SAMPLE SET

Scholarship Entrance Examination — Practice Paper

Total Questions: 80 | Total Marks: 80 | Time: 2 Hours
This paper is for practice only. It does not repeat questions from any official set.

SECTION A: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Q1–Q20, 20 Marks)

1. Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established under which act?
(A) The Human Rights Commission Act 1997 (B) The Interim Constitution 2007 (C) The 2015
Constitution directly (D) The Human Rights Commission Act 2012
2. Artificial Intelligence model GPT-4 is developed by which company?
(A) Google DeepMind (B) Meta AI (C) OpenAI (D) Microsoft Research
3. The Trans-Himalayan trade route through the Rasuwagadhi–Kerung border point connects Nepal to
which Chinese prefecture?
(A) Shigatse (B) Lhasa (C) Nyingchi (D) Rikaze
4. The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) is located in:
(A) New York (B) Paris (C) Geneva (D) Brussels
5. Which planet in our solar system has the most known moons as of 2024?
(A) Jupiter (B) Saturn (C) Uranus (D) Neptune
6. Which gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect most significantly after water vapour?
(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Argon
7. Under Nepal's federal structure, which Schedule of the Constitution lists the exclusive powers of the
federal government?
(A) Schedule 5 (B) Schedule 6 (C) Schedule 7 (D) Schedule 8
8. Nepal's first hydropower project to export electricity to India commercially was:
(A) Kulekhani Hydropower Project (B) Marshyangdi Hydropower Project (C) Upper Tamakoshi
Project (D) Chilime Hydropower Project
9. Nepal's major source of foreign exchange earnings is:
(A) Hydropower exports (B) Garment exports (C) Remittances from workers abroad (D) Tourism
receipts
10. The BRICS grouping expanded in 2024 to include new members. Which of the following countries
joined BRICS in January 2024?
(A) Turkey and Indonesia (B) Saudi Arabia and UAE (C) Nigeria and Kenya (D) Pakistan and
Bangladesh
11. Nirmal Purja (Nimsdai) set a world record in 2019 by climbing all 14 eight-thousanders in how many
months?
(A) 5 months 2 days (B) 6 months 6 days (C) 7 months 9 days (D) 8 months 14 days
12. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact with Nepal was ratified by Nepal's
parliament in which year?
(A) 2019 (B) 2021 (C) 2022 (D) 2023
13. Who was the first Nepali person to reach the South Pole?
(A) Min Bahadur Sherchan (B) Nirmal Purja (C) Karma Sherpa (D) Dawa Steven Sherpa
14. The Koshi River is formed by the confluence of seven rivers. Which of the following is NOT one of
the seven tributaries of the Koshi?
(A) Tamor (B) Arun (C) Sun Koshi (D) Trishuli
15. The Indra Jatra festival is primarily celebrated by which community of the Kathmandu Valley?
(A) Brahmin community (B) Newar community (C) Rai community (D) Tamang community
16. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) distinguishes between Nuclear Weapon States (NWS)
and Non-Nuclear Weapon States. How many countries are recognised as NWS under the NPT?
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
17. Which is the highest motorable road in Nepal, connecting Kathmandu to Mustang?
(A) Tribhuvan Highway (B) Prithvi Highway (C) Kali Gandaki Corridor (D) Siddhartha Highway
18. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) operates primarily in which part of the electromagnetic
spectrum?
(A) Ultraviolet (B) Visible light (C) Infrared (D) Radio waves
19. Which article of Nepal's 2015 Constitution guarantees the right to education?
(A) Article 18 (B) Article 29 (C) Article 31 (D) Article 45
20. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It is
located in:
(A) Brussels (B) The Hague (C) Geneva (D) Vienna

SECTION B: IQ AND REASONING (Q21–Q40, 20 Marks)

