CUET General Test

Cuet (Common University Entrance Test) For Undergraduate Courses General Test N. Krishna K.N. Sharma M.A., M.Ed. M.Sc., M.Ed. Delhi Delhi   LAXMI PUBLICATIONS (P) LTD (An ISO 9001:2015 Company) BEngalURU  • Chennai • Guwahati • Hyderabad • Jalandhar Kochi  • Kolkata • lucknow • mumbai • Ranchi New Delhi

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Introduction National Testing Agency has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the Undergraduate entrance tests for all the Central Universities (CUs) for the academic session 2022–2023. CUET will provide a single window opportunity to students to seek admission in any of the Central Universities (CUs) across the country. The CUET (UG)–2022 will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode. Examination Structure for CUET (UG)–2022: CUET (UG)–2022 will consist of the following four sections:  Section IA – 13 Languages  Section IB – 19 Languages  Section II – 27 Domain Specific Subjects  Section III – General Test Choosing options from each section is not mandatory. Choices should match the requirements of the desired University. Broad features of CUET (UG)–2022: Some features of CUET (UG)–2022 are as follows: Section Subjects/Tests Questions to Question Type Duration be Attempted Section IA– There are 13* different 40 questions to Language to be tested through 45 minutes Languages languages. Any of these be attempted for each languages may be chosen. out of 50 in each Reading Comprehension language language (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative, [Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary] Section IB– There are 19** languages. Languages Any other language apart from those offered in Section I A may be chosen. Section II– There are 27*** Domain 40 questions to • Input text can be used for 45 minutes Domain specific subjects being be attempted for each offered under this section. out of 50 MCQ Based Questions Domain Section III– A candidate may choose specific General a maximum of Six (06) 60 questions to • MCQs based on NCERT subjects Test Domains as desired by be attempted the applicable University/ out of 75 Class XII syllabus only 60 minutes Universities. For any such under- • Input text can be used for graduate programme/ programmes being offered MCQ Based Questions by Universities where a General Test is being used • General Knowledge, Current for admission. Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/ mensuration/stat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning

* Languages (13): Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu ** Languages (19): French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese. *** DomainSpecificSubjects(27):1.Accountancy/BookKeeping;2.Biology/BiologicalStudies/Biotechnology/ Biochemistry; 3. Business Studies; 4. Chemistry; 5. Computer Science/Informatics Practices; 6. Economics/ Business Economics; 7. Engineering Graphics; 8. Entrepreneurship; 9. Geography/Geology; 10. History; 11. Home Science; 12. Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India; 13. Legal Studies; 14. Environmental Science; 15. Mathematics; 16. Physical Education/NCC/Yoga; 17. Physics; 18. Political Science; 19. Psychology; 20. Sociology; 21. Teaching Aptitude; 22. Agriculture; 23. Mass Media/Mass Communication; 24. Anthropology; 25. Fine Arts/Visual Arts (Sculpture/Painting)/Commercial Arts; 26. Performing Arts– (i) Dance (Kathak/Bharatnatyam/Oddisi/Kathakali/Kuchipudi/Manipuri (ii) Drama-Theatre (iii) Music General (Hindustani/Carnatic/Rabindra Sangeet/Percussion/Non-Percussion); 27. Sanskrit [For all Shastri (Shastri 3 years/4 years Honours) Equivalent to B.A./B.A. Honours courses i.e. Shastri in Veda, Paurohitya (Karmakand), Dharamshastra, Prachin Vyakarana, Navya Vyakarana, Phalit Jyotish, Siddhant Jyotish, Vastushastra, Sahitya, Puranetihas, Prakrit Bhasha,Prachin Nyaya Vaisheshik, Sankhya Yoga, Jain Darshan, Mimansa, AdvaitaVedanta, Vishihstadvaita Vedanta, Sarva Darshan, a candidate may choose Sanskrit as the Domain]. • A candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together. (One of the languages chosen needs to be in lieu of Domain specific subjects). • Section II offers 27 subjects, out of which a candidate may choose a maximum of 6 subjects. • Section III comprises General Test. • For choosing Languages (up to 3) from Section IA and IB and a maximum of 6 subjects from Section II and General Test under Section III, the candidate must refer to the requirements of his/her intended University. Level of questions for CUET (UG)–2022: All questions in various testing areas will be benchmarked at the level of Class XII only. Marking Scheme of Examination For Multiple Choice Questions: To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner: (i) Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Five marks (+ 5) (ii) Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (– 1). (iii) Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0). (iv) If more than one option is found to be correct then Five marks (+ 5) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options. (v) If all options are found to be correct then Five marks (+ 5) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. (vi) If none of the options is found correct or a Question is found to be wrong or a Question is dropped then all candidates who have appeared will be given five marks (+ 5). Note: C andidates are advised to visit the NTA CUET (UG)–2022 official website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/, for latest updates regarding the Examination.

Contents SECTION A ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1. English ... 3 I. Fill in the blanks ... 3 II. Synonyms ... 7 III. Antonyms ... 9 IV. Idioms and Phrases ... 11 V. One Word Substitution ... 14 VI. Spelling Errors ... 16 VII. Passage Based MCQs ... 19 VIII. Reordering Sentences ... 32 IX. Sentence Correction ... 38 X. Spotting Error ... 42 SECTION B 63 63 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS 70 78 2. General Knowledge ... 85 I. Indian History and Culture ... 89 II. Geography and Environment ... 93 III. Indian Polity and Constitution ... 96 IV. Economics ... 99 V. Sports ... 105 VI. Books, Authors, World Organisations and Prizes ... 107 VII. World Geography ... 108 VIII. Current Affairs ... 110 IX. Five Year Plan ... 112 X. India and its Neighbouring Countries ... XI. States, Union Territories & Their Capitals ... 117 XII. Countries and Capitals ... 117 XIII. Inventions and Discoveries ... 122 3. Arithmetic SECTION C ... I. Number Series ... II. Simple Arithmetic QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES ... v

vi General Test for CUET III. Number System ... 124 IV. H.C.F and L.C.M ... 127 V. Fraction ... 131 VI. Square Root ... 135 VII. Ratio and Proportion ... 138 VIII. Percentage ... 142 IX. Profit and loss ... 145 X. Simple and Compound Interest ... 149 XI. Time and Work ... 153 XII. Time and Distance ... 158 XIII. Age Calculation ... 162 XIV. Average ... 164 XV. Mixture or Alligations ... 167 XVI. Permutation, Combination and Probability ... 171 4. Mensuration ... 174 5. Algebra ... 188 I. Factorization ... 188 II. Theory of Quadratic Equations ... 192 III. Solution of Equations ... 196 6. Geometry ... 199 7. Statistics ... 216 SECTION D ... 233 ... 233 LOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL REASONING ... 237 ... 241 8. Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning ... 245 I. Analogy test ... 248 II. Alphabetical Test ... 253 III. Number Series Test ... 257 IV. Letter Series Test ... 260 V. Coding — Decoding Test ... 266 VI. Mathematical Operation ... 278 VII. Blood Relations ... 283 VIII. Venn-Diagram ... 292 IX. Deductive and Inductive Reasoning ... 296 X. Analytical Reasoning and Jumbling ... 299 XI. Data Interpretation ... 301 XII. Data Sufficiency ... 306 XIII. Decision Making ... 313 XIV. Classification Test XV. Direction Sense Test XVI. Statement and Its Product XVII. Non-Verbal Reasoning

Contents MOCK TEST PAPERS vii ANSWERS 1. Mock Test Paper–1 ... M-1 2. Mock Test Paper–2 ... M-7 3. Mock Test Paper–3 ... M-13 4. Mock Test Paper–4 ... M-19 5. Mock Test Paper–5 ... M-25 Mock Test Paper 1 to 5 ... M-31–M-32

SECTION A ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IV.  IDIOMS AND PHRASES The knowledge of a good number of phrases/idioms is must to crack the current section of this exam. The study of the following idioms and phrases will hone your skills to solve the questions of this section. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Directions: Select the most appropriate alternative in each 8. The matter of property is a bone of contention between the two brothers. of the following questions: (A) a matter of agreement 1. To look down upon is meant for (B) a matter of disagreement (A) to look front (C) cause of friendship (B) to look down (D) cause of love (C) to treat with contempt 9. Henry is working round the clock in order to (D) to look at earn money. 2. A black sheep is meant for (A) working continuously for hours (A) a sheep wearing black wool (B) working intelligently (B) a sheep of black colour (C) working to repair the clock (C) a person who has bad reputation in the (D) working to reach his office in time company of people 10. Nothing is verbal in the records, the court wants (D) a person who rear black sheep everything in black and white. 3. ‘Who lives if India dies’ means (A) in written form (B) in the library (A) Nobody lives if India does not die (C) done in details (D) corrected (B) Everyone lives if India dies 11. In order to get success, the boss has left no stone unturned. (C) Nobody lives if India dies (A) went to the mountains (D) None of the above (B) went to the sea shore 4. ......... knowledge is a dangerous thing. (C) tried every possible course of action (A) Little (B) The little (D) did not try anything (C) A little (D) A small 12. It was almost impossible to drive, as it was 5. Correct saying is raining cats and dogs. (A) Do good have good (A) raining for cats (B) Do good have bad (B) the dogs were running (C) Do bad have good (C) raining heavily (D) Did good, done good (D) driving fast Directions: The following questions (6-36) consist of 13. He wanted to give up smoking as the doctor had words underlined, followed by four words. Choose the word advised him not to smoke. or phrase that could best be replaced with the given word. (A) begin 6. The young boy was the apple of everyone’s eye in the family. (B) discontinue (A) intelligent (B) liked apples (C) start afresh (C) creative (D) very dear (D) continue for some time 7. The principal of the school is all in all in taking 14. 15th of August 1947 is a red-letter day in our financial and administrative decisions. country as we got freedom from foreigners on this day. (A) most powerful (B) efficient (A) a memorable day (C) unable (D) perfect (B) a dangerous day 11

12 General Test for CUET (C) an unimportant day (C) unnecessary (D) demanding (D) a day on which letters are written 24. Football does not interest me, it is not my cup of 15. We should not look down upon the poor, they tea. are also human beings. (A) very easy (B) does not suit my taste (A) to look in an interesting way (C) I don’t like (D) I like tea very much (B) to look respectfully 25. I have tried to do my best, in case of an (C) to agree with emergency I will fall back on you. (A) fire you (D) to look in an insulting way (B) turn to you for help (C) punish you 16. Good values and great ideas are going to stay (D) appreciate you for good. They will never die. 26. He always indulges in talk-talk, you should not (A) never believe in what he says. (A) an idle gossip (B) for ever (B) talk excessively about one’s own business (C) high sounding talk (C) for a brief period (D) a nonsense talk 27. Yellow Press is always very popular with the (D) not for a single moment common man. 17. The strike was called off and the pilots returned (A) a newspaper reporting business news only to work. (B) a newspaper of yellow colour (C) press owned by the government (A) needed (B) initiated (D) a sensational newspaper. 28. He burnt his fingers by interfering in his (C) cancelled (D) invited neighbour’s affairs. 18. The flag was lowered down when the Prime (A) got himself into trouble Minister of the country passed away. (B) burnt himself (C) got himself insulted (A) crossed the way (B) died (D) got rebuked 29. The secret of success in life is that one should (C) gave a speech (D) saluted the flag take the bull by the horns. 19. You can not even imagine my miserable (A) to examine a point very minutely condition, only the wearer knows where the (B) to be frank in the expression of one’s shoe pinches. feelings (A) only I know the truth (C) to feel deeply (D) to face a difficulty courageously (B) we are not sure of anything 30. Most politicians wait for an opportunity to fish (C) only the sufferer knows the real situation in troubled waters. (A) to be victorious (D) only God knows the truth (B) to get into an awkward situation (C) to catch fish in a village pond 20. Whenever Akbar, the Great, needed Birbal’s (D) to make profits when others are in trouble advice, he sent for him. (A) ordered him to come (B) sent a letter (C) sent a gift for Birbal (D) invited Birbal to dinner 21. Before entering a place of worship, kindly take off your shoes. (A) clear (B) repair (C) wear (D) remove 22. To avoid penalty we should abide by the rules. (A) follow (B) avoid (C) make (D) deny 23. The government gave a bailout package to save it from losses. (A) rescue from a difficulty (B) current

