SSC CGL 2022 Tier II — Paper I — 3 March 2023

1. A boat covers 35 km downstream in 2 h and covers the same distance upstream in 7 h. Find the speed (in km/h) of the boat in still water.

• (a) 11.25
• (b) 28.75
• (c) 18.25
• (d) 10.55

2. What is the compound interest on a sum of ₹25,000 after three years at a rate of 12 per cent per annum interest compounded yearly?

• (a) ₹10,123.20
• (b) ₹9,824.00
• (c) ₹10,520.00
• (d) ₹9,956.86

3. The LCM of x² − 8x + 15 and x² − 5x + 6 is:

• (a) (x - 2) (x - 3) (x − 5)
• (b) (x − 6)² (x + 1) (x − 3)
• (c) (x − 6) (x + 1) (x − 3)
• (d) (x + 6) (x + 1) (x − 3)

4. The cost of 3 kg of rice is ₹180. The cost of 8 kg of rice is equal to that of 5 kg of pulse. The cost of 15 kg of pulses is equal to that of 2 kg of tea. The cost of 3 kg of tea is equal to that of 6 kg of walnuts. What is the cost (in ₹) of 10 kg of walnuts?

• (a) 2400
• (b) 3200
• (c) 2800
• (d) 3600

5. What is the ratio of the simple interest earned on a certain amount at the rate of 21% per annum for 8 years to that earned on the same sum at the same rate for 21 years?

• (a) 8:21
• (b) 21:5
• (c) 5:21
• (d) 21:8

6. Select the INCORRECT formula from the following options.

• (a) Swipe →
• (b) Swipe →
• (c) Swipe →
• (d) Swipe →

7. Find the standard deviation of the following data (rounded off to two decimal places). 5, 3, 4, 7

• (a) 1.48
• (b) 3.21
• (c) 4.12
• (d) 2.45

8. Suresh, Dinesh and Ramesh became partners in a business by investing money in the ratio of 3 : 6 : 8. If their investments is increased by 5%, 15% and 20%, respectively, then what will be the ratio of their profits for one year?

• (a) 7∶46∶64
• (b) 19∶46∶64
• (c) 21∶46∶64
• (d) 35∶46∶64

9. The ratio of marks obtained by Rajesh, Rakesh and Ramesh in an exam is 2 : 4 : 9. What are the marks obtained by Rakesh and Ramesh, if Rajesh scored 30 marks in the exam?

• (a) Rakesh = 40, Ramesh = 90
• (b) Rakesh = 60, Ramesh = 135
• (c) Rakesh = 120, Ramesh = 180
• (d) Rakesh = 90, Ramesh = 40

10. The average of 20 numbers is 32. If two numbers are 29 and 31, then what is the average of the remaining numbers (correct up to two decimals)?

• (a) 31.24
• (b) 30.22
• (c) 34.44
• (d) 32.22

11. The angle of elevation of the top of a building at a distance of 70 m from its foot on a horizontal plane is found to be 60°. Find the height of the building.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

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• (a) 41⁰
• (b) 38⁰
• (c) 40⁰
• (d) 39⁰

13. Find the value of the given expression.

• (a) 4
• (b) 6
• (c) 5
• (d) 2

14. Find the single equivalent discount for successive discounts of 12%, 18% and 25% on the marked price of a car.

• (a) 35.28%
• (b) 42.65%
• (c) 40.25%
• (d) 45.88%

15. Rewa has some hens and some goats. If the total number of animal heads is 100 and the total number of animal feet is 348, then what is the total number of goats with Rewa?

• (a) 76
• (b) 74
• (c) 55
• (d) 80

16. If the external angle of a regular polygon is 18°, then the number of diagonals in this polygon is:

• (a) 180
• (b) 150
• (c) 170
• (d) 140

17. The number 2918245 is divisible by which of the following numbers?

• (a) 3
• (b) 11
• (c) 12
• (d) 9

18. The average weight of three men is increased by 4 kg when one of them, whose weight is 100 kg, is replaced by another man. What is the weight of the new man?

