Sample Paper G.K.

Time: 3hrs. M.M.- 70

SECTION A (CURRENT AFFAIRS)
[A] Choose the correct option - (20)

1. How many times a person can be elected as the President of India?

A. One time B. Two times

C. Three times D. No Bar

2. What is the currency of Ukraine?

A. Pound B. Rupees
C. Hryvnia D. Taka

3. Recently, Union Government has approved a river interlinking project

worth rupees 4,900 crore for which rivers in Bihar?

A. Kosi and Mechi B. Ken- Betwa

C. Ganga- Yamuna D. Kosi-Yamuna

4. Which Country has scored highest Gold medals in the Common Wealth
Games 2022?
A. India B. China
C. USA D . Australia

5. Who has elected as the new Vice-President of India?

A Jagdeep Dhankar B Vainkaiya Naidu

C Draupdi Murmu D Rahul Gandhi

6. In which of the following state, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was launched?

A Rajasthan B Haryana
C Uttar Pradesh D Punjab
7. Which milestone was achieved in UPI transactions in July 2022?

A. 10 Billion B. 6 Billion
C 1 Billion D 50 Billion

8. . ___________ is the first Central Government hospital in India to start the

latest Robot Surgery facility.
A Delhi Government hospital B Bhagvan Mahaveer Hospital
C Dr. Baba saheb ambedkar Hospital D Safdarganj Hospital
.
9.Achinta Sheuli, who clinched gold medal for India in the Commonwealth
Games 2022, is associated with which sport?

A Weight lifting B. Boxing

C Table tenis D Lawn Bowls

10. Which state launched the ‘Chief Minister Equal Education Relief,
Assistance and Grant (Cheerag)’ scheme?

A Haryana B Rajasthan
C Madhya Pradesh D Goa

11. .Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away recently, was associated with
which profession?

A Invester B. Singer
C Politician D. Scientist

12. Which country holds the Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation

Organisation (SCO) in 2022?

A Uzbekistan B. India
C Bangladesh D. South Korea

13. Which Ministry is associated with the Weapon of Mass Destruction and
their Delivery Systems Amendment Bill 2022?

A Ministry of Defence B. Ministry of External Affairs

C Ministry of Home Affairs D Ministry of Education
14. Which Indian company signed MoU with Bangladesh for emergency
supply of petroleum goods?

A. HPCL B. BPCL
C. IOCL D. Reliance petroleum limited

15. Tulika Maan and Sushila Likmabam, who clinched medals for India, play
which sports?

A Table Tennis B Judo

C Badminton D Fencing

16. The ‘Quit India movement’ was launched in which year?

A 1942 B 1999
C 1940 D 1945

17. Which company has collaborated with Indian government to train nearly
2.5 million civil servants?

A Google B. Microsoft
C. Meta D IBM

18. Which University has been ranked first in the ‘Nature Index 2022’
ranking?

A. Delhi University B. University of Hyderabad

C. Punjab university D. Madras university

19. The ‘Golden Joint’ of the Chenab Railway Bridge was recently
inaugurated in which state/UT?

A. Jammu & Kashmir B. Assam

C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Sikkim

20. Which is the venue of ‘Silk Mark Expo’, which was recently
inaugurated?

A. New Delhi B. Mysore

C. Bangalore D. Shimla
21. UP Govt Plans to Double Farmers income under ____________ August
8, 2022.

A. Prashadam Scheme B. Panchamrut scheme

C. Kisan Pragti Yojna D. Anndata Yojna
22. Which city was the host of the first ‘All India District Legal Services
Authorities Meet’?

A. New Delhi B. Lucknow

C. Jaipur D. Gurgaon

23.Which institution has developed ‘Ultrasound adhesives’ that produces

images of internal organs of the body?

A.Oxford university B. John Hopkins University

C. Harvard University D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

24. Which state Police was recently honoured with the ‘President’s colour’?

A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerela

C. Karnataka D. Odisha

25. Which foreign bank’s IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) was recently
inaugurated in GIFT City, Ahmedabad?

A. Bank of America B. Citi Bank

C. Deutsche Bank D. BNP Paribas

26. Which Indian billionaire surpassed Bill Gates to become the world’s
fourth-richest person?

A. Mukesh Ambani B. Gautam Adani

C. Lakshmi Mittal D. Roshni Nadar

27. .‘Responsible AI for Youth 2022′ program was launched by National E-

Governance Division along with which company?

A. Intel B. Google
C. Accenture D. Microsoft
28. Chandler wobble, which was seen in the news, is a phenomenon
associated with which field?

A. Mining of Crypto-currency B. Phase of Economic Crisis

C. Rotation of planets D. Strategy in Chess

29. Where is Asia Cup 2022 going to be held?

A. India B. UAE
C. Pakistan D. West Indies

30. Which U.S state electorally rejected the ‘Value Them Both Amendment’?

A. Kanasas B. Hawaii
C. Georgia D. Texas

31. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘One District-One Product

(ODOP)’ scheme?