English 13 31. He refused his job without getting another one. (C) to suffer by interfering It was a leap in the dark. (D) to be very busy (A) in bad books 34. Rupa never works by fits and starts. (B) a long jump (A) consistently (B) irregularly (C) a thoughtless action (C) in high spirits (D) enthusiastically (D) in the end 35. I am ambitious and never want to rest on my laurels. 32. You are sure to win laurels in the field of literature. (A) be satisfied (B) be dissatisfied (A) to pay heed to (B) to achieve success (C) be complacent (D) be good (C) to reject (D) to value highly 36. The casting vote of the chairman clinched the issue. 33. Don’t have all your eggs in one basket. (A) to risk all in a single adventure (A) closed (B) decided (B) to put eggs in one basket (C) finished (D) started ANSWERS 1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (D) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (B) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (D) 30. (D) 31. (C) 32. (B) 33. (A) 34. (B) 35. (A) 36. (B)

X.  SPOTTING ERROR A spelling or grammatical error can spoil the entire sentence. Sometimes wrong usage of a word also spoils the sentence. Here we are giving some common errors. Go through them and learn what kind of errors we generally make. Common Errors in the Use of Nouns Incorrect Correct 1. The police has arrested the thief. The police have arrested the thief. 2. Riches has wings. Riches have wings. 3. Mother-in-law Mothers-in-law 4. Woman teachers Women teachers 5. The Committee is divided on the issue. The Committee are divided on the issue. (Here ‘the members’ are referred to individually.) 6. The Academic Council are seized of the matter. The Academic Council is seized of the matter. (The ‘Academic Council’ is to be taken as a unit and hence the verb is in the singular.) 7. His house’s number is 231. The number of his house is 231. 8. The table’s leg has broken. The leg of the table has broken. 9. My trousers is tight at the waist. My trousers are tight at the waist. 10. My scissors needs sharpening. My scissors need sharpening. 11. What are the news? What is the news? 12. The ‘Lives of the Poets’ are written by Dr. Johnson. The ‘Lives of the Poets’ is written by Dr. Johnson. 13. Butter and bread are my favourite breakfast. Butter and bread is my favourite breakfast. 14. The rich is often bereft of love and sympathy. The rich are often bereft of love and sympathy. 15. Ganges is sacred. The Ganges is sacred. 16. I found the sheeps grazing in the valley. I found the sheep grazing in the valley. 17. The ‘Three Idiots’ were liked by everybody. The ‘Three Idiots’ was liked by everybody. 18. My economics are weak. My economics is weak. 19. The sister of Kiran is very good at cooking. Kiran’s sister is very good at cooking. 20. Adam’s and Eve’s children Adam and Eve’s children 21. Tennyson and Browning’s poetry Tennyson’s and Browning’s poetry 22. A month salary A month’s salary 23. At my wits’ end At my wit’s end 24. Our birthday comes once an year. Our birthday comes once a year. 25. Where are your luggages? Where is your luggage? 42

English 43 26. My cattle has grazed. My cattle have grazed. 27. Boy after boy are leaving. Boy after boy is leaving. 28. All people of India are brothers. All people of India are brethren. 29. Is there any breads in the container? Is there any bread in the container? 30. The innocent often suffers while the guilty enjoys The innocent often suffer while the guilty enjoy himself. themselves. Common Errors in the Use of Pronouns Incorrect Correct 1. Who is there? It is I. Who is there? It is me. 2. Who is there? It is he. Who is there? It is him. 3. Its raining. It’s raining. 4. One should follow the dictates of his conscience. One should follow the dictates of one’s conscience. 5. Where is your mother? Call she. Where is your mother? Call her. 6. Do not absent from the class. Do not absent yourself from the class. 7. He is such a person whom you can never trust. He is such a person as you can never trust. 8. He is one of the most charming persons that has He is one of the most charming persons who have come into my contact. come into my contact. 9. All our neighbours help each other. All our neighbours help one another. 10. Some is born great. Some are born great. 11. All was drowned. All were drowned. 12. The information what you gave me was incorrect. The information that you gave me was incorrect. or The information you gave me was incorrect. 13. The poem what he recited was fascinating. The poem that he recited was fascinating. or The poem he recited was fascinating. 14. It is only Radha who failed to turn up. It is only Radha that failed to turn up. 15. It is only the teacher who can shape the future of It is only the teacher that can shape the future of his his students. students. 16. Of the two, who are more amiable? Of the two, who is more amiable? 17. This shirt is my. This shirt is mine. 18. Could you lend me the bicycle of you? Could you lend me the bicycle of yours? 19. Can you give a message to she? Can you give a message to her? 20. These are my parents and those are of you. These are my parents and those are yours.

44 General Test for CUET 21. When you have read this book, return this book When you have read this book, return it to me. to me. 22. Who do you think she is? Whom do you think she is? 23. Each of the girls were given a prize. Each of the girls was given a prize. 24. I and she are invited to the party. She and I are invited to the party. 25. Let you and I play. Let you and me play. 26. I am fed up with him reaching late everywhere. I am fed up with his reaching late everywhere. 27. Everyone brought his partner to the party. Everyone brought their partner to the party. or Everyone brought his or her partner to the party. 28. Both siblings did not attend the party. Neither sibling attended the party. 29. We all did not visit him. None of us visited him. 30. Where is my pet? Have you seen him? Where is my pet? Have you seen it? Common Errors in the Use of Adjectives Incorrect Correct 1. An awake nation can never take this humiliation A nation awake can never take this humiliation lying lying down. down. 2. I prefer watching television than gossiping among I prefer watching television to gossiping among friends. friends. 3. Her condition is more better than earlier. Her condition is better than earlier. 4. My school is further from my house than yours My school is farther from my house than yours from from your house. your house. 5. This basket has much apples some of which are This basket has more apples some of which are rotten. rotten. 6. Do you know the last news? Do you know the latest news? 7. He is the oldest of his three brothers. He is the eldest of his three brothers. 8. She is the eldest teacher in this school. She is the oldest teacher in this school. 9. Is there some milk in the container? Is there any milk in the container? 10. I have any money. I have some money. 11. Don’t pay some attention to him. Don’t pay any attention to him. 12. I find the mango tastier than the apples. I find the mango tastier than the apple. 13. My daughter is in class fifth. My daughter is in class five. 14. Open you book at nine page. Open your book at page nine. 15. Henry the second was King of France from 31 Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 March 1547 until his death in 1559. until his death in 1559.

English 45 16. Modi has become the Prime Minister of India for Modi has become the Prime Minister of India for the 2nd time. the second time. 17. My school starts at ten am. My school starts at 10 am. 18. She has 2 daughters. She has two daughters. 19. How much beautiful the Taj Mahal is! How beautiful the Taj Mahal is! 20. It is not wise decision taken by you. It is not a wise decision taken by you. 21. There was something hidden in every corner of There was something hidden in each corner of the the room. room. 22. He gave me the all mangoes. He gave me all the mangoes. 23. Many a men have died of coronavirus. Many a man has died of coronavirus. 24. I spent little money I had. I spent the little money I had. 25. There are shady trees on each side of the road. There are shady trees on either side of the road. 26. The most people believe this. Most people believe this. 27. Choosing a dress took most time. Choosing a dress took the most time 28. She sings the best of the two. She sings the better of the two. 29. I appreciate honest, good and pure. I appreciate the honest, the good and the pure. 30. Honourable minister will speak in the public The honourable minister will speak in the public meeting today. meeting today. Common Errors in the Use of Verbs/Tenses Incorrect Correct 1. I have completed the project only yesterday. I completed the project only yesterday. 2. I have met him only yesterday. I met him only yesterday. 3. I visited him four times this month. (month not yet I have visited him four times this month. finished) 4. It has rained cats and dogs last week. It rained cats and dogs last week. 5. I reside in this house since I joined service. I have resided in this house since I joined service. or I have been residing in this house since I joined service. 6. He did not write to me for a week. He has not written to me for a week. 7. I did not yet work with him. I have not yet worked with him. 8. I undertook two different projects this year. I have undertaken two different projects this year. 9. He did not respond favourably to my suggestions He has not responded favourably to my suggestions so far. so far. 10. I shall look forward to being with you some time I look forward to being with you some time next next month. month.

46 General Test for CUET 11. I will do it when I will be ready. I will do it when I am ready. 12. Before you will reach there I shall be around. Before you reach there I shall be around. 13. Will I help you? Shall I help you? 14. Will we be at the gate to receive the chief guest? Shall we be at the gate to receive the chief guest? 15. I would rather you stand by your old parents. I would rather you stood by your old parents. 16. It is time/It is high time you start working hard at It is time/It is high time you started working hard at your books. your books. 17. If wishes were horses beggars may ride. If wishes were horses beggars might ride. 18. If I were a millionaire, I will help the poor. If I were a millionaire, I would help the poor. 19. If I reached the station in time, I would have caught If I had reached the station in time, I would have the train. caught the train. 20. He will obey you if you were responsive to his He will obey you if you are responsive to his immediate needs. immediate needs. 21. He managed getting first class. He managed to get first class. 22. She spoke a speech. She gave/delivered/made a speech. 23. Our team made two goals. Our team scored two goals. 24. He talks as if he is mad. He talks as if he were mad. 25. Two and two makes four. Two and two make four. 26. He works hard lest he should not fail. He works hard lest he should fail. 27. How long are you waiting for your turn? How long have you been waiting for your turn? 28. Born and brought up in a rich family, he led a Although he was born and brought up in a rich family, simple life. he led a simple life. 29. Being a wintry night, I preferred to stay indoors. As it was a wintry night, I preferred to stay indoors. 30. I have come across an old buddy a couple of days I came across an old buddy a couple of days ago. ago. Common Errors in the Use of Subject-Verb Agreement Incorrect Correct 1. I goes for a morning walk every day. I go for a morning walk every day. 2. We talks. We talk. 3. Two thousand rupees are a good sum. Two thousand rupees is a good sum. 4. The king and poet are here. The king and poet is here. 5. The king and the poet is here. The king and the poet are here. 6. The father with his sons were present there. The father with his sons was present there.

