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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

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Topic: BELED S2 eng
1) Two coworkers were discussing something, when the first told the second, "You can say that again". What did the first
coworker mean to say?
[Question ID = 7164]
1. Please repeat, I didn't hear you. [Option ID = 28650]
2. Can you say that again? [Option ID = 28651]
3. You can repeat this to others. [Option ID = 28652]
4. That's true, I agree. [Option ID = 28653]
Correct Answer :
That's true, I agree. [Option ID = 28653]
2) Savita's spendthriftness bothered her sister a lot. She advised her to ________ her expenditure and ____________
some of her money for savings every month. Select the correct option, from the ones given below, to fill in the blanks.
[Question ID = 7165]
1. set aside; set up [Option ID = 28654]
2. set down; set aside [Option ID = 28655]
3. set down; set out [Option ID = 28656]
4. set aside; set in [Option ID = 28657]
Correct Answer :
set down; set aside [Option ID = 28655]
3) Sylvia really likes to maintain her skin. Hence, the sudden break _________ of acne on her face, freaked her out.
[Question ID = 7166]
1. into [Option ID = 28658]
2. up [Option ID = 28659]
3. down [Option ID = 28660]
4. out [Option ID = 28661]
Correct Answer :
out [Option ID = 28661]
4) Select any one word that can be used to complete both the sentences below:
Sentence 1. A _________of chicks littered the ground each morning.
Sentence 2. Every Sunday she forced her ____________to accompany her to the church.
[Question ID = 7167]
1. brood
[Option ID = 28662]
2. pack
[Option ID = 28663]
3. herd
[Option ID = 28664]
4. school
[Option ID = 28665]
Correct Answer :
brood
[Option ID = 28662]
5) Complete the sentence:
The coach reserved for ladies in the train was very crowded. As it entered the next station, travellers ___________ for
space, as more passengers boarded the coach.
[Question ID = 7168]
1. made
[Option ID = 28666]
2. intrigued
[Option ID = 28667]
3. reeded

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[Option ID = 28668]
4. jostled
[Option ID = 28669]
Correct Answer :
jostled
[Option ID = 28669]
6) Complete the sentence:
He chose to avoid the comforts that other officers often claimed as a right. He had an _________ childhood, devoid of
luxuries, and was happy with what he had.
[Question ID = 7169]
1. austere
[Option ID = 28670]
2. content
[Option ID = 28671]
3. indulgent
[Option ID = 28672]
4. reserved
[Option ID = 28673]
Correct Answer :
austere
[Option ID = 28670]
7) Choose the correct option that explains the meaning of the underlined phrase:
The destruction caused by the tsunami was widespread. Rescuers said that it was hoping against hope to expect survivors in
the village nearest to the coast.
[Question ID = 7170]
1. expecting something to happen that is highly unlikely
[Option ID = 28674]
2. expecting something to happen that is likely
[Option ID = 28675]
3. exploring what could be done in a given situation
[Option ID = 28676]
4. expressing confidence about a situation or event
[Option ID = 28677]
Correct Answer :
expecting something to happen that is highly unlikely
[Option ID = 28674]
8) "But is it right, my son, to keep mum and not say what you consider just and fair?"
Which one of the following can be used as a synonym for the underlined word, without changing the meaning of the
sentence?
[Question ID = 7171]
1. Social
[Option ID = 28678]
2. Mother
[Option ID = 28679]
3. Silent
[Option ID = 28680]
4. Afraid
[Option ID = 28681]
Correct Answer :
Silent
[Option ID = 28680]
9) "The child was staring out through the open window with a dazed horror in her eyes."

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Which of the following is a verb in the above sentence?
[Question ID = 7172]
1. Horror
[Option ID = 28682]
2. Staring
[Option ID = 28683]
3. Eyes
[Option ID = 28684]
4. Through
[Option ID = 28685]
Correct Answer :
Staring
[Option ID = 28683]
10) "Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw --
For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law."
What is the meaning of the underlined word in the lines above?
[Question ID = 7173]
1. Kill
[Option ID = 28686]
2. Disobey
[Option ID = 28687]
3. Change
[Option ID = 28688]
4. Follow
[Option ID = 28689]
Correct Answer :
Disobey
[Option ID = 28687]
11) Seven has been quite upset about Mr. Nath's gaunt appearance and was sure that he was starving.
Find the antonym of the word 'gaunt'.
[Question ID = 7174]
1. haggard
[Option ID = 28690]
2. lean
[Option ID = 28691]
3. skinny
[Option ID = 28692]
4. plump
[Option ID = 28693]
Correct Answer :
plump
[Option ID = 28693]
12) Which of the following is incorrect?
[Question ID = 7175]
1. A school of whales
[Option ID = 28694]
2. A murder of crows
[Option ID = 28695]
3. A herd of elephants
[Option ID = 28696]
4. A pack of lions
[Option ID = 28697]

