Gauhati High Court JAA Recruitment 2026
The Gauhati High Court Junior Administrative Assistant (JAA) exam is scheduled for 2026. To help candidates with their preparation, we have detailed the exam pattern and provided the 2014 solved question paper below.
Gauhati High Court JAA Exam Pattern
The recruitment process generally consists of two stages:
Stage 1: Written Examination
This test evaluates the candidate's proficiency and mental ability across several key subjects:
General English: Grammar, Comprehension, & Vocabulary.
General Knowledge: Static GK & Current Affairs.
Computer Knowledge: Basics of Hardware & Software.
General Aptitude: Reasoning & Mathematics.
Assamese Language: Spelling, Synonyms, Sandhi, & Samas.
Stage 2: Skill Test & Interview
Candidates who clear the written exam proceed to the final phase:
- Computer Skill Test: Includes a Typing Test and practical tasks in MS Word and MS Excel (basic formulas and spreadsheets).
- Viva-Voce: A personal interview to assess communication skills and job suitability.
Gauhati High Court JAA 2014 Solved Paper
Below is the previous year's question paper to help you understand the difficulty level and types of questions asked. We hope this resource proves beneficial for your upcoming 2026 exam preparation.
Note for Aspirants: Consistent practice of previous years' papers is the key to understanding the pattern and managing time effectively.
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AT GUWAHАТI
(The High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram)
Written Examination for direct recruitment of Junior Administrative Assistants
for the Principal Seat of Guwahati High Court [06-04-2014, Sunday]
Duration: 2 Hours Total Marks: 150
Note: 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. No marks will be awarded or deducted
for not marking an answer.
150X1 = 150
Directions: Select the most appropriate answer -
1. FIFA World Cup 2014 will be held at
A) Brazil
B) China
C) Australia
D) France
Ans:- A) Brazil
2. Pankaj Adwani is related to which game?
A) Tennis
B) Shooting
C) Snooker
D) Badminton
Ans:- C) Snooker
3. "Gajraj" or "Super Hercules" recently met with an accident in central India, is
A) An Air-force carrier
B) A Naval Ship
C) An Elephant
D) A Railway locomotive
Ans:- A) An Air-force carrier
4. Which foreign dignitary was the guest of honour for Republic Day Parade on 26th January, 2014?
A) Prime Minister of Indonesia
B) Chancellor of Germany
C) President of Sri Lanka
D) Prime Minister of Japan
Ans:- D) Prime Minister of Japan
5. Which Mughal Ruler was a known Shayar (Urdu poet)?
A) Bahadur Shah Jafar
B) Shahjahan
C) Jahangir
D) Aurangzeb
Ans:- A) Bahadur Shah Jafar
6. Which one of the following Books is written by Vikram Seth?
A) The Kite Runner
B) The White Tiger
C) A Suitable Boy
D) Shame
Ans:- C) A Suitable Boy
7. Which term is NOT associated with the sport-Cricket?
A) Mid-on
B) Slip
C) Third man
D) Center-forward
Ans:- D) Center-forward
8. Which City has the Mono-Rail transport facility?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Patna
D) Bangalore
Ans:- A) Mumbai
9. Devyani Khobragade was recently in news, she is ---
A) An Actress
B) A Badminton Champion
C) Deputy Consul General
D) A Police Officer
Ans:- C) Deputy Consul General
10. First sports person to be awarded Bharat Ratna is -
A) Sourav Ganguli
B) Dhyanchand
C) Bichung Bhootiya
D) Sachin Tendulkar
Ans:- D) Sachin Tendulkar
11. Present Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court is
A) Shri Prasanta Kumar Saikia
B) Shri Tinlianthang Vaiphei
C) Shri A.M.Sapre
D) Shri Lansungkum Jamir
Ans:- C) Shri A.M.Sapre (2014)
12. Recently PSLV-C16 rocket was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Sriharikota. In context of space research program, what is the expansion of term PSLV?
