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APSC JE 2024: Junior Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (Advt. 29/2023), General Studies

  • Date: 14 July 2024
  • Paper code: Advt. 29/2023
  • Language: English
  • 16 pages
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I" Match ,n" ,"r"oralities and Sports         5.   In the recently concluded Assembly
       associated to them who have been                Election of Mizoram, which political
       selected for Arjuna Award for the               party comes third in seat tally?
       year,2023 :
                                                       (A) zPM
                List-I        List-II
           (Personalities) (Sports)                    (B) MNF
       a. Parul Choudhury 1. Cricket
       b. R. Vaisali      2. Golf                      (c) BJP
       c. Md. Shami       3. Athletics
       d. Diksha Dagar 4. Chess                        (D) rNC
        Codes :
       (A) a   b       c    d                    6. India's first all-girls Sainik School
           1234                                      has been established in
       (B) a b         c    d
           34t2                                        (A) Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
       (C) a   b       c    d                          (B) Gurugram, Har5zana
           3421
       (D) a   b       c    d                          (C) Imphal, Manipur
           2143                                        (D) Shillong, Meghalaya
  2. When did the Solar expedition Aditya
      Ll commence for the collection of          7"   The PM Vishwakarma Scheme
      scientific data?                                provides
       (A) 25th September, 2023
       (B) 19th September, 2023                        (A) holistic end-to-end support to
                                                           the traditional artisans and
       (C) 15th September, 2023                            craftsmen Vishwakarmas'
       (D) l8th September, 2023
                                                      (B) inclusiveness by introducing
  3. On which date the G20 meeting was                     categories like SC/STs, women
      held in IIT, Guwahati?                               and Diryangas
       (A) 19th February,2023
                                                      (C) Both (A) and (B)
       (B) 8th February,2023
       (C) 2nd February, 2023                         (D) None of the above
       (D) 14th February,2023
       Which one of                              8.   World Braille Day has been
  4.                         the    sports
                                                      celebrated each year since
       organizations was suspended by
       the Ministry of Sports recently?               (A) 2Or8
       (A) BFr                                        (B) 2ote
       (B) roA
       (c) BCCr                                       (c) 2o2o
       (D) wFr                                        (D) None of the above

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9.     The Agnipath Scheme is a GoI               13. Rampa Rebellion was
          initiative
                                                           (A) non-violent rebellion which
          (A) to help Indian youth to use                      took place in North-East India
               their knowledge and skills and
               serve in the Indian Army                    (B) an armed rebellion of the
                                                               tribals of North-West India
          (B) to help Indian women to use
              their knowledge and skills and               (C) an armed rebellion staged in
              serve in the Indian Army                         Bihar
          (C) to help Indian women serve in                (D) None of the above
              the police forces in the States
          (D) None of the above                     14. The following social reformers
                                                         worked for the betterment of the
 10.     In which of the following countries             marginalised groups. Who among
          BRICS will hold its Summit this
                                                         them focussed on the lower caste
          year?
                                                         people of India?
          (A) Braail
                                                           (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
          (B) Russia
          (C) India                                        (B) Keshab Sen
          (D) South Africa                                 (C) Jyotiba Phule

