Which one of these mythological figures was adopted and raised by a king of Mithila?
[A] Drapadi
[B] Radha
[C] Kunti
[D] Sita
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Vacancies | Tier I written exam | |||||
Part A (General intelligence and reasoning) | Part B (General awareness) | Part C (Quantitative aptitude) | Part D (English comprehension) | Total marks | ||
25 questions | 25 questions | 25 questions | 25 questions | |||
Criteria required for posts required to clear interview except Statistical Investigator Grade – II | 50 marks – General intelligence and reasoning | 50 marks – General awareness | 50 marks – Quantitative aptitude | 50 marks – English comprehension | 200 | |
Criteria for posts not required not to clear interview except Compiler | Same as above | |||||
Statistical Investigator Grade – II | ||||||
Compiler | ||||||
Part | Subject | Maximum marks/questions | Number of questions | Duration and timings for General candidates | Duration and timings for VH and Cerebral Palsy candidates |
IV | General Studies (Finance and Economics) | 200 | To be notified later | 2 hours 10 am to 12 noon | 2 hours and 40 min 10 am to 12.40 pm |
III | Statistics | 200 | 100 | 2 hours 2 pm to 4 pm | 2 hours and 40 min 2 pm to 4.40 pm |
I | Quantitative Abilities | 200 | 100 | 2 hours 10 am to 12 noon | 2 hours and 40 min 10 am to 12.40 pm |
II | English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hours 2 pm to 4 pm | 2 hours and 40 min 2 pm to 4.40 pm |
Tier | Mode of examination | Scheme of examination | Marks | Time |
III | Pen & paper mode | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (Essay writing/Letter writing/Application writing etc. | 100 | 60 minutes (80 minutes for VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy.) |
IV | Data Entry Skill Test (DEST)/Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) (Wherever applicable) | Same as published in the examination notification. | Qualifying | Same as published in the examination notification. |

Tier | Mode of | Scheme of | Marks | Time | |
examination | Examination | ||||
I | Computer based | A. General Intelligence | 50 Marks | ||
& Reasoning | |||||
25 Questions | |||||
B. General Awareness | 75 Minutes | ||||
50 Marks | (Total) | ||||
25 Questions | |||||
C.Quantitative Aptitude | 50 Marks | For VH and | |||
25 Questions | candidates | ||||
suffering from | |||||
Cerebral | |||||
D.English | 50 Marks | Palsy: 100 | |||
Comprehension | Minutes | ||||
25 Questions | |||||
Total -200 | |||||
Marks * | |||||
II | Computer based | Same as published in | Same as | Same as | |
the | published in the | published in | |||
Notice of Examination | notice of the | the notice of | |||
Examination | the | ||||
Examination | |||||
Tier | Mode of Examination | Scheme of Examination | Marks | Time |
III | Pen and Paper | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi (writing of Essay/Precis/Letter /Application Writing etc.) | Total marks 100 | 60 minutes |
mode | 100 | |||
For VH and | ||||
candidates | ||||
suffering from | ||||
Cerebral Palsy: | ||||
80 Minutes | ||||
IV | Data Entry | Same as published in | Qualifying | Same as |
Skill Test | the | published in the | ||
(DEST) / | Notice of Examination | Notice of | ||
Examination | ||||
Computer | ||||
Proficiency | ||||
Test (CPT) | ||||
(wherever | ||||
applicable) |
1: Find the odd number pair from the given alternatives
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2: Find the odd letter
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3: Find the odd letter
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4: Find the odd number in series
32, 13, 51, 24, 46, 20, 72, 45
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5: which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
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6: which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
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7: Liberalism stands for ?
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8: Cyanide poisoning causes death in seconds because ?
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9: Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire ?
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10: The Battle of Plassey was fought in year ?
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11: For a missile launched with a velocity less than the earth's escape velocity, the total energy is ?
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12: Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India ftrst from ?
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13: When a helium atom loses an electron it becomes ?
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14: Who discovered the first antibiotic ?
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15: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by it's row and next by it's columns, e.g 'A' canbe represented by 01,14 etc and E can be represented by 55,66 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word "ORGAN"
MATRIX - I
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | P | A | G | R | Z |
| 1 | G | R | Z | P | A |
| 2 | Z | P | A | G | R |
| 3 | A | G | R | Z | P |
| 4 | R | Z | P | A | G |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 5 | E | M | L | N | O |
| 6 | L | E | O | M | N |
| 7 | O | N | E | L | M |
| 8 | N | O | M | E | L |
| 9 | M | L | N | O | E |
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16: select the related word/letter/number from the given alternatives.
9:50 :: ?
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17: What is the fascist view of state?
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18: Earthquakes are caused by ?
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19: When is International 'Yoga Divas' is celebrated ?
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20: Heavy metals got their name because compared to order atoms they have ?
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21: In the grass lands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of ?
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1: Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes given below:
Animals, land animals, sea animals
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2: Seven persons A,B,C,D,E,F and G are standing in a straight line.
D is to the right of G
C is between A and B
E is between F and D
There are three persons between G and B.
Who is on the extreme left ?
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3: D X H : 4 X 8 as M X Q : ?
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4: Haematology : Blood :: Phycology : ?
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5: MAN : PDQ :: WAN : ?
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6: AEFJ : KOPT :: ? : QUVZ
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7: 2 : 32 :: 3 : ?
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8: Pride of Lions ::______ of cats
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9: Which one of the given responses would be meaningful order of the following ?
