1. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?

(A) Venus (B) Mars

(C) Mercury (D) Jupiter
2. Which element does not exist in nature but can be produced artificially?
(A) Plutonium (B) Carbon
(C) Silicon (D) Iron
3. Which technology cryogenic engines find applications?
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(A) Biotechnology
(B) Information technology
(C) Rocket technology
(D) Nanotechnology
MP
4. Which bank is the banker of the banks?
(A) RBI (B) SBI
(C) PNB (D) HDFC
5. Folk painting Madhubani is famous in which state?
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(A) Maharashtra (B) Bihar
(C) Haryana (D) Assam
E
6. Which tree once very popular in social forestry is now considered as environmental hazard?
(A) Banyan (B) Neem
(C) Peepal (D) Eucalyptus
7. Which among the following is the biggest public sector undertaking?
TE

(A) Bharat Dynamics

(B) Railways
(C) Bharat Heavy Electrical
(D) Coal India
ST
8. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) President (B) Prime- Minister
(C) MHRD Minister (D) Parliament
9. Hydrophobia a disease caused by dog bite involves the virus namely
(A) Rabies (B) Ebola
(C) Dengue (D) Smallpox
PA

10. Which country is closest to the Andaman Islands?

(A) Bangla Desh (B) Indonesia
(C) Myanmar (D) Japan
PE
11. Which state shares boundaries with the maximum number of other states?
(A) Assam (B) Punjab
(C) Kerala (D) Bihar
12. Which metal is non- toxic in nature?
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(A) Lead (B) Gold
(C) Arsenic (D) Cadmium
13. Where is the headquarter of UNESCO?
(A) New York
(B) Beijing
(C) New Delhi
(D) Paris

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14. Which transition metal is in liquid state
(A) Copper (B) Mercury
(C) Iron (D) Silver
15. Where are the Rocky Mountains?
(A) Japan (B) United States America
(C) France (D) China
16. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, a distinguished scientist is related to the field of
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(A) Space Science (B) Atomic Energy
(C) Agriculture (D) Solar Energy
17. Which is the main Industry of Afghanistan?
(A) Carpet industry (B) Automobiles
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(C) Computer hardware (D) Steel making
18. With which field Satyajit Ray is associated
(A) Politics (B) Film direction
(C) Paintings (D) Economics
L

19. Who is the author of the famous novel, ‘Gone with the wind’?
(A) Margaret Mitchell
E
(B) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(C) Thomas Mann
(D) J.K. Rowling
20. Who for the first time experimentally demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves?
TE

(A) C.V. Raman

(B) Charles Newton
(C) Hertz
(D) Ruthorford
ST
21. By whom was Gene first isolated
(A) James Watson
(B) Andrew Fire
(C) David Baltimore
(D) Har Gobind Khorana
22. Param is a Super-Computer developed by
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(A) Indonesia (B) India
(C) Malaysia (D) Japan
23. Most computers available in the world are
(A) Digital (B) Analog
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(C) Hybrid (D) Complex

24. LAN stands for
(A) Logical Area Network
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(B) Local Area Network
(C) Large Area Network
(D) Limited Area Network
25. VOIP stands for
(A) Viruses Over Internet Protocol
(B) Video Over Internet Protocol
(C) Voice Over Internet Protocol
(D) Virtual Over Internet Protocol

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26. Which among the following is a Network Topology?
(A) WAN (B) Star
(C) Malware (D) Catche
27. Which among the following is not an Operating system?
(A) Linux (B) Windows
(C) Unix (D) Joystick
28. Which among the following is not a storage medium?
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(A) Scanner (B) DVD
(C) Hard- disk (D) Flash drive
29. Which among the following is not related to artificial intelligence?
(A) Simulation (B) Expert systems
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(C) Robotics (D) Magnetic Tape
30. Intel is linked to
(A) Computer chip
(B) Application Software
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(C) System Software
(D) Artificial Intelligence
E
31. Example(s) of output devices is/ are
(A) Computer screen (B) Speaker
(C) Printer (D) All of these
32. Which among the following is not a Computer language?
TE

(A) COBOL (B) Fortran

(C) MS- Excel (D) C++
33. First generation Computers used
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(A) Integrated Circuits
(B) Transistors
(C) Vacuum Tubes & Valves
(D) None of these
34. Which among the following has highest storage capacity?
(A) Blue ray disk (B) Floppy disk
(C) CD- ROM (D) DVD- ROM
PA

