Exam Date 02/08/2022

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Subject Selection Post Phase X Matriculation Level

Section : General Intelligence

Q.1Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to
right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series.
Z_C_BZX__B_XCV_Z__VB
Ans 1. XVVCZXBC

2. XCVCZBXC

3. XCXVZBXC

4. XVCVZBXC

Question ID : 2643305615
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.2In a certain code language, ‘PAPER’ is written as ‘RCSHT’, and ‘PRIDE’ is written as
‘RTLGG’. How will ‘RADIO’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. TCGKQ

2. TCGMR

3. TCGLQ

4. TCGLR

Question ID : 2643305569
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.3Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
All cameras are bells.
Some bells are computers.
Some computers are printers.
Conclusions:
I. Some cameras are bells.
II. All bells are computers.
III. Some bells are printers.

Ans 1. Only conclusion III follows

2. Only conclusion I follows

3. Only conclusion II follows

4. All of the conclusions follow

Question ID : 2643305622
Status : 7 Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.4In a certain code language, ‘LIQUID’ is written as ‘UDILQI’ and ‘HANDLE’ is written as
‘D ELHNA’. How will ‘NORMAL’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. LNMROA

2. MLANRO

3. LRMOAN

4. MALNRO

Question ID : 2643305592
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 2643305653
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.6W
9 hich two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?9 ÷ 33 – 6 + 48 × 26 = 40
Ans 1. + and ×

2. ÷ and ×

3. – and ÷

4. × and –

Question ID : 2643305684
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.7Two Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
All fruits are flowers.
No flower is a leaf.
Conclusions:
I. Some flowers are fruits
II. No fruit is a leaf.
III. All flowers are fruits.
Ans 1. Both conclusions I and II follow.

2. Conclusions I, II and III follow.

3. Both conclusions II and III

follow. 4. Both conclusions I and

III follow.
Question ID : 2643305606
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.8Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word
is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English
words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters / number
of consonants / vowels in the word.)
Time : Seconds :: Power : ?
Ans 1. Newton

2. Watt

3. Volt

4. Ohm

Question ID : 2643305658
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.9In a code language, 'please come over' is written as 'bnq tra mns', 'game is over' is
written as 'din mns piz', 'come in please' is written as 'tra bnq pvc'. What is the code
for the word 'in' in this language?
Ans 1. tra

2. din

3. bnq

4. pvc

Question ID : 2643305676
Status : 4 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.10Pointing to a person in a photograph, a man, Gaurav, said, “He is the son of my
fa ther’s daughter’s husband.” How is the person related to Gaurav?
Ans 1. Father

2. Brother

3. Son

4. Sister’s son

Question ID : 2643305567
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.11In a code language, 'garden is beautiful' is coded as 'ne ae ul', 'nice big garden' is
coded as 'ce ig ne', and 'water is life' is coded as 'er ae fe'. What is the code for the
word 'garden'?
Ans 1. ul

2. ae

3. ne

4. fe

Question ID : 2643305603
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
12, 14, 26, 40, 66, ?
Ans 1. 100

2. 106

3. 98

4. 118

Question ID : 2643305528
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.13Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would
appear in an English dictionary.
1. Operation
2. Opera
3. Option
4. Opposite
5. Opinion
6. Optical
Ans 1. 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6

2. 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 3

3. 1, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3

4. 2, 1, 5, 4, 6, 3

Question ID : 2643305671
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.14

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 2643305683
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.15Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ZVFM, XRJO, ?, TJRS, RFVU
Ans 1. VMOQ

2. VMOR

3. VNMR

4. VNNQ

Question ID : 2643305524
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.16Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
All papers are files.
Some files are maps.
No map is a paint.
Conclusions:
I. Some papers are files.
II. All maps are files.
III. Some maps are not paints.

Ans 1. Only conclusion II and III

follow 2. Only conclusions I and

II follow 3. All of the conclusions

follow

4. Only conclusion I and III follow

Question ID : 2643305622
Status : 3 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.17In a code language, 'GOLFER' is coded as ‘63’ and 'PROVE' is coded as '76'. How will
‘CURSE’ be coded in that language?
Ans 1. 86

2. 75

3. 85

4. 66

Question ID : 2643305527
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.18 Selec
lo t the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in agical and meaningful order. (From Small to Big)
1.Apartment
2.Building
3. oom
4 R.Town
5.Complex
Ans 1. 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

2. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

3. 3, 5, 4, 1, 2

4. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4

Question ID : 2643306775
Status : 3 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.19‘A & B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’.

