ADRE 2.0 (SLRC 2024) Paper-III (HSSLC Level) Solved Question Papers for Grade-III Post – Download Now
Note: There are 150 questions, each carrying 1 mark, for a total of 150 marks. A negative marking of 0.25 will be deducted for each wrong answer or selecting more than one option.
1. What was the last capital of Ahom Kingdom?
Charaideo
Jorhat
Rangpur
Garhgaon
2. What was the name of Srimanta Sankardeva's grandmother?
Aidew Aita
Jakoimot
Kherxuti
Soirindhri
3. Who was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’?
Adil Shah
Hyder Ali
Krishnaraja Wodeyar
Tipu Sultan
4. Which State of India has Jallianwala Bagh?
Punjab
Haryana
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
5. Which of the following countries was a part of the Axis Group during the World War II?
England
Japan
France
Soviet Union
6. The ruins of Angkor Wat are in which country?
New Zealand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Cambodia
7. Which of the following countries does Assam share international borders with?
Bhutan and China
China and Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Bhutan
Myanmar and Bangladesh
8. If an aeroplane is flying directly from Chennai towards Guwahati, in which direction is it flying?
From South to East
From East to West
From West to East
From North to East
9. What is the Westernmost State of India?
Rajasthan
Punjab
Maharashtra
Gujarat
10. Which of the following peaks does not belong to the Himalayas?
Annapurna
Kangto
Anamudi
Kamet
11. The Great Barrier Reef is located in the seas near which continent?
North America
Australia
Africa
Europe
12. Which of the following is a mountain range of South America?
Andes
Karakoram
Alps
Caucasus
13. The giant waves caused by volcanic eruptions or earthquakes under the sea are known as
Tsunami
Cyclone
Blizzard
Landslide
14. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
The Prime Minister
The Vice President
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The President
15. Who administers the Oath of Office to the President of India?
The Prime Minister
The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
16. Which of the following musical instruments of Assam is usually made of bamboo?
Doba
Mridanga
Dotara
Toka
17. Where is the Tocklai Tea Research Centre located?
Jorhat
Lakhimpur
Tinsukia
Dhemaji
18. The Gita Press, a unit of Govind Bhawan Karyalaya, is located in which state?
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
19. An hour during a days’ session when questions/ issues may be raided without prior notice in the Indian Parliament is called
Freedom Hour
Lunch Hour
Zero Hour
Party Hour
20. Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog?
