1.

Temperature in human beings is controlled by

(a) Pituitary gland

(b) Thyroid gland

(c) Hypothalamus gland

(d) Adrenal gland

2. Who among the following is a famous economist ?

(a) Max Muller

(b) Macaulay

(c) Gunnar Myrdal

(d)Henry Francis Carry

3. Deficit financing means

(a) An excess of governments’ current expenditure over its current

revenue

(b) An excess of government expenditures minus borrowings other

than those from the RBI

(c) An excess of government’s total expenditure over its total

revenue

(d) An excess of government revenue over exp

4. The stars receive their energy from which of the following ?

(a) Chemical reaction

(b) Nuclear Fusion

(c) Nuclear Fission

(d) Gravitational pull

5. Consider the following statements: 1. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean
than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern
Hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

6. Which district has the highest number of Rural Municipality in Nepal?

(a) Chitwan

(b) Sarlahi

(c) Dhading

(d) Gulmi

7. Which version of Summer Olympics was conducted in Rio in 2016?

(a) 29th

(b) 30th

(c) 31st

(d) 32nd

8. Consider the following statements in respect of Trade Related Analysis of Fauna

and Flora in Commerce (TRAFFIC):

1. TRAFFIC is a bureau under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

2. The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is
not a threat to the conservation of nature.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

9. Shyam bought a cell phone and sold it to Ram at 10% profit. Then Ram wanted to sell it
back to Shyam at 10% loss. What will be Shyam's position if he agreed?

(a) Neither loss nor gain

(b) Loss 1%

(c) Gain 1%

(d) Gain 0.5%

10. Consider the following statements :

1. The Earth’s magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.

2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon
dioxide.

3. When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2
and 3

11. The terms ‘WannaCry, Petya and Eternal Blue’ are related to

(a) Exoplanets (b) Cryptocurrency (c) Cyber attacks (d) Mini satellites

12. A bell rings every 18 minutes. A second bell rings every 24 minutes. A third bell rings every 32
minutes. If all the three bells ring at the same time at 8 o'clock in the morning, at what other time will
they all ring together? (a) 12 : 40 hrs (b) 12 : 48 hrs (c) 12 : 56 hrs (d) 13 : 04 hrs

13. Consider the following phenomena :

1. Light is affected by gravity. 2. The Universe is constantly expanding. 3. Matter warps its surrounding
space-time.

Which of the above is/are the prediction/predictions of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
14. A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y by bus. A has Rs. 10 with him and he finds that it is
80% of the bus fare for two persons. B finds that he has Rs. 3 with him and hands it over to A. In this
context, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Now the money A has just enough to buy two tickets. (b) A still needs Rs. 2 for buying the tickets (c)
After buying the two tickets A will be left with 50 paise. (d) The money A now has is still not sufficient to
buy two tickets.

15. Which Province in Nepal has its greatest area covered by Forest?

(a) Province 3

(b)Karnali Province

(c)SudurPaschim Province

(d) Province 5

16. Who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?

(a) Avalokiteshvara (b) Lokesvara (c) Maitreya (d) Padmapani

17. The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition
towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at

(a) The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg

(b) The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro

(c) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015, Paris

(d) The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, New Delhi

18. As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal installments
without interest. After paying 18 installments he found that 60 percent of his loan was refunded. How
many installments were there in the agreement?
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 33

19. Bob's Your Uncle means:

(a) To do something that helps you get rid of stress

(b) To say that a set of instructions or task is simple

(c) An informal way of asking someone

(d) To narrowly succeed in doing something

20-22: SYNONYMS

20. CALLOUS

(a) Kind (b) Indifferent (c) Hole (d) Cruel

21. HAGGARD

(a)Exuberant (b)Active (c) Lean (d) Kind

22. ONEROUS

(a) Troublesome (b) Flexible (c) Facile (d) elusive

23-25: ANTONYMS

23. PROPITIATE

(a) Placate (b) Smooth (c) Annoy (d) Discriminate

24. ROUT

(a) Defeat (b) Vanquish (c) Subjugate (d) Succumb

25. DECEIT

(a) Artifice (b) Treachery (c) Duplicity (d) Honesty

26. A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is 5 km/hr. If he
walks at a speed of 6 km/hr then he reaches the factory 7 minutes early the distance of the factory from
his house is (a) 3 km (b) 4 km (c) 5 km (d) 6 km

