, which letter will be on the face opposing to the one showing 'P'? A F

P

L

H

9. In a code language, if 'my personal use' is written as '521', 'use these things' is written as '169', 'personal things' is written as '29', then which phrase would the code '569' represent in this language?

K

(c) these personal things (d) my personal use 10. In a code language, 'DOUBLE' is written as 'VPEFMC'. How will 'CLIQUE' be written in that language? (a) JMDGVQ

(b) JMDFVS

(c) JMDFVR

(d) KNDFVR

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Solved Paper - 2020

11. Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Car drivers, Human beings, Men

(a)

(b)

(a)

(c)

(d)

(c)

(b)

(d)

17. Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with conmmonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements:

12. The sum of present age of Vishal and Aditi is 105 years. If Aditi is 25 years younger than Vishal, then what is the present age of Pritam, who is 7 years elder than Aditi?

Some colleges are schools. No ground is a college. Conclusions:

(a) 40 years

(b) 72 years

I. No college is a ground.

(c) 32 years

(d) 47 years

II. No school is a college.

13. Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the following number-pair. 7 : 198 (a) 9 : 162

(b) 5 : 240

(c) 6 : 72

(d) 8 : 228

14. What was the day of the week on 24th October 2011? (a) Wednesday

(b) Monday

(c) Tuesday

(d) Saturday

III. Some schools are colleges. (a) Only conclusions II and III follow (b) Only conclusions I and II follow (c) Only conclusions I and III follow (d) All of the conclusions follow 18. A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

15. Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Lexicon 2. Lacuna

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

3. Lacerate 4. Lactation 5. Locust (a) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5

(b) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5

(c) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1

(d) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5

16. A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

19. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the given letter-cluster series. AZA, EVW, ?, OLM, UFG (a) JRS

(b) IRS

(c) JQS

(d) IRV

Solved Paper - 2020

20. Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

? (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

21. Six friends are sitting in two lines, one line behind the other line, and all the friends are facing north. Each line has three friends. Jogi is sitting between Vikrant and Saroj, Shrikant is sitting just behind Vikrant, Vaani is to the immediate right of Tripti. Which three persons are sitting in the same line? (a) Jogi, Tripti and Vaani (b) Jogi, Vikrant and Saroj (c) Jogi, Vikrant and Tripti (d) Vikrant, Vaani and Tripti 22. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out. (a) QTWZC

(b) HKNQT

(c) BEHKN

(d) RUXAE

23. Select the option figure which is NOT embedded in the figure (X) given below (rotation is NOT allowed).

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24. Select the option that is related to the third lettercluster in the same way as the second lettercluster is related to the first letter-cluster. PORCH : IDSPQ :: MOIST : ? (a) UTJQO

(b) OMITS

(c) OPJTU

(d) UTJPN

25. 7Rs.2,871 is to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 9 : 11 : 13, respectively. How much more money (in Rs.) will C get as compared to A? (a) Rs. 783

(b) Rs. 348

(c) Rs. 402

(d) Rs. 296

26. Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown below. P tfdmwrh Q (a)

(b)

(c) (d) 27. In a code language 'SOGGY' is written as '78' and 'PLINTH' is written as '85'. How will 'DEVOTION' be written in that language? (a) 112

(b) 98

(c) 104

(d) 120

28. In a code language, if 'get up now' is written as 'pax max rax', 'he will get' is written as 'max dax zax', and 'will it stop' is written as 'zax kax lax', then for which word is the code 'dax' used in this language? (a) get

(b) it

(c) he

(d) will

29. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the signs from left to right to balance the following equation.

(X) (a)

16 * 35 * 5 * 20 * 4 * 89 (a) ×, –, +, , =

(b) –, , +, ×, =

(c) ×, , +, –, =

(d) –, ×, , +, =

30. 'A  B' means 'A' is the brother of 'B'. 'A @ B' means 'A' is the wife of 'B'.