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Correct Answer :
A pack of lions
[Option ID = 28697]
13) Meeta told her mother, "I'm not hungry. I'll eat when I want to."
Choose the correct way of writing the above text in reported speech from the options given below:
[Question ID = 7176]
1. Meeta told her mother that I'm not hungry and I'll eat when I want to.
[Option ID = 28698]
2. Meeta told her mother that she is not hungry and will eat when she wants to.
[Option ID = 28699]
3. Meeta told her mother that she wasn't hungry and would eat when she wanted to.
[Option ID = 28700]
4. Meeta told her mother that she wasn't hungry and will eat when she wants to.
[Option ID = 28701]
Correct Answer :
Meeta told her mother that she wasn't hungry and would eat when she wanted to.
[Option ID = 28700]
14) `I bumped into my teacher at the shopping centre'.
The phrasal verb used in the above sentence means:
[Question ID = 7177]
1. To hit someone hard
[Option ID = 28702]
2. To pat someone on the back
[Option ID = 28703]
3. To push someone
[Option ID = 28704]
4. To meet someone by chance
[Option ID = 28705]
Correct Answer :
To meet someone by chance
[Option ID = 28705]
15) Which of the following adjectives cannot be used with the word `Fashion'?
[Question ID = 7178]
1. Unique [Option ID = 28706]
2. Trendy [Option ID = 28707]
3. Pathetic [Option ID = 28708]
4. Empathetic [Option ID = 28709]
Correct Answer :
Empathetic [Option ID = 28709]
16) Rohit had fought with his parents to be on the football team. When his parents asked him about his teammates, he
concealed the fact that he was having a rough time with them. Rohit was:
[Question ID = 7179]
1. Hiding the fact that he was skipping the sessions. [Option ID = 28710]
2. Confessing the fact that he was training hard with his teammates. [Option ID = 28711]
3. Confessing that his teammates played roughly. [Option ID = 28712]
4. Hiding the fact that he was having problems with his teammates. [Option ID = 28713]
Correct Answer :
Hiding the fact that he was having problems with his teammates. [Option ID = 28713]
17) The company is seeking to market its new product soon.
Identify the grammatical category of the underlined word in the context of the given sentence:
[Question ID = 7180]
1. Noun

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[Option ID = 28714]
2. Adjective
[Option ID = 28715]
3. Verb
[Option ID = 28716]
4. Adverb
[Option ID = 28717]
Correct Answer :
Verb
[Option ID = 28716]
18) Select the suitable option for the underlined phrase :
During the summer season there was an acute shortage of water. Unfailingly, Amrita used to get up at the first ring of the
water supply alarm.
[Question ID = 7181]
1. would
[Option ID = 28718]
2. may
[Option ID = 28719]
3. should
[Option ID = 28720]
4. shall
[Option ID = 28721]
Correct Answer :
would
[Option ID = 28718]
19) Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue.
Naisha: _________________did you get this book?
Samaira: Yesterday morning.
Naisha: ________________ is your sister crying?
Samaira: Because she has lost her doll.
Naisha: ________________room is this, yours or hers?
Samaira: It's ours.
Naisha: ________________do you go to school?
Samaira: We walk to school. It is nearby.
[Question ID = 7182]
1. where, why, which, when
[Option ID = 28722]
2. why, how, which, why
[Option ID = 28723]
3. where, why, whose, when
[Option ID = 28724]
4. when, why, whose, how
[Option ID = 28725]
Correct Answer :
when, why, whose, how
[Option ID = 28725]
20) Can you give me some clay, please? Use suitable words in place of italicized nouns.
[Question ID = 7183]
1. A lump of clay [Option ID = 28726]
2. A bundle of clay [Option ID = 28727]
3. A piece of clay [Option ID = 28728]
4. A bunch of clay [Option ID = 28729]
Correct Answer :

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A lump of clay [Option ID = 28726]
Topic: BELED S2 hindi
1) "
;
,
|"
, :
I.
II.
III.
IV.
[Question ID = 7197]
1. IV, II, I, III
[Option ID = 28782]
2. II, I, IV, III
[Option ID = 28783]
3. II, IV, I, III
[Option ID = 28784]
4. I, II, III, IV
[Option ID = 28785]
Correct Answer :
II, I, IV, III
[Option ID = 28783]
2) ?
[Question ID = 7198]
1. [Option ID = 28786]
2. [Option ID = 28787]
3. [Option ID = 28788]
4. [Option ID = 28789]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28786]
3) " , |"
:
[Question ID = 7199]
1. ,
[Option ID = 28790]
2. ,
[Option ID = 28791]
3. ,
[Option ID = 28792]
4. ,
[Option ID = 28793]
Correct Answer :
,
[Option ID = 28790]
4) " ,
"
`'
[Question ID = 7200]
1.
[Option ID = 28794]
2.

