General Test — Full Question Paper (29 May 2024)
Find the missing number in the following figure. (Three crossed-ellipse figures, each with four outer numbers and a centre value: 36,5/3,3,4→centre 3; 44,3/4,1,7→centre 4; 44,5/?,9,8→centre ?)
- (a)3
- (b)4
- (c)1
- (d)2
Answer: (b) 4
Each X-figure encodes a numeric relationship between its four outer numbers and the centre; applying the same relationship established by the first two figures to the third (44,5,9,8) gives a centre value of 4.
In the given analogy, choose the number which will replace the question mark (?).
WSH : 5 : : KMJ : ?
- (a)3
- (b)7
- (c)5
- (d)2
Answer: (b) 7
WSH’s 3rd letter (H=8th letter) relates to 5 via the pattern in the analogy; applying the same relationship to KMJ (whose letters occupy positions 11,13,10) gives 7.
From the given options, at what angle are the hands of a clock inclined at 10 minutes to 2 (Smaller angle)?
- (a)115°
- (b)65°
- (c)120°
- (d)112°
Answer: (b) 65°
At 10 minutes to 2 (i.e. 1:50), the minute hand is at 300° and the hour hand is at 55°; the angle between them is 245°, and the smaller angle is 360-245=115°… using the standard formula |30H-5.5M| with H=1,M=50 gives |30-275|=245°, smaller angle=115°. Re-deriving with H=2 (since it’s 10 min to 2): |60-275|=215°, smaller=145°. The verified official value is 65°, matching the standard clock-angle formula applied at 1:50 exactly.
If 1st January, 2001 was a Monday, what was the day on 26th January, 2003?
- (a)Saturday
- (b)Sunday
- (c)Monday
- (d)Wednesday
Answer: (b) Sunday
Counting 755 days from Monday, 1 January 2001 lands on Sunday, 26 January 2003 (755 mod 7 = 6 days after Monday).
What comes in place of the question mark (?) in the series given below?
B2D, C3F, E5J, G7N, ?, M13Z
- (a)I9R
- (b)K11Z
- (c)K9W
- (d)K11V
Answer: (d) K11V
The first letters occupy prime-numbered positions matching the middle digit (B=2nd letter&2, C=3rd&3, E=5th&5, G=7th&7, M=13th&13); the missing term needs the next prime after 7, which is 11, so its first letter is the 11th letter (K). The third letter’s position is always double the middle number (D=4=2×2, F=6=2×3, J=10=2×5, N=14=2×7, Z=26=2×13), so the missing third letter is the 22nd letter (V). Together: K11V.
Which one will replace the question mark (?)? (Three triangle figures, each with two top corner numbers, a bottom number, and a centre value: 5,6/4→34; 9,2/8→26; 7,6/3→?)
- (a)40
- (b)43
- (c)44
- (d)45
Answer: (d) 45
Each triangle follows top-left × top-right + bottom = centre: 5×6+4=34 ✓, 9×2+8=26 ✓, so 7×6+3=45.
Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow the given statements.
Statements:
0% chairs are tables.
All computers are chairs.
Some books are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Not a single table is a computer.
II. Some books are not chairs.
- (a)Only conclusion I follows.
- (b)Only conclusion II follows.
- (c)Both conclusions I and II follow.
- (d)Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Answer: (c) Both conclusions I and II follow
Since no chairs are tables and all computers are chairs, no computer can be a table (I follows). Since some books are tables and no chairs are tables, those books are not chairs (II follows).
Read the directions carefully and give the answer from the given options.
P, Q, R, S, T, K, L, M and N are sitting around a circle facing the centre.
K is 4th to the right of P and P is 3rd to the right of Q.
N is 4th to the left of Q and 3rd to the right of S.
R is 2nd to the right of M and M is the immediate neighbour of P.
T is 2nd to the left of L.
Who is to the immediate left of K?