1. Elephant
2. Cat
3. Mosquito
4. Tiger
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10: Find the odd word
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11: Find the odd letter pair
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12: Find the odd word
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13: Find the odd number
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14: Find the odd number pair
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15: Find the odd letters pair
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16: a _ _ dba _ _ bcad _ _ da _ _ cd
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17: ccbab _ caa _ bccc _ a _
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18:
In the fig:
Q represents all quadrilaterals
K represents all Kites
R represents all Rhombus
P represents all Parallelogram
The statement Rhombus is also a kite can be described as ?
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19: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
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20: From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. "CUMBERSOME"
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21: If, + stands for division; x stands for addition; - stands for multiplication; ÷ stands for subtraction, which of the following is correct ?
46 x 6 ÷ 4 - 5 + 3 = 74
46 - 6 + 4 x 5 ÷ 3 = 71
46 ÷ 6 x 4 - 5 + 3 = 75.5
46 x 6 - 4 + 5 ÷ 3 = 70.1
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22: Select the missing number from the given responses.
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23: Select the missing number from the given responses.
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24: Select the missing number from the given responses.
7 5 3
8 4 9
2 8 ?
112 160 162
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25: Select the missing number from the given responses.
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26: Select the missing number from the given responses.
9 11 13
13 15 17
10 12 14
14 16 18
11 13 ?
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27: 4, 6, 10, 16, 24, ?
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28: 3, 5, 9, 17, ?
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29: In a certain code 253 means books are old, 546 means man is old and 378 means buy good books. Which stands for "are" in that code ?
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30: Statement: Every school should promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation for promoting the growth of children
Conclusion I: For the growth of children parents should be involved in various school activities
II. Involvement of parents in school activities has no influence on the growth of the children
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31: Statement: Aggressive animals can be trained with care and affection to behave as the occasions demand
Conclusions I: Trained dogs cannot be aggressive.
II. Animals are always aggressive unless care and affection is given to them.
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32: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g, A can be represented ny 01, 14 etc. and O can be represented by 59, 67 etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word "PEARL"
MATRIX - I
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | P | A | G | R | Z |
| 1 | G | R | Z | P | A |
| 2 | Z | P | A | G | R |
| 3 | A | G | R | Z | P |
| 4 | R | Z | P | A | G |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 5 | E | M | L | N | O |
| 6 | L | E | O | M | N |
| 7 | O | N | E | L | M |
| 8 | N | O | M | E | L |
| 9 | M | L | N | O | E |
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33: Name the single letter, which can be prefixed to the following words in order to obtain entirely new words ?
TILL, TABLE, PILE, TAB, PRING
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34: In a certain code "MOUSE" is written as "PRUQC". How is "SHIFT" written in that code ?
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35: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
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36: which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
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37: Which number indicate doctor who are not married ?
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38: Pinky walks a distance of 600 mtr. towards east, turns left and moves 500 mtr, then turns left and walks 600 mtr and then turns left again and moves 500 mtr and halts. At what distance in meters is she from the starting point ?
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39: Using the following code and key decode the given coded word :
Code : L X P Z J Y Q M N B
Key: b a e s p r h i g t
Coded word : ZBYXMNQB
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40: If the mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?
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41: If + => x , - => ÷ , x => +, ÷ => -, then which of the following correct equation out of the following ?
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42: The figure given on the left hand side is folded to form a box. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) the boxes that is similar to the box formes.
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43: From the given answer figures, select the one which is hidden/embedded in the question figure:
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44: Unscramble the following letters to frame a meaningful word. Then find out the correct numerical position of the letters:
B C U S M E L R N A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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45: Sunita rode her scooty northwards, then turned left and then again rode to her left 4 km. She found herself exactly 2 kms went of her starting point. How far did she ride northwards initially ?
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46: How many triangles are there in the figure ?
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47: Find out the number of circles in the given figure:
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48: Choose the correct alternative to complete the series:
Lily, Daisy, Datura, ______
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49: In a row of men, Manoj is 30th from the right and Kiran is 20th from the left. When they interchange their position, Manoj becomes 35th from the right. What is the total number of men in the row ?
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50: A train starts from station A and reaches B 15 minutes late when it moves with 40 km/hr and 24 minutes late when it goes 30 km/hr. The distance between the two stations is ?
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51: Sink hole is a phenomenon of ______ topography ?
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52: Who was the founder of Lodhi Dynasty ?
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53: X-rays can be used ?
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54: Kerala is famous for the cultivation of ?
1. Coconut
2. Black-pepper
3. Rubber
4. Rice
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55: It is easy to burst a gas-filled balloon with a needle than with a nail. It is because ?
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56: The legislature gains a priority over the executive in ?
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57: Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
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58: The birthday of which of the following leaders is celebrated as Teachers Day in India ?
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59: Animals protein is called first class protein because it is ?
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60: To whom the line A thing of beauty is a joy for ever is attributed ?
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61: The ship building yard - Mazgaon Dock is located at ?
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62: Jallianwala a incident took place at ?
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63: Photoperiodism affects ?
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64: The Panchayat Samiti remains accountable for its function to ?
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65: Which one of the following animals belongs to mollusca ?
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66: Gross National product - Depreciation Allowance = ?
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67: The award given for outstanding performance in sports is ?
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68: If the president wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the ?
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69: Most commonly used bleaching agent is ?
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70: The south - east trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to ?
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71: Outside the nucleus DNA is found in ?
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72: The term brown air is used for ?
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