50 Questions with Answers
Q1. Conditions for recruitment as a Police Constable:
1. Age must be between 18 and 25 years as on 1 January 2024.
2. Minimum height 165 cm for male candidates.
3. Must be a graduate.
4. Must be able to run 100 metres in less than 15 seconds.
Candidate: Manoj, aged 22 years, height 168 cm, a graduate, who runs 100 metres in 16 seconds.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met (E) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 4 is not met
Answer: E
Q2. Conditions for appointment as a Junior Assistant under Grade III recruitment:
1. Must be a graduate.
2. Typing speed of at least 30 words per minute.
3. Age below 30 years.
Candidate: Bina, aged 28 years, a graduate, with a typing speed of 25 words per minute.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met
Answer: C
Q3. Conditions for appointment as a Field Officer through APSC:
1. Age between 21 and 30 years.
2. Must hold a Master's degree.
3. At least two years of work experience.
Candidate: Rituraj, aged 27 years, with two years of experience. His educational qualification is not mentioned in the application.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met (E) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: E
Q4. Conditions for the post-matric scholarship for minority students:
1. Annual family income must be below Rs 2.5 lakh.
2. Must have scored at least 60% in HSLC.
3. Must be studying in a recognised institution.
Candidate: Anjali, whose family income is Rs 2 lakh, scored 72% in HSLC, and is studying in a recognised college.
Will the candidate get the scholarship?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met (E) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: A
Q5. Conditions for recruitment as an LP school teacher (D.El.Ed route):
1. Must have passed D.El.Ed.
2. HSLC with at least 45% marks.
3. Age below 40 years; however, for SC/ST candidates the upper age limit is relaxed to 45 years.
Candidate: Dipankar, an SC candidate aged 42 years, has passed D.El.Ed and scored 52% in HSLC.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met, age relaxation applies) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met (E) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: A
Q6. An Additional Deputy Commissioner receives the following reports at the same time during a flood in a district:
(a) the embankment of a river is about to breach near a village,
(b) a large number of people are stranded on rooftops in a flooded area,
(c) the medical camp has run out of medicines.
What should be the FIRST action of the officer?
(A) Repair the embankment first (B) Rescue and evacuate the stranded people first (C) Send medicines to the medical camp first (D) Convene a meeting of officials first (E) Wait for orders from headquarters first
Answer: B
Q7. A forest officer posted in a wildlife sanctuary receives two reports at the same time: (a) poachers have been seen entering the sanctuary from the north, and (b) a forest fire has broken out in the dry grassland of the sanctuary.
Which matter should the officer attend to FIRST?
(A) Go after the poachers first (B) Only telephone the control room and stay put (C) Do a routine patrol of the boundary first (D) Move to control the forest fire first (E) Ignore both matters until orders arrive
Answer: D
Q8. Conditions for a bank to sanction an MSME loan to a business:
1. The business must have been running for at least 2 years.
2. Annual turnover must be at least Rs 5 lakh.
3. No record of default on earlier loans.
4. Collateral security is required; however, for loans up to Rs 10 lakh to women entrepreneurs, no collateral is required.
Candidate: Sunita, a woman entrepreneur, runs her business for 3 years with an annual turnover of Rs 6 lakh and no default record. She applies for a loan of Rs 8 lakh.
Will the loan be sanctioned?
(A) The loan is sanctioned (exemption for women applies) (B) The loan is NOT sanctioned because condition 1 is not met (C) The loan is NOT sanctioned because condition 2 is not met (D) The loan is NOT sanctioned because condition 3 is not met (E) The loan is NOT sanctioned because no collateral is provided
Answer: A
Q9. Conditions for sanction of a house under the PMAY-G scheme:
1. The household must not own a pucca house.
2. No member of the household may be a government employee.
3. The household must figure in the SECC 2011 list.
Candidate: The family of Rupali lives in a kutcha house, no member is a government employee, but the family name is not in the SECC 2011 list.
Will the house be sanctioned?
(A) The house is sanctioned (all conditions met) (B) The house is NOT sanctioned because condition 1 is not met (C) The house is NOT sanctioned because condition 2 is not met (D) The house is NOT sanctioned because condition 3 is not met
Answer: D
Q10. Four candidates appear in the final merit list for two posts of Forest Guard in a district - one unreserved post and one post reserved for ST. The merit ranks are:
1. Arjun (General), 2. Bishal (ST), 3. Chitra (General), 4. Debashree (ST).
According to the reservation rules, which of the following postings is correct?
(A) Arjun to the unreserved post and Bishal to the reserved post (B) Bishal to the unreserved post and Arjun to the reserved post (C) Chitra to the unreserved post and Debashree to the reserved post (D) Arjun to the unreserved post and Debashree to the reserved post (E) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: A
Q11. Two vacancies arise for the post of Health Worker - one in a tea-garden hospital and one in a Primary Health Centre (PHC). Three candidates apply. The merit list is: 1. Nirmala, 2. Jadav, 3. Renu. Nirmala has expressed a preference for the PHC, Jadav has tea-garden work experience, and Renu has no preference.
Which of the following allocations is the MOST appropriate?
(A) Nirmala to the tea-garden hospital and Jadav to the PHC (B) Renu to the PHC and Jadav to the tea-garden hospital (C) Nirmala to the PHC and Jadav to the tea-garden hospital (D) Jadav to the PHC and Renu to the tea-garden hospital
Answer: C
Q12. Four applicants apply for a Mudra loan, but the branch can sanction loans to only three of them. The applicant details are:
Amit (score 85, no default record), Chandan (score 82, defaulted on an earlier loan), Babita (score 78, no default record), Deepa (score 90, no default record).