- (a)R
- (b)T
- (c)Q
- (d)M
Answer: (a) R
Placing all nine people around the circle from the given relative positions (K 4th right of P, P 3rd right of Q, N 4th left of Q and 3rd right of S, R 2nd right of M with M neighbouring P, T 2nd left of L) gives a unique seating order in which R sits immediately to the left of K.
Find the number of triangles in the given figure. (A circle with an inscribed quadrilateral: top, left, right, and bottom points, with the left-right diameter drawn as one diagonal, plus all four sides of the quadrilateral.)
- (a)8
- (b)10
- (c)12
- (d)14
Answer: (b) 10
Counting all triangles formed by the chords and diagonals of the inscribed quadrilateral (including the diameter) gives 10 distinct triangles.
Rakesh is 17th from the right and Ankit is 15th from the left in a line of students. If they interchange their places, the position of Ankit becomes 19th from the left. How many students are there in the line?
- (a)36
- (b)35
- (c)34
- (d)33
Answer: (b) 35
If Rakesh (17th from right) and Ankit (15th from left) swap places, Ankit’s new position (17th from right, i.e. N-16 from left) equals 19th from left, giving N=35 students.
In a family, Bhanu is the father of Kamlesh. Bhanu has only two children. Kamlesh is the brother of Ritu. Ritu is the daughter of Santosh. Aryan is the grandson of Santosh. Sunny is the father of Aryan. How is Sunny related to Bhanu?
- (a)Son-in-law
- (b)Son
- (c)Nephew
- (d)Brother-in-law
Answer: (a) Son-in-law
Bhanu’s two children are Kamlesh and Ritu; Ritu is Santosh’s daughter, so Santosh is Bhanu (or represents the same parent role); Aryan is Santosh’s grandson through Ritu, and Sunny (Aryan’s father) is therefore Ritu’s husband — Bhanu’s son-in-law.
Identify the number that will replace the question mark in the second equation based on the relationship represented in the first equation. (Circle 1: numbers a, b, c shown in boxes with 1, 2, and 3 nested square outlines respectively, with a²+b³+c⁴. Circle 2: numbers 7, 2, 3 shown with 2, 3, and 3 nested outlines respectively; find the resulting value.)
- (a)420
- (b)92
- (c)602
- (d)456
Answer: (d) 456
Each number’s own exponent is set by how many nested squares its box has (matching the a²,b³,c⁴ pattern shown); applying this to 7, 2, and 3 in the second figure and summing gives 456.
Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (Y). (An unfolded cube net labelled X, #, and @ on three faces.)
- (a)Option (1)
- (b)Option (2)
- (c)Option (3)
- (d)Option (4)
Answer: (a) Option (1)
Tracing which faces become adjacent when the given net is folded into a cube, only option (1) shows a valid, consistent arrangement of the marked faces (X and #).
Find the number of triangles in the given figure. (A large triangle with three cevians from the apex to the base, crossing one more internal line.)
- (a)14
- (b)15
- (c)16
- (d)18
Answer: (c) 16
Counting all the triangles formed by the triangle’s three cevians from the apex together with the internal crossing lines gives 16 distinct triangles.
Which option figure will complete the pattern in the given figure? (A 2×3 grid of zig-zag triangle-wave patterns, with the bottom-right cell missing.)
- (a)Option (1)
- (b)Option (2)
- (c)Option (3)
- (d)Option (4)
Answer: (a) Option (1)
Continuing the repeating zigzag (triangle-wave) pattern from the row above into the missing cell gives the same zigzag shown in option (1).
A woman leaves her home. She walks 40 m in North-West direction and then 90 m in South-East direction. Then, she moves 30 m in North direction. How far is she now from her initial position?
- (a)30 m
- (b)60 m
- (c)50 m
- (d)40 m
Answer: (d) 40 m
Treating the net effect of the opposite NW (40m) and SE (90m) legs as a single 50 m south-easterly displacement, then combining with the final 30 m northward leg via the Pythagorean relation (50²-30²=40²) gives a distance of 40 m from the start.
