MPSC and Government Exam Previous-Year Question Papers

The following sentence has been divided into four parts. Identify the part that contains an error.

This is / a doll / and there is / a umbrella.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error, or select 'No error'.

The aeroplane took down / without the passengers after / making a sudden announcement.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error.

She shall being / travelling / by this time / tomorrow.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

Emily is a American living in Paris for her work.

Read the passage and select the most appropriate option for blank (1).

The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)_____ diameter, while the Earth is about 13,000 kilometres wide. This indicates that the Sun's width would need to be filled by more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2)_____ on the Sun's surface that are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the Sun's surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up to ten times larger than Earth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every 11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle (4)_____ to this. The Earth's weather may become more extreme and warm during the peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)_____ made by satellites like Nimbus 7, when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth.

Read the passage and select the most appropriate option for blank (2).

The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)_____ diameter, while the Earth is about 13,000 kilometres wide. This indicates that the Sun's width would need to be filled by more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2)_____ on the Sun's surface that are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the Sun's surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up to ten times larger than Earth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every 11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle (4)_____ to this. The Earth's weather may become more extreme and warm during the peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)_____ made by satellites like Nimbus 7, when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth.

Read the passage and select the most appropriate option for blank (3).

The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)_____ diameter, while the Earth is about 13,000 kilometres wide. This indicates that the Sun's width would need to be filled by more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2)_____ on the Sun's surface that are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the Sun's surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up to ten times larger than Earth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every 11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle (4)_____ to this. The Earth's weather may become more extreme and warm during the peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)_____ made by satellites like Nimbus 7, when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word segment in the sentence.

They are leaving there coats there.

Select the most appropriate synonym of 'swap' in the context of the following sentence.

The original buyer attempted to resell the tickets online because there was no option to exchange them for a new date.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word in the sentence.

He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor.

Underlined word: contempt

Read the passage and select the most appropriate option for blank (4).

The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)_____ diameter, while the Earth is about 13,000 kilometres wide. This indicates that the Sun's width would need to be filled by more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2)_____ on the Sun's surface that are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the Sun's surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up to ten times larger than Earth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every 11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle (4)_____ to this. The Earth's weather may become more extreme and warm during the peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)_____ made by satellites like Nimbus 7, when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth.

Read the passage and select the most appropriate option for blank (5).

The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)_____ diameter, while the Earth is about 13,000 kilometres wide. This indicates that the Sun's width would need to be filled by more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2)_____ on the Sun's surface that are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the Sun's surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up to ten times larger than Earth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every 11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle (4)_____ to this. The Earth's weather may become more extreme and warm during the peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)_____ made by satellites like Nimbus 7, when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She went on a shopping spree with her friend and made him ______ the fat bill.

Identify the incorrectly spelt word in the sentence and select its correct spelling.

You shall recieve proper pay for your work.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word 'transient'.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word 'innocent'.

Select the correct spelling of the underlined word.

He is one of the most underated players in the team.

Underlined word: underated

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom 'to be at daggers drawn'.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The hotel room, / which we / booked, / isn't enough big.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word 'appalled'.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word 'cramped'.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the sentence.

Even in cold weather, the reliable car always started on the first try.

Underlined word: reliable

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom 'to cost an arm and a leg'.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word in the sentence.

The news gave him inexpressible ecstasy.

Underlined word: ecstasy

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the sentence.

Mrs. Lakshmi's purchases add around to ₹2,650.

Underlined segment: purchases add around to

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as in the following sets.

(11, 8, 352)
(15, 6, 360)

Operations must be performed on whole numbers without splitting them into constituent digits.

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the equation correct?

(99 − 42 + 11) + (36 ÷ 6) × 7 − 50 = 73

Numbers must be interchanged as whole numbers, not by interchanging constituent digits.

If 4 December 2014 was Thursday, what was the day of the week on 10 December 2018?

In a certain code language, 'BAKE' is coded as '2496' and 'CAKE' is coded as '4369'. How is 'B' coded in that language?

LJNR is related to IGLP in a certain way based on English alphabetical order. In the same way, FDHL is related to CAFJ. To which option is HFJN related, following the same logic?

If A stands for '÷', B stands for '×', C stands for '+', and D stands for '−', which option has a resultant value of 1049?

If 18 August 2000 was Friday, what was the day of the week on 21 August 2005?

What should replace the question mark in the series based on English alphabetical order?

OWL, QAQ, ?, UIA, WMF

What should replace the question mark in the series?

32, 61, 90, 119, ?, 177

If A stands for '÷', B stands for '×', C stands for '+', and D stands for '−', what replaces the question mark?

35 B 7 D 120 A 12 C 38 = ?

NGPZ is related to JCLV in a certain way based on English alphabetical order. In the same way, XDLM is related to TZHI. To which option is RUKV related?

Select the combination of letters that, when sequentially placed in the blanks, completes the series.

xy_z_xxy_zbx_yx_bx_y_z_x

In a certain code language:
A + B means A is the brother of B;
A − B means A is the father of B;
A × B means A is the wife of B; and
A ÷ B means A is the mother of B.

How is P related to T if P ÷ Q × R − S + T?

161 is related to 23 following a certain logic, and 301 is related to 43 by the same logic. To which option is 427 related? Operations must be performed on each whole number without splitting it into constituent digits.

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the equation correct?

69 + 15 − (14 × 4) ÷ 2 + (48 ÷ 3) = 58

Numbers must be interchanged as whole numbers, not by interchanging constituent digits.

In a certain code language, 'CODE' is coded as '1573' and 'DICE' is coded as '7185'. How is 'O' coded?

Assume the statements are true and decide which conclusions logically follow.

Statements:
Some strawberries are oranges.
Some oranges are kiwis.
All kiwis are melons.

Conclusions:
I. No strawberry is a melon.
II. All strawberries are melons.
III. Some strawberries are kiwis.

Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster does NOT belong to that group?

The odd one out is not based on the number or position of consonants and vowels.

Sapna finishes a job in 12 hours working alone. If Sapna and Riya finish the same job in 8 hours working together at their respective constant rates, then in how many hours can Riya do the job working alone?

If tan A = a tan B and sin A = b sin B, then the value of cos² A is:

The distance between the centres of two circles of radii 7 cm and 5 cm is 15 cm. Find the length of the transverse common tangent to these circles.

A coffee maker with marked price ₹4,000 is available on successive discounts of 15%, 10% and 5%. Find the selling price of the coffee maker.

A girl walking at a speed of 9 km/h crosses a bridge in 45 minutes. Find the length of the bridge in metres.