Prelims Mock Test Series 2024
Prelims Mock Test Series 2024
INSTRUCTIONS
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2. This Test Booklet contains 100 questions. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select
the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one
correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response
for each item.
3. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the OMR Sheet provided to you.
4. All questions carry equal marks.THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE
IN ALL THE QUESTIONS.
i. There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong
answer is given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted
as penalty.
ii. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the
given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
iii. If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that
question.
Directions (Q. nos. 1 to 2): In each of the question given below which figure should come next to complete the
series logically?
1. Question Figures
Answer Figures
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
2. Question Figures
Answer Figures
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
Directions (Q. nos. 3 and 4): In each of the following questions, a statement is followed by two conclusions I
and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions and select the answer from the following -
A) If only conclusion I follows
B) If only conclusion II follows
C) If either conclusion I or II follows
D) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
4. Statement : This world is neither good nor evil, each man manufactures a world for himself
Conclusion I : Some people find this world quite good
Conclusion II : Some people find this world quite bad
Directions : In each of the question given below which one from the four/ five answer figures should come at
the right of the problem figures to complete the series logically.
5.Problem Figures:
Answer Figures:
6.Introducing a boy, a girl says, He is the son of the only sister of my mother’s brother. How is the boy
related to that girl?
Solution: (Q Nos. 8 - 9) According to the given information, the sitting Arrangement is as shown below.
9.In a code language, ‘FRIEND’ is coded as ‘HUMJTK’. In the same language, ‘BHOPAL’ will be coded as
Direction (Q nos 11- 12): in each of the following questions, a number series is given with one of the terms
missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark (?)
in the given series.
11. 1,4,27, 256,?
(a) 625
(b) 3125
(c) 3025
(d) 1225
13.Ramesh goes towards North, turns right, then turns right again and then goes to the left. Which direction
is Ramesh facing now?
14.If the cost of 20 books is 180, how much will 15 books cost?
15. If the angles of a scalene triangles are 𝒙 𝟎 , (𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝟎)𝟎 , (𝟒𝒙 − 𝟐𝟓)𝟎 , then find the smallest and the
largest angle of the given triangle.
(a) 350 and 800. (b) 250 and 900. (c) 250 and 800. (d) 250 and 700.
16.Two pipes can fill a tank in 18 minutes and 15 minutes. An outlet pipe can empty the tank in 45
minutes. If all the pipes are opened when the tank is empty, then how many minutes will it take to fill
the tank?
(a) 9 mins. (b) 10 mins. (c) 11 mins. (d)12 mins.
17.If 15 men can do a work in 12 days, how many men will do the same work in 6 days?
√𝒙
19.If 𝟐𝟎𝟎 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐. Then, find the value of x.
20.A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
1 3 5 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
21.If the sum of four consecutive numbers is 102, find the value of all these numbers.
22.The denominator of a fraction is 6 more than the numerator. If 5 is added to the numerator and the
𝟐
denominator then the new fraction becomes 𝟓. Find the fraction.
1 −1 2 5
(a) 2 (b) 5
(c)- 5 (d) 2
23.One card is drawn from a well- shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the probability that the card will
(i) be an ace
3 3 5 𝟒
(a) 51 (b) 48 (c) 52 (d) 𝟓𝟐
𝟏 𝟏
24.If 𝟕 𝒕𝒉 part of a number is 100 more than 𝟏𝟏 𝒕𝒉 part of a number, then the number is
0-10 5 5 25
10-20 10 15 150
20-30 18 25 450
30-40 30 35 1050
40-50 20 45 900
50-60 12 55 660
60-70 5 65 325
29.Find the mode of the data, using an empirical formula when it is given that median=61.6
and mean=59.9.
(a)45 (b)35.6 (c)64.5 (d)65
30.200 logs are stacked in the following manner; 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18 in the
row next to it and so on. In how many rows are the 200 logs placed and how many logs are in the top
now?