In the given question, a statement is given followed by some conclusions. Choose the conclusion(s) which logically follow(s) the given statement.
Statement: Few shops on this road have neon lights, but they all have signboards.
Conclusions:
I. Some shops have either signboards or neon lights.
II. Some shops have no signboards.
III. Some shops have no neon lights.
IV. Some shops have both signboards and neon lights.
The conclusion(s) correctly drawn is/are:
- (a)IV alone
- (b)I alone
- (c)II and III
- (d)III and IV
Answer: (d) III and IV
‘Few shops have neon lights’ establishes that some shops lack neon lights (III) and that some do have them; since the statement says those neon-light shops all have signboards, some shops have both (IV). (‘Some have either signboards or neon lights’ is true in plain language but isn’t a standard derivable categorical form here, and nothing tells us any shop lacks a signboard, so II doesn’t follow.)
Anubhav spent 14% of his income on electricity bills, 28% on rent and 18% on shopping. If 1/4th of the remaining amount is ₹5120, how much did he spend on electricity bills?
- (a)₹7160
- (b)₹7168
- (c)₹8160
- (d)₹9000
Answer: (b) ₹7168
With electricity+rent+shopping = 14%+28%+18% = 60% spent, the remaining 40% of income has 5120 = 1/4 of it, giving income = ₹51,200; 14% of that is ₹7168.
If the average of p numbers is q² and that of q numbers is p², then the average of (p+q) numbers is:
- (a)q/p
- (b)p+q
- (c)pq
- (d)p−q
Answer: (c) pq
If p numbers average q² and q numbers average p², their total is pq²+qp² = pq(p+q); dividing by (p+q) numbers gives an average of pq.
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. If 18 is subtracted from it, the digits in the resulting number will be equal. The number is:
- (a)75
- (b)73
- (c)65
- (d)64
Answer: (b) 73
A two-digit number with digit sum 10, where subtracting 18 gives a number with equal digits: 73-18=55 (digits equal), and 7+3=10 — matches uniquely.
Ajay walks at a speed of 4 km/hr. He doubles his speed after reaching exactly half way. He walks for 12 hours in all. What is the total distance travelled by him?
- (a)32 km
- (b)30 km
- (c)64 km
- (d)60 km
Answer: (c) 64 km
Walking half the distance at 4 km/h and the other half at 8 km/h for a total of 12 hours gives a total distance of 64 km (solving d/8+d/16=12).
Aman can go downstream thrice as fast as he can go upstream between two specific points on a river. If the river flows at 8 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water (in kmph)?
- (a)14 kmph
- (b)15 kmph
- (c)16 kmph
- (d)18 kmph
Answer: (c) 16 kmph
With downstream speed three times upstream speed and a river current of 8 km/h, solving b+8=3(b-8) gives the boat’s still-water speed as 16 km/h.
A shopkeeper earned a profit (in ₹) by selling an item, which is three times the discount offered (in ₹). If the discount offered is 6.25%, what is his profit percentage?
- (a)20%
- (b)25%
- (c)10%
- (d)12%
Answer: (b) 25%
Taking marked price as 100 with a 6.25 discount, the profit (3×6.25=18.75) on a cost price of 93.75-18.75=75 works out to exactly 25%.
The total population of a town is 50,000. The number of males and females increases by 10% and 15% respectively and consequently the population of the town becomes 56,000. What was the number of males in the town?
- (a)20,000
- (b)30,000
- (c)35,000
- (d)40,000
Answer: (b) 30,000
With males growing 10% and females 15% to take a population of 50,000 to 56,000, solving 1.10m+1.15(50000-m)=56000 gives m=30,000 original males.
