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EXAM DETAILS

Details	Information
Examination	Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE)
Date of Examination	September 11, 2022
Paper	Paper-V [Driver (HSLC 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 AM to 12:00 Noon
Question Type	Objective (MCQ)
Negative Marking	No Negative Marking
Medium	Assamese / Bengali / Bodo / Hindi / English
Conducting Body	State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC), Assam

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QUESTIONS (1-100)

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1. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
   1. Paris
   2. London
   3. Amsterdam
   4. Zurich
2. Manila is the capital city of
   1. Malaysia
   2. Philippines
   3. Indonesia
   4. Thailand
3. Lotus temple is situated in
   1. Kolkata
   2. New Delhi
   3. Mumbai
   4. Bhopal
4. Which of the following is a output device for a computer?
   1. Mouse
   2. Speaker
   3. Microphone
   4. Keyboard
5. Which of the following mountain range is geologically considered the oldest?
   1. Pir Panjal Range
   2. Vindhya Range
   3. Aravalli Range
   4. Western Ghats
6. Which one amongst the following is the southernmost river in India?
   1. Cauvery
   2. Godavari
   3. Narmada
   4. Mahanadi
7. In which part do plants produce their food?
   1. Roots
   2. Leaf
   3. Trunk
   4. Bark
8. An adult human being has a normal body temperature in the range of
   1. \(36.1^\circ\text{F} - 37.2^\circ\text{F}\)
   2. \(36.1^\circ\text{C} - 37.1^\circ\text{C}\)
   3. \(97^\circ\text{C} - 99^\circ\text{C}\)
   4. \(48^\circ\text{F} - 51^\circ\text{F}\)
9. Which of the following geometric shapes does not have parallel sides?
   1. Rhombus
   2. Square
   3. Pentagon
   4. Parallelogram
10. Which of the following is not an Olympics Swimming Event?
    1. Butterfly
    2. Backstroke
    3. Breaststroke
    4. Breakstroke
11. Which of the following birds builds its nest in tree hollows?
    1. Hornbill
    2. Egret
    3. Vulture
    4. Eagle
12. Which of the following is the National Animal of India?
    1. One Horned Rhino
    2. Royal Bengal Tiger
    3. Asian Elephant
    4. Nilgai
13. Who is considered as the Iron Man of India?
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Subhash Chandra Bose
    3. B.R. Ambedkar
    4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
14. Who is known as the Missile Man of India?
    1. Homi Jahangir Bhabha
    2. Kailasavadivoo Sivan
    3. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    4. J.R.D. Tata
15. Which amongst the following is the largest unit of computer storage?
    1. Gigabyte
    2. Terabyte
    3. Megabyte
    4. Kilobyte
16. On every Independence Day of India, the Prime Minister addresses the nation from:
    1. Red Fort
    2. Rashtrapati Bhavan
    3. Parliament House
    4. India Gate
17. The First album by Zubeen Garg was
    1. Anamika
    2. Mayabini
    3. Maya
    4. Aasha
18. "Rajatarangini" was written by:
    1. Shudraka
    2. Jayadeva
    3. Banabhatta
    4. Kalhana
19. Which of the following is the name of the optical telescope in space?
    1. XMM-Newton
    2. Galileo probe
    3. Hubble Space Telescope
    4. Edison Telescope
20. The battle of Saraighat was fought between Lachit Borphukan and
    1. Mir Jumla
    2. Turbak
    3. Ram Singh
    4. Bakhtiyar Khilji
21. Who among the following initiated "Din-i-Ilahi"?
    1. Aurangzeb
    2. Babur
    3. Shah Jahan
    4. Akbar
22. Which of the following is NOT a Union Territory?
    1. Puducherry
    2. Ladakh
    3. Kodaikanal
    4. Chandigarh
23. The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed between:
    1. British and Burmese
    2. Burmese and Ahom
    3. Ahom and British
    4. British and Chinese
24. 'Abhigyan Shakuntalam", a Sanskrit play was written by:
    1. Panini
    2. Kalhan
    3. Asvaghosa
    4. Kalidasa
25. The special characteristic of the annual Jon Beel Mela is:
    1. It remains open round the clock
    2. Women are not permitted to enter
    3. Barter system
    4. The exclusive trading of livestock
26. The state bird of Assam is
    1. Cuckoo
    2. Hornbill
    3. Peacock
    4. White winged wood duck
27. The Umananda temple is situated on the hilltop of
    1. Chitrachal
    2. Bhasmachal
    3. Bindhyachal
    4. Sandhyachal
28. The ancient Indian physician known as the 'Father of Surgery' was:
    1. Charaka
    2. Sushruta
    3. Vagbhatta
    4. Vinayaka
29. How many schedules are in the Indian Constitution?
    1. 14
    2. 10
    3. 15
    4. 12
30. The Fox-tail orchid is the state flower of
    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Tripura
    3. Manipur
    4. Sikkim
31. World War II was fought by two opposite power blocs called
    1. Axis and Allied
    2. Allied and Axiom
    3. Allied and Gammon
    4. Gammon and Axiom

32. A major Oil-field accident took place recently at
    1. Tingkhong
    2. Sarupathar
    3. Merapani
    4. Baghjan
33. The real name of Bir Chilarai was
    1. Janmejoy
    2. Sukladhwaj
    3. Kalapahar
    4. Malladev
34. "Tusu Puja" is an important festival of the
    1. Bishnupriyas
    2. Tea tribes of Assam
    3. Dimasas
    4. Kuki tribe
35. In which of the following places, "Mask making" is predominantly practiced?
    1. Charaidew
    2. Majuli
    3. Goalpara
    4. Sadiya
36. "Poki" is the name of ancestral home of
    1. Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla
    2. Lakshminath Bezbaruah
    3. Bishnu Prasad Rabha
    4. Nabin Chandra Bardoloi
37. Which of the following is located at Sibsagar?
    1. Surya Pahar
    2. Malinithan
    3. Rang Ghar
    4. Dolgobinda Mandir
38. In which state of India does the Barak river originate?
    1. Assam
    2. Manipur
    3. Mizoram
    4. Meghalaya
39. Which of the following communities is "Haidang Geet" associated with?
    1. Deuri
    2. Sonowal Kachari
    3. Tiwa
    4. Karbi
40. Asharikandi village in Assam is famous for:
    1. Silk
    2. Terracotta
    3. Jute
    4. Marble

41. The product of three numbers which are in the ratio \(3:4:5\) is found to be 480. The largest number among the three numbers is
    1. 6
    2. 8
    3. 10
    4. 12
42. A number was increased by \(30\%\) and thereafter decreased by \(30\%\). The net change in the number in percentage is
    1. \(9\%\) increase
    2. \(10\%\) decrease
    3. \(10\%\) increase
    4. \(9\%\) decrease
43. In the equation \(x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0\), the value of \(x^3 - \frac{1}{x^3}\) is:
    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. -1
    4. 2
44. How many cubes of volume \(1\text{ cm}^3\) each, can be cut out from a single cube of volume \(1\text{ m}^3\)?
    1. \(10^8\)
    2. \(10^6\)
    3. \(10^4\)
    4. \(10^2\)
45. A 10 ft. long ladder leaning against a wall, touches the wall at a height of 8 ft. By what distance should the ladder be moved towards the wall so that its top touches the wall at 9.6 ft height?
    1. 3.2 ft
    2. 2.8 ft
    3. 3.9 ft
    4. 4.4 ft
46. If the average age of A, B and C is 22 years and the average age of B and C is 25 years, then the age of A after 9 years is:
    1. 35 years
    2. 30 years
    3. 25 years
    4. 20 years
47. Kamal buys an article for \(20\%\) less than its printed price and sells it for \(20\%\) more than the printed price. The percentage of gain on selling the article is
    1. \(40\%\)
    2. \(50\%\)
    3. \(30\%\)
    4. \(45\%\)
48. If \( \frac{A}{B} = \frac{2}{3} \) and \( \frac{B}{C} = \frac{4}{5} \), then \(C:A\) is:
    1. \(8:5\)
    2. \(5:8\)
    3. \(5:18\)
    4. \(15:8\)
49. If the population of a town increases at the rate of \(10\%\) every year, the present population is 1000, then after 3 years the population of the town would be
    1. 1300
    2. 1351
    3. 1310
    4. 1331
50. Two natural numbers are in the ratio \(3:5\) and their product is 135. The smaller number is
    1. 5
    2. 9
    3. 11
    4. 15

