Government exams
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.Each of the students / have submitted / the project report / before the deadline. Answer: B. have submitted Answer: (B) have submitted “Each of + plural noun” takes a singular verb. Correct: “Each of the students has submi... 1
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.If I would have known / about the meeting, / I would have / attended it. Answer: A. If I would have known Answer: (A) If I would have known In a past unreal condition the if-clause takes the past perfect, not “wou... 1
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.Unless you do not / work hard, / you will not / pass the exam. Answer: A. Unless you do not Answer: (A) Unless you do not “Unless” already means “if not”, so it must not be followed by another “not”. Cor... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The old man was ______ of all charges after the court found no evidence against him. Answer: A. acquitted Answer: (A) acquitted To acquit someone of a charge = to declare them not guilty. “Accused of all charges” contradicts... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.No sooner had the bell rung ______ the children rushed out of the classroom. Answer: B. than Answer: (B) than “No sooner … than” is a fixed pair (“Hardly/Scarcely … when” is the other one). So: No sooner had the bell... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.He has been living in Pune ______ 2015. Answer: B. since Answer: (B) since With the present perfect continuous, a point of time takes “since” (since 2015); a period of time takes “... 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To be in hot water Answer: C. To be in trouble Answer: (C) To be in trouble To be in hot water = to be in trouble, usually because of something one has done, e... 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To beat around the bush Answer: A. To avoid coming to the main point Answer: (A) To avoid coming to the main point To beat around (about) the bush = to talk around... 1
- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.A person who can speak two languages fluently Answer: C. Bilingual Answer: (C) Bilingual Bi = two, lingual = of language: bilingual. A polyglot knows many languages; a linguist studies l... 1
- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.Government by a small group of people Answer: A. Oligarchy Answer: (A) Oligarchy Oligarchy = rule by a few (Greek oligos = few). Monarchy is rule by one king or queen, democracy... 1
- Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.In many villages of India, the nearest public library is often a bus ride away, and for a child who must help at home after school, that distance is reason enough never to go. Over the l… Answer: D. The trust between the library and its readers Answer: (D) The trust between the library and its readers The passage says plainly:... 1
- Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.ABUNDANT Answer: B. Plentiful Answer: (B) Plentiful Abundant = existing in large quantities, i.e. plentiful. “Scarce” is its antonym. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.4 : 24 :: 9 : ? Answer: C. 99 Answer: (C) 99 Rule: n² + 2n , i.e. n(n + 2) . 4² + 8 = 24 . So 9² + 18 = 81 + 18 = 99 . 1
- Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first.PEN : RGP :: CUP : ? Answer: B. EWR Answer: (B) EWR Each letter moves two places forward: P→R, E→G, N→P. So C→E, U→W, P→R = EWR. 1
- Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.Thermometer : Temperature :: Barometer : ? Answer: D. Atmospheric pressure Answer: (D) Atmospheric pressure A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures atmospheric pressu... 1
- Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: A. 225 Answer: (A) 225 27 = 3³ , 125 = 5³ , 343 = 7³ are perfect cubes. 225 = 15² is not a perfect cube. 1
- Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: C. CFH Answer: (C) CFH In ADG, JMP and QTW each letter is 3 places after the previous one (+3, +3). In CFH the gaps are +3 and +2. 1
- Three of the following four number-pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one out. Answer: A. 6 – 206 Answer: (A) 6 – 206 Second number = cube of the first: 3³ = 27 , 4³ = 64 , 5³ = 125 . But 6³ = 216 , not 206. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.4, 9, 25, 49, 121, ? Answer: D. 169 Answer: (D) 169 These are squares of consecutive prime numbers: 2², 3², 5², 7², 11² . Next prime is 13, so 13² = 169 . 1
- Select the letter-cluster that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.BY, DW, FU, HS, ? Answer: B. JQ Answer: (B) JQ First letters: B, D, F, H, J (+2). Second letters: Y, W, U, S, Q (−2). Next term = JQ. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ? Answer: B. 445 Answer: (B) 445 Pattern: × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, × 4 + 4 : 1 → 2 → 6 → 21 → 88. Next: 88 × 5 + 5 = 445 . 1
- The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 56 years. Four years ago, the father's age was three times the son's age. What is the father's present age (in years)? Answer: B. 40 Answer: (B) 40 F + S = 56 and F − 4 = 3(S − 4), so F = 3S − 8. Then 4S − 8 = 56, S = 16 and F = 40 years. 1
- The average weight of 20 students is 45 kg. When the teacher's weight is included, the average increases by 1 kg. What is the teacher's weight (in kg)? Answer: B. 66 Answer: (B) 66 New total = 21 × 46 = 966 kg; old total = 900 kg. Teacher = 66 kg. 1
- The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h and the speed of the stream is 3 km/h. The boat goes 36 km downstream and comes back to the starting point. What is the total time taken (in hours)? Answer: C. 5 Answer: (C) 5 Downstream speed = 18 km/h (2 h), upstream speed = 12 km/h (3 h). Total = 5 hours. 1