English 47 7. He as well as his parents are illiterate. He as well as his parents is illiterate. 8. Either you or your brother have done this. Either you or your brother has done this. 9. Either of these two boys are guilty. Either of these two boys is guilty. 10. Neither you came here nor your brother did. Neither you came here nor did your brother. 11. She wore a pair of sunglasses, which was She wore a pair of sunglasses, which were expensive. expensive. 12. The majority of the applicants is girls. The majority of the applicants are girls. 13. The news from the War front are not encouraging. The news from the War front is not encouraging. 14. None of them are right. None of them is right. 15. What I say and do is none of his business. What I say and do are none of his business. 16. More than one person were ready to come forward. More than one person was ready to come forward. 17. One who works hard succeed. One who works hard succeeds. 18. You and not he is guilty. You and not he are guilty. 19. The moon and not the stars are shining in the sky. The moon and not the stars is shining in the sky. 20. One hundred kilometres are a long distance. One hundred kilometres is a long distance. 21. The economics of the project is very encouraging. The economics of the project are very encouraging. 22. Your hairs are thick. Your hair is thick. 23. There is dog/cat hair all over my coat. There are dog/cat hairs all over my coat. 24. The house we live in is 50-years-old. The house we live in is 50 years old. 25. It is a 400-years-old castle. It is a 400-year-old castle. 26. The United States has won the tournament. The United States have won the tournament. 27. India have won the match. India has won the match. 28. Nothing but wild animals were there. Nothing but wild animals was there. 29. Great pains is needed to achieve something. Great pains are needed to achieve something. 30. Much pains are needed. Much pains is needed. Common Errors in the Use of Modal Auxiliaries Incorrect Correct 1. I shall not know whether I shall be able to come. I do not know whether I shall be able to come. 2. If we shall walk fast, we shall catch the train. If we walk fast, we shall catch the train. 3. He will carry out my orders. He shall carry out my orders. (compulsion)

48 General Test for CUET 4. If you run fast, you will catch the train. If you run fast, you shall catch the train. (certainty) 5. You will be fined if you do not pay your school fee You shall be fined if you do not pay your school fee in time. in time. (threat) 6. If you win the match, you will have a holiday. If you win the match, you shall have a holiday. (promise) 7. Here you will have mangoes for the picking. Here you shall have mangoes for the picking. (will not of the subject, but of the speaker) 8. So long as you are with me, you will never run So long as you are with me, you shall never run short of money. short of money. (determination not of the subject, but of the speaker) 9. He is my son. He will have the best education. He is my son. He shall have the best education. (intention not of the subject, but of the speaker) 10. Will we play cricket? Shall we play cricket? (Shall we indicates proposal.) 11. Will I bring a cup of tea for you? Shall I bring a cup of tea for you? (suggestion/offer) 12. I shall return your book tomorrow. I will return your book tomorrow. (promise) 13. I told him that I shall reach home at night. I told him that I should reach home at night. 14. You must take exercise daily. You should take exercise daily. 15. She shall be by her ailing mother at this time. She should be by her ailing mother at this time. 16. If he were here, I shall like to see him. If he were here, I should like to see him. 17. You shall not have plucked the flowers. You should not have plucked the flowers. 18. You said that you will take the test the next day. You said that you would take the test the next day. 19. In her village she should sit by the river and watch In her village she would sit by the river and watch the rippling waves. the rippling waves. 20. Will you please show me your book? Would you please show me your book? 21. I shall rather have a cup of milk than tea. I would rather have a cup of milk than tea. 22. If you had invited me, I will have come. If you had invited me, I would have come. 23. The case is serious. You should consult the doctor. The case is serious. You must consult the doctor. 24. You must have obeyed your teacher. You ought to have obeyed your teacher. 25. She may speak English fluently. She can speak English fluently. 26. He asked me if I can help him. He asked me if I could help him. 27. She works hard now. She can pass. She works hard now. She may pass. 28. He told me that she may come. He told me that she might come. 29. He should not wait for me. He need not wait for me. 30. You shouldn’t give him a lift. He has his own You needn’t give him a lift. He has his own scooter. scooter.

English 49 Common Errors in the Use of Adverbs Incorrect Correct 1. Which game do you play good? Which game do you play well? 2. I am much sorry for my misbehaviour. I am very sorry for my misbehaviour. 3. Sarla beautifully paints. Sarla paints beautifully. 4. The old man is so tired to walk. The old man is too tired to walk. 5. Her house is enough spacious to accommodate her Her house is spacious enough to accommodate her guests. guests. 6. Do you know to cook Chinese food? Do you know how to cook Chinese food? 7. Exercise everyday. Exercise every day. 8. I know her hardly. I hardly know her. 9. You look too tired. You look very tired. 10. I agree with you completely. I completely agree with you. 11. God is everywhere present. God is present everywhere. 12. Look up and ahead move. Look up and move ahead. 13. I am at your service always. I am always at your service. 14. It will be a new morning tomorrow certainly. It will certainly be a new morning tomorrow. 15. Can you tell me why have you not accomplished Can you tell me why you have not accomplished your task? your task? 16. The zoo animals were frozen almost with cold. The zoo animals were almost frozen with cold. 17. We eat thrice in a day. We eat thrice a day. 18. Immediately come. Come immediately. 19. My friend worked too hard that he topped the My friend worked so hard that he topped the examination. examination. 20. Walk carefully lest you should not fall down. Walk carefully lest you should fall down. 21. You can lift it slowly, slowly. You can lift it little by little. 22. To tell you in brief, I am quite satisfied. In short, I am quite satisfied. 23. One student only came today. Only one student came today. 24. His seldom appearances were noted. His rare/infrequent appearances were noted. 25. I am very interested in your welfare. I am very much interested in your welfare. 26. Your hair needs cutting badly. Your hair badly needs cutting. 27. He is waiting for a better and promising He is waiting for a better and more promising opportunity. opportunity. 28. Call me anything else but not a fool. Call me anything else but a fool. 29. Firstly we should be hard-working and secondly First we should be hard-working and secondly honest. honest. 30. I do not remember never having met him. I do not remember ever having met him.

50 General Test for CUET Common Errors in the Use of Conjunctions Incorrect Correct 1. Though he is fat, but he runs fast. Though he is fat, he runs fast. 2. As he was ill, so he was absent. As he was ill, he was absent. 3. I doubt that he will pass. I doubt whether he will pass. 4. Scarcely I had gone, than the telephone rang. Scarcely had I gone, than the telephone rang. 5. No sooner he had gone when the telegram came. No sooner had he gone than the telegram came. 6. She is not only beautiful but intelligent. She is not only beautiful but also intelligent. 7. You are nor right nor wrong. You are neither right nor wrong. or You are not right nor are you wrong. 8. City life is stressful and village life is relaxed. City life is stressful but village life is relaxed. 9. The choice is between glorious death or shameful The choice is between glorious death and shameful life. life. 10. Some of his poems have already appeared in Some of his poems have already appeared in volumes written singly and in collaboration with volumes written singly or in collaboration with her sister. her sister. 11. Art has no other aim but beauty. Art has no other aim than beauty. 12. I prefer to be poor and honest than to be rich and I prefer to be poor and honest to be rich and base. base. 13. This contains five hundred fifty pieces. This contains five hundred and fifty pieces. 14. When Amita was singing, her sister was dancing. While Amita was singing, her sister was dancing. 15. I want to know that where you were yesterday. I want to know where you were yesterday. 16. When I reached his house, then he was leaving. When I reached his house, he was leaving. 17. Unless you don’t apologise to him, he won’t talk Unless you apologise to him, he won’t talk to you. to you. 18. Wait until I do not return. Wait until I return. 19. She looks as her mother. She looks like her mother. 20. The cause of education is as much sacred as renewing The cause of education is as sacred as renewing old old temples. temples. 21. He regards me like his brother. He regards me as his brother. 22. He called me as a fool. He called me a fool. 23. Because he was not well, he did not come. He did not come because he was not well. 24. I fear if you may fail. I fear that you may fail. 25. I hope whether he will succeed. I hope if he will succeed. 26. Many things have happened when I left the school. Many things have happened since I left the school.

English 51 27. He looks as if he suspects something. He looks as if he suspected something. 28. You act as though nothing is in your hand. You act as though nothing was in your hand. 29. When I will meet her, I will give her your message. When I meet her, I will give her your message. 30. She is equally good as her husband. She is as good as her husband. Common Errors in the Use of Articles Correct Never tell a lie. Incorrect She is an M.A. 1. Never tell lie. The sun sets in the West. 2. She is a M.A. This is news to me. 3. Sun sets in West. She has a headache. 4. This is a news to me. It is a quarter to ten. 5. She has headache. Why are you making a noise? 6. It is quarter to ten. The Taj Mahal is a wonderful monument. 7. Why are you making noise? Both the sisters are intelligent. 8. Taj Mahal is a wonderful monument. I buy the Hindustan Times daily. 9. The both sisters are intelligent. The Deccan is drier than the Punjab. 10. I buy Hindustan Times daily. The Camel is the ship of the desert. 11. Deccan is drier than Punjab. Cloth is sold by the metre. 12. Camel is ship of the desert. The lion is the king of the beasts. 13. Cloth is sold by metre. Gold is a precious metal. 14. Lion is a king of beasts. This radio set cost me a thousand rupees. 15. The gold is a precious metal. The Gita is a sacred book of the Hindus. 16. This radio set cost me thousand rupees. English is the language of the English. 17. Gita is sacred book of Hindus. The Himalayas are the highest mountains in the 18. The English is language of English. world. 19. Himalayas are the highest mountains in world. Give me fifteen and a half rupees. 20. Give me fifteen and half rupees. or Given me fifteen rupees and a half. 21. We travelled by car. We travelled by the car. 22. I am in a wrong. I am in the wrong. 23. I play piano. I play the piano. 24. Tell truth. Tell the truth.

52 General Test for CUET 25. No one can predict what will happen in future. No one can predict what will happen in the future. 26. Are you tired of life? Are you tired of the life? 27. We are bit worried. We are a bit worried. 28. cinema, theatre the cinema, the theatre 29. I have a work to do. I have work to do. 30. The train is running on the schedule. The train is running on schedule. Common Errors in the Use of Prepositions Incorrect Correct 1. They invited me for tea. They invited me to tea. 2. I refrain to tell a lie. I refrain from telling a lie. 3. Compare Aurangzeb to Akbar. Compare Aurangzeb with Akbar. 4. Write to me on this address. Write to me to this address. 5. We sat under the shade of a tree. We sat in the shade of a tree. 6. The teacher is angry upon me. The teacher is angry with me. 7. He died from cholera. He died of cholera. 8. There is no remedy of this. There is no remedy for this. 9. It has been raining from morning. It has been raining since morning. 10. Why are you afraid from me? Why are you afraid of me? 11. I repented for my mistake. I repented of my mistake. 12. In his way to school, he came across a friend. On his way to school, he came across a friend. 13. I will take revenge from my enemy. I will take revenge on my enemy. 14. What is the time in your watch? What is the time by your watch? 15. The examination begins from Monday. The examination begins on Monday. 16. The Punjab is to the North of India. The Punjab is in the North of India. 17. The mouse ran in the hole. The mouse ran into the hole. 18. I have been standing here from four hours. I have been standing here for four hours. 19. See me behind this period. See me after this period. 20. I said it upon his face. I said it to his face. 21. You are kind on me. You are kind to me. 22. I am searching after my book. I am searching for my book. 23. Don’t quarrel on trifles. Don’t quarrel over trifles. 24. She burst in tears. She burst into tears. 25. I enquired him… I enquired of him…

English 53 26. The judge disposed the case summarily. The judge disposed of the case summarily. 27. I prohibit you to go with her. I prohibit you from going with her. 28. Will you fight this case? Will you fight for this case? 29. Distribute these sweets between Radha, Anuj and Distribute these sweets among Radha, Anuj and Sheena. Sheena. 30. Distribute these mangoes among those two boys. Distribute these mangoes between those two boys. Miscellaneous Errors Incorrect Correct 1. He travels in third class. He travels third class. 2. He gave a speech. He made a speech. 3. He made a lecture. He gave a lecture. 4. He has given his examination. He has taken his examination. 5. My tooth is paining. My tooth is aching. 6. He has just returned back England. He has just returned from England. 7. He does not know wrong from right. He does not know from right to wrong. 8. He asked from me … He asked me … 9. At his sight, I trembled with fear. At the sight of his, I trembled with fear. 10. I take my dinner at 8 pm every night. I take my dinner at 8 pm. or I take my dinner at 8 every night. 11. It is better to be late than never. Better to be late than never. 12. We all did not go there. None of us went there. 13. His house is made of bricks and stones. His house is made of brick and stone. 14. He is a young man of twenty-five years old. He is a young man twenty-five years old. or He is a young man of twenty-five. 15. Generally, female nouns are formed by the suffix Generally, feminine nouns are formed by the suffix ‘ess’. ‘ess’. 16. The ‘India’ is derived from the Indus. The name ‘India’ is derived from the Indus. 17. Four times five are twenty. Four times five is twenty. 18. He gave me opportunity for reading the letter. He gave me an opportunity for reading the letter. 19. He reached to the station in time. He reached the station in time. 20. He has fallen sick. He has fallen ill. 21. He is true to his words. He is true to his word.