The Finance Minister
The Prime Minister
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
The Vice President
21. The Numaligarh Refinery is in which district of Assam?
Sivasagar
Jorhat
Golaghat
Dibrugarh
22. The international festival ‘Kullu Dussehra’ is celebrated in which state?
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
23. The Bering Strait separates which two landmasses?
Australia and New Zealand
The USA and Russia
South Africa and Madagascar
Japan and China
24. Who wrote the lyrics of ‘Alakananda’, sung by Shankuraj Konwar?
Tonmoy Krypton
Sannidhya Bhuyan
Joi Barua
Maitrayee Patar
25. The real name of crime thriller writer Ranju Hazarika is
Satyanath Bora
Pabitra Kumar Deka
Hiren Gohain
Kumud Chandra Hazarika
26. Who wrote the children’s book Xanta-Xista Hrista-Pusta mahadusto?
Nabakanta Barua
Hiren Bhattacharyya
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Arup Kumar Dutta
27. Kanchipuram Saree is produced in which state?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Telangana
28. Who among the following was a famous painter?
Vincent Van Gogh
John Lennon
Bob Marley
Marlon Brando
29. In which sport do Tania Choudhuray and Nayanmoni Saikia from Assam represent India?
Lawn Bowls
Badminton
Carrom
Judo
30. Identify the Badminton Player
Dipa Karmakar
Pullera Gopichand
Sania Mirza
Leander Paes
31. In which sports did India not win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Boxing
Weightlifting
Taekwondo
Wrestling
32. Diamond League an annual series of competitions in which area?
Swimming
Badminton
Gymnastics
Track and Field Events
33. Identify the incorrectly matched pair.
Stefan Edbard: Cricket
Bjorn Borg: Lawn Tennis
TIger Woods: Golf
Cristiano Ronaldo: Football
34. Where is the National War Memorial located?
Srinagar
New Delhi
Tawang
Armitsar
35. Which of the following is the Mission Basundhara of the Government of Assam related to?
Fishery and livelihood
Women empowerment
Land records and land revenues
Digital Education
36. Which of the following organisations is not in the business of commercial vehicles?
Larsen & Toubro
Mahindra & Mahindra
Force Motors
Tata Motors
37. If the pH of a liquid is 5.0, then the liquid is
Alkaline in nature
Neutral in nature
Liquid metal
Acidic in nature
38. Who is the Vice President of India, as on 1st of January, 2024?
Gulab Chand Kataria
Ram Nath Kovind
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Rajnath Singh
39. Which of the following belongs to the Class I category of lever?
Scissor
Wheelbarrow
Human arm
Stapler
40. The National Flag of which country has a white cross over red background?
Brazil
Switzerland
The United States of America
Japan
41. Which of the following is considered as the earliest compilation?
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Samaveda
42. Which of the following places was a part of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Machilipatman
Babylon
Mohenjo-daro
Byzantine
43. Who among the following was involved in the Battle of Waterloo?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Czar Nicholas
Adlof Hitler
George Washington
44. Bhairabkunda is a tri junction of which of the following?
Assam, Bhutan, China
Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim
Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
45. Which of the following is generally salty in taste?
Snowflake
Rainwater
Flowing river water
Seawater
46. Which of the following mountain ranges is in North-East India?
Barail Range
Shivalik Range
Satpura Range
Aravalli Range
47. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Lakshadweep is a Union Territory of India.
Maldives is a Union Territory of India.
Andaman and Nicobar Island is a Union Territory of India.
Puducherry is a Union Territory of India.
48. The Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer pass through which continent?
Asia
Australia
South America
Africa
49. Which of the following is an island State of the United States of America?
Madagascar
Canary Islands
Hawaii
Greenland
50. Sudden burst into the open of hot water and vapour from deep underground is termed as
Geyser
Volcano
Tornado
Tsunami
51. Which of the following is not a component of the Constitution of India?
The Directive Principles of State Policy
The Directive Rights of the Centre
The Fundamental Rights
The Fundamental Duties
52. A continuous rise in the price level is called
Stagflation
Deflation
Hyperinflation
Inflation
53. What does DAY stand for in the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)?
District Availability Yojana
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
Deendayal Ayurveda Yojana
District Achievement Yojana
54. Which of the following novels was written by Padma Shri Rongbong Terang?
Mrityunjay
Oximot Jar Heral Xeema
Rongmilir Hanhi
Miri Jiyori
55. Which of the following is not a Central Armed Police Force of India?
Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
National Security Guard (NSG)
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
56. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Ag
Si
Sv
Au
57. Who is the president of the USA, as on 1st of January, 2024
Barack Obama
Donal Trump
Joe Biden
Rishi Sunak
58. Which of the following is considered as the powerhouse of an animal cell?
Nucleus
Golgi apparatus
Ribosome
Mitochondria
59. Which of the following countries does not have a seashore?
China
Afghanistan
Myanmar
Iran
60. The world's largest island Greenland is a part of which of the following countries?
Denmark
Sweden
Canada
Iceland
61. Consider the four numbers given here:
376
629
921
397
If the digits of each number are arranged in ascending order, which new number would be the smallest?
III
II
I
IV
62. Find the odd one out:
Sparrow
Crow
Bat
Peacock
63. Pointing to Sarat in a photograph, Malini said, “His brother’s father is the only son of amy grandfather”. How is Malini related to Sarat?
Aunt
Grandmother
Mother
Sister
64. IF ROBOTICS is coded as OROBITSC, then PROJECTS would be coded as
ROPEJTSC
RPJOCEST
RPJOECST
ROJPCEST
65. In a zoo, the lion’s cage is towards the East of the tiger's cage. At the exact South of the lion's cage, there is a bear's cage, which is towards the West of the cheetah’s cage. In which direction is the tiger’s cage from the cheetah’s cage?
South-East
North-East
South-West
East
66. At what speed should a car travel on a highway to reach a destination 12 km away in 15 minutes?
64 kmph
84 kmph
48 kmph
36 kmph
67. Which word would be the last in a standard English dictionary?
ADVERSE
ADVENT
ADVENTURE
ADVERTISE
68. Identify the correctly spelt word.
Moderator
Moredator
Modarator
Moderetor
69. Which of the following words cannot be made using the letters of MENDICANT?
MEDICAL
MEDIAN
DETAIN
ANCIENT
70. At the Youth Parliament, a certain number of country representatives sit in a linear row and all are facing the audience. Only ten persons sit to the left of Estonia. Fiji sits eighth to the left of Estonia. Angola sits fourth to the right of Bahrain. Canada sits to the immediate left of Denmark, and Denmark is the third from the extreme right end of the row. The number of countries between Estonia and Denmark is the same as Bahrain and Estonia. Only six countries sit between Angola and Canada. In total, how many countries are seated at the Youth parliament?
19
21
32
17
71. Which option is similar to Pencil : Student : School?
Mouse : Eat : Biscuit
Computer : Officer : Bank
Pen : Writer : Book
Cash : Shopkeeper : Good
72. If REAR = 42, TEAR = 44 and DEAR = 28, then which of the following sets is incorrectly paired?
PEAR = 40
FEAR = 32
BEAR = 26
GEAR = 31
73. Find the best option to fill in the last term:
CIRCLE : GEOMETRY :: POETRY : ?