‘A ^ B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’.
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the sister B’.
If P & Q ^ R @ S ^ T, then how is S related to P?
Ans 1. Daughter

2. Brother

3. Sister

4. Son

Question ID : 2643305627
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20Which of the given letter-clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following
series?
UDPJ, YHTN, CLXR, ?, KTFZ
Ans 1. GPBV

2. GPCU

3. GPBU

4. GPBW

Question ID : 2643305612
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ABCD, EEEE, ?, MKIG, QNKH
Ans 1. IHGF

2. IFGG

3. IFGH

4. IHFG

Question ID : 2643305623
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.22In ac
H ertain code language, ‘HAPPY’ is written as ‘12’ and ‘SORROW’ is written as ‘9’.ow will ‘DELIGHT’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. 12

2. 13

3. 10

4. 11

Question ID : 26433056203
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1

Q.23Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second
number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third
number.
8 : 14 :: 13 : 24 :: 9 : ?
Ans 1. 15

2. 16

3. 17

4. 13

Question ID : 2643306940
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.24Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second
letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related
to the third letter-cluster.
SPRUCES : RPSSECU :: ALRIGHT : RLATHGI :: RESPECT : ?
Ans 1. SERTCEP

2. SERCTEP

3. SETRCEP

4. SERTECP

Question ID : 2643305617
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.25In a code language, 'keep it simple' is written as '426', 'bring the board games' is
written as '5355', 'play by the rules' is written as '4235'. What is the code for the phrase
'puzzles are fun to play' in this language?
Ans 1. 73334

2. 63324

3. 64325

4. 73324

Question ID : 2643305673
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Section : English Language

Q.1S
elect the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fish out of water
Ans 1. To be out of the aquatic ecosystem

2. To play with fish outside the pond

3. To be out of your comfort zone

4. To have some seafood out of water

Question ID : 2643306101
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.2Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

Ans 1. Unlawful

2. Aweful

3. Dreadful

4. Faithful

Question ID : 2643306023
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘dense’ in the given sentence.

The African continent has thick forests but the Sahara desert area has sparse
distribution of population.
Ans 1. Thick

2. Population

3. Distribution

4. Sparse

Question ID : 2643306011
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Satisfy
Ans 1. Agitate

2. Annoy

3. Delight

4. Disappoint

Question ID : 2643305979
Status : 3 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5S
elect the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She informed the students, "The shooting location has already been very crowded and
noisy.”
Ans 1. She informed the students that the shooting location could already be crowded and
noisy.
2. She informed the students that the shooting location was already been crowded and
noisy.
3. She informed the students that the shooting location had already been crowded and
noisy.
4. She informed the students that if the shooting location had already been crowded and
noisy.

Question ID :
2643306061
Status :
1 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.6Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicised word.

We wish them a lifetime of wedded bliss together.

Ans 1. merriness

2. elatedness

3. gaiety

4. misery

Question ID : 2643305964
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.7Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

It is a privilege and I shall be _________ to meet the king.
Ans 1. pleased

2. happy

3. obliged

4. delighted

Question ID : 2643305968
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.8Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit the sack

Ans 1. Hitting a bag

2. Hitting a person

3. Go to sleep

4. Fall down

Question ID : 2643306512
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.9S
elect the INCORRECTLY spelt word
Ans 1. Eighth

2. Tenth

3. Nineteenth

4. Nineth

Question ID : 2643306023
Status : 4 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.10Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Changes observed in Earth’s climate since the early 20th century are _______ driven
by human activities, particularly fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping
greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s atmosphere, raising Earth’s average surface
temperature.
Ans 1. overall

2. practically

3. primitively

4. primarily

Question ID : 2643306095
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.11Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The parcel could have been misplaced by the delivery boy.

Ans 1. The delivery boy can misplace the parcel.

2. The delivery boy has misplaced the parcel.

3. The delivery boy could have misplaced the parcel.

4. The delivery boy have had misplaced the parcel.

Question ID : 2643306060
Status : 7 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.12Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The dancers were _______ to know the results of the All India Dance Competition.
Ans 1. curious

2. bland

3. ambiguous

4. certain

Question ID : 2643306038
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.13 S
g elect the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in theiven sentence.
Fashion is something that lasts only for a short time.
Ans
1. ephemeral

2. entirety

3. eternal

4. euphoria

Question ID : 2643305972
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Boisterous
Ans 1. Lively

2. Tough

3. Recluse

4. Bold

Question ID : 2643306040
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15Identify the spelling error in the given sentence and select the option that rectifies the
error.
You may reffer to our research findings in this document.
Ans
1.