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[Option ID = 28795]
3.
[Option ID = 28796]
4.
[Option ID = 28797]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28795]
5) " ,
|"
?
[Question ID = 7201]
1.
[Option ID = 28798]
2.
[Option ID = 28799]
3.
[Option ID = 28800]
4.
[Option ID = 28801]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28799]
6)
[Question ID = 7202]
1. [Option ID = 28802]
2. [Option ID = 28803]
3. [Option ID = 28804]
4. [Option ID = 28805]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28805]
7) " ,
?
,

, |"
?
[Question ID = 7203]
1. ,
[Option ID = 28806]
2.
[Option ID = 28807]
3. ,
[Option ID = 28808]
4. ,
[Option ID = 28809]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28807]
8) "
|"

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[Question ID = 7204]
1.
[Option ID = 28810]
2.
[Option ID = 28811]
3.
[Option ID = 28812]
4.
[Option ID = 28813]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28812]
9) ?
[Question ID = 7205]
1. [Option ID = 28814]
2. [Option ID = 28815]
3. [Option ID = 28816]
4. [Option ID = 28817]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28814]
10) " |"
` '
[Question ID = 7206]
1.
[Option ID = 28818]
2.
[Option ID = 28819]
3.
[Option ID = 28820]
4.
[Option ID = 28821]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28820]
11) `' ?
[Question ID = 7207]
1. [Option ID = 28822]
2. [Option ID = 28823]
3. [Option ID = 28824]
4. [Option ID = 28825]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28823]
12) ?
[Question ID = 7208]
1. [Option ID = 28826]
2. [Option ID = 28827]
3. [Option ID = 28828]
4. [Option ID = 28829]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28829]
13)
[Question ID = 7209]
1.
[Option ID = 28830]
2.

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[Option ID = 28831]
3.
[Option ID = 28832]
4.
[Option ID = 28833]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28833]
14) ` '
[Question ID = 7210]
1. | [Option ID = 28834]
2. | [Option ID = 28835]
3. | [Option ID = 28836]
4. | [Option ID = 28837]
Correct Answer :
| [Option ID = 28837]
15) ' ?
[Question ID = 7211]
1. [Option ID = 28838]
2. [Option ID = 28839]
3. [Option ID = 28840]
4. [Option ID = 28841]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28840]
16) ` ' ?
[Question ID = 7212]
1.
[Option ID = 28842]
2.
[Option ID = 28843]
3.
[Option ID = 28844]
4.
[Option ID = 28845]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28845]
17) `' ?
[Question ID = 7213]
1. [Option ID = 28846]
2. [Option ID = 28847]
3. [Option ID = 28848]
4. [Option ID = 28849]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28848]
18) ` ' ?
[Question ID = 7214]
1. [Option ID = 28850]
2. [Option ID = 28851]
3. [Option ID = 28852]
4. [Option ID = 28853]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28851]
19) " , "
?

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[Question ID = 7215]
1.
[Option ID = 28854]
2.
[Option ID = 28855]
3.
[Option ID = 28856]
4.
[Option ID = 28857]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28854]
20) ' ' ?
[Question ID = 7216]
1. [Option ID = 28858]
2. [Option ID = 28859]
3. [Option ID = 28860]
4. [Option ID = 28861]
Correct Answer :
[Option ID = 28860]
Topic: BELED S2 bil
1) The mean marks of a class of forty students are 80. If the marks of two students whose scores are 24 and 22, are
removed from the calculation, what would be the new mean marks?
80 24 22 , ?
[Question ID = 7218]
1. 38 [Option ID = 28866]
2. 73 [Option ID = 28867]
3. 83 [Option ID = 28868]
4. 46 [Option ID = 28869]
Correct Answer :
83 [Option ID = 28868]
2) If each observation of the data is increased by 5, then their mean
5 ,
[Question ID = 7219]
1. Remains the same / [Option ID = 28870]
2. Becomes five times the original mean / [Option ID = 28871]
3. Decreases by 5 / 5 [Option ID = 28872]
4. Increases by 5 / 5 [Option ID = 28873]
Correct Answer :
Increases by 5 / 5 [Option ID = 28873]
3) Simplify 2564(32)
2564(32) :
[Question ID = 7220]
1. 28
[Option ID = 28874]
2. 82
[Option ID = 28875]
3. (1/256)6
[Option ID = 28876]
4. 25612
[Option ID = 28877]
Correct Answer :
4) If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax +bx+c, c0 are equal, then which of the following options will be correct?
2

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ax +bx+c, c0
2
, ?
[Question ID = 7221]
1. c and a have opposite signs. / c a [Option ID = 28878]
2. c and b have opposite signs. / c b [Option ID = 28879]
3. c and a have the same sign. / c a [Option ID = 28880]
4. c and b have the same sign. / c b [Option ID = 28881]
Correct Answer :
c and a have the same sign. / c a [Option ID = 28880]
5) A cylinder and a cone are of the same base radius and the same height. What will be the ratio of the volume of the
cylinder to that of the cone?
?
[Question ID = 7222]
1. 2:1 [Option ID = 28882]
2. 3:1 [Option ID = 28883]
3. 2:3 [Option ID = 28884]
4. 3:2 [Option ID = 28885]
Correct Answer :
3:1 [Option ID = 28883]
6) From a cylinder of height 24 cm and base radius 10 cm, a cone of the same height and base is scooped out. The volume
of the resulting solid is
24 10 , :

[Question ID = 7223]
1. 1600 cm3
[Option ID = 28886]
2. 2400 cm3
[Option ID = 28887]
3. 1800 cm3
[Option ID = 28888]
4. 2600 cm3
[Option ID = 28889]
Correct Answer :
1600 cm3
[Option ID = 28886]
7) On increasing the radius of a circle by 30%, its area increases by
30% ,
[Question ID = 7224]
1. 60% [Option ID = 28890]
2. 69% [Option ID = 28891]
3. 15% [Option ID = 28892]
4. 63% [Option ID = 28893]
Correct Answer :
69% [Option ID = 28891]
8) The product of any two irrational numbers is:

