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Q.1 Which of the following conducted India’s inaugural Agentic AI Hackathon in 2025?
Ans 1. Bharat Innovation Lab
2. [Link]
3. AI Nexus Foundation
4. DigitalNext AI
Q.2 Which two chemists are credited with developing the law of mass action in 1864, which
states that the concentration of the reactants determines how quickly a chemical
change occurs?
Ans 1. Georg Brandt and Torbern Bergman
Q.3 Agricultural credit has grown significantly since liberalisation, though distribution
remains uneven. Which institution is the apex body for rural credit in India?
Ans 1. RBI
2. SIDBI
3. NABARD
4. FCI
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Q.4 According to the Citizenship Act, how many years must a person ordinarily reside in
India to apply for citizenship by naturalisation under general conditions?
Ans 1. 12 years
2. 5 years
3. 7 years
4. 10 years
Q.6 Which of the following states recorded the second-highest population density in 2011
as per the Census of India?
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Maharashtra
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Uttar Pradesh
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Q.7 The location of cement plants is mainly governed by the availability of:
Ans 1. limestone
2. cotton
3. iron ore
4. bauxite
Q.8 Who addressed the opening session of the 24th edition of the World Sustainable
Development Summit in New Delhi in March 2025?
Ans 1. Pralhad Joshi
2. Amit Shah
3. Piyush Goyal
4. Bhupender Yadav
Q.9 Which exercise did INS Shivalik complete just before joining RIMPAC in June 2024?
Ans 1. JIMEX
2. INDRA
3. SLINEX
4. AUSINDEX
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Q.10 Which island nation lies to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands?
Ans 1. Maldives
2. Andaman Islands
3. Mauritius
4. Sri Lanka
Q.11 On the occasion of Republic Day 2025, the president of India conferred how many
Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2024?
Ans 1. 23
2. 17
3. 09
4. 49
Q.12 Which of the following devices is primarily used to convert digital signals into sound for
audio output?
Ans 1. Monitor
2. Speaker
3. Printer
4. Microphone
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Q.13 Which military operation was launched to integrate Hyderabad into India in 1948?
Ans 1. Operation Lotus
2. Operation Polo
3. Operation Shield
4. Operation Peace
Q.14 Which of the following countries launched Operation Brahma for the earthquake in
Myanmar?
Ans 1. India
2. Thailand
3. Cambodia
4. Bhutan
Q.15 Which method used in metallurgy specifically describes the formation of metal oxides
by heating carbonate ores?
Ans 1. Calcination
2. Carbonation
3. Calcification
4. Chlorination
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Q.17 How are the one-third reserved seats for women distributed across different categories
in local bodies?
Ans 1. One-third of all seats, including those reserved for SC/ST/OBC categories, are
reserved for women, allowing a seat to be reserved simultaneously for a woman and for an
SC/ST/OBC candidate.
2. Only one-third of the general (unreserved) seats are reserved for women, excluding
reserved-category seats.
3. One-third reservation applies only to leadership positions such as Sarpanch or
Chairperson.
4. One-third reservation applies only to rural Panchayats and not to urban municipal
bodies.
Q.18 Which of the following US biotech companies opened a $200 million tech and
innovation hub in 2025?
Ans 1. Amgen
2. Novavax
3. Biogen
4. Genentech
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Q.19 Which country served as the host for the 2025 Asian Winter Games?
Ans 1. South Korea
2. Kazakhstan
3. China
4. Japan
Q.20 In which of the following Indian cities was the Prarthana Samaj, which believed in the
spiritual equality of all castes, founded in the 19th century?
Ans 1. Jodhpur
2. Kanpur
3. Mysore
4. Bombay
2. Nahapana
3. Menander I
4. Rudradaman I
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Q.22 Who among the following was the renowned poet-saint of the Bhakti movement known
for composing dohas (couplets)?
Ans 1. Bharavi
2. Kalidasa
3. Bhasa
4. Kabir
Q.23 Puja Tomar, the first Indian woman to achieve a victory in a UFC (Ultimate Fighting
Championship) fight in 2024, participates in which sport?
Ans 1. Judo
3. Boxing
4. Wrestling
Q.24 Which of the following Amendments clarified that the President must act in accordance
with the advice of the Council of Ministers?