27. When did Nepal launch its first ever satellite NepaliSat-1?

(a) Baisakh 3, 2076 (b) Baisakh 4, 2076 (c) Baisakh 5, 2076 (d) Baisakh 6, 2076

28. The book “Game Changer” is the autobiography of which of the following cricketer:

(a) Shahid Afridi (b) Yuvaraj Singh (c) Imran Khan(d) Sachin Tendulkar

29. Where is the headquarters of International Press Institute (IPI)?-

(a) Gland, Switzerland

(b) New York, USA

(c) Geneva, Switzerland

(d) Vienna, Austria

30. What is the total number of Wards in all the 753 Local Levels of Nepal?

(a) 6743 (b) 6347 (c) 6473 (d) 6343

31. Which Lake of Nepal is also named as " Kapil Lake"?

(a) Ghodagodhi Lake

(b) Tilicho Lake

(c) Phewa Lake

(d) Begnas Lake

32. “Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now” is an initiative launched by

(a) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(b) The UNEP Secretariat

(c) The UNFCCC Secretariat

(d) The World Meteorological Organization

33. Consider the following pairs :1. Catalonia - Spain 2. Crimea - Hungary 3. Mindanao - Philippines

4. Oromia -Nigeria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2 and 4 only

34. How many Provinces of Nepal has its boundary with both India and China?

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

35. Learning Coin, which is in news recently, is launched by which international

organisations?

a) IMF and IBRD

(b) World Bank and IBRD

(c) IMF and World Bank

(d) IMF and IDA

36. In SDGs, Nepal has pledged to decrease poverty to:

(a) 5% (b) 6% (c) 7% (d) 8%

37. A group of 630 children is seated in rows for a group photo session. Each row contains three less
children than the row in front of it. Which one of the following number of rows is not possible?

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

38. There are seven persons up on a ladder, A, B, C, D, E, F and G (not in that order). A is further up than
E but is lower than C. B is in the middle. G is between A and B. E is between B and F. If F is between E
and D, the person on the bottom step of the ladder will be

(a) B (b) F (c) D (d) E

39. Notre Dame is located in which country ?

(a) France (b) Italy (c) Spain (d) Austria

40. Who has been credited for developing an algorithm that allowed the world to see what a
black hole actually looks like?

(a) Katie Bouman (b)Charles Leumann (c) Stephen Hawkings (d)Angela Morris

41. Four children are sitting in a row. A is occupying the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting
next to D, who is/are occupying seat/seats adjacent to D?

(a) B (b) A (c) B and A (d) Impossible to tell

42. If the 3rd day of a month is Monday, which one of the following will be the fifth day from 21st of this
month? (a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday

43. For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of Rs. 5
each, one-third at the rate of Rs. 3 each and the rest for Rs. 2 each. What was the total amount
received? (a) Rs. 900 (b) Rs. 1,540 (c) Rs. 1,610 (d) Rs. 2,000
44. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is in news recently, is associated to
which of the country?

(a) Iran (b) Iraq (c) Afghanistan (d) Kuwait

45. Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the “Rule of Law”?

1. Limitation of powers 2. Equality before law 3. People’s responsibility to the Government

4. Liberty and civil rights . Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

46. In a group of six women there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three
violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on
the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal
musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is certainly
a dancer and a violinist?

(a) Jalaja (b) Pooja (c) Shailaja (d) Tanuja

47. The letters L, M, N, 0, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in
that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3.
What is the integer assigned to N?

(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6

48. The number of deaths among the army personnel is 8 in 1000, but among the civilian population it is
20 per 1000. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from this statement? (a) It is better to
join the army. (b) The relationship is fortuitous. (c) Quality of Life Index is very high within the armed
forces. (d) The groups cannot be compared due to their heterogeneity.
49. Given the statement: "Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks causes fewer
accidents than buses", which of the following conclusions can we draw?

(a) There are more buses on the road than trucks.

(b) Car drivers are more careful than bus drivers.

(c) Truck drivers are more skilled than either car or bus drivers.

(d) None of the above

50. Two cars start towards each other, from two places A and B which are at a distance of 160 km. They
start at the same time 08 : 10 AM. If the speeds of the cars are 50 km and 30 km per hour respectively,
they will meet each other at

(a) 10 : 10 AM (b) 10 : 30 AM (c) 11 : 10 AM (d) 11 : 20 AM

Synctatic Ability Questions:

51. You should abstain ……….. alcohol before surgery.

(a) to (b) on (c) from (d) in

52. One Who believes that sensual pleasure is the chief thing is called:

(a) Highbrow (b) Dilettante (c) Hedonist (d) Gourmet

53. What is the correct Passive Version of the sentence:

Why did you waste best part of your life?

 (a) Why the best part of your life wasted by you?

(b) Why were the best part of your life wasted by you?

(c) Why did the best part of your life wasted by you?

(d) Why was the best part of your life wasted by you?

54. Supply the correct article:

Someone call ……… Policeman.

(a) a (b) an (c) the (d)none

55.

No one could hear him, he ____________ in a low voice.

