Q1:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

Figure (X) is embedded in any of four alternatives figures (1), (2), (3) and (4). Trace out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part:

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 GET question 1

Q2:

Science & Technology

Easy

Who among the following was awarded the Nobel Prize for the major breakthrough in interpreting the genetic code and analyzing its function in protein synthesis?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 GET question 2

Q5:

Trigonometry

Easy

If a wooden block is placed against a 15 meter tree such that it just reaches the top of the tree, with the angle of elevation of the tree is 30°, then find the length of the wooden block?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 GET question 5

Q6:

Sequence & Series

Medium

Study the following series and answer the question that follows:

A C U G T V R S O X Y F K L M E B I X V M K

If the letters in the above series are reversed, which letter will be the 4th right from the 11th letter from the left ?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 GET question 6

Q8:

History

Easy

Which of the following were among the five major political centers in the Mauryan empire?

(A) Pataliputra

(B) Kandahar

(C) Ujjayini

(D) Suvarnagiri

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 GET question 8

Q9:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

Select the combination of the parts (A), (B), (C) and (D) which can fit into each other to form a complete square.

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 22 May Shift 2 GET question 9

Q11:

Economy

Easy

What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

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Q12:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Books)List-II (Author)
(A) A Voice for Freedom(I) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(B) A Room of One's Own(II) Nayantara Sehgal
(C) Chronicle of a Death Foretold(III) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Conquest of Self(IV) Virginia Woolf

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Q16:

Polity

Easy

Which of the following is NOT a power/function of the Parliament of India?

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Q17:

History

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Religious Teachers in the Indian subcontinent)List-II (Timeline)
(A) Basavanna in Karnataka(I) 500-800 CE
(B) Miyan Mir in Punjab(II) 1200-1300 CE
(C) Sundarmurti in Tamil Nadu(III) 1100-1200 CE
(D) Muktabai in Maharastra(IV) 1600-1700 CE

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Q18:

Number System

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Statements/Expressions etc.)List-II (Values, etc.)
(A) Find the sum of the first 20 odd natural numbers.(I) 285
(B) How many prime numbers are there between 100 and 200?(II) 0
(C) Find the sum of the squares of the digits from 1 to 9.(III) 400
(D) Find the unit's digit in the product 81×82×83×.........×8981 \times 82 \times 83 \times ... ... ... \times 89?(IV) 21

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Q20:

History

Easy

Identify the correct sequence of the following events?

(A) Direct Action Day

(B) Simon Commission

(C) First Round Table Conference

(D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

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Q21:

2024

Medium

Who among the following was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 for Para-Athletics?

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Q22:

Linear Equation

Medium

Which of the following pair of linear equations has no solution?

(A) 2x+3y−1=02x + 3y - 1 = 0 and 4x+6y−4=04x + 6y - 4 = 0

(B) x−2y=0x - 2y = 0 and 3x+4y−20=03x + 4y - 20 = 0

(C) x+2y−3=0x + 2y - 3 = 0 and 5x+10y+7=05x + 10y + 7 = 0

(D) x+2y−4=0x + 2y - 4 = 0 and 2x+4y−12=02x + 4y - 12 = 0

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Q28:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

Consider the following statements:

If a sum of money is lent at simple interest, then

(A) money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 1623%16\frac{2}{3}\%.

(B) money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 20%.

(C) money becomes four times in 10 years if it gets doubled in 5 years.

of these statements,

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Q29:

Science & Technology

Easy

What is the function of the insulin hormone?

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Q30:

Directions

Medium

The door of Bhawna's house faces the West. From the back of her house, she walks 35 meter straight, then turns left and walks 50 meter. Finally, she turns left and stops after walking 50 meter. Now, Bhawna is in which direction from the starting point?

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Q34:

Odd One Out

Medium

Three of the following four number pairs are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out.

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Q35:

Quadrilaterals

Medium

Consider the area of the following solids:

(A) A rhombus whose diagonals are 48 cm and 20 cm long.

(B) A trapezium with parallel sides 9.7 cm and 6.3 cm, and the distance between them is 6.5 cm.

(C) A parallelogram with a base equal to 25 cm and the corresponding height measuring 16.8 cm.

(D) A rhombus, whose diagonals are 30 cm and 16 cm.

Arrange the above in ascending order.

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Q36:

Blood Relations

Medium

X @ Y means X is the son of Y.

X % Y means X is the father of Y.

X $ Y means X is the wife of Y.

X # Y means X is the mother of Y.

Which of the following shows that N is the maternal uncle of H?

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Q38:

Miscellaneous

Hard

Six people A, H, K, N, S and U are sitting in a circle facing the centre, not necessarily in same order. K is the only person sitting between N and U. H is second to the left of U. S is second to the right of A. Which of the following must be true?

(A) S is the immediate neighbour of H.

(B) H and A are not immediate neighbour.

(C) U is sitting between S and A.

(D) A is sitting immediate right of N.

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Q40:

Geography

Easy

Which among the following crops are cultivated in the Kharif season in the Northern States in India?

(A) Rice

(B) Mustard

(C) Maize

(D) Cotton

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Q44:

Central Tendency

Easy

For a certain distribution, mode and median were found to be 1000 and 1250 respectively. Find the mean of this distribution using an empirical relation.

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Q45:

Science & Technology

Medium

Arrange the following Indian satellites in the correct chronological order of their launch.

(A) Aryabhatta

(B) GSAT-1

(C) IRS-1A

(D) Bhaskara-1

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Q47:

Time & Work

Easy

Mohan can dig a well in 15 days, Shyam is 25% better than Mohan. How many days does Shyam alone can take to dig the same well?

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Q50:

Geography

Easy

Which of the following is NOT a nuclear power station in India?

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