Q1:
General Knowledge
Science & Technology
Easy
Who among the following is an Indian scientist considered to be the father of research laboratories and who served as the first director-general of CSIR and the first chairman of UGC?
General Knowledge
Science & Technology
Easy
Who among the following is an Indian scientist considered to be the father of research laboratories and who served as the first director-general of CSIR and the first chairman of UGC?
Geometry
Miscellaneous
Easy
The slope of the line joining points A(3, –2) and B (x, 4) is 2. What is the value of x?
General Knowledge
Economy
Easy
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Sustainable Development Goals) | LIST-II (Description) |
|---|---|
| A. Goal 12 | I. Life Below Water |
| B. Goal 13 | II. Life on Land |
| C. Goal 14 | III. Responsible Consumption and Production |
| D. Goal 15 | IV. Climate Action |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Geometry
Trigonometry
Easy
From a point 60 m away from the foot of a building, the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 30°. What is the height of the building?
Arithmetic
Central Tendency
Easy
Heights (in cm) of 15 students are:
142, 145, 148, 150, 152, 155, 148, 150, 150, 152, 155, 148, 150, 152, 148.
What is the median height of the students?
Arithmetic
Profit & Loss
Medium
A shopkeeper sells an article at a 10% profit. If the cost price had been ₹ 200 less and the selling price remains the same, his profit would have been 20%. What is the actual cost price of the article?
Logical Reasoning
Sequence & Series
Hard
Which term will replace the question mark (?) in the alphanumeric series given below?
B1, E2, H6, K21, ?, Q445
Geometry
Solids
Easy
Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1:27. The ratio of their surface areas is?
Logical Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Medium
Choose the alternative which closely resembles the water image of the given combination of alphabets in the Figure (X).
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Easy
Three quantities are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 16. If their sum is 174, find the second quantity.
Arithmetic
Simple & Compound Interest
Medium
A bank lends money at 12% per annum on simple interest. A customer borrows ₹ 50,000 for 9 months and repays after receiving a 5% rebate on total interest amount. What effective annual interest rate did he pay?
General Knowledge
History
Easy
Identify the correct order of succession of the early Mughal Emperors.
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Babur
D. Jahangir
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Quantitative Reasoning
Probability
Easy
Two dices are thrown together. The probability of the sum of the numbers being 8 is:
Logical Reasoning
Clocks & Calendar
Medium
If 4th April 2025 is a Friday, then 4th April 2028 will be a
Arithmetic
Time, Speed & Distance
Easy
A 132 meter long train passes an electric pole in 6 second. The speed of a train is?
Current Affairs
2024
Medium
Who among the following won the Arjuna Award 2024 for Hockey?
General Knowledge
Geography
Hard
Which of the following biosphere reserves is the eleventh bioreserve included in the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves?
General Knowledge
Geography
Easy
Which city is located on the Musi river?
General Knowledge
Culture & Literature
Hard
Which of the following works contains a chapter named Barahmasa which consists enduring climatic description of the 12 months of the year?
Current Affairs
2024
Easy
Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as prime minister of the United Kingdom on which of the following dates?
Logical Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Medium
Which of the following options, when placed at sign of interrogation (?), shall complete the given pattern?
General Knowledge
History
Medium
Which of the following historical events are correctly matched with their time period?
A. Accession of Chandragupta Maurya - 321 BCE
B. Reign of Asoka- 272/268-231 BCE
C. End of the Mauryan Empire - 500-400 BCE
D. Earliest inscriptional evidence of land grants by Satavahana rulers - 200-100 BCE
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Logical Reasoning
Directions
Medium
A woman is facing west. She turns 225° in the clockwise direction and then turns 90° in the counterclockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now?
General Knowledge
Polity
Easy
How many schedules does The Constitution of India contain?
Arithmetic
Time & Work
Medium
A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days. A and C worked together for 2 days and then A was replaced by B. In how many days, altogether, was the work completed?