documant

2. mey

3. resaerch

4. refer
Question ID : 2643306031
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
 C
omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
“Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there
is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-
h elp book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.J. Watt has used in press conferences. It
sounds appealing and rolls off the tongue nicely, but there’s a good chance it’s downright
wrong.
We’re told that striving to be great and never being satisfied are necessary to meet the ever-
increasing pressures and pace of today’s world. It’s the only route to success. But what is it all
for? What does success even mean? Rates of clinical anxiety and depression are higher than
ever. Some experts believe that loneliness and social isolation have reached epidemic
proportions. Two-thirds of all employees report feeling burned out at work. Surely this isn’t the
kind of success that everyone is after.
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers that true success means feeling content with the unfolding
of your life. It is “finding happiness in your work and life, in the here and the now.”
The kind of success that Thich Nhat Hanh champions isn’t about striving to be great all the
time. It’s about being at least OK with where you are, about accepting good enough. What’s
interesting is that not always trying so damn hard to be great isn’t just the path to being
happier; it’s also the path to getting better.
This mindset improves confidence and releases pressure because you don’t always feel like
you’re coming up short. It also lessens the risk of injury—emotional and physical—since there
isn’t a perceived need to put forth heroic efforts every day. The result is more consistent
performance that compounds over time. Research shows that sustainable progress, in
everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about
being
great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.
A wonderful case study is Eliud Kipchoge, who just shattered the marathon world record. He’s
literally the best in the world at what he does. Yet Kipchoge says that the key to his success is
not overextending himself in training. He’s not fanatical about trying to be great all the time.
Instead, he has an unwavering dedication to being good enough. He recently told The New
York Times that he rarely, if ever, pushes himself past 80 per cent—90 per cent at most—of
his maximum effort during workouts. This allows Kipchoge to string together weeks and
weeks of consistent training. “I want to run with a relaxed mind,” he says.
Unlike so many other runners who have tried and failed to break the world marathon record,
Kipchoge has never been obsessed with the mark. Prior to his record-setting race, when
asked about his mindset, he told The Times, “To be precise, I am just going to try to run my
personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a
personal best.” Kipchoge puts running in its place, which, for him, is in the here and now, not
in striving to meet ever increasing expectations. “When I run,” he says, “I feel good. My mind
feels good. I sleep in a freeway, and I enjoy life.”
It’s a paradox. A good-enough mindset might very well be the key to being great and happy.
The less you want to be happy, the happier you’ll be. The less you need to perform better, the
better you’ll perform. Just think about your own life. During the times you were happiest and
performed best, were you striving? Were you chasing after something? Or were you more like
Kipchoge—grounded, at peace, and feeling good enough with what was in front of you? This
doesn’t mean you should never desire productive change or improvement. Quite the opposite.
Though they may run counter to so much of the current ethos, adopting the following core
principles of good enough is likely the best route to being happier and getting better.
SubQuestion No : 16
Q.16Select the most appropriate synonym of the word depression stated in para 2 of the
given passage.
Ans 1. Humor

2. Despondence

3. Jollity

4. Gleefulness

Question ID : 2643307215
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 2
 C
omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
“Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there
is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-
h elp book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.J. Watt has used in press conferences. It
sounds appealing and rolls off the tongue nicely, but there’s a good chance it’s downright
wrong.
We’re told that striving to be great and never being satisfied are necessary to meet the ever-
increasing pressures and pace of today’s world. It’s the only route to success. But what is it all
for? What does success even mean? Rates of clinical anxiety and depression are higher than
ever. Some experts believe that loneliness and social isolation have reached epidemic
proportions. Two-thirds of all employees report feeling burned out at work. Surely this isn’t the
kind of success that everyone is after.
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers that true success means feeling content with the unfolding
of your life. It is “finding happiness in your work and life, in the here and the now.”
The kind of success that Thich Nhat Hanh champions isn’t about striving to be great all the
time. It’s about being at least OK with where you are, about accepting good enough. What’s
interesting is that not always trying so damn hard to be great isn’t just the path to being
happier; it’s also the path to getting better.
This mindset improves confidence and releases pressure because you don’t always feel like
you’re coming up short. It also lessens the risk of injury—emotional and physical—since there
isn’t a perceived need to put forth heroic efforts every day. The result is more consistent
performance that compounds over time. Research shows that sustainable progress, in
everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about
being
great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.
A wonderful case study is Eliud Kipchoge, who just shattered the marathon world record. He’s
literally the best in the world at what he does. Yet Kipchoge says that the key to his success is
not overextending himself in training. He’s not fanatical about trying to be great all the time.
Instead, he has an unwavering dedication to being good enough. He recently told The New
York Times that he rarely, if ever, pushes himself past 80 per cent—90 per cent at most—of
his maximum effort during workouts. This allows Kipchoge to string together weeks and
weeks of consistent training. “I want to run with a relaxed mind,” he says.
Unlike so many other runners who have tried and failed to break the world marathon record,
Kipchoge has never been obsessed with the mark. Prior to his record-setting race, when
asked about his mindset, he told The Times, “To be precise, I am just going to try to run my
personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a
personal best.” Kipchoge puts running in its place, which, for him, is in the here and now, not
in striving to meet ever increasing expectations. “When I run,” he says, “I feel good. My mind
feels good. I sleep in a freeway, and I enjoy life.”
It’s a paradox. A good-enough mindset might very well be the key to being great and happy.
The less you want to be happy, the happier you’ll be. The less you need to perform better, the
better you’ll perform. Just think about your own life. During the times you were happiest and
performed best, were you striving? Were you chasing after something? Or were you more like
Kipchoge—grounded, at peace, and feeling good enough with what was in front of you? This
doesn’t mean you should never desire productive change or improvement. Quite the opposite.
Though they may run counter to so much of the current ethos, adopting the following core
principles of good enough is likely the best route to being happier and getting better.
SubQuestion No : 17
Q.17Select the most appropriate synonym of the word epidemic stated in para 2 of the
given passage.
Ans 1. Ailment

