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CGL (General Intelligence) Set 23_T1_01 Question 1 Select the option figure which is embedded in the given figure (Rotation is NOT allowed). (1) (2) (3) (4)...

CGL (General Intelligence) Set 23_T1_01 Question 1 Select the option figure which is embedded in the given figure (Rotation is NOT allowed). (1) (2) (3) (4) Question 2 Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Warriors 2. Warehouse 3. Warcraft 4. Warranty 5. Wardrobe 6. Wardenship (1) 3, 6, 5, 2, 1, 4 (2) 3, 5, 6, 2, 1, 4 (3) 3, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1 (4) 3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 1  Question 3 Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. 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: I. Some desks are trays. II. Some trays are plates. III. Some plates are desks. Conclusions: I. All desks are plates. II. All plates are desks. III. Some plates are trays. IV. All trays are desks. (1) Only conclusion III follows (2) Only conclusion IV follows (3) Only conclusion II follows (4) Only conclusion I follows Question 4 Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters /number of consonants /vowels in the word.) Skin : Touch :: Nose : ? (1) Smell (2) Taste (3) Nose ring (4) Sweat Question 5 Ganesh was taking a walk with his mother’s brother’s father’s granddaughter. Who was he walking with? (1) Daughter (2) Mother  (3) Cousin (4) Granddaughter Question 6 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below. (1) (2) (3) (4) Question 7 Which of the following letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? UV, OY, IB, EE, ? (1) ZK (2) AH (3) BI (4) BH Question 8 The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathe- matical operation(s) on the first number. The same operation(s) is/are followed in all the number-pairs except one. Find that odd number-pair. (1) 20 : 11 (2) 6: 4 (3) 15 : 9 (4) 12 : 7 Question 9 Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.  (1) (2) (3) (4) Question 10 Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing ‘1’. (1) 6 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 Question 11 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (55, 11, 25) (64, 16, 16) (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed) (1) (33, 11, 9) (2) (33, 11, 22)  (3) (33, 11, 3) (4) (33, 11, 10) Question 12 Select the option that is related to the sixth letter-cluster in the same way as the first letter-cluster is related to the second letter-cluster and the third letter-cluster is related to the fourth letter-cluster. HMD : KOE : : BNQ : EPR :: ? : FLV (1) SJE (2) UJC (3) EJS (4) CJU Question 13 Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern. (1) (2) (3) (4)  Question 14 Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Ticket, Aeroplane, Rail (1) (2) (3) (4) Question 15 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter-cluster. (1) BFJN (2) DHLP (3) HJKP (4) JNRV Question 16 Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 5 : 45 :: 3 : 3 :: 6 : ? (1) 90 (2) 106 (3) 110 (4) 96 Question 17 Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 8, 15, 26, ? , 56, 75  (1) 39 (2) 41 (3) 35 (4) 43 Question 18 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term. 7183 : 3850 :: 6957 : ? :: 8972 : 5639 (1) 3426 (2) 3624 (3) 3246 (4) 3642 Question 19 Three different positions of the same dice are shown. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing ‘4’. (1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 2 (4) 3 Question 20 Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number. 625 : 5 :: 2560 : 8 :: 5000 : ? (1) 9 (2) 12 (3) 10 (4) 15  Question 21 In a certain code language, ‘ASK’ is written as ‘62’ and ‘BYE’ is written as ‘64’. How will ‘CRY’ be written in that language? (1) 68 (2) 72 (3) 86 (4) 92 Question 22 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 256 * 4 * 9 * 3 * 14 = 51 (1) ×+−÷ (2) ÷×−+ (3) ×÷+− (4) ÷−×+ Question 23 Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series. (1) OLPXELY (2) OLOYELZ (3) OLOXFMY (4) OLOXELY Question 24 In a certain code language, ‘TABLE’ is coded as ‘ELEAT’ and ‘SWING’ is coded as ‘GNLWS’. How will ‘FRAME’ be coded in the same language? (1) EMERF (2) EMDRF (3) ERMDF (4) MEDFR  Question 25 Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 