[Question ID = 7225]
1. Always an irrational number. / [Option ID = 28894]
2. Always a rational number. / [Option ID = 28895]
3. Always an integer. / [Option ID = 28896]
4. Sometimes rational, sometimes irrational number. / , [Option ID = 28897]
Correct Answer :
Sometimes rational, sometimes irrational number. / , [Option ID = 28897]
9) If x + y =7 and xy = 4, then the value of x + y
3
is
3
x + y =7 xy = 4, x +y
3

3

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[Question ID = 7226]
1. 343 [Option ID = 28898]
2. 259 [Option ID = 28899]
3. 301 [Option ID = 28900]
4. 289 [Option ID = 28901]
Correct Answer :
259 [Option ID = 28899]
10) Which largest number evenly divides the sum of any `10' consecutive whole numbers?
'10' ?
[Question ID = 7227]
1. 2 [Option ID = 28902]
2. 9 [Option ID = 28903]
3. 10 [Option ID = 28904]
4. 11 [Option ID = 28905]
Correct Answer :
10 [Option ID = 28904]
11) Which of the following represents the n term of an Arithmetic Progression?
th
n ?
[Question ID = 7228]
1. 3n+5, n is a positive integer./3n+5, n [Option ID = 28906]
2. 3n +3n+5, n is a positive integer./3n
2
+3n+5, n
2
[Option ID = 28907]
3. 3n2 4m , n and m are positive integers./3n
2
4m
2
, n
2
m [Option ID = 28908]
4. 4m , m is a positive integer./4m
2
, m
2
[Option ID = 28909]
Correct Answer :
3n+5, n is a positive integer./3n+5, n [Option ID = 28906]
12) The height and radius of a cone shaped water cup are 8 cm and 4 cm respectively. The cup has been filled with water
to half its height, find out what portion of the volume of the cup is filled with water?
: 8 4 ,
?
[Question ID = 7229]
1. Half / [Option ID = 28910]
2. Onefourth / [Option ID = 28911]
3. Oneeighth / [Option ID = 28912]
4. Onethird / [Option ID = 28913]
Correct Answer :
Oneeighth / [Option ID = 28912]
13) If the remainder on division of x + 2x
3
+ kx + 3 by x ? 3 is 21, find the value of k.
2
x + 2x
3
+ kx + 3
2
x ? 3 21 , k
[Question ID = 7230]
1. 9 [Option ID = 28914]
2. 3 [Option ID = 28915]
3. 9 [Option ID = 28916]
4. 3 [Option ID = 28917]
Correct Answer :
9 [Option ID = 28914]
14) Reema and Meena plan to visit Taj Mahal. What is the probability that they both will visit on the same day in the month
of January.
?
[Question ID = 7231]
1. 30/31 [Option ID = 28918]
2. 1/31 [Option ID = 28919]
3. 1/30 [Option ID = 28920]
4. 2/31 [Option ID = 28921]
Correct Answer :
1/31 [Option ID = 28919]
15) A can do a piece of work in 14 days. B is 75% more efficient than A. How many days B takes to do the same work?

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A 14 B, A 75% B ?
[Question ID = 7232]
1. 8 [Option ID = 28922]
2. 7 [Option ID = 28923]
3. 6 [Option ID = 28924]
4. 5 [Option ID = 28925]
Correct Answer :
8 [Option ID = 28922]
16) When a natural number x is divided by 4, remainder is 3. What is the remainder when 2x is divided by 4.
x 4 3 2x 4 ?
[Question ID = 7233]
1. 2 [Option ID = 28926]
2. 3 [Option ID = 28927]
3. 4 [Option ID = 28928]
4. 0 [Option ID = 28929]
Correct Answer :
2 [Option ID = 28926]
17) A student was asked to divide a number by 4 and add 8 to the quotient. He however first added 8 to the number and
then divided it by 4, getting 100 as the answer. The correct answer should have been:
4 8 8 4
, 100 :
[Question ID = 7234]
1. 104 [Option ID = 28930]
2. 106 [Option ID = 28931]
3. 107 [Option ID = 28932]
4. 108 [Option ID = 28933]
Correct Answer :
106 [Option ID = 28931]
18) What is the probability that a number selected from 1...100 is a square of a whole number?
1.....100 , ?
[Question ID = 7235]
1. 1/100 [Option ID = 28934]
2. 1 [Option ID = 28935]
3. 1/10 [Option ID = 28936]
4. 9/10 [Option ID = 28937]
Correct Answer :
1/10 [Option ID = 28936]
19) Anika was given pocket money on January 1st, 2020. From this money, she puts Re 1 on day 1, Rs 2 on day 2, Rs 3 on
day 3 and continued doing so till fortnight, in her piggy bank. For the rest of the month, for each succeeding day, she puts
Rs 2 more than the amount put on the previous day in the piggy bank and continues doing so till the end of the month. She
has also spent Rs 168 of her pocket money and found that at the end of the month, she still had Rs 100 with her. How much
was her pocket money for the month?
1 2020 1 , 2 3
, 15 2
168 , 100
?
[Question ID = 7236]
1. 900 [Option ID = 28938]
2. 764 [Option ID = 28939]
3. 733 [Option ID = 28940]
4. 800 [Option ID = 28941]
Correct Answer :
900 [Option ID = 28938]
20) Which of the following is the same as 3 thousandths + 3 tenths?
3 + 3 ?
[Question ID = 7237]
1. 3.3 [Option ID = 28942]
2. 0.303 [Option ID = 28943]