• (a) 107 kg
• (b) 103 kg
• (c) 104 kg
• (d) 112 kg

19. The median of the following data will be _________. 32, 25,33,27, 35, 29 and 30

• (a) 32
• (b) 27
• (c) 30
• (d) 29

20. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 18 cm is full of liquid. This liquid is to be filled in cylindrical bottles each of radius 3 cm and height 6 cm. How many bottles are required to empty the bowl?

• (a) 72
• (b) 70
• (c) 68
• (d) 66

21. Find the value of given expression. [76 – {90 ÷ 5 ⨯ (24 – 36 ÷ 3) ÷ 3}]

• (a) 71.5
• (b) 75.5
• (c) 4
• (d) 77.5

22. Products pass successively through the hands of three traders and each of them sells his goods at a profit of 30% of his cost price. If the last trader sold the products for Rs.300, then how much did the first trader pay for them?

• (a) Rs.330.55 (approx)
• (b) Rs.136.55 (approx)
• (c) Rs.240.55 (approx)
• (d) Rs.137.55 (approx)

23. What is the total surface area of a pyramid whose base is a square with side 8 cm and height of the pyramid is 3 cm?

• (a) 169 cm²
• (b) 121 cm²
• (c) 144 cm²
• (d) 184 cm²

24. The breadth ‘b’ of a room is twice its height and half of its length. Find the length of the longest diagonal of the room.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

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• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

26. If the areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio 196 : 625,what would be the ratio of the corresponding sides?

• (a) 14:25
• (b) 13:20
• (c) 14:20
• (d) 13:25

27. A speaks the truth 5 out of 7 times and B speaks truth 8 out of 9 times. What is the probability that they contradict each other in stating the same fact?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

28. There are two inlets A and B connected to a tank. A and B can fill the tank in 32 h and 28 h, respectively. If both the pipes are opened alternately for 1 h, starting with A, then in how much time (in hours, to nearest integer) will the tank be filled?

• (a) 22
• (b) 30
• (c) 36
• (d) 24

29. Two candidates contested an election.One of them got 64% of the votes and won by 434 votes.What was the total number of votes polled?

• (a) 1550
• (b) 1345
• (c) 1680
• (d) 1684

30. From the top of an upright pole 17.75 m high, the angle of elevation of the top of an upright tower was 60⁰. If the tower was 57.75 m tall, how far away (in m) from the foot of the pole was the foot of the tower?

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

1. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation. 33 * 4 * 15 * 3 * 61 = 188

• (a) + × ÷ −
• (b) × − ÷ +
• (c) + − ÷ ×
• (d) ÷ × − +

2. Select the option in which the following figure is embedded. (Rotation is NOT allowed)

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

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• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

4. A number has been denoted to each of the given letters. Select the option from the following four possible arrangements of these numbers that forms a meaningful word. E = 1, N = 2, T = 3, S = 4, T = 5, D = 6, U = 7

• (a) 4,3,7,6,1,2,5
• (b) 2,1,4,3,6,7,5
• (c) 4,3,7,1,6,5,2
• (d) 2,1,4,6,3,5,7

5. In this question, the statement is followed by two conclusions. Which of the two conclusion(s) is/are true? Statement: A = B ≥ C ≤ D > G < E < F Conclusions: I. B > F II. C < A

• (a) Only conclusion I is true.
• (b) Only conclusion II is true.
• (c) Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
• (d) Both conclusions I and II are true.

6. In this question, a statement is followed by two courses of action, numbered I and II. You must assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which course of action/s logically follows for pursuing. Statement: There is a large increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into financial problems. Course of action: I. The villagers should be provided with an alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay there only. II. To ensure their survival, the migrated villagers should be given access to all housing options in urban areas.

• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Both I and II follow
• (c) Neither I nor II follows
• (d) Only I follows

7. A question is given, followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and select the appropriate answer. Question: A, B, C and D are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who sits to the immediate right of A? Statements: (I) C sits to the immediate left of A; only one person sits between C and D. (II) Only one person sits between A and B; C sits to the immediate right of B.

• (a) Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not
• (b) Data in either statement I alone or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
• (c) Data in statements I and II together is sufficient to answer the question
• (d) Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not

8. Swipe →

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

9. Six friends J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. M is sitting to the immediate left of J. J is sitting opposite to L, who is sitting to the immediate right of K. Who is sitting second to the left of L?

• (a) M
• (b) O
• (c) K
• (d) N

10. Three of the following words are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which word does NOT belong to that group? (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be grouped based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)

• (a) Clarinet
• (b) Flute
• (c) Piano
• (d) Piccolo

11. In a certain code, the word COMPAQ is written as DQNRBS and SONY is written as TQOA. In the same code, how is MOTOROLA written?

• (a) NPUPSPMB
• (b) INUNSNMB
• (c) NQUQSQMC
• (d) OPUPUPIB

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• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

13. In a certain code language, ‘CROSS’ is written as ‘66’ and ‘CHART’ is written as ‘90’. How will ‘SYMBOL’ be written in that language?

• (a) 82
• (b) 93
• (c) 76
• (d) 88

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• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

15. Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::? # : CLQ:: NDK: %

• (a) # = AJS, % = MAM
• (b) # = AOO, % = PAM
• (c) # = EIT, % = QBN
• (d) # = DIS, % = PBN

16. In a row of people all facing north, Prince is 5th from the right end. Amit is 15th from the right end. Amit is exactly between Prince and Aditya. If Aditya is sixth from the left end of the line, how many people are there in the row?

• (a) 29
• (b) 31
• (c) 30
• (d) 32

17. If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, what will be the value of the following expression? 45 × 9 ÷ 12 – 5 + 3

• (a) 34
• (b) 27
• (c) 36
• (d) 62

18. The second number in the given number-pairs is obtained by performing certain mathematical 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.

• (a) 10 : 33
• (b) 2 : 9
• (c) 8 : 29
• (d) 6 : 21

19. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 189, 532, 316, ?, 377

• (a) 384
• (b) 291
• (c) 441
• (d) 405

20. Three 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 poems are horses. All horses are toys. All toys are ships. Conclusions: I. All toys being poems is a possibility. II. Some horses are ships.

• (a) Both conclusions I and II follow.
• (b) Either conclusion I or II follows.
• (c) Only conclusion I follows.
• (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

21. ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’. ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’. ‘A % B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’. If S % D # F @ G & H @ J, then how is F related to H?

• (a) Daughter
• (b) Mother
• (c) Daughter’s daughter
• (d) Son’s wife

22.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

23. Select the option that represents the letters that, when placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series. _ V J R W B _ _ R W B V L _ _ B V _ _ W

• (a) B V K R W M R
• (b) A V K R W M R
• (c) A W K R X N R
• (d) B W K R W M R

25. In this question, two statements I and II have been given. These statements may be independent causes or effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of the statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both statements and select the correct answer. I. Country X reduced their crude oil import by 6% in the last 5 years. II. The automobile industry in Country X has witnessed a sharp decline of 13% in its growth margin this year.

• (a) Both I and II are effects of independent causes.
• (b) I is the cause and II is its possible effect.
• (c) II is the cause and I is its possible effect.
• (d) Both I and II are independent causes.

26. ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’. ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’. ‘A % B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’. If D @ N @ H & Y @ F % V, then how is V related to H?

• (a) Father’s father
• (b) Father
• (c) Son-in-law
• (d) Wife’s father

27. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set. (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 /deleting /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) (7, 3, 43) (5, 2, 21)

• (a) (11,5,111)
• (b) (15,6,34)
• (c) (13,23,131)
• (d) (12,3,43)

29. Given below is a question followed by two statements I and II. Read both statements carefully to decide which one of them is sufficient to answer the question. Six people - A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight line facing north. Who sits to the immediate left of D? (I) A sits second from one of the extreme ends of the line. Only two people sit between A and B. E sits to the immediate right of C. (II) C sits third from the left end of the line. Only one person sits between C and F. E sits third to the right of F.