 11. France takes digital leap with online
                                                           (D) None of them
          Schengen visas for
          (A) Paris Olympics
                                                    15.   The Year 1856 is significant in
                                                           Indian history because of
          (B) Paris UN Summit
                                                           (A) passing of       the    Hindu-
          (C) Cannes Film Festival
                                                               Remarriage Act
          (D) None of the above
                                                           (B) female infanticide was declared
 '!.2.   In late 19th and early 20th century,                  to be illegal
          a few literary works on the Quran
                                                           (C) practice of Sati was abolished
          voiced for women's rights. This
          statement is important because                   (D) witch-hunting was legally
          (A) this was done by a man named                     banned
               Mumtaz Ali Deobandi
                                                    16. The meaning of 'Ashoka'is
          (B) this was done by a woman
               named Mumtaz Ali                            (A) 'one without fear'
          (C) the Muslim society of India was              (B) tuithout heart'
              still conservative towards
               women's rights and education                (C) 'one without sorrow'
          (D) Both (A) and (C)                             (D) tuithout fame'
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17. 'Diwan-i-Am' or Hall of Audience of     21" How       many 'Ghoshas' are
      Red Fort was constructed by                 incorporated in the Namghos&
      (A) Akbar                                   (A) 1o0o
                                                  (B) 1s00
      (B) Jahangir                                (c) 2000
      (C) Shah Jahan                              (D) 22OO
      (D) Nurjahan                           22. The Ahom period of Assam history
                                                  may be termed as
 18. Which of the following statements            (A) early medieval period
      connected to Vinaga Pitaka is               (B) medieval period
      correct?                                    (c) Both (A) and (B)
      (A) It literally means the basket of        (D) modern period
          discipline'                        23. Marangi Khowa Gohain was a
      (B) It records Buddha's rules of            (A) naval commander
          discipline for monks and nuns.          (B) petty chief
      (c) Both (A) and (B)                             frontier officer
                                                  [l(D) cavalry officer
      (D) None of the above
                                             24, Find out the correct chronological
 19. The British divided Assam into two           order'
      administrative divisions on the             (A) Gaurinath Singha-Pramatta
      ground of                                       Singha-Rajeswar singha-
                                                      Lakshmi Singha
      (A) administrative convenience              (B) pramatta singha-Rajeswar
      (B) economic benefits                           Singha-Lakshmi Singha-
                                                      Gaurinath Singha
      (c) Both {A) and (B)
                                                  (C) Lakshmi Singha-Pramatta
      (D) None of the above                           Singha-Rajeswar Singha-
                                                      Gaurinath Singha
 2O. The Moamoria Rebellion was the out-          (D) Rajeswar Singha-Pramatta
      come of                                         Singha-Lakshmi Singha-
                                                      Gaurinath singha
      (A) conflict between the Ahoms
          and the Kachari Kingdom            25. The Mountbatten Plan suggested a
                                                  referendum in Assam to be held in
      (B) direct clash between Moamoria
                                                  the district of
          satra a,d Dihing satra
                                                  (A) Sylhet
      (C) economic and religious dis-             (B) Chittagong
          contentment of the rebels               (c) Noakhali
      (D) None of the above                       (D) None of the above

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26. Tlne Year 1836 was crucial in case of   3O. The first full-fledged bank in India
     Assamese language because                   was established in which yeat?
     (A) Assamese was reinstated as an               (A) 1770
          official language of Assam                 (B) r8e4
     (B) Bengali was introduced as the               (c) 18e6
          official language of Assam        '        (D) 1e05
     (C) First Assamese novel was
          published
                                            31. The concept of Five-Year Plans in
                                                     India was borrowed from
     (D) Jonaki, an Assamese Journal                 (A) Russia
          was published
                                                     (B) Great Britain
2?. Which of the following statements is             (c) usA
     correct?                                        (D) None of the above
      (A) Chilarai was also the
          Commander-in-Chief of Ahom
                                            32. Golden Revolution is related to
          forces.                                (A) precious metals
      (B) Chilarai invaded the kingdom           (B) pulses
          of Gauda.                                  (C) jute
      (C) He did never invade Ahom                   (D) horticulture and honeY
          Kingdom.
                                                33" Match List-I with List-II and select
      (D) None of the above                          the correct answer using the codes
                                                     given below the Lists :
28. ln which of the following Sessions of            List-I                List-II
     Muslim League, TWo-Nation' was             (Tlpes of forest)     (Areas associated)
      propounded?                           a, Tropical rainforest 1. Sundarbans
                                            b. Monsoon forest 2. Andaman &
      (A) Lahore Session, 1940                                        Nicobar Islands
      (B) Bombay Session, 1915              c, Jhorny bushes 3. Uttar Pradesh

      (C) Delhi Session, 1918               d.    ridar   rorest 4. i?i"3il"1i
                                                                    Gujarat    "",
      (D) Calcutta Session, l9L7
                                                      Codes:
 29. ln the current Years (2023-2411 GDP              (A) a     bcd
      is estimated to be around 5'65 lakh                   2   341
      crore. It shows growth bY                       (B) a     bcd
      (A) 14'5 percent                                      1   234
      (B) 14'6 percent                                (c) a     bcd
                                                            2   431
      (C) 14'7 percent                                (D) a     bcd
      (D) None of the above                                 4   321
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34. Consider the following statements :,   3?. Mahatma Gandhi was directly
       1. National Parks a special               involved in which of the following
                                                  movements?
          category of protected areas of
          land and sea coasts where               (A) Kheda Satyagraha
           people are an integral part of
           the system.                            (B) Champaran Sat5zagraha
       2. Sanctuaries are concerned               (C) Bardoli Sat5ragraha
          with conservation of particular         (o) Both (A) and (B)
           species.

