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Test No. 20 (Objective) : General Ability Test (Full Syllabus )(CBT)
ANSWERS
1.
(d)
21.
(a)
41.
(b)
61.
(d)
81.
(b)
101.
(a)
2.
(c)
22.
(a)
42.
(b)
62.
(b)
82.
(a)
102.
(c)
3.
(b)
23.
(b)
43.
(b)
63.
(c)
83.
(c)
103.
(d)
4.
(a)
24.
(c)
44.
(a)
64.
(a)
84.
(d)
104.
(d)
5.
(c)
25.
(b)
45.
(c)
65.
(c)
85.
(c)
105.
(c)
6.
(b)
26.
(d)
46.
(a)
66.
(c)
86.
(a)
106.
(c)
7.
(a)
27.
(a)
47.
(a)
67.
(d)
87.
(b)
107.
(d)
8.
(b)
28.
(d)
48.
(c)
68.
(a)
88.
(d)
108.
(c)
9.
(b)
29.
(b)
49.
(d)
69.
(c)
89.
(a)
109.
(c)
10.
(b)
30.
(a)
50.
(d)
70.
(a)
90.
(b)
110.
(b)
11.
(b)
31.
(c)
51.
(c)
71.
(a)
91.
(c)
111.
(c)
12.
(c)
32.
(b)
52.
(c)
72.
(a)
92.
(d)
112.
(b)
13.
(c)
33.
(c)
53.
(b)
73.
(c)
93.
(c)
113.
(b)
14.
(b)
34.
(c)
54.
(b)
74.
(a)
94.
(a)
114.
(b)
15.
(c)
35.
(b)
55.
(c)
75.
(a)
95.
(d)
115.
(a)
16.
(b)
36.
(c)
56.
(d)
76.
(a)
96.
(b)
116.
(a)
17.
(c)
37.
(c)
57.
(d)
77.
(d)
97.
(d)
117.
(c)
18.
(c)
38.
(b)
58.
(c)
78.
(b)
98.
(b)
118.
(a)
19.
(b)
39.
(c)
59.
(d)
79.
(c)
99.
(a)
119.
(a)
20.
(d)
40.
(d)
60.
(d)
80.
(b)
100.
(c)
120.
(c)
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9.
(b)
“my tooth stopped aching” is correct sentence.
10.
(b)
“the health and happiness” is correct sentence.
11.
(b)
Only “awaiting” should be used in place of ‘awaiting for’.
12.
(c)
“won’t you?” should be used in place of ‘isn’t it?’
13.
(c)
“he now dreams of visiting the moon” is correct sentence.
16.
(b)
“whether” is unnecessarily used here.
18.
(c)
“to watching him” should be used in place of ‘by watching him’.
21.
(a)
“Taxpayers have to be conscious of their privileges” is a correct sentence.
22.
(a)
“had known” is correct replacement.
39.
(c)
Ephemeral meaning: Lasting for a very short time.
Antonyms: Long lasting, Endless, Enduring, Everlasting
40.
(d)
Parsimonious meaning: Very unwilling to spend money.
Antonyms: Extravagant, Charitable, Freehanded, Generous
41.
(b)
Ubiquitous meaning: Seeming to be seen everwhere.
Antonyms: Rare, Seldom, Infrequent, Uncommon
43.
(b)
Acerbic meaning: Expressing sharp critism in a clever way.
Antonyms: Mild, Kind, Sweet, Polite
44.
(a)
Copious meaning: Very large in amount or number.
Antonyms: Shortage, Small, Less
45.
(c)
Deplor
e meaning: To hate or dislike (something) very much.
Deplore
Synonyms: Bemoan, Lament, Bewail
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48.
(c)
Perpetual meaning: Continuing forever.
Synonyms: Nonstop, Continuous, Uninterrupted
50.
(d)
Defiance meaning: A refusal to obey someone
Synonyms: Resistance, Disobedience, Rebellion
52.
(c)
Assiduous means ‘effort’
60.
(d)
Inconspicuous means ‘not very easy to see or notice, invisible’
61.
