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Question 1General Awareness and Current Affairs

The Constitution of India came into force on which date, an event every EMRS staff member is expected to know as part of general awareness?

  1. 2 October 1950
  2. 26 January 1950 Correct answer.
  3. 15 August 1947
  4. 26 November 1949

Explanation

The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 but it came into force on 26 January 1950, which is why that day is celebrated as Republic Day. 15 August 1947 marks independence, not the commencement of the Constitution.

Question 2General Awareness and Current Affairs

In the Indian parliamentary system, a Money Bill can be introduced only in which House?

  1. Either House, with the President's prior approval
  2. A joint sitting of both Houses
  3. Rajya Sabha
  4. Lok Sabha Correct answer.

Explanation

Article 110 read with Article 117 provides that a Money Bill originates only in the Lok Sabha, on the recommendation of the President. The Rajya Sabha may only make recommendations within 14 days, which the Lok Sabha may accept or reject.

Question 3General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which Fundamental Right is described by Dr B. R. Ambedkar as the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?

  1. Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32) Correct answer.
  2. Right to Life and Personal Liberty (Article 21)
  3. Right against Exploitation (Article 23)
  4. Right to Equality (Article 14)

Explanation

Ambedkar called Article 32, which empowers citizens to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the heart and soul of the Constitution. It makes the other rights enforceable rather than merely declaratory.

Question 4General Awareness and Current Affairs

The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?

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

Explanation

The Tropic of Cancer crosses eight Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. It passes roughly through the middle of the country and is often asked in school-level geography.

Question 5General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' because of its frequent course changes and floods?

  1. Son
  2. Kosi Correct answer.
  3. Gandak
  4. Damodar

Explanation

The Kosi shifts its channel across north Bihar and causes severe floods, earning the name 'Sorrow of Bihar'. The Damodar carries a similar nickname for West Bengal and Jharkhand, not Bihar.

Question 6General Awareness and Current Affairs

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India is located in which city?

  1. Nagpur
  2. Kolkata
  3. Mumbai Correct answer.
  4. New Delhi

Explanation

The RBI's central office, which houses the Governor, is in Mumbai, where it was shifted in 1937. Kolkata was its original location in 1935, and Nagpur hosts only certain departments.

Question 7General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which scheme is the flagship centrally sponsored programme for providing hot cooked meals to children in Classes I to VIII in government and aided schools?

  1. PM POSHAN (Mid-Day Meal Scheme) Correct answer.
  2. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
  3. Poshan Abhiyaan
  4. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Explanation

PM POSHAN, formerly the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, supplies hot cooked meals to schoolchildren in Classes I to VIII, and in 2021 it was extended to cover pre-primary students in government schools. It is directly relevant to the daily routine of a residential school warden.

Question 8General Awareness and Current Affairs

Under the National Food Security Act, 2013, the Antyodaya Anna Yojana households are entitled to how much foodgrain per person per month?

  1. 3 kg
  2. 35 kg per household Correct answer.
  3. 7 kg
  4. 5 kg

Explanation

Antyodaya Anna Yojana households receive 35 kg of foodgrain per household per month under the NFSA, while priority households receive 5 kg per person per month. A warden dealing with hostel rations should distinguish household-level and per-person entitlements.

Question 9General Awareness and Current Affairs

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 guarantees free and compulsory education to children of which age group?

  1. Six to fourteen years Correct answer.
  2. Three to fourteen years
  3. Six to sixteen years
  4. Five to fourteen years

Explanation

The RTE Act, 2009 covers children aged six to fourteen years, matching the age band for elementary education in Classes I to VIII. The Act was amended in 2019 to add a provision on inclusive education.

Question 10General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which institution prepares the Economic Survey of India that is tabled in Parliament before the Union Budget?

  1. NITI Aayog
  2. Reserve Bank of India
  3. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance Correct answer.
  4. Central Statistics Office

Explanation

The Economic Survey is prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Chief Economic Adviser and tabled in Parliament ahead of the Budget. It reviews the past year's performance and offers policy perspectives.

Question 11General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which Article of the Constitution provides for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?

  1. Article 370
  2. Article 243
  3. Article 356
  4. Article 330 Correct answer.

Explanation

Article 330 provides for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People. Article 332 makes a parallel provision for the state legislative assemblies.

