14. Three numbers A, B and C are such that the HCF of A and B is the same as the HCF of B and C. If the LCM of A and B is three times the LCM of B and C, then the ratio C : A is:
(A) 1 : 9
(B) 3 : 1
(C) 9 : 1
(D) 1 : 3
15. Who amongst the following has been awarded the Gyanpith Award in 2024?
16. Yesterday just after sunrise Rajiv met Samir and was talking, when Rajiv noticed that Samir’s shadow was seen towards the right of Rajiv. Which direction was Samir facing?
(A) South
(B) East
(C) West
(D) North
17. Which Hindi poet is known for “Madhushala” and “Agneepath”?
24. Rearrange the following components to form a correct sentence.
(i) where no man had
(ii) here we are strolling
(iii) ever set foot before
(iv) on the surface of the moon
25. Which country are Kira and Gho the national dress of?
(A) Nepal
(B) Cambodia
(C) Bhutan
(D) Vietnam
26. Which of the following is NOT a non-metallic mineral?
(A) Silica
(B) Limestone
(C) Bauxite
(D) Dolomite
27. Which of the following is correct?
(A) Volcano cannot exist underwater.
(B) Sea does not have any water current.
(C) Almost 70% of earth surface is filled with water.
(D) Land mass is almost half of earth’s surface.
28. Which present region of India did King Lalitaditya (Muktapida) have his empire in?
(A) Northeast India
(B) Kashmir region
(C) The Kutch area
(D) The Deccan region
29. Identify the pair which does not follow the common pattern.
47. A person moves from P to Q in a semi-circular path and then comes back to P by the shortest route, which is 4 km. The total path covered by the person in the entire journey is:
(A) (4Ī+2) km
(B) (2Ī+4) km
(C) (Ī+2) km
(D) (2Ī+2) km
48. Sagor Dekhisa, a collection of Assamese poems was written by:
51. Two bells A and B are rung such that the bell A rings at every 30 minutes and the bell B rings at every 25 minutes. If both the bells start ringing simultaneously at 6 am, then the very next simultaneous ring will be at the time:
(A) 8:00 am
(B) 8:30 am
(C) 9:00 am
(D) 9:30 am
52. A + B means A is to the North of B; A%B means A is to the East of B; A−B means A is to the West of B; then in (Neptune % Saturn + Uranus − Jupiter) Uranus is in which direction with respect to Neptune?
(A) South - West
(B) North - East
(C) North - West
(D) South - East
53. Who played the title role in the 1969 version of Dr. Bezbaruah?
55. Which of the following is a State of the United States of America?
(A) Hawai
(B) Fiji
(C) Papua New Guinea
(D) Solomon Island
56. Fill in the blank.
January was the ____ month last year.
57. Which two countries does the Gobi Desert touch?
(A) Sudan and Egypt
(B) Saudi Arabia and Iraq
(C) Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
(D) China and Mongolia
58. The population of a town increases at the rate of 10% every year. If the present population of the town is 10,000, then after 3 years the population of the town would be:
67. The least natural number which when divided by 2 gives remainder 1, when divided by 3 gives remainder 2 and when divided by 4 gives remainder 3, is:
(A) 23
(B) 17
(C) 31
(D) 11
68. Which of the following is an Assamese jewellery item worn in the ears?
69. A political and legal process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct is termed as:
70. The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5. The largest angle of the triangle is:
(A) 70°
(B) 90°
(C) 120°
(D) 100°
71. Toyota has its headquarters in :
(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) Singapore
(D) Japan
72. If Pâ represents the product of the natural numbers from 1 to n, then P₁+P₂+P₃+P₄ is :
(A) 23
(B) 33
(C) 37
(D) 31
73. Which country controls the Suez Canal ?
(A) Turkey
(B) Israel
(C) Egypt
(D) France
74. Which of the following does saliva in our mouth help to breakdown ?
(A) Starch
(B) Protein
(C) Vitamins
(D) Fat
75. Which Continents does the Mediterranean Sea lie between ?
(A) Asia and Europe
(B) Europe and Africa
(C) North America and Africa
(D) South America and Africa
76. If SATURN is coded as TZUTSM, then how will URANUS be coded by same plan ?
(A) TSZOTT
(B) VQBMVR
(C) VQBOUS
(D) VSBOVT
77. Which of the following is a collective noun for ships ?
(A) pack
(B) herd
(C) swarm
(D) fleet
78. A tank can be filled by 6 pipes in 80 minutes. How long will it take to fill the tank by 8 pipes ?
(A) 45 min
(B) 60 min
(C) 48 min
(D) 70 min
79. Grandmother was cooking at a picnic, attended by her son and daughter-in-law, with their four
sons and their wives and one son and two daughters to each of the sons. How many ladies were
there at the picnic ?
