Today’s paper28 October 2026, booklet 3908978

Test booklet
प्रश्न पुस्तिका
Booklet No.
3908978
Series
A

Today’s paper 28 October 2026

Questions
25
Maximum marks
50
Minutes allowed
20

Roll No. assigned when you start

Instructions निर्देश

  1. This booklet has 25 questions in 4 parts: A. General Intelligence and Reasoning (7), B. Quantitative Aptitude (7), C. English (5), D. General Awareness (6).
  2. You have 20 minutes for the whole paper. The clock starts when you break the seal.
  3. Each question has 4 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 2 marks. A wrong answer costs 0.5. A question left blank scores nothing.
  4. Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.

Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.

Part AGeneral Intelligence and Reasoning

7 questions, 2 marks each, 0.5 off for a wrong answer

  1. HJ : KM :: SU : ?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Each letter of HJ moves 3 forward to give KM. Doing the same to SU gives VX.

  2. Which one does not belong with the others?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    In the others the letters are 1 apart (DEF); in PQS the last gap is 2. The odd one is PQS.

  3. In a certain code, SUGAR is written as 132. How is CHALK written in that code?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    SUGAR = 132 is twice the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet. For CHALK: 3 + 8 + 1 + 12 + 11 doubled = 70.

  4. Lata walks 15 km towards the east. She turns left and walks 15 km. She turns right and walks 8 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Taking east and north as positive: she ends 23 km east and 15 km north of the start, which is to the North-east.

  5. If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 26 + 8 ÷ 12 − 4 × 12?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Replace the signs: 26 − 8 + 12 × 4 ÷ 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 22.

  6. Which number replaces the question mark? 12, 21, ?, 62, 98, 147
    Answer and working

    Answer

    The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The missing term is 37.

  7. Which pair comes next? DV, FT, HR, JP, ?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    The first letters move forward 2 (D, F, H, J); the second move back 2 (V, T, R, P). Next: LN.

Part BQuantitative Aptitude

7 questions, 2 marks each, 0.5 off for a wrong answer

  1. What is the value of 82² − 65²?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 147 × 17 = 2,499.

  2. A train 180 m long crosses a platform 200 m long in 19 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    It must cover its own length and the platform: 180 + 200 = 380 m in 19 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.

  3. What is the HCF of 14, 10 and 12?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    14 = 2 × 7; 10 = 2 × 5; 12 = 2² × 3. The factors common to all three: 2 = 2.

  4. If A : B = 4 : 7 and B : C = 3 : 8, what is A : B : C?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Make B the same in both: A : B = 12 : 21 and B : C = 21 : 56. So A : B : C = 12 : 21 : 56.

  5. What is the average of 66, 22, 73, 42, 53 and 26?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Sum = 282. Average = 282 ÷ 6 = 47.

  6. The population of a town is 40,800. It grows by 5% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    40,800 × (1 + 5/100)² = 40,800 × 1.1 = 44,982. Growing 5% on 40,800 twice, not 10% once.

  7. If x + 1⁄x = 3, what is x² + 1⁄x²?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Square both sides: x² + 2 + 1/x² = 9, so x² + 1/x² = 7.

Part CEnglish

5 questions, 2 marks each, 0.5 off for a wrong answer

  1. Select the correctly spelt word.
    Answer and working

    Answer

    The correct spelling is ineffective.

  2. Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
    Entreat
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Entreat (verb) and Beseech share their main meaning. None of the other options does.

    Source: WordNet 3.1

  3. Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
    A person who is tricked or swindled
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Dupe: a person who is tricked or swindled.

    Source: WordNet 3.1

  4. Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
    Raze
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Raze (verb) and Level share their main meaning. None of the other options does.

    Source: WordNet 3.1

  5. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
    Upgrade
    Answer and working

    Answer

    The opposite of upgrade is Downgrade.

    Source: WordNet 3.1

Part DGeneral Awareness

6 questions, 2 marks each, 0.5 off for a wrong answer

  1. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Harilal Jekisundas Kania, from 1950.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  2. South Button Island National Park is in which state?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    South Button Island National Park: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  3. Which day is observed on December 7?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    December 7: International Civil Aviation Day.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  4. What is the capital of Russia?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Russia: Moscow.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  5. What is the currency of Libya?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Libya: Libyan dinar.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  6. What is the capital of Meghalaya?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Meghalaya: Shillong.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)