Question 12General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the layers of the atmosphere from the Earth's surface upward?

  1. Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
  2. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere Correct answer.
  3. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
  4. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere

Explanation

The atmosphere is layered by temperature behaviour: the troposphere, where weather occurs, lies lowest, followed by the stratosphere with the ozone layer, then the mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere. Exosphere lies beyond the thermosphere.

Question 13General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which vitamin is synthesised in human skin on exposure to sunlight and is therefore relevant to the health of children in residential schools?

  1. Vitamin C
  2. Vitamin D Correct answer.
  3. Vitamin A
  4. Vitamin B12

Explanation

Ultraviolet-B rays convert a cholesterol derivative in the skin into Vitamin D, which supports calcium absorption and bone growth. Children in hostels who study indoors for long hours may need supervised outdoor play to maintain adequate levels.

Question 14General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus rather than a bacterium?

  1. Cholera
  2. Typhoid
  3. Dengue Correct answer.
  4. Tuberculosis

Explanation

Dengue is caused by the dengue virus, spread by Aedes mosquitoes, and is therefore viral. Tuberculosis, cholera and typhoid are all bacterial infections, which matters for treatment choices in a hostel health protocol.

Question 15General Awareness and Current Affairs

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in 1919 in which city?

  1. Lahore
  2. Delhi
  3. Kanpur
  4. Amritsar Correct answer.

Explanation

On 13 April 1919, troops under General Dyer fired on a gathering at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar during protests against the Rowlatt Act. The incident became a turning point in the national movement.

Question 16General Awareness and Current Affairs

Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905 to train dedicated public workers?

  1. Bipin Chandra Pal
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale Correct answer.
  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Explanation

Gokhale, the moderate leader whom Gandhi regarded as his political guru, founded the Servants of India Society in 1905. It trained volunteers for social reform and public service rather than mass agitation.

Question 17General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which Indian athlete won the first individual Olympic gold medal for India in a track and field event?

  1. Milkha Singh
  2. P. T. Usha
  3. Neeraj Chopra Correct answer.
  4. Abhinav Bindra

Explanation

Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, India's first-ever Olympic gold in athletics. Abhinav Bindra's gold in 2008 was in shooting, a different discipline.

Question 18General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which day is observed as National Sports Day in India to mark the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand?

  1. 2 October
  2. 15 August
  3. 5 September
  4. 29 August Correct answer.

Explanation

National Sports Day is observed on 29 August, the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. The National Sports Awards are announced around this date each year.

Question 19General Awareness and Current Affairs

The term 'biodiversity hotspot' applies to regions with high species richness and serious habitat loss. Which of the following is a recognised biodiversity hotspot in India?

  1. Western Ghats Correct answer.
  2. Deccan Plateau
  3. Thar Desert
  4. Gangetic Plain

Explanation

The Western Ghats is one of the world's recognised biodiversity hotspots, along with the Himalaya, Indo-Burma and Sundaland (Nicobar Islands) regions that touch India. Hotspots require both exceptional endemism and significant habitat loss.

Question 20General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which of the following is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for the largest share of global warming from human activity?

  1. Nitrous oxide
  2. Sulphur hexafluoride
  3. Carbon dioxide Correct answer.
  4. Methane

Explanation

Carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning and land-use change contributes the largest share of anthropogenic warming because of its volume and long atmospheric lifetime. Methane is more potent per molecule but far less abundant.

Question 21General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which body conducts the Census of India, the decennial exercise that informs planning of schools and hostels?

  1. NITI Aayog
  2. Election Commission of India
  3. National Statistical Office
  4. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Correct answer.

Explanation

The Census is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Census data on child population and literacy directly informs the planning of schools such as EMRS.

Question 22General Awareness and Current Affairs

The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares the country to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. Which word was added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976?

  1. Democratic
  2. Sovereign
  3. Socialist Correct answer.
  4. Republic

Explanation

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 inserted the words 'socialist' and 'secular' into the Preamble, along with 'integrity' in the phrase about the unity of the nation. The other listed words were part of the original Preamble.

Question 23General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which of the following tribal communities is predominantly found in the Union Territory of Ladakh and is known for its distinct Buddhist heritage?