Ans 1. 44th Amendment
2. 74th Amendment
3. 42nd Amendment
4. 24th Amendment
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Q.25 Which of the following options best describes the purpose of the Red Data Book?
Ans 1. A compilation of forest conservation laws
Q.26 Which sector was given top priority under the Second Five-Year Plan of India (1956-61)?
Ans 1. Agriculture
4. Small-scale industries
Q.27 The BIMSTEC Youth Summit 2025 was held in which city?
Ans 1. New Delhi
2. Bengaluru
3. Gandhinagar
4. Mumbai
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Q.28 Who has written the book ‘Parliament: Powers, Functions & Privileges; A Comparative
Constitutional Perspective’, launched by the former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar
in January 2025?
Ans 1. Dr. KS Chauhan
2. MJ Akbar
4. K Natwar Singh
Q.29 What was the Congress leaders' approach to achieving limited self-government in the
early years?
Ans 1. Violent protests
2. Foreign intervention
3. Revolutionary wars
4. Peaceful petitions
Q.30 In May 2025, which Indian AI healthcare startup announced plans to go public within
two years, aiming to expand its diagnostic tools for conditions like tuberculosis and
stroke?
Ans 1. 1mg
2. HealthifyMe
3. Niramai
4. [Link]
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Q.31 Hema Malini, who was appointed Member of Committee on the Empowerment of Women
in April 2025, represents which parliamentary constituency?
Ans 1. Meerut
2. Bareilly
3. Mathura
4. Agra
Q.32 Which Indian Prime Minister is closely associated with initiating the 1991 LPG reforms?
Ans 1. PV Narasimha Rao
2. Indira Gandhi
3. Rajiv Gandhi
Q.33 What type of rainfall occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountain barrier?
Ans 1. Orographic rainfall
2. Convectional rainfall
3. Frontal rainfall
4. Cyclonic rainfall
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Q.34 Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides for the composition
of Municipalities?
Ans 1. Article 243Q
2. Article 243R
3. Article 243X
4. Article 243S
Q.35 Globalisation influenced consumer choices in India. Which trend reflects the impact of
globalisation on Indian consumers?
Ans 1. Less brand diversity
4. Monopolisation of FMCG
Q.36 Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India in April
2025?
Ans 1. Justice (Retd.) AK Sikri
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Q.38 Which of the following rivers is a peninsular river and flows eastward?
Ans 1. Sabarmati
2. Mahanadi
3. Tapti
4. Narmada
Q.39 In March 2025, the Lok Sabha passed the Bills of Lading Bill, modernising how many
years of old colonial shipping law?
Ans 1. 175 years
2. 120 years
3. 150 years
4. 169 years
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Section : Mathematics
Q.1 The average weight of Vipul, Mohan, and Mohammad is 46 kg. If the average weight of
Vipul and Mohan is 36 kg and that of Mohan and Mohammad is 43 kg, then the weight of
Mohan (in kg) is:
Ans 1. 30
2. 20
3. 35
4. 40
Q.2 Manoj, Swati and Rahul invested ₹1,020, ₹1,440 and ₹1,230, respectively to start a
business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,260, what is Rahul's share of the
profit?
Ans 1. ₹423
2. ₹422
3. ₹420
4. ₹421
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Q.3 The population of a district is 364000, out of which 178000 are males. 63% of the
population is literate. If 63% males are literate, then what percentage of females are
literate?
Ans 1. 63%
2. 62%
3. 65%
4. 66%
2. 20
3. 28
4. 29
Q.5
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
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Q.6 A jacket is marked at ₹8,000. The shopkeeper offers a 30% discount on the marked
price. After the discount, a 12% sales tax is added on the discounted price. What is the
final price of the jacket?
Ans 1. ₹6,240
2. ₹6,440
3. ₹6,272
4. ₹7,248
Q.7 The product of two consecutive positive natural numbers is 272. The greater of the two
numbers is:
Ans 1. 17
2. 36
3. 28
4. 9
Q.8
Ans 1. 166°
2. 41°
3. 168°
4. 165°
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Q.9 Train A leaves station M at 8:05 a.m. and reaches station N at 3:05 p.m. on the same day.
Train B leaves station N at 10:05 a.m. and reaches station M at 3:05 p.m. on the same
day. Find the time when Trains A and B meet.
Ans 1. 12:30 p.m.