21. Riya's father's mother's son is Riya's:
(A) Uncle (B) Brother (C) Father (D) Cousin
22. How many minutes does the minute hand take to gain 360° over the hour hand?
(A) 60 minutes (B) 65 minutes (C) 65.45 minutes (D) 66 minutes
23. What comes next: 7, 14, 21, 28, ?
(A) 32 (B) 35 (C) 38 (D) 42
24. Find the missing number: 5, 11, 24, 51, 106, ?
(A) 213 (B) 215 (C) 217 (D) 219
25. Tree is to Forest as Star is to:
(A) Moon (B) Galaxy (C) Sky (D) Light
26. In a code: 423 means 'hot filtered coffee', 324 means 'very hot day', 236 means 'day and night'. What
is the code for 'coffee'?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
27. If APPLE is coded as BQQMF (each letter +1), then MANGO is coded as:
(A) NBOQP (B) NAOHP (C) NBOIP (D) NBOHP
28. Which is the odd one out? Oxygen, Hydrogen, Helium, Salt
(A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen (C) Helium (D) Salt
29. Six people A, B, C, D, E, F sit around a circular table. A sits opposite D. B is to the immediate left of
A. C is not adjacent to D. E and F are adjacent to D. Where does C sit?
(A) Between B and F (B) Opposite to B (C) Between A and E (D) Between E and F
30. A sequence is defined as: T(1)=2, T(n)=T(n-1)×2 − 1 for n > 1. What is T(6)?
 (A) 33 (B) 63 (C) 65 (D) 127
31. All dogs are animals. Some animals are wild. Which conclusion definitely follows?
(A) Some dogs are wild (B) Some wild things are animals (C) All animals are dogs (D) No dogs
are wild
32. Which is the odd one out? Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone, Printer
(A) Laptop (B) Tablet (C) Smartphone (D) Printer
33. Five friends P, Q, R, S, T sit in a row facing North. Q is to the immediate right of P. S is at one end. T
is between R and S. R is to the right of Q. Who sits in the middle?
(A) Q (B) R (C) T (D) P
34. Three people X, Y, Z each always tell the truth or always lie. X says 'Y lies'. Y says 'Z tells the truth'.
Z says 'X tells the truth'. How many of them tell the truth?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
35. In a class, Rita is 8th from the top and 12th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 21
36. A boy faces East. He turns 90° anticlockwise. Then turns 180° clockwise. Which direction is he
facing?
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West
37. Find the missing term: AC, EG, IK, MO, ?
(A) PQ (B) QR (C) QS (D) RS
38. If all Blips are Blops, and no Blops are Blups, then:
(A) All Blips are Blups (B) Some Blips may be Blups (C) No Blips are Blups (D) Some Blops are
Blips
39. Is x > 0? Statement I: x² = 4. Statement II: x³ = 8. Which statement(s) are sufficient?
(A) Only Statement I (B) Only Statement II (C) Both together (D) Neither
40. A 3-digit number has digits A, B, C (left to right). A+B+C = 15. The number formed by reversing
digits is 297 less than the original. A − C = 1. What is the number?
(A) 564 (B) 645 (C) 654 (D) 735

SECTION C: GENERAL MATHEMATICS (Q41–Q80, 40 Marks)