A) Power Satellite Launch Vehicle
B) Plane Satellite Light Vehicle
C) Plane Satellite Launch Vehicle
D) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Ans:- D) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
13. "Earth Hour Day", an energy saving initiative, is celebrated on -
A) January 2
B) March 8
C) April 1
D) March 29
Ans:- D) March 29
14. ICC World T-20 Cup 2014 is being held in
A) Sri Lanka
B) South Africa
C) Bangladesh
D) India
Ans:- C) Bangladesh
15. IC chips used in computers are usually made of
A) Lead
B) Silicon
C) Chromium
D) Gold
Ans:- B) Silicon
16. Find the odd term out.
A) Internet
B) Linux
C) Unix
D) Windows
Ans:- A) Internet
17. Grand Prix- F1 Champion, who met with an accident at a Ski Resort, is -
A) Michael Schumacher
B) Sabastian Vettal
C) Lee Chong
D) Powell
Ans:- A) Michael Schumacher
18. The Chemical name of ordinary Table Salt is -
A) Sodium Bi- Carbonate
B) Sodium Chloride
C) Potassium Chloride
D) Potassium Bi- Carbonate
Ans:- B) Sodium Chloride
19. The first Nuclear Powered Submarine of India is
A) INS Trishul
B) INS Arihant
C) INS Virat
D) INS Shatrunashak
Ans:- B) INS Arihant
20. Who, also known as "Madiba" in South Africa, died in 2013?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Hansi Cronje
C) John Mandibar
D) Julius Nyarare
Ans:- A) Nelson Mandela
21. Who is the director of the film "Life of Pi"?
A) Gil Netter
B) Ang Lee
C) David Womark
D) Anita Nayar
Ans:- B) Ang Lee
22. Name the Mars Rover of NASA.
A) Era
B) Curiosity
C) Discovery
D) Challenger
Ans:- B) Curiosity
23. In an ordinary year, which three months begin on the same day of the week?
A) January, May, October
B) March, July, December
C) February, March, November
D) Never
Ans:- C) February, March, November
24. Kapilavastu Relics (fragment of Lord Buddha's bone), for the second time in 114 years, recently travelled from India to :
A) China
B) Sri Lanka
C) Myanmar
D) Japan
Ans:- B) Sri Lanka
25. Name the author of book "Train to Pakistan", who died recently?
A) Vikram Seth
B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Khushwant Singh
D) C. Rajgopalachari
Ans:- C) Khushwant Singh
26. "Vishwaroopam" is a 2013 Tamil spy thriller film written, directed and co- produced by............., who also enacts the lead role-
A) Prakash Raj
B) Rajni Kant
C) Kamal Haasan
D) Chiranveevi
Ans:- C) Kamal Haasan
27. The first person to set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969 and who died on August 25, 2012 was:
A) Nevil Armstrong
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Gagan Narang
D) Michael Phelps
Ans:- B) Neil Armstrong
28. The first Indian to travel in space was:
A) Rakesh Sharma
B) Vipin Malhotra
C) Kalpana Chawala
D)Michael Phelps
Ans:- A) Rakesh Sharma
29. Sunita William spent..........days in space.
A) 10
B) 365
C) 195
D) 400
Ans:- C) 195
(Sunita Williams spent 195 days in space on her first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2006-2007 Mission 1 (Expeditions 14/15 )
30. World heritage committee declared which natural site in India as a World Heritage site in July, 2012?
A) The Nilgiris
B) The Aravali Ranges
C) Western Ghats
D) Eastern Ghats
Ans:- C) Western Ghats
31. Finacle is banking solutions software which was awarded "Core Banking Technology" provider of the year, award in July 2012. Finacle is from which software company?
