Q1:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

How many times in a continuous period of 24 hours, are the 2 hands of an ordinary clock at right angle?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 1

Q2:

Science & Technology

Easy

Arrange the following in the increasing order:

(A) Micrometre

(B) Centimetre

(C) Mile

(D) Kilometre

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 2

Q3:

Progression & Series

Medium

In an A.P, if mthm^{th} term is n and the nthn^{th} term is m, where m≠nm \neq n, find the pthp^{th} term.

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 3

Q5:

Culture & Literature

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Books)(Authors)
(A) Farewell to Arms(I) V.S.Naipaul
(B) A Tale of Two Cities(II) Ernest Hemingway
(C) A House for Mr. Biswas(III) Arthur Miller
(D) Death of a Salesman(IV) Charles Dickens

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 5

Q6:

Trigonometry

Medium

The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished tower at a distance of 75m from its base is 30°. How much higher must the tower be raised so that the angle of elevation of its top at the same point may be 60°?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q7:

History

Medium

What is the period of rise of the Chalukyas in Karnataka and of the Pallavas in Tamil Nadu?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 7

Q8:

Probability

Medium

Two persons A and B appear in an interview for two vacancies. If the probabilities of their selections are 1/4 and 1/6 respectively, then the probability that none of them is selected shall be:

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 20 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q10:

Science & Technology

Medium

Who among the following is best known as the Chief Architect of the Indian Atomic Energy Program?

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Q11:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
ItemAcid
(A) Vinegar(I) Citric Acid
(B) Orange(II) Tartaric Acid
(C) Tamarind(III) Oxalic Acid
(D) Tomato(IV) Acetic Acid

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q12:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

If 2:(1+3)::6:x\sqrt{2}:(1 + \sqrt{3}) :: \sqrt{6}: x, then xx is equal to:

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Q13:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points (4, -3) and (8,5) in the ratio 3:1 internally?

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Q14:

Geography

Medium

Which of the following are non-metallic minerals?

(A) Mica

(B) Bauxite

(C) Granite

(D) Potash

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q15:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which one of the following gland is responsible for the secretion of growth hormones?

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Q19:

Economy

Easy

Which one among the following schemes was introduced by the Government of India with the objective of universal access to banking facilities, for all households across the country, through a bank branch, or a fixed point business correspondent/Bank Mitra, at a reasonable distance?

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Q20:

Sequence & Series

Medium

Study the table given carefully and choose the correct number option that shall come in place of '?':

51412
48135?
8910
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Q23:

History

Medium

Put the following religious teachers in chronological order beginning from the earliest to the latest:

(A) Thondaradippodi Azhwar in Tamil Nadu

(B) Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi

(C) Basavanna in Karnataka

(D) Sri Chaitanya in Bengal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q24:

Solids

Medium

The base radius of a cone is 21 cm and the height is 28cm, then which of the following is/are correct?

(A) Slant height = 35 cm

(B) Slant height = 33 cm

(C) Volume = 12936 cm³

(D) Curved Surface Area = 2310 cm²

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q25:

Geography

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Ramsar Site(I) Manas
(B) Biosphere Reserve(II) Orang
(C) Elephant Reserve(III) Renuka Lake
(D) Tiger Reserve(IV) Wayanad

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q26:

2025

Medium

Who among the following awardee of the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2024 is a scholar who bridges tradition and modernity by promoting education, social entrepreneurship and culture preservation?

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Q29:

Number System

Easy

Which one of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) Every whole number is a natural number.

(B) Every natural number is a whole number.

(C) Every integer is a whole number.

(D) Every rational number is a whole number

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q30:

Science & Technology

Easy

The focal length of a spherical mirror is equal to:

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Q33:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A sales agent travels a distance of 50 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How much faster, in kilometres per hour, on average, must he travel to make such a trip in 5/6 hours less time?

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Q34:

Ranking

Easy

Somen ranks 18th from the top and 15th from the bottom in certain examinations. Determine how many students appeared for the examinations?

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Q35:

Geography

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(International Organisations)(Headquarter Location)
(A) World Trade Organisation(I) New York
(B) International Finance Corporation(II) Geneva
(C) United Nations Development Programme(III) Montreal
(D) International Civil Aviation Organisation(IV) Washington D.C.

Choose the Correct Answer from the options given below:

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Q36:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

Consider the compound interest of the following

(A) The compound interest on Rs 16000 at 20% per annum for 9 months, compounded quarterly is: Rs 2522

(B) The compound interest on Rs 2800 at 10% per annum for 18 months, compounded annually is: Rs 434

Choose the correct statement(s):

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Q39:

History

Hard

Put the following Viceroys of India in chronological order beginning from the earliest to the latest?

(A) Lord Minto II

(B) Sir John Lawrence

(C) Lord Wavell

(D) Lord Linlithgow

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q40:

Directions

Medium

Rohit walks 30 m straight from his school towards the North. Then he turns left and walks 20 m. He turns left again and walks 10 m. Finally, he turns left and walks 20 m to reach point A. What is the shortest distance between his school and point A?

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Q41:

Polity

Medium

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which provided for reorganisation of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh was enacted in which year?

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Q42:

Geography

Medium

Which of the following States of India share land border with Bhutan?

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Q43:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(Expression)(Value)
(A) 12!10!(2!)\frac{12!}{10!(2!)}(I) 110
(B) nC2=210^nC_2 = 210, find n.(II) 136
(C) 6P3−5C2^6P_3 - ^5C_2(III) 66
(D) If nC9=nC8^nC_9 = ^nC_8, find nC15^nC_{15}(IV) 21

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q46:

Polity

Hard

Which among the following are Fundamental Rights as included in Part III of the Constitution of India?

(A) Equality of opportunity in public employment

(B) Equal pay for equal work for men and women

(C) Right of minorities to establish educational institutions

(D) Right to education

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q49:

Blood Relations

Medium

Amit and Pankaj are brothers. Rekha is the daughter of Kapil and sister of Amit. How is Pankaj's mother related to Kapil.

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Q50:

Time & Work

Medium

A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days; B and C together can do it in 15 days. If A is twice as good a workman as C, find the number of days in which B alone can do the work?

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