MPSC and Government Exam Previous-Year Question Papers

The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Passengers started behaving / violent when / they were asked / to leave the bus station.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The couple / preferred to walk / until the last house / of the town.

Select the sentence in the future tense.

The underlined phrase in the given sentence has been used incorrectly. Select the option that can correctly replace the underlined segment.
I am down with her complaints.
Underlined phrase: down with

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the indicated segment in the given sentence.
This is best book for children to read.
Segment: This is best book

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom 'like hot cakes' in the sentence below.
The realtors of the new venture sold plots like hot cakes.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Black and white

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Glory

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the word 'conspicuous' in the given sentence.
The skunk had a conspicuous spinal stripe.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Trivial

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the word 'strong' in the given sentence.
Rahul had strong pain in his stomach.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'joyless' in the given sentence.
How can you be so joyless on hearing the news?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In both countries we have leaders of ______ ability.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a spelling error.
I begged him / to reconcider / the decision but / he refused to yield.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the indicated words in the given sentence.
It is a general belief that the female ostrich guard the nest at night.
Segment: guard the nest at night

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Yesterday, I ate only a ______ of apples for my dinner.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.
The documentary explored the historical and cultural significance of the ______ (antique) ruins in the region.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the indicated segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
The little boy cried with pain when he burnt his fingers.
Segment: when he burnt

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g., 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
(10, 5, 20)
(14, 7, 28)

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will logically complete the series.
A _ A _ C A B _ B _ A _ _ B C A B A _ C

LBXF is related to SYCM in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, TGFY is related to AGHF. To which of the following is ZDMK related, following the same logic?

If 'U' stands for '÷', 'D' stands for '×', 'B' stands for '+' and 'T' stands for '-', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
13 T 26 U 13 D 24 B 7 = ?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
129, 128, 124, 115, 99, ?

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word 'VIRTUAL' is arranged in English alphabetical order?

If the year is NOT a leap year, then how is the last day of the year and first day of the same year related?

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
FNV LUE ? XIW DPF

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
74 - 52 + (39 ÷ 13) × 16 + (14 ÷ 2) = 106
(NOTE: Numbers must be interchanged and not the constituent digits e.g. if 2 and 3 are to be interchanged in the equation 43 × 3 + 4 ÷ 2, then interchanged equation is 43 × 2 + 4 ÷ 3)

96 is related to 16 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 156 is related to 26. To which of the following is 228 related following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
40, ?, 18, 10, 4, 0

'A + B' means 'A is the brother of B'.
'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'.
'A × B' means 'A is the father of B'.
'A ÷ B' means 'A is the sister of B'.
In 'T × X ÷ Y + Z', how is T related to Z using the same meaning of the mathematical operators as given above?

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?
162 × 9 - 452 + 7 ÷ 9 = ?

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two sets of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.
DFG : IKL
MOP : RTU

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some keys are chains.
All chains are locks.
No lock is a rock.
Conclusions:
(I) No rock is a key.
(II) At least some keys are locks.

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

In a certain code language, BEAM is coded as 2349 and MEAN is coded as 4327. What is the code for N in that language?

In a certain code language, 'strong and mighty' is written as 'ui yv tk' and 'soft yet strong' is written as 'hd tk bw'. How is 'strong' written in the given language?

If Arun's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%, then how much per cent did he lose?

Simplify the following expression.
3 + 28 ÷ 35 × 15 + 4 - 3 × 4

A motorcycle covered the first 60 km of its journey at an average speed of 40 km/h. The speed of the motorcycle for covering the rest of the journey, i.e. 90 km, was 45 km/h. During the whole journey, the overall average speed of the motorcycle was:

A shopkeeper decides to raise the marked price of an article by 40%. How much percentage discount should he allow to be able to sell the article at the original marked price?

A largest possible sphere is carved from a cube of side 14 cm. What is its volume in cm³? (Use π = 22/7.)