A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Finance
D. Ministry of MSME

32. Which Indian Armed Force conducted a large-scale exercise named

‘Skylight’?

A. Indian Air Force B. Indian Navy

C. Indian Army D. Indian Coast Guard

33. Which is the venue of ‘International Telecommunication Union’s

Regional Standardization Forum for Asia and Oceania region’?

A. Mumbai B. New Delhi

C. Mysore D. Hyderabad

34. Which is the location of the ‘12th edition of the Defence Expo’?

A. Gandhinagar B. Pune
C. Vishakhapatnam D. Bangalore
35. After the recent political turnaround in Bihar, who sworn in as the Chief
Minister of the state?

A. Tejashvi Kumar B. Nitish Kumar

C. Lalu Prasad Yadav D. Sushil Modi

36. Which state/UT has inaugurated the ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’?

A. Aasam B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh D. Gujrat

37. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, which
category of beneficiaries are excluded?
A. Central Government Employees
B. State Government Employees
C. Income Tax Payers
D. Non- Resident Indians

38. ‘Rice Fortification’ in India is implemented through which Ministry?

A. Ministry of Agriculture
B. Ministry of Law and Justice
C. Ministry of Education
D. Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food Distribution

39. Which country has partnered with India Meteorological Department to

fast-track climate change in India?

A. France B. Japan
C. Germany D. USA

40. Which is the venue of the ‘National Security Strategies (NSS)

Conference 2022’?

A. Pune B. Vishakhapatnam
C. New Delhi D. Udaipur

[D] Match the following Ministers with their departments (10)

1. Mrs. Nirmala Sitaraman a. Law & Justice

2. Mr. Jyotiraditya Sindhiya b. Commerce and Industry
3. Mr. Piyush Goyal c. Road transport and highways
4. Mrs. Smriti Irani d. Home affairs
5. Mr. Nitin Gadkari e. Finance
6. Mr. Rajnath Singh f. Women and child development
7. Mr. Amit Shah g. Rural development
8. Mr. Arjun Munda h. Civil Aviation
9. Mr. Kiren Rijiju i. Defence
10.Mr. Giriraj Singh j. Tribal affairs

SECTION B ( MENTAL ABILITY)

Choose the correct option for these brain teasers- (20)

1. Replace the question mark (?) in the following series. L, LL, LLLL,
LLLLLLL, ?

(A) LLLLLLLL (B) LLLLLLLLLLL (C) LLLLLLLLL (D) LLLLLLLLLL

2.
Find the missing number, if a certain rule is followed row-wise or column-
wise.

6 6 6

5 7 5

4 3 ?

120 126 330

(A)4
(B)8
(C)11
(D)16

3.In the given series, some letters are missing.

Select the correct alternative.

a_abaa_baaa_aaa_aa_b

(A) a a b b a (B) b a c a b

(C) b c a b c (D) b c a a b

4.Complete the series:

5. What comes in place of question mark (?) in the series given below
?B,C,E,H,L, ?

(A) M (B) N (C) P (D) Q

6. Replace the question mark (?) in the series given below with the suitable
option. 2,3,8,36, ?

(A) 57 (B) 37 (C) 48 (D) 185

7. What comes in place of question mark (?) in the following number series :
1,8,27,64,125, ?,

(A) 1541 (B) 1441 (C) 1600 (D) 216

8. Which of the following options will complete the given pattern?

A,E,_,O,U.
(A)L

(B)I

(C)G

(D)H

9. 18,24,21,27,24,___.
(A)30
(B)14
(C)25
(D)29

10. 1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,___.
(A)5
(B)4
(C)3
(D) 6

11. 10,55,280,1405,____.
(A)7030
(B)6624
(C)7025
(D) 7000

12. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,___.
(A)21
(B)15
(C)17
(D) 19
13. 2,6,14,30,___,126.
(A)62
(B)54
(C)60
(D) 66

14. (4*5), (5*6),(6*7),____,(8*9).

(A)7*8
(B)8*10
(C)10*11
(D) 7*9

15. (8/7/6), (8/6/5),___, (8/4/3), (8/3/2)

(A)(8/1/5)
(B)(8/5/4)
(C)(8/5/3)
(D) (8/2/1)

Directions(Q16-17): Study the information given below carefully and

accordingly answer the following questions:

A+B means A is married to B

A-B means A is sister of B

A*B means A is brother of B

A×B means A is father of B

16. Based on the equation given below, how is J related to I?

K*J×L+I*P

1. Mother

2. Father

3. Mother in law
4. Father in law

5. Sister

17. Based on the given equation, find how is U related to X?

Y+Z-U*S+X*R

1. Brother

2. Mother

3. Grandfather

4. Sister

5. Bother-in-law

Directions (Q18 – Q22): Study the information given below and answer the
following questions: A family comprises seven members of which there are
two couples. These seven members include A, B, C, D, E, F and G. C is the
sister of B. A is the father of F and E is the brother of F and F is a female. G
is the mother of B. D is the mother in law of G.

Q 18. How is G related to 1A?