2. Slump

3. Calm

4. Doldrums

Question ID : 2643307215
Status : 3 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
 C
omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
“Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there
is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-
h elp book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.J. Watt has used in press conferences. It
sounds appealing and rolls off the tongue nicely, but there’s a good chance it’s downright
wrong.
We’re told that striving to be great and never being satisfied are necessary to meet the ever-
increasing pressures and pace of today’s world. It’s the only route to success. But what is it all
for? What does success even mean? Rates of clinical anxiety and depression are higher than
ever. Some experts believe that loneliness and social isolation have reached epidemic
proportions. Two-thirds of all employees report feeling burned out at work. Surely this isn’t the
kind of success that everyone is after.
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers that true success means feeling content with the unfolding
of your life. It is “finding happiness in your work and life, in the here and the now.”
The kind of success that Thich Nhat Hanh champions isn’t about striving to be great all the
time. It’s about being at least OK with where you are, about accepting good enough. What’s
interesting is that not always trying so damn hard to be great isn’t just the path to being
happier; it’s also the path to getting better.
This mindset improves confidence and releases pressure because you don’t always feel like
you’re coming up short. It also lessens the risk of injury—emotional and physical—since there
isn’t a perceived need to put forth heroic efforts every day. The result is more consistent
performance that compounds over time. Research shows that sustainable progress, in
everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about
being
great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.
A wonderful case study is Eliud Kipchoge, who just shattered the marathon world record. He’s
literally the best in the world at what he does. Yet Kipchoge says that the key to his success is
not overextending himself in training. He’s not fanatical about trying to be great all the time.
Instead, he has an unwavering dedication to being good enough. He recently told The New
York Times that he rarely, if ever, pushes himself past 80 per cent—90 per cent at most—of
his maximum effort during workouts. This allows Kipchoge to string together weeks and
weeks of consistent training. “I want to run with a relaxed mind,” he says.
Unlike so many other runners who have tried and failed to break the world marathon record,
Kipchoge has never been obsessed with the mark. Prior to his record-setting race, when
asked about his mindset, he told The Times, “To be precise, I am just going to try to run my
personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a
personal best.” Kipchoge puts running in its place, which, for him, is in the here and now, not
in striving to meet ever increasing expectations. “When I run,” he says, “I feel good. My mind
feels good. I sleep in a freeway, and I enjoy life.”
It’s a paradox. A good-enough mindset might very well be the key to being great and happy.
The less you want to be happy, the happier you’ll be. The less you need to perform better, the
better you’ll perform. Just think about your own life. During the times you were happiest and
performed best, were you striving? Were you chasing after something? Or were you more like
Kipchoge—grounded, at peace, and feeling good enough with what was in front of you? This
doesn’t mean you should never desire productive change or improvement. Quite the opposite.
Though they may run counter to so much of the current ethos, adopting the following core
principles of good enough is likely the best route to being happier and getting better.
SubQuestion No : 18
Q.18Select the most appropriate synonym of the word perceived stated in para 5 of the
given passage.
Ans 1. Neglected

