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EXAM DETAILS

Details Information
Examination Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE)
Date of Examination August 28, 2022
Paper Paper III (HSSLC or Equivalent Level)
Year 2022
Question Booklet Code A
Total Questions 100
Total Marks 150
Marks per Question 1.50 Marks
Duration 2 Hours
Exam Time 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (2 Hours)
Question Type Objective (MCQ)
Negative Marking No Negative Marking
Medium Assamese / Bengali / Bodo / Hindi / English
Conducting Body State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC), Assam

QUESTIONS (1-100)

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  1. Which colour is not present in the Olympic Flag?
    1. Red
    2. Green
    3. Purple
    4. Yellow
  2. The Capital City of Peru is
    1. Bogota
    2. Santiago
    3. Havana
    4. Lima
  3. The National Stock Exchange is located in
    1. Mumbai
    2. Kolkata
    3. Hyderabad
    4. New Delhi
  4. From the following list identify the hardware component that can be used to transfer files from one computer to another.
    1. BIOS
    2. Hard Disk
    3. CPU
    4. USB Flash Drive
  5. The range which separates Indo-Gangetic Plains of Northern India from the Deccan Plateau of Southern India is
    1. Karakoram Range
    2. Satpura and Vindhya Range
    3. Aravalli Range
    4. Pir Panjal Range
  6. Amongst the following rivers, which one does not originate from the Himalayas?
    1. Indus
    2. Ganga
    3. Yamuna
    4. Narmada
  7. Water has maximum density at
    1. \(100^\circ \text{C}\)
    2. \(-40^\circ \text{C}\)
    3. \(0^\circ \text{C}\)
    4. \(4^\circ \text{C}\)
  8. Which social science studies the production, distribution and consumption of wealth?
    1. Commerce
    2. Economics
    3. Political Science
    4. Sociology
  9. Identify the normally radioactive material in the following list.
    1. Plutonium
    2. Germanium
    3. Osmium
    4. Cadmium
  10. In Volleyball, how many players per team are on the court?
    1. Five
    2. Seven
    3. Six
    4. Eight
  11. How many states of India shares border with Assam?
    1. Nine
    2. Seven
    3. Eight
    4. Ten
  12. Who is the Finance Minister of Assam as on 01st of January, 2022?
    1. Ajanta Neog
    2. Chandra Mohan Patowary
    3. Himanta Biswa Sarma
    4. Pijush Hazarika
  13. As on 31st of March, 2022, how many districts are there in Assam?
    1. Thirty Four
    2. Thirty Five
    3. Thirty Three
    4. Thirty Two
  14. Which of the following countries share border with Assam?
    1. China
    2. Nepal
    3. Myanmar
    4. Bhutan
  15. Amongst the following bridges, which one is at the Easternmost place?
    1. Naranarayan Setu
    2. Saraighat Bridge
    3. Bhupen Hazarika Setu
    4. Koliabhomora Setu
  16. Which of the following river is in the Barak Valley?
    1. Dikrong
    2. Kushiyara
    3. Boginadi
    4. Bharalu
  17. What is the State Tree of Assam?
    1. Hollong
    2. Teak
    3. Saal
    4. Peepal
  18. Poa Mecca and Hoygriv Madhab Temple is at which place of Assam?
    1. Sibsagar
    2. Tezpur
    3. Dumunichowki
    4. Hajo
  19. Name the tea research institute at Jorhat.
    1. Tarai
    2. Tocklai
    3. Tamoi
    4. Tingrai
  20. Name the first talkie in Assamese.
    1. Bhaiti
    2. Baruar Sansaar
    3. Joymoti
    4. Indramalati
  21. Swaraj Party was founded by:
    1. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    2. Aruna Asaf Ali and Subhash Chandra Bose
    3. Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
    4. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das
  22. Which article of Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth?
    1. Article 25