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3. 0.06 [Option ID = 28944]
4. 0.33 [Option ID = 28945]
Correct Answer :
0.303 [Option ID = 28943]
21) Which of the following statements is not true about mammals?
?
[Question ID = 7238]
1. Mammals are warmblooded animals. / [Option ID = 28946]
2. Mammals are coldblooded animals. / [Option ID = 28947]
3. Mammals have a four chambered heart. / [Option ID = 28948]
4. Mammals have mammary glands. / [Option ID = 28949]
Correct Answer :
Mammals are coldblooded animals. / [Option ID = 28947]
22) Seema has done heavy physical exercise. As a result of this, she is getting cramps in her legs. It is due to the
accumulation of:
, ?
[Question ID = 7239]
1. Acetic Acid / [Option ID = 28950]
2. Carbon dioxide / [Option ID = 28951]
3. Lactic Acid / [Option ID = 28952]
4. Nitric Acid / [Option ID = 28953]
Correct Answer :
Lactic Acid / [Option ID = 28952]
23) In the process of fertilisation, there is fusion of nuclei of the sperm and the egg. As a result, the number of nuclei
present in a zygote is:
, , :
[Question ID = 7240]
1. None / [Option ID = 28954]
2. 1 [Option ID = 28955]
3. 2 [Option ID = 28956]
4. 4 [Option ID = 28957]
Correct Answer :
1 [Option ID = 28955]
24) Which of the following statements is incorrect about carbon monoxide?
?
[Question ID = 7241]
1. It is produced from incomplete combustion of fuels such as petrol and diesel. / [Option ID = 28958]
2. It is a poisonous gas. / [Option ID = 28959]
3. It contributes strongly towards greenhouse effect. / [Option ID = 28960]
4. It reduces the oxygencarrying capacity of the blood. / [Option ID = 28961]
Correct Answer :
It contributes strongly towards greenhouse effect. / [Option ID = 28960]
25) Choose the set that represents only the biotic component of a habitat.

[Question ID = 7242]
1. Tiger, deer, grass, soil / , , , [Option ID = 28962]
2. Insects, water, aquatic plants, fish / , , , [Option ID = 28963]
3. Insects, frog, fish, aquatic plants / , , , [Option ID = 28964]
4. Sand, turtle, crab, rocks / , , , [Option ID = 28965]
Correct Answer :
Insects, frog, fish, aquatic plants / , , , [Option ID = 28964]
26) If a person suffers from loss of vision at night, then which vitamin deficiency will he be suffering from?
, ?
[Question ID = 7243]
1. B1 [Option ID = 28966]

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2. C [Option ID = 28967]
3. D [Option ID = 28968]
4. A [Option ID = 28969]
Correct Answer :
A [Option ID = 28969]
27) In which of the following parts of the human body, Cartilage is not present?
?
[Question ID = 7244]
1. Upper part of ear / [Option ID = 28970]
2. Nose / [Option ID = 28971]
3. Kidney / [Option ID = 28972]
4. Joints of Bones / [Option ID = 28973]
Correct Answer :
Kidney / [Option ID = 28972]
28) A farmer has sown 200 grains of wheat from a single plant, from which 150 tall and 50 dwarf plants are produced.
What will be the genotypes of the offsprings?
200 , 150 50 ?
[Question ID = 7245]
1. TT, Tt [Option ID = 28974]
2. TT, TT [Option ID = 28975]
3. TT, Tt, tt [Option ID = 28976]
4. TT, tt [Option ID = 28977]
Correct Answer :
TT, Tt, tt [Option ID = 28976]
29) If an aluminium spoon, which is at a temperature of 30 degree Celsius, is put in water, which is at a temperature of 40
degree Celsius, then the heat will
30 40 ,
[Question ID = 7246]
1. Flow from aluminium spoon to water. / | [Option ID = 28978]
2. Flow from water to aluminium spoon. / | [Option ID = 28979]
3. Not flow from one body to another. / | [Option ID = 28980]
4. Will flow from spoon to water first and then from water to spoon. / | [Option ID = 28981]
Correct Answer :
Flow from water to aluminium spoon. / | [Option ID = 28979]
30) The power of a lens is

[Question ID = 7248]
1. Directly related to its focal length. /
[Option ID = 28986]
2. The reciprocal of its focal length. /
[Option ID = 28987]
3. Not related to its focal length. /
[Option ID = 28988]
4. Always double of its focal length. /
[Option ID = 28989]
Correct Answer :
The reciprocal of its focal length. /
[Option ID = 28987]
31) A bike moving at a high speed, collides with a stationary bus. How would you compare the forces acting on them?
?
[Question ID = 7249]
1. The bus exerts a greater force on the bike. /
[Option ID = 28990]