54 General Test for CUET 22. The magistrate passed order for his acquittal. The magistrate passed orders for his acquittal. 23. He hesitated in complying with my request. He hesitated to comply with my request. 24. The train will arrive just now. The train will arrive presently. 25. Neither the students nor the teacher was there. Neither the teacher nor the students were there. 26. He as well as I am wrong. He is wrong as well as I. 27. He told this news to his mother. He told his mother this news. 28. There is no place in the car. There is no room in the car. 29. Burn the lamp. Light the lamp. 30. Let us go to see a cinema. Let us go to see a cinema-film (or picture). 31. The master tested the boy if he could speak English. The master tested if the boy could speak English. 32. He will spend his remaining life here. He will spend the rest of his life here. 33. I left playing. I stopped playing. 34. He won his opponents. He beat his opponents. 35. I hope she must come. I hope she will come. She must come. or 36. It is written in this letter… This letter says… 37. He behaved cowardly. He behaved like a coward. 38. Describe it in details. Describe it in detail. 39. Due to illness, I cannot go to school. Owing to illness, … 40. I met him in the way. I met him on the way. 41. I met him on the road. I met him in the road. 42. He is running fourteen. He is in his fourteenth year. 43. He is laid down with fever. He is laid up with fever. or He is down with fever. 44. He has no money with him. He has no money on him. 45. He is my cousin brother. He is my cousin. 46. I live in boarding. I live in the boarding house (or hostel). 47. (At the top of the letter) My dear Brother My dear brother 48. You should eat a lot of vegetable and fruits. You should eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. 49. From the times immemorial… From time immemorial… 50. The doctor saw the pulse of the patient. The doctor felt the pulse of the patient.

English 55 PRACTICE QUESTIONS Directions: In each question below, a sentence is broken into four parts which are marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of them may be grammatically or structurally incorrect in the context of the sentence. The letter of that incorrect part is the answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as your answer. (Ignore the punctuation errors if any.) 1. (A) I have read/(B) Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’/(C) who is the greatest dramatist/(D) in English language./ (E) no error 2. (A) Life is/(B) not external,/(C) nor is it/(D) a matter of chance./(E) no error 3. (A) It is written in the Gita/(B) that God incarnates Himself/(C) in time of (D)/trouble./(E) no error 4. (A) No stronger/(B) a figure than his/(C) is described in (D) the history./(E) no error 5. (A) We have in the/(B) Pacific three naval/(C) stations—the China,/(D) Pacific, and Australian. /(E) no error 6. (A) When they shifted/(B) their family, they/(C) could not bring their/(D) furnitures from Pune./(E) no error 7. (A) Do you know that/(B) there are many/(C) news published/(D)in this paper?/(E) no error 8. (A) Sudhir gave/(B) ten hundred rupees/(C) notes for paying/(D) the amount of sweets./(E) no error 9. (A) A two miles/(B) walk daily/(C) in the morning/(D) is very conducive to health./(E) no error 10. (A) He cannot be excused/(B) for he has/(C) committed not one/(D) but many mischiefs./(E) no error 11. (A) Due to continuous/(B) struggles and failures,/(C) he has/(D) resigned to his fate./(E) no error 12. (A) Verse and poem/(B) run into/(C) one another/(D) like light and shade./(E) no error 13. (A) He is the man/(B) who the people determined, /(C) should be the next president/(D) of the municipality./(E) no error 14. (A) He has invested/(B) all his money in/(C) cotton business,/(D) and which left him penniless./(E) no error 15. (A) A clever man/(B) can do/(C) anything what/(D) he likes./(E) no error 16. (A) You only/(B) are responsible/(C) for this/(D)disaster./(E) no error 17. (A) Little was done by/(B) him to help me,/(C) but I wanted him to/(D) do much more for me./(E) no error 18. (A) Premchand/(B) excels/(C) all Hindi/(D) novelists./(E) no error 19. (A) He as well as/(B) his sisters/(C) were present/(D) in the meeting./(E) no error 20. (A) They looked sad/(B) because the whole/(C) fleet of their ships/(D) was captured./(E) no error 21. (A) Each of/(B) these students/(C) have done/(D) their work./(E) no error 22. (A) Unless he/(B) will be/(C) more careful,(D) he will not recover./(E) no error 23. (A) He has no/(B) time for reading/(C) newspapers, and no/(D) desire neither./(E) no error 24. (A) Up to the time the last/(B) vote was recorded, it was/(C) difficult to decide whether victory/(D) lay with Conservatives or Liberals./(E) no error 25. (A) He is such/(B) a fool who/(C) will talk/(D) any nonsense./(E) no error 26. (A) It is the duty/(B) of a judge/(C) neither to favour one/(D) party nor the other./(E) no error 27. (A) I requested him/(B) to lend me a/(C) few rupees and he/(D) refused to do so./(E) no error 28. (A) Not only Nehru was a/(B) great statesman,/(C) but also a/(D) distinguished writer./(E) no error

56 General Test for CUET 29. (A) I complemented him/(B) for his brilliant/(C) success in/(D) the examination./(E) no error 30. (A) The king/(B) presented him a/(C) fine ring on/(D) his birthday./(E) no error 31. (A) I found several/(B) gray hair on/(C) my head/(D) in the morning./(E) no error 32. (A) Once again, the ghost/(B) had spirited Scrooge away to/(C) yet another Christmas, in/(D) another place altogether./(E) no error 33. (A) There is no refusing/(B) that mass media/(C) plays a very important/(D) role in our lives./(E) no error 34. (A) Some newspapers and/(B) news channels seem to/(C) fervour a particular/(D) party or group./(E) no error 35. (A) There was an announcement/(B) that the plane would arrive/(C) two hours late, so/(D) I had to await./(E) no error 36. (A) Don’t the guests/(B) know that the food/(C) costs a lot and that/(D) they do is a national wastage?/ (E) no error 37. (A) Swallows usually fly high/(B) in the sky but during a/(C) storm, they go down and/(D) fly close to the ground./(E) no error 38. (A) As the modern student knows/(B) the meaning of physical exercise, he or she/(C) spends one to two hours in open air/(D) where he or she takes part in different sports./(E) no error 39. (A) In today’s modern world, the contemporary/(B) youth has better opportunities and better lifestyle, /(C) but fortunately some youngsters have/(D) associated better lifestyle with fashion./(E) no error 40. (A) When sand is heated with/(B) other materials, it turns into a/(C) liquid, which when cooled, /(D) solidifies into glass./(E) no error 41. (A) A fifty-year-old man was/(B) killed and two others were injured when/(C) the car in which they travelling overturned after/(D) colliding with a truck early morning yesterday./(E) no error 42. (A) Gavri was only eight years old,/(B) but the mountain of family/(C) responsibilities had already /(D) ascended on her head./(E) no error 43. (A) Even fewer thought she would/(B) become an author and lecturer and/(C) a woman much admired and loved by/(D) people through the world./(E) no error 44. (A) Eleanor Roosevelt was a/(B) remarkable woman who /(C) had great intelligence and tremendous/ (D) strength of character./(E) no error 45. (A) The second innings/(B) of the match/(C) were played/(D) after lunch./(E) no error 46. (A) The Russo-Ukrainian War/(B) is a going war/(C) between Russia/(D) and Ukraine./(E) No error 47. (A) As adolescents you often/(B) spend most of your daily/(C) time with friends and owing to this,/(D) you tend to intimate your friends./(E) no error 48. (A) Politeness is said/(B) to be one of the/(C) important characteristic/(D) of a civilised person./(E) no error 49. (A) In fact non-vegetarian foods/(B) have to be seasoned with/(C) ingredients from the vegetables/(D) kingdom to make them palatable./(E) no error 50. (A) When a child has been caught/(B) steeling, a parent’s reaction/(C) should depend on whether it’s the/(D) first time or there’s a pattern of stealing./(E) no error 51. (A) Previous studies have also/(B) shown that medication helps in the/(C) thickening of the cerebral cortex, the part of the/(D) brain responsible for “attention and emotional integration”./(E) no error 52. (A) One thing that will never/(B) change is election candidates’/(C) desire to put their faces/(D) on every existing surface./(E) no error

English 57 53. (A) At present, many schools and universities/(B) have been implementing the Internet-based learning, as it supplements the conventional teaching methods. /(E) no error 54. (A) In a business letter, we/(B) have a thing called/(C) ‘Outside address’ before/(D) we come to salutation./(E) no error 55. (A) When the mercury soars,/(B) people look for avenues/(C) for relief from the/(D) scorching hot./(E) no error 56. (A) Being a good way/(B) of exercising, swimming/(C) is a good way/(D) to overcome heat./(E) no error 57. (A) Different people have different/(B) reasons why they/(C) prefer swimming to/(D) other sport./(E) no error 58. (A) Many people of this/(B) city are big wastes/(C) of water because they/(D) feel they have enough money to buy water./(E) no error 59. (A) This was the most dangerous/(B) project that has been/(C) launched by the atomic sector/(D) in the whole world.(E) no error 60. (A) More and more woman are/(B) facing the problems of patchy/(C) baldness which leads to serious/ (D) psychological problems./(E) no error 61. (A) The evening celebrations were/(B) completely washed out as/(C) a heavy downpour brought the/ (D) grand show to an abrupt and./(E) no error 62. (A) Actors must be judged/(B) on the basis of their/(C) acting skills and popularity/(D) and not the way they look./(E) no error 63. (A) Several parts of the country/(B) witnessed a heavy downpour/(C) and hail followed by a/(D) storm on tomorrow Sunday evening./(E) no error 64. (A) The boy, wearing brown/(B) and white trouser, is the/(C) one who has been selected to lead/(D) the cricket team in the tournament./(E) no error 65. (A) Most people feel that until/(B) consumers don’t take a proactive/(C) stand, the government will not/ (D) wake up from its slumber./(E) no error 66. (A) Delhi University’s Vice-Chancellor/(B) has said that admission to the/(C) varsity will be founded on Common /(D) University Entrance Test (CUET) marks./(E) no error 67. (A) The witness, whose statement was/(B) recorded before a magistrate, was/(C) the driver of a vehicle/ (D) used for kidnapping and killing./(E) no error 68. (A) Though some forensic test/(B) papers are still waited, preliminary/(C) findings have ruled out any/ (D) possibility of cannibalism./(E) no error 69. (A) The committee has recommended/(B) that the allocation should not be reduced/(C) at this stage and the ministry should try/(D) to spend the allocation to its fullest extent./(E) no error 70. (A) Fire fighters, who rushed to the spot,/(B) found the going very tough as/(C) the heat was very intense and the/(D) flames were licking the sky./(E) no error 71. (A) The position of a community in/(B) the social order is determined by not/(C) only its political and economic influence/(D) but also by intellectual leanings./(E) no error 72. (A) She does not want to talk/(B) about her personal life,/(C) but is more than ready to/(D) share her passions and dreams./(E) no error 73. (A) Ten persons were murdered/(B) and fifteen injured when a/(C) state transport bus collided head- on/(D) with a tanker on the national highway./(E) no error 74. (A) If the government wants to/(B) function well, it must/(C) ensure universal/(D) equality of opportunity./(E) no error

