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BOST: Verification Test and Filing Aptitude Test (Alphabetical, Numerical and Chronological Order)
This Lok Sewa practice set has 53 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Maths and IQ · For: Kharidar · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 53 questions with answers and explanations
How many marks does the BOST section carry in Kharidar Paper I?
- A) 20
- B) 30
- C) 40 ✔
- D) 60
Why: In the Kharidar Paper I syllabus, the BOST (office skill test) section carries 40 marks.
Are "4583921" and "4538921" the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
Why: 4583921 and 4538921 differ in the 3rd and 4th digits (8-3 vs 3-8), so they are different.
Are "Hari Prasad Adhikari" and "Hari Prasad Adhikari" the same?
- A) Same ✔
- B) Different
Why: Both names match letter for letter, so they are the same.
Are "Sita Kumari Shrestha" and "Sita Kumari Shresta" the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
Why: 'Shrestha' and 'Shresta' differ by the letter 'h', so they are different.
In alphabetical order, which comes first?
- A) Bhusal
- B) Bhattarai
- C) Bista
- D) Basnet ✔
Why: Basnet starts with 'Ba', which comes before 'Bh' and 'Bi', so it comes first.
Which comes first in dictionary order?
- A) Shahi
- B) Shah ✔
- C) Shahu
- D) Shakya
Why: 'Shah' is shorter and matches the start of 'Shahi' and 'Shahu', so it comes first.
Arrange: Pokharel, Paudel, Pandey, Poudyal. Which is third?
- A) Paudel
- B) Pokharel ✔
- C) Poudyal
- D) Pandey
Why: The order is Pandey, Paudel, Pokharel, Poudyal. Pokharel is third.
Arrange 1050, 105, 150 in ascending numerical order. Which is in the middle?
- A) 105
- B) 150 ✔
- C) 1050
Why: In ascending order: 105, 150, 1050. The middle number is 150.
Which date is the oldest?
- A) 2081/11/02
- B) 2081/04/15 ✔
- C) 2082/01/30
- D) 2081/12/01
Why: Compare year, then month: 2081/04/15 is earlier than the other dates.
In chronological filing, you compare first by:
- A) Day
- B) Month
- C) Year ✔
- D) Weekday
Why: In chronological filing, compare the year first, then the month, then the day.
Arrange codes A-102, B-5, A-12. Which comes first?
- A) A-102
- B) B-5
- C) A-12 ✔
Why: Codes with 'A' come before 'B', and A-12 is smaller than A-102, so A-12 comes first.
When filing by surname, "Karki Bina" comes before:
- A) Karki Anil
- B) Karki Chandra ✔
- C) Kafle Ram
- D) Kandel Hari
Why: With the same surname Karki, compare first names: Bina (B) comes before Chandra (C).
Verification questions mainly test:
- A) Memory
- B) Speed and accuracy ✔
- C) Mathematics formulas
- D) Grammar
Why: Verification questions test how quickly and accurately you spot differences.
Which pair is different?
- A) Ward 7 – Ward 7
- B) 2081/05/12 – 2081/05/12
- C) 9841562307 – 9841562370 ✔
- D) Lalitpur – Lalitpur
Why: 9841562307 and 9841562370 differ in the last two digits, so this pair is different.
Ignoring titles, where does "Dr. Anita Rai" go when filing by first name?
- A) Under D
- B) Under A ✔
- C) Under R
- D) At the end
Why: Titles like 'Dr.' are ignored, so filing by first name puts Anita under A.
Are "Ram Bahadur Thapa" and "Ram Bahadur Thapa" exactly the same?
- A) Same ✔
- B) Different
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: Both names match exactly, so they are the same.
Are "Gita Kumari Karki" and "Gita Kumari Karkee" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 'Karki' and 'Karkee' are spelt differently, so they are different.
Are "7392018" and "7392108" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 7392018 and 7392108 differ in the 5th and 6th digits, so they are different.
Are "Biratnagar-3, Morang" and "Biratnagar-3, Morang" exactly the same?