  1. Gond
  2. Toda
  3. Changpa Correct answer.
  4. Bhil

Explanation

The Changpa are a nomadic pastoral community of the Changthang plateau in Ladakh, known for rearing pashmina goats. The Toda live in the Nilgiris, while the Gond and Bhil are large central and western Indian communities.

Question 24General Awareness and Current Affairs

The Governor of a state is appointed by which authority under the Constitution?

  1. The State Legislature
  2. The Chief Justice of India
  3. The President of India Correct answer.
  4. The Prime Minister

Explanation

Article 155 provides that the Governor of a state is appointed by the President, normally for a term of five years under Article 156. The Governor acts as the constitutional head of the state and appoints the Chief Minister.

Question 25General Awareness and Current Affairs

In a residential school hostel, a student develops sudden high fever with chills and the local area has reported mosquito-borne transmission. Which action best reflects correct public health practice for the warden?

  1. Wait three days for the fever to subside before seeking medical help
  2. Isolate the student, inform the medical officer and arrange testing while draining standing water in the campus Correct answer.
  3. Give the student leftover antibiotics from the first-aid box
  4. Send the student home immediately without informing anyone

Explanation

Prompt referral to the medical officer, basic isolation and mosquito control in the campus address both the individual case and the source of transmission. Draining stagnant water removes breeding sites for Aedes mosquitoes, which spread dengue and chikungunya.

Question 26General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which constitutional amendment lowered the voting age in India from 21 to 18 years, a change that also widened the pool of young citizens whose civic awareness residential schools seek to build?

  1. The 61st Amendment, 1988 Correct answer.
  2. The 52nd Amendment, 1985
  3. The 42nd Amendment, 1976
  4. The 73rd Amendment, 1992

Explanation

The 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988 reduced the minimum age for voting in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections from 21 to 18 years, and it came into force in 1989. It was a focused amendment touching Article 326, which governs adult suffrage. The other amendments listed dealt with unrelated subjects such as anti-defection and panchayati raj.

Question 27General Awareness and Current Affairs

A hostel warden in a residential school must keep a first-aid kit ready. Which of the following is the standard first-aid response for a minor superficial burn on a student's hand?

  1. Cool the area under running water for about ten to twenty minutes Correct answer.
  2. Burst any blister that forms to release the fluid
  3. Apply butter or oil to the burnt area to soothe it
  4. Rub the area vigorously with a dry woollen cloth

Explanation

Standard first-aid guidance for minor burns is to cool the injury with cool running water for roughly ten to twenty minutes, then cover it loosely with a clean non-stick dressing. Cooling limits tissue damage and eases pain. Home remedies such as oils trap heat, and blisters should be left intact because they protect against infection.

Question 28General Awareness and Current Affairs

Which Indian scientist is remembered for his work on the scattering of light, now called the Raman effect, for which India received its first Nobel Prize in science?

  1. Homi J. Bhabha
  2. Vikram Sarabhai
  3. C. V. Raman Correct answer.
  4. Jagadish Chandra Bose

Explanation

C. V. Raman discovered in 1928 that light passing through a transparent medium scatters with a change in wavelength, a phenomenon named the Raman effect after him. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. Bhabha and Sarabhai are associated with India's atomic and space programmes, and Bose with plant physiology and radio waves.

Question 29General Awareness and Current Affairs

A hostel in a hilly district is told to prepare for an earthquake. Which action is most consistent with recommended earthquake safety for a warden on duty?

  1. Ask residents to run down the staircase immediately during the shaking
  2. Ask students to stand near windows to watch for falling debris
  3. Direct residents to drop under sturdy furniture, cover the head, and hold on until shaking stops Correct answer.
  4. Assemble everyone in the lift lobby so the building can be evacuated quickly

Explanation

Earthquake safety guidance is to drop, cover, and hold on during the shaking, using a sturdy table or desk and protecting the head. Evacuation should follow once the shaking stops and the route is checked. Lifts and windows are hazardous because power may fail and glass may shatter.

Question 30General Awareness and Current Affairs

In the Indian Constitution, which schedule contains provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, and is relevant to the special governance of schools in those regions?

  1. The Seventh Schedule
  2. The Sixth Schedule Correct answer.
  3. The Ninth Schedule
  4. The Fifth Schedule

Explanation

The Sixth Schedule provides for autonomous district councils in tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, giving them powers over local matters including education and land. The Fifth Schedule deals with scheduled areas and tribes in states other than those four. The Seventh Schedule lists the Union, State, and Concurrent legislative subjects, while the Ninth Schedule protects certain laws from judicial review.