2. 11:50 a.m.
3. 12:00 p.m.
4. 12:10 p.m.
Q.10 The perimeter of a square is 248 m. Its area (in m2) is:
Ans 1. 3844
2. 3848
3. 3816
4. 3840
2. 150
3. 145
4. 141
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Q.12 What sum of money (in ₹) will amount to ₹2,280 at 4% per annum simple interest in 5
years?
Ans 1. ₹1,950
2. ₹1,900
3. ₹1,850
4. ₹11,400
Q.13 If 2 times a mother's present age is 27 years more than 9 times her daughter's present
age, and 6 times the daughter's present age is 9 years less than the mother's present
age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of the mother and the
daughter?
Ans 1. 23
2. 29
3. 21
4. 24
Q.14 Find the surface area of a cuboid with length 8 cm, breadth 5 cm and height 3 cm.
Ans 1. 94 cm²
2. 126 cm²
3. 140 cm²
4. 158 cm²
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2. 3
3. 5
4. 6
2.
3.
4.
Q.17 The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg,
56 kg, 73 kg and 39 kg is:
Ans 1. 50.4
2. 51.4
3. 52.4
4. 53.4
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Q.18 M and N start a business. M invests ₹70,000 more than N for 3 months and N invests for
5 months. M's share is ₹288 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹4,896. Find the
capital contributed by M.
Ans 1. ₹1,50,000
2. ₹1,80,000
3. ₹1,40,000
4. ₹1,60,000
Q.19
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Q.20 Pipe A can fill a tank in 14 hours, pipe B can fill the same tank in 24 hours and pipe C
can fill the same tank in 17 hours. The time taken by them to fill the same tank if they
operate together is::
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. 28
3. 19
4. 18
Q.22 A number when increased by 100% gives 2700. The number is:
Ans 1. 1350
2. 2700
3. 675
4. 4050
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Q.23 What smallest number should be added to 81661 so that the sum is completely divisible
by 73?
Ans 1. 24
2. 30
3. 26
4. 25
2. 33 × 83 × 142 × 192
3. 32 × 82 × 142 × 193
4. 33 × 82 × 142 × 19
Q.25 I bought two frocks for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 10% and the second at a
gain of 15%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of
the first frock.
Ans 1. 740
2. 704
3. 744
4. 720
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Q.26 Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹4,000 at 6.75% per annum rate of interest deposited
on 23 February 2024 and withdrawn on 24 April 2024.
Ans 1. ₹43
2. ₹44
3. ₹45
4. ₹46
Q.27
Ans 1. 5
2. -7
3. -3
4. 2
Q.28 A man driving a car at a speed of 75 km/hr crosses a bridge in 1.4 minutes. Find the
length of the bridge.
Ans 1. 1.01 km
2. 1.18 km
3. 1.02 km
4. 1.75 km
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Q.29 A store sells a printer priced at ₹32,000, offering a trade discount of 9%. What is the
discount amount?
Ans 1. ₹2,840
2. ₹2,880
3. ₹2,740
4. ₹2,780
Q.30 The selling price of 50 books is equal to the cost price of 5 books. Find the loss or gain
percentage.
Ans
1.
2. 90% gain
3. 90% loss
4.
49 − 1 × 480 + 40 ÷ 6 = ?
Ans 1. 291
2. 290
3. 289
4. 292
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Q.2 Sukesh starts from Point Y and drives 25 km towards south. He then takes a left turn,
drives 7 km. He then turns right and drives 5 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 7 km
and stops at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he
drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)
Ans 1. 30 km towards north
2. 7 km towards west
3. 14 km towards south
4. 25 km towards east
Q.3 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the
English alphabetical order?
2. MSF
3. LRF
4. MRF
Q.4 ORJN is related to ILDH in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the
same way, MPHL is related to GJBF. To which of the given options is TWOS related,
following the same logic?
Ans 1. QNIM
2. QNMI
3. NQIM
4. NQMI
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Q.5 If 1 is added to each even digit of the number 85624179, find the sum of the digits that
are repeated more than once in the new number thus formed.
Ans 1. 12
2. 21
3. 16
4. 14
Q.6 Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs
are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT
belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their
position in the letter-cluster.)
