ADRE SLRC 2024 Grade-IV Paper-I Question Paper with Official Answer Key

Which word is the antonym of “Arrival”?

1. Conquer
2. Enemy
3. Departure
4. Welcome

Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence:
“Have you seen my school bag”

1. .
2. ;
3. ?
4. !

Identify the appropriate collective noun for bees.

1. Herd
2. Swarm
3. Group
4. Bunch

What does “hang up the boots” mean?

1. Place the boots for cleaning
2. Kill someone by hanging
3. Retire from active life
4. Peace after a war

Identify the synonym of “Accurate”.

1. Total
2. Pedigree
3. Sincere
4. Correct

Which is the correct spelling for an annual day-date list?

1. Calandar
2. Calendar
3. Callendar
4. Calender

Fill in the blank:
Yasmin ________ on paying the bill for her whole group.

1. Requested
2. Promised
3. Suggested
4. Insisted

Which word in the following list is a verb?

1. Run
2. Black
3. Faster
4. Human

Which single word would mean the same as the underlined portion of the sentence:
“The vaccine made the person resistant to infection from Covid-19 virus.”

1. Immune
2. Healthy
3. Doctor
4. Medicine

Identify the preposition in the sentence:
The man is sleeping on a cot.

1. On
2. Man
3. Is
4. The

Which kingdom of India had influence extending to the Southeast Asian region?

1. Chauhan
2. Rajput
3. Gupta
4. Chola

Which of the following Muslim commanders did Mula Gabharu fight with?

1. Mir Quasim
2. Turbak
3. Iltutmish
4. Abeidullah

Which of the following has the NITI Aayog replaced?

1. Competition Commission of India
2. Staff Selection Commission
3. Union Public Service Commission
4. Planning Commission

Which of the following is the capital city of Chhattisgarh?

1. Raipur
2. Ranchi
3. Bhagalpur
4. Dehradun

Alexander (the Great) was from which ancient kingdom?

1. Persia
2. Byzantine
3. Macedonia
4. Ottoman

Which of the following countries does Assam share an international border with?

1. Thailand
2. Bhutan
3. China
4. Nepal

The Upper House of the Parliament of India is called:

1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. Vidhan Sabha
4. Vidhan Parishad

Which of the following words is NOT in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

1. Fraternity
2. Dignity
3. Modesty
4. Liberty

Which mountain range passes through Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat?

1. Shivalik Range
2. Borail Range
3. Satpura Range
4. Aravalli Range

Which of the following districts of Assam is in the Barak Valley?

1. Hailakandi
2. South Salmara-Mankachar
3. Chirang
4. Morigaon

Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University?

1. Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
2. Gopinath Bordoloi
3. Kamalakanta Bhattacharyya
4. Krishnakanta Handique

Which instrument is used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

1. Hydrometer
2. Altimeter
3. Barometer
4. Thermometer

Ali Aye Ligang is a festival of which community?

1. Khamti
2. Mishing
3. Karbi
4. Dimasa

What is the main component of a glacier?

1. Lava
2. Salt water
3. Ice
4. Rain forest

How many countries does India share land borders with?

1. Six
2. Seven
3. Eight
4. Nine

What was the former name of Karbi Anglong district?

1. Mikir Hills District
2. Lushai Hills District
3. Cachar Hills District
4. West Naga Hills District

McMahon Line separates which two countries?

1. Afghanistan and Pakistan
2. Myanmar and Bangladesh
3. India and China
4. Vietnam and Thailand

Kathakali is a dance form of which state?

1. Gujarat
2. West Bengal
3. Kerala
4. Himachal Pradesh

“Gobha Raja” is the titular king of which community?

1. Ahom
2. Mishing
3. Khamti
4. Tiwa

Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?

1. Switzerland
2. Belgium
3. Spain
4. Portugal

Which of the following sea passages connects Asia with Europe?

1. Suez Canal
2. English Channel
3. Panama Canal
4. Strait of Malacca

Which community of Assam has “Choklong” system of weddings?

1. Bodo
2. Dimasa
3. Mishing
4. Ahom

Kurseong is a hill station in the state of:

1. Sikkim
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. West Bengal
4. Nagaland

Which of the following rulers had ascended the throne at Delhi?

