A free Andaman CHSL mock test for Combined Higher Secondary Level recruitment — Lower Division Clerk, Data Entry Operator and similar clerical posts. Twenty-five questions in thirty minutes, with explanations for every answer.
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Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) – Practice Test
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- The test contains 25 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
- You have to finish the test in 30 minutes.
- You are awarded 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for questions you do not attempt.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 25 questions to be solved in 30 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
English Language
- Select the correctly spelt word.
- A. Receeve
- B. Recieve
- C. Receive
- D. Recive
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Answer: C. Receive
Receive follows the rule i before e except after c.
- Identify the error: "She is more taller than her sister."
- A. her sister
- B. than
- C. more taller
- D. She is
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Answer: C. more taller
Taller is already comparative, so more is wrong. It should be taller than.
- Change to passive voice: "She will finish the work."
- A. The work was finished by her.
- B. The work will be finished by her.
- C. The work has been finished by her.
- D. The work is finished by her.
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Answer: B. The work will be finished by her.
Simple future active becomes will be finished.
- Change to passive voice: "They are building a bridge."
- A. A bridge was built by them.
- B. A bridge is built by them.
- C. A bridge is being built by them.
- D. A bridge has been built by them.
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Answer: C. A bridge is being built by them.
The present continuous active becomes is being built in the passive.
- Choose the synonym of GENEROUS.
- A. Giving
- B. Angry
- C. Selfish
- D. Quiet
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Answer: A. Giving
Generous means willing to give.
- Choose the synonym of VACANT.
- A. Closed
- B. Empty
- C. Busy
- D. Full
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Answer: B. Empty
Vacant means empty or unoccupied.
General Intelligence
- Ravi walks 5 km east, turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. Which direction is he facing?
- A. East
- B. North
- C. West
- D. South
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Answer: C. West
East, then south, then west. He is facing west.
- Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are animals. Conclusion: Some cats are animals. Valid?
- A. Yes
- B. No
- C. Never
- D. Cannot say
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Answer: A. Yes
Those cats that are dogs must also be animals, so some cats are animals.
- A is the brother of B, B is the sister of C, C is the son of D, and D is the wife of E. How is A related to E?
- A. Nephew
- B. Son
- C. Grandson
- D. Brother
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Answer: B. Son
D is the mother of C, and A and B are C's siblings, so A is the son of D and E.
- Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is she related to him?
- A. Niece
- B. Sister
- C. Daughter
- D. Cousin
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Answer: B. Sister
His grandfather's only son is his own father, so the girl is his sister.
- Introducing a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?
- A. Sister
- B. Mother
- C. Aunt
- D. Grandmother
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Answer: B. Mother
The only daughter of her mother is the woman herself, so she is his mother.
- If in a certain code GARDEN is written as 7-1-18-4-5-14, how is MIND written?
- A. 12-9-14-4
- B. 13-9-14-4
- C. 13-8-14-4
- D. 13-9-13-4
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Answer: B. 13-9-14-4
Each letter is replaced by its position: M=13, I=9, N=14, D=4.
Quantitative Aptitude
- The difference between the compound interest (compounded annually) and the simple interest on a sum of Rs. 1000 at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is Rs. 10. The rate of interest per annum is :
- A. 12%
- B. 10%
- C. 6%
- D. 5%
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Answer: B. 10%
Difference = 1000 × (r/100)² = 10, so r² = 100 and r = 10%.
- The selling price of 5 articles is the same as the cost price of 3 articles. The gain or loss percent is :
- A. 40% loss
- B. 25% gain
- C. 33.33% loss
- D. 20% gain
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Answer: A. 40% loss
5 SP = 3 CP, so SP/CP = 3/5. Loss = 2/5 = 40%.
- If A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 3 : 4 and C : D = 2 : 5, find A : D.
- A. 20 : 3
- B. 3 : 20
- C. 7 : 40
- D. 4 : 27
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Answer: B. 3 : 20
A : D = (1 × 3 × 2) : (2 × 4 × 5) = 6 : 40 = 3 : 20.
- Rs. 500 was invested at 12% per annum simple interest and a certain sum of money invested at 10% per annum simple interest. If the total interest on both the sum after 4 years is Rs. 480, the latter sum of money is :
- A. Rs. 550
- B. Rs. 750
- C. Rs. 600
- D. Rs. 450
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Answer: C. Rs. 600
Interest on Rs 500 = 500 × 12% × 4 = 240. The remaining interest 480 - 240 = 240 = S × 10% × 4, so S = Rs 600.
- The circumference of a circle of radius 7 cm is approximately:
- A. 66 cm
- B. 38 cm
- C. 22 cm
- D. 44 cm
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Answer: D. 44 cm
2 x 22/7 x 7 = 44 cm.
- In an examination, the number of those who passed and the number of those who failed were in the ratio 25 : 4. If five more had appeared and the number of failures was 2 less than earlier, the ratio of passers to failures would have been 22 : 3. Total number who appeared at the examination is :
- A. 1180
- B. 150
- C. 145
- D. 155
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Answer: C. 145
Let passed = 25x and failed = 4x. New failures = 4x - 2 and new total = 29x + 5, so new passers = 25x + 7. (25x + 7) / (4x - 2) = 22/3 gives 75x + 21 = 88x - 44, so x = 5. Total = 29 × 5 = 145.
General Awareness
- Which is the state tree of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
- A. Andaman padauk
- B. Gurjan
- C. Coconut palm
- D. Mahua
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Answer: A. Andaman padauk
The Andaman padauk is the state tree, prized as a timber species.
- How many districts are there in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
- A. Four
- B. Two
- C. Five
- D. Three
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Answer: D. Three
Three: North and Middle Andaman, South Andaman, and Nicobar.
- The population of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as per the 2011 Census was approximately:
- A. 5.6 lakh
- B. 3.8 lakh
- C. 2.8 lakh
- D. 4.8 lakh
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Answer: B. 3.8 lakh
The 2011 Census recorded 3,80,581 people.
- How many wings radiated from the central tower of the Cellular Jail as originally built?
- A. Seven
- B. Six
- C. Five
- D. Nine
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Answer: A. Seven
Seven wings radiated from the central watchtower, giving the puckered-wheel design. Three survive today.
- Which sea lies to the east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
- A. Andaman Sea
- B. Laccadive Sea
- C. Bay of Bengal
- D. Arabian Sea
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Answer: A. Andaman Sea
The Bay of Bengal lies to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east.
- Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?
- A. Vitamin B12
- B. Vitamin A
- C. Vitamin D
- D. Vitamin C
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Answer: D. Vitamin C
Scurvy is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
- Coral reefs, widespread around the Andaman Islands, are built mainly by:
- A. Coral polyps
- B. Sea sponges
- C. Molluscs
- D. Algae
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Answer: A. Coral polyps
Coral polyps secrete calcium carbonate skeletons that build reefs.
The Real Exam Pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English Language (General English) | 50 | 50 |
| General Intelligence | 50 | 50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Four equal sections, 200 questions in 120 minutes, Tablet Based Test, 0.25 negative marking. That works out at 36 seconds per question.
At higher secondary level the paper is not hard, it is fast. If you are getting questions right in practice but not finishing, you are preparing the wrong thing — work on speed, not on harder material.
A Note on Clerical Posts
Higher secondary level clerical recruitment usually carries a typing or skill test after the written stage, and candidates who clear the paper often fall at that hurdle. Practise on our free typing speed test alongside this paper — pasting is blocked there, so the score you see is the score you have.
English is a full quarter of this paper, so work through the English explanations carefully rather than skimming them.
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