31.Find the breadth of the rectangular plot of land whose area is 660 m 2 and whose length is 33 m. Find
its perimeter.
33.The difference between C.I and S.I on a certain sum at 8% per annum for 2 years is Rs 240. Find the
sum.
34.What is the least number by which 450 should be multiplied so that the product of the two numbers
would be a perfect square.
(a)3 (b)5 (c)4 (d)2
39. Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I know I have limits and
that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” ?
1. negligent
2. indecisive
3. spontaneous
4. reckless
5. purposeless
6. patient
a) 2 and 5
b) 3 and 6
c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3
40) The reason why living on the edge has become popular, is because of the
a) constant need for something different.
b) population being much younger.
c) exhausting effort to make changes.
d) strong tendency to stay within our limits.
41) The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can
(a) certainly be dangerous.
(b) be fairly dangerous.
(c) be possibly dangerous.
(d) seldom be dangerous.
42). Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’, as used in the passage.
1. A person’s evaluation of life
2. A person’s experiences in life
3. A person’s point of view towards life
4. A person’s regrets in life
A person’s general attitude to life
a) (1) and (4)
b) (2) and (3)
c) (3) and (5)
d) (4) and (5)
43) Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.
1. It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends.
2. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
3. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
4. Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.
a) Option (1)
b) Option (2)
c) Option (3)
d) Option (4)
44) The author explains the importance of discipline and boundaries in our lives using the example of
a) road accidents.
b) traffic rules.
c) lines on the highway.
d) safe driving.
45) The author attempts to __________________ the readers through this write-up.
a) rebuke
b) question
c) offer aid to
d) offer advice to
46) What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
a) Love what you do.
b) Love yourself to love others.
c) Be the best version of yourself.
d) Be yourself
47) Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?
a) Much too soon
b) Enough is enough
c) How much is too much?
d) Have enough to do?
48) The author uses colloquial words such as “yeah” and “Woo-hoo!”. Which of the following is NOT a
colloquial word?
a) hooked
b) guy
c) stuff
d) stress
59) Select the option that makes the correct use of “unsustainable”, as used in the passage, to fill in the
blank space.
a) In the long run, the ______ officials followed emergency procedures.
b) Emergency procedures were _______ by the officials.
c) Officials reported an ________ set of events during the emergency.
d) Officials admit that the emergency system is _______ in the longer run.
50) What does the author mean when he says, “to get our lives in order”?
a) To resume our lives.
b) To organize our lives.
c) To rebuild our lives.
d) To control our lives.
Direction (Questions 51 – 54): Identify the parts of speech of each underlined words.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Verb
(d) Pronoun
(a) Verb
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Preposition
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Verb
(d) Adverb
54.It is no joke.
(a) Verb
(b) Preposition
(c) Adverb
(d) Adjective
Direction (Questions 55 – 57) : Complete the sentences using the correct form of verb from the alternatives
given.
57. She ____ as the Principal of that school for five years next month.
Direction (Questions 58 – 60) : Out of the four alternatives given after each sentence, select one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
58.The lightning caused a serious forest fire and damaged many nearby houses.
(a) A serious forest fire has been caused by lightning and have destroyed many nearby houses.
(b) A serious forest fire was caused by lightning and many nearby houses are destroyed.
(c) A serious forest fire was caused by lightning and many nearby houses were destroyed.
(d) A serious forest fire had been caused by lightning and many houses had been destroyed.
The novel corona virus has given rise to a global pandemic that has destabilized most institutional
settings. While we live in times when humankind possesses the most advanced science and technology,
a virus invisible to the naked eye has massively disrupted our lives, economies, healthcare, and
education systems worldwide. Given the corona virus’s current situation, some households have also
had time to introspect on gender roles and stereotypes. For instance, women are expected to carry out
household chores like cooking, cleaning, and looking after the family. With men sharing household
chores responsibilities during the lockdown period, it gives hope that they will realize the burden that
women have been bearing and will continue sharing such responsibilities. This tough period also gave
people some time to reflect on the importance of keeping themselves fit. With sufficient time in hand,
people started investing their time learning new ways to exercise. Those who never exercised before,
giving excuses of busy lives, too developed some new habit of exercises during the lockdown period.