Logical Reasoning
Blood Relations
Hard
X $ Y means X is the son of Y
X * Y means X is the wife of Y
X @ Y means X is the daughter of Y
Y % X means X is the grand daughter of Y
Which of the following shows that E and K are siblings?
Logical Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Medium
Select the figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
General Knowledge
Culture & Literature
Easy
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Books) | LIST-II (Author) |
|---|---|
| A. Wuthering Heights | I. Khalil Gibran |
| B. The Broken Wings | II. Emily Bronte |
| C. The Hungry Tide | III. Shashi Tharoor |
| D. The Great Indian Novel | IV. Amitav Ghosh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
General Knowledge
Science & Technology
Medium
What is the melting point of Ethanol?
Quantitative Reasoning
Miscellaneous
Easy
The fifth term of an Arithmetic Progression is 20 and the twelfth term is 48. What is the common difference?
Quantitative Reasoning
Number System
Easy
In number system 3√2, is?
Logical Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Medium
Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives that would complete the figure matrix.
Geometry
Solids
Medium
A metallic sphere of radius 6 cm is melted and recast into a cone of radius 4 cm. Find the height of the cone.
Logical Reasoning
Coding & Decoding
Easy
In a code 'RAMESH' is written as 'VEQIWL'. How will VIPUL be written in the same code ?
General Knowledge
Science & Technology
Easy
Arrange the following organs of the human alimentary canal in the correct order of food passage.
A. Oesophagus
B. Stomach
C. Mouth
D. Intestine
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
General Knowledge
Economy
Medium
Which of the following Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) has been declared as Maharatana by the Government of India?
General Knowledge
History
Medium
Who was the viceroy of India when second round table conference was held?
Logical Reasoning
Ranking
Medium
In a row of children facing North, Pankaj is 8th from the right end. Prakash, who is 15th from the left end is 6th to the left of Pankaj. How many children are there in the row?
Logical Reasoning
Clocks & Calendar
Medium
What is the angle between the hands of the clock when it shows 26 minutes past 5?
Logical Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Medium
Select that combination of part (A), (B), (C) and (D) which can fit into each other to form an equilateral triangle.
General Knowledge
Science & Technology
Easy
In which year was Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) launched?
General Knowledge
Geography
Medium
Which of the following states shares a border with Bhutan?
A. Sikkim
B. Meghalaya
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. West Bengal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Logical Reasoning
Miscellaneous
Medium
Six friends, A, E, H, M, R and S are seated about a round table. Every chair is equidistant from adjacent chairs. R is seated opposite to E. A is seated second to left of H. S is seated immediate left of E.
Which of the following statements is correct as per the information given above?
A. E is the immediate neighbour of M.
B. H is seated opposite to M.
C. H is not seated next to S.
D. A is seated next to R.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Logical Reasoning
Odd One Out
Medium
In the following question, four options are given. Out of these, three are alike in a particular way, but the remaining one is different. Find the odd one out.
Logical Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Medium
The Figure (X) given below is followed by four alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) such that Figure (X) is embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure which contains Figure (X) as its part.
Quantitative Reasoning
Linear Equation
Medium
Which one of the following pair of linear equations is/are inconsistent?
A. x − y = 6, x − y = 13
B. 2x − 10y = 15, 7x − 35y =25
C. x − y = 15, 5x - 5y = 75
D. 7x − 9y − 3 = 0, 14x − 18y − 8 = 0
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
General Knowledge
Polity
Easy
As per the post 2019 structure, how many Union Territories does India have?
Quantitative Reasoning
Permutation & Combination
Easy
In how many ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be seated in a row if girls must sit together?
General Knowledge
Science & Technology
Easy
Who among the following played a crucial role in understanding electromagnetism when he accidentally discovered that a compass needle got deflected when an electric current passed through a metallic wire placed nearby?
General Knowledge
Geography
Easy
Which of the following is also known as 'slash and burn' agriculture'?
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