1. Chand Bibi
2. Rani Ahilya Bai
3. Rezia Sultana
4. Rani Laxmi Bai

Which dynasty ruled the longest in ancient Assam region?

1. The Ahoms
2. The Barmans
3. The Koch
4. The Sutiyas

What is the introduction to the Constitution of India called?

1. The Preamble
2. The Preface
3. The Introduction
4. The First Page

Which of the following is not a criterion for citizenship of India?

1. Acquisition of Territory
2. Buying property
3. Naturalization
4. Descent

Which kingdom did Sati Sadhani belong to?

1. Koch Kingdom
2. Ahom Kingdom
3. Dimasa Kingdom
4. Sutiya Kingdom

Who was the first President of the United States of America?

1. George Washington
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Benjamin Franklin

Identify the southernmost river amongst the following:

1. Indus River
2. Godavari River
3. Brahmaputra River
4. Cauvery River

The sum of the present age of the father and the son is 60 years. After 15 years, the father’s age will be twice that of the son. The present age of the son is:

1. 10 years
2. 25 years
3. 18 years
4. 15 years

Find \(m\) if \(\dfrac{2^{m}\times2^{6}\times2^{-4}}{2^{-5}}=2^{12}\).

1. 5
2. 3
3. 8
4. 7

Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their sum equals 49. The two numbers are:

1. 16, 33
2. 18, 31
3. 21, 28
4. 24, 25

\((-1)^5+(-1)^6\) equals:

1. 1
2. \(-1\)
3. 0
4. \(-11\)

The value of \(\sqrt{1849}\) is:

1. 33
2. 43
3. 53
4. 63

40% of 60 when added to 60% of 40 would result in:

1. 40
2. 48
3. 60
4. 64

Addition of two Roman numbers XIV + IV equals:

1. XXV
2. XVIII
3. XIX
4. XX

\((x^2-3x-4)\div(x+1)=?\)   \((x\neq-1)\)

1. \(x-4\)
2. \(x-3\)
3. \(x-2\)
4. \(x-1\)

The fractional form of the recurring number \(5.121212\ldots\) is:

1. \(\frac{507}{90}\)
2. \(\frac{517}{99}\)
3. \(\frac{517}{90}\)
4. \(\frac{507}{99}\)

The total interest accrued on a principle of ₹1000 over 1 year at compound interest of 10% per annum compounded 6 monthly is:

1. ₹105.20
2. ₹102.20
3. ₹102.50
4. ₹105.50

If the minute hand of a clock traverses an angle of \(180^\circ\), the angle traversed by the hour hand during the time is:

1. \(20^\circ\)
2. \(5^\circ\)
3. \(10^\circ\)
4. \(15^\circ\)

The diagonal of a square is 10 cm. The area of the square is:

1. \(100\text{ cm}^2\)
2. \(50\text{ cm}^2\)
3. \(64\text{ cm}^2\)
4. \(48\text{ cm}^2\)

The sum of any two integers is:

1. always a non-zero positive integer.
2. always a non-zero negative integer.
3. always either a non-zero positive or a non-zero negative integer.
4. always either a non-zero positive, a non-zero negative integer or 0.

The remainder when \(2^6\) is divided by 5 is:

1. 0
2. 6
3. 2
4. 4

The square of a smaller number is subtracted from the square of a larger number and the result is equal to the difference of the larger and the smaller number. The sum of the two numbers is:

1. 0
2. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
3. 1
4. 2

The sum of the odd numbers 1, 3, 5, … up to 15 terms is:

1. 225
2. 125
3. 169
4. 196

The LCM and HCF of two numbers are 24 and 4 respectively. If one of the numbers is 12, then the other number is:

1. 20
2. 8
3. 10
4. 6

Let all the months of a year be of 28 days. If January 1 falls on a Monday, then April 28 will fall on a:

1. Friday
2. Sunday
3. Monday
4. Saturday

If \(m\) is a digit and the number 46\(m\)23 is divisible by 9, then the digit \(m\) is equal to:

1. 1
2. 0
3. 5
4. 3

A garden has \(p\) number of trees. Every tree has \(q\) number of branches, every branch has \(r\) number of sub-branches and every sub-branch has \(s\) number of leaves. The total number of leaves in the garden is:

1. \(p+q+r+s\)
2. \(pq+rs\)
3. \(pqr+s\)
4. \(pqrs\)

The first modern Olympic Games was held in:

1. Athens
2. Paris
3. London
4. Berlin

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Thomas Alva Edison was deaf.
2. Apple is related to discovery of gravity.
3. The brightest planet as seen from Earth is Venus.
4. The chemical symbol for sodium is Sd.