These new habits and people’s increased focus on their health, wellness and immunity will surely
change the way we lead our lives even in future. The nature too healed itself during the lockdown
period. Restricted human movement led to better air quality, cleaner water bodies and joyful wildlife
movements. The human beings, we hope, reflected during this time, how some of their unconscious
activities cause disruption in nature and worked out ways to adopt environmental-friendly options for
their activities in future. This situation also affected the education sector to a great extent. It has forced
us to shift from offline to online mode of teaching-learning process, almost immediately without prior
preparation. Is it giving us a peek into the reality ahead? Technology enabled teaching is definitely the
future we are looking towards, but it is important to identify key challenges for students and teachers in
the current scenario. Once identified, academic leadership and the government can address these
through innovations in the focused areas to minimise the effect of pandemic on the education of the
students. The current scenario has also affected our economies to the extent wherein many
businessmen had to bear heavy losses in their businesses. The governments and individuals need to take
actions to mitigate risk and minimize transmission while maintaining social and economic activities.
However, relaxed control measures, declining risk perception and the understandable desire to return to
normalcy have led to reduced protective behaviour and more social and workplace interactions, often in
confined, close-contact settings, where the virus spreads really fast. It is our responsibility that we take
all necessary precautions through mask-wearing, physical distancing, hand hygiene as part of daily life. It
is highly important to make these new behaviour part of our everyday habits. Travelling to new places,
casual café visits with a large bunch of friends, spending our weekends in shopping, window-shopping
and casual strolls, large gatherings in birthday parties and other celebrations; will require some
modifications and patience to fit into “New Normal” keeping all the safety norms in mind. We are sure
that regular communication from authorities, improved understanding of individual responsibility and,
subsequently, a greater willingness to adopt infection prevention practices can be a stepping stone to a
“new future”.
62. According to the passage the lockdown period made people introspect on gender roles and
stereotypes because –
(a) Women started handling all the household responsibilities alone
(b) Men started handling all the household responsibilities alone
(c) People talked about gender stereotypes during lockdown period
(d) Men started sharing responsibilities related to household chores
63. Choose the option that is NOT TRUE: People, who never exercised before, started exercising
during the lockdown period because-
(a) they had sufficient time in hand
(b) exercise was the only way to treat people from the novel corona virus.
(c) people learnt new ways to exercise their body.
(d) people understood the importance of health and wellness in the face of the pandemic
64. A positive change was seen in nature during lockdown period in terms of cleaner air and water
bodies because _______
(a) there was less human movement due to lockdown
(b) the virus helped in cleaning air and water
(c) the government made extra efforts to clean air and water
(d) People got together to clean water bodies.
65. How did schools continue educating students during the pandemic?
(a) Through offline mode of teaching
(b) Through online mode of teaching
(c) By calling students to school on weekly basis
(d) Students were asked to study at home themselves.
66. Which of the following has NOT led to reduced protective behaviours amongst people?
(a) relaxed control measures
(b) declining risk perception
(c) physical distancing
(d) understandable desire to return to normalcy
67. Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘mitigate’ as used in the passage?
(a) lessen
(b) reduce
(c) aggravate
(d) weaken
68. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of COVID Appropriate Behaviour?
(a) Wearing Mask
(b) Being in crowded places
(c) Washing hands
(d) Maintaining physical distancing
70. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) People started introspecting on gender roles and stereotypes.
(b) People started realising the importance of keeping themselves fit.
(c) There was a boom in the economy.
(d) School started following technology-enabled online teaching
Direction (71 - 74) : Identify the tense forms of the sentences below.