2. Ignored

3. Disregarded

4. Anticipated

Question ID : 2643307215
Status : 4 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
 C
omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
“Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there
is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-
h elp book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.J. Watt has used in press conferences. It
sounds appealing and rolls off the tongue nicely, but there’s a good chance it’s downright
wrong.
We’re told that striving to be great and never being satisfied are necessary to meet the ever-
increasing pressures and pace of today’s world. It’s the only route to success. But what is it all
for? What does success even mean? Rates of clinical anxiety and depression are higher than
ever. Some experts believe that loneliness and social isolation have reached epidemic
proportions. Two-thirds of all employees report feeling burned out at work. Surely this isn’t the
kind of success that everyone is after.
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers that true success means feeling content with the unfolding
of your life. It is “finding happiness in your work and life, in the here and the now.”
The kind of success that Thich Nhat Hanh champions isn’t about striving to be great all the
time. It’s about being at least OK with where you are, about accepting good enough. What’s
interesting is that not always trying so damn hard to be great isn’t just the path to being
happier; it’s also the path to getting better.
This mindset improves confidence and releases pressure because you don’t always feel like
you’re coming up short. It also lessens the risk of injury—emotional and physical—since there
isn’t a perceived need to put forth heroic efforts every day. The result is more consistent
performance that compounds over time. Research shows that sustainable progress, in
everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about
being
great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.
A wonderful case study is Eliud Kipchoge, who just shattered the marathon world record. He’s
literally the best in the world at what he does. Yet Kipchoge says that the key to his success is
not overextending himself in training. He’s not fanatical about trying to be great all the time.
Instead, he has an unwavering dedication to being good enough. He recently told The New
York Times that he rarely, if ever, pushes himself past 80 per cent—90 per cent at most—of
his maximum effort during workouts. This allows Kipchoge to string together weeks and
weeks of consistent training. “I want to run with a relaxed mind,” he says.
Unlike so many other runners who have tried and failed to break the world marathon record,
Kipchoge has never been obsessed with the mark. Prior to his record-setting race, when
asked about his mindset, he told The Times, “To be precise, I am just going to try to run my
personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a
personal best.” Kipchoge puts running in its place, which, for him, is in the here and now, not
in striving to meet ever increasing expectations. “When I run,” he says, “I feel good. My mind
feels good. I sleep in a freeway, and I enjoy life.”
It’s a paradox. A good-enough mindset might very well be the key to being great and happy.
The less you want to be happy, the happier you’ll be. The less you need to perform better, the
better you’ll perform. Just think about your own life. During the times you were happiest and
performed best, were you striving? Were you chasing after something? Or were you more like
Kipchoge—grounded, at peace, and feeling good enough with what was in front of you? This
doesn’t mean you should never desire productive change or improvement. Quite the opposite.
Though they may run counter to so much of the current ethos, adopting the following core
principles of good enough is likely the best route to being happier and getting better.
SubQuestion No : 19
Q.19Select the most appropriate synonym of the word marathon stated in para 6 of the
given passage.
Ans 1. Ephemeral

2. Extended

3. Momentary

4. Fleeting

Question ID : 2643307215
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 2
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omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
“Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there
is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-
h elp book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.J. Watt has used in press conferences. It
sounds appealing and rolls off the tongue nicely, but there’s a good chance it’s downright
wrong.
We’re told that striving to be great and never being satisfied are necessary to meet the ever-
increasing pressures and pace of today’s world. It’s the only route to success. But what is it all
for? What does success even mean? Rates of clinical anxiety and depression are higher than
ever. Some experts believe that loneliness and social isolation have reached epidemic
proportions. Two-thirds of all employees report feeling burned out at work. Surely this isn’t the
kind of success that everyone is after.
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers that true success means feeling content with the unfolding
of your life. It is “finding happiness in your work and life, in the here and the now.”
The kind of success that Thich Nhat Hanh champions isn’t about striving to be great all the
time. It’s about being at least OK with where you are, about accepting good enough. What’s
interesting is that not always trying so damn hard to be great isn’t just the path to being
happier; it’s also the path to getting better.
This mindset improves confidence and releases pressure because you don’t always feel like
you’re coming up short. It also lessens the risk of injury—emotional and physical—since there
isn’t a perceived need to put forth heroic efforts every day. The result is more consistent
performance that compounds over time. Research shows that sustainable progress, in
everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about
being
great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.
A wonderful case study is Eliud Kipchoge, who just shattered the marathon world record. He’s
literally the best in the world at what he does. Yet Kipchoge says that the key to his success is
not overextending himself in training. He’s not fanatical about trying to be great all the time.
Instead, he has an unwavering dedication to being good enough. He recently told The New
York Times that he rarely, if ever, pushes himself past 80 per cent—90 per cent at most—of
his maximum effort during workouts. This allows Kipchoge to string together weeks and
weeks of consistent training. “I want to run with a relaxed mind,” he says.
Unlike so many other runners who have tried and failed to break the world marathon record,
Kipchoge has never been obsessed with the mark. Prior to his record-setting race, when
asked about his mindset, he told The Times, “To be precise, I am just going to try to run my
personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a
personal best.” Kipchoge puts running in its place, which, for him, is in the here and now, not
in striving to meet ever increasing expectations. “When I run,” he says, “I feel good. My mind
feels good. I sleep in a freeway, and I enjoy life.”
It’s a paradox. A good-enough mindset might very well be the key to being great and happy.
The less you want to be happy, the happier you’ll be. The less you need to perform better, the
better you’ll perform. Just think about your own life. During the times you were happiest and
performed best, were you striving? Were you chasing after something? Or were you more like
Kipchoge—grounded, at peace, and feeling good enough with what was in front of you? This
doesn’t mean you should never desire productive change or improvement. Quite the opposite.
Though they may run counter to so much of the current ethos, adopting the following core
principles of good enough is likely the best route to being happier and getting better.
SubQuestion No : 20
Q.20Select the most appropriate synonym of the word precise stated in para 6 of the given
passage.
Ans 1. Coarse