35. From the following, an example of non- numeric data is

(A) Institution’s name
(B) Student’s score
(C) Age
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(D) Bank balance

36. Which is part of Central Processing Unit
(A) Keyboard
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(B) Mouse
(C) Arithmetic & Logic Unit
(D) Joystick
37. Which generation of computers used the operating system for the first time?
(A) First Generation
(B) Second Generation
(C) Third Generation
(D) Fourth Generation

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38. Which generation of computers used the CD- ROM for the first time?
(A) Second Generation
(B) Fifth Generation
(C) Third Generation
(D) Fourth Generation
39. Which among the following has greater speed for multi-tasking
(A) Notebook (B) Tablet PC
(C) Personal Computer (D) Workstation
SA

40. Provide one word substitute for a lady who remain unmarried
(A) Spinster (B) Bachelor
(C) Misanthrope (D) Recluse
MP
41. Provide one word substitute for a group of stars
(A) Solar system (B) Comet
(C) Orbit (D) Constellation
42. To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings is called
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(A) Retrospection (B) Reflection
(C) Introspection (D) Meditation
E
43. Government by a small group of all powerful persons is called
(A) Monarchy (B) Oligarchy
(C) Anarchy (D) Democracy
44. Give one word substitution for a disease which spreads by contact
TE

(A) Infectious (B) Incurable

(C) Fatal (D) Contagious
45. Give one word substitute for “which cannot be avoided”
ST
(A) Incomparable (B) Inevitable
(C) Irreparable (D) Indisputable
46. To have an axe to grind means
(A) To work on both sides
(B) To fail to arouse interest
(C) A private end to serve
(D) To gain no results
PA

47. Act of blowing one’s own trumpet is called

(A) Flattery (B) Self praise
(C) Others praise (D) Self criticism
PE
48. Fill in the blanks in the sentence from the word options
There are ______ views on the issue of four day week
(A) Divergent (B) Modest
(C) Adverse (D) Independent
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49. He often reads which made her an ______ woman
(A) Pragmatic (B) Dedicated
(C) Philanthropic (D) Erudite
50. Select the antonyms of the word permit from the following
(A) Authorize (B) Give
(C) Forbid (D) Allow

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51. Synonym of the word Defer is
(A) Postpone (B) Defy
(C) Differ (D) Indifferent
52. Synonym of the word Cease is
(A) Begin (B) Create
(C) Stop (D) Dull
53. Synonym for the word busy is
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(A) Active (B) Hardworking
(C) Occupied (D) Diligent
54. Find the correctly spelt word from the following
(A) Advercity (B) Adversity
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(C) Adverisity (D) Advercety
55. Find the correctly spelt word from the following
(A) Affidevit (B) Affedevit
(C) Affidavit (D) Affidevite
L

56. Find the correctly spelt word from the following

(A) Dechotomy (B) Dicotomy
E
(C) Dicotemy (D) Dichotomy
57. Find the correctly spelt word from the following
(A) Passengar (B) Passanger
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(C) Passenger (D) Pasanger
58. Find the correctly spelt word from the following
(A) Livelihood (B) Livelyhood
(C) Livlihood (D) Livelyhud
ST
59. Find the appropriate word to complete the following sentence
Chairman ______tired
(A) are (B) have
(C) is (D) be
60. Find the appropriate word to complete the following sentence
______ is he? “He is a businessman”.
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(A) Which (B) Who
(C) What (D) Why
61. One who specializes in insect studies is
(A) Chemist (B) Entomologist
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(C) Geologist (D) Botanist
62. In which of the following the term ‘Truncation’ is used
(A) Bibliography
(B) Budgeting
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(C) Search Formulation
(D) Classification
63. IPR stands for
(A) Indian Press Registration
(B) Indian Property Regulation
(C) Intellectual Property Rights
(D) International Property Rights

