Q1:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

A watch that gains uniformly, is two minutes slow at noon on Monday and is 4 minutes 48 seconds fast at 2 pm on the following Monday. When was the watch showing the correct time?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 1

Q2:

Science & Technology

Easy

Who among the following is known as the 'Missile Man of India'?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 2

Q3:

Blood Relations

Medium

All the six members of a family, A, B, C, D, E and F travel together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B.

In reference to the above information, which of the following statements are correct?

(A) A is the mother of B.

(B) D is the wife of E.

(C) A and D are a pair of females.

(D) There are four male members in the family.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 3

Q4:

Sequence & Series

Medium

The terms in the given alpha-numeric series follow a certain pattern. However, some terms are missing. Choose the correct sequence of the missing terms from the options given below:

Z_25YB23XC_W_19_E17

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 4

Q5:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

The ratio of speeds of a train and a car is 16:15, respectively. A bus covers a distance of 480 km in 8 hours. If the speed of the bus is 3/4th of the speed of the train, then the distance covered by the car in 6 hours is:

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 5

Q6:

Quadrilaterals

Medium

Two perpendicular cross roads of equal width run through the middle of a rectangular field of length 80 m and breadth 60 m. If the area of the cross roads is 675 square meters, then the width of each road is:

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q7:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

What is the compound interest earned on Rs. 80,000 at 40% per annum in one year, compounded quarterly?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 7

Q8:

Directions

Medium

Rekha moves 15 km in East direction, then turns towards North and moves 4 km. From here she turns towards West and travels 12 km. How far and in which direction is she from her starting point?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q9:

2025

Easy

Which among the following countries won the highest number of medals in Paris Olympics 2024?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 19 May Shift 1 GET question 9

Q10:

Linear Equation

Medium

The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 14 and the difference between the two digits of the number is 2. The product of the two digits of the number is:

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Q12:

Geography

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
River Projects in IndiaThe Beneficiary States of India
(A) Bhakra Nangal Project(I) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan
(B) Hirakud Project(II) Bihar
(C) Kosi Project(III) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tungabhadra Project(IV) Odisha

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q14:

Solids

Medium

A cylindrical jar having a base of radius 15 cm, is filled with water up to a height of 20 cm. If a solid iron spherical ball of radius 10 cm is dropped in the jar to submerge completely in the water, then the increase in the level of water is:

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Q16:

Time & Work

Hard

18 women complete a work in 24 days and 24 men complete the same work in 15 days. 16 women worked for 3 days and then they left. 20 men worked for the next 2 days, and then they are joined by 16 women. In how many days will they finish the remaining work?

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Q22:

Ranking

Medium

Consider a group comprising of 4 students- A, B, C and D, who along with other students stand in a row. A and B stand in sixth and seventh positions, respectively from the left. C and D stand in the fourth and fifth positions, respectively from the right. When B and C exchange their positions, then B will be 15th from the left.

With reference to the information given above, which of the following statements are correct?

(A) D's position from the left is 16th.

(B) A's position from the right is 13th.

(C) C's position from the right is 12th, after exchange.

(D) If A and D also exchange their positions between themselves, then D's position from the left is 6th.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q23:

Polity

Medium

Which one among the following is NOT a power of the Rajya Sabha?

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Q25:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which of the following are animal hormones?

(A) Auxin

(B) Adrenaline

(C) Thyroxine

(D) Oestrogen

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q26:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully.

Assuming that the given information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements:

(A) All birds are trees.

(B) Some trees are hens.

Conclusions:

I. Some birds are hens.

II. Some hens are trees.

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Q27:

Trigonometry

Easy

From a point exactly midway between the foot of two towers P and Q, the angle of elevation of their tops are 30° and 60°, respectively. The ratio of the heights of tower P to that of Q is:

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Q28:

Odd One Out

Medium

The following pairs of words bear a certain common relationship, except one pair. Choose the odd pair of words.

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Q29:

Economy

Hard

The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise launched the MSME-SAMBANDH portal in 2017 pertaining to which one of the following?

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Q30:

Polity

Medium

Which of the following statements are correct about Objectives Resolution?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the 'Objectives Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly.

(B) It was introduced on December 13, 1948.

(C) It was a resolution that outlined the defining ideals of the Constitution of Independent India.

(D) It provided the framework within which the work of Constitution making head to proceed.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q31:

Geography

Medium

Read the information given below carefully.

(A) The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown

(B) The capital of Australia is Melbourne

(C) The capital of Germany is Berlin

(D) The capital of Switzerland is Geneva

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q32:

Visual Reasoning

Easy

The following figure is embedded in any one of the four given alternatives.

Choose the correct alternative which contains the above figure as its part.

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Q33:

Central Tendency

Medium

If the data is not following a symmetrical distribution, then the relationship between mean, median and mode is:

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Q34:

Science & Technology

Medium

Arrange the following elements in order of their number of neutrons, beginning from less to more:

(A) Nitrogen

(B) Silicon

(C) Beryllium

(D) Fluorine

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q35:

History

Medium

Put the following major battles in chronological order:

(A) Battle of Kannauj

(B) Battle of Haldighati

(C) Battle of Chausa

(D) Second battle of Panipat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q39:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 3 is subtracted from the first number and 3 is added to the second number, the ratio becomes 1:3. The sum of the numbers is?

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Q40:

Probability

Medium

A bag contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green balls. If two balls are drawn at random from the bag, then which of the following statements are correct?

(A) The probability that both balls are red is 111\frac{1}{11}.

(B) The probability that one ball is red, and one ball is blue is 1033\frac{10}{33}.

(C) The probability that both balls are blue is 533\frac{5}{33}.

(D) The probability that both balls are green is 511\frac{5}{11}.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q44:

Culture & Literature

Hard

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Books)(Authors)
(A) Kinship Organisation in India(I) R. S. Sharma
(B) Perspectives in Social and Economic History of Early India(II) V. S. Sukthankar
(C) On the Meaning of the Mahabharata(III) Romila Thapar
(D) Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History(IV) Iravati Karve

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q47:

Culture & Literature

Hard

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Books)(Authored/Edited by)
(A) The Other Side of Silence : Voices from the Partition of India(I) Alok Bhalla
(B) India's Partition: Process, Strategy and Mobilization(II) Urvashi Butalia
(C) Remembering Partition : Violence, Nationalism and History in India(III) Mushirul Hasan
(D) Stories about the Partition of India(IV) Gyanendra Pandey

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q50:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) The number of different words that can be formed with CUSTOM with the condition that the word should begin with M is ______.(I) 70
(B) The number of different ways in which the letters of the word EXTRA can be arranged so that the vowels are never together is ______.(II) 45
(C) There are 10 points in a plane. No three of these points are in a straight line. The total number of straight line that can be formed by joining the two points is _______.(III) 72
(D) The number of ways a committee of 4 people be chosen out of 8 people is _______.(IV) 120

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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