    2. Article 13
    3. Article 15
    4. Article 19
  23. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz), the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, is located in:
    1. Bijapur
    2. Delhi
    3. Hyderabad
    4. Bhopal
  24. What does 'A' stand for in 'UDAN', the initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of India?
    1. Aam
    2. Air
    3. Aakash
    4. Aviation
  25. Which company became the first Indian company to hit the 10 Lakh Crore market valuations?
    1. Airtel
    2. TCS
    3. Wipro
    4. Reliance
  26. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT with reference to the dance forms and their native states?
    1. Yakshagana - Tamil Nadu
    2. Sattriya - Assam
    3. Mohiniattam – Kerala
    4. Odissi - Odisha
  27. The only Ramsar site wetland in Assam is the:
    1. Deepor beel
    2. Bordoloni
    3. Chandubi beel
    4. Dibru-Saikhowa
  28. Which of the following ministries is NOT associated with the initiative of "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme?
    1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
    2. Ministry of Rural Development
    3. Ministry of Women and Child Development
    4. Ministry of Human Resource Development
  29. The Assam Medical College is situated in:
    1. Silchar
    2. Jorhat
    3. Guwahati
    4. Dibrugarh
  30. The mission Indradhanush, an initiative of the Government of India, is associated with:
    1. Immunisation
    2. Cleanliness
    3. Digitalisation
    4. Highway development
  1. Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of:
    1. Slavery
    2. Bonded Labour
    3. Untouchability
    4. Sati
  2. Which of the following events did NOT take place in 1919?
    1. Rowlatt Act was passed
    2. Montagu - Chelmsford Reforms were announced
    3. Partition of Bengal
    4. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  3. Which of the following schemes was launched in July 2019 to accelerate water harvesting and conservation measures?
    1. Jal Shakti Abhiyan
    2. Jal Vikas Abhiyan
    3. Jal Hi Dhan Hai Abhiyan
    4. Jal Bachao Abhiyan
  4. Which of the following locations is NOT associated with the petroleum sector?
    1. Duliajan
    2. Nazira
    3. Bongaigaon
    4. Margherita
  5. Which country was first to implement Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
    1. Germany
    2. France
    3. Canada
    4. USA
  6. As of January 2022, the state which has the maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha, is:
    1. Karnataka
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Uttar Pradesh
  7. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of the King:
    1. Harshavardhana
    2. Ashoka
    3. Vishnugupta
    4. Samudragupta
  8. Who among the following publishes the Economic Survey of India?
    1. National Development Council
    2. Institute of Finance
    3. Indian Statistical Institute
    4. Ministry of Finance
  9. In which of the following economies, all productive resources are owned and controlled by the government?
    1. Socialist
    2. Capitalist
    3. Mixed
    4. Dual
  10. In which of the following locations was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1942?
    1. Shivaji Park
    2. Brabourne Stadium
    3. August Kranti Maidan
    4. Pragati Maidan
  1. The LCM of two numbers is 40 and their HCF is 4. If the difference between the two numbers is 12, then the sum of the numbers is:
    1. 20
    2. 24
    3. 28
    4. 32
  2. The value of the expression \( \sqrt{51+\sqrt{134+5\sqrt{42+\sqrt{16}+\sqrt{9}}}} \) is:
    1. 52
    2. 8
    3. 19
    4. 9
  3. The number when divided by 2, leaves remainder 1; when divided by 3, leaves remainder 2 and when divided by 4, leaves remainder 3, is:
    1. 25
    2. 41
    3. 13
    4. 11
  4. When the numerator of a fraction increases by 3, the fraction increases by its three-fourth. The numerator of the fraction is:
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6
  5. The smallest among \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \), \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}} \), \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} \) and \( \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}} \) is:
    1. \( \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}} \)
    2. \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \)
    3. \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}} \)
    4. \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} \)
  6. If \( x = \sqrt{3} \), then the value of \( x^4 + \frac{1}{x^4} \) is:
    1. \( 9\frac{1}{9} \)
    2. \( 2\frac{1}{9} \)
    3. \( 9\frac{1}{2} \)
    4. \( \frac{1}{9} \)
  7. If \( \frac{x}{3} = \frac{y}{4} = \frac{z}{7} \), then \( \frac{x+y+z}{2z} \) is equal to
    1. 1
    2. 3
    3. 2
    4. 4
  8. The sum of the four consecutive alternate numbers is 64. The smallest number amongst them is:
    1. 13
    2. 11
    3. 16
    4. 9
  9. Two numbers are in the ratio of \( 2:3 \) and the product of their LCM and HCF is 96. The sum of the numbers is:
    1. 8
    2. 12
    3. 20
    4. 36
  10. If the salary of A is \( 25\% \) more than that of B, how much percentage is the salary of B lower than that of A?
    1. \( 20\% \)
    2. \( 25\% \)
    3. \( 12\frac{1}{2}\% \)
    4. \( 16\frac{2}{3}\% \)
  1. 98 toffees were distributed to some boys in a group. Each boy in the group got twice as many of the toffees as the number of boys. The number of boys in the group was:
    1. 5
    2. 7
    3. 10
    4. 14
  2. If \( \cos \theta = \frac{a}{b} \), then the value of \( \sec \theta \) will be:
    1. \( \frac{\sqrt{a^{2}-b^{2}}}{b} \)
    2. \( \frac{b}{a} \)
    3. \( \sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}} \)
    4. \( \frac{b}{a+b} \)
  3. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm. The area of the triangle is:
    1. \( 6\text{ cm}^2 \)
    2. \( \sqrt{6}\text{ cm}^2 \)
    3. \( 3\text{ cm}^2 \)
    4. \( \sqrt{3}\text{ cm}^2 \)
  4. The value of \( \sqrt{0.04} + \sqrt{1.44} + \sqrt{1.69} + \sqrt{0.0009} \) is:
    1. 1.73
    2. 2.03
    3. 2.73
    4. 1.03
  5. 45% of a number is same as 30% of another number. The ratio of the first number to the second number is:
    1. \( 2:3 \)
    2. \( 3:2 \)
    3. \( 3:5 \)
    4. \( 2:5 \)
  6. Liza deposits money in her savings bank in such a way that every next day her deposit amount is ₹12 more than her previous day deposit. If she starts her deposit with ₹12 on the first day, the total amount deposited by Liza at the end of 30 days will be:
    1. ₹5,420
    2. ₹5,580
    3. ₹5,620
    4. ₹5,780
  7. Find the median of the data set.
    \( 1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 12, 7, 8, 5, 1, 16, 17, 12 \)
    1. 8
    2. 7
    3. 5
    4. 4
  8. Find the value of \( \sqrt{\frac{225}{729}} - \sqrt{\frac{25}{144}} - \sqrt{\frac{16}{81}} \).
    1. \( -\frac{5}{9} \)
    2. \( -\frac{7}{12} \)
    3. \( -\frac{20}{27} \)
    4. \( -\frac{11}{36} \)
  9. 'A' starts his journey at 1:00 p.m. from a location P with a speed of 1 m/sec. 'B' starts his journey from the same location P and along the same direction at 1:10 p.m. with a speed of 2 m/sec. If 'B' meets 'A' at the location Q, then the distance PQ is:
    1. 1.5 km
    2. 1.75 km
    3. 1.2 km
    4. 1.25 km
  10. The price of an article is first decreased by 40% and then increased by 20%. The net change in the price will be:
    1. 20%
    2. 40%
    3. 24%
    4. 28%

