PRL Scientific Assistant Paper 2019 – Metal Ability Test

Physical Research Laboratory Scientific Assistant Chemistry Paper 2019
Date of Exam – 10.02.2019

Which is the largest state of India by area?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar was India’s first minister of
(a) Education
(b) Law and Justice
(c) Parliamentary Affairs
(d) Commerce

The first Indian to travel in space was
(a) Kalpana Chawla
(b) Sunita Williams
(c) Rakesh Sharma
(d) Ravish Malhotra

Find the missing number 2, 12, 60, 240, ?
(a) 720
(b) 540
(c) 480
(d) 380

A newspaper salesman sells 40% of his newspapers. He now has 360 newspapers left. How many newspapers did he begin with?
(a) 480
(b) 660
(c) 560
(d) 600

The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?
(a) 0
(b) 19
(c) 1
(d) 10

Today is Sunday, After 61 days, it will be
(a) Friday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Monday

What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/8
(c) 1/12
(d) 1/9

A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is
(a) 720
(b) 1200
(c) 900
(d) 1800

What is the correct meaning of idiom “To drive home”?
(a) To find one’s root
(b) To return to place of rest
(c) Back to original position
(d) To emphasize