       3. Biosphere reserves are             38. who was the founder of INA?
           connected with the habitat of a
           particular wild animal                 (A) Bhagat Singh

       which of the statements given              (B) Rash Behari Bose
       above is/are correct?                      (c) subhas chandra Bose
       (A) 1, 2 and 3                             (D) None of them
       (B) only 2                            39. The Dandi March of Mahatma
       (C) 1 and 2 only                           Gandhi was connected with which
                                                  of the following Movements?
       (D) land3only
                                                  (A) Khilafat Movement
 35. Dairy comes under which sector of            (B) Non-Cooperation Movement
       economic activity?
                                                  (C) Civil Disobedience Movement
       (A) Tertiary sector
                                                  (D) Quit India Movement
       (B) Primary sector
       (C) Secondary sector                  4O. Which of the following statements
                                                  about Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is/are
       (D) Quaternary sector                      incorrect?

 36" What was the duration of Second              (A) He was born on 14th April,
       Five-Year Plan?                                1891'

       (A) tg57_62                                (B) He was a great jurist,
                                                      economist and social reformer.
       (B) 1958-63
   .                                              (c) He fought for the upliftment of
       (C) 195s-60                                    Dafits.
       (D) 1956-61                                (D) None of the above
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4t. Consider the following statements           43" Who among the following is
     regarding the partition phase of                 described as the heroine of the Quit
      Freedom Movement :                              India Movement?
      1. The Mountbatten Plan sought                  (A) Annie Besant
          to partition British India into
          two dominions, India and                    (B) Meera Behn
          Pakistan.
                                                      (C) Sarojini Naidu
      2. The plan provided for setting
          up a Boundary Commission to                  (D) Aruna Asaf Ali
          demarcate boundaries.
      3. Pt. Nehru was the Congress             44. The Foreign Investment Promotion
          President during the partition             Board was abolished in the year
          of the country.
                                                       (A) 201s
      How many of the above statements
      is/are correct?                                  (B) 2Ot7
      (A) only 1                                       (c) 2ot4
      (B) Only 2                                       (D) 2Ot6
      (C) 1, 2 and 3
      (D) None of the above                     45.   Which space-tech startup has
                                                      announced the successful space
 42. Consider the following statements :              qualification of its P30 Satellite
                                                       platform?
      1. The Cabinet Mission reached
           Delhi on March 24, L946.                    (A) Vikram Lab
      2. It carried out prolonged                      (B) Pincel Lab
         discussions with Indian
         leaders of all parties and                    (C) Dhruva Space
           groups.
                                                       (D) Skyroot Aerospace
      3. It rejected the demand for a
           full-fledged Pakistan.
                                                46. What is the name of the first Indian
      Which of the above statements                    missile?
      is/are correct?
                                                       (A) Agni
      (A) only 1
                                                       (B) Dhanush
      (B) Onty 2
      (C) only 3                                       (C) Prithvi
      (D) 1, 2 and 3                                   (D) None of the above

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47"   In the year 2021, DRDO launched              50. India's first Supercomputer PARAM
           which satellite by PSLV-CS1 to                   8000 was launched in the year
          enhance India's surveillance
          capability in the Indian Ocean
          Region (IOR)?
                                                            (A) 1ee0
          (A) Satish Dhawan Satellite
          (B) Sindhu Netra Satellite
          (C) Sri Shakti Satellite                          (B) 1ee1
          (D) Sindhu Durga Satellite

    48. India's first Human Space Mission                   (c) Lee2
         'Gaganyaan'will be launched in the
          year

          (A) 2024
                                                            (D) 1ee3
          (B) 2o2s
          (c) 2026
          (D) 2027
                                                       5L. The foundation of          Election
    49. 'Project Praana' is the name of an                 Commission in India on 25th
         intensive care unit (ICU) grade                   January, 1950 is described as
         ventilator. Find out the incorrect                in India.
          statement connected with it.

