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Showing 10 of the 19 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

Q1 · Indian National Movement
The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
- A. 1940
- B. 1942
- C. 1944
- D. 1946
Answer and solution
Answer: B
The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, demanding an end to British rule in India.
Q2 · General Science
What is the primary function of red blood cells in the human body?
- A. Fighting infections
- B. Transporting oxygen
- C. Clotting blood
- D. Producing antibodies
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, which binds to oxygen in the lungs and transports it to tissues throughout the body.
Q3 · Moral & Civic Education
Which fundamental duty is enshrined in Article 51A of the Indian Constitution regarding national symbols?
- A. To vote in elections
- B. To respect the National Flag and National Anthem
- C. To pay taxes regularly
- D. To serve in the armed forces
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Article 51A lists fundamental duties, including the duty to respect the National Flag and National Anthem as symbols of national pride and sovereignty.
Q4 · Karnataka Unification
On which date was the state of Karnataka officially formed after the unification of Kannada-speaking regions?
- A. 1st November 1956
- B. 15th August 1947
- C. 26th January 1956
- D. 1st November 1950
Answer and solution
Answer: A
Karnataka (then called Mysore State) was formed on 1st November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act, which unified Kannada-speaking areas into one administrative unit.
Q5 · Analogies
Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?
- A. Student
- B. School
- C. Classroom
- D. Book
Answer and solution
Answer: B
A doctor works in a hospital, similarly a teacher works in a school. This is a workplace-based analogy.
Q6 · Coding-Decoding
In a certain code language, 'BRANCH' is written as 'CSBODI'. How is 'FLOWER' written in that code?
- A. GMPXFS
- B. GMPXFR
- C. GMPWFS
- D. GMNXFS
Answer and solution
Answer: A
Each letter is shifted +1 position, then alternately +1 and -1: F→G, L→M, O→P, W→X, E→F, R→S, giving GMPXFS.
Q7 · Syllogism
Statements: All pens are books. Some books are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some pens are pencils. II. Some pencils are books. Which conclusion follows?
- A. Only I
- B. Only II
- C. Both I and II
- D. Neither I nor II
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Conclusion II (Some pencils are books) follows directly from 'Some books are pencils.' Conclusion I cannot be definitively concluded from the given statements.
Q8 · Non-Verbal Series
A series of figures is given with one missing. Choose the correct figure from the options that completes the series. The pattern shows: a dot moving clockwise around a square's corners. If it starts at top-left, then moves to top-right, then bottom-right, what comes next?
- A. Dot at bottom-left corner
- B. Dot at top-left corner
- C. Dot at center of square
- D. Dot at top-right corner
Answer and solution
Answer: A
The dot moves clockwise around the square's corners. After top-left → top-right → bottom-right, the next position is bottom-left.
Q9 · Number System
What is the sum of all two-digit numbers that leave a remainder of 3 when divided by 7?
- A. 663
- B. 676
- C. 689
- D. 702
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Numbers are 10,17,...,94, an AP with 13 terms. Sum = 13×(10+94)/2 = 13×52 = 676.
Q10 · Profit & Loss
A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹450 and marks it 40% above the cost price. If he gives a discount of 15%, what is his profit percentage?
- A. 17%
- B. 19%
- C. 21%
- D. 25%
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Marked price = 450 + 40% of 450 = 450 + 180 = ₹630. Selling price after 15% discount = 630 - 15% of 630 = 630 - 94.5 = ₹535.5. Profit = 535.5 - 450 = ₹85.5. Profit % = (85.5/450) × 100 = 19%.

Breakdown by subject

General Knowledge
8 questions
Mental Ability & Reasoning
4 questions
Mathematics
4 questions
Kannada Language (ಕನ್ನಡ)
3 questions

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