IISc ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MOCK TEST
PART 1 (Q1–Q40)
SECTION A: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Q1–Q12)
Q1.
A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. Net change is:
A) 0% increase
B) 4% decrease
C) 4% increase
D) 20% decrease
Q2.
If 5x = 40, then x = ?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
Q3.
A shopkeeper marks an item ₹500 and gives 10% discount. Selling price is:
A) ₹450
B) ₹460
C) ₹470
D) ₹480
Q4.
Ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If total students = 50, boys are:
A) 20
B) 25
C) 30
D) 35
Q5.
Simple interest on ₹2000 at 5% for 3 years:
A) 250
B) 300
C) 350
D) 400
Q6.
A train covers 120 km in 2 hours. Speed is:
A) 50 km/h
B) 60 km/h
C) 70 km/h
D) 80 km/h
Q7.
√144 + √81 = ?
A) 21
B) 23
C) 25
D) 27
Q8.
LCM of 12 and 18 is:
A) 24
B) 30
C) 36
D) 48
Q9.
HCF of 24 and 36 is:
A) 6
B) 8
C) 12
D) 18
Q10.
If 25% of a number is 50, number is:
A) 100
B) 150
C) 200
D) 250
Q11.
Compound interest concept means:
A) Interest on principal only
B) Interest on interest
C) Fixed interest
D) No interest
Q12.
1 km = ?
A) 100 m
B) 1000 m
C) 10,000 m
D) 100 m²
📘 SECTION B: ENGLISH (Q13–Q24)
Q13.
Choose correct sentence:
A) He go to office daily
B) He goes to office daily
C) He going office
D) He gone office
Q14.
Synonym of “Rapid”:
A) Slow
B) Fast
C) Weak
D) Soft
Q15.
Antonym of “Increase”:
A) Grow
B) Reduce
C) Add
D) Expand
Q16.
Correct spelling:
A) Achieve
B) Acheive
C) Acheve
D) Achiv
Q17.
One word: A place where books are kept:
A) Museum
B) Library
C) Bank
D) Office
Q18.
Plural of “Child”:
A) Childs
B) Children
C) Childes
D) Childer
Q19.
Error spotting:
She do not like tea.
A) She
B) do
C) like
D) tea
Q20.
Opposite of “Honest”:
A) Loyal
B) Dishonest
C) Kind
D) Brave
Q21.
Correct article:
___ apple a day keeps doctor away.
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article
Q22.
Past tense of “Go”:
A) Gone
B) Went
C) Going
D) Goes
Q23.
Synonym of “Happy”:
A) Sad
B) Joyful
C) Angry
D) Weak
Q24.
Opposite of “Strong”:
A) Weak
B) Powerful
C) Bold
D) Brave
🧠 SECTION C: REASONING (Q25–Q40)
Q25.
Series: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
A) 28
B) 30
C) 32
D) 34
Q26.
Odd one out:
A) Apple
B) Mango
C) Carrot
D) Banana
Q27.
If A=1, B=2, C=3 → CAB = ?
A) 321
B) 312
C) 123
D) 132
Q28.
Direction: North → Right turn → ?
A) West
B) East
C) South
D) North
Q29.
Father’s sister is:
A) Mother
B) Aunt
C) Cousin
D) Grandmother
Q30.
Find next: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?
A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 90
Q31.
Odd number:
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
Q32.
Alphabet series: A, C, E, G, ?
A) H
B) I
C) J
D) K
Q33.
Mirror image of “E” is:
A) E
B) reversed E
C) 3
D) M
Q34.
Pen is to write, Knife is to:
A) Cut
B) Draw
C) Eat
D) Break
Q35.
Which is different?
A) Square
B) Circle
C) Triangle
D) Cube
Q36.
Find missing: 10, 20, ?, 80
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
Q37.
Coding: DOG = 415, then GOD = ?
A) 514
B) 451
C) 541
D) 154
Q38.
Odd one:
A) Car
B) Bus
C) Train
D) Apple
Q39.
If TODAY = 12345, DAY = ?
A) 345
B) 234
C) 123
D) 451
Q40.
Next number: 3, 9, 27, ?
A) 54
B) 81
C) 72
D) 90
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🏛️ IISc ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MOCK TEST 1 (PART 2)
📘 Q41–Q80 (General Awareness + Computer + DI + Full Answer Key)
🌐 SECTION D: GENERAL AWARENESS (Q41–Q56)
Q41.
India’s Constitution came into effect in:
A) 1947
B) 1949
C) 1950
D) 1952
Q42.
ISRO is related to:
A) Defence
B) Space Research
C) Agriculture
D) Banking
Q43.
National bird of India:
A) Peacock
B) Eagle
C) Sparrow
D) Parrot
Q44.
