Topics for General Knowledge(GK) will majorly consist of following topics:
Indian History, Indian Polity, Geography, Indian Economy, General Science, Miscellaneous
Some of the examples are as follow -
Indian History
It will be covered in three parts: - Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern.
Q.1 Who was the first Governor General of Independent India?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord dalhousie
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Q.2 Who was the first Woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Padmaja Naidu
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Pritilata Waddedar
Q.3 The official ‘Agronomai’ during the Mauryan age was related with which of the following fields?
(a) Weight and measurement
(b) Administrative management
(c) Construction of roads
(d) Revenue management
Q.4 Who among the following was the author of the book ‘Kitab-i-Nauras’?
(a) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
(b) Ali Adil Shah
(c) Quli Qutab Shah
(d) Akbar II
Q.5 Which of the following temples is also known as Khajuraho of Vidarbha?
(a) Markandeshwar
(b) Kailash
(c) Manudevi
(d) Bhimashankar
Answer : 1-(d), 2-(c), 3-(c), 4-(a), 5-(b)
Indian Polity
Q.1 Which Part of the Constitution has the provisions for Panchayati Raj System?
(a) IX
(b) VI
(c) III
(d) IV A
Q.2 Which is the largest Committee of the Indian Parliament?
(a) Public Accounts Committee
(b) Estimates Committee
(c) Committee on Public Undertakings
(d) Committee on Petitions
Q.3 The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of “Basic Structure of the Constitution” in
(a) The Golaknath Case in 1967
(b) The Keshavananda Bharati Case in 1973
(c) The Shankari Prasad Case in 1951
(d) The Sajjan Singh Case in 1965
Q.4 Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?
(a) The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha
(b) The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha
(c) One of the senior-most members of the newly elected Lok Sabha
(d) The leader of the opposition party in the outgoing Lok Sabha
Q.5 The Federal System with strong centre’ has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from:
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) UK
(d) France
Answer : 1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(b), 4-(c), 5-(b)
Geography
Q.1 Which one of the following rivers is NOT part of the Indian Ganga river basin?
(a) Punpun river
(b) Ajoy river
(c) Jalangi river
(d) Jonk river
Q.2 Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Hundru Waterfall - Subarnarekha River
(b) Chachai Waterfall - Bihad River
(c) Dhuandhar Waterfall - Narmada River
(d) Budha Ghagh Waterfall - Kanchi River
Q.3 Which one of the following is NOT a major coco producer country?
(a) Latvia
(b) Cameroon
(c) Ghana
(d) Ivory Coast
Q.4 Valley of Kashmir is situated between
(a) Kangara and Dhauladhar ranges
(b) Pir-Panjal and Himadri ranges
(c) Mahabharat and Dhauladhar ranges
(d) Pir-Panjal and Mahabharat ranges
Q.5 The equator does NOT pass through which of the following countries?
1. Gabon
2. Somalia
3. Equatorial Guinea
4. Rwanda
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Answer : 1-(d), 2-(d), 3-(a), 4-(b), 5-(d)
Indian Economy
Q.1 ‘SENSEX’ is the popular Index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). It is measured on the basis of how many blue chip companies listed in BSE?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 25
(d) 10
Q.2 Multidimensional poverty index includes:
1. Health
2. Education
3. Living Standard
Select correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) only 1 is correct
(b) only 2 and 3 are correct
(c) only 1 and 2 are correct
(d) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Q.3 The number of persons who remained unemployed for a major part of the year is called
(a) Usual status unemployment
(b) Daily status unemployment
(c) Weekly status unemployment
(d) None of the above
Q.4 Which of the following is measured by the Lorenz curve?
(a) Illiteracy
(b) Unemployment
(c) Population growth rate
(d) Inequality of income
Q.5 Net national Product (NNP) of a country is :
(a) GDP minus depreciation allowances
(b) GDP plus net income from abroad
(c) GNP minus net income from abroad
(d) GNP minus depreciation allowances
Answer : 1-(b), 2-(d), 3-(a), 4-(d), 5-(d)
General Science
Q.1 Riboflavin deficiency causes which of the following diseases?
(a) Pellagra
(b) Scurvy
(c) Beri Beri
(d) Cheilosis
Q.2 Which of the following natural substances contains iron (Fe)?
