UKPSC Preliminary Exam Paper II (General Aptitude Test) 03 April 2022 (Official Answer Key)

21. The missing letter in the following is :

(a) R
(b) O
(c) P
(d) Q

22. The ratio of volumes of two spheres, whose radii are in the ratio 1: 2, is :
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1 : 8
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 2 : 7

23. Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which one does not belong to this group ?
(a) Dear
(b) Horse
(c) Jackal
(d) Giraffe

24. Study the different positions of a cube as given below. Which number will occur on the face opposite to 4 ?

(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 6

25. The following data gives the results of a sample survey of three categories A, B and C :

The percentage of elements in this sample belonging to the category B is :
(a) 30%
(b) 20%
(c) 50%
(d) 40%

26. What is the number of squares in the following figure ?

(a) 12
(b) 17
(c) 13
(d) None of these

27. A boy in rainy season while going to school takes one step forward but he has to take two steps backward. How can he reach the school ?
(a) By using an umbrella
(b) By means of a cycle
(c) By facing home and walking
(d) By facing the school and walking

28. Arrange the following fractions in descending order :
⅔, ⅘, ⅜, ½
(a) ⅘, ⅔, ½, ⅜
(b) ⅔, ⅘, ⅜, ½
(c) ⅘, ½, ⅜, ⅔
(d) ⅘, ⅜, ⅔, ½

29. If + stands for ‘division’, – stands for ‘equal to’, x stands for ‘addition’, stands for ‘greater than’, = stands for ‘less than’, > stands for ‘multiplication’ and < stands for ‘subtraction’, then which of the following alternatives is correct ?
(a) 5 x 2 < 1 – 3 < 4 x 1
(b) 5 > 2 x 1 – 3 > 4 < 1
(c) 5 < 2 x 1 = 3 > 4 x 1
(d) 5 = 2 x 1 = 3 + 4 > 1

30. In a group of seven boys, Ram is elder than Shyam but younger than Manohar who is not the eldest boy. Shyam is not as young as Prem who is not the youngest. Mohan is younger than four boys including Vivek and elder than the other boys. No information is available about the age of remaining boy Dinesh. Who is the oldest boy among these seven boys ?
(a) Shyam
(b) Ram
(c) Dinesh
(d) Vivek

31. If in a certain language ‘REMOTE’ is coded as ‘ROTEME’, which word would be coded as ‘PNIICC’ ?
(a) NPIICC
(b) PICCIN
(c) PICNIC
(d) PINCIC

32. Find the missing number (?).

(a) 25
(b) 37
(c) 41
(d) 47

33. There are some benches in a class room. If 4 students sit on each bench, then 3 benches are left unoccupied. However, if 3 students sit on each bench, 3 students left standing. Number of students in the class is :
(a) 36
(b) 48
(c) 52
(d) 56

34. A and B can do some work in 15 days and 10 days, respectively. They began the work together but A, after working 3 days, leaves the work and B finishes the remaining work. For how many days B worked alone ?
(a) 8
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2

35. How many trucks will carry 540 tons in 30 days, if each truck carries 3 tons per day?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3

36. The arithmetic mean of first eleven natural numbers is :
(a) 5
(b) 5.5
(c) 8
(d) 6

37. If 38 + 15 = 66 and 29 + 36 = 99, then 82 + 44 = ?
(a) 77
(b) 88
(c) 80
(d) 94

38. Read the following four statements and then answer who is not studying Geometry :
(1) Mohan and Sohan are studying Physics and English.
(2) Sohan and Rohan are studying Chemistry and English.
(3) Roshan and Mohan are studying Geometry and Physics.
(4) Rohan and Roshan are studying Chemistry and Geometry.
(a) Mohan
(b) Sohen
(c) Rohan
(d) Roshan

39. How many rectangles of 36 cm perimeter can be drawn, given that sides are positive integers in cm?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11

40. A man is facing South. He turns 135° in the anti-clockwise direction and then 180° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(a) North-East
(b) North-West
(c) South-East
(d) South-West