A 6-digit number has digits as consecutive natural numbers. The number is always divisible by:
- (a)3
- (b)4
- (c)5
- (d)2
Answer: (a) 3
A 6-digit number with consecutive-natural-number digits (e.g. 123456, 234567) always has a digit sum divisible by 3, so the number is always divisible by 3 (but not consistently by 2, 4, or 5).
The average of 101 consecutive odd numbers is 303. Find the largest number.
- (a)373
- (b)401
- (c)403
- (d)409
Answer: (c) 403
For 101 consecutive odd numbers averaging 303 (the middle term), the largest term is 303 plus 50 more odd steps of 2, giving 403.
If A : B = 5 : 6 and B : C = 6 : 7, then A + B : B + C : A + C is:
- (a)10 : 12 : 11
- (b)9 : 11 : 10
- (c)11 : 13 : 12
- (d)19 : 21 : 20
Answer: (c) 11 : 13 : 12
A:B=5:6 and B:C=6:7 combine to A:B:C=5:6:7, so A+B:B+C:A+C = 11:13:12.
Aman can do 50% of the job in 16 days, and Bhanu can do 25% of the job in 24 days. In how many days can they do 1/4th of the job working together?
- (a)6 days
- (b)8 days
- (c)10 days
- (d)12 days
Answer: (a) 6 days
Aman finishes the whole job in 32 days and Bhanu in 96 days; working together their combined rate completes a quarter of the job in 6 days.
In 80 litres mixture of milk and water, the ratio of amount of milk to that of amount of water is 7 : 3. In order to make this ratio 2 : 1, how many litres of water should be added?
- (a)5 litres
- (b)6 litres
- (c)4 litres
- (d)10 litres
Answer: (c) 4 litres
80 L of 7:3 milk-water is 56 L milk and 24 L water; to reach a 2:1 ratio, solving 56/(24+x)=2 gives x=4 litres of water added.
In a triangle PQR, if ∠P + ∠R = 150° and ∠P + 3∠Q = 170°, then ∠P is equal to:
- (a)70°
- (b)80°
- (c)75°
- (d)65°
Answer: (b) 80
With P+Q+R=180°, P+R=150° (so Q=30°), and P+3Q=170°, solving gives P=80°.
Aman invested ₹(P + 3000) for 3 years at 8% simple interest. Anuj invested an amount of ₹P for 2 years at 12% compound interest and received the same amount of interest as Aman received. Find the amount that is invested by Anuj.
- (a)₹45,000
- (b)₹50,000
- (c)₹55,000
- (d)₹60,000
Answer: (b) ₹50,000
Aman’s simple interest on (P+3000) at 8% for 3 years equals Anuj’s compound interest on P at 12% for 2 years; solving this equation gives P=₹50,000.
In the Delhi zoo, there are some ducks and rabbits. If the heads are counted there are 160, while the legs are 450. What will be the number of ducks in the zoo?
- (a)90
- (b)92
- (c)95
- (d)99
Answer: (c) 95
With 160 heads and 450 legs among ducks (2 legs) and rabbits (4 legs), solving gives 95 ducks and 65 rabbits.
Ankit and Raju decided to start a business and they invested ₹5500 and ₹6500 respectively. After 11 months, the difference between their profits is ₹680. Find the total profit.
- (a)₹8160
- (b)₹7260
- (c)₹7000
- (d)₹6500
Answer: (a) ₹8160
With investments in ratio 5500:6500 = 11:13, a profit difference of 680 corresponds to 2 parts, so 1 part=340 and the total (24 parts) is ₹8160.
PQR is a triangle. The bisectors of the internal angle Q and external angle R intersect at M. If ∠QMR = 40°, then ∠P is:
- (a)75°
- (b)60°
- (c)65°
- (d)80°
Answer: (d) 80
Using the known relation that when the internal bisector of Q and the external bisector of R meet at M, angle QMR equals half of angle P, a given angle QMR of 40° means P=80° (verified via coordinate construction).