• (a) Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not.
• (b) Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not.
• (c) Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
• (d) Data in statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.

30. Figure A is related to B in a certain pattern. Following the same pattern, figure C is related to D. Study the pattern and select the figure which should be placed in place of D.

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. We should sorted out / the problem ourselves / rather than depending / on the third party.

• (a) rather than depending
• (b) the problem ourselves
• (c) We should sorted out
• (d) on the third party

3. 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. On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant and guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps. B. I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me and anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle. C. The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me and I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects and it was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old. D. The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face and my fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring.

• (a) DABC
• (b) CBAD
• (c) CADB
• (d) CDAB

5. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence. A. When faced with uncertainty, humans look out for the action of others and become a victim of ineffective rational thinking during compelling, confusing situations. B. According to him, in an emergency, we tend to forget that everybody else observing the event is also likely to be looking out for social evidence. C. Robert B. Cialdini explains this reaction with a psychological phenomenon called 'pluralistic ignorance'. D. Since we all prefer to appear poised and unflustered among others, we are likely to search for answers placidly, with brief, camouflaged glances at those around us.

• (a) ACBD
• (b) BCDA
• (c) ABCD
• (d) ABDC

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Many students do not _____________ attention in botany class.

• (a) exhibit
• (b) drive
• (c) pay
• (d) trace

9. Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful paragraph. A. Then a nurse and a doctor came B. After the terrible accident C. A car took Raman to the hospital D. The two men carried him to a bed and put him in it carefully

• (a) DCBA
• (b) ABCD
• (c) BCDA
• (d) ACDB

10. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Marvel Comics created Superman.

• (a) Superman was created by Marvel Comics.
• (b) Superman was created.
• (c) Superman is created by Marvel Comics.
• (d) Marvel Comics is creating Superman.

11. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Tia wanted a dog that was __________ than Larry’s dog.

• (a) smarty and strong
• (b) smartest and strongest
• (c) smarter and stronger
• (d) smart and strong

12. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The reputed officer was removed from his post as he was having a clandestine affair.

• (a) Surreptitious
• (b) Overt
• (c) Amorous
• (d) Casual

14. Select the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

• (a) The granduor of the ancient Roman Empire is visible in many monuments in Italy and Greece.
• (b) The grandour of the ancient Roman Empire is visible in many monumants in Italy and Greece.
• (c) The grandeur of the ancient Roman Empire is visible in many monuments in Italy and Greece.
• (d) The granduer of the ancient Roman Empire is visible in many monuments in Italy and Greece.

15. Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank. The doctor has __________ (advised) medicine for the treatment of the disease.

• (a) prevented
• (b) proscribed
• (c) presented
• (d) prescribed

16. 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 temperature of the world has increased, resulting in global warming. B.The melting of the ice caps will increase the sea level, thereby drowning many islands and coastal regions. C.The increased amount of carbon emission is considered as the reason behind global warming. D.The increase in the global temperature is melting the polar ice caps.

• (a) ABCD
• (b) ACBD
• (c) ACDB
• (d) BADC

17. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The placid conversation between the two cricketers on a TV show aroused much controversy.

• (a) Sardonic
• (b) Inappropriate
• (c) Informal
• (d) Angry

18. 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.Road accidents have become very common in India. B.Condition of roads in India is pathetic. C.Increasing number of vehicles leave little space on roads. D.Roads are narrow and remain congested most of the time.

• (a) ACBD
• (b) BDCA
• (c) BCDA
• (d) CDBA

19. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• (a) Greave
• (b) Groan
• (c) Guarentee
• (d) Gravely

21. Identify the pair of synonyms from the underlined words in the given sentence. It was a fairly foul day , as omens could be seen in abundance from the threshold of his border town ever since the dawn struck.

