APSSB Driver 2022: Combined Limited Departmental Competitive Examination
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Question Booklet Sl. No.
Series CODE : MD1
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Roll No. Answer Sheet No.
B Duration : 2 Hours Total Marks : 200
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Sheet Number written by the Candidate on the question paper and Booklet Number and the Answer Sheet Number and both are identical and have been
the OMR Sheet are correct and the Answer Sheet Number matches correctly entered by me wherever indicated.
the Question Booklet Number exactly.
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Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.
Important Instructions to Candidates
1. The Roll No. is a 7 digit No., the candidate needs to circle the Roll No. in the Answer Sheet.
2. The appropriate Circle should be shaded for Roll No. This should be done carefully because only the
shaded circles are scanned.
D 3. Valuation of Answer Sheet will be done on the computer. Candidate should not make any stray marks on
the Answer Sheet, tamper with or mutilate it. Otherwise it will not be evaluated.
4. Please check all the pages of the Booklet carefully. In case of any defect, please ask the Invigilator for
replacement of the Booklet.
5. You must not tear off or remove any sheet from this Booklet. The Answer Sheet must be handed over to
the Invigilator before you leave the Examination Hall.
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6. All questions are compulsory and each Question carries 2 marks.
7. There will be no negative mark for incorrect answers.
8. This Booklet contains 100 questions. Candidates must note that there will be 4 Sections in the question
paper :
Sections Test Components No. of Questions Page No.
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A General English 1-25 5-7
B Elementary Mathematics 26-50 8-9
C General Knowledge 51-75 10-12
D Subject 76-100 13-15
9. Use of Calculator/Palmtop/Laptop/Other Digital Instrument/Mobile/Cell Phone/Pager is not allowed.
10. Candidates found guilty of misconduct/using unfair means in the Examination Hall will be liable for appropriate penal/legal action.
11. No Rough Work is to be done on the Answer Sheet and only single OMR Answer Sheet will be provided.
12. This booklet contains 16 pages.
13. Directions : Each question or incomplete statement is followed by four alternative suggested answers or completions.
In each case, you are required to select the one that correctly answers the question or completes the statement and blacken ( )
appropriate circle a, b, c or d by Blue / Black Ball-Point Pen provided by the board against the question concerned in the Answer
Sheet.
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any space. The correct method of shading is given below.
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15. There is only one correct answer to each question. You should blacken ( ) the circle of the appropriate column, viz., a, b, c or d.
If you blacken ( ) more than one circle against any one question, the answer will be treated as wrong.
16. Use the space for rough work given at the beginning of the Question Booklet only and not on the Answer Sheet.
17. You are NOT required to mark your answers in this Booklet. All answers must be indicated in the Answer Sheet only.
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Section – A
(General English)
Direction (Q. No. 1 and 2) : Choose the appropriate synonym of the given word from the
alternatives given below them.
1. Deceit
(a) attach (b) fraud
(c) smoothness (d) proportion
2. Kinship
(a) relationship (b) merciful
(c) arraign (d) sturdy
Direction (Q. No. 3 and 4) : Give one word substitutes for the following.
3. One who leaves his country to settle elsewhere.
(a) Infallible (b) Emigrant
(c) Stoic (d) Alien
4. One who looks at the bright side of things.
(a) Immigrant (b) Theist
(c) Fatalist (d) Optimist
Direction (Q. No. 5 and 6) : Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns from the
given choices.
5. A _____________ of elephants.
(a) herd (b) bunch
(c) crowd (d) posse
6. A ___________ of musicians.
(a) team (b) band (c) peal (d) clutch
Direction (Q. No. 7 and 8) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs from the
alternatives given below them.
7. The wind has blown ______________ the candle.
(a) off (b) out (c) up (d) with
8. Please come __________ from the tree.
(a) down (b) up (c) off (d) round
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Direction (Q. No. 9 and 10) : Fill in the blanks with suitable idiomatic expressions from the
alternatives given below them.
