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Past Questions — 2025

SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

A is C’s son. C and Q are sisters. Z is Q’s mother. P is the son of Z. How is P related to A?

A) Brother
B) Maternal uncle
C) Uncle
D) Grandfather
Option B is correct: Maternal uncle.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which of the following mountain ranges separates Europe and Asia?

A) Alps
B) Andes
C) Ural Mountains
D) Rocky Mountains
Option C is correct: Ural Mountains.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which country is the largest producer of wheat in the world?

A) India
B) China
C) United States
D) Russia
Option B is correct: China.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Where will the 17th BRICS Summit be hosted in 2025?

A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Beijing
C) New Delhi
D) Moscow
Option A is correct: Rio de Janeiro.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 white balls and 7 black balls. The probability that a ball drawn from the bag at random will be neither red nor black is —

A) 2/5
B) 1/5
C) 8/7
D) 1/3
Option B is correct: 1/5.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Divide ₹990 into 3 parts is such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-fifth of the third part are equal.

A) 198, 494, 298
B) 200, 300, 490
C) 198, 297, 495
D) 196, 298, 496
Option C is correct: 198, 297, 495.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The length and breadth of a room are 8 metre and 6 metre respectively. A cat runs along all the four walls and finally along a diagonal in order to catch a rat. How much total distance is covered by the cat?

A) 10 metre
B) 14 metre
C) 38 metre
D) 48 metre
Option C is correct: 38 metre.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

LCM of 24, 36 and 60 is —

A) 360
B) 450
C) 420
D) 320
Option A is correct: 360.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The product of (-6) x (-5) x (-11) is -

A) 330
B) -330
C) +330
D) None of these
Option A is correct: 330.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Find The least number of 6-digits which is a perfect square.

A) 100489
B) 100089
C) 100480
D) 100489
Option A is correct: 100489.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which of the following Union Territories of India has the highest mangrove cover?

A) Daman and Diu
B) Andaman and Nicobar
C) Puducherry
D) Lakshadweep
Option B is correct: Andaman and Nicobar.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The price of potato is decreased by 10%. If the price of potato was ₹12 per kg, the present price is-

A) ₹10.60
B) ₹10.70
C) ₹10.80
D) ₹10.90
Option C is correct: ₹10.80.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

What is the tenure of a judge of the Supreme Court of India?

A) 5 years
B) 6 years
C) Till the age of 62
D) Till the age of 65
Option D is correct: Till the age of 65.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Matthew told his friend John, pointing to a photograph. “Her father is the only son of my mother.” The photograph shows?

A) Matthew’s niece
B) Matthew’s daughter
C) Matthew’s mother
D) Matthew’s sister
Option B is correct: Matthew’s daughter.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Twice of one number added to three times another number gives 21. If the difference of the numbers is 3, the numbers are —

A) 2 and 3
B) 2 and 4
C) 5 and 3
D) 6 and 3
Option D is correct: 6 and 3.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?

A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1920
Option C is correct: 1947.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

According to Article 174, who has the power to summon the State Legislature?

A) The Chief Minister
B) The Governor
C) The President
D) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Option B is correct: The Governor.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

If the sequence of alphabets is reversed which of the following will be the 14th Letter?

A) N
B) O
C) L
D) M
Option D is correct: M.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 13 and 1989, respectively. If one of the numbers is 117, then the other number is -

A) 222
B) 223
C) 221
D) 225
Option C is correct: 221.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The Beating Ceremony, marking the end of the Republic Day celebrations in India is held every year on -

A) 27 January
B) 28th January
C) 29th January
D) 30th January
Option C is correct: 29th January.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Statement: The company 'X' has decided to give 10% increase in salary to its employees from next month. Courses of Action: I. The accounts department will have to prepare new salary statement for all employees before due date. II. Employees association should ask for more rise in the salary considering the market conditions.

A) Only I follows
B) Only II follows
C) Either I or II follows
D) Neither I nor II follows
Option A is correct: Only I follows.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

What is the main objective of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?

A) Providing employment
B) Financial inclusion
C) Urban development
D) Rural electrification
Option B is correct: Financial inclusion.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which mountain range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Deccan Plateau?

A) Aravalli range
B) Himalayas
C) Vindhya Range
D) Western Ghats
Option C is correct: Vindhya Range.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The area of a rectangle is 1.8 times the area of a square. The length of the rectangle is 5 times the breadth. The side of the square is 20 cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A) 145cm
B) 135cm
C) 133cm
D) 144cm
Option D is correct: 144cm.
SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-II

The Round Table Conferences were held in London to discuss-

A) Constitutional reforms in India
B) Grant of full independence to India
C) Measures to stop the Civil disobedience Movement
D) Trade agreements between Britain and India
Option A is correct: Constitutional reforms in India.