1. When did you ............? On the last stage of your journey?
set to
set out
set up
set off
2. Jenny always .......... when you least expected her.
Showed up
shut up
showed off
shut down
3. It is a 14-hour flight, so it will give me a chance ...... my reading.
Catch upon
catch on
catchup with
catch out
4. Mrs. MacDonald is having the old cottage ...................
do for something
do without
do over
do with
5. The new commercial ............. very well.
Gets away
gets across
gets about
gets along
6. I’m still trying to ......... a good appetite.
shake off
shake up
shack up
show off
7. Take up a brisk walk to ................ A good appetite
work out
work up
wrap up
write off
8. The synonym of “ameliorate” is:
finish
appreciate
improve
affluent
9. Which one is an appropriate synonym of “squalor”
miser
indolent
hinder
shabby
10. Give an exact synonym of “hallowed”
mellowed
sacred
decayed
mixed
11. The antonym of “cynical” is :
rustic
friendly
hostile
simple
12. Give the antonym of “corpulent”
bulky
skinny
obese
fat
13. The killing of one’s sister is called .......
regicide
genocide
sororicide
suicide
14. Killing of snake called
apicide
avicide
herpeticide
filicide
15. Badminton is played on a court where as boxing in a.......
court
track
ring
areana
16. A nun lives in a............. Whereas a hermit in a.......
prison, sty
convent, hermitage
asylum, stable
cottage, inn
17. The bell............... but bracelets jingles.
tolls
jingles
whistled
rattles
18. What is the opposite of “pompous”?
humble
rough
cheap
unique
19. One who abandons his religious faith is a/an ..............
apostate
atheist
secular
credulous
20. Repetition or writing word for word is putting it ..........
pedantic
extempore
epilogue
verbatim
21. Johnson died ............... cancer.
by
in
of
from
22. I hope you will agree ............. me on this issue.
to
on
with
by
23. I am angry .......... Your rude manner but not angry ...... you for not helping me.
at, with
with, with
to, with
to, to
24. I know you are looking ............ a job.
for
with
for
by
25. This magazine is not useful....... me as I have no taste in music debates.
to
with
in
at
26. She was fined............. Parking her car in a no-parking area.
for
on
in
at
27. I’m interested in cricket but I’m not very good a............ it.
in
with
at
about
28. What is the meaning of the phrase “’?
at pleasure
at wall
to the extreme
for the time being
29. A government controlled by the rich is:
oligarchy
aristocracy
plutocracy
democracy
30. We must be early ............... we won’t get a seat
otherwise
yet
however
but
31. Work like a Trojan.
treats
works
watches
sleeps
32. Fit like glove .........
fits very well
loosely fits
matches
dresses
33. Time will tell.
no time left
old fashioned ideas
whether decisions or actions in the present were right or not
future will show
34. A Night in the town is full of .............
tasks
green lights
fun & entertainment
creativity
35. Dressed up to the nines means.
very happy sprit
dressed in one’s best clothes
a routine dress
a small chance to bring good luck
36. The queen got annoyed because ...............
she had burnt her fingers
she was not happy with the sultan’s statement about his own income
the sultan was busy copying the holy book. of the sultan’s undue concern for her
37. Why did Sultan Nasiruddin not use the money in the treasury for himself?
He was afraid that his subjects would accuse him of theft.
He had already distributed money to the poor.
He wanted to annoy his Begum.
He was convinced that the money belonged to the people.
38. The demand of the queen was that the ..............
Sultan should earn his own livelihood.
money in the treasury should not be distributed to the poor.
Sultan should employ a maidservant.
Sultan should help her household duties.
39. Why was Sultan Nasiruddin popular among his people?
He was devoted to the holy Koran.
He was fair to all and was full of wisdom.
He kept the treasury full of wealth.
He made his wife work like an ordinary woman.
40. What forced the queen to do all the household chores?
The simple lifestyle of the sultan
The lack of money in the treasury
The poor working of the maidservant.
The sultan’s greed for money
41. If the slope of the line joining (1,2) and (k, -5) is equally inclined with both the axes, then the value of k is
6
-6
3
-2
42. What is the value of cot 90°?
3
1/2
0
1
43. What is the probability of drawing a queen one card is drawn randomly from well shuffled pack of 52 cards? Find the probability of drawing a red queen?
1/26
5/6
3/4
15/36
44. If A, B, C are the subsets of a universal set U. Then A — (BUC) is equal to,
(A-B)U(A-C)
(A-B)‘(A-C)
(A*C)-(A*C)
(AUB)-(AUC)
45. Out of a group of 120 students, 90 takes mathematics and 72 takes statistics. If 10 students neither of two, the number of student taking both subjects are:
50
45
52
58
46. -5 < X <7 can be written in the absolute value sign as.