(d)
Three gems of Jainism are:
(i) Right Faith (Samyak Darshana)
(ii) Right Knowledge (Samyak Jnana)
(iii) Right Conduct (Samyak Charitra)
65.
(c)
The Constituent Assembly was set up in November 1946 as per the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946. The
first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9th December, 1946 with Sachchidanand Sinha as
the Interim President. Later, on 11th December 1946, Rajendra Prasad and H.C. Mukherjee were elected
as its President and Vice-President respectively.
72.
(a)
Jodhpur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan receive rainfall from South-West monsoon.
75.
(a)
Laterite soils are formed in the areas of heavy rainfall (200 cm or more) due to washing away of lime and
silica. These are mainly found in Western Ghats, Malabar region, Assam, etc.
76.
(a)
(i) Idukki and Sabargiri are the hydroelectric projects in Kerala.
(ii) Ghatprabha Irrigation Project is located in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.
(iii) Ramganga Multipurpose Project is located on Uttarakhand-Uttar Pradesh border.
79.
(c)
1. Part-III of the Constitution of India (Article 14 to 32) contains Fundamental Rights.
2. Article 41 of Constution has provision of Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain
cases.
82.
(a)
National Commission of Women, National Commission for Minorities and National Human Rights Commission
are statutory bodies established by respective Acts of the Parliament.
83.
(c)
Committee on Estimates suggests the form in which the estimates shall be presented in the Parliament.
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84.
(d)
No Confidence Motion can only be moved against the entire Council of Ministers.
85.
(c)
The phrase ‘public law litigation’ was first prominently used by American academic Abram Chayes to
describe the practice of lawyers or public spirited individuals who seek to participate in a social change
through court-ordered decrees that reform legal rules, enforce existing laws and articulate public norms.
94.
(a)
The two strands of DNA are held together by weak hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous bases.
102.
(c)
Place
Pithampur (Madhaya Pradesh)
Bengaluru
Mathura
Ballarpur (Maharashtra)
:
:
:
:
Industry
Automobile industry
IT industry
Petro-chemical industry
Paper industry
104.
(d)
IndARC is India’s first underwater morred observatory which has been deployed in the Kongsfjorden
fjord, half way between Norway and the North Pole. It collects real-time data on seawater temperature,
salinity, ocean currents and other vital parameter of the fjord (a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between
high cliffs, as in Norway, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley).
105.
(c)
Decreased money circulation leads to lesser money in hands of people to spend. Hence, lower demand
facilitates falling prices and reduced inflation.
108.
(c)
BIMSTEC is an international organization involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East
Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
110.
(b)
The Chithirai festival is celebrated every year at the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu during the
month of April for symbolizing the unity of Saivitism and Vaishnavism.
111.
(c)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently launched the Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System (IRNSS)-1G in orbit using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C33 from Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh. It was the 7th and last spacecraft of the IRNSS to be placed in orbit. IRNSS is an
independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian
region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland.
113.
(b)
Pakistan and China have recently signed an agreement for the launch of a special satellite “Pakistan
Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) System” in June 2018 to monitor the development of the $46 billion
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects which connect Western China to Southern Pakistan’s
port city of Gwadar.
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116.
(a)
Dipa Karmakar becomes the first ever Indian woman to qualify for Olympics in gymnastics.
117.
(c)
The Union government has launched a new service “Twitter Seva” to address various queries of start-ups
in a time-bound manner. In this initiative, any start-up which wants to access government irrespective of
any department can put their queries.
118.
(a)
Recently, India’s first online interactive heritage portal “Sahapedia” was launched by the Union Government
in New Delhi. The purpose of this web portal is to inform, educate and act on subjects such as knowledge
traditions, visual and material arts, performing arts, literature and languages, practices and rituals, histories,
institutions, people, built spaces and natural environment.
119.
(a)
Cochin (Kochi) International airport became the first airport in the world that completely operates on solar
power. Now, its solar power plant is producing 50,000 to 60,000 units of electricity per day which fulfill all
its operational functions.
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