A and B can do a work in 10 days and 40 days, respectively. How long will it take together to complete the work?

Which of the following is a correct statement?

Radhika requested the cashier of a bank to get her coins in lieu of her cheque worth ₹1,845. The cashier gave her a packet containing ₹5, ₹10 and ₹20 coins in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 7. What is the total worth of the smallest-denomination coins received by her?

In how many years will the simple interest on a sum of money be equal to the principal at the rate of 2 6/7% per annum?

Given that the perimeters of two similar triangles, ΔABC and ΔDEF, are 24 cm and 9 cm, respectively, and DE = 3 cm, what is the ratio between the area of ΔABC and that of ΔDEF?

A man spent 60% of his salary on household expenses, 20% of his salary on rent and out of the remaining salary, he donated 80% to a trust. If he is left with ₹20,000, then what is his salary?

A shopkeeper marks up the price of the oil by 40% and uses a faulty machine which measures 15% less. If the shopkeeper gives a discount of 32%, the profit/loss percentage is:

If the equation of line p is x + y = 5 and that of line q is x - y = 3, what are the coordinates of the point common to both the lines?

What will be the least value of x so that the 5-digit number 627x5 becomes divisible by 9?

The ratio of the diameters of two spheres is given as 1 : 4. The larger sphere is melted and 125 identical spheres are made out of the molten material. The smaller sphere is melted and 27 identical spheres are made out of the molten material. If the ratio of the volume of each of the 125 identical spheres to the volume of each of the 27 identical spheres is given as 1 : m, what is the value of m?

If PQ and PR are the two tangents to a circle with centre O, and ∠QOR = 150°, then ∠QPR is equal to:

A man walking at the speed of 5 km/h covers a certain distance in 3 hours 45 minutes. If he covers the same distance by a cycle in 2 hours 10 minutes, then the speed of the cycle in km/h is:

Two parallel chords on the same side of the centre of a circle are 12 cm and 20 cm long and the radius of the circle is 5√13 cm. What is the distance between the chords?

The surface area of a cube is 486 cm². Find the volume.

In Microsoft Excel, the Average function is listed in the drop-down menu of which of the following tools?

In right-angled triangle ABC, ∠B = 90° and angles A and C are acute angles. If cosec A = 2√2, then find the value of sin A · cos C + cos A · sin C.

Mohan gets a 12% increase in his sale amount in the first year and a 15% increase in the second year. His present sale amount is ₹1,28,800. What was his sale amount two years ago?

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

Who has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?

In which year did India host the Asian Games for the first time?

Who among the following was the author of 'Brihat Katha Kosh'?

Langvir Nritya is a folk dance from the state of _____.

Geoid is the _______ of Earth.

In the context of DNA, which of the following principles governs the process of transcription?

With which of the following states is the Bhatiali folk music, which is mostly sung by the fishermen, associated?

Daler Mehndi is primarily a famous singer of pop songs in which Indian language?

The five-year plans for India with their duration are given below. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Second five-year plan: 1956-57 to 1960-61
(b) Third five-year plan: 1961-62 to 1965-66
(c) Fourth five-year plan: 1966-67 to 1970-71

Which of the following states/UTs has India's first fully digitally literate Panchayat?

Former Tripura minister and former president of BJP alliance partner IPFT __________ received the Padma Shri award posthumously in 2023.

Sakewa is a religious festival celebrated by the Kirat Khambu Rai community of _______.

The growth rate of India's population has been declining since _______.

As of March 2024, who among the following was the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal?

According to the Census of India 2011, most people had out-migrated from _____ to other states in India.

National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) is located in _____.

How many individual playing squares are there on a standard chessboard?

In which part of the Constitution will you find the six broad categories of Fundamental Rights?

The financial year in India starts from 1st April and ends on _______.

What is the balance of trade of a country?

In which year did Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry propose the fundamental concept of acids and bases?