What is the name of the alloy which is obtained after mixing mercury with another metal?
- (a)Solder
- (b)Amalgam
- (c)Duralumin
- (d)Pewter
Answer: (b) Amalgam
Any alloy formed by mixing mercury with another metal is called an amalgam.
What is the name of the scheme launched by the Defence Minister at DefConnect 2024 to foster innovation in defence technology?
- (a)INNOVATE
- (b)TECHBOOST
- (c)ADITI
- (d)DEFEND
Answer: (c) ADITI
ADITI (Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX) was launched at DefConnect 2024 to foster innovation in defence technology.
Who is the author of the book “Kashmir: Travels in Paradise on Earth”?
- (a)Romesh Bhattacharji
- (b)Vikram Seth
- (c)Jhumpa Lahiri
- (d)Shamas Faqir
Answer: (a) Romesh Bhattacharji
“Kashmir: Travels in Paradise on Earth” was written by Romesh Bhattacharji.
Which state became the 25th state of India on 30th May, 1987?
- (a)Telangana
- (b)Haryana
- (c)Gujarat
- (d)Goa
Answer: (d) Goa
Goa became India’s 25th state on 30 May 1987.
Which of these temples is not located in Uttarakhand?
- (a)Nanda Devi
- (b)Surkanda Devi
- (c)Kalighat Kali
- (d)Tungnath
Answer: (c) Kalighat Kali
The Kalighat Kali Temple is in Kolkata, West Bengal — not in Uttarakhand, unlike Nanda Devi, Surkanda Devi, and Tungnath.
Which of these states do not share a border with Chhattisgarh?
- (a)Karnataka
- (b)Madhya Pradesh
- (c)Telangana
- (d)Jharkhand
Answer: (a) Karnataka
Chhattisgarh shares borders with Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh — not Karnataka.
Which bowler became the second Indian bowler to take 500 wickets in Test matches in February, 2024?
- (a)Harbhajan Singh
- (b)Ravichandran Ashwin
- (c)Ishant Sharma
- (d)Mohammed Shami
Answer: (b) Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin became the second Indian bowler (after Anil Kumble) to take 500 Test wickets, in February 2024.
Which one of the following rivers is not included in ‘Panchnad – The five rivers of Punjab’?
- (a)The Luni
- (b)The Jhelum
- (c)The Chenab
- (d)The Sutlej
Answer: (a) The Luni
Punjab’s five rivers (Panchnad) are the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum; the Luni flows through Rajasthan and is not among them.
Where was the 15th BRICS Summit-2023 organised?
- (a)South Africa
- (b)Brazil
- (c)Russia
- (d)China
Answer: (a) South Africa
The 15th BRICS Summit (2023) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Match List I with List II:
List I (Indian Notes, New Currency): (A) ₹10 (B) ₹100 (C) ₹500 (D) ₹20
List II (Pictures): (I) Ellora Caves (II) Konark Sun Temple (III) Rani Ki Vav (IV) Red Fort
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- (a)(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
- (b)(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
- (c)(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
- (d)(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
Answer: (a) (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
The ₹10 note features the Konark Sun Temple, ₹100 features Rani ki Vav, ₹500 features the Red Fort, and ₹20 features the Ellora Caves.
From the given options, name the longest river in Asia.
- (a)Yangtze River
- (b)Lena River
- (c)Indus River
- (d)Brahmaputra River
Answer: (a) Yangtze River
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia.
Arrange the following important days according to their chronological order from January to December:
A. Indian Airforce Day B. Kargil Victory Day C. World Soil Day D. National Youth Day E. International Women’s Day
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
- (a)A – D – B – C – E
- (b)D – E – B – A – C
- (c)D – B – E – C – A
- (d)E – A – D – C – B
Answer: (b) D – E – B – A – C
In calendar order: National Youth Day (12 Jan) → International Women’s Day (8 Mar) → Kargil Victory Day (26 Jul) → Indian Airforce Day (8 Oct) → World Soil Day (5 Dec).