          1. It was only components made
                 in India or easily available in
                 the domestic market.                       (A) Election Commission Day
          2. A team of engineer from IISC
                 has developed it in a record 35
.                days.                                     (B) National Right to Vote Day
          3. It was completed in 2O2O.
          (A) only 1
                                                           (C) National Voters' Day
           (B) Only 1 and 2
          ,(C) Only 3
          (D) l, 2 and.3                                   (D) National Election Day

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,   52. Consider the following statements        54. Consider the following :
        with respect to Public Affairs Index :
                                                      1. Birds
        1. It is developed by Public Affairs          2. Dust blowing
             Centre.
                                                      3. Rain
        2. It is a benchmark index of
           poverty elevation programme.               4' wind blowing
                                                      Which of the above spread(s) plant
        3. Assam topped in the index as               diseases?
             the best governed State in the
             country'
                                                      (A) 1 and 2 onry
        4. Gujarat topped next to Goa in              (B) 3 and 4 only
             the Fublic Affairs Index.
                                                      (C) 3 only
                          above statements            (,) t' 2' 3 and 4
        [H: ":l'"];
                                                 55. Recently, PM Modi inaugurated the
        (A) 2 only                                    longest ropeway in Asia in which of
                                                      the following States?
        (B) 1 only                                    (A) Arunachal Pradesh
        (C) Both 3 and 4                              (B) Sikkim

         (D) None of the above                         (C) Himachal Pradesh
                                                       (D) Gujarat

    53. In which occasion is National
        Ayurweda Day celebrated every            56' Atal Innovation Mission is set up
                                                        -
        year?                                         underthe
                                                       (A) Department of Science and
         (A) Dhanvantari Jayanti                           Technologr

         (B) Maghi Purnima                             F) Ministry of Agriculture
                                                       (c) NITI AaYog
         (c) Mahavir Jayanti
                                                       (D) Ministry of Skill Development
         (D) None of the above                             and Entrepreneurship

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57. Which one of the following pairs is         61. What are the main objectives of
         not correctly matched?                          Nano-science Technolory?
        Railutag Zone        Headquarters                (A) Human Resource Development
(A) North-Eastern            Gorakhpur                   (B) Internationalcollaboration and
    Railway
                  -                                          Orchestrating          National
(B) South-Eastern            Bhubaneshwar                    Dialogues
    Railway
                  -                                      (C) Both (A) and (B)
(C) Eastern Railway          Kolkata                     (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
                    -
(D) South-East               Bilaspur
    Central Railway -                               62. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 has
                                                         been replaced by
    58. Television transmission is       an              (A) Consumer Protection Act,2017
         example of which of the following?
                                                         (B) Consumer Protection Act, 2018
         (A) Simplex communication
                                                         (C) Consumer Protection Act, 2019
         (B) Half-duplex communication
         (C) Full-duplex communication                   (D) None of the above
         (D) None of the above                      63. How many Articles are there in
                                                         Indian Constitution in 2023?
    59. Weibo is a social media platform
         popularly used in                               (A) 370 Articles
         (A) South Korea                                 (B) 448 Articles
         (B) China                                       (C) 471 Articles
         (C) Thailand                                    (D) ' 391 Articles

         (D) Japan                                  64. Identiff the incorrect statement
    60. Consider the following statements                connected to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
         about Drishti System :                          1. Ambedkar is known as
         1. It is a sophisticated instrument                 Mahatma.
.
            to assess the runway visual                  2. He is popularly known as
             range.                                          Modern Manu.
         2. This system is developed by                  3. He is famous as Modern
             Airports Authority of India.                    Gautama.
         Which of the statements given                   4. He was the first Law Minister
         above is/are correct?                               of India.
         (A) 1 only                                      (A) only 1
         (B) 2 only                                      (B) onty 2
         (C) Both I and 2                                (C) only 3
         (D) Neither 1 nor 2                             (D) only 4