(a) Chlorophyll
(b) Collagen
(c) Keratin
(d) Myoglobin
Q.3 ‘Ringelmann scale’ is used to measure density of
(a) Smoke
(b) Polluted water
(c) Fog
(d) Noise
Q.4 Which of the following organisms has white blood?
(a) Lizard
(b) Cockroach
(c) House bug
(d) Mosquito
Q.5 Which of the following glands in the human body acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland?
(a) Adrenal gland
(b) Lacrimal gland
(c) Pancreas
(d) Thyroid
Answer : 1-(d), 2-(d), 3-(a), 4-(b), 5-(c)
Miscellaneous
Q.1 Pablo Picasso, the famous painter was
(a) French
(b) Italian
(c) Flemish
(d) Spanish
Q.2 Raja Ravi Varma, Considered as one of the greatest painters of India, hailed from which of these states?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
Q.3 Name the first ever female Prime Minister in the world-
(a) Sirimoavo Bhandaranaike
(b) Elisabeth Domiten
(c) Golda Meir
(d) Indira Gandhi
Q.4 How many non-permanent members does the UN Security Council have?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 7
(d) 5
Q.5 In which year the United Nations Organization was formed?
(a) 1945
(b) 1947
(c) 1954
(d) 1919
Answer : 1-(d), 2-(d), 3-(a), 4-(a), 5-(a)
Topics for Logical & Analytical Reasoning will majorly consist of following topics:
Analogy, Series, Coding & Decoding, Directions, Order & Ranking, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Logical Venn Diagram, Cubes and Cuboids, Dice, Puzzles, Clocks & Calendars, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Logical Ability, Assumptions, Conclusions & Courses of Action, Mirror & Water Images, Paper Folding.
Some of the examples are as follow -
Analogy
From analogy, we mean that of one kind or similarity. Therefore, the objective of solving questions of this chapter is to understand the similarity between the given objects or to analyse the inherent internal relation among the given groups.
Example: In the following analogy, we have to find out the value which has the same relation with the third object as the first object has with the second.
43 : 12 : : 84 : ?
Answer
Here, the relation between the first two numbers is that the second number is the product of the digits of the first number, i.e., 4 × 3 = 12.
∴ Fourth number = 8 × 4 = 32
Series
Series consists of questions wherein a series of numbers, alphabetical letters, words, objects or a combination thereof are given in order. The given series follows a defined pattern. The candidate is required to identify the set order in the given series and complete the series with the given alternatives.
Example: Identify the missing number in the given series: 2, 5, 11, 23, ?, 95
Answer
In this question, the series is a multiplication of 2 and addition of 1 in each of the preceding numbers, i.e. (x 2 + 1).
Hence the missing number is: 23 x 2 + 1 = 47
Direction
Directions are standard methods which help to identify relative position of an object. According to this, the direction in which the sun rises is called East and the opposite direction in which the sun sets is called West. If we stand in the East direction facing the sun then the direction in the right hand will be South and the direction in the left hand will be North.
Example: Ram starts walking in the north direction from his house. He turns left after 20 metres. He turns left again after 20 metres and walks 10 metre. After that he turns 45° right and continues moving. He is moving in which direction at present?
Hence, Ram’s present direction = South-West
Blood Relations
In the questions of this chapter, the relations between some persons are given and based on these relations, we have to find out the relation of any other person with these persons.
Example: If Ram says that “Sita’s mother is my mother’s only daughter”, then how is Ram related to Sita?
(a) Father
(b) Elder Brother
(c) Uncle
(d) None of these
Answer:
Ram is the brother of Sita’s mother. So, Ram is the maternal uncle of Sita.
Clocks & Calendars
Example: What will be the difference between the speed of minute’s and hour’s needle?
(a) 5°/minute
(b) 5.5°/minute
(c) 4°/minute
(d) 4.5 °/minute
Answer:
Hour needle completes one round in 12 hrs.
Hence speed of hour needle = 360°/(12 × 60) =1/2° per minute
Minute needle completes one round in 1 hour speed of minute needle =360°/60 = 6° per minute
⇒ Difference = 6 - ½ = 5 1/2° or (5.5°)
It is also called the relative speed of minute needle to hour needle.
