Q2:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the following question, figure (X) is embedded in any one of the four alternative figures (1), (2), (3), (4). Find the alternative which contains figure (X).

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 2

Q3:

Trigonometry

Easy

A tower is 20 m high. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground is 30°. Find the distance of the point from the base of the tower.

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 3

Q4:

Geography

Medium

The Himalayan range is the youngest folded mountain range in the world.

(A) It extends across the north, northwest, and northeast of India, forming an arch.

(B) It begins at Arunachal Pradesh in the west and stretches up to the Pamir Knot in the east.

(C) It is divided into two main parts: the Karakoram and the Himalayas.

(D) The Karakoram Range includes Zaskar, Ladakh, and Kyunlun.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 4

Q6:

Polity

Medium

Arrange in order from earliest to latest, the Vice-Presidents of India:

(A) Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak

(B) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

(C) Shri Krishan Kant

(D) Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q8:

Simple & Compound Interest

Easy

A sum of money at compound interest double itself in 12 years. It will become 16 times of itself in:

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q9:

Time & Work

Easy

A can do a certain work in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient than A. How many days does B alone take to do the same work?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 GET question 9

Q11:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Find a relation between x and y such that the points (x, y) is equidistant from points (7, 3) and (5, 2).

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Q12:

2024

Easy

Which personality, popularly referred as "Jan Nayak", received the Bharat Ratna Award posthumously is ?

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Q13:

Linear Equation

Medium

Which one of the following pairs of linear equations is/are inconsistent?

(A) 7 x + 2 y = 3, 14 x + 4 y = 5

(B) 2 x - 3 y = 7, 4 x - 6 y = 12

(C) x - y = 10, 3 x - 3 y = 16

(D) 2 x - 2 y = 2, 4 x - 4 y = 5

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q14:

Sequence & Series

Easy

Which of the following list of numbers is/are in Geometric Progression (GP)?

(A) 6, 18, 54, 162...

(B) 2, 6, 18, 25...

(C) 3, 9, 27, 81...

(D) 4, 12, 36, 108, ...

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q15:

History

Easy

Mahatma Gandhi's famous slogan, "Do or Die," is associated with the Indian National Movement, Which is?

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Q16:

Ranking

Easy

Kapil is 9 ranks ahead of Vijay in the class of 39 students. If Vijay's rank is 15th from the last, then what is Kapil's rank from the start?

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Q19:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Process)List-II (Energy Change)
(A) Heat is evolved(I) Chemiluminiscent Reaction
(B) Heat is absorbed(II) Photochemical Reaction
(C) Light is required(III) Endothermic Reaction
(D) Light is evolved(IV) Exothermic Reaction

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q20:

Solids

Hard

Consider the surface areas of the following solids:

(A) A cuboid of 10 cm long, 7 cm broad, and 5 cm high.

(B) A cylinder of radius 3.5 cm and height 60 cm.

(C) A cone of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm.

(D) A sphere of radius 12 cm.

Arrange the above in decreasing order.

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Q22:

Geography

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Indian State)List-II (State Tree)
(A) Punjab(I) Agar
(B) Maharashtra(II) Sal
(C) Madhya Pradesh(III) Shisham
(D) Tripura(IV) Mango

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q23:

Geography

Easy

Radcliffe Line is associated with which two following countries?

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Q27:

Science & Technology

Medium

Arrange the milestones in the Indian Science and Technology field in the chronological order:

(A) Marked India's entry into Martian exploration.

(B) Launch of India's first moon mission.

(C) Development and testing of Agni, a series of strategic missiles.

(D) Pokhran tests, India's successfully testing of five nuclear bombs.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q29:

Blood Relations

Medium

A is the son of B. C, B's sister, has a son D and a daughter E. F is maternal uncle of D. How is A related to D?

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Q30:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which of the following statement is incorrect about heat?

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Q31:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Book)List-II (Author)
(A) Things Fall Apart(I) Khaled Hosseini
(B) The Kite Runner(II) Salman Rushdie
(C) The Godfather(III) Chinua Achebe
(D) The Fury(IV) Mario Puzo

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q33:

Culture & Literature

Easy

The Gandharvaveda focuses on:

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Q34:

Economy

Easy

'Currency War' is a situation in which countries indulge in:

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Q35:

Science & Technology

Hard

Consider the following statements about Kyoto Protocol which held in Japan in December 1997?

(A) Involved pledges and commitments from different countries to mitigate climate change caused by greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

(B) Required all countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5% below 1990 levels by 2008–2012.

(C) High-fluorinated hydrocarbons (HFCs) are transitional replacements for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

(D) Definite road maps were prepared separately for developing and developed nations to reduce emissions of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q37:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

The hour hand of an ordinary clock would have moved how many degrees in a continuous period of 1230 minutes ?

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Q42:

Coding & Decoding

Hard

In a special language :

DIAMOND is written as VQYMKLV

Then how would FEMALE be written in the same language ?

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Q48:

Odd One Out

Medium

Identify the Odd One Out :

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Q49:

Directions

Medium

Japneet started driving his car from home. He drove 15 km north and then 10 km west. Then he turned to south and covered 5 km. Then he turned east and went 8 km. Finally, he turned right and drove 10 km. How far is Japneet from his home and is in which direction with respect to his home ?

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Q50:

Culture & Literature

Medium

The Indian city included in UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as 'City of Music' in November 2023 is:

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