51. The diagonals of any two squares are in the ratio of \(2:3\). The areas of the squares are in the ratio of
    1. \(3:5\)
    2. \(2:9\)
    3. \(4:9\)
    4. \(4:5\)
52. 6 men can complete a task in 15 days. After 10 days, 4 more men join. The number of days required to complete the remaining work is:
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
53. \(50\%\) of \(25\%\) of \(20\%\) of a number is 21. The number is
    1. 420
    2. 520
    3. 840
    4. 940
54. \(0.\overline{23}\) is equivalent to the fraction
    1. \(\frac{23}{99}\)
    2. \(\frac{23}{990}\)
    3. \(\frac{23}{999}\)
    4. \(\frac{23}{90}\)
55. The area of an isosceles right angled triangle is \(81\text{ cm}^2\). The length of the hypotenus of the triangle is
    1. 14 cm
    2. 16 cm
    3. 18 cm
    4. 22 cm
56. The angle \(54^\circ\) when converted to radians, is
    1. \(\frac{\pi}{10}\)
    2. \(\frac{3\pi}{10}\)
    3. \(\frac{7\pi}{10}\)
    4. \(\frac{9\pi}{10}\)
57. The decimal representation of \( \frac{2.5}{50} \) is:
    1. 0.5
    2. 0.25
    3. 0.05
    4. 0.025
58. Find the value of \(x\) if \( \frac{x}{\sqrt{128}} = \frac{\sqrt{162}}{x} \)
    1. 12
    2. 14
    3. 196
    4. 144
59. If \(a-b=5\) and \(a^2+b^2=41\), then the value of '\(ab\)' is
    1. 10
    2. 5
    3. 7
    4. 8
60. A tank can be filled by 5 pipes in 80 minutes. How long would it take to fill the same tank by 8 pipes?
    1. 80 minutes
    2. 70 minutes
    3. 60 minutes
    4. 50 minutes

Q. 61 – Q. 64. Choose the correct ANTONYM for the given word.

61. Sympathy
    1. Empathy
    2. Antipathy
    3. Condolence
    4. Consolation
62. Economise
    1. Enormous
    2. Purchase
    3. Waste
    4. Trade
63. Hamper
    1. Promote
    2. Stop
    3. Barrier
    4. Fail
64. Incompetent
    1. Unskilled
    2. Inefficient
    3. Dexterous
    4. Useless

Q. 65 – Q. 67. Choose the correct SYNONYM for the given word.

65. Judicious
    1. Prudent
    2. Irrational
    3. Foolish
    4. Impatient
66. Monotonous
    1. Pleasant
    2. Varied
    3. Variety
    4. Tedious
67. Outrage
    1. Praise
    2. Favour
    3. Pleased
    4. Offence

Q. 68 – Q. 70. Choose the correct option.

68. A number of people listening to a concert or a lecture is called
    1. Audience
    2. Spectators
    3. Crowd
    4. Rabble
69. The place where airplanes are housed is called a
    1. Garage
    2. Warehouse
    3. Hanger
    4. Hangar
70. A person who walks in his sleep is known as
    1. Misanthropist
    2. Somniloquist
    3. Somnambulist
    4. Ventriloquist

Q. 71 – Q. 74. Choose the correct preposition.

71. He said this _____ oath.
    1. by
    2. on
    3. with
    4. from
72. The post _____ the Government of Assam in the Department of Education has been advertised.
    1. in
    2. with
    3. under
    4. for
73. The train starts _____ 5 O'clock _____ the morning _____ Wednesdays.
    1. in, at, in
    2. at, in, on
    3. in, on, at
    4. on, at, in
74. The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks _____.
    1. underneath
    2. below
    3. under
    4. inside

Q. 75 – Q. 77. The given sentence is incorrect. Choose the correct sentence from the given options.

75. 'The Statesman' has the largest circulation of any English daily.
    1. 'The Statesman' has the largest circulation of any English dailies.
    2. 'The Statesman' have the largest circulation of all English dailies.
    3. 'The Statesman' has largest circulations of all English dailies.
    4. 'The Statesman' has largest circulation of all English dailies.
76. I contradicted against him.
    1. I contradicted by him.
    2. I contradicted for him.
    3. I contradicted with him.
    4. I contradicted him.
77. This is one of the best book that has been written since ten years.
    1. This is one of the best book written in ten years.
    2. This is one of the best books that have been written in ten years.
    3. This is one of the best books written since ten years.
    4. This is one of the best books that has been written since ten years.