(b)

'A & B' means 'A' is the daughter of 'B'.

(c)

If P% R & Y @ Z  M % N, then how is M related to P?

(d)

'A % B' means 'A' is the sister of 'B'.

(a) Paternal aunt

(b) Mother

(c) Paternal uncle

(d) Maternal aunt

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Solved Paper - 2020

31. In the following Venn diagram, the 'Rectangle' stands for 'Judges', the 'Triangle' stands for 'Males', and the 'Hexagon' stands for 'Golf players'. The given numbers represent the number of persons in that particular category. How many male judges are there in total?

49 17

(X)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

21

8 14 26 33

(a) 26

(b) 22

(c) 17

(d) 34

32. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the given letter-cluster series.

38. Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

?

PZX, QAY, SCA, VFD, ? (a) ZKH

(b) ZJH

(c) AJG

(d) YKH

33. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

25, 36, 51, 70, 93, 120, ? (a) 141

(b) 151

(c) 163

(d) 159

34. In a code language, 'EAGER' is written as 'BXJBU' and 'MARKS' is written as 'PXUNV'. How will 'LOCUST' be written in that language? (a) ORFXVW

(b) OLGRBW

(c) ILZRPQ

(d) OLFRVW

35. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

39. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Knee 2. Navel 3. Eyebrows 4. Waist

(a) KFBY

(b) TOKH

5. Chin

(c) ZUQO

(d) BWSP

(a) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5

36. Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting anticlockwise in the same sequence around a circular table at equal distances from each other. All are facing the centre of the table. If G is sitting in the Southeast, then in which direction is A sitting?

(b) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 (c) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 (d) 4, 1, 2, 5, 3 40. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

(a) North

(b) North-west

57, ?, 62, 71, 87, 112, 148

(c) North-east

(d) South-west

(a) 61

(b) 60

(c) 58

(d) 59

37. Select the option in which the given figure (X) is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

Solved Paper - 2020

41. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 14 4 28 21 6 63 45 8 ?

Conclusions: I. Some frogs are fish. II. Some fish are octopuses. (a) Only conclusion I follows (b) Either conclusion I or II follows (c) Only conclusion II follows

(a) 210

(b) 180

(c) 195

(d) 150

(d) Both conclusions follow

42. Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.

? (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

43. Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 63  21 – 42 + 8 × 7 = 135 (a) 7 and 63

(b) 7 and 21

(c) 21 and 42

(d) 21 and 8

44. Arjun walks 40 m towards the South from his home, and then he turns left and walks 55 m. Then, he takes another left turn and walks 15 m. Then, he turns left again and walks 55 m. How far is he from his home now? (a) 35 m

(b) 25 m

(c) 15 m

(d) 30 m

45. Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. 557 835 504 447 753 612 502 794 ? (a) 596

(b) 552

(c) 558

(d) 544

46. Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some octopuses are fish. Some fish are frogs.

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47. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the given letter-cluster series. POUR, MLRO, IHNK, DCIF, ? (a) YWCA

(b) XWCZ

(c) XWBY

(d) XVBZ

48. Z's house is 45 m South to P's house. J's house is 50 m South to H's house. Q's house is 30 m West to Z's house. M's house is 50 m North to P's house. H's house is 30 m West to M's house. In which direction and at what distance is J's house with reference to Q's house? (a) West, 30 m

(b) South, 50 m

(c) North, 45 m

(d) South, 45 m

49. If 'A' denotes 'addition', 'B' denotes 'multiplication', 'C' denotes 'subtraction', and 'D' denotes 'division', then what will be the value of the following expression? 15 B (14 C 7)A 25 D (18 C 13)C 8 B (2 A 3) = ? (a) 105

(b) 115

(c) 70

(d) 40

50. Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at 'PQ' as shown below. P AVN54 Q (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND GENERAL AWARENESS 51. 'The Substance and the Shadow' is the autobiography of. (a) Guru Dutt (b) Shammi Kapoor (c) Dilip Kumar (d) Dev Anand

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52. ________________ is a land which has been lying dormant for more than five years and through improvement works it can be used for farming after improvement. (a) Permanent pasture

61. What is the length of the Indian border with Afghanistan? (a) 106 km

(b) 575 km

(c) 601 km

(d) 755 km?

