General Test 2025 Previous Year Paper

Q1. The figures X, Y and Z given below show a sequence of folding of paper. The fig.(Z) shows the manner in which the folded paper has been cut. Choose from the answer figures given in options which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of fig. (Z).

Q2. Which one of the following answer figures completes the figure matrix given below:

Q3. In the given question, find out which of the following answer figures completes the figure matrix?

Q4.

Q5. Jatin is ninth from the front in a column of boys. There were thrice as many behind him as there were in front. How many boys are there between Jatin and the fifth boy from the end of the column?

(A) 33

(B) 20

(C) 21

(D) 19

Q6. Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) Remainder when 17³⁵²³⁴ is divided by 8	(I) 0
(B) Remainder when 4444 is divided by 9	(II) 1
(C) Unit's digit of (34) ¹⁵+(34) ¹⁶	(III) 2
(D) Unit digit of 7⁴−9³	(IV) 7

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (A) (II), (B) (IV), (C) (I), (D) - (III)

(B) (A) (I), (B) (II), (C) (III), (D) (IV)

(C) (A) (II), (B) (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

(D) (A) (IV), (B) (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Q7.Soap consists of

(A) Alkali salts of higher fatty acids

(B) Calcium carbonate, aluminum silicate and gypsum

(C) Sodium silicate and silicate of a base, like calcium or lead

(D) Sodium silicate and ammonium nitrate

Q8. Choose the number which is different from the others.

(A) 295

(B) 552

(C) 729

(D) 906

Q9. If 10% of X = 15% of Y = 1/5 of Z, then X: Y: Z is

(A) 6:3:4

(B) 10:15:18

(C) 15:10:18

(D) 6:4:3

Q10.Earth Hour, the voluntary one hour blackout observed by 187 countries on 23rd day of March every year, to mark a battle against global warming, was first organized by which organization of the following:

(A) Green Peace

(B) World Health Organization

(C) World Wildlife Fund for Nature

(D) People for Ethical Treatment of Animals

Q11. If the area of an equilateral triangle is , then the length of the side is:

(A) 12 cm

(B) 9 cm

(C) 6 cm

(D) 3 cm

Q12. How many degrees will the hour hand move, in the time within which the minute hand moves 240°?

(A) 20°

(B) 18°

(C) 24°

(D) 22°

Q13. Who among the following emperors fought the 'First Battle of Panipat'?

(A) Babur and Sikandar Lodhi

(B) Akbar and Hemu

(C) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri

(D) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi

Q14. Which of the following nicknames would you most likely relate to Thailand?

(A) Land of Thousand Elephants

(B) Land of Morning Calm

(C) Land of White Elephants

(D) Land of Tigers

Q15. Mohiniyattam is a solo female dance form known for its rhythmic and unbroken flow of body movements.

(A) The love and devotion to god Vishnu is usually the theme of this dance form.

(B) This dance form belongs to the state of Andhra Pradesh.

(C) Mohiniyattam has the grace and elegance of Bharatanatyam and the vigor of Kathakali.

(D) The dancers attire in a beautiful white and gold bordered Kasavu sari with distinctive white jasmine flowers around a French bun at the side of her head.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (A), (B) and (C) only

(B) (A), (B) and (D) only

(C) (A), (C) and (D) only

(D) (B), (C) and (D) only

Q16. In the given question, a statement is followed by two assumptions. You have to decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

Statement: Over The Top (OTT) platform has become indispensable for the entertainment of people.

Assumptions:

People enjoy watching content on OTT.

OTT is the only medium of entertainment.

(A) Only assumption II is implicit.

(B) Only assumption I is implicit.

(C) Both I and II are implicit.

(D) Neither I nor II is implicit.

Q17. Match the following missions to their respective purposes:

List-I Mission	List-II Purpose
(A) Chandrayaan-3	(I) Development and launch of a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite
(B) Gaganyaan-3	(II) Attempt for soft landing on moon
(C) NISAR	(III) Solar Observatory Mission
(D) Aditya-L1	(IV) India's first crewed (human) space mission

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (A) (II), (B) (IV), (C) (I), (D) (III)

(B) (A) (I), (B) (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(C) (A) (IV), (B) (I), (C) (III), (D) - (II)

(D) (A) (III), (B) (IV), (C) (I), (D) - (II)

Q18. Earthquake refers to the vibration on the earth's surface caused by catastrophic endogenetic forces.

(A) The magnitude or intensity of energy released by an earthquake is not measured by the modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.

(B) The place on the ground surface which is perpendicular to the focus is called the epicenter.

(C) Seismology is the special branch of geology that deals with the study of earthquakes.

(D) Shadow zones are some specific areas where earthquake waves do not occur or occur rarely.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (A), (B) and (D) only

(B) (A), (C) and (D) only

(C) (A), (B), and (C) only

(D) (B), (C) and (D) only

Q19. By looking in a mirror, it appears that it is 6:05 on an analog clock. What is the actual time?

(A) 11:30

(B) 5:50

(C) 5:55

(D) 11:28

Q20. A trader sells wheat at 10% profit and uses weight 10% less than the actual measure. What is his actual percentage gain?

(A) 18.18 %

(B) 20%

(C) 22.22%

(D) 10%

Q21. Choose the correct water image of the given figure, amongst the following answer figures:

Q22. The value of gravity (g) on the Moon is __________ of that on the earth's surface.

(A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/6 (D) 1/9

Q23. The component of the blood which helps to fight infections is

(A) Erythrocytes

(B) Plasma

(C) Platelets

(D) Leukocytes

Q24. For what value of K, the system of equations 3x - ky - 3 = 0 and 2x-3y-4=0 has no solution?