Currency of India:
A) Dollar
B) Rupee
C) Euro
D) Yen
Q45.
Largest planet in solar system:
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Q46.
Who is called Father of Nation?
A) Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Patel
D) Bose
Q47.
Capital of Maharashtra:
A) Pune
B) Nagpur
C) Mumbai
D) Nashik
Q48.
Full form of RBI:
A) Reserve Bank of India
B) Rural Bank of India
C) Regional Bank of India
D) Revenue Bank of India
Q49.
India is located in:
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Africa
D) Australia
Q50.
First Prime Minister of India:
A) Gandhi
B) Nehru
C) Patel
D) Bose
Q51.
Computer “brain” is:
A) RAM
B) CPU
C) Hard Disk
D) Monitor
Q52.
National Animal of India:
A) Lion
B) Elephant
C) Tiger
D) Leopard
Q53.
ISRO headquarters is in:
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru
D) Chennai
Q54.
National flower of India:
A) Rose
B) Lotus
C) Lily
D) Sunflower
Q55.
Currency symbol ₹ represents:
A) Dollar
B) Rupee
C) Euro
D) Pound
Q56.
Indian Parliament consists of:
A) One house
B) Two houses
C) Three houses
D) Four houses
💻 SECTION E: COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE (Q57–Q74)
Q57.
CPU stands for:
A) Central Processing Unit
B) Computer Processing Unit
C) Central Program Unit
D) Control Processing Unit
Q58.
RAM is:
A) Permanent memory
B) Temporary memory
C) External memory
D) Offline memory
Q59.
MS Word is used for:
A) Calculation
B) Typing documents
C) Browsing
D) Gaming
Q60.
Excel is used for:
A) Spreadsheet
B) Drawing
C) Music
D) Browsing
Q61.
Internet is:
A) Software
B) Network
C) Hardware
D) App
Q62.
Browser example:
A) Word
B) Chrome
C) Excel
D) Paint
Q63.
Shortcut for copy:
A) Ctrl + V
B) Ctrl + C
C) Ctrl + X
D) Ctrl + Z
Q64.
File extension of Word:
A) .xlsx
B) .docx
C) .pptx
D) .txt
Q65.
Email is used for:
A) Messaging
B) Printing
C) Drawing
D) Editing
Q66.
Virus is:
A) Hardware
B) Malware
C) Software tool
D) Browser
Q67.
Cloud storage example:
A) RAM
B) Google Drive
C) CPU
D) BIOS
Q68.
HTTP stands for:
A) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
B) High Text Transfer Program
C) Hyper Tool Transfer Page
D) Home Text Transfer Protocol
Q69.
Keyboard is:
A) Output device
B) Input device
C) Storage device
D) Processing device
Q70.
Monitor is:
A) Input device
B) Output device
C) Storage device
D) Control device
Q71.
Printer is:
A) Input device
B) Output device
C) CPU
D) Memory
Q72.
Operating system example:
A) MS Word
B) Windows
C) Excel
D) Chrome
Q73.
Save shortcut:
A) Ctrl + S
B) Ctrl + P
C) Ctrl + D
D) Ctrl + A
Q74.
PowerPoint is used for:
A) Spreadsheet
B) Presentation
C) Browsing
D) Coding
📊 SECTION F: DATA INTERPRETATION (Q75–Q80)
Table:
Marks of students: A=40, B=50, C=60, D=70, E=80
Q75.
Highest marks:
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) E
Q76.
Lowest marks:
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) E
Q77.
Difference between highest and lowest:
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
Q78.
Average marks:
A) 55
B) 60
C) 65
D) 70
Q79.
Total marks:
A) 300
B) 350
C) 400
D) 450
Q80.
How many students scored above 60?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
📊 FULL ANSWER KEY (Q1–Q80)
🧮 Quant + English + Reasoning
1-B, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-B, 6-B, 7-B, 8-B, 9-C, 10-C
11-B, 12-B, 13-B, 14-B, 15-B, 16-B, 17-B, 18-B, 19-B, 20-B
21-B, 22-B, 23-B, 24-A
25-A, 26-C, 27-B, 28-B, 29-B, 30-C
31-A, 32-B, 33-B, 34-A, 35-D, 36-B, 37-A, 38-D, 39-A, 40-B
🌐 General Awareness
41-C, 42-B, 43-A, 44-B, 45-C, 46-B, 47-C, 48-A
49-B, 50-B, 51-B, 52-C, 53-C, 54-B, 55-B, 56-B
💻 Computer
57-A, 58-B, 59-B, 60-A, 61-B, 62-B, 63-B, 64-B, 65-A, 66-B
67-B, 68-A, 69-B, 70-B, 71-B, 72-B, 73-A, 74-B
📊 Data Interpretation
75-D, 76-A, 77-B, 78-B, 79-C, 80-B