58 General Test for CUET 75. (A) Sachin Tendulkar made his Test match debut/(B) on 15 November 1989 for Pakistan in Karachi at the age/(C) of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai/(D) domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years./(E) no error 76. (A) Their minds can serve to/(B) create illogical, complex structures,/(C) even when there is no grammar/ (D) present for them to copy./(E) no error 77. (A) It is over 5,000 metres high,/(B) and the peaks are under permanent/(C) ice, in powerful contrast to the /(D) flat desert all around./(E) no error 78. (A) Heaven Lake is long,/(B) sardine-shaped and/(C) fed by snowmelt from/(D) a stream at its foot./(E) no error 79. (A) The important and harmful pollution/(B) gases are carbon monoxide, carbon/(C) dioxide, ozone and oxides/(D) of sulphur and nitrogen./(E) no error 80. (A) Although asthma is the most common/(B) form of respiratory allergic disorders,/(C) pneumonias are not uncommon, but/(D) more persistent and serious./(E) no error 81. (A) A person under stress reacts in different/(B) ways and the common ones are flight,/(C) fight and fly depending upon the nature of the/(D) stress and capabilities of the person./(E) no error 82. (A) Frequent crossings of the limit may/(B) result in chronic fatigue in which/(C) a person feels lethargic, disinterested and/(D) is easily motivated to achieve anything./(E) no error 83. (A) Their flag once again/(B) heaved low in the sky/(C) thanks to the gallantry and/(D) brilliance of the people of Mewar./(E) no error 84. (A) This glorious tradition of the kingdom/(B) almost continued for 1500 years/(C) since its establishment, right/(D) from the reigns of Bappa Rawal./(E) no error 85. (A) The fact is that both the capitals/(B) are standing side by side and reveal/(C) the proximity between the king/(D) and the subject of Mewar./(E) no error 86. (A) As a matter of fact the mother/(B) separates from the male soon/(C) after mating and forgets all/(D) about their tumultuous union./(E) no error 87. (A) When they were brought/(B) in the presence of the/(C) Rani, she ordered for the/(D) soldiers to be imprisoned./(E) no error 88. (A) The first thing that educators/(B) must do is to analyse the words/(C) currently used in newspapers, on/(D) platforms by preachers and broadcasters./(E) no error 89. (A) Unconditional giving is a/(B) natural principle and evident/(C) everywhere in nature which gave/ (D) us solids, liquids and minerals./(E) no error 90. (A) We are constantly hunted/(B) by excessive greed for/(C) grabbing which is severely/(D) disturbing peaceful coexistence./(E) no error 91. (A) We may solve to be/(B) engaged in divine enjoyment/(C) of nature and God’s/(D) creation with love./(N) no error 92. (A) Nor one, which claims/(B) its greatness, based on/(C) just an overwhelming opinion/(D) of a large minority./(E) no error 93. (A) His attempt to make/(B) friend with his uncle,/(C) who disliked him for no apparent/(D) reason, had failed./(E) no error 94. (A) He was reluctant to get home/(B) as soon as possible as/(C) he had a family waiting/(D) to welcome him./(E) no error 95. (A) No sooner they had stopped/(B) than Scrooge heard/(C) the cellar door/(D) bang open./(E) no error 96. (A) Even the slightest stomach/(B) ache brought up by a/(C) bad bit of meat or stale cheese/(D) might have distorted my senses./(E) no error

English 59 97. (A) The spirit had promised/(B) Scrooge three more ghostly/(C) visit, the first this very/(D) night, in an hour./(E) no error 98. (A) Its hair, which hung down/(B) its back, were white, but/(C) its wise face was free of wrinkles, the/ (D) blush of youth upon its cheeks./(E) no error 99. (A) He recalled the adventurous/(B) stories he had read as a/(C) child, of Ali Baba and his group of thieves,/(D) and Robinson Crusoe and his travels./(E) no error 100. (A) In spite of his uncle’s/(B) gruff manner, Fred had/(C) expanded the hand of friendship to/(D) this miserable old man./(E) no error ANSWERS 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (C) 21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (D) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (B) 31. (B) 32. (E) 33. (A) 34. (C) 35. (D) 36. (C) 37. (C) 38. (B) 39. (C) 40. (E) 41. (C) 42. (D) 43. (D) 44. (E) 45. (C) 46. (B) 47. (D) 48. (C) 49. (C) 50. (B) 51. (B) 52. (B) 53. (E) 54. (C) 55. (D) 56. (A) 57. (D) 58. (B) 59. (A) 60. (A) 61. (D) 62. (A) 63. (D) 64. (B) 65. (B) 66. (C) 67. (C) 68. (B) 69. (A) 70. (E) 71. (D) 72. (E) 73. (A) 74. (E) 75. (B) 76. (B) 77. (C) 78. (D) 79. (A) 80. (E) 81. (C) 82. (D) 83. (B) 84. (D) 85. (E) 86. (C) 87. (C) 88. (E) 89. (C) 90. (A) 91. (A) 92. (D) 93. (B) 94. (A) 95. (A) 96. (B) 97. (C) 98. (B) 99. (A) 100. (C)

SECTION B GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

2 General Knowledge I.  INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE EXERCISE 1. When was the train used first? 11. How many lions are shown in our national (A) 200 years ago (B) 250 years ago Emblem? (C) 150 years ago (D) 300 years ago (A) Two (B) Three 2. Who constructed Sanchi Stupa? (C) Four (D) Five (A) Ashoka 12. In which language were the Ashoka inscritpions (B) Chandragupta Maurya written? (C) Kautilya (D) Mahavira (A) Dev Nagari (B) Sanskrit 3. Which of the following were placed to the (C) Tamil (D) Prakrit bottom of social order in the Varna System? 13. What is the meaning of word Dhamma? (A) Environment (B) Dharma (A) Shudras (B) Kshatriyas (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these (C) Brahmins (D) Vaishyas 14. When did the use of iron begin in subcontinent? 4. Where is Harappa located? (A) Around 3,000 years ago (A) India (B) Nepal (B) Around 6,000 years ago (C) Bangladesh (D) Pakistan (C) Around 9,000 years ago 5. Primitive man first learnt to (D) Around 12,000 years ago (A) make fire (B) tame animals 15. Who was the most powerful ruler of Satavahanas? (C) make a wheel (D) grow grain 6. Which of the following is the oldest Veda? (A) Gautamiputra Satakarni (A) Samaveda (B) Yajurveda (B) Krishna (C) Rigveda (D) Atharveda (C) Sidhartha 7. Where is Hastinapur located? (D) All of these (A) Near Delhi (B) Near Mumbai 16. Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in the court (C) Near Meerut (D) Near Agra of 8. What was the earlier name of Gautam Buddha? (A) Akbar (B) Shahjahan (A) Sidhartha (B) Ashoka (C) Ibrahim Lodhi (D) Alauddin Khalji (C) Mahavira (D) Parsvanatha 17. Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhana? 9. Who is the famous tirthankara of Jains? (A) Surender Sharma (B) Amir Khusro (A) Lord Krishna (B) Lord Shiva (C) Banbhatta (D) None of these (C) Lord Mahavira (D) Lord Mahesh 18. Which king tried to cross Narmada to march 10. The Ajanta cave paintings belong to the into Deccan? (A) Mauryan period (B) Gupta period (A) Harshavardhana (B) Banbhatta (C) Harappan period (D) Buddhist period (C) Siddharatha (D) Ashoka 63

64 General Test for CUET 19. Which was the capital of Pallavas? (B) Guru Gobind Singhji (A) Kanchipuram (B) Delhi (C) Guru Arjun Singhji (C) Agra (D) Lucknow (D) Guru Tegh Bahadur Singhji 20. Who composed Meghaduta? 32. The salary of the Mansabdars was called (A) Banbhatta (B) Kalidasa (A) mansab (B) jat (C) Surdasa (D) None of these (C) jagir (D) zabt 21. Which was the capital of Kosala? 33. Who was Akbars Revenue minister? (A) Hastinapur (B) Ayodhya (A) Todar Mal (B) Birbal (C) Karnal (D) Delhi (C) Abul Fazl (D) Tansen 22. Who was Aryabhata? 34. The surface of the Qutab Minar is (A) Mathematician (B) Zoologist (A) triangular (C) Archaeologist (D) None of these (B) rectangular 23. Cartographer is a person who makes: (C) circular (A) cartoons (B) caricatures (D) curved and angular (C) maps (D) none of these 35. Which Pandayan king invaded Sri Lanka? 24. Who is the author of ‘Accidental Prime Minister’ (A) King Sena - I the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh? (B) Srimara Shrivallabha (A) Vikram Seth (B) Sanjaya Baru (C) King Rajendra (C) PC Parakh (D) Khushwant Singh (D) None of these 25. Who invaded the Somnath temple in Gujarat? 36. Diwan-i-Khas court was also known as (A) Akbar (B) Muhammad Ghori (A) Shah Mahal (B) Qibla (C) Mahmud Ghazni (D) None of them (C) Chahar bagh (D) Pishtaq 26. Which ruler first established his capital at Delhi? 37. Akbar’s capital was at (A) Chauhans ruler (A) Delhi (B) Red Fort (B) Tomara Rajput ruler (C) Siri Fort (D) Agra (C) Turkish ruler 38. Thanjavur is situated on the river: (D) Khalji dynasty (A) Kaveri (B) Krishna 27. Who was the first slave king of Delhi Sultanate? (C) Mahanadi (D) Godavari (A) Qutbuddin Aybak (B) Iltutmish 39. The Rajarajeshvara temple was constructed in (C) Razia Sultana (D) Alauddin Khalji (A) Ajmer (B) Bijapur 28. Which was not the kind of taxes during Delhi (C) Vijayanagara (D) Kannur Sultanate? 40. Hampi was the capital of which Empire? (A) Kharaj (B) Tax on cattles (A) Vijayanagara (B) Mughal (C) Tax on houses (D) Bandagans (C) Mewar (D) None of these 29. Which dynasty was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion? 41. Which religion is associated with Samyak Viswas, Samyak Gyan and Samyak Karma? (A) Gupta (B) Nanda (A) Jainism (B) Islam (C) Shunga (D) Maurya (C) Sikhism (D) Buddhism 30. Which Mughal Emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Suri? 42. Masulipatnam was famous for its (A) Babur (B) Humayun (A) elephant trade (C) Akbar (D) Jahangir (B) temples 31. Which Sikh Guru’s Martyrdom took place (C) crafts production of copper and silver during Jahangir’s reign? (D) trading port (A) Guru Nanak Singhji

General Knowledge 65 43. Who prescribed the ‘Varna’ rules? 56. The major patrons of Kathak were (A) Rulers (B) Jatis (A) Mongols (B) Pandayan (C) Brahmanas (D) No one (C) Mughals (D) Rajput 44. Which tribal group established a powerful 57. Bengali language was derived from kingdom in Assam? (A) Hindi (B) Sanskrit (A) Khokhar (B) Ahoms (C) Persian (D) Urdu (C) Gonds (D) Banjaras 58. What type of traveller was Xuan Zang? 45. The important tribe of Jharkhand is (A) Japanese (B) Nepali (A) Mundas (B) Ahoms (C) Chinese (D) Burmese (C) Khokhar (D) Gonds 59. Which city was the capital of Bengal under the 46. The first fort constructed by the Brilish in India Mughal control? was (A) Dhaka (B) Murshidabad (A) St. William (B) St. Angelo (C) Calcutta (D) Awadh (C) St. George (D) St. Paul 47. When was the wheel invented? 60. The British East India Company established its power after (A) Neolithic age (B) Paleolithic age (A) 1757 (B) 1761 (C) Bronze age (D) Chalcolithic age (C) 1768 (D) 1771 48. Religious biographies are called (A) autobiographies (B) geographies 61. Aurangzeb had developed the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the (C) photographies (D) hagiographies (A) East India (B) North India 49. Sufis were ..... mystics. (C) Deccan (D) none of these (A) Hindu (B) Buddhisht 62. Who was the powerful governor of Bengal? (C) Muslim (D) Christian 50. The disciples in Sufi system were called (A) Saadat Khan (A) shishya (B) nayanars (B) Murshid Quli Khan (C) alvars (D) murids (C) Asaf Jah 51. Shariat is (D) Alivardi Khan (A) single minded devotion to one God 63. Dal Khalsa was set up in 1699 by (B) a month of fasting for Muslims (A) Guru Nanak (C) the disciples in Sufi system (B) Guru Tegh Bahadur (D) holy law made by Muslim scholars (C) Guru Gobind Singh 52. Kabir was brought up by the family of: (D) Guru Har Kishan (A) Carpenters (B) Weavers 64. Small political groups of the Sikhs were called (C) Farmers (D) None of these (A) Khalsa (B) Misls 53. Adi-Granth is the other name of (C) Dal Khalsa (D) none of these (A) Adi-Puran (B) Guru Granth Sahib 65. Who was the founder of Maratha empire? (C) Koran (D) Gita (A) Shivaji (B) Tipu Sultan 54. Paintings of Ajanta depict the (C) Raja Jai Singh (D) None of these (A) Panchatantra (B) Ramayana 66. Tax levied by Marathas was called (C) Jatakas (D) Mahabharata (A) zat (B) sardeshmukhi 55. The word Rajputana meant (C) chauth (D) (B) and (C) (A) the Rajput tradition 67. Under whose leadership Bharatpur emerged as a strong Jat State? (B) the region of present day Rajasthan in 19th century (A) Churaman (B) Suraj Mal (C) group of Rajputs (C) Jawahir Shah (D) Maharana Pratap (D) none of the these