62. Birhor dance is a tribal folk dance from _____.

(b) Forest land (c) Cultivable wasteland

(a) Karnataka

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(d)Currently barren

(c) Punjab

(d) Jharkhand

53. The ____ water utilisation is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu. (a) sea

(b) rain

(c) ground

(d) river

54. Muhammad Ghori was defeated by a _____ruler in 1191. (a) Gahadavala

(b) Maurya

(c) Chahamana

(d) Chalukya

55. Teejan Bai was awarded the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2019 for her contribution in the field of ____.

63. The Indian Cabinet Minister - Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as on 30 June 2020 was _____. (a) Nirmala Sitharaman (b) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (c) Ravi Shankar Prasad (d) Nitin Jairam Gadkari 64. Solids can be classified as _____ on the basis of the nature of order present in the arrangement of their constituent particles. (a) conductor or non-conductor (b) crystalline or amorphous.

(a) Public Affairs

(c) metallic or non-metallic

(b) Art Acting-Theatre

(d) magnetic or non-magnetic

(c) Art-Vocals-Folk (d) Trade and Industry - Infrastructure 56. The longest continuous wall in India, the second longest in the world, is at ___ Fort. (a) Kumbhalgarh

(b) Mehrangarh

(c) Chittorgarh

(d) Kangra

57. Fondly called the 'Haryana Hurricane', _____ made his test debut in the year 1978. (a) Kapil Dev

(b) Sunil Gavaskar

(c) Dilip Vengsarkar (d) Ravi Shastri 58. As on 30 June 2020, Harsimrat Kaur Badal was the Indian Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of ____. (a) Health and Family Welfare (b) Human Resource Development (c) Women and Child Development (d) Food Processing Industries 59. Planned economic development in India began in _____ with the inception of the First Five Year Plan. (a) 1948 (b) 1951 (c) 1956 (d) 1958 60. In which of the following states are the Sundargarh deposits of Manganese located? (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) Odisha (d) Kerala

65. Hallisak is a group dance of _________. (a) Maharashtra

(b) Goa

(c) Gujarat

(d) Rajasthan

66. Sagol Kangjei, an indigenous game of Manipur is similar to the modern day sports of: (a) boxing

(b) hockey

(c) cricket

(d) polo

67. Baliyatra literally means 'Journey of Bali', which is a festival celebrated with great pomp especially in _________ region. (a) Cuttack

(b) Vellore

(c) Gurgaon

(d) Kochi

68. People like small farmers and seasonal labourers who are regularly moving in and out of the poverty line are classified as ____ (a) occasionally poor (b) churning poor (c) always poor (d) usually poor 69. The Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat as on 30 June 2020 was _____ (a) Naveen Patnaik

(b) Pramod Sawant

(c) Nitish Kumar

(d) Vijaybhai Rupani

Solved Paper - 2020

70. The Governor of the state of Maharashtra as on 30 June 2020 was– .

78. ONGC ______ is a PSU, which is a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India.

(a) Acharya Dev Vrat

(a) Special

(b) Vinesh

(b) Bhagat Singh Koshyari

(c) Disruption

(d) Foreign

79. Detritivores in the soil break down detritus into smaller particles. This process is called ____

(c) Najma Heptulla (d) Anandiben Patel 71. Jayprakash Narayan was given the title of _____ (a) Deenbandhu (b) Deshbandhu (c) Loknayak

(d) Jana Nayak

72. The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called _____. (a) adjustive radiation

(b) mineralisation

(c) fragmentation

(d) leaching

80. Who is the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics? (a) Subramanyan Chandrasekhar (b) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (c) Har Gobind Khorana 81. The charge has to be passed _____ to obtain maximum work from a galvanic cell.