9. He is very lazy and would go out for a walk __________.
(a) once in a blue moon (b) over the moon
(c) a snake in the grass (d) feet of clay
10. Even great men have ___________, for they are, after all, human beings.
(a) a snake in the glass (b) a cold fish
(c) over the moon (d) feet of clay
Direction (Q. No. 11 – 13) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles from the alternatives
given below them.
11. I found ____________ inkpot lying in the room.
(a) the (b) an
(c) a (d) no article required
12. __________ word to the wise is sufficient.
(a) A (b) An
(c) The (d) None of these
13. __________ Bombay is a big city.
(a) A (b) An
(c) The (d) No article required
Direction (Q. No. 14 and 15) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions from the
alternatives given below them.
14. We jumped __________ the icy cold water.
(a) into (b) on (c) in (d) to
15. The boy I was speaking ____________ just now is in my class.
(a) with (b) to (c) of (d) for
Directions (Q. No. 16 and 17) : Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals from the
alternatives given below them.
16. I _________ buy a car next year.
(a) shall (b) used to (c) ought (d) dare
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17. _________ you lend me your book for some days ?
(a) Could (b) Might
(c) Would (d) May
Directions (Q. No. 18 – 20) : Choose the correct spelling from the alternatives given
below them.
18. (a) adress (b) address
(c) adres (d) adras
19. (a) corelative (b) correlative
(c) corilative (d) coreletive
20. (a) battle (b) bettle
(c) batlle (d) batle
Directions (Q. No. 21 and 22) : Fill in the blanks with right form of the verb from the
alternatives given below them.
21. The boy with his parents ___________ arrived.
(a) has (b) is (c) have (d) does
22. People __________ shouting slogans.
(a) is (b) was (c) were (d) do
23. Choose the appropriate antonym of the given word from the alternatives given below it.
Coarse
(a) refined (b) rebuff
(c) vigilant (d) detest
24. Fill in the blank with appropriate question tags from the alternatives given below it.
He was a great artist, ___________ ?
(a) was he (b) wasn’t he
(c) is he (d) does he
25. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunctions from the alternatives given below it.
He is not only honest, __________ hard working.
(a) not only (b) neither
(c) but also (d) nor
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Section – B
(Elementary Mathematics)
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26. 3034 – = ?
20.04
(a) 104 (b) 201 (c) 2984 (d) 2800
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27. Which of the following is greater thanand less than ?