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 10
80. “The invigilator could not detect that the two boys were exchanging notes under his nose .” What
is the meaning of the marked portion ?
(A) With due permission
(B) Right in front
(C) With active help
(D) In small pieces of paper
81. For which sport was T. Ao the captain of Indian team ?
(A) Badminton
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Volleyball
82. 72 toffees were distributed to some boys in a group. Each boy in the group got twice as many of
the toffees as the number of boys. The number of boys in the group is :
84. The Civil wars termed as the Wars of the Roses was fought for which throne ?
(A) British throne
(B) French throne
(C) Russian throne
(D) Spanish throne
85. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Sikkim shares border with Assam.
(B) Sikkim lies towards the west of Assam.
(C) Assam shares borders with Sikkim and Meghalaya.
(D) Bangladesh and Sikkim touch the borders of Assam.
86. Which country did the martial art Taekwondo originate in ?
(A) Thailand
(B) China
(C) Korea
(D) Vietnam
87. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
(A) Class I lever : Pliers
(B) Class II lever : Nail cutter
(C) Class III lever : Nutcracker
(D) Class II lever : Bottle opener
88. As on 1st of January, 2024, who is the President of Ukraine ?
(A) Joe Biden
(B) Vladimir Putin
(C) Valerii Zaluzhn
(D) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
89. The Padmanabhaswami Temple is in which city ?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Chennai
(C) Madurai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
90. Who has won the highest number of gold medals in the Olympic Games ?
(A) Mark Spitz
(B) Michael Phelps
(C) Jesse Owens
(D) Paavo Nurmi
91. To which emperor was Chanakya the royal advisor ?
92. Which of the following countries does the Mediterrean Sea not touch ?
(A) Spain
(B) Portugal
(C) Lebanon
(D) France
93. Consider the five numbers given here :
(i) 736 (ii) 269 (iii) 958 (iv) 219 (v) 793
Arrange the digits of each number in descending order. What would be the difference between
the highest number and the lowest one ?
(A) 222
(B) 716
(C) 618
(D) 12
94. Near which place, a statue of Jongal Balahu has been erected ?
(A) Raha
(B) Dibrugarh
(C) Dhuburi
(D) Karimganj
95. Who of the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis player ?
96. Which of the following is a stringed musical instrument of Assam ?
(A) Dogor
(B) Xutuli
(C) Kaaliya
(D) Tokari
97. A six-faced die is made in such a way that the sum of the dots on the opposite faces are always
equal. Which of the following pairs is not opposite facing pair of the die ?
(A) 1, 4
(B) 2, 5
(C) 1, 6
(D) 3, 4
98. Identify the correct definition of verb.
(A) Naming words
(B) Things description words
(C) Action words
(D) Joining words
99. Which of the following is an example of Indirect Tax of India ?
(A) Gift Tax
(B) Income Tax
(C) Goods and Services Tax
(D) Capital Gains Tax
100. Mark the correct word as synonym of “affluent”.
(A) Jane Austen
(B) Barbara Cartland
(C) Agatha Christie
(D) Virginia Woolfe
102. If sinθ=cosθ then the value of 1+tanθ is :
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 0
(D) √2
103. The product of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x²−5x+6=0 is :
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 6
104. Which is the odd one out of the list ?
(A) Chapters
(B) Preface
(C) Index
(D) Book
105. At a class test for 50 students, the average score was found to be 45.5 out of 100. Upon checking,
it was found that an incorrect data-entry had occurred where 85 was incorrectly entered as 58.
What should be the correct class average ?