A) Wipro
B) TCS
C) Infosys
D) Cognizant
Ans:- C) Infosys
32. In which city was Osama Bin Laden killed in May 2011?
A) Islamabad
B) Abbottabad
C) Faisalabad
D) Peshawar
Ans:- B) Abbottabad
33. Name the fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event -
A) Maru mela
B) Pushkar Mela
C) Suraj Kund Mela
D) Sonepur Mela
Ans:- B) Pushkar Mela
34. The famour Akshrdham temple is situated in the city of -
A) Jamnagar
B) Gandhinagar
C) Jammu
D) Madurai
Ans:- B) Gandhinagar
35. Ms. Aung San Suj Kyi, democracy icon, has been released from 20 years of home arrest in -
A) North Korea
B) Myanmar
C) Serbia
D) China
Ans:- B) Myanmar
36. The recent controversy between India and China is related to:
A) Arabian Sea
B) South China Sea
C) Bay of Bengal
D) Middle-East region
Ans:- B) South China Sea
37. In which of the following states the Legislative Council has been dispensed with?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Orissa
Ans:- C) West Bengal
38. The recent Tunisian revolution is known as
A) Orange Revolution
B) Jasmine Revolution
C) Purple Revolution
D) Crescent Revolution
Ans:- B) Jasmine Revolution
39. Moller Manush, the film to win the "Golden Peacock" at the 41st International Film Festival of India was based on the life of which legendary 19th century folk singer and spiritual leader?
A) Kabir
B) Surjya Sen
C) Kabir Suman
D) Lalan Fakir
Ans:- D) Lalan Fakir
40. Which of the following report brought out the 2G Spectrum Scam?
A) CBI report
B) WikiLeaks
C) CAG report
D) None of the above
Ans:- C) CAG report
41. Which of the following tribes lives in the Niyamgiri Hills, which is at the heart of the controversy surrounding Vedanta Resources mining operations?
A) Manna Ohora
B) Dongria Kondh
C) Pardhan
D) Mal Pahariya
Ans:- B) Dongria Kondh
42. Which of the following pairings are incorrect?
A) Muammar Gaddafi-Syria
B) Fidel Castro-Cuba
C) Pol Pot-Cambodia
D) Hosni Mubarak-Egypt.
Ans:- A) Muammar Gaddafi-Syria
43. Which Gharana of classical singing did Late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi belong to?
A) Ohrupad
B) Maihar
C) Kirana
D) Etawah
Ans:- C) Kirana
44. 14th March 2011 was the 80th Anniversary of the first Indian sound film (talkie), which movie was it?
A) Jahan Ara
B) Alam Ara
C) Noorjehan
D) Taj Mahal
Ans:- B) Alam Ara
45. In which place in India the children get more evening time to play?
A) Mumbai
B) Bangalore
C) Gauhati
D) Kolkata
Ans:- A) Mumbai
46. With which of the following dance form are Madhvi Mudgal, Indrani Rahman and Sonal Man Singh associated?
A) Kathakali
B) Kathak
C) Oddisi
D)Bharat Natyam
Ans:- C) Oddisi
47. The oldest rock system is found in -
A) Deccan Traps
B) Cuddapah System
C) Dravidian System
D) Archaen System
Ans:- D) Archaen System
48. Who has been recently appointed as captain of Indian Women Cricket Team?
A) Harmanpreet Kaur
B) Mithali Raj
C) Poonam Rout
D) Archana Das
Ans:- A) Harmanpreet Kaur
49. On 2nd October, 1959, "Panchayati Raj" introduced in India at which of the following places-
A) Nagore, Rajasthan
B) Rajmundri, Andhra Pradesh
C) Sitamarhi, Bihar
D) Pune, Maharashtra
Ans:- A) Nagore, Rajasthan
50. The cause of Tuberculosis is-
A) Virus
B) Bacteria
C) Fungus
D) Protozoan
Ans:- B) Bacteria
51. The global warming in atmosphere is developed due to increase in which gas?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon di oxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen
Ans:- B) Carbon di oxide
52. Snake bite firstly affects which part of body
A) Nervous system
B) Brain
C) Blood circulation
D) Lungs
Ans:- C) Blood circulation
53. Insulin is secreted by-
A) Spleen
B) Gonads
C) Liver
D) Pancreas
Ans:- D) Pancreas
54. A colour-blind person cannot differentiate between the colours-
A) Yellow and green
B) Black and Blue
C) Red and green
D) Blue and green
Ans:- C) Red and green
55. What kind of tax is Value added Tax
A) Direct
B) Indirect
C) Optional
D) Both (B) and (C)
Ans:- B) Indirect
56. Bombay Stock Exchange Index is known as?
A) Dow Jones
B) NICCI
C) S & P-Sensex
D) NASDAQ
Ans:- C) S & P-Sensex
57. Under the Constitution of India, who is the guardian of fundamental Rights?
A) Parliament
B) President
C) Judiciary
D) Cabinet
Ans:- C) Judiciary
58. Which body in India does the regulation of Insurance Sector?
A) D.F.H.I
B) С.І.І.