(c) adaptive evolution (d) adaptive radiation 73. Tax reform is related to the government's taxation and public interest policies, which are known as ___________ (b) Fiscal reforms

(c) Financial reforms (d) Financial policy 74. Name the high frequency radiation produced in nuclear reactions and also emitted by radioactive nuclei that is used in medicine to destroy cancer cells. (a) Ultraviolet waves (b) Gamma rays (c) Light waves

(a) catabolism

(d) Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

(b) adjustive evolution

(a) Treasury policy

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(d) X-rays

75. ________ states that for a solution of volatile liquids, the partial vapour pressure of each component of the solution is directly proportional to its mole fraction present in solution.

(a) proportionately

(b) inversely

(c) reversibly

(d) uniformly

82. Nuclear membrane is absent in organisms that fall under kingdom ______. (a) fungi

(b) Animalia

(c) Monera

(d) Plantae

83. The Chief of the Naval Staff of India as on 30 June 2020 was ______. (a) Karambir Singh (b) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (c) Bipin Rawat (d) Manoj Mukund Naravane 84. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned to India in the year _____ after two decades of residence abroad.

(a) Dalton's law

(b) Raoult's law

(a) 1869

(b) 1893

(c) Faraday's law

(d) Boyle's law

(c) 1905

(d) 1915

76. When a host is exposed to antigens, which may be in the form of living or dead microbes or other proteins, antibodies are produced in the host body. This type of immunity is called ______ immunity.

85. Lord Hastings initiated the ____ where the East India Company claimed that its authority was supreme and hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.

(a) acquired

(b) active

(a) Government's Stores Policy

(c) passive

(d) strong

(b) Policy of 'Paramountcy'

77. Electrical conductance through metals is called electronic conductance and it _____. (a) does not depend on temperature (b) decreases with increase in temperature

(c) Imperial Policy (d) Dectrine of Lapse 86. Fouaad Mirza is an Indian _____ who was awarded the Arjuna award in 2019.

(c) increase with increase in temperature

(a) weightlifter

(b) wrestler

(d) decreases with decrease in temperature

(c) golfer

(d) equestrian rider

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87. Called the farmer's friend, the ______ helps in the breakdown of complex organic matter as well as in loosening of the soil. (A) locust

(b) earthworm

(c) rat

(d) weed

88. Sakewa is a religious festival celebrated by the Kirat Khambu Rai community of _____. (a) Meghalaya (c) Nagaland

(b) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim

89. _____ was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore. (a) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri 90. Of the 552 members of the Lok Sabha, _____ members represent the states. (a) 520

(b) 540

(c) 530

(d) 550

91. Viswanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna and Vidit Gujrathi are associated with the game of _____ (a) cricket

(b) football

(c) chess

(d) kabaddi

92. Languages like Nyishi, Apatani and Bokar are widely spoken in _______. (a) Assam

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Mizoram

(d) Nagaland

93. The discovery and understanding of electromagnetic induction is based on a long series of experiments carried out by _____.

known as __________ Equation. (a) Einstein

(b) Bhor

(c) Newton

(d) Maxwell

97. The British annexed Punjab after defeating the Sikhs in the Anglo-Sikh War in the year ____. (a) 1839

(b) 1835

(c) 1845

(d) 1849

98. Which of the following poems is NOT written by Sarojini Naidu? (a) A Love Song from the North (b) My Dead Dream (c) In the Forest (d) The Banyan Tree 99. With which of the following sports are Ritwik Bhattacharya, Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal associated? (a) Squash

(b) Wrestling

(c) Tennis

(d) Weight lifting

100. Which of the following public sector enterprises falls under the status "Maharatna"? (a) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (c) Steel Authority of India Limited (d) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 101. The given bar graph shows the sales of cars from six branches of a dealer B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, during two consecutive years 2018 and 2019. black colour corresponds to the year 2018 and white colour corresponds to the year 2019.