The policy states that applicants with any default record must be rejected before considering others.
Who should be rejected?
(A) Amit (B) Chandan (C) Babita (D) Deepa (E) No one should be rejected
Answer: B
Q13. Conditions for appointment as a Grade IV worker (Group D):
1. Age between 18 and 38 years.
2. Minimum height 150 cm for male candidates.
3. Ability to read and write.
4. A medical fitness certificate from a government doctor.
Candidate: Haren, aged 24 years, height 145 cm, can read and write, and holds a medical fitness certificate.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met (E) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 4 is not met
Answer: C
Q14. Conditions for the NMMS scholarship for students of class 8:
1. Annual family income must not exceed Rs 1.5 lakh.
2. Must be studying in class 8 in a recognised school.
3. Must not be receiving any other scholarship.
Candidate: Nabanita, studying in class 8, whose family income is Rs 2 lakh per year and who is not receiving any other scholarship.
Will the candidate get the scholarship?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met
Answer: B
Q15. Conditions for recruitment as a Forest Beat Officer:
1. Age between 18 and 27 years.
2. Minimum height 163 cm.
3. Must have passed class 12 (HS).
4. Minimum chest measurement 79 cm.
Candidate: Ranjit, aged 19 years, height 165 cm, passed HS, chest measurement 76 cm.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met (E) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 4 is not met
Answer: E
Q16. Conditions for enrolment in the Home Guard:
1. Age between 19 and 35 years.
2. Must be a resident of Assam for at least 5 years.
3. Must be medically fit.
Candidate: Bipul, aged 26 years and medically fit. His period of residence in Assam is not mentioned in the application.
Will the candidate be enrolled?
(A) The candidate is enrolled (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT enrolled because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT enrolled because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT enrolled because condition 3 is not met (E) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: E
Q17. Conditions for a post advertised by APSC:
1. Age between 21 and 32 years for General candidates; however, the upper age limit is relaxed to 35 years for OBC and to 37 years for SC/ST candidates.
2. Must hold a Bachelor's degree.
Candidate: A candidate belonging to the OBC category, aged 36 years, holds a Bachelor's degree.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: B
Q18. According to the joining rule for a contractual post, a selected candidate must report for duty within 10 days of the issue of the offer letter; otherwise the offer is cancelled and given to the next candidate in the merit list.
An offer letter was issued to Priyanka on 2 March, and she reported for duty on 14 March.
What should the appointing authority do?
(A) Treat her as duly joined since she did report (B) Cancel the offer and give it to the next candidate (C) Grant her an extension of the joining period (D) Ask for her reasons and still appoint her (E) Data insufficient to decide
Answer: B
Q19. A municipal health officer has two pending matters on the same day:
(a) a scheduled review meeting on solid waste management, and
(b) a report of mosquito breeding in several localities, with the first cases of dengue already detected there.
What should the officer do FIRST?
(A) Attend the scheduled review meeting first (B) Act on the dengue breeding report first (C) Send the report to the Deputy Commissioner by post (D) Inspect the localities only the next day (E) Only note the report in the file
Answer: B
Q20. According to the Railway rules, every person entering a platform must hold a valid platform ticket.
A ticket examiner finds a man standing on the platform of Guwahati station without any ticket.
What should the examiner do as per the rules?
(A) Allow him to stay without any action (B) Levy the prescribed penalty and make him obtain a ticket (C) Escort him out without any penalty (D) Ignore him (E) Let him go if he promises not to repeat it
Answer: B
Q21. During the breeding season, fishing in a protected beel (wetland) is completely banned under the fisheries rules.
A fisheries officer catches a fisherman casting nets in that beel.
What action should the officer take as per the rules?
(A) Let him go with only a verbal warning (B) Accept his explanation and ignore the act (C) Seize the catch and nets and take penal action as per the rules (D) Simply order him to leave the place (E) Postpone the action to a later date
Answer: C
Q22. A circle officer is preparing the flood-relief beneficiary list for a village. He notices that the same name appears twice in the list prepared by two different panchayat secretaries, which would enable a double claim of relief.
What should the officer do?
(A) Distribute relief as per the list as it is (B) Verify the list and remove duplicate names before distribution (C) Distribute relief to influential persons first (D) Cancel the whole distribution and wait (E) Hand over the list to a private agency
Answer: B
Q23. A person comes to a police station and wants to lodge an FIR about the theft of his motorcycle, but he cannot state the exact date on which the theft took place; he only knows that it happened during the last week.
What should the officer in charge do?
(A) Refuse to register the FIR without the exact date (B) Register the FIR without delay (C) Demand an unofficial payment to register it (D) Ask him to come back with exact proof first (E) Refer him to another police station
Answer: B
Q24. Conditions for the post of Computer Operator under Grade III recruitment:
1. Must have passed DOEACC O Level or an equivalent computer diploma.
2. Age between 18 and 30 years.
3. Typing speed of at least 30 words per minute.
Candidate: Pranab, aged 32 years, holds a DOEACC O Level certificate and types at 35 words per minute.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met
Answer: C
Q25. Conditions for selection as an Anganwadi Worker in a village:
1. Must be a woman resident of the same village.
2. Age between 18 and 44 years.
3. Minimum HSLC pass.
Candidate: Sita, a woman aged 30 years, has passed HSLC, but she is a resident of the neighbouring village, not of the village where the Anganwadi is located.
Will the candidate be selected?
(A) The candidate is selected (all conditions met) (B) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 1 is not met (C) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 2 is not met (D) The candidate is NOT selected because condition 3 is not met
Answer: B