C) SEBI
D) I.R.D.A
Ans:- D) I.R.D.A
(The body that regulates the insurance sector in India is the - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) )
59. Which of the versions of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test fired by India in March, 2013?
A) Aircraft Version
B) Ship version
C) Land version
D) Submarine Version
Ans:- D) Submarine Version
60. Who among the following foreign dignitaries visited Jallianwala Bagh during his tour of India in Feb. 2013?
A) Prime Minister of Canada
B) Prime Minister of Australia
C) President of France
D) Prime Minister of Britain
Ans:- D) Prime Minister of Britain
61. The recently released film 'Kai Po Che' is based on the novel-
A) Lashkar
B) The Loving Doll
C) Two States
D) The 3 Mistakes of My Life
Ans:- D) The 3 Mistakes of My Life
62. Endangered species are listed in-
A) Dead Stock Book
B) Red Data Book
C) Live Stock Book
D) None of the above.
Ans:- B) Red Data Book
63. Acid rain is due to air pollution by-
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Carbon monoxide
C) Methane
D) Nitous oxide and Sulphur dioxide
Ans:- D) Nitous oxide and Sulphur dioxide
64. The Chinese writers mention India by the name of-
A) Fo-Kwo-ki
B)Yin-tu
C) Si-Yu-Ki
D) Sikia-Pono
Ans:- B)Yin-tu
65. The earliest occurrence of the mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in the following text-
A) Bhagwad Gita
B) Atharva Veda
C) Rig Veda
D) Manusmriti
Ans:- C) Rig Veda
66. The 'Secretariat Building' of which State is known as 'Writer's Building'?
A) Assam
B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
Ans:- B) West Bengal
67. 'Swadhar' is the scheme for-
A) Unique indentification
B) Self employment for males
C) Women in difficult circumstances
D) Common home of senior citizens.
Ans:- C) Women in difficult circumstances
68. Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means-
A) Garbage input good output
B) Garbage in garbage out
C) Greater instructions greater output
D) Good input good output.
Ans:- B) Garbage in garbage out
69. 'Wings of fire' is a book authored by-
A) Atal Behari Vajpayee
B) Amit Chaudhary
C) APJ Abdul Kalam
D) Bharat Karnad
Ans:- C) APJ Abdul Kalam
70. Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India every High Court has the power to issue Writs. One of the following is not a writ-
A) Quo warranto
B) Mandamus
C) Ultimum supplicium
D) Prohibition
Ans:- C) Ultimum supplicium
71. The Chemical name of Laughing gas is?
A) Nitrogen
B) Nitrous Oxide
C) Nitric Oxide
D) Sulphur di Oxide
Ans:- B) Nitrous Oxide
72. Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of-
A) Gravitational Force
B) Cohesive Force
C) Centrifugal force
D) Frictional force
Ans:- C) Centrifugal force
73. Newton is a unit of -
A) Work
B) Energy
C) Force
D) Acceleration
Ans:- C) Force
74. The compounds leading to origin of life were-
A) Urea and nucleic acids
B) Amino acids and urea
C) Proteins and nucleic acids
D) Protein and amino acids.
Ans:- C) Proteins and nucleic acids
75. Which enzyme can catalyze the conversion of glucose to ethanol?
A) Zymase
B) Omvertase
C) Maltase
D) Diastase
Ans:- A) Zymase
76. Who, a National Best Actor awardee, has played the lead role in the film, Paan Singh Tomar?
A) Irrfan Khan
B) Farhan Akhtar
C) Vinay Pathak
D) Salman Khan
Ans:- A) Irrfan Khan
77. The American President Barack Obama belongs to which party?
A) Republican Party
B) Democratic Party
C) Liberal Party
D) Social Democratic Party.