From Q. 61 – Q. 63 : Insert the correct options in the blank space :

  1. On the moon, _____ air because the Moon's gravitational field is too weak to retain an atmosphere.
    1. there is no
    2. where no
    3. no
    4. is no
  2. _____ in front of a camera lens changes the colour of the light that reaches the film.
    1. Placed a filter
    2. A filter is placed
    3. A filter placed
    4. When a filter placed
  3. In 1850, Yale University established Sheffield Scientific School, _____.
    1. engineers were educated there
    2. where engineers were educated
    3. in which, were engineers educated
    4. where were engineers educated

From Q. 64 to Q. 67 : Choose the correct pair of words which are SYNONYMS to

  1. Choose the correct pair of words which are SYNONYMS to each other:
    1. Emigrant - Immigrant
    2. Piece - Pierce
    3. Frugal - Thrifty
    4. Irritate - Instigate
  2. Choose the correct pair of words which are SYNONYMS to each other:
    1. Rely - Resist
    2. Rule - Rue
    3. Secret - Clandestine
    4. Site - Sight
  3. Choose the correct pair of words which are SYNONYMS to each other:
    1. Deride - Arrive
    2. Derive - Divide
    3. Deride - Mock
    4. Mock - Praise
  4. Choose the correct pair of words which are SYNONYMS to each other:
    1. Citizen - Foreigner
    2. Citizen - Emigrant
    3. Citizen - Subject
    4. Citizen - Immigrant

From Q. 68 to Q. 70 : Choose the correct pair of words which are ANTONYMS to each other :

  1. Choose the correct pair of words which are ANTONYMS to each other:
    1. Folly - Stupidity
    2. Sweet - Salty
    3. Visible - Unvisible
    4. Scatter - Collect
  2. Choose the correct pair of words which are ANTONYMS to each other:
    1. Advance - Retreat
    2. Abandon - Desert
    3. Elevate - Raise
    4. Value - Success
  3. Choose the correct pair of words which are ANTONYMS to each other:
    1. Acquit - Convict
    2. Expect - Hope
    3. Faithful - Loyal
    4. End - Finish

From Q. 71 to Q. 76 : Choose the correct options which best explains the meaning of the given idioms :

  1. "To split hairs"
    1. To quarrel bitterly
    2. To complain about every small detail
    3. To argue about trifles
    4. To study every detail minutely
  2. "Nail the lie to the counter"
    1. To blame a person for something
    2. To expose publicly
    3. To investigate an allegation
    4. To lie vehemently
  3. "To see red"
    1. To be mad with anger
    2. To see danger
    3. Sunset
    4. To be drunk
  4. "To hit below the belt"
    1. To trick the opponent
    2. To defeat the opponent
    3. To take bribe
    4. To act unfairly in a contest
  5. "To beat about the bush"
    1. To prune the bush
    2. To approach a matter directly
    3. To approach a matter in a roundabout manner
    4. To discuss a matter endlessly
  6. "Bird in hand is better than two in the bush"
    1. Probability is better than possibility
    2. Certainty is better than possibility
    3. Possibility is better than probability
    4. Probability indicates certainty
  7. Choose the correct order to complete the sentence:

    I. I smelled the gas
    II. Door of my house then
    III. As soon as
    IV. I opened the front
    1. I, II, III, IV
    2. II, III, IV, I
    3. III, IV, II, I
    4. III, IV, I, II

  8. The following sentence is divided into four parts. One of the parts has an error in it. Read the sentence and find the part containing the error:

    “The movement which aims at
    (I)
    raising awareness about climate change, hopes
    (II)
    to bring people together to think about
    (III)
    what they can do for reducing harmful pollution.”
    (IV)

    1. IV
    2. III
    3. I
    4. II

  9. "For the little boy, a lolly was tangible, whereas a promise was not."