Ans 1. QM-RO
2. SO-TQ
3. WS-XU
4. UQ-VR
Q.7 A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits second
to the right of A. G sits second to the right of B. C is the immediate neighbour of E and
G. D sits second to the right of E. How many people sit between F and E when counted
from the left of E?
Ans 1. Three
2. Four
3. Five
4. Two
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Q.8 In a certain code language, ‘DRUM’ is coded as ‘2194’ and ‘CURD’ is coded as ‘4592’.
What is the code for ‘C’ in the given code language?
Ans 1. 5
2. 2
3. 9
4. 4
Q.9 In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a
certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.
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Q.10 In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain
mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-pair in which the
numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down
the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding
to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and
3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
9, 108
16, 192
Ans 1. 14, 154
2. 11, 132
3. 6, 66
4. 12, 162
Q.11 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
2. 185
3. 172
4. 205
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Q.12 If ‘P’ stands for ‘×’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘R’ stands for ‘−’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘+’, then what
will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
2. 104
3. 98
4. 122
How is W related to R if W = A $ C @ D * R?
Ans 1. Sister
2. Mother's sister
3. Mother's mother
4. Mother
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Q.14 B starts from Point A and drives 16 km towards the south. He then takes a right turn and
drives 12 km, then turns right and drives 19 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 21
km. He takes a final right turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest
distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All
turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)
Ans 1. 9 km to the west
2. 7 km to the east
3. 5 km to the west
4. 4 km to the north
Q.15 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
7 10 16 28 52 ?
Ans 1. 104
2. 102
3. 99
4. 100
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Q.16 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information
given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly
known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
Conclusions:
Q.17 Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the
given series to make it logically complete?
2. JMF71
3. JME71
4. JME70
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Q.18 Seven people, I, J, K, L, M, N and O, are sitting in a row, facing north. No one sits to the
right of K. Only three people sit between K and J. Only two people sit between J and I. L
sits third to the left of O. M sits to the immediate right of O. How many people sit
between N and I?
Ans 1. Four
2. Two
3. Three
4. One
Q.19 Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be
done from left to right only.
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number
and also immediately followed by another symbol?
Ans 1. Three
2. One
3. Four
4. Two
Q.20 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
2. 1036
3. 1031
4. 1021
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Q.21 This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
If the given numbers are rearranged in descending order, what is the third digit of the
fourth number from the left extreme end?
Ans 1. 9
2. 6
3. 7
4. 4
Q.22 If 1 is added to each odd digit and 4 is subtracted from each even digit in the number
6854376, which of the following digits will be third from the right?
Ans 1. 8
2. 0
3. 6
4. 4
Q.23 Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the
same order. Only B is kept above C. Only two boxes are kept between C and A. Only E is
kept below F. G is not kept immediately above A. How many boxes are kept below A?
Ans 1. 2
2. 1
3. 4
4. 3
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Q.24 BSWK is related to GXTH in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In
the same way, LCQE is related to QHNB. To which of the given options is VMKY related,
following the same logic?
Ans 1. BSGV
2. ARHV
3. AQIW
4. ZRFU
Q.25 Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs
are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT
belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their
position in the letter-cluster pair.)
Ans 1. KO-ON
2. CG-FG
3. AE-DE
4. SW-VW
Q.26 Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are
alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster DOES NOT belong to
that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their
position in the letter-cluster.)
Ans 1. KRM
2. FMH
3. HOJ
4. DKE
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Q.27 In a row of people all facing north, Mukul is 5th from the right end. Alok is 10th from the
right end. Alok is exactly between Mukul and Rohan. If Rohan is 6th from the left end of
the line, how many people are there in the row?
Ans 1. 20
2. 23
3. 24
4. 26
Q.28 In a certain code language, ‘TALK’ is coded as ‘5327’ and ‘LINE’ is coded as ‘6143’. What
is the code for ‘L’ in the given code language?
Ans 1. 2
2. 4
3. 3
4. 6
Q.29 In a row of 49 students facing north, Amir is 22nd from the right end. If Tarun is 23rd to
the left of Amir, what is Tarun's position from the left end of the line?
Ans 1. 3rd
2. 4th
3. 6th
4. 5th
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Q.30 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information
given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly
known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
Some marks are tattoo.
No tattoo is a painting.
Conclusions:
(I): Some marks are painting.
(II): Some tattoo are mark.
Ans 1. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
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