Ans:- B) Democratic Party
78. Zubin Mehta's concert in 2013 was held in -
A) Kashmir
B) Jharkhand
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Delhi
Ans:- A) Kashmir
79. Who is the new Governor of the RBI?
A) Manikant Patel
B) Lord Meghnad Desai
C) Raghuram Rajan
D) Nirupama Rao
Ans:- C) Raghuram Rajan
( Governor of the Reserve Bank of India 2013-2016)
80. The normal temperature of the human body is-
A) 37 degree C
B) 98 degree C
C) 367 degree C
D) none of the above
Ans:- A) 37 degree C
81. The pH value of blood is -
A) 5.0
B) 6.4
C) 7.4
D) 8.0
Ans:- C) 7.4
82. Light-year is the unit of-
A) Energy
B) Intensity
C) Age
D) Distance
Ans:- D) Distance
83. If TEMPLE is coded as VHQURL, how would you code CHURCH?
A) EKYWIO
B) EKUWIO
C) EKYWIN
D) EQYWJO
Ans:- A) EKYWIO
84. If the following scrambled letters are rearranged to form the name of a city, which letter will appear in the middle -AIDMURA?
A) M
B) R
C) U
D) None of the above
Ans:- C) U
85. In a certain Code, COMPUTER is written as LNBVQSFU. Give us BULKHEAD written in that code?
A) MVCILEBF
B) KTAILEBF
C) MTAGJEBF
D) KTAGJEBF
Ans:- B) KTAILEBF
86. Find out the missing number from the following series-
101,100, ....... 87,71,46
A) 92
B) 88
C) 89
D) 96
Ans:- D) 96
87. Find out the wrong number in the pattern of the following series-
864, 420, 200, 96, 40,16,6
A) 420
B) 200
C) 96
D) 40
Ans:- C) 96
88. Find the missing number-
5, 16, 49, 104, ?, 280
A) 115
B) 148
C) 170
D) 181
Ans:- D) 181
89. In a certain language CAT is coded as 24, what will be the code number for BAT in the same code language?
A) 32
B) 21
C) 23
D) 42
Ans:- C) 23
90. A man is facing north; He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then 90 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A) South-west
B) North-west
C) South-east
D) North-east
Ans:- B) North-west
91. Pointing to a woman in a photograph a man says, "Her mother's mother is the mother of my father." How is the man related to the woman in the photograph?
A) Uncle
B) Grandson
C) Nephew
D) Maternal Cousin
Ans:- D) Maternal Cousin
92. If 'sky' is called' 'sea', 'sea' is called 'water', 'water' is called 'air', 'air' is called 'cloud' and 'cloud' is called 'river' then what do we drink when thirsty?
A) Sky
B) Air
C) Water
D) Sea
Ans:- B) Air
93. Today is Tuesday. What will it be after 65 days?
A) Monday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
Ans:- B) Thursday
94. A can do a piece of work in 15 days & B alone can do it in 10 days. B works at it for 5 days and then leaves. In how many days A alone can finish the remaining work?
A) 7½ days
B) 7 days
C) 9 days
D) 8½ days
Ans:- A) 7½ days
95. Kavita walked from A to B in the East 10 feet. Then she turned to the right and walked 3 feet. Again she turned to the right and walked 14 feet. Now, how far is she from point A?
A) 27 feet
B) 24feet
C) 5 feet
D) 4 feet
Ans:- C) 5 feet
96. If a number is subtracted from the square of its one-half, the result is 48. Which of the following is a square root of that number?
A) 8
B) 6
C) 4
D) 2
Ans:- C) 4
97. In a fort, there was sufficient food for 200 soldiers for 31 days, After 27 days, 120 soldiers left the fort. For how many extra days will the rest of the food last for the
remaining soldiers?