    The word tangible in this sentence means

    1. Basic
    2. Untouchable
    3. Actual
    4. Edible
  10. Which among the following options is correct?
    1. My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this unfortunate accident.
    2. My thoughts are with the families of those who has lost their loved ones in this unfortunate incident.
    3. My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this unfortunate events.
    4. My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this unfortunate incidents.
  1. Which letter of the English Alphabet is the seventh from left of sixteenth from right?
    1. D
    2. W
    3. R
    4. E
  2. Five boys are sitting in a circle facing inward. Ajay is between Rohit and Doljit. Suman is at the left of Shyamal, Rohit is at the left of Suman. Who is sitting at the immediate right of Ajay?
    1. Suman
    2. Shyamal
    3. Rohit
    4. Doljit
  3. A man is 3 years older than his wife and four times as old as his son. If the son becomes 15 years old after 3 years, the present age of his wife is:
    1. 60 years
    2. 51 years
    3. 48 years
    4. 45 years
  4. Sarita and Savita were coming to each other in the garden in the morning. Savita saw that Sarita's shadow was at Sarita's left side. Which direction was Savita facing to?
    1. South
    2. East
    3. North
    4. West
  5. If \(20\%\) of \(a\) is \(b\), then \(b\%\) of 20 is the same as:
    1. \(4\%\) of \(a\)
    2. \(6\%\) of \(a\)
    3. \(8\%\) of \(a\)
    4. \(10\%\) of \(a\)
  6. Kabita walks from her office 2 km to the east, then 8 km towards her right, then 2 km towards the east and then 4 km towards the south. Finally she turns left and walks 1 km to reach her apartment. The shortest aerial distance between Kabita's office and her apartment is:
    1. 25 km
    2. 13 km
    3. 12 km
    4. 17 km
  7. Select the number pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as \(35:6\).
    1. \(85:9\)
    2. \(64:8\)
    3. \(26:5\)
    4. \(120:11\)
  8. Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order:

    (1) Cloud
    (2) Rainbow
    (3) Devastation
    (4) Rain
    (5) Low Pressure
    (6) Flood
    1. 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3
    2. 5, 1, 4, 2, 6, 3
    3. 5, 4, 1, 2, 3, 6
    4. 1, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3
  9. If HONESTY is written as 5132468 and POVERTY is as 7192068, then in the same code, HORSE is written as:
    1. 50124
    2. 51042
    3. 51024
    4. 52014
  10. Two trains of 200 m and 100 m long are running parallel at the rate of 20 m/sec. and 22 m/sec. respectively. How much time will they take to cross each other, if the trains are running along the same direction?
    1. 212 sec.
    2. 135 sec.
    3. 150 sec.
    4. 120 sec.
  11. The ratio of the sides of a triangle is \( \frac{1}{2}:\frac{1}{3}:\frac{1}{4} \) and its perimeter is 104 cm. The longest arm of the triangle is:
    1. 52 cm
    2. 48 cm
    3. 44 cm
    4. 40 cm
  12. Priya booked a ticket for a movie whose trailer was released 20 days before she booked the ticket. She watched the movie 45 days after the trailer was released. The movie was released 16 day before the day on which Priya watched the movie. On which day of the week was the movie released if she booked the ticket on Sunday?
    1. Friday
    2. Saturday
    3. Sunday
    4. Tuesday

From Q. 96 – Q. 98 : Three out of the following four options are alike in a particular pattern and hence form a group. Find the one which does NOT belong to the group.

  1. \(5:27 :: 9:\ ?\)
    1. 83
    2. 81
    3. 36
    4. 18
  2. AQRD : BRSE :: LMTJ :
    1. MNRK
    2. MNSK
    3. MNUK
    4. MMUK
  3. Bus : Driver :: Horse :
    1. Saddle
    2. Rein
    3. Horseman
    4. Stirrup
  4. Three out of the following four options are alike in a particular pattern and hence form a group. Find the one which does NOT belong to the group.
    1. 2837
    2. 7651
    3. 3925
    4. 9762
  5. Three out of the following four options are alike in a particular pattern and hence form a group. Find the one which does NOT belong to the group.
    1. \(\frac{225}{3375}\)
    2. \(\frac{100}{1331}\)
    3. \(\frac{169}{2744}\)
    4. \(\frac{289}{5832}\)
  6. Three out of the following four options are alike in a particular pattern and hence form a group. Find the one which does NOT belong to the group.
    1. Emission
    2. Pollution
    3. Contamination
    4. Adulteration
  1. Find the number of triangles in the given figure:
    ADRE 2022 Paper IV Question 67 Expenditure Pie Chart
    1. 12
    2. 18
    3. 22
    4. 26
  2. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes:
    New Delhi, Sri Lanka, Asia
    ADRE 2022 Paper IV Question 67 Expenditure Pie Chart

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