41. A train travels a distance of 300 km at uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, the journey
would have taken 2 hours less. The original speed is:
(A) 20 km/h (B) 25 km/h (C) 30 km/h (D) 35 km/h
42. A bus covers 240 km in 4 hours. Its speed in km/h is:
(A) 50 (B) 55 (C) 60 (D) 65
43. A cone has radius 3 cm and height 4 cm. Its slant height is:
(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 7 cm
44. In a right triangle, the two acute angles are in ratio 1:2. What are the angles?
(A) 25° and 65° (B) 30° and 60° (C) 35° and 55° (D) 40° and 50°
45. SI on Rs 3500 at 8% per annum for 3 years is:
(A) Rs 720 (B) Rs 780 (C) Rs 840 (D) Rs 900
46. If A:B = 5:7 and B:C = 7:9, then A:B:C is:
 (A) 5:7:9 (B) 5:7:11 (C) 5:9:7 (D) 7:9:5
47. A number is chosen at random from 1 to 10. Probability it is a perfect square is:
(A) 1/5 (B) 3/10 (C) 2/5 (D) 1/2
48. A rhombus has diagonals 10 cm and 24 cm. Its side length is:
(A) 11 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 13 cm (D) 14 cm
49. For the data 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, the mean deviation about the mean is:
(A) 2 (B) 2.4 (C) 3 (D) 2.8
50. A merchant buys goods for Rs 750 and sells for Rs 900. Profit percentage on cost price is:
(A) 15% (B) 18% (C) 20% (D) 25%
51. If α and β are roots of 3x² − 5x + 2 = 0, find the equation whose roots are 2α and 2β.
(A) 3x² − 10x + 8 = 0 (B) 3x² + 10x − 8 = 0 (C) x² − 10x + 8 = 0 (D) 3x² − 10x − 8 = 0
52. The weighted mean of 10, 20 and 30 with weights 3, 2, 1 respectively is:
(A) 15 (B) 16.67 (C) 18 (D) 20
53. If a − b = 4 and a + b = 10, then a × b is:
(A) 18 (B) 20 (C) 21 (D) 24
54. Rs 4000 at 5% compound interest per annum for 2 years gives amount:
(A) Rs 4400 (B) Rs 4410 (C) Rs 4420 (D) Rs 4450
55. Solve: 3x − 7 = 2x + 5. The value of x is:
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
56. Water flows through a pipe of diameter 14 cm at 2 m/s. Volume of water flowing per minute is
(π=22/7):
(A) 1848 litres (B) 1940 litres (C) 1980 litres (D) 2000 litres
57. A bag has 6 white, 4 black and 2 red balls. Probability that a ball drawn is NOT red is:
(A) 5/6 (B) 7/8 (C) 5/7 (D) 10/12
58. The roots of x² − 10x + 21 = 0 are:
(A) 3 and 7 (B) 4 and 7 (C) 3 and 8 (D) 5 and 6
59. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = {4, 8, 12}, then A − B is:
(A) {2,6} (B) {4,8} (C) {12} (D) {2,4,6}
60. The polynomial f(x) = x³ − 6x² + 11x − 6 has three positive roots. What is their product?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
61. A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a sphere of radius 5 cm. When the cylinder has maximum
volume, its height is:
(A) 5/√3 cm (B) 10/√3 cm (C) 5√2 cm (D) 10/3 cm
62. The SI on a certain sum for 5 years at 12% per annum is Rs 1200 less than the principal. The principal
is:
(A) Rs 2000 (B) Rs 2500 (C) Rs 3000 (D) Rs 3500
63. If A(3, 4) and B(7, 1), the distance AB is:
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) √34
64. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11?
(A) 121 (B) 123 (C) 125 (D) 127
65. The LCM of 9 and 15 is:
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 90
66. A does a job in 6 days and B does it in 12 days. Working together, they finish in:
(A) 3 days (B) 4 days (C) 5 days (D) 6 days
67. The length of an arc of a circle with radius 14 cm and central angle 90° is (π=22/7):
(A) 20 cm (B) 22 cm (C) 24 cm (D) 28 cm
68. In triangle ABC, AD is the median. If AB = 10, AC = 8, BC = 12, then AD is:
(A) √41 (B) √43 (C) √47 (D) 7
69. A jacket marked at Rs 1500 is sold at 20% discount. The selling price is:
(A) Rs 1100 (B) Rs 1200 (C) Rs 1300 (D) Rs 1400
70. A sum invested at 10% compound interest per annum doubles in approximately how many years?
(Use log 2 = 0.301, log 1.1 = 0.0414)
(A) 6.3 years (B) 7.3 years (C) 8.1 years (D) 9.0 years
71. How many pairs of natural numbers have their LCM as 56?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
72. If sin A + sin²A = 1, then cos²A + cos⁴A equals:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) √2
73. Find the greatest number that divides 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainders 7, 11 and 15 respectively.
(A) 15 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 21
74. If x + y = 8 and x² + y² = 40, then xy equals:
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16
75. From a group of 4 men and 3 women, a committee of 3 is chosen. Probability that it has at least one
woman is:
(A) 3/7 (B) 4/7 (C) 5/7 (D) 6/7
76. The sum of first n terms of a series is given by Sₙ = 3n² + 5n. The 10th term of the series is:
(A) 58 (B) 62 (C) 65 (D) 68
77. If two angles are complementary and one is 48°, the other is:
(A) 32° (B) 42° (C) 52° (D) 62°
78. The area of an equilateral triangle with side 6 cm is:
(A) 9√3 cm² (B) 12√3 cm² (C) 15√3 cm² (D) 18√3 cm²
79. A person sells two watches at Rs 1140 each. On one he gains 14% on cost price and on the other he
loses 14% on cost price. Net result is:
(A) 1.96% loss (B) 1.96% gain (C) No profit no loss (D) 2% loss
80. The mean of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 is:
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12