A) 4 days
B) 12 days
C) 10 days
D) 6 days
Ans:- D) 6 days
98. A bookseller makes 8% profit after selling the book at 10% discount. The ratio of the cost price to the marked price is-
A) 5:6
B) 6:5
C) 4:5
D) 5:4
Ans:- A) 5:6
99. A certain sum of money is distributed to A and B in the ratio 2:5. If A received Rs. 100, then the money received by B is-
A) Rs. 250/-
B) Rs. 300/-
C) Rs. 200/-
D) Rs. 150/-
Ans:- A) Rs. 250/-
100. If 10 men or 18 boys can do a work in 15 days, then the number of days required by 15 men and 33 boys to do twice the work is-
A) 9
B) 36
C) 4.5
D) 8
Ans:- A) 9
101. Mahesh starts work as a sales representative on an annual salary of Rs. 1, 60,000/-. If he receives a 15% pay-rise each year, the number of years he has worked for the company, when his annual salary became Rs. 2,79,841 is-
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
Ans:- A) 4 years
102. By selling an article for Rs. 21,000, a man gains 5%. To get a profit of 15% he has to sell it for -
A) Rs. 23,000
B) Rs. 25,000
C) Rs. 19,800
D) Rs. 20,700
Ans:- A) Rs. 23,000
103. 3+33+333 + 3.33 =?
A) 362.3
B) 372.33
C) 702.33
D) 702
Ans:- B) 372.33
Directions- Read the following information carefully and answer the next five questions given below:
There is a group of six persons A,B,C,D,E and F in a family. They are Psychologist, Manager, Lawyer, Jeweller, Doctor and Engineer. The doctor is the grandfather of F who is a Psychologist. The manager D is married to A. C, the Jeweller, is married to the lawyer.
B is the mother of F and E. There are two married couples in the family.
104. How is A related to E?
A) Father
B) Grandfather
C) Uncle
D) Brother
Ans:- B) Grandfather
105. Which of the following are the married couples in family?
A) AD and CE
B) AD and FC
C) AD and BE
D) AD and BC
Ans:- D) AD and BC
106. What is the profession of E?
A) Lawyer
B) Doctor
C) Engineer
D) Can-not be determined
Ans:- C) Engineer
107. Who is the Manager?
A) Spouse of A
B) Grandson of F
C) Husband of Lawyer
D) Son of B
Ans:- A) Spouse of A
108. Who is a Lady?
A) A
B) B
C) D
D) F
Ans:- B) B
Directions-. The next 5 questions are based on the information given below-
Four ladies A,B,C,D and four gentlemen E,F,G, H are sitting in a circle round a table facing each other under the following arrangement-
i. No two ladies or two gentlemen are sitting side by side
ii. C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D
iii. F is between D and A is facing G.
iv. H is to the right of B
109. Who is sitting to the left of A?
A) E
B) F
C) G
D) H
Ans:- B) F
110. E is facing whom?
A) F
B) B
C) G
D) H
Ans:- D) H
111. Who are immediate neighbours of B?
A) G and H
B) E and F
C) E and H
D) F and H
Ans:- A) G and H
112. D is facing whom?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) H
Ans:- C) C
113. Who is sitting to the left of H?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) E
Ans:- B) B
114. You get invitation card of your friend's 10 year old daughter's marriage. You would-
A) Attend the marriage
B) Report the matter to the police
C) Neither attends the marriage nor report the matter to the police
D) Point out to your friend the illegality of the matter
Ans:- D) Point out to your friend the illegality of the matter
115. While traveling by a crowded bus you notice that an old lady having a small child in lap is standing as there is no seat for her to sit. What would you do?
A) Ask the conductor to make a seat available for the lady
B) Ask the lady to sit where you are sitting
C) Ask the lady not to travel by the crowded bus
D) Ask someone to offer his seat to the lady
Ans:- B) Ask the lady to sit where you are sitting
DIRECTIONS- In each of the following FIVE questions, a word printed in capital letters precedes four optional words or phrases. From these four optional words or phrases, pick the one most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
116. PROTΟΤΥΡΕ
A) canvass
B) repeat
C) duplicate
D) original
Ans:- C) duplicate
117. SCARCITY
A) decision
B) desert
C) plethora
D) deficiency
Ans:- C) plethora
118. MODESTY
A) ostentation
B) peering
C) decoy
D) coyness
Ans:- A) ostentation
119. WHOLESALE
A) total
B) retail
C) partial
D) glutted
Ans:- B) retail
120. RETRIBUTION
A) compensation
B) forgiveness
C) contempt
D) grudge
Ans:- B) forgiveness
DIRECTIONS-_In each of the following FIVE questions, a word printed in capital letters precedes four optional words or phrases. From these four optional words or phrases, pick the one most nearly similar in meaning to the capitalized word.
