GPSC preparation needs Gujarat specific material that general study guides skip. Practice covers Gujarat history, geography and culture, Indian polity and constitution, economy, general science, and current affairs relevant to the state. Each explanation adds the surrounding detail rather than a single line, which helps when the same subject reappears in the mains paper.
If INDIA is coded as 9-14-4-9-1, then GUJART would be coded as:
Answer: A
Each letter is converted to its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, ... Z=26). G=7, U=21, J=10, A=1, R=18, T=20.
Q.2Easy
In a row of 50 students, Rajesh's position from the left is 18. What is his position from the right?
Answer: B
Position from right = Total students - Position from left + 1 = 50 - 18 + 1 = 33.
Q.3Easy
A man walks 10 km North, then 15 km East, then 10 km South. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer: B
Net displacement North = 10 - 10 = 0 km. Net displacement East = 15 km. Distance from starting point = 15 km.
Q.4Easy
If A > B, B > C, and C > D, then which of the following is necessarily true?
Answer: A
By transitivity: A > B, B > C implies A > C. A > C, C > D implies A > D.
Q.5Easy
In a family of 5 members, if the average age is 32 years and the youngest member is 10 years old, what is the total age of the remaining 4 members?
Answer: A
Total age of 5 members = 32 × 5 = 160 years. Total age of remaining 4 = 160 - 10 = 150 years.
Q.6Medium
Which number should replace the question mark? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?, 56
Answer: B
The pattern is n(n+1): 1×2=2, 2×3=6, 3×4=12, 4×5=20, 5×6=30, 6×7=42, 7×8=56.
Q.7Medium
Four friends A, B, C, and D are sitting in a line. B is not at the end. C is between A and D. Who is sitting second?
Answer: B
Since C is between A and D, the arrangement must be A-C-D or D-C-A. B cannot be at the end, so B must be in position 2. Arrangements: A-B-C-D or D-C-B-A, but C must be between A and D. Only A-C-D arrangement works with B in position 2: This doesn't work. Actually: D-C-A-B or A-C-D-B or similar. C is definitely in a middle position.
Q.8Medium
If all roses are flowers, and some flowers are red, then which statement is necessarily true?
Answer: D
We cannot determine if roses are red from the given statements. Roses are flowers, but only 'some' flowers are red, not all. Therefore, we cannot make a definitive statement about roses being red.
Q.9Medium
A clock shows 3:00. The hour hand and minute hand form an angle of how many degrees?
Answer: B
At 3:00, the minute hand points to 12 and the hour hand points to 3. The angle between them is 90°.
Q.10Medium
In a sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?, what is the next number?
Answer: B
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the previous two. 8 + 13 = 21.
Q.11Medium
A rectangular box has dimensions 5 × 4 × 3 cm. How many 1 cm cubes can fit inside it?
Answer: C
Volume of box = 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 cubic cm. Volume of each 1 cm cube = 1 cubic cm. Number of cubes = 60.
Q.12Medium
If x : y = 3 : 4 and y : z = 8 : 9, then x : y : z is:
Answer: B
x : y = 3 : 4 and y : z = 8 : 9. To make y the same in both, multiply first by 2: x : y = 6 : 8. So x : y : z = 6 : 8 : 9.
Q.13Easy
A person buys an item for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 1000. What is the profit percentage?