66 General Test for CUET 68. Who was the last Viceroy of India? (C) to see the managing system of company (A) Lord Canning (B) Lord Mountbatten (D) none of the above (C) Lord Ripon (D) Lord Wellesley 79. Who devised the new-system of revenue called Mahalwari? 69. Which one of the sources do historians use in writing about the last 250 years of Indian (A) Holt Mackenzie (B) Lord Mountbatten history? (C) Lord Carnawalis (D) Lord Curzon (A) Official records of the French administration 80. What is the other name of Munro system that was introduced by Thomas Munro? (B) Official records of the British administration (C) OfficialrecordsoftheChurchadministration (A) Mahalwari system (B) Zamindari system (D) None of the above (C) Ryotwari system (D) Both (A) and (B) 70. The National Archives of India came up in the 81. The international demand of indigo was affected by the discovery of (A) 1910s (B) 1891s (C) 1930s (D) 1940s (A) synthetic dyes (B) wood 71. Which of the following was NOT the Presidency? (C) blue colour (D) none of these (A) Bengal (B) Madras 82. The Bastar Rebellion in Central India broke out in (C) Bombay (D) Kolkata 72. Which one of the following tombs is called the (A) 1900 (B) 1910 ‘Second Taj Mahal’? (C) 1920 (D) 1940 (A) Tomb of Anarkali 83. The Indian leader who opposed the abolition of Sati system was (B) Tomb of Itimad-ud-daulah (C) Tomb of Rabia-ud-daurani (A) Radha Kant Deb (D) None of these (B) Devendra Nath Tagore 73. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498? (C) Keshab Chandra Sen (A) Columbus (D) Raja Rammohan Roy (B) Dutch 84. Which tribe revolted against the British in Eastern India? (C) East India Company (A) Gond (B) Santhal (D) Vasco-da-Gama (C) Khasi (D) Kol 74. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 85. Which part of India was occupied by the Japanese in World War II? (A) 1743 (B) 1752 (A) Meghalaya (C) 1761 (D) 1763 (B) Manipur 75. Rani Chennamma was the ruler of (C) Andaman and Nicobar Island (A) Bengal (B) Kittur (D) Sikkim (C) Agra (D) Delhi 86. What did Vihara meant in the ancient time? 76. Haidar Ali was the ruler of (A) The palace (A) Bengal (B) Delhi (B) Buddhists Monastery (C) Bombay (D) Mysore (C) School 77. The Champaran movement was against (D) Army shelter (A) peasants 87. Bakht Khan was a solider from (B) East India Company (A) Meerut (B) Agra (C) the oppressive attitude of the planters (C) Bijnor (D) Delhi (D) none of the above 88. Who continued to fight a guerrilla war against 78. Gandhiji visited Champaran the British? (A) to see the plight of indigo planters in (A) Rani Lakshmibai (B) Tantia Tope Champaran (C) Nana Saheb (D) Peshwa Baji Rao II (B) to see the progress of Indigo plantation

General Knowledge 67 89. The Mutiny of 1857 started from (C) steel (D) muslin (A) Bareilly (B) Delhi 100. Tipu Sultan’s sword was made of (C) Agra (D) Meerut (A) stainless steel (B) wootz steel 90. The Indian sepoys were angry with the British (C) silver (D) none of these because 101. Michael Faraday spent four years in studying (A) of their policy of divide and rule (A) the property of Indian steel (B) of the cartridge episode (B) the ancient Indian culture (C) of their intolerating behaviour (C) the properties of Indian steel wootz (D) none of these (D) none of these 91. Which emperor blessed the 1857 Mutiny? 102. The Maratha empire was dominant in the centuries of (A) Mir Jafar (B) Bahadur Shah Zafar (A) 8th and 9th (B) 10th and 11th (C) Bhakt Khan (C) 17th and 18th (D) 18th and 19th (D) None of these 103. Spinning Jenny was invented by 92. Who was given the title of viceroy by the British (A) John Weld (B) James Hargreaves crown? (C) Dorabji (D) John Kaye (A) Chief Commissioner 104. Who set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal? (B) Governer General (A) William Jones (C) Forest Manager (B) Henry Thomas Colebrooke (D) None of these (C) Nathaniel Halhed 93. Which place did Vasco da Gama land in India? (D) All of these (A) Kolkata (B) Cochi 105. Where was Tipu Sultan killed? (C) Calicut (D) Mumbai (A) Srirangapattanam (B) Mysore 94. Which of the following is the decision taken by (C) Calicut (D) None of these British to reform the Indian Society? 106. According to whom, “English education had (A) Law against the practice of Sati enslaved Indians”? (B) Encouragement for the remarriage of (A) Rabindranath Tagore widow (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Promotion of English education (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) All of these (D) Aacharya vinoba Bhave 95. When did Delhi become the capital of British India? 107. The English Education Act was passed (A) 1900 (B) 1905 (A) to materialise Macaulay’s thinking (C) 1911 (D) 1915 (B) to make the English the medium of instruction for higher education 96. ....... cloth had a large market in Europe. (C) to stop the promotion of oriental institutions (A) Chintz (B) Patola (D) All of these (C) Jamdani (D) None of these 108. What type of school did Tagore want to set up? 97. Who wrote Ain-e-Akbari? (A) Where the child was happy (A) Birbal (B) Tansen (B) Where he/she could be free and creative (C) Abul Fazl (D) Todarmal (C) Where he/she was able to explore her own 98. TISCO expanded steel production during the thoughts and desire (A) first World War (B) second World War (D) All of these (C) third World War (D) none of these 109. Who said these “Education means all round drawing out of the best in child and man, body, 99. Portuguese first came to India in search of mind and spirit”? (A) cotton (B) spices

68 General Test for CUET (A) Rabindranath Tagore (C) the late eighteenth century (B) Mahatma Gandhi (D) the late nineteenth century (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati 120. Raja Ravi Varma decided to set up a picture production team and printing press on the (D) None of these outskirts of 110. Who founded the self-respect movement? (A) Madras (B) Bengal (A) S. Ramanathan (B) Rammohun Roy (C) Kolkata (D) Bombay (C) Periyar (D) Pandita Ramabai 121. Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’ was edited by 111. The idea of widow remarriage was advocated (A) Lala Lajpat Rai by (A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Jyotirao Phule (C) Chittaranjan Das (C) Periyar (D) Sarojini Naidu (D) Pandita Ramabai 122. Lala Lajpat Rai was a nationalist from 112. The Satyashodhak Samaj association was (A) Bengal (B) Bihar founded by (C) Punjab (D) Haryana (A) Mumtaz Ali (B) Periyar 123. Which of the following movement is associated with Chittaranjan Das? (C) Jyotirao Phule (D) B.R. Ambedkar 113. Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year (A) Quit India Movement (A) 1826 (B) 1856 (B) The Salt March (C) 1876 (D) 1886 (C) Non-Cooperation Movement 114. E.V. Ramaswamy was known by the name (D) None of these (A) Phule 124. The founder of Khudai Khidmatgars was (B) Periyar (A) Mohammad Ali (B) Shaukat Ali (C) Vidyasagar (C) Badshah Khan (D) None of these (D) Dayanand Saraswati 125. Who established Natal Indian Congress? 115. What was the extent of tax on agriculture during (A) Jawaharlal Nehru the reign of Alauddin Khilji? (B) Mahatma Gandhi (A) 80% (B) 50% (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) 30% (D) 20% (D) Lala Lajput Rai 116. The capital of Maratha empire under Peshwa 126. Bengal was divided by the British in the year was at (A) 1900 (B) 1910 (A) Mysore (B) Nagpur (C) 1905 (D) 1920 (C) Poona (D) Mumbai 127. Hindustan Socialist Republic Association was related with the nationalist 117. Which of the reforms movement was founded by H.L.V. Derozio? (A) Lala Lajpat Rai (A) Young Bengal (B) Brahmo Samaj (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Veda Samaj (D) Aligarh Movement (C) Bhagat Singh 118. Who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna (D) None of these and Calcutta? 128. The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in (A) Mumtaz Ali (A) 1840 (B) 1857 (B) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (C) 1878 (D) 1890 (C) Sayyid Ahmed Khan 129. Second World War ended in (D) None of these (A) 1910 (B) 1920 119. The first Urdu novels began to be written since (C) 1945 (D) 1947 (A) the late sixteenth century (B) the late seventeenth century

General Knowledge 69 130. The fight for Purna Swaraj was fought under the 131. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of leadership of free India? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) C. Rajagopalachari (C) C. Rajagopalachari (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ANSWERS 1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (A) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (A) 39. (D) 40. (A) 41. (A) 42. (D) 43. (C) 44. (B) 45. (A) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (D) 49. (C) 50. (D) 51. (D) 52. (B) 53. (B) 54. (C) 55. (B) 56. (C) 57. (B) 58. (C) 59. (A) 60. (A) 61. (C) 62. (B) 63. (C) 64. (B) 65. (A) 66. (C) 67. (B) 68. (B) 69. (B) 70. (B) 71. (D) 72. (C) 73. (D) 74. (C) 75. (B) 76. (D) 77. (C) 78. (A) 79. (A) 80. (C) 81. (A) 82. (B) 83. (A) 84. (B) 85. (C) 86. (B) 87. (C) 88. (B) 89. (D) 90. (B) 91. (B) 92. (B) 93. (C) 94. (D) 95. (C) 96. (A) 97. (C) 98. (A) 99. (B) 100. (B) 101. (C) 102. (C) 103. (B) 104. (A) 105. (A) 106. (B) 107. (D) 108. (D) 109. (B) 110. (A) 111. (A) 112. (C) 113. (B) 114. (B) 115. (B) 116. (C) 117. (A) 118. (B) 119. (D) 120. (D) 121. (B) 122. (C) 123. (C) 124. (D) 125. (B) 126. (C) 127. (C) 128. (C) 129. (C) 130. (B) 131. (C)

IV. ECONOMICS EXERCISE 1. What is the minimum wage rate for the farm 10. In which state/union territory has the high labourers set by the government in a ‘c‘ class agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty? town? (A) J & K (B) West Bengal (A) 300 (B) 333 (C) Punjab (D) Gujarat (C) 303 (D) 340 11. As per the Planing Commission, minimum daily intake of calories for determining the poverty 2. Which factor of agricultural production is fixed line for rural areas is and scarce? (A) Capital (B) Land (A) 2,100 (B) 2,400 (C) Labour (D) Enterprise (C) 1,500 (D) None of these 3. Which of the following is NOT a tertiary sector 12. MSP stands for activity? (A) Minimum Support Price (A) Trade (B) Transport (B) Maximum Support Price (C) Tourism (D) Poultry farming (C) Marginal Support Price 4. What is NABARD’s primary role? (D) none of these (A) To provide term loans to State Co-operative 13. Green Revolution of 1960s was associated with Banks (A) use of high-yielding varieties of seeds (B) To assist State Governments for share (B) tree plantation programme capital contribution (C) fisheries development (C) To act as refinance institution (D) All of these (D) none of these 5. The term IMR refers to: (A) Infant Mortality Rate 14. Public Distribution System is associated with (B) Indian Mortality Ratio (C) Infant Mortality Ratio (A) fair price shops (D) Indian Mortality Rate 6. Which country of South-East Asia has made (B) cooperative stores rapid economic growth? (C) super bazars (D) none of the above 15. White Revolution of the country is associated with: (A) Sugar (B) Milk (A) India (B) China (C) Paper (D) None of these (C) Nepal (D) Pakistan 16. Annapurna Scheme is related to 7. Which social group is most vulnerable to (A) children (B) senior citizens poverty in India? (C) women (D) young people (A) Scheduled castes (B) Scheduled tribes (C) Casual labourers (D) All of these 17. NREGA provides: 8. Which two states of India continue to be the (A) 200-days assured work poorest states? (A) Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir (B) 100-days assured work (B) Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand (C) Odisha and Bihar (C) No assured work (D) None of the above 18. Minimum Support Price is announced by the government to provide: (D) Kerala and Karnataka (A) incentives to farmers for raising production 9. When was RBI established? (B) incentives to traders to earn maximum (A) 1949 (B) 1950 profit from farmers (C) 1935 (D) 1948 (C) incentives to moneylenders to lend maximum to farmers (D) none of these 85