Direction (75 - 77 ) : Select the most appropriate word for each blank.
A. in
B. inside
C. around
D. under
A. for
B. in
C. about
D. on
A. with
B. for
C. by
D. at
Direction (Questions 78 –80) : In the given sentences, identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error
A. He win
B. several accolades for
C. his musical compositions.
D. No error
79.No sooner did Mary get her report card when she started jumping with joy.
A. No sooner did
B. Mary get her report card.
C. When she started
D. Jumping with joy.
A. I did not
B. participate in the function,
C. neither
D. she did
Direction (Questions 81 – 83) : Out of the four alternatives given after each sentence, select one which best
expresses the same sentence in Direct Speech or Reported Speech.
A. The doctors were given the injured old man a blood transfusion.
B. The injured old man was given a blood transfusion by the doctors.
C. A blood transfusion was gave to the injured old man by the doctors.
D. The injured old man was gave by the doctors.
a. Posture
b. Gestures
c. Body Movement
d. Personal Space
85.Paralanguage includes:
a. The Context
b. Noise
c. The channel
d. The emphasis
87.In the context of a communication chain in an organisation consider the following statements:
i) The more hierarchical levels an organization has, the greater is the potential for loss of
information.
ii) Organisations with fewer hierarchical levels have a greater potential for loss of information
a. i) only
b. ii) only
c. Both i) & ii)
d. Neither i) nor ii)
91.You are being sent for an intensive efficiency improvement training programme, but you are not
interested in going for it. What will you do?
92. You are competing with your batch mate for a prestigious award to be decided based on an oral
presentation. Ten minutes are allowed for each presentation.You have been asked by the committee to
finish on time. Your friend, however, is allowed more than the stipulated time period.You would
93. Six minor boys were kept in an illegal confinement for about four days. They were suspected in
connection with theft and burglary. The suspects were detained by local police and they were kept in
confinement in a residential flat. They were also chained in order to prevent their escape from the
premises. The police gave the explanation that the detentions were made to recover the stolen articles. Is
this a right way to do so? What would be your call on this situation?
(a)Police have the right to detain the thieves and they are right in detaining the minor boys
(b) Policemen should be suspended for keeping minor boys in confinement by chaining them, as this is an
inhuman act
(c) This was the correct method to recover the stolen articles from the minor accused
(d)Police did not torture the boys so this situation is right way to recover the articles
94. While addressing people in an open ground, it begins to rain. Your address is important and you cannot
afford to postpone it. What will you do? You would
95. An old man asks you for a lift for a location which does not fall in your way, you are getting late for your
office. You will
96. You have recently joined as a District Magistrate. General elections have been ordered in your
district,but you fine that many of your subordinates are not politically neutral. You have called a
meeting.What will be most appropriate decision?
(a) You will punish those who are not neutral as election laws recommend heavy punishment for such
behavior
(b) You will tell them that everybody will be watching them, so they will get caught
(c) You will tell them to appear neutral, but they may take sides
(d) You will tell them to follow the instructions of the Election Commission of India strictly
97. You are the head of an organisation. You have to make a decision which is to be of great consequence to
your team.For making such a decision, which of the following measures you would take?
(a)You would ensure that every member is notified of the decision that was made
(b)You would assure everyone that their point of view would be accommodated in the final decision
(c) You would ensure that every member participates in the decision making process
(d) You would ensure that every member is present when the decision is made
98. You have been invited to join as a member of Interview Board for selecting a suitable candidate for a
vacancy. Before the commencement of the interview, you find that one of the candidates is your close
relative.What are you going to do?
99. Cases of road accidents are increasing constantly particularly in the urban areas. If you are the transport
authority in urban area, what would you do?
100. During peak hours roads are overcrowded with vehicles causing very slow movement of vehicles.
Pollution level in the air has substantially increased in the recent past, which leads to climate change and
India is one of the most affected countries. What would you do?