(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 5 (D) 9/2

Q25.Manish is eighteenth from the right end and Rahul is fifth from the left end in a row of boys. If there are seven boys between Manish and Rahul, how many boys are there in the row?

(A) 29 (B) 30 (C) 31 (D) 41

Q26. When seen through a mirror, an analog clock shows quarter to four. The correct time shows by the clock:

(A) 9:15 (B) 9:45

(C) 8:15 (D) 8:45

Q27. The sum of the digits of a 4-digit number is subtracted from the number. The resulting number is always

(A) divisible by 6

(B) divisible by 9

(C) divisible by 4

(D) divisible by 8

Q28. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the center. E is second to the right of F, who is sitting on the immediate right of C. A & D are the only persons sitting between G & E.

(A) B is third to the right of G.

(B) C is the immediate right of G.

(C) D is the immediate right of B.

(D) G is second to the left of F.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (C) and (D) only

(B) (A), (B) and (D) only

(C) (A), (B), and (C) only

(D) (A), (B), (C) and (D)

Q29. 3 men or 15 boys can do a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days will 2 men and 5 boys do this work?

(A) 15 days (B) 25 days

(C) 30 days (D) 40 days

Q30. P and Q together can do a piece of work in 60 days. Q and R together can do it in 120 days. P and R together can do it in 90 days. In what time can Q alone do the same work?

(A) 144 days (B) 720 days

(C) 360 days (D) 720/7 days

Q31. Arrange the sequence of the stages of human progress in order of their occurrence.

(A) The Palaeolithic Age

(B) The Chalcolithic Age

(C) The Neolithic Age

(D) The Mesolithic Age

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (A), (B), (C), (D)

(B) (B), (A), (D), (C)

(C) (D), (A), (B), (C)

(D) (A), (D), (C), (B)

Q32. C is to the East of B, which is to the North of D. If A is to the South of D, then in which general direction of C is A?

(A) South (B) South-West

(C) North (D) North-East

Q33. A boy travels between point A and point B at a speed of 6 km/h and returns at a speed of 9 km/h. If the total time taken by him is 1 hour 15 min, the distance between A and B is:

(A) 6.5 km (B) 5.5 km

(C) 4.5 km (D) 9 km

Q34. In the letter series, some of the letters are missing, which are given in the alternatives (A), (B), (C) and (D). mnonopqopqr____stu

(A) r (B) s (C) q (D) P

Choose the correct sequence from the options given below:

(A) (C), (B), (D), (A)

(B) (A), (B), (C), (D)

(C) (B), (A), (D), (C)

(D) (B), (D), (C), (A)

Q35. Trace out the alternative figure from among the following options in which the figure (X) is embedded (rotation is not allowed):

Q36. The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

The last Tuesday of February 2024 fell on which date?

The first Tuesday of that month fell on 6th.
The last day of that month was Thursday.

(A) The data in the statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(B) The data in the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(C) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

(D) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

Q37. Which of the following is called the 'Tiger of the Ganges' along with the distinction of being the 'National Aquatic Animal'?

(A) Ghariyal

(B) Dolphin

(C) Royal Bengal Tiger

(D) Hippopotamus

Q38. Arrange the sequence of national events in the order of their occurrence.

(A) Inauguration of Prerna Sthal.

(B) Droupadi Murmu takes oath as the 15th President of India.

(C) Karpoori Thakur, referred to as 'Jan Nayak', became the 49th recipient of the Bharat Ratna.

(D) India became the first country to prepare a full list of fauna, called 'Fauna of India'.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) (A), (B), (C), (D)

(B) (B), (A), (D), (C)

(C) (B), (C), (A), (D)

(D) (C), (B), (D), (A)

Q39. The number of diagonals in a Hexagon is:

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

Q40. In the given question, a statement is followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Statement: Birds of same feather flock together.

Conclusions:

Similar people tend to associate with each other.
A group of birds have beautiful feathers.

(A) Only conclusion I follows

(B) Only conclusion II follows

(C) Both I and II follows

(D) Neither I nor II follows

Q41. The relation between Mean, Median and Mode for symmetrical distribution is:

(A) Mode = 2Median - 5Mean

(B) Mode = 4Median - Mean

(C) Mean = Median = Mode

(D) Mode = 2Median = Mean

Q42. A bag contains 3 red, 2 blue, 5 green and 4 yellow balls. If two balls are picked at random, what is the probability that either both are red or both are blue?

(A) 1/7 (B) 3/91 (C) 4/91 (D) 5/91

Q43. Paris Olympics 2024 was held in the vicinity of which river?

(A) Seine (B) Thames

(C) Colorado (D) Nile

Q44.

Q45. Select a suitable figure from the answer figures which will substitute this question mark so that a series is formed in order.

Q46. Which one of the following is credited as the 'pioneer of rocket technology' in India?

(A) Haider Ali

(B) Sher Shah Suri

(C) Tipu Sultan

(D) Alauddin Khilji

Q47. 'Amar Sonar Bangla', the national anthem of present day Bangladesh was written by which of the following poets?

(A) Bankim Das Chatterjee

(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(C) Ashfaq Ullah Khan

Q48. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was realized during the Viceroy-ship of:

(A) Lord Moutbatten

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(C) Lord Irwin

(D) Lord Curzon

Q49. If the slant height of a cone is decreased by 15 percent and the radius of its base is increased by 20 percent, then by what percent will its curved surface area change?

(A) 2 percent decrease

(B) 2.5 percent decrease

(C) 2.5 percent increase

(D) 2 percent increase

Q50. The nearest integer to 6650 which is exactly divisible by 429 is

(A) 6864

(B) 6435

(C) 6436

(D) 6535