4 6
2 4 9
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 3 5 10
28. How much less is 28 km than 49.5 km ?
(a) 20.5 km (b) 22.5 km (c) 21.5 km (d) 19.5 km
29. The least number which should be added to 2497 so that the sum is exactly divisible
by 5, 6, 4 and 3 is
(a) 33 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 23
30. The largest 2 digit number is
(a) 9 (b) 99 (c) 90 (d) 19
31. The largest chord in a circle is its
(a) radius (b) diameter
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
32. The value of 18960 – 17970 is
(a) 980 (b) 909 (c) 99 (d) 990
33. A tailor stitches a skirt in 4 metres of cloth. The number of skirts that can be stitched
in 80 metres is
(a) 200 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 40
34. The side of an equilateral triangle is 5 cm, then its perimeter is
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 25 cm
35. Which of the following is a prime number ?
(a) 97 (b) 81 (c) 93 (d) 33
36. If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost ?
(a) 54 paise (b) 48 paise
(c) 56 paise (d) 72 paise
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37. 1 lakh is made up of
(a) 1000 hundreds (b) 100 hundreds
(c) 10000 hundreds (d) none of these
38. The value of 12 × 50 =
(a) 6000 (b) 60 (c) 600 (d) 1250
39. HCF of 21 and 35 is
(a) 21 × 35 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 7
40. The value of 0.5 × 0.05 is
(a) 0.25 (b) 2.50 (c) 25 (d) 0.025
41. If L = 50 and C = 100, then 150 in Roman numerals is
(a) LC (b) CL (c) LLL (d) none of these
42. One fourth of 100 is
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(a) 400 (b) 25 (c) (d) none of these
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43. Forty thousands two hundred and four is
(a) 4204 (b) 42004 (c) 400204 (d) 40204
44. The predecessor of 10000 is
(a) 999 (b) 9999 (c) 9990 (d) none of these
45. The least integer which when divided by 18, 24 and 56 leaves no remainder is
(a) 405 (b) 400 (c) 500 (d) 504
46. Area of a rectangle of length 10 cm and breadth 5 cm is (in cm2)
(a) 30 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) none of these
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47. 3 ÷1 =
2
1 1
(a) 2 (b) (c) 6 (d)
2 6
48. The obtuse angle among the options is
(a) 60° (b) 59° (c) 89° (d) 91°
49. A’s age is 10 yrs and B is 5 yrs older than A. Age of B is
(a) 25 yrs (b) 5 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) 15 yrs
50. The average of 15, 20 and 31 is
(a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 33 (d) 25
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Section – C
(General Knowledge)
51. Which of the following city lies on the bank of the river Vishwamitri ?
(a) Vadodara (b) Surat
(c) Dharwad (d) None of the above
52. Philately is the study of
(a) Old newspapers (b) Cryptic languages
(c) Postage stamps (d) None of the above
53. In India, the Chairman of Inter-State Council is
(a) Union Home Minister (b) President
(c) Prime Minister (d) None of the above
54. According to 2011 census, which of the following State has highest literacy rate in
India ?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) None of the above
55. What is the long form of NITI Aayog ?
(a) National Institution for Talent India
(b) National Institution for Transforming India
(c) National Innovation for Transforming India
(d) None of the above
56. The Book ‘An Area of Darkness’ is written by
(a) Kuldip Nayar (b) V. S. Naipaul
(c) Narendra Modi (d) None of the above
57. Which of the following Article deals with the provision of Annual Financial Statement
(Budget) in the Constitution of India ?
(a) 108 (b) 110
(c) 111 (d) 112
58. Chairman of Rajya Sabha submits his resignation letter to
(a) Prime Minister (b) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) President
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59. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples celebrated every year on
(a) 12th March (b) 15th June
(c) 18th February (d) 9th August
60. Bharat Ratna Awardee, popularly known as the ‘Bard of Brahmaputra’
(a) A. B. Vajapayee (b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) Bhupen Hazarika (d) None of the above
61. Which of the following Vitamin helps in blood clotting ?
(a) Vitamin K (b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C (d) None of the above
62. The evaporation of excess water from the surface of a leaf, through the stomata is
known as
(a) Imbibition (b) Osmatic pressure
(c) Transpiration (d) None of the above
63. An island nation Maldives, is in
(a) Southern Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean (d) None of the above
64. Which of the following is/are active fold mountains ?
(a) Andes (b) Himalayas
(c) Alps (d) All of the above
65. Chairman of 15th Finance Commission of India is
(a) N. K. Singh (b) D. K. Joshi
(c) Praful Patel (d) Smitha Sabharwal
66. Which of the following is/are major east flowing rivers ?
(a) Cauvery River
(b) Godavari River
(c) Krishna River
(d) All of the above
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67. Section 124 A of Indian Penal Code is associated with the offence of
(a) Child sex abuse
(b) Domestic violence
(c) Women and child trafficking
(d) Sedition
68. Valley of Flowers National Park is situated in
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur (d) None of the above
69. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be in
(a) Japan (b) France
(c) India (d) Qatar
70. What is the official currency of Bhutan ?
(a) Bhutan Yen (b) Bhutan Ngultrum
(c) Bhutan Rupees (d) None of the above
71. Biogas mainly consists of
(a) Butane (b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Methane (d) Ethane
72. The highest gallantry award in India is
(a) Param Visisht Seva Medal (b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Bharat Ratna (d) Ashoka Chakra
73. Bamboo belongs to the family of
(a) Bushes (b) Small trees
(c) Grass (d) Herbs
74. Which of the following places the Orchid Research Centre is located in Arunachal
Pradesh ?