Topics for Quantitative Aptitude will majorly consist of following topics:
Number System, H.C.F. & L.C.M., Simplification, Square Roots & Cube Roots, Sequence and Series, Average, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Ratio and Proportion, Mixture & Alligation, Partnership, Time & Work, Time Distance & Speed, Fundamentals of Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Heights & Distances, Probability, Permutation & Combination, Statistics, Data Interpretation.
Some of the examples are as follow -
HCF & LCM
The highest number which absolutely divides a set of numbers is called highest common factors (H.C.F.) of those numbers. For example: 2, 5 and 10 absolutely divide 20, 30 and 40. Hence 10 which is the highest will be H.C.F. of 20, 30 and 40
The lowest number which is divided by a set of numbers is called L.C.M. of the given numbers. For example: L.C.M. of 20, 30 and 40 will be 120 because no any number below 120 can be absolutely divided by 20, 30 and 40
Example: A, B, C start running at the same time and at the same point in the same direction in a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and C in 198 seconds. After what time will they meet again at the starting point?
(a) 26 minutes 18 seconds
(b) 42 minutes 36 seconds
(c) 45 minutes
(d) 46 minutes 12 seconds
Answer:
Required time = LCM of 252, 308 and 198 seconds
Hence, LCM = 2 × 2 × 7 × 9 × 11
= 2772 seconds
= 46 minutes 12 seconds
Sequence and Series
Sequence
By a sequence, we mean an arrangement of numbers in definite order. Also, we define a sequence as a function whose domain is the set of natural numbers or some subsets of the type {1, 2, 3, ....k}.
A sequence containing a finite number of terms is called a finite sequence. A sequence is called infinite if it is not a finite sequence.
SERIES
Let a1, a2, a3, ... be the sequence, then the sum expressed as a 1 + a2 + a3 + ... is called series.
A series is called a finite series if it has got finite number of terms.
Example: The monthly salary of Roshan increases Rs. 110 per month. If Roshan started the job at Rs. 4950, then how much will be his salary after 5 years?
(a) 9650
(b) 12950
(c) 11440
(d) None of these
Answer :
5 years = 12 × 5 = 60 months
Therefore, the salary of Roshan after 60 months
= 4950 + (60 – 1) × 110
= 4950 + 6490 = Rs. 11440
Percentage
The meaning of percentage is as its word says ‘on every hundred’. It is denoted by %. In practical sense - If a student got 72% marks in an exam means he got 72 marks
on every 100 marks. Effectively if the total marks of the exam is 600 marks then he has obtained 72 × 6 = 432 marks.
Example: If 80% of A = 50% of B and B = x% of A, then the value of x is:
(a) 400
(b) 300
(c) 160
(d) 150
Answer:
According to question,
A* 80/100 = B* 50/100
B = A*80/50 = 1.6A
B = 160% of A
x = 160
Profit & Loss
‘Profit’ and ‘Loss’ are mainly related to the business transactions. The price at which any item is bought is called its cost price (C.P.) and the price at which it is sold is called its
selling price (S.P.). For example: A shopkeeper bought a toy from the producer at Rs. 50 and sold it to Mukesh at Rs. 60, then:
Cost price of the toy for the shopkeeper = Rs. 50
Selling price of the toy for the shopkeeper = Rs. 60
Selling price of the toy for the producer = Rs. 50
Cost price of the toy for Mukesh = Rs. 60
Profit to shopkeeper = Rs. 10
If the selling price of an item is more than its cost price for a person, then he/she enjoys profit in his/her business.
Hence, profit = S.P. – C.P.
Similarly, if the selling price of an item is less than its cost price for a person, then he/she suffers loss in his/her business.
Hence, loss = C.P. – S.P.
Profit % = Profit * 100 /C.P.
Loss % = Loss *100 /C.P.
Note: Cost price is also called purchasing price.
Example: A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
(a) Rs. 1202
(c) Rs. 1160
(b) Rs. 1190
(d) Rs. 1000
Answer:
Selling Price = 1400 *(100-15)/100
= 1400 * 85/100 = Rs. 1190
Time, Distance and Speed
Example: A train is travelling at the rate of 45 km/hr. How many seconds will it take to cover a distance of 4/5 km?
(a) 36 sec.
(b) 64 sec.
(c) 90 sec.
(d) 120 sec.
Answer:
