Daily Govt Exam Practice — 16 May 2026 (25 Questions)

Daily Govt Exam Practice — 16 May 2026

25 questions · SSC-CGL / Banking / RRB level · Sections: Quantitative Aptitude 7, Reasoning Ability 7, English Language 6, General Awareness 5. Time recommended: 30 minutes.

Section: Quantitative Aptitude

Q1. (Divisibility) What is the smallest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 9?

1. 1000
2. 1008
3. 1017
4. 1009

Q2. (BODMAS) Evaluate: 16 − 4 × 2 + 6 ÷ 3

1. 12
2. 10
3. 8
4. 6

Q3. (Percentage (Election)) In an election between two candidates, the winner got 56% of total votes and won by 1,440 votes. Total votes polled:

1. 10,000
2. 12,000
3. 12,500
4. 15,000

Q4. (Profit (false weight)) A dishonest dealer claims to sell at cost price but uses a weight of 900 g for 1 kg. His profit percent is:

1. 10%
2. 11.11%
3. 12%
4. 9%

Q5. (CI vs SI Gap) The difference between CI and SI on a sum at 10% p.a. for 2 years is ₹50. The sum is:

1. ₹4,000
2. ₹5,000
3. ₹6,000
4. ₹10,000

Q6. (Mensuration (Cylinder)) The volume of a cylinder with radius 7 cm and height 10 cm (π=22/7):

1. 1,540 cm³
2. 1,680 cm³
3. 1,400 cm³
4. 1,232 cm³

Q7. (DI (Pie)) A pie chart shows a family’s monthly expenditure: Food 144°, Rent 90°, Transport 54°, Other 72°. If the family spends ₹14,400 on food, total monthly expenditure is:

1. ₹30,000
2. ₹36,000
3. ₹40,000
4. ₹45,000

Section: Reasoning Ability

Q8. (Statement-Action) Statement: Drug abuse among youth has increased sharply. Action I: Strengthen awareness programmes. Action II: Enforce stricter laws. Which course of action follows?

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both
4. Neither

Q9. (Coding (Substitution)) If ‘sky’ is called ‘sea’, ‘sea’ is called ‘water’, ‘water’ is called ‘land’, where do fish live?

1. sky
2. sea
3. water
4. land

Q10. (Ranking (mixed)) In a row of children facing north, R is 7th from the left and S is 12th from the right. They interchange positions; now R is 22nd from the left. Total children in the row:

1. 31
2. 32
3. 33
4. 34

Q11. (Syllogism) All pens are pencils. No pencil is an eraser. Conclusion: No pen is an eraser. Does it follow?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. Cannot say

Q12. (Water Image) The water image of the digit ‘6’ is:

1. 9
2. 6
3. Inverted 6
4. Same

Q13. (Similar Pair) Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

1. Books
2. School
3. Students
4. Lesson

Q14. (Blood Relation) P is Q’s son. R is P’s sister. S is R’s mother. T is S’s father. How is T related to P?

1. Father
2. Uncle
3. Grandfather
4. Brother

Section: English Language

Q15. (RC Vocab) In the sentence ‘The proposal was met with skepticism,’ the word ‘skepticism’ most nearly means:

1. Approval
2. Doubt
3. Anger
4. Surprise

Q16. (Sentence Reorder) Reorder: (A) An apple a day (B) is good for health (C) eaten regularly (D) keeps the doctor away.

1. A-D-B-C
2. A-C-D-B
3. A-C-B-D
4. A-D-C-B

Q17. (Modal) You ___ smoke in the hospital — it is strictly prohibited.

1. may not
2. cannot
3. must not
4. should not

Q18. (Synonym) Synonym of OBSOLETE:

1. Modern
2. Outdated
3. Useful
4. Necessary

Q19. (Verb Fill) By the time we reached the cinema, the film ___ already.

1. started
2. had started
3. has started
4. starts

Q20. (Cloze) The new metro line will significantly ___ the city’s traffic congestion.

1. alleviate
2. aggravate
3. aggregate
4. alienate

Section: General Awareness

Q21. (Lok Sabha) The minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha is:

1. 18
2. 21
3. 25
4. 30

Q22. (Freedom Movement) The Revolt of 1857 began at:

1. Delhi
2. Meerut
3. Lucknow
4. Kanpur

Q23. (Wildlife) Jim Corbett National Park, India’s first national park, is located in:

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Assam
4. Rajasthan

Q24. (Physics) The unit of pressure in SI is:

1. Newton
2. Joule
3. Pascal
4. Watt

Q25. (Banking Abbreviation) NBFC stands for:

1. National Bank Finance Corporation
2. Non-Banking Financial Company
3. New Banking & Financial Cooperative
4. Nationalised Banking Funds Council