In a family, the sum of the present ages of the father, mother and the only son is \(x\) years. After \(y\) years, the sum of their ages will be:

1. \(3x+y\) years
2. \(3(x+y)\) years
3. \(x+y\) years
4. \(x+3y\) years

In which field did Bhogeshwar Baruah excel?

1. Athletics
2. Swimming
3. Badminton
4. Football

The Ramcharitmanas was written by:

1. Kabir
2. Veda Vyas
3. Adi Shankaracharya
4. Tulsidas

In which continent is the Amazonian Rain Forest found?

1. Europe
2. North America
3. Africa
4. South America

Which of the following is responsible for converting milk to curd?

1. Actinomyces
2. Lactobacillus
3. Fusobacteriota
4. Malassezia

Origami is the art of paper folding that originated in:

1. China
2. Korea
3. Japan
4. Cambodia

Near which town is the Da Parbatia Gate located?

1. Tinsukia
2. Tezpur
3. Silchar
4. Barpeta

What is the currency of Indonesia?

1. Ringgit
2. Dinar
3. Rupiah
4. Shilling

Which country is known as the “Land of Rising Sun”?

1. China
2. Japan
3. New Zealand
4. Indonesia

Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for:

1. Ghare Baire
2. Gitimalya
3. Gitanjali
4. Gora

The highest gallantry award of the Indian military during war is:

1. Maha Vir Chakra
2. Param Vir Chakra
3. Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
4. Ashoka Chakra

August Kranti with “Karenge Ya Marenge” slogan was related to which movement for India’s independence?

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Quit India Movement
3. Khilafat Movement
4. The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny

The national flag of which country features a dragon?

1. Bhutan
2. Singapore
3. Japan
4. Myanmar

Sharp pointed teeth inside the human mouth are called:

1. Molars
2. Canines
3. Incisors
4. Premolars

Who conferred the title of Kalaguru to Bishnu Prasad Rabha?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Bishnuram Medhi
3. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

What is situated at the confluence of the three streams Sandhya, Lalita and Kanta?

1. Vasistha Ashram, near Guwahati
2. Ajan Pir Dargah, near Sivasagar
3. Malinithan Temple, near Silapathar
4. Garampani Hot Water Spring, near Golaghat

As on 1st January, 2022, which of the following is NOT an administrative division of Assam?

1. Lower Assam
2. Barak Valley
3. Hills and Central Assam
4. West Assam

What is the name of the statue placed near Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat?

1. Statue of Liberty
2. Shakti Vajra
3. Statue of Unity
4. Shanti Stambh

Which country was involved with India in the Doklam incident of 2017?

1. China
2. Afghanistan
3. Bangladesh
4. Myanmar

Which of the following novels was written by Kanchan Borooah?

1. Mrityunjoy
2. Oximot Jaar Heral Xima
3. Ontorip
4. Asol Manuh

Which of the following places of interest has been recently included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site List?

1. Charaideo Moidams
2. Batadrava Than
3. Poa Mecca
4. Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary

In Assamese literature, who is known as “Ekhud Kokaideu”?

1. Nabakanta Baruah
2. Medini Mohan Choudhury
3. Kumud Chandra Hazarika
4. Kamalakanta Bhattacharyya

Which of the following airlines does not exist anymore?

1. SpiceJet
2. IndiGo
3. East West
4. Vistara

Which sport is the Davis Cup played for?

1. Badminton
2. Table Tennis
3. Lawn Tennis
4. Cricket

Sunlight helps in producing which vitamin in the human body?