86 General Test for CUET 19. Seasonal hunger is mostly found in: (C) IT Industry (A) urban areas (B) rural areas (D) Dairy Farming (C) metro cities (D) both (A) and (B) 30. Which of the following activities belongs to primary sector? 20. In which crop there is the largest increase in production as a result of the Green Revolution? (A) Poultry (B) Cultivation (A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Fisheries (D) All of these (C) Maize (D) None of these 31. ‘Banking and Insurance’ belongs to which of the following sectors? 21. Which is not a public sector undertaking? (A) Steel Authority of India Ltd. (A) Secondary (B) Primary (B) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (C) Tertiary (D) IT sector (C) Bharat Heavy Electricals LTd. 32. Which of the following sectors is known as service sector? (D) Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. 22. Sustainable development concentrate on (A) Primary sector (B) Secondary sector (A) present generation (B) future generation (C) Tertiary sector (D) None of these (C) both (A) & (B) (D) none of these 33. Gross Domestic Product includes which of the following product? 23. Why is groundwater level falling in India? (A) Intermediate (B) Final (A) Growing Urban Estates (C) Both of these (D) None of these (B) Multiple cropping pattern 34. Production of which of the following sectors is (C) Excessive use of water for irrigation included in GDP? (D) All of these (A) Primary (B) Secondary 24. Which state of India has the highest literacy (C) Tertiary (D) All of these ratio? 35. Which of the following is NOT an organised (A) Punjab (B) Kerala sector? (C) Haryana (D) Bihar (A) D.C. office 25. Which of the following is NOT a renewable (B) Office of Reliance Industries resource? (C) A small ice factory (A) Water (B) Solar energy (D) None of these (C) Crude oil (D) All of these 36. Which of the following activities belongs to 26. Per Capita Income is calculated in dollars public sector in India? because (A) Agriculture (B) Water Supply (A) all countries can be compared easily (C) Small scale units (D) All of these (B) the USA holds a dominating position 37. The reason of underemployment is: (C) dollar is the only reliable currency in the world (A) Defective educational system (D) dollar is easily convertible (B) Rising price 27. Life expectancy at birth denotes: (C) Increasing public expenditure (A) average expected length of life (D) Defective monetary policy (B) average expected length of healthy life 38. Which of following sectors is growing fast these days? (C) expected age of an individual (A) Primary (B) Secondary (D) the difference of life span between a newly born boy and a girl child. (C) Tertiary (D) All of these 28. Which state among the following has the lowest 39. Which of the following sources charge the literacy rate? lowest rate of interest? (A) Punjab (B) Bihar (A) Moneylenders (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu (B) Co-operative societies 29. Which of the following activities belongs to (C) Traders and landlords secondary sector? (D) None of these (A) Mining and Quarrying 40. Which is an important source of formal credit? (B) Forestry and Fisheries (A) Landlords

General Knowledge 87 (B) Moneylenders (C) both (A) and (B) (C) Banks (D) none of these (D) Relatives and friends 50. WTO wants ............................ . 41. Terms of credit include ................ . (A) Free trade (B) Fair trade (A) duration of loan and repayment (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these (B) collateral security 51. Which of the following agencies promotes globalisation? (C) interest rate (D) all of these (A) RBI (B) SBI 42. Crop loan is needed for how many months? (C) WTO (D) None of these (A) Three to four months 52. Which of the following is not an MNC? (B) Eight to ten Months (A) Tata Motors (B) Infosys (C) Twelve months (C) A sugar mill (D) Ranbaxy (D) Six months 53. Which of the following had rapid transformation in recent years in India? 43. Which of the following deposits bear the highest interest? (A) Local trade (B) Internal trade (A) Demand Deposits (C) International trade (D) Market trade (B) Saving Bank Deposits 54. Which of the following is the best example of globalisation ? (C) Fixed Deposits (A) MNCs (B) Domestic Trade (D) None of these (C) Local Trade (D) All of these 44. Why is money accepted as a medium of exchange? 55. What does liberalisation mean? (A) Accepted by all (B) Legal Sanction (A) Free trade (C) Issued by RBI (D) All of these (B) Private trade 45. Barter system means: (C) Any of these (A) Exchange of goods with money (D) No governmental interference (B) Exchange of service with money 56. When is National Consumer’s Day celebrated? (C) Exchange of goods with another goods (A) 24th December (B) 15th March (D) All of these (C) 21st January (D) None of these 46. Main difficulty of Barter system is: 57. Industrial goods with pure quality should bear the mark of .............. . (A) Indivisibility of goods (A) Hallmark (B) Agmark (B) Coincidence of wants (C) BIS or ISI (D) Any of these (C) Medium of exchange 58. Cases with dispute of more than ` 1 crore should (D) All of these be tried in the courts at ................ . 47. A special economic zone where goods can be (A) National level (B) State level landed, stored, handled or manufactured and re-exported (C) District level (D) Anywhere (A) SEZ Zone (B) EPZ Zone 59. Under COPRA 1986, a case against consumer exploitation can be filed in which of the (C) FTZ Zone (D) All of these following courts ? 48. Globalisation has resulted into ................ . (A) At District Level (B) At State Level (A) failure of large enterprises (C) At National Level (D) All of these (B) failure of small and weak enterprises 60. When was Consumer Protection Act enacted by the Indian Parliament? (C) failure of the MNCs (D) none of these (A) 1991 (B) 1985 49. Flexibility in labour laws means .............. . (C) 1986 (D) None of these (A) ignoring rules necessary for the organised 61. When was Consumers International originated sector. in the United Nations? (B) possibility of hiring workers for a short (A) 1985 (B) 1973 sector (C) 1986 (D) 1991

88 General Test for CUET ANSWERS 1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (A) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (D) 35. (C) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (C) 41. (D) 42. (A) 43. (C) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (A) 49. (B) 50. (C) 51. (C) 52. (C) 53. (C) 54. (A) 55. (A) 56. (A) 57. (C) 58. (A) 59. (D) 60. (C) 61. (A)

VIII.  CURRENT AFFAIRS EXERCISE 1. Who has become the third Indian to score a 11. Who has become India’s second-highest wicket- century in the ICC U19 World Cup? taker in Test cricket? (A) Raj Bawa (B) Shaik Rasheed (A) Jasprit Bumrah (B) Mohammed Shami (C) Yash Dhull (D) Siddarth Yadav (C) R. Ashwin (D) Ishant Sharma 2. Who won the final match of the 2022 ICC 12. Who has become the 23rd Woman Grandmaster Under-19 World Cup Championship? of India? (A) India (B) England (A) Mary Ann Gomes (C) Australia (D) New Zealand (B) Priyanka Nutakki 3. Who is the winner of the AFC Women`s Asian (C) Padmini Rout Cup India 2022? (D) Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (A) South Korea (B) India 13. India is the host country for the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022. The tournament will be held in (C) Japan (D) China PR which city of the country? 4. The International Olympic Committee session (A) Chennai (B) Bhubaneswar will be held at which place in 2023? (A) New York, U.S.A. (B) Beijing, China (C) Hyderabad (D) Pune (C) Mumbai, India (D) Paris, France 14. Who is the President of the Asian Cricket Council? 5. Which country bagged the maximum number of medals at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games? (A) Rahul Johri (A) South Korea (B) China (B) Amitabh Choudhary (C) Germany (D) Norway (C) Pankaj Khimji 6. Who is the winner of the 2022 Mexican Open (D) Jay Shah tennis tournament? 15. Who has become the youngest and fastest (A) Novak Djokovic (B) Stefanos Tsitsipas female swimmer to swim across the Palk Strait? (C) Rafael Nadal (D) Daniil Medvedev (A) Jiya Rai (B) Mana Patel 7. Which country will host the 31st Southeast (C) Bhakti Sharma (D) Aarti Saha Asian Games? 16. Which team has won the 3rd edition of the SAFF (A) Malaysia (B) Thailand U-18 Women’s Football Championship? (C) Cambodia (D) Vietnam (A) South Korea (B) India 8. Which player won Gold for India at the Wushu (C) Bangladesh (D) Malaysia Stars Championship 2022 in Russia? 17. Who won the women’s singles title at the 2022 (A) Sadia Tariq (B) Poonam Khatri Swiss Open Badminton Tournament? (C) Rajvir Singh (D) Praveen Kumar (A) Ratchanok Intanon 9. How many times did Rafael Nadal win the (B) PV Sindhu Mexican Open ATP 500 title till 2022? (C) Busanan Ongbamrungphan (A) 2 (B) 4 (D) Yeo Jia Min (C) 6 (D) 8 18. Who is the author of the book titled “Fearless Governance”? 10. Which edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has started in New Zealand in 2022? (A) Kiran Bedi (B) Rajni Bakshi (A) 5th (B) 7th (C) Abhijit Banerjee (D) Jagdish Bhagwati (C) 9th (D) 12th 99

100 General Test for CUET 19. Which state/UT witnessed the highest 29. The Indian Navy conducted ‘Operational unemployment rate in January 2022? Demonstration’ at which city? (A) Jammu & Kashmir (B) Tripura (A) Pune (B) Kochi (C) Rajasthan (D) Haryana (C) Visakhapatnam (D) Ernakulam 20. Which state has launched the ‘Obavva Art of 30. India’s first ambulance for street animals has Self Defence Training’ programme for 50,000 been launched in which city? girl students? (A) Jaipur (B) Chennai (A) Maharashtra (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Chandigarh (D) Kolkata (C) Karnataka (D) Delhi 31. What is the name of India’s automatic train collision protection system? 21. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the NCERT? (A) Suraksha (B) Dhal (A) Divesh Prasad Saklani (C) Kavach (D) Rakshak (B) Rajesh Prasad Saklani 32. Which Indian Navy ship is representing the country in the SLINEX 2022? (C) Rahul Prasad Saklani (D) Dinesh Prasad Saklani (A) INS Karmuk (B) INS Khukri 22. Which Indian Institute of Science in India (C) INS Kirch (D) INS KhanjarA has commissioned the fastest supercomputer named “Param Praveg” in India? 33. Which party has won the highest number of seats in the Goa Assembly Elections 2022? (A) Pune (B) Bengaluru (A) AAP (B) BJP (C) Delhi (D) Gujarat (C) INC (D) BSP 23. Who has been appointed as the new director of 34. Which nation’s Prime Minister will visit India the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)? on March 19, 2022? (A) A. S. Kiran Kumar (A) Australia (B) UK (B) S. Somanath (C) Japan (D) Canada (C) Koppillil Radhakrishnan 35. Which state has ranked first in India with the lowest maternal mortality ratio of 30 “per one (D) Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair lakh live births”? 24. The Central Government of India released (A) Punjab (B) Kerala Postage Stamp in the Honour of which Legendary Singer? (C) Maharashtra (D) Delhi (A) Meena Kumari (B) M.S. Subbulakshmi 36. Which state has become the first state to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods? (C) Lata Mangeshkar (D) Vyjayanthimala 25. Indian National Women’s Day is celebrated on (A) Telangana (B) Kerala which day? (C) Maharashtra (D) Tamil Nadu (A) February 12 (B) February 13 37. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab? (C) February 11 (D) February 10 26. What is the former name of the Karnataka state? (A) Bhagwant Mann (B) Arvind Kejriwal (A) Travancore (B) Mysore (C) Jaswinder Kaur (D) Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) Madras (D) Kannada 38. Who has been sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second term? 27. How many people have been given death sentences in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb (A) Nitish Kumar blast case verdict? (B) Yogi Adityanath (A) 38 (B) 54 (C) Bhupesh Baghel (C) 58 (D) 66 (D) Manohar Lal Khattar 28. In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya 39. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) was launched? of BARC India? (A) 2006 (B) 2008 (A) Karan Bajaj (B) Shashi Sinha (C) 2010 (D) 2012 (C) Henry Tajer (D) Raghavendra Rau