(a)speak (b) speaks (c) is speak (d)spoke

56. Claire Polosak, who became the first female umpire to stand in a men's ODI, is from
which country?

(a)England (b) Australia

(c) West Indies (d)New Zealand

57. There are 50 students admitted to a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some
can speak only Hindi. 10 student can speak both English and Hindi. If the number of students who can
speak English 21, then how many students can speak Hindi how many can speak only Hindi and how
many can speak only English ?

(a) 21, 11 and 29 respectively (b) 28, 18 and 22 respectively (c) 37, 27 and 13 respectively (d) 39, 29 and
11 respectively

58. A gardener increased the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and
decreasing its width by 20%. The area of the new garden

(a) has increased by 20%. (b) has increased by 12%. (c) has increased by 8%. (d) is exactly the same as
the old area.

59. Consider the following matrix:

3 370 7

2 224 6

1 730 x

What is the number at 'X' in the above matrix? (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 11

Directions for the following 4 (four) items:

Read the following statements and answer the four items that follow: Five cities P, Q, R, S and T are
connected by different modes of transport as follows:

P and Q are connected by boat as well as rail.

Sand R are connected by bus and boat.

Q and T are connected by air only.

P and R are connected by boat only.

T and R are connected by rail and bus.

60. Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q, but without changing the mode
of transport?

a) Boat b) Rail c) Bus d) Air

61. If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which of the following places
must he visit twice?

a) Q b) R c) S d) T

62. Which one of the following pairs of cities is connected by any of the routes directly without going to
any other city?

a) P and T b) T and S c) Q and R d) None of these

63. Between which two cities among the pairs of cities given below are there maximum travel options
available?

a) Q and S b) P and R c) P and T d) Q and R

Directions for the following 3 (three) items:

Read the following passage and answer the three items that follow:
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this
7 players are available: males A, Band C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and
at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each
other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y.

64. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?

a) A, C, Wand Y b) A, C, X and Y c) A, C, Y and Z d) A, W, Y and Z

65. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?

a) A, B, C and W b) A, B, C and Z c) A, B, C and X d) A, W, Y and Z

66. If all the three males' are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams are
possible?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

67. When Was the Third Phase Election of Local Levels Conducted in Nepal?

a)2074 Asar 14 b) 2074 Bhadra 2 c) 2074 Ashwin 2 d) 2074 Mangsir 2

68. With how many countries Nepal had diplomatic relations before 2007 B.S.?

a) 3b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

69. Name the Observer states of ASEAN:

a) East Timor and South Korea b) South Korea and Papua New Guinea4 c) Papua New Guinea and East
Timor d) East Timor and China
70. According to the BIMSTEC Declaration 2018, Which nation of BIMSTEC is hosting a tourism conclave
in 2020?

a) Nepal b) India c) Thailand d) Myanmar

71. Which country is the largest producer of Apple?

a) India b) China c) France d) Italy

72. Who designed the logo of Visit Nepal 2020?

a)Uddhav K.C b)Uddhav Rimal c) Uddhav Shrestha d)Uddhav Niroula

73. Name the type of Industry which is listed in Industrial Policy, 2067 but not in Industrial Enterprises
Act, 2073 ?

a) Tourism b) Construction c) Mining d) Export

74. How many Constitutional Commissions are there in Nepal?

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d)13

75. When did Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Ex- Nepali PM die?

a) 2066 Falgun 20 b) 2067 Falgun 30 c) 2067 Falgun 20 d) 2066 Falgun 30

76. Daharei Deurali, which is being developed as a OPEN ZOO is located in which district?

a) Parbat b) Baglung c) Palpa d) Syangja

77. Consider the following pairs:

            Terms sometimes               Their origin seen in the news

1. Annex—I Countries   :     Cartagena Protocol

2. Certified Emissions Reductions :   Nagoya Protocol
3. Clean Development Mechanism : Kyoto Protocol
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

78. With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, consider the
following statements :

1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development

2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in
Johannesburg in 2002.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

79. The term ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership’ often appears in the
news in the context of the affairs of a group of countries known as

(a) G20

(b) ASEAN

(c) SCO

(d) SAARC

80. With reference to ‘Li-Fi’, recently in the news, which of the following statements
is/are correct?

1. It uses light as the medium for high-speed data transmission.

2. It is a wireless technology and is several times faster than ‘WiFi’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

81. Which of the following best describes the term ‘import cover’, sometimes seen
in the news?
(a) It is the ratio of value of imports to the Gross Domestic Product of a country
(b) It is the total value of imports of a country in a year

(c) It is the ratio between the value of exports and that of imports between two
countries

(d) It is the number of months of imports that could be paid for by a country’s
international reserves