2. Veracious

3. Inexact

4. Defective

Question ID : 2643307215
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 2
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omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Indeed, the path she had chosen was full of difficulties. It was almost an unimaginable thing in
those days for a woman of means to live a life of independence, but the particular profession
fo r which Florence had trained herself was a disreputable one. Thus, nurses in those days
were noted for their immoral conduct. They could hardly be trusted to carry out the simple
medical duties. No wonder, therefore, that Florence’s parents did not like that their daughter
should take up the profession. Florence, however, did not see eye to eye with them. She felt
wretched. Her sadness increased.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21Select the option that gives the closest meaning of the following phrase:

A WOMAN OF MEANS
Ans 1. A graceful woman

2. A wealthy woman

3. A mean woman

4. A compassionate woman

Question ID : 2643307614
Status : 7 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Indeed, the path she had chosen was full of difficulties. It was almost an unimaginable thing in
those days for a woman of means to live a life of independence, but the particular profession
for which Florence had trained herself was a disreputable one. Thus, nurses in those days
were noted for their immoral conduct. They could hardly be trusted to carry out the simple
medical duties. No wonder, therefore, that Florence’s parents did not like that their daughter
should take up the profession. Florence, however, did not see eye to eye with them. She felt
wretched. Her sadness increased.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the following word:

WRETCHED
Ans 1. Fevered

2. Miserable

3. Cheerful

4. Churning

Question ID : 2643307614
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Indeed, the path she had chosen was full of difficulties. It was almost an unimaginable thing in
those days for a woman of means to live a life of independence, but the particular profession
for which Florence had trained herself was a disreputable one. Thus, nurses in those days
were noted for their immoral conduct. They could hardly be trusted to carry out the simple
medical duties. No wonder, therefore, that Florence’s parents did not like that their daughter
should take up the profession. Florence, however, did not see eye to eye with them. She felt
wretched. Her sadness increased.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23Identify the style in which the given passage has been written.
Ans 1.

Argumentative

2. Narrative

3. Descriptive

4. Dramatic
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omprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Indeed, the path she had chosen was full of difficulties. It was almost an unimaginable thing in
those days for a woman of means to live a life of independence, but the particular profession
fo r which Florence had trained herself was a disreputable one. Thus, nurses in those days
were noted for their immoral conduct. They could hardly be trusted to carry out the simple
medical duties. No wonder, therefore, that Florence’s parents did not like that their daughter
should take up the profession. Florence, however, did not see eye to eye with them. She felt
wretched. Her sadness increased.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24Select from among the given options the most suitable title for the passage.
Ans 1. Florence and Her Dilemma

2. A Woman of Means

3. A Life of Independence

4. Nursing as a Profession

Question ID : 2643307614
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Indeed, the path she had chosen was full of difficulties. It was almost an unimaginable thing in
those days for a woman of means to live a life of independence, but the particular profession
for which Florence had trained herself was a disreputable one. Thus, nurses in those days
were noted for their immoral conduct. They could hardly be trusted to carry out the simple
medical duties. No wonder, therefore, that Florence’s parents did not like that their daughter
should take up the profession. Florence, however, did not see eye to eye with them. She felt
wretched. Her sadness increased.

SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25Which of the following inferences CANNOT be drawn from the given passage?
Ans 1. The path Florence chose was full of obstacles.

2. A woman of means has always lived a life of independence.

3. Florence did not share her parents’ opinion regarding the nursing profession.

4. The nursing profession was considered to be of doubtful reputation in Florence’s

times

Question ID : 2643307615
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1

Ans 1. 306

2. 302

3. 304

4. 308

Question ID : 2643306142
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.2If on a marked price, the difference of s
s elling prices with a discount of 42% and twouccessive discounts of 15% and 10% is Rs.185, then the marked price is:
Ans 1. Rs.1,280

2. Rs.1,000

3. Rs.1,320

4. Rs.1,500

Question ID : 26433063703
Not Attempted and
Status : Marked For Review

Chosen Option : --

Q.3The fourth proportional to 12, 15, 24 is:

Ans 1. 20

2. 30

3. 25

4. 32

Question ID : 2643306341
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.4Find the nearest integer to 5347 which is exactly divisible by 137.

Ans 1. 5243

2. 5343

3. 5141

4. 5247

Question ID : 2643306384
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5In 1 day, 25 bottles are packed by Arjun, while 22 bottles are packed by Karan in the
same time. They are working on alternate days such that Arjun works on the 1st day,
Karan on 2nd, Arjun on 3rd and so on. How many bottles will be packed in 9 days?
Ans 1. 195

2. 210

3. 188

4. 213

Question ID : 2643306334
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.6A man walks from point A to B at a speed of 15 km/h, but comes back from point B to
A at a speed of 25 km/h. Find his average speed.
Ans 1. 17.75 km/h

2. 22 km/h

3. 18.75 km/h

4. 20.70 km/h

Question ID : 2643306401
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.7A
r man donates 5% of his monthly income to an orphanage and deposits 20% of theemaining income in a bank. If he is left with Rs.14,250, find his
Ans 1. Rs.18,750

2. Rs.19,250

3. Rs.17,500

4. Rs.20,500

Question ID : 2643306392
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.8

Ans 1. 123.86

cm2 2.