588 ÷ 28 × 32 + 72 – 160 = 760 (1) – and + (2) ÷ and – (3) + and × (4) ÷ and + CGL (General Awareness) Set 23_T1_01 Question 26 The length of the badminton court for singles is: (1) 13.44 m (2) 13.55 m (3) 14 m (4) 13.40 m Question 27 Who is the Administrative Head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department? (1) Accountant General (2) Principal Accountant General (3) Director General (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General Question 28 Which of the following is the largest pan-India scheme to strengthen health care infras- tructure across the country with focus on primary, secondary and tertiary care services? (1) LaQshya (2) AB-PMJAY (3) PM-ABHIM (4) PM-MI Question 29 Which of the following festivals is associated with the term ‘ties of protection’? (1) Baisakhi (2) Karwa Chauth (3) Chhath Pooja (4) Raksha Bandhan Question 30 In October 2021, 19-year-old won the silver medal at the World Wrestling Cham- pionship. (1) Anshu Malik  (2) Seema Bisla (3) Sanju Devi (4) Sonam Malik Question 31 emerged as the poorest state as per the first-ever Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) prepared by Niti Aayog and launched in November 2021. (1) Bihar (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Mizoram Question 32 The consumption of fixed capital is also known as. (1) depreciation (2) net investment (3) appreciation (4) gross investment Question 33 The Vedic Aryans lived in the area called Sapt-Sindhu, which means area drained by seven rivers. One of the rivers among the seven is Jhelum. What was its ancient name? (1) Askini (2) Parushni (3) Vipash (4) Vitasta Question 34 In Chola administration, was the assembly in the village which were inhabitated predominantly by the Brahmanas. (1) Ur (2) Khilya (3) Nagaram (4) Sabha  Question 35 Which of the following states is NOT a part of the Tapi Basin? (1) Rajasthan (2) Maharashtra (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Gujarat Question 36 Which of the following is used as a cooling medium for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the superconducting magnets in MRI scanners and NMR spectrometers? (1) Neon (2) Chlorine (3) Argon (4) Helium Question 37 In 2018, Google Doodle celebrated the 100th birthday of Mrinalini Sarabhai. She is an exponent of which of the following dance forms? (1) Bharatanatyam and Kathakali (2) Odissi and Kathak (3) Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam (4) Yakshagana Question 38 Bharatanatyam expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas of. (1) Sufism (2) Shaivism (3) Buddhism (4) Jainism Question 39 Who among the following musicians is popular for his mastery over the musical instrument Sitar? (1) Ali Akbar Khan (2) Vilayat Khan  (3) Bahadur Khan (4) Amjad Ali Khan Question 40 Which of the following countries was the host of AFC Women’s Asia Cup Football−2022? (1) Japan (2) Bangladesh (3) India (4) China Question 41 Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni was conferred with the Arjuna Award 2022 for her outstanding contribution in which of the following sports? (1) Table Tennis (2) Chess (3) Badminton (4) Wrestling Question 42 Who among the following was the founder of ‘Tiger Legion’ or ‘Free Indian Legion’? (1) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (2) Subhas Chandra Bose (3) Sohan Singh Bhakhna (4) Lala Hardayal Question 43 Name a reproductive strategy in which parasites take advantage of the care of other individuals of the same species or different species to raise their young. (1) Brood parasitism (2) Sexual parasitism (3) Klepto parasitism (4) Competitive parasitism  Question 44 On the basis of tribal population (2011), identify the option that arranges the following states in ascending order. A. Madhya Pradesh B. Maharashtra C. Odisha (1) (C), (B), (A) (2) (B), (A), (C) (3) (C), (A), (B) (4) (B), (C), (A) Question 45 In which industrial policy was the investment limit for tiny industry/unit increased to Rs. 2 lakh? (1) 1977 (2) 1991 (3) 1980 (4) 1956 Question 46 Which scientist thought of the concept of steady state of the universe? (1) Harold Jeffrey (2) Edwin Hubble (3) Fred Hoyle (4) Pierre-Simon Laplace Question 47 Match the columns. Column A (Class) Column B (Common name) i. Chlorophyceae a. Brown algae ii. Phaeophyceae b. Green algae iii. Rhodophyceae