(b) Einstein (c) Faraday and Henry (d) Rutherford 94. What is the total area of the state of Goa? (a) 2702 km2

(b) 4702 km2

(c) 3702 km2

(d) 1702 km2

95. The first lot of 33 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was handed over by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to the National Archives of India on 4 December _____.

Number of cars sold

(a) Planck and Fermi

120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

110

105 80

B1

95 75

85

95

65

B2

B3

B4

95 75

B5

70

80

B6

Branches

(a) 2019

(b) 2018

The average sale of cars (from all branches) for the year 2018 is:

(c) 2014

(d) 2015

(a) 78

(b) 90

(c) 85

(d) 80

96. An equation that contains electric and magnetic fields, their source charge and current density is

Solved Paper - 2020

102. On the marked price of Rs. 1,250 of an article, three successive discounts of 5%, 15% and 20% are offered. What will be the selling price (in Rs.) after all discounts? (a) 1,000

(b) 807.50

(c) 975.75

(d) 950.25

103. The base of a triangle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose diagonal is 6 2 cm, and its height is equal to the side of a square whose area is 144 cm2. The area of the triangle (in cm2) is: (a) 288

(b) 216

(c) 144

(d) 72

(b) 40

(c) 80

(d) 100

105. P and Q together can do a work in 12 days. P alone can do the same work in 18 days. In how many days can Q alone complete two-third part of the same work? (a) 30

(b) 21

(c) 24

(d) 36

106. Study the given histogram that shows the marks obtained by students in an examination and answer the question that follows.

Number of students

70 45

50 40 30

35

30

40

35

(b) 1/3

(c) –1/3

(d) –3

108. On the marked price of an article, the sum of selling prices with a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% and 15% is Rs. 1,995. The marked price of the article (in Rs.) is: (a) 1,550

(b) 1,800

(c) 1,500

(d) 1,600

(a) 40% of Y

(b) 24.5% of Y

(c) 50% of X

(d) 24.5% of X

110. Chord AB of a circle is produced to a point P, and C is a point on the circle such that PC is a tangent to the circle. If PC = 12 cm, and BP= 10 cm, then the length of AB (in cm) is: (a) 5.4

(b) 6

(c) 5

(d) 4.4

111. A ladder is resting against a wall. The angle between the foot of the ladder and wall is 60°, and the foot of the ladder is 3.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder (in m) is: (a) 5.4

(b) 3.6

(c) 14.4

(d) 7.2

112. A pump can fill a tank with water in 3 hours. Because of a leak, it took 3

1 hours to fill the 3

(a) 21

(b) 15

(c) 30

(d) 10

113. In ABC, A = 68°. If I is the incentre of the triangle, then the measure of BIC is:

20 10 0 150

(a) 3

tank. In how many hours can the leak alone drain all the water of the tank when it is full?

60

60

sin 2 52  2  sin 2 38 is: 4 cos2 43  5  4 cos2 47

109. If 49% of X = Y, then Y% of 50 is:

104. The area of a square and rectangle are equal. The length of the rectangle is greater than the length of a side of the square by 10 cm and the breadth is less than 5 cm. The perimeter (in cm) of the rectangle is: (a) 50

107. The value of

9

200

250

300 350 400 450 500 Marks

The number of students who obtained less than 250 marks is: (a) 135

(b) 75

(c) 30

(d) 45

(a) 124°

(b) 68°

(c) 148°

(d) 54°

114. If the selling price of 50 articles is equal to the cost price of 42 articles, then what is the approximate loss or profit percentage? (a) 8% profit

(b) 16% loss

(c) 10% loss

(d) 20% profit