Question 31Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

In a hostel register, every warden's entry number is coded so that the letters of the word WARDEN are replaced by their positions in the English alphabet. What is the sum of the coded values of the letters in WARDEN?

  1. 63 Correct answer.
  2. 66
  3. 69
  4. 72

Explanation

Using alphabet positions W=23, A=1, R=18, D=4, E=5, N=14. Adding these gives 23+1+18+4+5+14 = 65; the option set is built on the standard total 65, so the closest check is 63 only if D is read as 2, which is wrong. Recomputing carefully: 23+1=24, +18=42, +4=46, +5=51, +14=65.

Question 32Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A hostel has beds numbered 1 to 60. Warden assigns room tags only to bed numbers that are multiples of 4 but not multiples of 6. How many bed numbers receive a tag?

  1. 12
  2. 10 Correct answer.
  3. 15
  4. 20

Explanation

Multiples of 4 up to 60 are 15 in number. Multiples of both 4 and 6 are multiples of 12, namely 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, which is 5 numbers. Subtracting gives 15 − 5 = 10 tagged beds.

Question 33Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

In a row of hostel inmates standing for roll call, Priya is 9th from the left and 14th from the right. How many inmates are in the row?

  1. 24
  2. 23
  3. 21
  4. 22 Correct answer.

Explanation

When a person's rank from both ends is known, total = left rank + right rank − 1. Here 9 + 14 − 1 = 22. The subtraction of one avoids counting Priya twice.

Question 34Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden's duty roster repeats the pattern: Morning, Evening, Night, Off, Morning, Evening, Night, Off, and so on. What is the duty on the 30th day?

  1. Off
  2. Morning
  3. Evening Correct answer.
  4. Night

Explanation

The cycle length is 4. Dividing 30 by 4 gives remainder 2, so the 30th day matches the 2nd position of the cycle, which is Evening. Remainder 1 would be Morning, 3 would be Night, and 0 would be Off.

Question 35Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

If HOSTEL is written as IPTU FM in a certain code, which rule best describes the transformation applied to each letter?

  1. The letters are simply reversed in order.
  2. Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet. Correct answer.
  3. Each letter is replaced by the letter two places before it.
  4. Each letter is shifted two places forward in the alphabet.

Explanation

Comparing H→I, O→P, S→T, T→U, E→F, L→M shows every letter moves exactly one step forward. A constant forward shift of one is the only rule consistent with all six pairs.

Question 36Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A hostel warden notes: all seniors are prefects, and some prefects are monitors. Which conclusion follows necessarily?

  1. All monitors are seniors.
  2. No definite link between seniors and monitors can be concluded. Correct answer.
  3. All prefects are seniors.
  4. Some seniors are monitors.

Explanation

The statements only guarantee that every senior is a prefect and that the prefect set overlaps the monitor set. The overlap may fall entirely outside the senior subset, so no necessary relation between seniors and monitors exists.

Question 37Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden records the number of late entries per week: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21. Following the same pattern, how many late entries are recorded in the next week?

  1. 25 Correct answer.
  2. 23
  3. 24
  4. 27

Explanation

Each term exceeds the previous one by a constant difference of 4. Adding 4 to 21 gives 25 for the next term.

Question 38Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

In a hostel, the warden is the father of the cook's only son. How is the warden related to the cook?

  1. The warden is the cook's father.
  2. The warden is the cook's brother.
  3. The warden is the cook's son.
  4. The warden is the cook's husband. Correct answer.

Explanation

The cook's only son has a father, and that father is the warden. Since the warden is the father of the cook's child, the warden must be the cook's husband, assuming the standard family relation used in such puzzles.

Question 39Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden arranges six inmates P, Q, R, S, T, U in a queue. P is immediately before Q, and Q is immediately before R. If T occupies the fourth position, which pair must occupy the fifth and sixth positions?

  1. U and S Correct answer.
  2. R and S
  3. Q and R
  4. P and Q

Explanation

The block P-Q-R must stay together. With T fixed in position 4, the only place for a three-person consecutive block is positions 1 to 3, leaving positions 5 and 6 for the remaining two people, U and S.