121. QUOTE
A) sight
B) sigh
C) sue
D) cite
Ans:- D) cite
122. INCARCERATE
A) embodiment
B) imprison
C) release
D) rash
Ans:- B) imprison
123. CELLAR
A) basement
B) sub-basement
C) bunker
D) hold
Ans:- A) basement
124. DRUNK
A) inebriated
B) guzzler
C) alcoholic
D) toss pot
Ans:- A) inebriated
125. CEREBRAL
A) mental
B) thinking
C) intellectual
D) reasoning
Ans:- C) intellectual
Directions- The following questions consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other followed by another pairs of words. Select the word that has same relationship as the original pair of words.
126. War: Death:: Smoke :?
A) Burning
B) Pollution
C) Fire
D) Cigarette
Ans:- B) Pollution
127. Kaziranga : Rhino :: ?: Lion
A) Corbett
B) Kanha
C) Gir
D) Sunderbans
Ans:- C) Gir
128. Constituent Assembly: Constitution:: Parliament : ?
A) Statute
B) Legislative bills
C) Speaker
D)Prime Minister
Ans:- A) Statute
129. Right: duty: Power:?
A) Wrong
B) Weak
C) Powerless
D) Liability
Ans:- D) Liability
130. Giant: Dwarf :: Genius: ?
A) Idiot
B) Gentle
C) Wicked
D) Tiny
Ans:- A) Idiot
DIRECTIONS- In next TEN Questions select the most suitable word from given options to fill in the blanks.
131. The eminent lawyer________ his success to his father's guidance.
A) contributes
B) alleges
C) accounts
D) attributes
Ans:- D) attributes
132. Shri Saikia's appointment will be effective from the date he __________ charge of his new assignment.
A) assumes
B) resumes
C) attains
D) attends
Ans:- A) assumes
133. Only unselfish leaders can _________ the people.
A) betray
B) progress
C) please
D) inspire
Ans:- D) inspire
134. He was arrested on a charge of theft but was later ____________ .
A) punished
B) imprisoned
C) abandoned
D) released
Ans:- D) released
135. I had a glass of lemon juice to __________ my thirst.
A) stop
B) prevent
C) quench
D) remove
Ans:- C) quench
136. He is suffering ______________ fever.
A) to
B) from
C) with
D) by
Ans:- B) from
137. Ram is listening ___________ radio.
A) from
B) to
C) with
D) by
Ans:- B) to
138. The executive power is vested __________ President of India.
A) in
B) with
C) to
D) at
Ans:- A) in
139. We get out ________ life just what put in to it.
A) with
B) of
C) for
D) to
Ans:- B) of
140. A prudent man always avail himself __________ opportunities provided.
A) of
B) with
C) to
D) for
Ans:- A) of
Directions: In next_TEN Questions, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of given statement
141. Something which militates against commonsense:
A) absurd
B) abracadabra
C) aberration
D) abnegate
Ans:- A) absurd
142. To help a wrongdoer and be an accessory to his crime:
A) abate
B) alibi
C) abut
D) abet
Ans:- D) abet
143. Making up the mind to act after deliberate thought:
A) copious
B) conscious
C) conscientious
D) consensus
Ans:- B) conscious
144. The manner in which one conducts oneself:
A) digress
B) demeanour
C) descry
D) discreet
Ans:- B) demeanour
145. To defy with open contempt; disobey:
A) flay
B) filch
C) flout
D) flaunt
Ans:- C) flout
146. A mistake, an error:
A) fad
B) faux pas
C) fait accompli
D) fetish
Ans:- B) faux pas
147. A moment which is not appropriate or timed well:
A) inept
B) inopportune
C) inane
D) inebriate
Ans:- B) inopportune
148. Rocks solidified by molten lava are:
A) igneous
B) basalt
C) metamorphic
D) granite
Ans:- A) igneous
149. A life story of a person written by another person?
A) essay
B) story
C) autobiography
D) biography
Ans:- D) biography
150. Fear of closed spaces.
A) claustrophobia
B) agoraphobia
C) hallucination
D) obsession.
Ans:- A) claustrophobia