ESE(IES) 2016- General Ability Mock Test for ESE & GATE CE Exams

Question 1

Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?

Question 2

Which of the following Awards are given for excellence in the field of Sports?

Question 3

In broad gauge, the distance between the rails is …………………

Question 4

Which of the following Programmes/schemes of the Govt. of India is NOT directly related with agricultural activities?

Question 5

Recently, Martin Crowe passed away. He was a former Captain of which cricket team?

Question 6

The first President to sail in a submarine in India was

Question 7

The first explosion of an atomic bomb test in India was carried out in the State of_____

Question 8

Under the “Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme”, the amount of pension for those above 80 years has been increased per month from ₹ 200 to :

Question 9

How many States in India are coastal?

Question 10

The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is

Question 11

World press freedom day ______:

Question 12

‘Pulitzer Prize’ is given in the field of

Question 13

Animal assisted therapy is employed in ……….

Question 14

Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party In 1923 ?

Question 15

Who among the following presided over the fourth Buddhist Council?

Question 16

The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was

Question 17

Which of the following statements are correct?
(a) Assam shares a border with Bangladesh and Bhutan.
(b) West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal.
(c) Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Question 18

The Sardar Sarovar Project is built across the river _______.

Question 19

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

WILY

Question 20

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.

INDELIBLE

Question 21

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FATUOUS

Question 22

Direction: Select the correctly spelt word.

Question 23

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

Question 24

In the following question, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A person who does not think or behave like everyone else, but has independent, unusual opinions

Question 25

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentences/words.

One who has long experience.

Question 26

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the sentence.

The carrot and stick policy pays dividends in every organization.

Question 27

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The smell of the sea called _________ memories of her childhood.

Question 28

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

I like (A)/ the poetries (B)/ of Byron and Shelley. (C)/ No error (D)

Question 29

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Being very ______ in nature, he always uses his _____ skills.

Question 30

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

Mumbai is famous because of its textiles