CHAPTER
BOOKS
PROSE
LANGUAGE
74. Identify the pair with the same relationship as Child : Vaccination.
Fever : Medicine
Food : Cooking
Plant : Pesticide
Animals : Food
75. Which of the following words would not fit correctly in the sentence?
The person died of a _____ hit on his head.
Lethal
Fatal
Deadly
Subtle
76. What would be the correct sequence of the following words as per the standard English dictionary?
Royal
Regal
Renal
Rebel
1, 2, 3, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
4, 3, 1, 2
77. Select the appropriate number to correctly continue the sequence 27, 30, 37, 50, ?, 98
69
73
81
91
78. Pallavi claims to be taller than Jyoti, but Smita who is taller than Pallavi knows that Pallavi is wrong. Which of the following can be said about their height?
Pallavi is definitely shorter than Jyoti
Pallavi and jyoti are of the same height
Smita is the tallest of the three
Cannot be determined
79. At a college function, Romola pointed out to an actor and said, “He is my mother-in-law’s only son’s nephew”. How is the actor's mother related to Romola?
Aunt
Daughter
Niece
Sister-in-law
80. Find the best option to fill in the third term:
Gravity : Newton :: ? : Copernicus
Blood circulation
Heliocentric system
Rocket
Radioactivity
81. A number was increased by 40% and thereafter decreased by 40%. The net change in the number in percentage is
16% increase
16% decrease
32% decrease
No change
82. If the average age of A, B and C is 22 years and the average age of B and C is 25 years, then find the age of A after 9 years from now.
25 years
35 years
50 years
45 years
83. The smallest among √(1/2), √(1/3), √(1/4) and √(2/3) is
√(1/2)
√(1/3)
√(1/4)
√(2/3)
84. If (x/3) = (y/4) = (z/7), then (x + y + z)/z is equal to
2
3
4
5
85. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the product of their HCF and LCM is 96. The sum of the two numbers is
18
20
22
24
86. The value of ∛8² is
1
3
2
4
87. A certain amount invested in a firm would become double at the end of one month, but it deducts an amount of ₹120 on every doubling. A person invest an amount of ₹105 and continues for 3 months without investing any additional amount. At the end of 3 months, his net income is
₹55
₹0
₹270
₹45
88. The count of prime number between 80 and 100 is
2
5
3
4
89. Find the value fo [(10⁷ +10²) + ( 10³+ 10⁻⁻²)] + 10⁵
100
200
2
1
90. If A : B = 3, then 144A : 36B is
4
12
3
16
91. The fraction equivalent of the recurring number 2.19 is
217/99
217/99
219/90
217/90
92. The largest of 2⁶, 3⁵, 4⁴ and 5³
2⁶
3⁵
4⁴
5³
93. For a bicycle rider, it is seen that for every two complete pedalling, the front wheel of the bicycle makes 3 complete turns. If the radius of the bicycle wheel is 70 cm, the distance (in metres) covered by the bicycle in 10 complete pedalling is
7π
14π
21π
28π
94. The base and the height of a right-angled triangle are equal in magnitude and the length of the third side is 22 cm. The area of the triangle is
2 sq. cm
2√2 sq. cm
4 sq. cm
4√2 sq. cm
95. In a range of consecutive numbers starting with 1, all the even numbers are removed. From teh remaining, consider the first 7 numbers. The sum of these 7 numbers is
35
42
49
56
96. Two numbers A and B are first added and squared to get C. in the next step, B is subtracted from A and the result is squared to get D. The result C-D expressed in terms of A and B is
A(A+B)
4(A-B)