• (a) fairly, abundance
• (b) foul, omens
• (c) day, border
• (d) threshold, dawn

22. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.

• (a) No error
• (b) Dan needed help
• (c) to get the
• (d) tight coat of him

23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The management wants to ______________ restrictions at the workplace.

• (a) break
• (b) impose
• (c) settle
• (d) encourage

24. Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined word in the given sentence. Hritik is slow than Heer.

• (a) slowliest
• (b) much slow
• (c) slower
• (d) slowest

26. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. The wind________ so powerfully that the door closed.

• (a) blow
• (b) blew
• (c) blues
• (d) blue

27. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them

• (a) Paparazzi
• (b) Reporter
• (c) Editor
• (d) Interviewer

28. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Someone who is reserved and shy.

• (a) Introvert
• (b) Extrovert
• (c) Chauffeur
• (d) Talkative

30. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

• (a) vaguely
• (b) randomly
• (c) quite
• (d) seldom

31. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

• (a) disinfected
• (b) soiled
• (c) moulded
• (d) recycled

32. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

• (a) through
• (b) out
• (c) down
• (d) even

33. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

• (a) accumulating
• (b) inhibiting
• (c) demanding
• (d) converting

35. Most of the cave paintings found in Mangar forest area in Haryana are in which colour?

• (a) black
• (b) white
• (c) red
• (d) ochre

36. Which of the following statement is NOT correct according to the passage?

• (a) The cave men crushed the locally available stones for preparing the colour for paintings.
• (b) The paintings comprise images of human figurines, animals, foliage, and geometric drawings.
• (c) The Mangar cave art is 20,000-40,000 years old.
• (d) The paintings in red belong to early contemporary era.

37. The archaeological findings in the Mangar Forest consist of all the following except

• (a) tools
• (b) ceremonial sites
• (c) cave paintings
• (d) rock art

38. Match the following crops with the area. Crop area in 2022-23 a. millets 1. 98.02 lakh hectares b. pulses 2. 53.49 lakh hectares c. mustard 3. 167.86 lakh hectares

• (a) a-1, b- 3, c-2
• (b) a -3, b -1, c-2
• (c) a-2, b-1, c-3
• (d) a-2, b-3, c-1

39. On which of the following crops, is the Indian Government specially focussing this year?

• (a) rice
• (b) oilseeds
• (c) pulses
• (d) millets

41. Which state recorded the maximum increase in sown area of the rice crop?

• (a) Chhattisgarh
• (b) Telangana
• (c) Rajasthan
• (d) Madhya Pradesh

42. Select the most appropriate fact from the given options.

• (a) The author and grandma lived for twenty years.
• (b) Grandma was twenty years old.
• (c) The author was twenty when grandma died.
• (d) The author was twenty years old when he wrote the story.

43. Select an appropriate title for the given passage.

• (a) The Grandchildren
• (b) My Grandfather
• (c) Grandmothers
• (d) My Grandmother

44. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Revolting

• (a) Attractive
• (b) Unpleasant
• (c) Rebel
• (d) Peace

45. Select the most appropriate inference drawn from the passage.

• (a) The author looked upon his grandmother as an old woman like every grandmother.
• (b) People said that the grandmother was pretty.
• (c) Grandmother had a husband.
• (d) Grandmother loved to talk of her childhood.

1. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the changes made to small savings schemes by the Government of India in December 2022? A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent. B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent. C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposit have been changed 9% from 7.5%.

• (a) B and C only
• (b) A, B and C
• (c) A and C only
• (d) A and B only

2. Which of the following states has the highest fertility rate in India according to the 2011 census?

• (a) Kerala
• (b) Punjab
• (c) Maharashtra
• (d) Bihar

3. With the 2022 amendments to the Indian Constitution, which of the following communities have been granted the Scheduled Tribes status by the Government of India? A. Narikoravan community B. Hattee community C. Kadu Kuruba community D. Kapu community

• (a) A, B and C only
• (b) B, C and D only
• (c) A and D only
• (d) A, B, C and D

4. In 1962, who published 'The History of Ocean Basins', which outlined the theory of how tectonic plates could move, later called 'sea floor spreading'?

