UKPSC Forest Ranger Officer (FRO) Pre Exam 2015 (Official Answer Key)

121. Karishma is taller than Kajal, Kajal is taller than Vimla. Ankita is taller than Kajal and Vimla. Who is tallest amongst them ?
(a) Karishma
(b) Kajal
(c) Ankita
(d) Cannot be determined

122. If 120 is 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be
(a) 120
(b) 360
(c) 720
(d) 960

123. Find the number ∗ in the addition problem given below :

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None of these

124. The next number in the series
1, 4, 14, 46, 146, _____
(a) 440
(b) 454
(c) 520
(d) 554

125. In how many different ways, the letters of the word ‘DAILY’ be arranged to form different words irrespective of the fact that the words have meaning or not ? (Repetition of letters is not allowed.)
(a) 48
(b) 60
(c) 120
(d) 160

126. Sarita was asked to multiply a certain number by 36. By mistake, she multiplied it by 63 and got the answer, 3834 more than the correct one. What was that number ?
(a) 126
(b) 142
(c) 152
(d) 163

127. If ‘–’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’ and ‘+’ means ‘–’, then 40 ÷ 20 – 4 + 8 × 6 is equal to
(a) 120
(b) 140
(c) 198
(d) 202

128. The angle formed by the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 2:15 p.m. is
(a) 22 ½ degree
(b) 27 ½ degree
(c) 30 degree
(d) 45 degree

129. The digit in the unit’s place of the integer denoting the sum
is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

130. In a football league of 25 matches, four points are scored for a win, two points for a draw and one point is subtracted for a defeat. If one of the team ends the season with 17 points and remains unbeaten in 40% of its games, then how many matches were played as draw by that team ?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12

131. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 9 and their geometric mean is 6. Their harmonic mean will be
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 3 6
(d) 7.5

132. The value of

is
(a) 3
(b) √3
(c) 0
(d) None of these

133. It is 9:30 a.m. now. Due to some fault, hour’s hand of the clock sticks to its present position whereas minute’s hand continues to move at its normal speed. What will be the angle between two hands of the clock after half an hour ?
(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d) 75°

134. Consider the statement and the assumptions given below and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement ?
Statement : Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions :
I : There are unemployed Indian youth who need financial support.
II : The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed Indian youth.
(a) Assumption I is implicit.
(b) Assumption II is implicit.
(c) Both I and II are implicit.
(d) Neither I nor II is implicit.

135. Ram starts from a point and walks 10 km towards North, turns right and walks 15 km, turns left and walks 8 km, turns towards south and walks 25 km. He again turns right and walks 15 km. In which direction is Ram going now ?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South

136. A is the brother of B; B is the brother of C; C is the husband of D and E is the father of A. D is related to E as
(a) sister-in-law
(b) sister
(c) daughter
(d) daughter-in-law

137. The adjoining pie-chart shows the land distribution of a housing complex. If the total area of the complex is 5 acres, answer the question given below :
Question : Land allotted for green zone is greater than that for commercial purpose by how much ?

(a) 3/2 acre
(b) ⅔ acre
(c) 4/3 acre
(d) ¾ acre

138. Consider the pair of words given below :
Geeta : Quran
Choose the pair of words from the options given below, having the same relationship/ analogy as in the pair mentioned above.
(a) Army : Defence
(b) Temple : Worship
(c) Orange : Mango
(d) Good : Man

139. A man can row 6 km./hr. in still water and the river is flowing at 4 km./hr. If the man takes 1 ½ hrs to row a place and then back, how far is the place ?
(a) 2.5 km.
(b) 2.6 km.
(c) 3.5 km.
(d) 3.6 km.

140. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my mother”. How is the woman related to the man ?
(a) Mother-in-law
(b) Wife
(c) Aunt
(d) None of these