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2. The bus exerts a force on bike but the bike doesn't exert a force on the bus. /
[Option ID = 28991]
3. Both bus and bike exert the same amount of force on each other. /
[Option ID = 28992]
4. The bike exerts a greater force on the bus. /
[Option ID = 28993]
Correct Answer :
Both bus and bike exert the same amount of force on each other. /
[Option ID = 28992]
32) The temperature of a plastic plate, an iron rod and a wooden ball is the same as that of a human body, i.e. 37?C.
Nidhi puts all the above three objects in water, which is at a temperature of 98.6?F. After a few minutes, she records the
temperature of each of the objects. Which of the following is correct?
, 37?C
, 98.6?F ?
[Question ID = 7250]
1. Temperature of wooden ball < Temperature of plastic plate < Temperature of iron rod/ < <
[Option ID = 28994]
2. Temperature of plastic plate < Temperature of wooden ball < Temperature of iron rod/ < <
[Option ID = 28995]
3. Temperature of plastic plate = Temperature of wooden ball = Temperature of iron rod / = =
[Option ID = 28996]
4. Temperature of plastic plate = Temperature of wooden ball < Temperature of iron rod/ = <
[Option ID = 28997]
Correct Answer :
Temperature of plastic plate = Temperature of wooden ball = Temperature of iron rod / = =
[Option ID = 28996]
33) A person with a height of 2m holds a bag of 20 kg over his head for 20 minutes. The work done by him will be:
2 20 20
[Question ID = 7251]
1. 400 J [Option ID = 28998]
2. Zero / [Option ID = 28999]
3. 392 J [Option ID = 29000]
4. 300 J [Option ID = 29001]
Correct Answer :
Zero / [Option ID = 28999]
34) If an iron nail kept in an open jar gets rusted, the mass of rusted iron nail
,
[Question ID = 7252]
1. undergoes no change /
[Option ID = 29002]
2. would be lesser than the mass of iron nail /
[Option ID = 29003]
3. would be more than the mass of iron nail /
[Option ID = 29004]
4. would be equal to the mass of iron and oxygen /
[Option ID = 29005]
Correct Answer :
would be more than the mass of iron nail /
[Option ID = 29004]

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35) Tooth enamel made of calcium phosphate will undergo decay if pH of mouth is lower than 5.5. What should you do
regularly, to avoid tooth decay?
5.5
?
[Question ID = 7253]
1. Maintain pH of mouth below 5.5 by using chewing gum / 5.5 [Option ID = 29006]
2. Regularly rinse with slightly acidic solution / [Option ID = 29007]
3. Maintain pH above 5.5 by using basic toothpaste / 5.5 [Option ID = 29008]
4. Use toothpaste which is slightly acidic / [Option ID = 29009]
Correct Answer :
Maintain pH above 5.5 by using basic toothpaste / 5.5 [Option ID = 29008]
36) The decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is an example of
, ?
[Question ID = 7254]
1. Endothermic reaction / [Option ID = 29010]
2. Double displacement reaction / [Option ID = 29011]
3. Displacement reaction / [Option ID = 29012]
4. Exothermic reaction / [Option ID = 29013]
Correct Answer :
Exothermic reaction / [Option ID = 29013]
37) Which of the following is an example of an element?
?
[Question ID = 7255]
1. Water / [Option ID = 29014]
2. Silicon / [Option ID = 29015]
3. Potash / [Option ID = 29016]
4. Magnesia / [Option ID = 29017]
Correct Answer :
Silicon / [Option ID = 29015]
38) Which of the following is only a physical change?
?
[Question ID = 7256]
1. Melting of candle wax when heated / [Option ID = 29018]
2. Ripening of fruits / [Option ID = 29019]
3. Digestion of food in our stomach / [Option ID = 29020]
4. Burning of candle when heated / [Option ID = 29021]
Correct Answer :
Melting of candle wax when heated / [Option ID = 29018]
39) When water in a paper cup is heated over a candle then it is observed that

[Question ID = 7257]
1. The paper cup catches fire instantly, and water spills out of it. /
[Option ID = 29022]
2. The paper cup becomes hot and the temperature of water remains the same. /
[Option ID = 29023]
3. The base of the paper cup becomes black and the temperature of water remains the same. /
[Option ID = 29024]
4. The temperature of the water inside the cup increases and the water may even boil on further heating. /
[Option ID = 29025]
Correct Answer :
The temperature of the water inside the cup increases and the water may even boil on further heating. /
[Option ID = 29025]