|x-1|<7
|x-1|<6
|x-1|<2
|x-1|<-1
47. Tf the relation R={(1,2), (2,3), (3,4), (4,5)} then range is,
{2,3,4,5}
{1,2,3,4}
{1,2,3,5}
{1,3,4,5}
48. The value of tan 180° is equal to,
1
-1
0
∞
49. 2 + 22 + 3 + ....... + n2 is equal to
None
50. If A =
Symmetric Matrix
Skew Symmetric Matrix
Diagonal Matrix
Triangular Matrix
51. The radius of the circle x2 + y2 = 9 is equal to,
4
3
5
9
52. The value of is,
53. If A =
1
-1
2
0
54. What is the half or quarter of 400?
200
100
50
90
55. Half Percent, written as a decimal is,
0.2
0.02
0.005
0.05
56. The true discount on Rs. 2,562 due 4 months hence is Rs. 122, The rate percent is:
12%
13%
14%
15%
57. The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20% is:
40 %
42%
44%
46 %
58. AB and CD bisect each other at O, If AD = 6 cm, BC is:
5.9 cm
6 cm
4.8 cm
7 cm
59. The compound interest on Rs 30,000 at 7 % per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is:
2
3
4
8
60. If a man were to sell his chair rs. 720, he would lose 25% to gain 25%. He would sell it for:
Rs. 1200
Rs. 1,000
Rs 960
Rs. 900
61. Find the percentage gain or loss when the dot pens bought for Rs. 96 per dozen were sold at the rate of 10 for Rs. 90?
13%
20%
40%
12.5%
62. What is the value of cos230° — sin230°?
63. How many stones each of area 0.16 cm square are required for paving a courtyard 5.5 m long and 4.8 m wide?
60
100
50
165
64. Which one is the formula for the equilateral triangle?
None of Above
65. The commission of Rs. 5600 at the rate of 3.5 % is:
Rs. 196
Rs. 440
Rs. 360
Rs. 1,000
66. The discount % of the market price is Rs. 5,800 and the discount amount is Rs. 696 then the discount percent is
12%
20%
5%
38%
67. What is the tax rate if original price is Rs. 2,000 and selling price is Rs. 2,400 ?
20%
17.39%
35%
10%
68. The sum of ages of father and his son is 52 years. Eight years ago the father was eight times old as his son, the present age of the son is,
10 years
20 years
12 years
15 years
69. If 4 is subtract-d from a square of a number, its result is 21. The number is,
5
4
6
3
70. The radius of the circle x2+y2-12x-4y = 9 is equal to
18
7
10
2
71. The system of linear equation will be consistent and independent if they have,
exactly one solution
more than one solution
no solution
None of these
72. Let a and b are two numbers on the real line, if (a,b) = {x:a< x < b} is known as
left open interval
right open interval
closed interval
open interval
73. Let f: R > R and g: R > R be defined by f(x) = 2x? -3, g(x) = 3x +2. Then the composite functions gof(x) is:
9x + 8
2x + 2
2x + 1
6x2 - 7
74. A square matrix A is said to be singular if its determinant is equal to,
1
0
-1
none of these
75. The system of equations 4x — 3y = -6, -4x + 2y = 16 is,
consistent and dependent
inconsistent and independent
inconsistent and dependent
consistent and independent
76. Ratio of 2 km to 600 m should be,
2:7
2:8
2:3
10:3
77. In a:b = c:d, then b and c are called,
antecedent
extreme
consequent
mean
78. If b2— 4ac < 0 then the roots of ax2 + bx +c = 0 are:
equal
extreme
irrational
imaginary
79. A polygon having 10 sides is called,
equal
rational
quadrilateral
hexagon
80. A linear equation is also known as,
simultaneous equation
second-degree equation
first-degree equation
zero-degree equation
81. Two straight lines in the same plane which never meet are called,
angles
transversal lines
vertex
parallel line
82. If x4-3x+5 is divided by 2x-1, then the remainder is,
35/16
35
-9
3
83. If A, G, H are arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between a and b,
in G. P
in A. P
real numbers
in H.P
84. In selling an article for Rs.76, a shopkeeper gain 52%. The gain by selling that for Rs.74 is:
45%
48%
49%
50%
85. Ram bought oranges at 6 for Rs.10 and sold them at 4 for Rs.6, find his loss percent
12%
8%
6%
10%
86. Which of the following is incorrect?
A.M = ab
G.M = 2ab/a+b
H.M = a + b /2
none of these
87. By giving a discount of 10% on the marked price of Rs.1100 of a mobile phone a dealer gains 10%, then the cost price is
950
900
1000
1050
88. Rama purchased a table in Rs.1260 and due to some damage on its top, she had to sell it for Rs.1197, the loss percentage is:
20%
15%
10%
5%
89. A shopkeeper purchases 11 pens for Rs.10 and sells them at of 10 for Rs.11, then the profit is:
18%
19%
20%
21%
90. If A =
Unit matrix
Singular matrix
symmetric
all of them are true
91. The famous Manakamana Temple is situated in:
Tanahun
Makawanpur
Mustang
Gorkha
92. The longest river in the world is
Nile
Ganga
Amazon
indus
93. In computer abbreviation, ’OS’ usually means?
Order Significance
Open Software
Operating System
Optical Sensor
94. What day was yesterday, if Monday is in two days?
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
95. Which district lies in State number 3?
Helambu
Birgunj
Tanahun
Lumbini
96. How many bits equal to one byte?
4
16
8
32
97. Who won the FIFA World Cup 2018?
Croatia
Russia
Argentina
France
98. What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
Crop
Report
Sort
Record
99. How many districts are there in Nepal?
100. Which one of the following is not a part of the Internet?
WWW
CDROM
HTTP