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65. How many members of the Rajya                   68. According to the Constitution of the
      Sabha are nominated by the                          country, ultimate authority lies in
      President of India?                                 the hands of

      (A) 12                                              (A) the Parliament

      (B) 18                                              (B) the President
      (c) 20
                                                          (C) the Prime Minister
      (D) 2s
                                                          (D) people


 66. In case of fraud or unfair business
      behaviour, one can lodge a                     69. Kuchipudi dance style belongs to
      complaint at

                                                          (A) odisha
      (A) consumer protection Forum

      (B) District Headquarters                           (B) Andhra Pradesh

      (C) Tehsil                                          (C) Kerala

      (D) Gram Panchayat                                  (D) Karnataka



 67. Identify the aim of Pulse Polio                 7O. Kirtan Ghosa is a religious text of
      Programme.                                          Vaishnavite tradition written by
                                                 :
      (A) Treatment of Polio
                                                          (A) Tulsidas
      (B) Prevent the paralytic effect of
          Polio                                           F) Kabir

      (C) Complete eradication of Polio                   (C) Guru Nanak

      (D) All of the above                                (D) Srimanta Sankardev

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71. Match List-I with List-II and select         74. NH.37 is a crucial Highway in India.
      the correct answer using the codes               Which of the following pairs are not
      given below :                                    connected by it?
            List-I               List-II
a. Sahitya Akademi          1.   L954                  (A) Goalpara, Guwahati
b. Sangeet Natak Akademi 2.      1952
c. National Book Trust      3.   t957
d. National School of Drama 4.   1959
                                                       (B) Guwahati, Nagaon

      Codes :                                          (C) Nagaon, Bokakhat
      (A) a          b   c   d
           1         2   3   4                         (D) Silchar, Ukhrul
      (B) a          b   c   d
           1         3   2   1


      (c) a          b   c   d                    75. Which of the following countries are
           4         3   2   1                         involved in the Tipaimukh Dam
                                                       dispute?
      (D) a          b   c   d
           4         2   J   1
                                                       (A) India and Myanmar
 72. Which one of the following is India's
      official entry for the         Best              (B) India and Sri Lanka
      International Feature film category
      in the 92nd Academy Awards?
                                                       (C) India and Bangladesh
      (A) Bulbul Can Sing
      (B) Super Deluxe                                 (D) None of the above
      (C) Gullg Bog
      (D) And tlrc Oscar Goes To ...
                                                  76, ln Odisha, iron ores are located in
 73. Which of the following States does
      not follow the Panchayati Raj                    (A) Mayurbhanj District
      System?

      (A) Rajasthan                                    (B) Kendujhar District
      (B) West Bengal
                                                       (C) Koraput District
      (C) Uttar Pradesh
      (D) Mizoram                                      (D) Both (A) and (B)

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77. Which of the following industries is        81.. Unanpith' Award was conferred to
   ' not included in the 'Eight Core                  Birendra kumar Bhattacharya for
     Industries' of India?                            his book
                                                     (A) Sagartalir Sankha
     (A) Cotton
                                                     (B) Mamare Dhara Taroutal
     (B) Crude oil                                   (C) Mitunjag
     (C) Electricity
                                                     (D) Surujmukhir Sutapna
                                                82. With reference to 'Light Detection
     (D) Cement                                      and Ranging' (LiDAR), consider the
                                                     following statements :
78. What is the State Tree of Assam?                 1. It is a remote sensing method.
                                                     2. A Lidar instrument principally
      (A) Segun                                           consists of a. laser, a scanner
                                                         and a specialized GPS receiver.
      (B) Hollong
                                                     Which of the above statements
      (C) Bamboo                                     is/are correct?
      (D) Pipal                                      (A) 1 only
                                                     (B) 2 only
                                                     (C) Both 1 and 2
79. Which of the following rivers does
     not pass through the hills of                   (D) Neither I nor 2
     Arunachal Pradesh?                         83. Consider the following statements
                                                     with reference to 'Grand ICT
      (A) Subansiri                                  Challenge' :
      (B) Kameng                                     1. It was launched by National
                                                        Jal Jeevan Mission in
      (C) Lohit                                          Partnership with the Ministry
                                                         of Electronics and Information
      (D) None of the above                              Technologr (MEITY).
                                                     2. The Mission focuses on serwice
 80. Which is the highest district in                   delivery rather than mere
     Assam in terms of area?                             creation of infrastructure.
                                                     Which of the above statements
      (A) Baksa                                      is/are correct?
      (B) Karbi Anglong                              (A) 1 only
                                                     (B) 2 only
      (C) Jorhat
                                                     (C) Both 1 and 2
      (D) Dibrugarh                                  (D) Neither I nor 2