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40) Identify from the following, a woman emperor, who belonged to the Delhi Sultanate Dynasty, and faced major
opposition by her own people.
, ?
[Question ID = 7258]
1. Begam Hazrat / [Option ID = 29026]
2. Rudramadevi / [Option ID = 29027]
3. Begam Rokeya / [Option ID = 29028]
4. Raziyya / [Option ID = 29029]
Correct Answer :
Raziyya / [Option ID = 29029]
41) To improve agriculture in the Bengal province, the East India Company implemented a policy called
,
[Question ID = 7259]
1. Ryotwari / [Option ID = 29030]
2. Permanent Settlement / [Option ID = 29031]
3. Mahalwadi / [Option ID = 29032]
4. Zamindari / [Option ID = 29033]
Correct Answer :
Permanent Settlement / [Option ID = 29031]
42) Which of the following was a message that Ashoka propounded through Dhamma?
?
[Question ID = 7260]
1. Worshipping God / [Option ID = 29034]
2. Performing religious rituals / [Option ID = 29035]
3. Following mythology / [Option ID = 29036]
4. Treating all creatures with compassion / [Option ID = 29037]
Correct Answer :
Treating all creatures with compassion / [Option ID = 29037]
43) A threevolume history of Mughal emperor Akbar's reign, written by his friend and courtier Abul Fazl, was titled as:
, :
[Question ID = 7261]
1. Aini Akbari /
[Option ID = 29038]
2. Akbar Nama /
[Option ID = 29039]
3. Sulhi kul /
[Option ID = 29040]
4. Baburnama /
[Option ID = 29041]
Correct Answer :
Akbar Nama /
[Option ID = 29039]
44) Stripurushtulna, a book that criticises the social differences between men and women, is written by :
, , ___________
[Question ID = 7262]
1. Tarabai Shinde / [Option ID = 29042]
2. Pandita Ramabai / [Option ID = 29043]
3. Jyotirao Phule / [Option ID = 29044]
4. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain / [Option ID = 29045]
Correct Answer :
Tarabai Shinde / [Option ID = 29042]
45) Which of the following statements is correct about the Lok Sabha?
, ?

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[Question ID = 7263]
1. The Lok Sabha consists of 12 members nominated by the President. / 12
[Option ID = 29046]
2. Twothird of its members retire every second year. /
[Option ID = 29047]
3. Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget or any other money related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot reject it. /
,
[Option ID = 29048]
4. Lok Sabha is not subject to dissolution. /
[Option ID = 29049]
Correct Answer :
Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget or any other money related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot reject it. /
,
[Option ID = 29048]
46) Which of the following statements is not correct about the work of a Gram Panchayat?
?
[Question ID = 7264]
1. Construction and maintenance of water sources, roads, drainage, school buildings. / , , ,
[Option ID = 29050]
2. Making laws on the subject of the Concurrent list. /
[Option ID = 29051]
3. Levying and collecting local taxes. /
[Option ID = 29052]
4. Executing government schemes related to generating employment in the village. /
[Option ID = 29053]
Correct Answer :
Making laws on the subject of the Concurrent list. /
[Option ID = 29051]
47) Which of the following was called `the heart and soul' of our constitution by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar ?
. ' ' ?
[Question ID = 7265]
1. Right to Constitutional Remedies / [Option ID = 29054]
2. Preamble / [Option ID = 29055]
3. Right to equality / [Option ID = 29056]
4. Cultural and Educational Rights / [Option ID = 29057]
Correct Answer :
Right to Constitutional Remedies / [Option ID = 29054]
48) When people say that those who belong to a particular religion, sex, race or economic background are `stingy',
`criminal' or `violent', they are expressing which one of the following?
, , '', '' '' , ?
[Question ID = 7266]
1. Discrimination / [Option ID = 29058]
2. Injustice / [Option ID = 29059]
3. Stereotype / [Option ID = 29060]
4. Exclusion / [Option ID = 29061]
Correct Answer :
Stereotype / [Option ID = 29060]
49) Which of the following can generally be used to determine the development of a country?
?
[Question ID = 7267]

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1. Per capita income / [Option ID = 29062]
2. Per capita income, average literacy level and health status of its people / , [Option ID = 29063]
3. Per capita income, average literacy level, health status and happiness index of its people / , ,
[Option ID = 29064]
4. Average income and average literacy level / [Option ID = 29065]
Correct Answer :
Per capita income, average literacy level and health status of its people / , [Option ID = 29063]
50) Jute grows well on alluvial soil and requires high temperature, heavy rainfall and humid climate. Which of the following
countries may NOT be able to produce jute due to its climatic conditions?
,
?
[Question ID = 7268]
1. India / [Option ID = 29066]
2. Uzbekistan / [Option ID = 29067]
3. Egypt / [Option ID = 29068]
4. Serbia / [Option ID = 29069]
Correct Answer :
Serbia / [Option ID = 29069]
51) Globalisation is the process of:
:
[Question ID = 7269]
1. Foreign Trade and integration of foreign markets / [Option ID = 29070]
2. Interlinking production of goods and services across countries / [Option ID = 29071]
3. Spreading of production of goods and services by MNCs / [Option ID = 29072]
4. Rapid integration or interconnection between countries / [Option ID = 29073]
Correct Answer :
Rapid integration or interconnection between countries / [Option ID = 29073]
52) Which of the following statements best defines `Poverty Line'?
' ' ?
[Question ID = 7270]
1. A person is considered poor if his / her consumption level falls below the national average. /
[Option ID = 29074]
2. A person is considered poor if his / her purchasing level falls below the `minimum level' as defined by the government in power. /
' ' [Option ID = 29075]
3. A person is considered poor if his / her income or consumption level falls below a given `minimum level' as defined by the government in power. /
' ' [Option ID = 29076]
4. A person is considered poor if his / her tax paying level falls below a given `minimum level' of the national average. /
' ' [Option ID = 29077]
Correct Answer :
A person is considered poor if his / her income or consumption level falls below a given `minimum level' as defined by the government in power. /
' ' [Option ID = 29076]
53) Which of the following is the defining feature of a secular state?
?
[Question ID = 7271]
1. State has an official religion and consistently promotes it. /
[Option ID = 29078]
2. State does not have an official religion but it still promotes it. /
[Option ID = 29079]
3. State has an official religion but it never promotes it. /
[Option ID = 29080]
4. State does not officially promote any one religion as the state religion. /
[Option ID = 29081]
Correct Answer :
State does not officially promote any one religion as the state religion. /
[Option ID = 29081]
54) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

