Part I: English (1-25)
1. Choose meaning: Obstinate
Answer: (A) stubborn
2. Choose meaning: Alert
Answer: (B) watchful
3. Choose meaning: Accede
Answer: (A) consent
4. Passive: Sita loves Savitri.
Answer: (B) Savitri is loved by Sita.
5. Passive: The mason is building the wall.
Answer: (D) The wall is being built by the mason.
6. Opposite meaning: Omit
Answer: (B) include
7. Opposite meaning: Integration
Answer: (D) fragmentation
8. Comma placement:
Answer: (B)
9. Comma placement:
Answer: (D)
10. Comma placement:
Answer: (A)
11. Correct Spelling:
Answer: (C) expedition
12. Correct Spelling:
Answer: (B) introvert
13. Correct Spelling:
Answer: (C) discern
14. Correct Spelling:
Answer: (D) visionary
15. Error detection: Knowledge of (A) / at least two languages (B) / are required… (C)
Answer: (C) (Should be ‘is’ required)
16. Error: No sooner had the hockey match started (A) / when it began (B) / to rain (C)
Answer: (B) (Should be ‘than’ it began)
17. Error: Gowri told me (A) / his name after (B) / he left (C)
Answer: (C) (Should be ‘he had left’)
18. Error: My sister (A) /has read (B) / pages after pages of the Bible (C)
Answer: (C) (Should be ‘page after page’)
19. Fill: My book is the new one; ________ is the torn one.
Answer: (C) yours
20. Tag: They needn’t worry, ________?
Answer: (D) need they
21. Prep: He is indifferent alike ________ praise and blame.
Answer: (B) to
22. Prep: Ashoka’s accession ________ the throne was celebrated…
Answer: (D) to
23. Idiom: I have other fish to fry.
Answer: (C) some important work to attend
24. Idiom: A close shave
Answer: (A) A narrow escape
25. Phrasal: To take after
Answer: (A) to resemble
Part II: Bengali (26-50)
26. তেপান্তর = ‘ত্রি প্রান্তরের সমাহার’ — কোন সমাস?
উত্তর: (B) দ্বিগু
27. চালাকচতুর = ‘যে চালাক সেই চতুর’ — কোন সমাস?
উত্তর: (C) কর্মধারয়
28. অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া = ‘অন্ত্যেষ্টি বিষয়ক ক্রিয়া’ — কোন সমাস?
উত্তর: (A) মধ্যপদলোপী কর্মধারয়
29. কর্তাব্যক্তি = ‘যিনি কর্তা তিনিই ব্যক্তি’ — কোন সমাস?
উত্তর: (D) কর্মধারয়
30. রত্নাকর = ‘রত্নের আকর’ — কোন সমাস?
উত্তর: (B) তৎপুরুষ
31. কোন বানানটি সঠিক?
উত্তর: (A) জীর্ণতা
32. কোন বানানটি সঠিক?
উত্তর: (C) দুষ্কার্য
33. কোন বানানটি সঠিক?
উত্তর: (D) শ্রমজীবী
34. কোন বানানটি সঠিক?
উত্তর: (D) সাদৃশ্য
35. কোন বানানটি সঠিক?
উত্তর: (C) সমীচীন
36. অর্থ: আশীবিষ
উত্তর: (D) সাপ
37. অর্থ: কৃত্তিবাস
উত্তর: (B) শিব
38. অর্থ: বসুন্ধরা
উত্তর: (C) পৃথিবী
39. অর্থ: জলদ
উত্তর: (B) মেঘ
40. অর্থ: তটিনী
উত্তর: (B) নদী
41. বাক্য সংকোচন: উচ্চারণ করা যায় না যাহা—
উত্তর: (A) অনুচ্চার্য
42. বাক্য সংকোচন: ঋষির মত—
উত্তর: (C) ঋষিকল্প
43. বাক্য সংকোচন: একমত হওয়ার ভাব—
উত্তর: (A) একমত্য (বা ঐক্য)
44. বাক্য সংকোচন: কোনকিছুতেই যে ভীত নয়—
উত্তর: (A) অকুতোভয়
45. বাক্য সংকোচন: অনুকরণ করা যায় না যাহা—
উত্তর: (C) অনন্যুকরণীয়
46. সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ: ঢাকেশ্বরী
উত্তর: (C) ঢাকা + ঈশ্বরী
47. সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ: জগৎবন্ধু
উত্তর: (B) জগৎ + বন্ধু (ত-এ হলন্ত)
48. সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ: আম্না
উত্তর: (C) আন্ + না
49. সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ: অর্ধেক
উত্তর: (C) অর্ধ + এক
50. সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ: সরোবর
উত্তর: (A) সরঃ + বর
Part III: Arithmetic (51-75)