114.86 cm2

3. 121.81

cm2 4.
Question ID : 2643305825
124.74 cm2
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.9The total number of students in three sections A, B and C of a class in a school is 340.
The number of students in sections A and B are in the ratio 3 : 5 and those in sections
B and C are in the ratio 3 : 2. What is the mean proportional between number of
students in section A and the number of students in section C?
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 2643306321
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.10In an election, a candidate who gets 78% votes is elected by a margin of 504 votes.
What is the total number of votes polled?
Ans 1. 800

2. 750

3. 900

4. 850

Question ID : 2643306338
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11 An
e sh bought a smartphone from his colleague Sameer for Rs.45,540 such that Sameerarned a profit of 10%. Sameer bought the phone from Anita
profit of 15%. Sujata sold that phone to Anita earning a profit of 20%. At what price (in
Rs.) had Sujata bought the phone?
Ans 1. 25,000

2. 30,000

3. 35,000

4. 33,000

Question ID : 2643305821
Status : 4 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.12The average weight of 35 students in a class increases by 2 kg, when one of the
students weighing 35 kg is replaced by a teacher. What is the weight of the teacher?
Ans 1. 101 kg

2. 107 kg

3. 103 kg

4. 105 kg

Question ID : 2643306495
Status : 7 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.13Find the average of the prime numbers lying between 68 and 96.
Ans 1. 79

2. 81

3. 80

4. 78

Question ID : 2643306337
Status : 5 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.14Krishna bought a computer and paid 25% less than its original price. He sold it at 48%
profit on the price he had paid. Find the percentage of profit earned by Krishna on the
original price.
Ans 1. 11%

2. 12%

3. 13%

4. 10%

Question ID : 2643306497
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.15 A
th school is running tree plantation drive to bring awareness among students aboute environment. If 3 teachers can complete the work of tree pl
students take 6 days to do the same work, then how many days will 3 teachers and 2
students take to complete the work of tree plantation?
Ans 1. 3

2. 8

3. 4

4. 6

Question ID : 2643306335
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.16How much compound interest does Tarun have to pay on a loan of Rs.8,50,000 at the
rate of 5% p.a. over a period of two years in case of annual compounding?
Ans 1.

Rs.9,57,125

2.

Rs.1,07,125

3.
Question ID : 2643306145
Rs.9,37,125
Status : 9 Answered
4. Rs.87,125 Chosen Option : 3

Q.17A, B and C are three numbers. If A exceeds B by 70% and B is 20% less than C, then A
: C is:
Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 2643306338
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.18The marked price of a T-shirt is ₹1,000. A shopkeeper offers 15% discount on the T-
shirt and then again offers 20% discount on the new price. How much would the
customer have to pay finally?
Ans 1. ₹675

2. ₹680

3. ₹690

4. ₹685

Question ID : 2643305867
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.19A piceman fo
k olllows a thief who is 400 m ahead of him. If they run at the speed of 7m/h and 6 km/h, respectively, what distance does the policeman run to ca
the thief?
Ans 1. 2800 m

2. 2700 m

3. 2500 m

4. 2600 m

Question ID : 26433061415
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.20The population of a town 2 years ago was 62,500. Due to migration to cities, it
decreases every year at the rate of 4% per annum. Find its present population.
Ans 1. 55600

2. 51600

3. 57600

4. 53600

Question ID : 2643306121
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.21A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 800 m. The thief starts running
and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at speeds of 20 km/h
and 25 km/h, respectively. What is the distance between them after 9 minutes?
Ans 1. 50 metres

2. 100 metres

3. 70 metres

4. 90 metres

Question ID : 26433065000
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.22A person sold an item for Rs.4,608 and earned a profit of 28%. What is the cost price of
the item?
Ans 1. Rs.3,500

2. Rs.3,600

3. Rs.3,700

4. Rs.3,800

Question ID : 2643306490
Status : 4 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.23The mean proportional between 0.012 and 0.027 is:

Ans 1. 0.039

2. 0.0075

3. 0.0195

4. 0.018

Question ID : 2643306370
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.24The iniial populat
a tion of a country is 2,04,800. If the birth and the death rates are 12%nd 7%, respectively, then find the population of the country after 2 years.
Ans 1. 225792

2. 226792

3. 228792

4. 227792

Question ID : 26433061410
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.25What is the least value of k, so that 23k57 is divisible by 3?

Ans 1. 3

2. 0

3. 2

4. 1

Question ID : 2643306384
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Section : General Awareness

Q.1‘A Fine Balance’ is written by whom among the following writers?