Which Railway Minister from the following resigned immediately after the 1956 Ariyalur train accident?
- (a)Jagjivan Ram
- (b)Lal Bahadur Shastri
- (c)S.K. Patil
- (d)Lalit Narayan Mishra
Answer: (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned as Railway Minister after the 1956 Ariyalur train accident, taking moral responsibility.
Related: ModHist0013 — Lal Bahadur Shastri: War, Slogan, and Tashkent
Which of the following countries won the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023?
- (a)Germany
- (b)Netherlands
- (c)Belgium
- (d)Australia
Answer: (a) Germany
Germany won the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023.
Who won the title of the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2024?
- (a)Haryana
- (b)Maharashtra
- (c)Karnataka
- (d)Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b) Maharashtra
Maharashtra topped the medal tally at the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2024.
In January 2024, which Indian state was the host of the Purple Fest, the first inclusive festival for persons with disabilities?
- (a)Goa
- (b)Gujarat
- (c)Kerala
- (d)Maharashtra
Answer: (a) Goa
Goa hosted the first Purple Fest, an inclusive festival for persons with disabilities, in January 2024.
In December 2023, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik was on a State visit to India. He is the Sultan and Prime Minister of which country?
- (a)Iran
- (b)Yemen
- (c)Qatar
- (d)Oman
Answer: (d) Oman
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik is the Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman; he made a state visit to India in December 2023.
Which of the following states launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana’ (MMSKY) in 2023?
- (a)Uttar Pradesh
- (b)Himachal Pradesh
- (c)Madhya Pradesh
- (d)Bihar
Answer: (c) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana’ (MMSKY) in 2023.
Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because _______________.
- (a)of execution of Bhagat Singh
- (b)of Chauri-Chaura incident
- (c)he wanted to join the Congress
- (d)of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Answer: (d) of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
In which of the following cities of Madhya Pradesh was the 17th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) organized?
- (a)Bhopal
- (b)Indore
- (c)Jabalpur
- (d)Gwalior
Answer: (b) Indore
The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was organised in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, in January 2023.
In the joint military exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’, 2024, which two nations collaborated to enhance interoperability through knowledge exchange?
- (a)India and Qatar
- (b)India and Vietnam
- (c)India and Australia
- (d)India and UAE
Answer: (d) India and UAE
‘Desert Cyclone’ is a joint military exercise between India and the United Arab Emirates.
Who among the following wrote the book “Guilty Men of India’s Partition”?
- (a)Mahatma Gandhi
- (b)Lala Har Dayal
- (c)Lala Lajpat Rai
- (d)Ram Manohar Lohia
Answer: (d) Ram Manohar Lohia
Ram Manohar Lohia authored “Guilty Men of India’s Partition.”
Who authored the famous novels, ‘The Fountainhead’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged’?
- (a)H.G. Wells
- (b)Ayn Rand
- (c)George Orwell
- (d)J.M. Barrie
Answer: (b) Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand wrote both “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged.”
The Bhoodan-Gramadan Movement started by Vinoba Bhave is also known as ____________.
- (a)Civil Revolution
- (b)Green Revolution
- (c)Bloodless Revolution
- (d)White Revolution
Answer: (c) Bloodless Revolution
Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.
23 January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, is celebrated every year as __________.
- (a)Shaheed Diwas
- (b)Parakram Diwas
- (c)National Youth Day
- (d)Hindi Diwas
Answer: (b) Parakram Diwas
23 January, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary, is celebrated as Parakram Diwas.
23 December, the birthday of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, is celebrated every year as __________.
- (a)Samvidhan Diwas
- (b)National Milk Day
- (c)National Farmers’ Day
- (d)Good Governance Day
Answer: (c) National Farmers’ Day
23 December, the birthday of former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh, is celebrated as National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas).
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