AB/4
4AB
97. Find the least number by which 1250 must be multiplied to make it a perfect square.
4
3
5
2
98. When the numerator of a fraction is multiplied by 4 and the denominator by 9, the fraction reverses. The fraction is
4/5
2/3
5/4
3/2
99. At what percentage of simple interest does an amount of money double in 12 years?
9(1/2) %
8(1/2) %
8(1/3) %
9(1/3) %
100. The ratio of the radii of two circles is 1:3. The ratio of their areas is
1: 6
2: 9
1:9
6: 9
101. 100% of 100 when added to 200% of 200 would result
300
400
500
600
102. If a + b = 8, b + c = 20 and a + c = 18, then value of a²+ b² is
34
43
46
64
103. If 2ˣ= 32, then the value of x is
4
5
6
7
104. The sum of 5 consecutive odd numbers is found to be 95. The largest of the number is
17
21
23
19
105. If the decimal number 34p5 is divisible by 9, then the value of p is
8
7
4
6
106. The maximum area of the circle that can be drawn within a square of side 4 cm is
4π²cm²
4π cm²
π/4 cm²
π²/4 cm²
107. If today is Sunday, then the day after 92 days will be
Saturday
Friday
Sunday
Monday
108. When three times of a given number is subtracted from the square of the number, the result is the number itself. The number is
4
2
-2
-4
109. In Roman numeral, XCI represented the decimal number
41
21
91
111
110. A ladder of length 13 m is leaning against a vertical wall with the upper end and at the height of 5 m. The horizontal distance between the foot of the wall and the lower end of the ladder is
9 m
5 m
11 m
12 m
111. The median of the sequence of numbers 2, -1, 3, -2, 5, 6 is
1
-1
2
3
112. A person moves along a path such that he is always away from a given point by 7 m. After moving for some time, he again reaches his starting point. The approximate distance the person moved during the time is
22 m
44 m
122 m
144 m
113. A cube of volume 1m³ is cut equally into smaller cubes of volume 1cm3 each. The number of smaller cubes found is
10000
100000
1000
1000000
114. The smallest positive integer that is simultaneously divisible by 6, 8 and 12 is
24
18
48
36
115. The difference between the smallest 3-digit even natural number and the largest 2-digit even natural number is
1
2
3
4
116. Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
He could not go deep into the forest.
Deep
Go
He
Into
117. From the list below, identify the antonym of ‘cheap’.
Price
Poor
Expensive
Rice
118. What is the synonym of ‘furious’?
Laughter
Witch
Impure
Angry
119. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.
Square
Perpendicular
Diagonal
Triangle
120. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.
Robber
Pirate
Dacoit
Looter
121. What is meant by ‘to get the green signal’?
To stop others
To go away
To get permission
To get the keys of a car
122. Fill in the blank : Lokesh can jump very _____.
High
Higher
Highest
Tall
123. What is the collective noun for ‘fish’?
Swarm
Pack
School
Herd
124. Fill in the correct conjunctions in the following : _____ Reshma _____ Padma knew the directions, and now they are lost.
Either, or
Both, and
Not only, but also
Neither, nor
125. Which of the following punctuation marks is called ‘apostrophe’ ?
(-)
(/)
(’ )
(:)
126. Which of the following means similar to ‘elevated’?
Topped
Wished
Promoted
Transferred
127. What is meant by ‘to create a ruckus’?
Make loud noise
An artistic work
Produce music
Bake a cake
128. Which of the following sentences is correct?
She had not coming to the wedding.
She is not come to the wedding.
She did not coming to the wedding.
She is not coming to the wedding.
129. Choose the correct option:
We _____ the National Anthem every morning at school.
Sanged
Sing
Sings
Singed
130. Which of the following pronouns refers to ‘myself’?
We
They
I
You
131. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.
Damsel
Wicked
Volcano
Mountein
132. Identify the correctly spelt word.
Mongrel
Marval
Martal
Middel
133. Identify the preposition in the following sentence :
The cat was sleeping under the cot.
Sleeping
Under
Cot
Was
134. Identify the incorrect set.
Bad : Worse : Worst
Poor : Poorest : Poorer
Rich : Richer : Richest
Good : Better : Best
135. Identify the verb in the following sentence:
Neeraj ran very fast.
Very
Neeraj
Fast
Ran
136. Which word of the following is an example of pronoun?
Again
Pink
They
Speed
137. What would be the antonym of ‘friend’?
Foe
Unfriend
Dislike
Buddy
138. From the list below, identify the synonym of ‘lament’.
Sad
Mourn
Copied
Molecule
139. Which word is incorrectly spelt?
Basically
Essentially
Primarily
Varbally
140. Give one-word substitution for ‘life history of a person written by another person’.
Autobiography
Biography
Monograph
Bigamy
141. What does ‘in a nutshell’ mean?
Peanuts and almonds
Very tough explanation
Expressed in short
Important discussion
142. Fill in the blank :
Tuhin ran _____ than Zubin to win the race.
Fast
Faster
Fastest
fasting
143. Identify the collective noun for ‘dogs’.
Gang
Herd
Team
Pack
144. Which of the following punctuation marks is called ‘hyphen’?
(-)
(/)
(’)
(:)
145. What is the opposite of ‘sorrow’?
Joy
Happy
Laugh
Beauty
146. Which of the following means ‘to get rid of a problem’?
To hammer it out
To get to the bottom of
To get the monkey off one’s back
To get the acts together
147. Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.
I want to go home now.
I wish to go home now.
I shall go home now.
I went to go home now.
148. Choose the correct option:
Is your brother _____ to the gym?
Gone
Going
Go
went
149. Which pronoun is used for ‘non-living thing’ ?
I
We
Us
It
150. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.
Monkey
Moniker
Matress
Molten
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