82. Refrigerator was invented by:

(a) James Harrison

(b) Edward Butler

(c) William Hunt

(d) Picontini

83. Ghaula Chad is celebrated by:

(a) Byasi

(b) Tamang

(c) Thakali

(d) Majhi

84. When was Osama Bin Laden Killed?

(a) May 1, 2011

(b) May 2, 2011

(c) May 3, 2011

(d) May 4, 2011

85. The 5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and
Disaster Preparedness has started in which of the city?

a) Kathmandu

b) Delhi

c) Islamabad

d) Thimpu

86. Which one of the following is the largest Inner Planet?

a) Jupiter

b) Mars

c) Earth

d) Saturn

87. Neither the plates nor the serving bowl …..on that shelf.

a) go

b) goes

c) both

d) none
88. His statements were based……….. the scientic data.

a) on

b) upon

c) up on

d) in

89. Give a suitable question tag for the following expression:

Shut up, …………………….?

a) Will you

b) Won't you

c) Can you

d) Can't you?

90. In a certain code, '786' means 'study very hard', '958' means 'hard work pays' and '645'
means 'study andwork'.
Which of the following is the code for 'very' ?

a)6

b) 7

c) 8

d) 9
91. In following number series, two terms have been put within brackets. Choose the
appropriate option

20 20 17 17 14 14 11.What numbers should come next ?

a)8 8

b) 11 14

c) 9 8

d) 11 8

92. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

a) 28 b) 32

c) 36 d) 40

93. Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives that would complete the figure matrix.
 a) 1 b) 2

d) 4
c) 3

94. What will be the number at the bottom, if 5 is at the top; the two positions of the dice being
as given below:

a) 1 b) 2

c) 3 d) 6

95. What is the minimum number of colour pencils required to fill the spaces in the below figure
with no two adjacent spaces have the same colour ?

            

a) 5 b) 2

d) 6
c) 3

Read the following passage and answer the following questions:

Philosophy of Education is a label applied to the study of the purpose, process,

nature and ideals of education. It can be considered a branch of both philosophy
and education. Education can be defined as the teaching and learning of specific
skills, and the imparting of knowledge, judgment and wisdom, and is something
broader than the societal institution of education we often speak of.

Many educationalists consider it a weak and woolly field, too far removed from
the practical applications of the real world to be useful. But philosophers dating
back to Plato and the Ancient Greeks have given the area much thought and
emphasis, and there is little doubt that their work has helped shape the practice
of education over the millennia.

Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential

element in "The Republic" (his most important work on philosophy and political
theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme
methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards
of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest
receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and
care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including
facts, skills, physical discipline, music and art. Plato believed that talent and
intelligence is not distributed genetically and thus is be found in children born to
all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an
educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.

Aristotle considered human nature, habit and reason to be equally important

forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to
produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their
students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good
habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their
own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects
of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing,
mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of
sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.
During the Medieval period, the idea of Perennialism was first formulated by St.
Thomas Aquinas in his work "De Magistro". Perennialism holds that one should
teach those things deemed to be of everlasting importance to all people
everywhere, namely principles and reasoning, not just facts (which are apt to
change over time), and that one should teach first about people, not machines or
techniques. It was originally religious in nature, and it was only much later that a
theory of secular perennialism developed.

During the Renaissance, the French skeptic Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
was one of the first to critically look at education. Unusually for his time,
Montaigne was willing to question the conventional wisdom of the period, calling
into question the whole edifice of the educational system, and the implicit
assumption that university-educated philosophers were necessarily wiser than
uneducated farm workers, for example.

96.What is the difference between the approaches of Socrates and

Aristotle?
a)Aristotle felt the need for repetition to develop good habits in students;
Socrates felt that students need to be constantly questioned

b)Aristotle felt the need for rote-learning; Socrates emphasized on dialogic

learning

c)There was no difference

d)Aristotle emphasized on the importance of paying attention to human nature;

Socrates emphasized upon science. 

97.Why do educationists consider philosophy a ‘weak and woolly’ field?

a)It is not practically applicable

b)Its theoretical concepts are easily understood

c)It is irrelevant for education

d)None of the above

98.What do you understand by the term ‘Perennialism’, in the context of the

given comprehension passage?
a)It refers to something which is of ceaseless importance

b)It refers to something which is quite unnecessary

c)It refers to something which is abstract and theoretical

d) It refers to something which existed in the past and no longer exists now.

99.Were Plato’s beliefs about education democratic?

a)He believed that only the rich have the right to acquire education

b)He believed that only a select few are meant to attend schools

c)He believed that only a select few are meant to attend schools

d) He believed that all pupils are not talented.

100.Why did Aquinas propose a model of education which did not lay much
emphasis on facts?
a)Facts are not important

b)Facts do not lead to holistic education

c)Facts change with the changing times

d)Facts are frozen in time