- A) Same ✔
- B) Different
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: Both addresses match exactly, so they are the same.
Are "KA 1 PA 4521" and "KA 1 PA 4512" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 4521 and 4512 differ in the last two digits, so they are different.
Are "Shyam Lal Chaudhary" and "Shyam Lal Chaudhari" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 'Chaudhary' and 'Chaudhari' end differently, so they are different.
Are "2081/05/14" and "2081/05/14" exactly the same?
- A) Same ✔
- B) Different
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: Both dates match exactly, so they are the same.
Are "Nirmala Devi Yadav" and "Nirmala Devi Yadav" exactly the same?
- A) Same ✔
- B) Different
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: Both names match exactly, so they are the same.
Are "98410 23567" and "98410 23657" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 23567 and 23657 differ in the middle digits, so they are different.
Are "Tribhuvan Bishwavidyalaya" and "Tribhuvan Bishwavidhyalaya" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 'Bishwavidyalaya' and 'Bishwavidhyalaya' differ by an extra 'h', so they are different.
Are "Bhaktapur-7, Bagmati" and "Bhaktapur-7, Bagmati" exactly the same?
- A) Same ✔
- B) Different
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: Both addresses match exactly, so they are the same.
Are "Citizenship No. 27-01-74-05321" and "Citizenship No. 27-01-74-05231" exactly the same?
- A) Same
- B) Different ✔
- C) Cannot say
- D) Both wrong
Why: 05321 and 05231 differ in the middle digits, so they are different.
In alphabetical (dictionary) order, which surname comes first: Gurung, Ghimire, Giri, Gautam?
- A) Gurung
- B) Ghimire
- C) Giri
- D) Gautam ✔
Why: 'Ga' comes before 'Gh', 'Gi' and 'Gu', so Gautam comes first.
In alphabetical (dictionary) order, which surname comes first: Rai, Regmi, Rana, Rijal?
- A) Rai ✔
- B) Regmi
- C) Rana
- D) Rijal
Why: Rai and Rana both start with 'Ra'; the third letter 'i' comes before 'n', so Rai comes first.
In alphabetical (dictionary) order, which surname comes first: Mahato, Magar, Maharjan, Malla?
- A) Mahato
- B) Magar ✔
- C) Maharjan
- D) Malla
Why: 'Mag' comes before 'Mah' and 'Mal', so Magar comes first.
In alphabetical (dictionary) order, which surname comes first: Tamang, Thapa, Timsina, Tiwari?
- A) Tamang ✔
- B) Thapa
- C) Timsina
- D) Tiwari
Why: 'Ta' comes before 'Th' and 'Ti', so Tamang comes first.
In alphabetical (dictionary) order, which surname comes first: Khadka, Karki, Kafle, Koirala?
- A) Khadka
- B) Karki
- C) Kafle ✔
- D) Koirala
Why: 'Ka' names: Kafle (f) comes before Karki (r). 'Kh' and 'Ko' come later.
In alphabetical (dictionary) order, which surname comes first: Sapkota, Sharma, Subedi, Shrestha?
- A) Sapkota ✔
- B) Sharma
- C) Subedi
- D) Shrestha
Why: 'Sa' comes before 'Sh' and 'Su', so Sapkota comes first.
In alphabetical order, which name comes last: Bhandari, Bhattarai, Basnet, Baral?
- A) Bhandari
- B) Bhattarai ✔
- C) Basnet
- D) Baral
Why: The order is Baral, Basnet, Bhandari, Bhattarai, so Bhattarai comes last.
In alphabetical order, which name comes last: Lama, Limbu, Lamichhane, Luitel?
- A) Lama
- B) Limbu
- C) Lamichhane
- D) Luitel ✔
Why: 'Lu' comes after 'La' and 'Li', so Luitel comes last.
In alphabetical order, which name comes last: Pant, Parajuli, Pandit, Panta?
- A) Pant
- B) Parajuli ✔
- C) Pandit
- D) Panta
Why: The order is Pandit, Pant, Panta, Parajuli, so Parajuli comes last.