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64. Where is the National Library of India located?
(A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai (D) Kolkata
65. Which Library provides access to all types of users?
(A) Research Library (B) Public Library
(C) University Library (D) College Library
66. Who is the father of library science in India?
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(A) P.N. Kaula
(B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C) B.S. Keswan
(D) Girija Kumar
MP
67. Where is the head office of UGC’s Information & Library Network (Inflibnet) located?
(A) New Delhi (B) Kolkata
(C) Ahmedabad (D) Mumbai
68. Mere fact or figure that conveys no meaning is known as
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(A) Knowledge (B) Information
(C) Wisdom (D) Data
E
69. Which is the largest Library in the world in terms of holdings?
(A) The British Library, London
(B) Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
(C) Asiatic Society Library, Kolkata
TE
(D) World Bank Library,Washington, DC
70. The term Lexicography is associated with
(A) Compilation of Dictionaries
(B) Compilation of Encyclopedias
ST
(C) Compilation of Bibliographies
(D) Compilation of Handbooks
71. Berne Convention (1886) is related to
(A) Standards (B) Patents
(C) Copyright (D) Translations
72. Which library system in certain Indian states is regulated by library legislation
PA
(A) Academic Library System
(B) Public Library System
(C) Research Library System
(D) Private libraries
PE
73. Which year the National Mission for Manuscripts was established?
(A) 1983 (B) 2003
(C) 2013 (D) 1993
74. Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act was passed in the year
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(A) 1954 (B) 1964

(C) 1974 (D) 1976
75. Look at the pattern below and choose the next pair of numbers
42 40 38 35 33 31 28
(A) 25 22 (B) 26 23
(C) 26 24 (D) 26 22

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76. Look at the pattern below and choose the next pair of numbers
8 12 16 20 24 28 32
(A) 33 37 (B) 36 40
(C) 38 42 (D) 34 36
77. A sum of money at simple interest rate becomes Rs 815 in 3 years and amounts to Rs 854 in 4 years.
The sum is
(A) Rs 640 (B) Rs 680
(C) Rs 698 (D) Rs 720
SA

78. Find the odd one out

(A) Minute (B) Second
(C) Days (D) Hour
MP
79. A batsman scored 120 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percentage of score the
batsman made by running between wickets
(A) 55% (B) 50%
(C) 60% (D) 65%
L
80. A fruit seller is left with 420 pineapples after selling 40% of them. How many pineapples he originally
had?
E
(A) 660 (B) 640
(C) 700 (D) 800
81. In a cricket match in the first 10 overs the run rate was 3.5. What should be the run rate in the
remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 275 runs
TE
(A) 7 (B) 6
(C) 5 (D) 8
82. Which is the odd one out
(A) Plants (B) Flowers
ST
(C) Pool (D) Herbs
83. If a bar magnet is cut lengthwise into 3 parts, what will the total number of poles be
(A) Three (B) Six
(C) Twelve (D) Eighteen
84. Which is the odd one out
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(A) Shortage (B) Scarcity
(C) Abundance (D) Paucity
85. Which word does not belong with the others
(A) Branch
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(B) Trunk
(C) Leaf
(D) Manure
86. Which word does not belong with the others
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(A) Index
(B) Thumbnail
(C) Contents
(D) Book
87. Which word does not belong with the others
(A) Cornea (B) Vision
(C) Retina (D) Lens

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88. Which word does not belong with the others
(A) Thrive
(B) Prosper
(C) Flourish
(D) Motivate
89. Which word does not belong with the others
(A) Biology (B) Botany
(C) Biochemistry (D) Theology
SA

90. Pen is to writer as needle is to

(A) cloth (B) thread
(C) tailor (D) button
MP
91. Odometer is to mileage as Compass is to
(A) direction (B) speed
(C) hiking (D) needle
92. Exercise is to gym as eating is to
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(A) pizza (B) fitness
(C) restaurant (D) dieting
E
93. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to
(A) spoon (B) dish
(C) dishwasher (D) soup
94. Embarrassed is to humiliated as frightened is to
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(A) courageous (B) terrified

(C) brave (D) elated
95. Which word does not belong with the others?
ST
(A) Appraise (B) Evaluate
(C) Educate (D) Assess
96. Look at the series: 201, 202, 204,207,…….. What number should come next
(A) 205 (B) 208
(C) 210 (D) 211
97. Look at the series: 58, 52, 46,40, 34…….. What number should come next
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(A) 26 (B) 28
(C) 30 (D) 32
98. Look at the series: 72, 76, 73,77, 74, ___,75…….. What number should fill the blank?
(A) 70 (B) 71
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(C) 75 (D) 78
99. Look at the series: 664, 332, 340, 170, ___, 89, …….. What number should fill the blank?
(A) 85
(B) 97
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(C) 109
(D) 178
100. Look at the series: U32, V29, ___, X23, Y20, …….. What number should fill the blank?
(A) W26
(B) W17
(C) Z17
(D) Z26

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