1. Vitamin C
2. Vitamin B
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin A

Harihara (also known as Hakka) and his brother Bukka Raya founded which kingdom?

1. Chalukya Empire
2. Vijayanagara Empire
3. Chola Empire
4. Hoysala Empire

Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy?

1. Wind Power
2. Hydropower
3. Solar Energy
4. Fossil Fuel

Saptakanda Ramayan was written by:

1. Horibor Bipro
2. Madhava Kandali
3. Ananta Kandali
4. Hemo Saraswati

Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

1. France
2. China
3. India
4. United States of America

Which of the following movies was not released in 2023?

1. Jawan
2. Animal
3. Pathaan
4. The Kashmir Files

As on 1st of January, 2024, who holds the portfolio for External Affairs in Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers?

1. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
2. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
4. Shri Kiren Rijiju

Which of the following is NOT an IPL team?

1. Delhi Capitals
2. Gujarat Giants
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad
4. Lucknow Super Giants

Which of the following is highest among the ranks of the Indian Army?

1. Brigadier
2. Lieutenant General
3. Major General
4. Lieutenant Colonel

What letters would fill the blanks in:

AO_BPP___QDR___SSFTT

1. OCREQ
2. OCQER
3. OCQRE
4. ORQCE

Statements:

I. Non-metro cities in the country have been suffering due to load shedding for quite some time.

II. If the Government is not able to overcome the power crisis, load shedding will be extended even to the metro cities.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn?

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are effects of independent causes.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are effects of some common cause.
3. Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect.
4. Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect.

Five cadets Charles, Harmit, Om, Piyush and Tapan were asked to pick up one each of the geometric figures: a circle, a pentagon, a trapezoid, a hexagon and an octagon. They had a condition that one cannot draw a figure which has a name with same first letter as that person’s name. Om’s item has exactly one pair of parallel lines. Charles, Piyush and Tapan picked figures with more sides than a quadrilateral. Piyush as well as Tapan’s figures had lesser sides than Charles’ figure. Who picked up the circle?

1. Harmit
2. Charles
3. Piyush
4. Om

Soniya drives four km towards the west from her home, where she crosses a bridge. She takes a left turn and then drives for six km, till she arrives at the town center. Here she takes left again to drive for another twelve km to reach her office. If she decides to take a shortcut on bicycle, what would be the shortest possible distance between her home and office?

1. 18 km
2. 12 km
3. 9 km
4. 10 km

Of the following words, which would be the last to appear in a standard English dictionary?

1. CONTINENT
2. CONSTANT
3. CONSIDER
4. CONTINUE

Identify the set that does NOT follow the common rule as others.

1. 2 : 8 : 64
2. 4 : 64 : 216
3. 6 : 216 : 512
4. 5 : 125 : 345

A six-faced regular die always has the total of dots in opposite faces as 7. Four such dice are thrown, and the top faces show 3, 3, 2, 6. What would be the total of the dots in the faces touching the ground?

1. 15
2. 14
3. 21
4. 17

What should be the missing number?

Michael needs to go to university for his test. He started from the East and came to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a Railway Station, straight ahead is the Museum. In which direction is the university?

1. South
2. East
3. West
4. North

How many milligrams make one kilogram?

1. 10
2. 10³
3. 10⁴
4. 10⁶

Which word features less than four different vowels?

1. Promotion
2. Sustainable
3. Question
4. Potential

How many squares can be identified in the figure?

1. 21
2. 18
3. 19
4. 26

Which of the following is different from others?

1. Ammeter
2. Perimeter
3. Altimeter
4. Anemometer

Total age of three friends—John, Johnny and Janardhan, whose birthdays are on the same day—is 84 years. What was their total age four years ago?

1. 72 years
2. 80 years
3. 78 years
4. 76 years

Philately is related to:

1. Collection of match boxes
2. Collection of postage stamps
3. Collection of currency notes
4. Collection of fountain pens

Which two terms would come next in the series:
24, 26, 35, 63, 48, 124, 63, 215, ?, ?

1. 76, 430
2. 83, 310
3. 99, 511
4. 80, 342

Statements:

All pencils are pens.
All the pens are inks.

Conclusions:
1. All the pencils are inks.
2. Some inks are pencils.