Q. 78 – Q. 80. Fill in the blanks with the correct options.

78. Please _____ to let the children pass.
    1. stand aside
    2. stand to the side
    3. stand in the side
    4. stand on the side
79. _____ imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess.
    1. Many of the
    2. Many
    3. There are many
    4. Of the many
80. I really have to go now. I have _____ the doctor.
    1. an appointment to
    2. an appointment with
    3. appointment with
    4. an appointment from

81. Which letter should replace # in BFEC, KONL, PT#Q?
    1. S
    2. U
    3. R
    4. D
82. While writing the even numbers from 1 to 100, how many time '2' will be written?
    1. 12
    2. 15
    3. 10
    4. 13
83. Cut out a Decagon through one of its vertices, in the form of triangles. Total number of triangle cut-outs will be
    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8
84. Which of the following pair of numbers has the same relationship as \( (18,75) \), \( (39,54) \), \( (27,66) \)?
    1. \( (51,42) \)
    2. \( (32,62) \)
    3. \( (51,65) \)
    4. \( (61,55) \)
85. Identify the term that is incorrectly placed in the series \(5, 7, 11, 17, 23, 35, 47\).
    1. 23
    2. 17
    3. 11
    4. 35
86. In a code, BEC means 'books are old', EDF means 'man is old' and CGH means 'buy good books'. The code for 'books' is
    1. B
    2. C
    3. E
    4. D
87. Consider the following relations:
    
    \(A = 2C\)
    \(A + 3C = 2C + G\)
    \(7C = 2A + G\)
    
    Which among the following is equal to \(2G\)?
    1. \(2A\)
    2. \(3A\)
    3. \(2A + 3C\)
    4. \(3A + 2C\)
88. If "Conductor" is related to "Bus", then "Referee" is related in a similar way to which of the following?
    1. Cricket
    2. Hockey
    3. Football
    4. Chess
89. Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
    1. Newton: Science
    2. Aryabhatta: Mathematics
    3. Chanakya: Poetry
    4. Mozart: Music
90. Identify the term which refers to an area of higher studies:
    1. Diplomacy
    2. Mathematics
    3. Apology
    4. Callisthenics
91. What would replace A and B in order to establish a logical connection in \(3:A:90::3:B:1095\)?
    1. Month, Year
    2. Month, Hour
    3. Year, Days
    4. Days, Hours
92. Which of the following numbers is unlike the others?
    1. 729
    2. 512
    3. 232
    4. 125
93. Pointing to the newsreader on TV screen, Uday says, "His only brother is the father of my son's father." The newsreader is Uday's ______.
    1. Grandfather
    2. Nephew
    3. Father
    4. Uncle
94. Which of the following words is different from others?
    1. SBTCU
    2. MBNCP
    3. EBFCG
    4. PBQCR
95. If the digits of the number 3249685 are arranged in ascending order, the position of how many digits would remain the same?
    1. Two
    2. Four
    3. Three
    4. One
96. If the English alphabets are written horizontally in the reverse order, then what is the \(6^{th}\) letter from left?
    1. V
    2. U
    3. T
    4. F
97. Amongst the colleagues, Rajput is taller than Hitesh, who is shorter than Suresh. Natasha is taller than Himashri, but shorter than Hitesh. Suresh is shorter than Rajput. Who is the tallest?
    1. Hitesh
    2. Rajput
    3. Natasha
    4. Suresh

98. Sneha cut off a rectangle along the dotted line as shown. The cut piece was parallelly shifted to the other side and fixed it there. What shape will Sneha get now ?
    
    1. Pentagon
    2. Square
    3. Parallelogram
    4. Trapezium

99. Which of the following diagrams can represent ?

    ‘Language’, ‘French’, ‘Germ'

    

100. In the figure, multiple views of the same cube is shown

     

     The letter on the face opposite to A is

     1. F
     2. D
     3. C
     4. E

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