• (a) George Edward Backus
• (b) Alfred Wegener
• (c) Louis Bauer
• (d) Harry Hammond Hess

5. Identify a class of compounds that has a functional group –OH.

• (a) Alcohol
• (b) Ethane
• (c) Ketone
• (d) Aldehyde

6.

• (a) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
• (b) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
• (c) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
• (d) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

7. What was the distance (around in km) covered by the first-ever train between Bombay and Thane in 1853?

• (a) 38
• (b) 25
• (c) 34
• (d) 51

8.

• (a) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
• (b) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
• (c) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii
• (d) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

9. Which of the following books was written by the Roman writer Pliny the elder?

• (a) Indica
• (b) Natural History
• (c) Geographica
• (d) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

10. Which law was studied in the year 1787, in which it was said that the volume of a gas increases with its absolute temperature and if its absolute temperature decreases, then its volume will decrease?

• (a) Boyle’s law
• (b) Dalton’s law
• (c) Avogadro’s law
• (d) Charles's law

11. In India, which of the following bills CANNOT be introduced in the Rajya Sabha?

• (a) Both constitutional amendment and ordinary bills
• (b) The constitutional amendment bill
• (c) The money bill
• (d) The ordinary bill

12. Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers a high court to issue a writ?

• (a) Article 132
• (b) Article 226
• (c) Article 143
• (d) Article 32

13. In which year was the Doppler effect discovered by Austrian scientist Christian Doppler, that describes the change in frequency of any kind of sound or light wave produced by a moving source with respect to an observer?

• (a) 1846
• (b) 1844
• (c) 1842
• (d) 1840

14. Which Article of the Constitution of India lays down that an Indian citizen has the right to use any restaurant, road or public place?

• (a) Article 17 (1)
• (b) Article 15 (2)
• (c) Article 14 (2)
• (d) Article 16 (1)

15. Which of the following is an indirect tax?

• (a) Capital gains tax
• (b) Goods and services tax
• (c) Wealth tax
• (d) Gift tax

16. Below are few statements given about afforestation. A. Afforestation could prevent flooding. B. Afforestation can balance our ecosystem. Which of above statements is/are correct?

• (a) Both A & B are incorrect
• (b) Only B
• (c) Both A & B
• (d) Only A

18. What is the name of the scheme launched in 2021 for students to attain foundational literacy and numeracy up to class 3?

• (a) NIPUN Bharat
• (b) NISHTHA 2.0
• (c) SUGAM
• (d) SAFAL

20. Zafar khan was a famous General of which of the following rulers of the Delhi Sultanate?

• (a) Alauddin Khilji
• (b) Iltutmish
• (c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
• (d) Balban

21. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the neighbouring countries of India? (A) India supported Maldives in 2022 with a grant of nearly $4 billion to support the dwindling economy. (B) India has the highest GDP in dollar terms as compared to Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

• (a) Only B
• (b) Neither A nor B
• (c) Only A
• (d) Both A and B

22. Which of the following is essential to form haemoglobin in blood?

• (a) Fats
• (b) Iron
• (c) Calcium
• (d) Protein

23. Which of the following can degrade detritus into simpler inorganic substances?

• (a) Algae
• (b) Phytoplankton
• (c) Fungal enzymes
• (d) Lichens

24. What is the correct order of radiations in descending order of frequencies?

• (a) Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves > X-rays
• (b) Radio waves > X-rays > Microwaves > Infrared
• (c) X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves
• (d) Infrared > Microwaves > X-rays > Radio waves

25. Which group of animals are named because of their spiny skin and have a peculiar water-driven tube system that they use for moving around?

• (a) Hemichordata
• (b) Aschelminthes
• (c) Echinodermata
• (d) Mollusca

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