c. Blue-green algae iv. Cyanophyceae d. Red algae (1) i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d  (2) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c (3) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a (4) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d Question 48 Ryotwari system of revenue collection in India, introduced by the British, was based on the. (1) Smith’s theory of rent (2) Ricardian theory of rent (3) Malthusian theory of rent (4) Marx’s theory of rent Question 49 Who received the Nobel Prize in 1901 for ‘recognition of the extraordinary services ren- dered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions’? (1) Hermann Emil Fischer (2) Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff (3) Svante August Arrhenius (4) Henri Moissan Question 50 Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution are related to citizenship? (1) Articles 15 to 21 (2) Articles 5 to 11 (3) Articles 2 to 4 (4) Articles 25 to 31 CGL (Mathematics) Set 23_T1_01 Question 51 If A is 95% of B, then what percent of A is B? 3 (1) 110 % 19 7 (2) 104 % 19 17 (3) 108 % 19 5 (4) 105 % 19 Question 52 The marked price of mustard oil is 25% more than its cost price. At what percentage less than the marked price should it be sold to have no profit and no loss? (1) 15% (2) 20% (3) 18% (4) 22% Question 53 A can complete a piece of work in 25 days while B can complete the same work in 30 days. They work on an alternate basis, starting with A. Both A and B follow this pattern for 5 days and then A leaves the work. In how many days will B finish the remaining work? 2 (1) 24 5 2 (2) 5 5 3 (3) 5 5 3 (4) 24 5 Question 54 As part of his journey, a person travels 120 km at 80 km · h−1 , the next 100 km at 40 km · h−1 , and comes back to the starting point at 75 km · h−1. The average speed of the person throughout the journey (approximately) is (1) 63.46 km · h−1  (2) 58.74 km · h−1 (3) 68.15 km · h−1 (4) 49.58 km · h−1 Question 55 8 men can complete a work in 45 days. 8 women can complete the same work in 18 days. In how many days will 5 men and 8 women, together, complete the same work? 1 (1) 13 5 4 (2) 12 5 2 (3) 14 5 3 (4) 15 5 Question 56 625 + 626 + 627 + 628 is divisible by (1) 256 (2) 254 (3) 255 (4) 259 Question 57 Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table shows the classification of 100 students based on the marks obtained by them in History and Geography in an examination. Marks out of 50 Subject 40 and 30 and 20 and 10 and 0 and above above above above above History 9 32 80 92 100 Geography 4 21 66 81 100 Average 7 27 73 87 100 (Aggregate) Based on the table, what is the number of students scoring less than 20% marks in aggregate? (1) 13  (2) 11 (3) 10 (4) 12 Question 58 Two concentric circles are of radii 10 cm and 6 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle. (1) 8 cm (2) 16 cm (3) 12 cm (4) 9 cm Question 59 1 If sin(a + b) = 1 and cos(a − b) = , then find a. 2 (1) 75◦ (2) 30◦ (3) 15◦ (4) 45◦ Question 60 A train 900 m long is running at 108 km · h−1. How long will it take to clear a 900 m long platform completely? (1) 60 s (2) 45 s (3) 30 s (4) 18 s Question 61 1 1 If 7b − = 7, then what is the value of 16b2 + ? 4b 49b2 80 (1) 49 104 (2) 7  120 (3) 7 7 (4) 2 Question 62 If m∠C = m∠Z and AC = XZ, then which of the following conditions is necessary for △ABC and △XY Z to be congruent? (1) AB = AC (2) BC = Y Z (3) AB = XY (4) BC = AB Question 63 In the given figure, P AB is a secant and P T is a tangent to the circle from P. If P T = 8 cm, P A = 6 cm and AB = x cm, then the value of x is T 8 cm P B 6 cm A x cm 14 (1) 9 1 (2) 3 14 (3) 3 4 (4) 3 Question 64 A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes. A) Buy 3 get 4 free B) Buy 5 get 6 free Which scheme gives more discount percentage? (1) A  (2) A does not give any discount (3) A and B both have the same discount percentage (4) B Question 65 The following bar chart represents the gross amount (in Rs. lakhs) and total cost (in Rs. lakhs) of a firm. Y Total Goss Amount 8000 7500 7000 6500 6000 6000 5500 5000 5000 4500 Rupees in lakhs 4000 4000 3500 3000 2000 1000 0 X 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 Year In order to make a profit of 25%, what should the gross amount have been (in Rs. lakhs) in 2019-2020, if the total cost remained the same? (1) 7800 (2) 8000 (3) 8250 (4) 8125 Question 66 In what time will Rs. 10000 at 4% per annum, produce the same interest as Rs. 8000 produces in 4 years at 5% simple interest? (1) 5 years (2) 3 years (3) 4 years (4) 6 years  Question 67 A man, a boy and a woman can finish a work in 10 days, 15 days and 30 days respectively. In how many days can the work be finished by a man, a woman and a boy when all of them work together? (1) 10 (2) 5 (3) 8 (4) 6 √ Question 68 3 If cos θ = , then tan2 θ cos2 θ =? 