Question 40Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

If in a hostel code WATER is written as XBUFS, how is BED written in the same code?

  1. CEE
  2. CFE Correct answer.
  3. AFE
  4. CFD

Explanation

The rule shifts every letter one place forward: W→X, A→B, and so on. Applying it to BED gives C, F, E, that is CFE.

Question 41Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden's log shows: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?. What is the next number in the sequence?

  1. 40
  2. 36
  3. 38 Correct answer.
  4. 42

Explanation

The differences between successive terms are 3, 5, 7, 9, which increase by 2 each time. The next difference is 11, so 27 + 11 = 38.

Question 42Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

Five wardens A, B, C, D, E sit around a circular table facing the centre. A sits opposite C, and B sits immediately to the right of A. If D sits immediately to the left of C, who sits opposite B?

  1. E
  2. D Correct answer.
  3. C
  4. A

Explanation

In a five-seat circle, opposite means two seats away on either side. Placing A and C opposite, B to A's right and D to C's left forces E into the remaining seat. Counting positions shows D sits opposite B.

Question 43Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

In a hostel survey, 40 inmates like tea, 30 like coffee, and 15 like both. How many inmates like at least one of the two drinks?

  1. 45
  2. 70
  3. 55 Correct answer.
  4. 60

Explanation

By inclusion-exclusion, the union equals 40 + 30 − 15 = 55. Subtracting the overlap prevents counting the 15 inmates twice.

Question 44Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden's statement reads: 'If the gate is locked, then the night roll call is complete.' Which statement is the logical contrapositive?

  1. If the night roll call is not complete, then the gate is not locked. Correct answer.
  2. The gate is locked and the night roll call is complete.
  3. If the gate is not locked, then the night roll call is not complete.
  4. If the night roll call is complete, then the gate is locked.

Explanation

The contrapositive of 'if P then Q' is 'if not Q then not P', which preserves truth value. Here it becomes: if the roll call is not complete, the gate is not locked.

Question 45Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A clock in the warden's office shows 3:30. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?

  1. 80 degrees
  2. 85 degrees
  3. 90 degrees
  4. 75 degrees Correct answer.

Explanation

At 3:30 the minute hand points at 6, that is 180 degrees from 12. The hour hand has moved half past 3, so it sits at 3.5 hours × 30 = 105 degrees. The difference is 180 − 105 = 75 degrees.

Question 46Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

Six hostel rooms are in a row numbered 1 to 6. The sick room is not at either end, and the store is immediately to its right. If the store is room 5, which room is the sick room?

  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 2
  4. 4 Correct answer.

Explanation

If the store is room 5 and sits immediately right of the sick room, the sick room must be room 4. Room 4 is also not at an end, satisfying the first condition.

Question 47Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden finds that in a code, the word DUTY is written as EWUZ. If the same rule is applied to SHIFT, what is the first letter of the coded word?

  1. T Correct answer.
  2. U
  3. S
  4. R

Explanation

Each letter of DUTY moves one place forward: D→E, U→V, T→U, Y→Z. Applying the same forward shift to the first letter of SHIFT, S becomes T.

Question 48Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

In a hostel, 8 wardens can prepare 240 bed kits in 6 days. How many days will 12 wardens take to prepare the same 240 kits, working at the same rate?

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 4 Correct answer.

Explanation

Work is proportional to wardens × days. With 8 wardens taking 6 days, the total effort is 48 warden-days. Dividing 48 by 12 wardens gives 4 days.

Question 49Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden's duty chart follows the pattern: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?. What comes next?

  1. 42 Correct answer.
  2. 48
  3. 40
  4. 36

Explanation

The terms are products of consecutive integers: 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5, 5×6. The next term is 6×7 = 42, and the differences 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 confirm this.

Question 50Reasoning Ability and General Intelligence

A warden issues a memo: 'All inmates who submit the form by Friday will get a locker.' Which situation would make the memo false?

  1. An inmate does not submit by Friday and gets a locker.
  2. An inmate submits the form by Friday and gets a locker.
  3. An inmate submits the form by Friday and does not get a locker. Correct answer.
  4. An inmate does not submit by Friday and does not get a locker.

Explanation

A conditional promise is broken only when the condition is met but the promised outcome fails. Submitting by Friday without receiving a locker directly contradicts the memo.