Ans 1. Upamanyu Chatterjee

2. Rohinton Mistry

3. Ruskin Bond

4. Vikram Seth

Question ID : 26433054192
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.2Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Ans 1. Vinegar – Acetic acid

2. Wine – Formic acid

3. Ginger – Citric acid

4. Lemon – Acetic acid

Question ID : 2643305399
Status : 7 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3Which of the following is true about sex ratio in India during 1951 - 2011?
Ans 1. Has been increasing since 1991

2. Has been increasing since 2001

3. Has been increasing since 1971

4. Has been increasing since 1951

Question ID : 26433065400
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.4W
hich of the following is a unicellular organism?
Ans 1. Funaria

2. Morchella

3. Paramoecium

4. Ectocarpus

Question ID : 2643307677
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.5Who among the following teamed up with flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and
guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and produced a concept album titled ‘Call of the Valley’?
Ans 1. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

2. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

3. Ustad Zakir Hussain

4. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Question ID : 26433054460
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.6How much collateral-free loan is provided under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
(PMMY)?
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 2643306541
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.7Identify the option that arranges the speed of light in descending order in different
mediums.
Ans 1. Water > Air > Glass > Diamond

2. Glass > Water > Air > Diamond

3. Diamond > Water > Air > Glass

4. Air > Water > Glass > Diamond

Question ID : 2643305397
Status : 4 Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8Fundamental Duties are placed in which part of the Constitution?

Ans 1. Part-II B

2. Part-III D

3. Part-I C

4. Part-IV A

Question ID : 2643305407
Status : 3 Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.9 In
which Indian city is Itmad-ud-Daulah’s tomb located?
Ans 1. Daulatabad

2. Bijapur

3. Agra

4. Mysore

Question ID : 26433054362
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.10Who formed the Swaraj Party?

Ans 1. CR Das and Motilal Nehru

2. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru

3. CR Das and Annie Besant

4. CR Das and Abul Kalam Azad

Question ID : 2643305429
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11Which of the following are gharanas related to Kathak?

Ans 1. Gwalior and Agra

2. Patiala and Indore

3. Ajrara and Delhi

4. Jaipur and Lucknow

Question ID : 2643305420
Status : 8 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.12In 1972, which Act was implemented to protect wildlife in India?

Ans 1. The Wildlife (Protection) Act

2. Biological Diversity Act

3. The Environment Protection Act

4. Forest Act

Question ID : 2643306715
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.13Who built the famous Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar?

Ans 1. Devvarman

2. Brih adratha

3. Ashoka

4. Bindusara

Question ID : 2643305426
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.14 ‘B
ihu’ is majorly celebrated in which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Assam

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Maharashtra

4. Kerala

Question ID : 2643305413
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15In the court of Chandragupta Maurya, Megasthenes was an ambassador of who among
the following Greek kings?
Ans 1. Diodotus

2. Demetrius

3. Seleucus Nicator I

4. Antigonus

Question ID : 2643306550
Status : 0 Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.16The Constitution (SC and ST) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to remove Bhogta caste
from the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) and include certain communities in the list of
Scheduled Tribes (ST) for ___________ was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in February
2022.
Ans 1. Jharkhand

2. Chhattisgarh

3. Bihar

4. Madhya Pradesh

Question ID : 26433054433
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.17What is the width of a cricket pitch?

Ans 1. 12 feet

2. 10 feet

3. 16 feet

4. 14 feet

Question ID : 26433054695
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.18When was the Border Road Organisation established in India?

Ans 1. 1980

2. 1990

3. 1960

4. 1970

Question ID : 2643306538
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.19On 24Februar
S y 2022, how many years of existence did the Pradhan Mantri Kisanamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme complete?
Ans 1. Three

2. Four

3. One

4. Two

Question ID : 2643305442
Status : 1 Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20Who among the following launched the ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund’?

Ans 1. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2. Ministry of Rural Development

3. Ministry of Education

4. Ministry of Finance

Question ID : 26433069829
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.21Writer of Kitab-ul-Hind, Al-Biruni, came to India along with who among the following
Turkish rulers in 9th century AD?
Ans 1. Masud l

2. Mahmud of Ghazni

3. Khusrau Shah

4. Bahram Shah

Question ID : 2643306551
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.22Under the Regulating Act of 1773, a Supreme Court was established at which of the
following places?
Ans 1. Agra

2. Calcutta

3. Delhi

4. Bombay

Question ID : 2643307140
Status : 6 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.23The twelve yearly festival of Mahamaham is celebrated in which Indian state?

Ans 1. Tamil Nadu

2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Telangana

4. Karnataka

Question ID : 26433054333
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.24 H
ow many times has India won the U-19 ICC Cricket World Cup?
Ans 1. One

2. Five

3. Two

4. Four

Question ID : 2643305465
Status : 2 Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25Name the layer of the Earth that is about 2200 kilometres (1367 mi) thick, composed
mostly of nickel, iron, and molten rock and where temperatures can reach up to
50,000°C?
Ans 1. Oceanic crust

2. Continental

crust 3. Outer core

4. Mantle

Question ID : 2643305411
Status : 9 Answered
Chosen Option : 4