111. A person borrows a sum of ` 1,00,000 at a simple interest of 6% per annum for 2 years and invests the amount at a compound interest of 6% per annum for 2 years. After returning the borrowed amount with interest, the person earns a profit of :
(A) ` 360
(B) ` 120
(C) ` 480
(D) ` 240
112. Identify the correct mirror image of the figure.
Answer : (B) ` 120
113. Which of the following is an award exclusively for the music industry?
(A) The Oscars
(B) Emmy Awards
(C) Golden Globe
(D) Grammy Awards
114. A person purchases x number of items at the rate of ` x per item. The shopkeeper gives him a total discount of ` x after which he pays ` 156. The cost per item after the discount is:
(A) ` 13
(B) ` 12
(C) ` 16
(D) ` 14
115. Which type of Democracy is presently being practised in India?
(A) Direct Democracy
(B) Representative Democracy
(C) Social Democracy
(D) Totalitarian Democracy
116. (√225/729)-(√25/144)-(√16/81) = ?
(A) − 7/12
(B) - 20/27
(C) - 5/9
(D) - 11/36
117. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the ICC Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup?
(A) India has won the Cup twice.
(B) Australia has won the maximum number of times.
(C) England won the Cup in the first tournament.
(D) Bangladesh has never won the Cup.
118. In which country was Christopher Columbus born?
(A) Spain
(B) England
(C) Portugal
(D) Italy
119. How many times has Brazil won the Football World Cup?
(A) Three
(B) Five
(C) Four
(D) Seven
120. Which of the following diagrams best represents Writers, Teachers, and Musicians of our society?
Answer : (D)
121. Who has been honoured with Assam Baibhav in 2024?
122. A geometric figure has two pairs of parallel lines, intersecting at right angles. One pair is of length 8 cm each, and the other pair is of 6 cm. If the longer pair size is increased by 2 cm each, while the shorter pair is reduced by 2 cm, which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Area of the figure decreases
(B) Perimeter of the figure increases
(C) Perimeter of the figure decreases
(D) Area of the figure increases
123. Which of the following places does not host IPL matches?
(A) Steps had been cut in the ice
(B) Steps were cut in the ice
(C) Climbers cut steps in the ice
(D) Steps cut in the ice by climbers
127. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.
(A) Nothing can be done without giving information.
(B) Nothing can be done unless we are given more information.
(C) Nothing can be done unless someone gives more information.
(D) Nothing can be done without information.
128. Which word from the following is similar to beckon?
(A) light
(B) beg
(C) motion
(D) hear
129. Which of these words is closest in meaning to the word kin?
(A) exult
(B) twist
(C) friend
(D) relative
130. What would be the synonym for the word educe?
(A) demand
(B) elicit
(C) ideal
(D) unlawful
131. Choose the sentence that correctly communicates the meaning in the following sentence.
(A) Barua was usually able to catch the six thirty-five train from Guwahati
(B) Barua was usually able to catch a six thirty-five train from Guwahati
(C) Barua was usually able to catch on six thirty-five train from Guwahati
(D) Barua was usually able to latch the six thirty-five train from Guwahati
132. Put the verb in brackets into the present perfect tense, and fill the space by repeating the auxiliary. Where you (be)?—
I (be) to the dentist.
(A) have you had, I have been
(B) have you gone, I have been
(C) have you been, I’ve been
(D) went, I went
133. The word hide in the first paragraph means :
(A) smell
(B) evade
(C) skin
(D) land
134. The function of the third paragraph is to :
(A) pose a question about Okapi behaviour
(B) rebut a theory about Okapi behaviour
(C) counter the assertion that Okapis are rare
(D) explain why Okapis appeared to be rare
135. Okapis stay within the forest interior. The passage relates this to the __________ of the Okapi.
(A) scarcity
(B) mind
(C) culture
(D) size
136. Zoologists assume that Okapis are relics and they respect the forestland borders. It means :
(A) Okapis are humanoid creatures
(B) They are culturally inclusive
(C) They communicate with other bordering creatures
(D) None of the above
137. Mr. Powers was so gullible that he believed even the most outlandish excuses of his insincere employees.
138. The new shipping and receiving building is an expansive facility, large enough to meet our growing needs.
(A) obsolete
(B) meagre
(C) spacious
(D) costly
139. The first person to use a gear system on bicycles was :
(A) H.J. Lawson
(B) Kirkpatrick Macmillan
(C) Pierre Michaux
(D) James Starley
140. Which of the following statements from the passage represents the writer’s opinion?
(A) The safety bicycle would look familiar to today’s cyclists.
(B) Two hundred years ago, bicycles didn’t even exist.
(C) The Michaux bicycle is the best model ever created.
(D) Bicycles are environmentally friendly.
141. You must speak clearly and slowly, so that the listeners can ___________.
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