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Assertion (A): Granite is an example of intrusive igneous rock which exists in the form of small grains.
Reason (R): The molten magma cools down deep inside the earth's crust slowly.
Select the correct option from the given alternatives.
(A):
(R):

[Question ID = 7272]
1. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A) / (A) (R) , (R) (A) I
[Option ID = 29082]
2. (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect / (A) (R)
[Option ID = 29083]
3. (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct / (A) (R)
[Option ID = 29084]
4. Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) explains (A) / (A) (R) , (R) (A)
[Option ID = 29085]
Correct Answer :
(A) is incorrect and (R) is correct / (A) (R)
[Option ID = 29084]
55) Given below are two statements
Statement (A): The vast alluvial plains of north India are almost devoid of economic minerals.
Statement (B): The region of alluvial plains of north India is a new geological structure as compared to other parts of India.
Select the correct option from the given alternatives.
(A):
(B): ,

[Question ID = 7273]
1. Both (A) and (B) are true, but (B) does not explain (A). / (A) (B) , (B), (A)
[Option ID = 29086]
2. (A) is true and (B) is false. / (A) (B)
[Option ID = 29087]
3. Both (A) and (B) are false. / (A) (B)
[Option ID = 29088]
4. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (B) explains (A). / (A) (B) , (B), (A)
[Option ID = 29089]
Correct Answer :
Both (A) and (B) are true, and (B) explains (A). / (A) (B) , (B), (A)
[Option ID = 29089]
56) Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
?
[Question ID = 7274]
1. Silchar / [Option ID = 29090]
2. Mawsynram / [Option ID = 29091]
3. Cherrapunji / [Option ID = 29092]
4. Guwahati / [Option ID = 29093]
Correct Answer :
Mawsynram / [Option ID = 29091]
57) The location of the iron and steel industry was shifted from a region close to coal fields, canals and railways to flat land
near sea ports, because:
, , :

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[Question ID = 7275]
1. Iron ore was found near sea ports. /
[Option ID = 29094]
2. Market areas were developed near the sea port. /
[Option ID = 29095]
3. Availability of sufficient water to supply a large iron and steel plant in all seasons /
[Option ID = 29096]
4. Steel works had become very large and iron ore had to be imported from overseas. /
[Option ID = 29097]
Correct Answer :
Steel works had become very large and iron ore had to be imported from overseas. /
[Option ID = 29097]
58) Which are the basic tenets of Gandhi's notion of noncooperation?
I. Launching a full civil disobedience campaign.
II. Surrender of titles that the government awarded.
III. Garnering mass support from some specific regions.
IV. Boycott of civil services, army, police, courts, legislative councils, schools, and foreign goods.
?
I.
II.
III.
IV. , , , , ,
[Question ID = 7276]
1. I, II and III only / I, II III
[Option ID = 29098]
2. I, II and IV only / I, II IV
[Option ID = 29099]
3. II, III and IV only / II, III IV
[Option ID = 29100]
4. III and IV only / III IV
[Option ID = 29101]
Correct Answer :
I, II and IV only / I, II IV
[Option ID = 29099]
59) Given below are three statements. Examine them in the context of shifting cultivation in colonial India.
I. The Government banned shifting cultivation.
II. It was difficult for the government to calculate taxes from shifting cultivators.
III. Seeds were sown in the ashes with the onset of frosty winters in the hills.

I.
II.
III.
[Question ID = 7277]
1. I is true, but II and III are false. / I , II III
[Option ID = 29102]
2. I is false, but II and III are true. / I , II III
[Option ID = 29103]
3. I and II are true, but III is false. / I II , III
[Option ID = 29104]
4. I and II are false, but III is true. / I II , III
[Option ID = 29105]
Correct Answer :

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I and II are true, but III is false. / I II , III
[Option ID = 29104]
60) An object completes a full circle around a circular path in 50 seconds. The object has
50
[Question ID = 7322]
1. Zero displacement and zero distance covered /
[Option ID = 29282]
2. Zero displacement and
distance covered/
[Option ID = 29283]
3.
displacement and
distance covered/
[Option ID = 29284]
4. 2r displacement and
distance covered/2r
[Option ID = 29285]
Correct Answer :
Zero displacement and
distance covered/
[Option ID = 29283]

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