2 1 (1) √ 3 1 (2) 4 1 (3) 2 √ (4) 3 Question 69 What is the value of (3x3 + 5x2 y + 12xy 2 + 7y 3 ), when x = −4 and y = −1? (1) −329 (2) −359 (3) −361 (4) −327 Question 70 If the four numbers, 39, 117, 17 and y are in proportion, then find the value of y. (1) 49 (2) 51 (3) 57 (4) 85  Question 71 The volume of a sphere of radius 4.2 cm is ( ) 22 Use π = 7 (1) 278.234 cm3 (2) 312.725 cm3 (3) 297.824 cm3 (4) 310.464 cm3 Question 72 2 2 2 If (a + b + c) = 16 and (a + b + c ) = 90, find the value of (ab + bc + ca). (1) 84 (2) 83 (3) 82 (4) 81 Question 73 { } (3 sin θ − cos θ) If = 1, then the value of cot θ is (cos θ + sin θ) (1) 3 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 2 Question 74 Two runners, Sony and Mony, start running on a circular track of length 200 m at speeds of 18 and 24 km · h−1 respectively, in the same direction. After how much time from the start will they meet again at the starting point? (1) 120 s (2) 110 s (3) 100 s (4) 90 s  Question 75 What will be the remainder when (265)4081 + 9 is divided by 266? (1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 1 (4) 9 CGL (English Language) Set 23_T1_01 Question 76 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. Neetu have been / waiting for me / since 10 o’clock / in the morning. (1) Neetu have been (2) in the morning (3) since 10 o’clock (4) waiting for me Question 77 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. Her dog can climb under the fence. (1) Over (2) Sink (3) Behind (4) Beneath Question 78 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. The village beggars, no longer ill at ease in the gathering of gliterring dignitaries, sat in their assigned rows and joked with vegetarian Brahmin apprentices. (1) assigned (2) apprentices (3) beggars (4) gliterring Question 79 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The company’s board of directors will announce the financial results at the annual meeting tomorrow. (1) The financial results will have been announced by the company’s board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow. (2) The financial results are being announced by the company’s board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.  (3) The company’s board of directors announced the financial results at the annual meeting tomorrow. (4) The financial results will be announced by the company’s board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow. Question 80 Select the grammatically correct sentence. (1) The participants of the competition are waiting for their turn curiously. (2) The participants of the competition has been waiting for their turn curiously. (3) A participants of the competition is waiting for their turn curiously. (4) The participants of the competition is waiting for their turn curiously. Question 81 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. Henry is so servile that other people take advantage of him. (1) Arrogant (2) Sheepish (3) Bickering (4) Cunning Question 82 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A thing fit to eat. (1) Eligible (2) Digestible (3) Curable (4) Edible Question 83 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lily-livered (1) Brave (2) Comical  (3) Not brave (4) Naughty Question 84 Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. Zealous (1) Enthusiastic (2) Detached (3) Apathetic (4) Indifferent Question 85 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. She had an ability to persuade others. (1) halt (2) suppress (3) outrage (4) impress Question 86 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. We must remember that what we teach our children is what we inculcate in them. (1) endanger (2) inspire (3) instil (4) import Question 87 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. He won’t receive any better choice than this from anywhere. (1) Any better choice won’t be received by him than this from anywhere. (2) Any better choice wouldn’t have received by him than this from anywhere.  (3) Any better choice shouldn’t be received by him than this from anywhere. (4) Any better choice won’t have been be received by him than this from anywhere. Question 88 Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. Feeble (1) Unheedful (2) Strong (3) Weak (4) Baneful Question 89 Select the correct spelling of the underlined word. They denied having any associasion with the terrorists. (1) asociation (2) asocciation (3) assosiation (4) association Question 90 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Pooja tried to explain the problem, but soon she tied herself up in knots. (1) Be forced to explain your actions and (probably) punished (2) Become very confused when you are trying to explain something (3) Make no progress in an argument or discussion (4) Won’t modify an opinion or agree to even small changes that another person wants Question 91 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. (A) In Bihar and Central India, in particular, every district had smelters that used local deposits of ore to produce iron which was widely used for the manufacture of implements and tools of daily use. (B) The smelting was done by men while women worked on the bellows, pumping air that kept the charcoal burning.  (C) But iron smelting in India was extremely common till the end of the nineteenth century. (D) Production of Wootz steel required a highly specialised technique of refining iron. (1) ACDB (2) DCAB (3) BCDA (4) CBDA Question 92 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. (A) He repeated the experiment, increasing the amount until he had it weighed up to a thousand pounds. (B) During the spring of 1717, the iron foundries in a remote district were often visited by a thin, middle-aged man with a notebook. (C) Three cauldrons were next prepared under his directions. (D) He would weigh out two pounds of iron, have them heated till they were red-hot and then weigh them again. (1) BDAC (2) ABDC (3) BCAD (4) CABD Question 93 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She looks a peacock in the blue satin saree. (1) very beautiful as (2) so beautiful as (3) as beautiful as (4) as beautiful like Question 94 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. (A) The top band is made of saffron, which symbolises power and courage.  (B) The constituent assembly adopted our national flag, Tiranga, which means tricolour, on 22 July 1947. (C) As a symbol of nationalism and freedom, it is fashioned from khadi, which is do- mestically spun Indian cotton. (D) It features three horizontal stripes that are all of same width. (1) CBAD (2) CBDA (3) BCDA (4) BDCA Question 95 Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank. The hunter dogs followed the hyena’s. (1) sense (2) scent (3) cense (4) cent In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. Human life is 1 a unique blessing, which in turn depends on the 2 of the Self. He who is not aware of the Self can neither have peace nor can he foster peaceful coexistence. We have to link our soul with God and body with the physical world for substance. 3 the formless God is invisible to the naked eye, our mind often wanders wherever the eye goes. 4 , we are unable to develop any love for the Divine. And religion like the white light of heavens 5 multi-coloured fragmentations by the prisms of men and loses its gravity. Instead of uniting, it becomes a major dividing force. French philosopher Tailhard de Chardin, thinking deeply on meaning of our existence and relationship with the Divine, expounds, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience”. Question 96 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. (1) considering (2) to consider (3) considered (4) consider  Question 97 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. (1) witness (2) known (3) awareness (4) aware Question 98 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3. (1) Since (2) From (3) As per (4) For Question 99 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4. (1) As a result (2) As a reaction (3) Causing (4) As a reason Question 100 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5. (1) break into (2) breaks to (3) break from (4) breaks into