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84. Which of the following styles of           89. Which of the following features of
     painting belongs to Maharashtra?                Nagara style of temple architecture
      (A) Miniature                                  means womb chamber?

      (B) Madhubani                                    (A) Shikhara
      (C) Kalam                                        (B) Garbhagriha
      (D) Warli                                        (C) Mandapa

 85. Thang-Ta', a martial art form, is
                                                       (D) None of the above
      associated with which State of
      India?                                    90. The Victoria Memorial-a huge white
                                                     marble museum is located in which
      (A) Mizoram                                    of the following metropolises?
      (B) Manipur                                      (A) Mumbai
      (C) Arunachal Pradesh
                                                       (B) Delhi
      (D) Nagaland
                                                       (C) Kolkata
 86. Which Indian Akademi is promoting                 (D) Chennai
      dance, drama and music?
      (A) Sahitya Akademi                       91.   Makar Sankranti, which             is
      (B) Lalit Kala Akademi                           celebrated across India is a

      (C) National School of Drama                     (A) festival of colour
      (D) Sangeet Natak Akademi                        (B) festival of light
                                                       (C) festival of harvesting
 87. 'Dandiya Raas'is a popular dance of
      which of the following States?                   (D) festival of flowers
      (A) Gujarat
                                                      In the following question, four words
      (B) Maharashtra                                  are given, out of which three are
      (C) Bihar                                        alike in some manner and the
                                                       fourth one is different.
      (D) West Bengal
                                                       Choose the odd one out.
     Where is the Puskar Fair held?
      (A) Udaipur                                      (A) Ton
      (B) Jaisalmer                                    (B) Gallon
      (C) Jodhpur                                      (C) Quintal
      (D) A,jmer                                       (D) Kilogram

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93. In the following question, a number           97. Who is the author of the book, ?o
      series is given with one term                     Cancer, uith Loue : Mg JourneA of
      missing. Choose the alternative that              Jog?
      will continue the same pattern and                (A) Yuvraj Singh
      fill in the blank space :
           l, g, 17,33,49,73,                           (B) Sharat Kumar
      (A) e8                                            (C) Neelam Misra
      (B) 100                                           (D) Neelam Kumar
      (c) e7
      (D) ee                                       98. A rectangular garden is twice as long
                                                        as its width. If 360 m of fencing
 94. Find out the next number in                        including gates will totally enclose
      sequence                                          this garden, what is the length of
           1r 2,3,5,7,9,                                the garden?
      (A) 11                                            (A) 120 m
      (B) t2
                                                        (B) 130 m
      (c) 10.
      (D) 8
                                                        (c) 140 m
                                                        (D) 150 m
 95. In the following question, a number
      series is given with one term                99. In a chess tournament, each of the
      missing. Choose the correct                       six players will play with every other
      alternative that will continue the                player exactly once. What is the
      same pattern and fill in the blank                number of matches that will be
      space :                                           played during the tournament?
          6, tl,21, 36,56, _.
      (A) 81
                                                        (A) 10
      (B) s1                                            (B) ls
      (c) e1                                            (c) 20
      (D) 42                                            (D) 2s
 96. There are 20 girls and 30 boys in a          1OO. A man buys apples at a certain price
      class and their respective average                per dozen and sells them at 8 times
      marks are found to be 55 and 58.                  that price per hundred. What
 '    The average marks of the entire                   percentage does he gain or loose?
      class are
      (A) s6.s                                          (A) 4o/o profrt
      (B) s6.6                                          (B) 60/o profit
      (c) s6.7                                          (C) 47o loss
      (D) s6.B                                          (D) 67o loss

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