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CAPF (AC) 2024 (Paper-1) (Questions 51-100)

📆 August 8, 2025

Total Questions: 50

11. The sum of the ages of A and B (in years) is 22. The product of their ages two years back was 77. Which one of the following is the value of the difference of their current ages?

Correct Answer: (c) 4
Solution:

12. A shopkeeper sells two items, A and B Item B's cost price is twice as that of item A. The shopkeeper sells item A at 10% profit and item B at 20% profit. Which one of the following is the value of net profit?

Correct Answer: (d) 16.66%
Solution:

13. Out of a class of 100 students, 25 play at least cricket and football, 15 play at least cricket and hockey, 12 play at least football and hockey and 10 play all the three sports. The number of students playing cricket, football and hockey are 50, 37 and 22, respectively. The number of students who do NOT play any of the three sports is:

Correct Answer: (a) 33
Solution:

14. A group of five people consisting of a couple are to be seated on a round table for a meeting. What is the total number of ways in which the seating arrangement can be made so that the couple do NOT sit next to each other?

Correct Answer: (c) 12
Solution:Number of ways of circular arrangement of n object = (n-1)!

So, number of ways of seating such that couple alway seet together. (4-1)!2! = 3! × 2! = 12

Again total number of ways of seating all 5 people around a table (5-1)! = 4! = 24

∴ Number of ways of seating in which couple not seat next to each other 24-12-12.

15. A fair coin is tossed three times and the outcomes are noted. What is the probability of getting exactly two heads?

Correct Answer: (d) 3/8
Solution:n(S) Total possibilities: {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT} n(E) = Exactly two head = 3.

∴ Required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 3/8

16. Consider the following statements about the costumes and headgear/hairstyle in India during 4th-7th century AD:

1. There was a marked preference for stitched garment as compared to any previous age.

2. Simple plaits without any floral embellishment dominated the hairstyle of women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:Between the 4th and 7th centuries AD, stitched garments influenced by Central Asian and Persian styles became more common in northern India due to the Kushanas and other rulers, yet traditional unstitched attire like saris and dhotis remained widely prevalent. Ancient Indian hairstyling was ornate, with women frequently adorning intricate buns, braids, and embellishments. Simple, unadorned plaits were rare, as hairstyles often featured flowers and jewellery.

17. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Third Round Table Conference met in London in November 1932 without the participation of Congress

2. The discussions in the Third Round Table conference led to the passing of the Government of India Act, 1935.

3. The Government of India Act, 1935 did not favor the idea of provincial autonomy

4. The Governor was not given any power in the Act of 1935 to take over and run the administration of a province.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2
Solution:The Third Round Table Conference took place in London in November 1932, with the Congress abstaining from participation. The discussions during this conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935. The act also provided greater Provincial Autonomy.
  • The Governor served as the head of the executive, advised by a Council of Ministers. The ministers were responsible to the provincial legislatures, which controlled them and could remove them.
  • Governors retained special powers from the reserve list.

18. Consider the following pairs of texts and their subjects:

1. Tilakmanjari: Mathematics

2. Nighantu: Medicine

3. Janakiharan : Logic

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Correct Answer: (d) 2 and 3
Solution:
  • The Tilakamalijari of Dhanapala is a unique composition of Sanskrit prose literature of the 11th century A.D. which very truly follows the trail of the Kadambari of Banabhatta. Hence Incoorect.
  • Nighau is a Sanskrit term for a traditional Collection of Ayurvedic Lexicons i.e., Medicine.
  • Janakiharana of Kumaradasa is the first Sanskrit Mahakavya, so far as the extant literature goes, to deal solely with logical/Critical study of the whole of the Ramayana-story.

19. The Junagarh inscription goes on to tell us that during the region of Rudradaman, in the year 72 of the Saka era, there occurred a terrible storm. What would be the time in CE of the occurrence of that terrible storm?

Correct Answer: (a) 150 CE
Solution:The Junagarh inscription refers to a terrible storm during the reign of Rudradaman in the year 72 of the Saka era. The Saka era, also known as the Salivahana Saka, began in 78 CE.

To convert Saka year to CE, we add 78 to the Saka year. Thus, 72 Saka era corresponds to 150 CE (72 + 78 = 150).

20. Abdur Razzak, the traveler to Vijayanagar, had referred to the presence of a number of flower merchants in Vijayanagar and noted a particular flower that seemed as necessary as food to the people of that part. Which variety of flower was being referred to by Abdur Razzak?

Correct Answer: (b) Lotus
Solution:According to historical records, Abdur Razzak, a Persian traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire, mentioned that lotus flowers were considered as essential to the people of the region, almost as necessary as food, highlighting the cultural significance of the lotus in that society.
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