IISc Administrative Assistant Mock Test 1

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

level pattern.


🏛️ 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