(a) Tipi (b) Seppa
(c) Tissa (d) Sessa
75. P. Nobin Jomoh is associated with which game ?
(a) Karate (b) Badminton
(c) Boxing (d) Rowing
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Section – D
(Subject)
76. The full form of HMV is
(a) Heavy Motor Vehicle (b) High Motor Vehicle
(c) High Meter Vehicle (d) None of the above
77. represents
(a) Parking prohibited (b) Parking infront
(c) Parking on both sides (d) None of these
78. Which safety device should be used while driving a two-wheeler ?
(a) Helmet (b) Seatbelt
(c) Airbags (d) None of the above
79. According to the ____________, a valid driving licence is necessary to drive any
motor vehicle on public roads.
(a) Motor Bike Act, 1998 (b) Motor Vehicle Act, 1988
(c) Motor Car Act, 1988 (d) Motor Vehicle Act, 1998
80. Which of the following is not a traffic sign ?
(a) Mandatory/regulatory signs (b) Cautionary signs
(c) Movement signs (d) Information signs
81. Sign of informs about
(a) danger due to farm animals (b) danger due to light
(c) danger due to forest (d) none of the above
82. Right / Left Hand Curve sign is used where the direction of alignment
(a) does not change (b) changes
(c) is straight (d) none of the above
83. Narrow road sign is normally found
(a) in rural areas (b) in urban area
(c) in city area (d) none of the above
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84. International Driving Licence is valid for
(a) 4 years (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 1 year
85. Permanent driving licence is issued to those who become eligible for it after
_______ days from the date of issue of the learner licence.
(a) 180 (b) 90 (c) 60 (d) 30
86. Rash driving is punishable under section ________ of IPC.
(a) 304 (b) 336 (c) 279 (d) 258
87. The following sign represents
(a) First aid post (b) Resting place (c) Hospital (d) Sleeping place
88. Following sign limits the _______ of the vehicle.
(a) Speed (b) Height (c) Load (d) Width
89. An application for temporary registration shall be made in __________ of the Central
Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 prescribed for Registration.
(a) Form 12 (b) Form 15 (c) Form 18 (d) Form 20
90. Information signs are given in
(a) Red circle (b) Red triangle (c) Black circle (d) Blue rectangle
91. Which among the color is not used in traffic signal ?
(a) Red (b) Green (c) Blue (d) Yellow
92. Validity of learners driving licence is
(a) Till the driving licence is obtained (b) 6 months
(c) 30 days (d) None of the above
93. Which among the following documents is not mandatory to carry while driving ?
(a) Licence (b) Insurance certificate
(c) Pollution control certificate (d) Voter id
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94. indicates
(a) Parking lot scooters and motor cycles
(b) Scooters and motor cycles prohibited
(c) Scooters and motor cycles repairing
(d) None of these
95. This sign represents
(a) Zigzag road (b) Rumble strip (c) Ghat road (d) Barrier ahead
96. Pedestrians should always cross the road using ____________ crossing.
(a) footpath (b) side road (c) main road (d) zebra
97. The following sign represents
(a) Right turn prohibited (b) Sharp curve to the right
(c) U-turn prohibited (d) None of these
98. STOP sign is having
(a) Triangular shape (b) Circular shape
(c) Octagonal shape (d) Any shape
99. indicates
(a) Zebra crossing (b) Tunnel ahead
(c) Pedestrian subway (d) None of these
100. This sign prohibits
(a) All vehicles (b) Trucks (c) Rickshaws (d) None of these
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Source: Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board. Question paper published by Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board.