1. Only conclusion 1 follows.
2. Only conclusion 2 follows.
3. Either conclusion 1 or conclusion 2 follows.
4. Both conclusion 1 and conclusion 2 follow.

Identify the next set in the series:
L3P, R4W, Y5E, G6N, ?

1. O7V
2. R7W
3. Q7W
4. P7X

Identify the incorrect Roman numeral.

1. Thirty six : XXXVI
2. Ninety nine : XCIX
3. Seventy four : DXXIV
4. Nine hundred : CM

Ramya’s mother is the only daughter of Prachi’s father. How is Prachi’s husband related to Ramya?

1. Father
2. Brother
3. Paternal uncle
4. Grandfather

Which one of the figures is different from the rest?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 1
4. 3

Which set of letters would fill the gaps in:

MAK, LEL, [   ], JON, IUO

1. JKL
2. KIN
3. KIM
4. JLK

Which of the following is correct when calculated from left to right, ignoring BODMAS, if the rule says: \(5+2=3\), \(5-2=7\), \(10\div2=20\) and \(10\times2=5\)?

1. \(9\times3-1\div2=18\)
2. \(5+1\div4-3=19\)
3. \(6\times2-1+2=12\)
4. \(7\div2+4-2=14\)

Identify the odd pair.

1. Pacific : Water
2. Himalaya : Mountain
3. Vesuvius : Volcano
4. Mississippi : River

What mathematical signs can be inserted respectively to get a correct equation (calculated left to right, ignoring BODMAS)?

\(65\ \Box\ 30\ \Box\ 7\ \Box\ 15\ \Box\ 5 = 15\)

1. \(-,\ \div,\ +,\ -\)
2. \(-,\ \times,\ +,\ -\)
3. \(+,\ -,\ \times,\ \div\)
4. \(+,\ \div,\ -,\ -\)

What would replace ?? in the triangle set?

1. 9
2. 11
3. 10
4. 12

Which of the following words is correctly spelt?

1. Jeography
2. Jeometry
3. Jeopardy
4. Jeology

What would be the Arabic numeral for MMCDXLVII?

1. 2,567
2. 2,457
3. 2,477
4. 2,447

If ROCKET is written as TQEMGV, then what would be the last letter when RAINBOW is written by the same code?

1. Z
2. Y
3. A
4. U

What would be the digit exactly in the middle when 65749 is subtracted from twice of itself?

1. 9
2. 2
3. 7
4. 8

Raj has to catch a train at fifteen minutes past three in the afternoon. What would be the time on a 24-hour scale?

1. 03:15 hours
2. 15:15 hours
3. 13:15 hours
4. 23:15 hours

If \(9 < x^2 < 25\), then the correct value/value(s) of \(x\) is/are:

1. \(3, 4, 5\)
2. \(4, 5\)
3. \(3, 4\)
4. \(4\)

What would be the middlemost digit in the smallest number that can be made using all the digits of 8936217?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 7
4. 9

Lohit walks from Black to Pink, which are 9 meters apart. At Pink, he takes a right turn and walks 4 meters to Blue. He takes another right turn and walks a distance of 9 meters to Red. At Red he takes a left turn and walks 2 meters. How far is Lohit away from Black?

1. 4 meters
2. 13 meters
3. 22 meters
4. 6 meters

Identify the word with no pair of consecutive letters placed together.

1. Alphabet
2. Partner
3. Rightness
4. Station

If A = 26, B = 25, and so on till Z = 1, then what would be the sum of STAR?

1. 32
2. 67
3. 50
4. 55

Which of the following is NOT of the same set?

1. Cash Payment
2. Mobile Banking
3. Debit Card
4. Net Banking

Identify the word which cannot be made from CARBOHYDRATE.

1. AHEAD
2. RETRO
3. YACHT
4. HYPER

Which of the four given sequences would be meaningful for the words?

1. House    2. Street    3. Room    4. Town    5. District

1. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
2. 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
3. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
4. 5, 4, 3, 1, 2

If the code for WATER is 67 and for DRINK is 56, then the code for RIVER is:

1. 48
2. 98
3. 72
4. 35