1. Daughter-in-law

2. Daughter11

3. Brother

4. Neice

5. Grandfather

Q 19. How is E related to C?

1. Father

2. Mother

3. Sister

4. Grandparent

5. Uncle

Q 20. What is the relation between B and D?

1. D is father of B

2. B is the brother of D

3. B and D are cousins

4. B is Grandson of D

5. D is the Grandmother of B

Q 21. How is F related to B?

1. Uncle

2. Nephew

3. Grandson

4. Aunt

5. Sister

Directions (Q22– Q26): Read the information given below and answer the
following questions:
A total of 10 people, 5 men and 5 women are sitting in two parallel lines,
facing each other. Five men, namely, Ajit, Bharat, Chirag, Dharam and Ejaz
are facing to the south and the five women, Meenal, Neelu, Octavia, Preeti
and Arpita are facing towards the north.
● Bharat, who is just next to the left of Dharam, is opposite to Arpita.

● Chirag and Neelu are diagonally opposite to each other.

● Ejaz is opposite Octavia who is just next to Meenal.

● Preeti, who is just to the left of Arpita, is opposite to Dharam.

● Meenal is at one end of the line

Q22. Which two people are sitting at the two extreme ends of the line?

1. Ejaz, Bharat

2. Ajit, Chirag

3. Chirag, Dharam

4. Dharam, Bharat

5. None of the Above

Q 23. Who is sitting right in front of Dharam?

1. Neelu

2. Meenal

3. Octavia

4. Preeti

5. Arpita

Q24. Who sits exactly in between Meenal and Neelu?

1. Preeti

2. Octavia

3. Arpita

4. Ejaz

5. Cannot Be Determined
Q25. Who sits opposite to Octavia?

1. Chirag

2. Ejaz

3. Dharam

4. Bharat

5. Ajit

Q26. Who is sitting at the right corner of the women’s line?

1. Meenal

2. Octavia

3. Arpita

4. Preeti

5. Neelu

Q 27. Which of the given options is correct with respect to the given pair:
“Fire: Death”

1. Hunger: Starvation

2. Rain: Snow

3. Fire: Extinguisher

4. Black: Board

5. Pen: Pencil

Q 28. Find the out one out from the given options.

1. Kathakali: Kerala

2. Mohiniyattam: Tamil Nadu

3. Sattriya: Assam

4. Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh

5. Bharatnatyam: Tamil Nadu

Q 29. Out the given pairs, which of the following is incorrect?

1. Sardar Patel Stadium: Ahmedabad

2. Eden Garden: Kolkata

3. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: New Delhi

4. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium: Chennai

5. D.Y.Patil Stadium: Mumbai

Q 30. What will come in place of question marks in the given series?

ABD: FGI : : PQS : ?

1. TUW

2. UVX

3. XYZ

4. TUV

5. UVW

Q31. Find the missing number in the given analogy.

27: 3:: 64: ____

1. 6

2. 4

3. 7
4. 3

5. 5

Q32.Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the mirror image of

the given combination.

Q33. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the mirror image of
the given combination.

Q34. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the mirror image of
the given combination.

Q35. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the mirror image of
the given combination.

Q36. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the water-image of

the given combination.

Q37. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the water-image of

the given combination.
 Q38.Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the water-image of
the given combination.

Q39. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the water-image

of the given combination.

Q40. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the water-image

of the given combination.

SECTION C (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

[A] Write abbreviations for these defence forces- (4)

1. BSF
2. TA
3. IB
4. RAF
5. CRPF
6. CBI
7. NCC
8. ITBP

[B] Write the observation days for the following- (4)

1. International Women Day

2. Martyrs Day
3. World Heritage Day
4. International Labour Day
5. Children’s Day
6. Teachers’ Day
7. Human Rights Day
8. World Food Day

[C] Write any two proven benefits of Ayurveda- (1)

1.
2.

[D] Read the symptoms and identify the diseases. You may also use the help
box- (2)

[ Trigger finger, Pica, Progeria, Peeling skin syndrome]

1. It is a type of mental disorder in which a person likes to eat chalk dust,

sand etc.

2. It is a very painful disease in which fingers or the thumb locks when bent.

3. It is a rare disease in which most of the body parts peel out continuously,
like from hand, mouth, neck etc.

4. It is a genetic disease in which the child appears premature, loses of body

fats and hair and looks like an old person.

[E] Write the names of the inventors of these inventions- (2)

1. Microphone 2. Air Conditioner 3. Mobile phone

4. Electric Motor
[F] Write taglines of these newspapers and channels- (2)

1. Aaj Tak 2. The Times Of India 3. Dainik Bhaskar

4. You Tube

[G] Write the names of the founders of these companies- (2)

( Piyush Bansal, Ritesh Agarwal, Vijay Shankar Sharma, Byju Raveendran)

1. Byjus
2. Paytm
3. Lenskart
4. Oyo Rooms

[H] Write any one use of GPS. (1)

[I] Explain the following Yoga asanas- (Any 2) (2)

1. Vajrasana 2. Naukasana 3.Tadasana