51. A father can do job as fast as 2 sons. Son 1 takes 3 hrs, Son 2 takes 6 hrs. Father alone?
Answer: (B) 2 (Combined sons rate = 1/3 + 1/6 = 1/2, so 2 hours)
52. By how much does √27 + √18 exceed √3 + √2?
Answer: (B) 2(√3 + √2) (Hint: 3√3 + 3√2 – √3 – √2 = 2√3 + 2√2)
53. Bikram/Shailesh morning shadow problem. If shadow falls to left, which way is Shailesh facing?
Answer: (C) North
54. Every angle of a regular hexagon is:
Answer: (B) 120°
55. Money doubles in 8 years. Rate?
Answer: (D) 12 1/2% (100/8 = 12.5)
56. Find odd one:
Answer: (B) Circle (Others are polygons/straight lines)
57. School 1000 students. 40% girls. Fee boy=400, girl=25% less. Total fee?
Answer: (B) 3,60,000 (Boys: 600*400=2.4L; Girls: 400*300=1.2L)
58. Train 110m long at 72km/hr crosses 130m bridge in?
Answer: (A) 12 sec (240m / 20m/s)
59. Simplify: (0.73^3 + 0.27^3) / (0.73^2 + 0.27^2 – 0.73*0.27)
Answer: (A) 1 (Formula: a^3+b^3 / a^2+b^2-ab = a+b)
60. a:b = 2:3, b:c = 6:7. a:c?
Answer: (D) 4:7
61. Value of 16×3 + 4 – 2 ÷ 4 (with mapped signs)?
Answer: (C) 9 (Verify calculation logic)
62. Cloth 25% rebate. Need 40 rebate. How many metres if cost is 32/m?
Answer: (B) 5m (32 * 0.25 = 8 per m. 40/8 = 5)
63. Profit 960 split 1:2. Difference?
Answer: (C) 320
64. Monthly salary 19 members avg 16,000. New member joins with 20,000. New avg?
Answer: (B) 16,200
65. If 73429186 = PURCHASE, 54064 = ORDER, then 7452688 = ?
Answer: (C) PROGRAM
66. Boat speed 5km/hr, stream 1km/hr. Time for 18km downstream?
Answer: (B) 3hr (18/6)
67. Series: 8, 15, 28, 53, ?, 199
Answer: (C) 102 (Logic: x2 – 1, x2 – 2, x2 – 3…)
68. A (12 days), B (15 days). Total 450. Share of A?
Answer: (C) 250 (Ratio of work = 5:4)
69. (√8 – √4 – √2) equals:
Answer: (B) √2 – 2
70. (7.5*7.5 + 37.5 + 2.5*2.5) equals:
Answer: (A) 100 (Hint: (7.5 + 2.5)^2)
71. LCM and HCF of 28 and 42 ratio?
Answer: (A) 6:1 (LCM=84, HCF=14)
72. Ranking: Raj > Moti, Meena > Raj, Meena > Ganesh/Rupali. Ganesh > Moti. 2nd highest?
Answer: (C) Raj
73. Husband/Wife logic. Who is husband of B?
Answer: (C) E
74. Tap A fills 8h, Tap B empties 16h. Both open?
Answer: (C) 16 (1/8 – 1/16 = 1/16)
75. Carpet 120. If width 4m less, cost 20 less. Width?
Answer: (A) 24m
Part IV: General Knowledge (76-85)
76. Pulitzer Prize is given in the field of:
Answer: (B) Journalism
77. The 2018 World Sanskrit Conference (WSC) was in:
Answer: (D) Canada
78. RTE Act enacted in which year?
Answer: (D) 2009
79. Sidhu & Kanhu are associated with:
Answer: (B) Santhal
80. P.V. Sindhu is associated with which sports?
Answer: (B) Badminton
81. The term “Doab” means:
Answer: (C) land between two rivers
82. State with least population density (Census 2011)?
Answer: (C) Arunachal Pradesh
83. Commission decided to approach for constitutional status (recently)?
Answer: (D) National Commission for Minorities
84. WB experiences which type of climate?
Answer: (A) Tropical Monsoon
85. Panchayats got constitutional status via?
Answer: (A) 73rd Amendment Act