General Knowledge 101 40. As of 2022, which country is the top Steel (C) India, China, UAE Producer in the world? (D) China, Saudi Arabia, UAE (A) Australia (B) India 50. Which country has been hit by ‘Cyclone Emnati’? (C) USA (D) China 41. Which was the most congested city in the world (A) Philippines (B) Madagascar in 2021? (C) Indonesia (D) Japan (A) Moscow (B) Istanbul 51. India has launched which operation to bring back its nationals from Ukraine? (C) New Delhi (D) Mumbai 42. Which country was the largest trading partner (A) Operation Bharat of India in 2021? (B) Operation Ganga (A) Japan (B) China (C) Operation Yamuna (C) United States (D) South Korea (D) Operation Saraswati 43. Which tunnel in India has been recognised as 52. World Hearing Day is being celebrated every the ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above year on which date? 10,000 Feet’ by the World Book of Records? (A) March 3 (B) March 4 (A) Zoji-la Tunnel (C) March 5 (D) March 6 (B) Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel 53. What is the rank of India in the ‘Wealth Report (C) Atal Tunnel 2022’ by Knight Frank, which ranks countries in terms of most number of billionaires’ (D) Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Road Tunnel population? 44. Which country is hosting the World Sustainable (A) First (B) Second Development Summit 2022? (A) France (B) India (C) Third (D) Fourth (C) UK (D) Russia 54. Which country topped in the 2022 International Intellectual property Index? 45. Which country will host the G20 Summit in 2022? (A) Sweden (B) Germany (A) South Korea (B) Indonesia (C) United States (D) United Kingdom (C) Italy (D) Japan 55. What is the rank of India in the sustainable Development Report 2021 list? 46. When is International Mother Language Day celebrated? (A) 120th (B) 121st (A) February 21 (B) February 20 (C) 122nd (D) 123rd (C) February 19 (D) February 23 56. Which country has the most nuclear weapons in the world? 47. Which nation has successfully tested its new naval air defence system called ‘C-Dome’? (A) China (B) USA (A) Turkey (B) Iran (C) Russia (D) Pakistan (C) Israel (D) North Korea 57. Which among the following is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant? 48. Which is the first country in the world to authorize the use of a plant-based COVID-19 (A) Cernavoda (B) Zaporizhzhia vaccine? (C) Bohunice (D) Khmelnytskyi (A) India (B) UK 58. International Women’s Day is being celebrated on which date? (C) USA (D) Canada 49. Which countries abstained from voting on the (A) March 2 (B) March 5 UNSC resolution against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? (C) March 8 (D) March 10 (A) China, France, India 59. What is the theme of the 2022 International Women’s Day? (B) Pakistan, India, China (A) Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives

102 General Test for CUET (B) Gender equality today for a sustainable 70. Which country has developed ‘Nickel oxide tomorrow (NiOx) based system’ for producing hydrogen from electro-oxidation of Urea? (C) An equal world is an enabled world (D) Think equal, build smart, innovate for (A) China (B) India change (C) USA (D) UK 60. The World Kidney Day 2022 is being celebrated 71. With reference to Space science, what is on which date? ‘Leonard’? (A) March 11 (B) March 10 (A) Asteroid (B) Exo-planet (C) March 13 (D) March 12 (C) Comet (D) Satellite 61. The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is 72. Which organization has released the picture being celebrated on which date? titled ‘Blue Dunes of Red Planet’? (A) March 12 (B) March 13 (A) ISRO (B) NASA (C) March 14 (D) March 15 (C) DRDO (D) ESA 62. What is India’s rank in the United Nations’ 73. India’s first space mission ‘Gaganyaan’ will be World Happiness Report for the year 2022? launched in which year? (A) 134 (B) 135 (A) 2022 (B) 2023 (C) 136 (D) 137 (C) 2024 (D) 2025 63. “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi, 74. Scientists from which country achieved has been inaugurated in which country? a milestone in nuclear fusion energy, by generating 59 MJ of sustained energy? (A) Singapore (B) Nepal (C) Madagascar (D) Sri Lanka (A) USA (B) UK 64. The World Water Day is being celebrated on (C) India (D) China which date? 75. What is the theme of National Science Day 2022? (A) March 18 (B) March 19 (A) Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work (C) March 22 (D) March 24 65. Which city has been adjudged as the world’s (B) Women in Science most polluted capital city in IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality Report? (C) The Future of STI (A) New Delhi (B) Dushanbe (D) Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future (C) Dhaka (D) Muscat 76. Which of these leaders has been conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research 66. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is being celebrated Bureau? on which date? (A) March 21 (B) March 22 (A) Narendra Modi (B) Shinzo Abe (C) March 23 (D) March 24 (C) Imran Khan (D) None of these 67. The World Theatre Day is being celebrated on 77. “One Among You” is an autobiography of which date? which politician? (A) March 23 (B) March 25 (A) MK Stalin (B) Rajiv Gandhi (C) March 27 (D) March 29 (C) Naveen Pattanaik (D) Narendra Modi 68. PSLV stands for 78. Who will be the first woman to lead SEBI in 2022? (A) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (A) Preetha Reddy (B) Madhabi Puri Buch (B) Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle (C) Chanda Kochhar (D) Sikha Sharma (C) Preparatory Launch Vehicle 79. Who has become the first Indian to be named for (D) Perfect Satellite Launch Vehicle the Boltzmann Medal in 2022 for contribution in the field of statistical physics? 69. Which organisation developed Indian robot named ‘Vyomomitra’? (A) Deepak Dhar (B) Meghnad Saha (A) ISRO (B) C-DAC, Pune (C) Piara Gill (D) Ashoka Sen (C) DRDO (D) TIFR

General Knowledge 103 80. Which airport in India is set to get the status of (C) Jairam Thakur power positive airport of India in March 2022? (d) Pushkar Singh Dhami (A) Goa International Airport 89. Asia’s largest Tulip Garden is at which place? (B) Cochin International Airport (A) Delhi (B) Ladakh (C) Kempegowda International Airport (C) Srinagar (D) Chennai (D) Surat International Airport 90. The ‘Yilan’ Crater, the largest impact crater on Earth, has been discovered in which country? 81. Who is the author of the biography “Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times”? (A) China (B) Japan (A) Gautam Bhatia (C) Russia (D) Australia (B) Abhinav Chandrachud 91. Who has been selected for the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2022? (C) Karuna Nundy (D) P. N. Bhagwati (A) Prof. Josemon Jacob 82. Women@Work programme has been started by (B) Prof. Veena Choudhary which state? (C) Prof. Narayan Pradhan (A) Goa (B) Kerala (D) Prof. Jayant Jain (C) Karnataka (D) Bihar 92. Who has been given the Abel Prize 2022? 83. In which state Prime Minister Narendra (A) Laszlo Lovasz Modi has inaugurated the National Defence University and dedicated it to the nation? (B) Grigory Margulis (A) Haryana (B) Gujarat (C) Dennis Parnell Sullivan (C) Bihar (D) Punjab (D) Avi Wigderson 84. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman 93. Who has won the ICC men’s Player of the Month of Air India? award for April 2022? (A) N. Chandrasekaran (A) Marnus Labuschagne (B) Ratan Tata (B) Ebadot Hossain (C) Anubrata Biswas (C) Babar Azam (D) Sumant Kathpalia (D) Dewald Brevis 85. Who has been crowned Miss World 2021? 94. Which cricket player has been selected for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021? (A) Shree Saini (A) Henry Nicholls (B) Daryl Mitchell (B) Karolina Vidales (C) James Neesham (D) Martin Guptill (C) Karolina Bielawaska 95. Which of these has been awarded the ‘Special (D) Anna Leitch Jury Award’ at the 9th edition of the FICCI Water Awards? 86. Who has been ranked as the world’s topmost billionaire in 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich (A) National River Conservation Plan List? (B) National Mission for Clean Ganga (A) Elon Musk (B) Bill Gates (C) National Green Tribunal (C) Jeff Bezos (D) Bernard Arnault (D) AMRUT 87. Which Indian economist has been included in the advisory board of the United Nations? 96. Who has been selected for the IWOC Award for 2022? (A) Rohini Pande (B) Arvind Panagariya (A) Vikram Tripathi (C) Kaushik Basu (D) Jayati Ghosh (B) Rizwana Hasan 88. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Uttrakhand in 2022? (C) Mohd Imtiyaz (A) Ashok Gehlot (D) Salman Khurshid (B) Shivraj Singh Chouhan

104 General Test for CUET 97. Name the winner of the 2022 Pritzker 98. Which airport in India has been awarded the Architecture Prize? ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022? (A) Jean-Philippe Vassal (A) Goa International Airport (B) Anne Lacaton (B) Surat International Airport (C) Diebedo Francis Kere (C) Cochin International Airport (D) Shelley McNamara (D) Chennai International Airport ANSWERS 1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (C) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (B) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (B) 39. (B) 40. (D) 41. (B) 42. (C) 43. (C) 44. (B) 45. (B) 46. (A) 47. (C) 48. (D) 49. (C) 50. (B) 51. (B) 52. (A) 53. (C) 54. (C) 55. (A) 56. (C) 57. (B) 58. (C) 59. (B) 60. (B) 61. (C) 62. (C) 63. (C) 64. (C) 65. (A) 66. (D) 67. (C) 68. (A) 69. (A) 70. (B) 71. (C) 72. (B) 73. (B) 74. (B) 75. (D) 76. (B) 77. (A) 78. (B) 79. (A) 80. (B) 81. (B) 82. (C) 83. (B) 84. (A) 85. (C) 86. (A) 87. (D) 88. (D) 89. (C) 90. (A) 91. (C) 92. (C) 93. (C) 94. (B) 95. (B) 96. (B) 97. (C) 98. (C)

SECTION C QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES

3 Arithmetic I.  NUMBER SERIES Important Points In these questions, a number series is given and you are asked to either insert a missing number or find the one that does not follow the pattern of the series. Following are some series that help boost your skills in solving questions on number series. Classification of Series 1. Increasing Series: In increasing series, next term is obtained by adding or multiplying any number in the previous term. For example, Consider the series 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, ... Here, in this series, every term is obtained by adding ‘4’ in the previous term. i.e., 3 + 4 = 7, 7 + 4 = 11, 11 + 4 = 15, 15 + 4 = 19 2. Decreasing Series: In decreasing series, next term is obtained by subtracting or dividing previous term by any number e.g., consider the series 100, 97, 94, 91, ... Here, in this series, every next term is obtained by subtracting 3 from previous term. i.e., 100 – 3 = 97, 97 – 3 = 94, 94 – 3 = 91 Types of Series 1. Alphabetic Series: The series in which particular pattern is followed in alphabets. For example:  P, R, T, V, X, ... The series of alternate alphabets. 2. Numerical Series: The series in which particular pattern is followed in numbers. For example:  1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ... Series of squares of natural numbers. 3. Alphanumeric Series: The series of combination of alphabets and numbers following a particular pattern. For example:  F2, E4, D8, C16, B32, ... The series of decreasing alphabets and twice the previous number. 117