Part VIII — Practice

Chapter 8: Mixed Practice Set (30 MCQs)

This chapter draws questions proportionally across all four sections for integrated revision, reflecting the exam's actual weighting (Reasoning, General Knowledge, Numerical Ability, Computer Knowledge).

Section A: Reasoning (8 Questions)

1. Choose the odd one out: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Himalayas
   (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Himalayas
2. In the analogy "Fish is to Water as Bird is to ___," the missing word is:
   (a) Nest (b) Sky (c) Tree (d) Feather
3. In the series 3, 9, 27, 81, ?, what is the next term?
   (a) 162 (b) 216 (c) 243 (d) 324
4. If in a code, DELHI is written as EFMIJ (each letter shifted forward by 1), how is POLICE written?
   (a) QPMJDF (b) QPMJEF (c) QPNJDF (d) RPMJDF
5. A woman walks 8 km south, then turns right and walks 15 km. How far is she from her starting point?
   (a) 15 km (b) 17 km (c) 19 km (d) 21 km
6. Given: "All constables are disciplined. Some disciplined people are officers." Which conclusion necessarily follows?
   (a) All constables are officers (b) Some disciplined people are constables (c) No definite conclusion about constables being officers can be drawn from these two statements alone (d) No constables are disciplined
7. In the letter series B, E, I, N, ?, what is the next letter (gaps +3,+4,+5, next +6)?
   (a) S (b) T (c) U (d) R
8. In order and ranking, a candidate ranks 9th from the top in a group of 30. Their rank from the bottom is:
   (a) 20th (b) 21st (c) 22nd (d) 23rd

Section B: General Knowledge (15 Questions)

9. The Constitution of India came into effect on:
   (a) 15 August 1947 (b) 26 January 1950 (c) 26 November 1949 (d) 2 October 1950
10. As of August 2026, the Chief Minister of Delhi is:
    (a) Arvind Kejriwal (b) Rekha Gupta (c) Atishi Marlena (d) Sheila Dikshit
11. As of August 2026, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is:
    (a) Vinai Kumar Saxena (b) Anil Baijal (c) Najeeb Jung (d) Tejendra Khanna
12. The Delhi Police administratively reports to:
    (a) The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (b) The state's own Home Ministry, as in most other states (c) The Municipal Corporation (d) The Election Commission
13. The Revolt of 1857 is widely regarded as:
    (a) The first major armed uprising against British rule (b) A minor local skirmish (c) The final battle of Indian independence (d) A purely economic protest
14. Who chaired the Constitution's Drafting Committee?
    (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Sardar Patel (d) Rajendra Prasad
15. The Thar Desert is located predominantly in:
    (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Haryana
16. Which sector is the largest contributor to India's GDP?
    (a) Primary sector (agriculture) (b) Secondary sector (manufacturing) (c) Tertiary sector (services) (d) None; all are equal
17. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants:
    (a) Convert light energy into chemical energy, releasing oxygen (b) Absorb oxygen and release CO2 exclusively (c) Convert water into oxygen only (d) Store genetic information
18. The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is located in:
    (a) New York (b) Geneva (c) Washington, D.C. (d) Vienna
19. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) primarily handles:
    (a) Civic services like sanitation and primary education (b) National defence (c) Foreign policy (d) Currency issuance
20. As of August 2026, the President of India is:
    (a) Ram Nath Kovind (b) Droupadi Murmu (c) Pratibha Patil (d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
21. As of August 2026, the Prime Minister of India is:
    (a) Rahul Gandhi (b) Narendra Modi (c) Manmohan Singh (d) Amit Shah
22. India's highest civilian award is the:
    (a) Bharat Ratna (b) Padma Shri (c) Arjuna Award (d) Ashoka Chakra (military gallantry, not civilian)
23. India's highest individual sporting honour is the:
    (a) Khel Ratna (b) Arjuna Award (c) Dronacharya Award (d) Padma Shri

Section C: Numerical Ability (4 Questions)

24. A shopkeeper buys an item for ₹500 and sells it for ₹625. What is the profit percentage?
    (a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 22% (d) 30%
25. Find the simple interest on ₹6000 at 5% per annum for 4 years.
    (a) ₹1000 (b) ₹1100 (c) ₹1200 (d) ₹1300
26. Solve for x: 4x − 9 = 2x + 7.
    (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
27. Find the area of a rectangle with length 14 cm and breadth 6 cm.
    (a) 74 sq cm (b) 84 sq cm (c) 94 sq cm (d) 104 sq cm

Section D: Computer Knowledge (3 Questions)

28. Which of the following is used primarily for spreadsheets?
    (a) MS Word (b) MS Excel (c) MS PowerPoint (d) MS Paint
29. RAM is best described as:
    (a) Non-volatile storage (b) Volatile memory used during processing (c) A type of printer (d) An input device
30. A common precaution against online banking fraud is to:
    (a) Share OTPs with callers claiming to be bank officials (b) Never share OTPs or passwords with anyone (c) Reuse the same password everywhere (d) Click links in unsolicited "bank" emails

Answer Key

Section A: 1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(b) 8.(c)

Section B: 9.(b) 10.(b) 11.(a) 12.(a) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(a) 16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(b) 21.(b) 22.(a) 23.(a)

Section C: 24.(b) 25.(c) 26.(c) 27.(b)

Section D: 28.(b) 29.(b) 30.(b)