Arrange in alphabetical order: Dahal, Dhakal, Devkota, Dangol. Which is second?
- A) Dahal
- B) Dhakal
- C) Devkota
- D) Dangol ✔
Why: The order is Dahal, Dangol, Devkota, Dhakal, so Dangol is second.
Arrange in alphabetical order: Neupane, Nepal, Niraula, Nakarmi. Which is second?
- A) Neupane
- B) Nepal ✔
- C) Niraula
- D) Nakarmi
Why: The order is Nakarmi, Nepal, Neupane, Niraula, so Nepal is second.
In ascending numerical order, which comes first: 2045, 245, 2405, 425?
- A) 2045
- B) 245 ✔
- C) 2405
- D) 425
Why: The smallest number is 245, so it comes first in ascending order.
In ascending numerical order, which comes first: 3301, 331, 3013, 313?
- A) 3301
- B) 331
- C) 3013
- D) 313 ✔
Why: The smallest number is 313, so it comes first.
In ascending numerical order, which comes first: 909, 9009, 990, 9090?
- A) 909 ✔
- B) 9009
- C) 990
- D) 9090
Why: The smallest number is 909, so it comes first.
In ascending numerical order, which comes first: 1207, 127, 1720, 172?
- A) 1207
- B) 127 ✔
- C) 1720
- D) 172
Why: The smallest number is 127, so it comes first.
In descending order, which comes first: 5612, 5162, 5216, 5621?
- A) 5612
- B) 5162
- C) 5216
- D) 5621 ✔
Why: In descending order the largest comes first: 5621.
In descending order, which comes first: 8034, 8304, 8043, 8340?
- A) 8034
- B) 8304
- C) 8043
- D) 8340 ✔
Why: The largest number is 8340, so it comes first in descending order.
In chronological order (oldest first), which date comes first: 2080/12/05, 2081/01/02, 2080/11/28, 2081/01/15?
- A) 2080/12/05
- B) 2081/01/02
- C) 2080/11/28 ✔
- D) 2081/01/15
Why: 2080/11/28 is the oldest date, so it comes first.
In chronological order, which date is the latest: 2080/12/05, 2081/01/02, 2080/11/28, 2081/01/15?
- A) 2080/12/05
- B) 2081/01/02
- C) 2080/11/28
- D) 2081/01/15 ✔
Why: 2081/01/15 is the latest date.
In chronological order (oldest first), which date comes first: 2079/04/10, 2079/03/30, 2079/04/01, 2078/12/29?
- A) 2079/04/10
- B) 2079/03/30
- C) 2079/04/01
- D) 2078/12/29 ✔
Why: 2078/12/29 is the oldest date, so it comes first.
In chronological order, which date is the latest: 2079/04/10, 2079/03/30, 2079/04/01, 2078/12/29?
- A) 2079/04/10 ✔
- B) 2079/03/30
- C) 2079/04/01
- D) 2078/12/29
Why: 2079/04/10 is the latest date.
In alphabetical filing, "Nothing comes before something" means:
- A) "Rai" is filed before "Rai Bahadur" ✔
- B) Long names come first
- C) Numbers come last
- D) Titles are filed first
Why: A shorter name that is the start of a longer one comes first.
In filing personal names, which part is usually written first?
- A) Surname ✔
- B) First name
- C) Middle name
- D) Title
Why: When filing personal names, the surname is usually written first.
Filing papers by date is called:
- A) Chronological filing ✔
- B) Alphabetical filing
- C) Numerical filing
- D) Geographical filing
Why: Filing by date is chronological filing.
Filing by district or place name is called:
- A) Geographical filing ✔
- B) Numerical filing
- C) Subject filing
- D) Chronological filing
Why: Filing by district or place is geographical filing.
Filing by topic, such as "Budget" or "Leave", is called:
- A) Subject filing ✔
- B) Numerical filing
- C) Alphabetical filing
- D) Chronological filing
Why: Filing by topic is subject filing.