2) 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 letter-cluster: BCD : EFG :: LMN : ?

3) Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

4) Find the missing number in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?

5) In a certain code language, ‘TEACHER’ is written as ‘VGCEJGT’. How is ‘STUDENT’ written in that code?

6) Pointing to a photograph, a man said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is the woman related to the man?

7) A person walks 10 km towards East, turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right again and walks 10 km. How far is he from his starting point?

8) Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order: 1. Planet 2. Universe 3. Galaxy 4. Solar System

9) Select the missing number from the given matrix: 4 | 5 | 20 6 | 7 | 42 8 | 9 | ?

10) Statements: All cats are dogs. All dogs are animals. Conclusions: I. All cats are animals. II. Some animals are cats.

11) Which of the following Venn diagrams best represents the relationship between: Authors, Teachers, and Women?

12) If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘-‘ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘-‘ and ‘÷’ means ‘+’, then evaluate: 16 + 4 – 2 ÷ 5 × 3

13) In a class of 45 students, Rahul’s rank is 15th from the top. What is his rank from the bottom?

14) Find the odd word out:

15) Find the missing character in the series: A, C, F, J, O, ?

16) If 1st January 2024 was Monday, what day of the week was 1st January 2025?

17) Select the correct mirror image of the given figure/word when the mirror is placed on the right side: “SSC”

18) How many triangles are there in a standard pentagram (5-pointed star)?

19) Six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting in a circle facing the center. A is to the immediate left of B. C is between D and E. F is between A and D. Who is sitting to the immediate right of A?

20) Complete the analogy: 8 : 64 :: 6 : ?

21) Statement: Should plastic bags be banned completely in India? Argument I: Yes, they cause environmental degradation and choke water bodies. Argument II: No, they are convenient and cheap to produce.

22) Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper. If 1 is opposite 6, 2 is opposite 5, and 3 is opposite 4, which combination CANNOT appear together on adjacent faces?

23) In a certain code, ‘BLUE’ is coded as 2-12-21-5. How is ‘PINK’ coded?

24) Complete the letter series: ab_ba_b_ba_b

25) If A is the son of B, and B is the sister of C, how is C related to A?

Section 2: General Awareness (Q26 – Q50)

26) Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?

27) Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Rights?

28) What is the SI unit of electric current?

29) The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states in India?

30) Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

31) Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024?

32) The process of converting solid directly into gas is called:

33) Which gland in the human body is known as the ‘Master Gland’?

34) Who wrote the famous book ‘Discovery of India’?

35) The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

36) Which classical dance form originated in the state of Kerala?

37) What is the capital city of Australia?

38) Who presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in India?

39) Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?

40) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in which year?

41) Defect of myopia (short-sightedness) can be corrected by using which type of lens?

42) Which fundamental right was removed by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978?

43) Chemical formula of Baking Soda is:

44) Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

45) Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

46) Deficiency of Vitamin D causes which disease?

47) The headquarters of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located at:

48) Which schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the list of recognized languages?

49) Panchayati Raj system was first introduced in which Indian state?

50) Ozone layer is found in which atmospheric layer?

Section 3: Quantitative Aptitude (Q51 – Q75)

51) What is the HCF of 36, 54, and 90?

52) If 15 men can complete a work in 20 days, how many days will 10 men take to complete the same work?

53) Find the average of the first 10 prime numbers.

54) A man buys an article for ₹500 and sells it for ₹600. What is his profit percentage?

55) If $x : y = 3 : 4$, find the value of $(2x + 3y) : (3x + 4y)$.

56) What principal will yield a simple interest of ₹600 in 3 years at a rate of 10% per annum?

57) The compound interest on ₹10,000 for 2 years at 10% per annum compounded annually is:

58) A train 150 meters long crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km/h?

59) Solve for $x$: $3(x – 4) + 2 = 2x + 5$

60) The ratio of the radii of two circles is $2 : 3$. What is the ratio of their areas?

61) Find the value of $\sin 30^\circ + \cos 60^\circ$.

62) If the price of sugar increases by 25%, by what percentage must a household reduce its consumption so that expenditure remains unchanged?

63) A trader offers a single discount of 20% and another offers two successive discounts of 10% and 10%. What is the difference between the single discount and equivalent discount of successive discounts?

64) The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 cm and its length is 12 cm. Find its area.

65) If $a + b = 10$ and $ab = 21$, find the value of $a^2 + b^2$.

66) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 hours and 16 hours respectively. If both are opened together, in how many hours will the tank be full?

67) What is the unit digit of $(234)^{102} + (234)^{103}$?

68) A man travels a certain distance at 40 km/h and returns at 60 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole journey?

69) If $\tan \theta = 3/4$, find $\sin \theta$.

70) Find the volume of a sphere of radius 21 cm. (Use $\pi = 22/7$)

71) The marked price of a shirt is ₹800. It is sold at ₹680. Find the discount percentage.

72) If the median of 5 observations $x, x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8$ is 11, find the value of $x$.

73) A bag contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is blue?

74) Simplify: $12 + 4 \times 3 – 6 \div 2$

75) The slant height of a right circular cone is 10 cm and height is 8 cm. Find its base radius.

Section 4: English Language (Q76 – Q100)

76) Choose the word that is most nearly SYNONYMOUS to the given word: “CANDID”

77) Choose the word that is ANTONYMOUS to the given word: “OPTIMISTIC”

78) Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error: “He is one of those men who does not lie.”

79) Select the option that correctly fills in the blank: “She has been living in Delhi _____ 2015.”

80) Choose the correct one-word substitute: “A person who collects or studies stamps.”

81) Choose the correctly spelt word:

82) Choose the correct idiom meaning for: “To turn a deaf ear”

83) Change into Passive Voice: “The gardener water the plants daily.”

84) Change into Indirect Speech: He said, “I am reading a book.”

85) Select the antonym of “EXPAND”:

86) Fill in the blank: “Neither Ramesh nor his friends _____ present at the party.”

87) Select the synonym of “METICULOUS”:

88) Identify the error: “Scarcely had I reached the station than the train left.”

89) One-word substitute: “A speech made without prior preparation.”

90) Select the idiom meaning: “Spill the beans”

91) Correct the sentence: “I am having two cars.”

92) Fill in the blank: “He is senior _____ me in service.”

93) Choose the correctly spelt word:

94) One-word substitute: “Government by a single person with absolute power.”

95) Select the antonym of “TRANSPARENT”:

96) Select the synonym of “ABANDON”:

97) Identify the error: “The price of all these articles have risen steeply.”

98) Select the idiom meaning: “Burn the midnight oil”

99) Fill in the blank: “He prevented me _____ doing my work.”

100) Choose the word opposite in meaning to “BENEVOLENT”: