Q1:

Trigonometry

Medium

If the angles of elevations of the top of a tower from two points at distances a and b from the base and in the same straight line with it are complementary then the height of the tower is

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2026: 25 May Shift 1 GET question 1

Q5:

Miscellaneous

Hard

Four friends, namely S, R, T and V are all sitting in a straight row, facing the same side. Further, it is known that T and V have no one sitting between them. There is at least one person sitting to the right of T and S is sitting on one of the two ends of the row. Identify the option which is most likely to be false :

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2026: 25 May Shift 1 GET question 5

Q6:

Probability

Easy

A bag contains 4 white and 2 black balls. Another contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If one ball is drawn from each bag, find the probability that both are white ?

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Option 1
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Explanation for 2026: 25 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q8:

Odd One Out

Easy

Choose the word which is least like the other words in the groups.

A. Temple

B. Mosque

C. Church

D. School

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Option 4
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Explanation for 2026: 25 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q9:

Science & Technology

Easy

Choose the correct answer-

At the time of short circuit, the current in the circuit

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 25 May Shift 1 GET question 9

Q10:

Geography

Easy

Identify the countries that share its borders with West Bengal :

A. China

B. Bhutan

C. Bangladesh

D. Nepal

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Q11:

Linear Equation

Medium

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

A. x−y=8;3x−3y=16x - y = 8; 3x - 3y = 16

B. 3x+2y=5;2x−3y=7.3x + 2y = 5; 2x - 3y = 7.

C. 2x−2y−2=0;4x−4y−5=0.2x - 2y - 2 = 0; 4x - 4y - 5 = 0.

D. 2x−3y=8;4x−6y−5=92x - 3y = 8; 4x - 6y - 5 = 9

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Q12:

Geography

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Name of Indian State)LIST-II (State Bird)
A. JharkhandI.Hill Myna
B. GujaratII.White throated Kingfisher
C. ChhattisgarhIII.Asian Koel
D. West BengalIV.Greater Flamingo

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Q13:

Science & Technology

Medium

Example of Geo-Portal?

A. Bhuvan

B. Bhoonidhi

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Q15:

History

Medium

Arrange the following important events in a chronological order from the earliest to the last.

A. First screening of Film at Watson's Hotel, Bombay

B. Transfer of capital from Culcutta to Delhi

C. Railway from Bombay to Thane

D. Supreme Court set up in Culcutta by East India Company

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Q16:

2024

Easy

The Indian team created history by winning the Women's Team Trophy at the Badminton Asia Championships held in Feb 2024 at-

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Q17:

Miscellaneous

Easy

Determine the Arithmetic Progression whose third term is 5 and the seventh term is 9.

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Q18:

Economy

Hard

Read the sentence

A. The National Statistical Commission was set up.

B. MoSPI has launched e-Sankhyiki Portal in June.

C. United Nations Statistics Commission (UNSC), established.

D. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) came into existence as an independent ministry.

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Q20:

2024

Easy

Who won the Nobel Prize 2024, in the Medicine field for research on Micro RNAs ?

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Q22:

Clocks & Calendar

Easy

In an ordinary clock, the minute hand would have moved how many degrees over a period of exactly 2 hours and 20 minutes?

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Q24:

Simple & Compound Interest

Easy

Ananyaa invests an amount of Rs. 9534 at the rate of 4 % per annum to obtain a total amount of Rs. 11442 on simple interest after a certain period. Find the number of years that Ananyaa had to invest the amount to obtain the total sum of Rs. 11442?

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Q28:

Blood Relations

Medium

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T?

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Q29:

Polity

Easy

Which of the following article: mentions The Fundamental Rights in the constitution of India?

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Q30:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A man sitting on a train which is traveling at 50 km/hr observes that a goods train, traveling in the opposite direction, takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods train is 280 meter long, find its speed?

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Q31:

Coding & Decoding

Easy

In certain system of coding, the word STATEMENT is written as TNEMETATS. in the same system of coding, what should be the code for the word POLITICAL ?

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Q34:

Culture & Literature

Easy

The Book "Gunaho ka Devta", is written by a famous Hindi poet, author, thinker, Padam shree and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee. Choose the correct answer from the given options-

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Q35:

History

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Event)LIST-II (Year)
A. Founding the Indian Museum, CalcuttaI.1814
B. Establishment of a Government Museum, MadrasII.1851
C. Sanchi was declared a World Heritage SiteIII.1955
D. Jawaharlal Nehru lays the foundation stone of the National Museum, New DelhiIV.1989

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Q36:

Miscellaneous

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Geometrical Function)LIST-II (Formula)
A. Area of a TriangleI.2 (Length + Breadth)
B. Perimeter of a RectangleII.π×(Radius)2\pi\times(\text{Radius})^2
C. Area of a ParallelogramIII.1/2 ( Base × Height)
D. Area of a CircleIV.Base × Height

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Q39:

Geography

Medium

Which type of port is not classified under "Types of port according to cargo handled"-

A. Industrail Port

B. Commercial Ports

C. Comprehensive ports

D. Oil Ports

E. Naval Ports

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Q41:

Economy

Medium

Arrange the following important schemes in a chronological order from the beginning to the last.

A. Rastriya Gokul Mission

B. PM Kisan

C. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme

D. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yozna (PM FBY)

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Q42:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Natural Source)LIST-II (Name of Acid)
A. VinegarI.Acetic Acid
B. OrangeII.Oxalic Acid
C. CurdIII.Citric Acid
D. TomatoIV.Lactic Acid

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Q44:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

26th January in the year 2022 was on a Wednesday then, 15th August in the year 2018 was on which of the following day of the week ?

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Q45:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Find the relation between x and y such that the point (x,y) is equidistant from the points (7,1) and (3,5)?

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Q46:

Time & Work

Medium

P can complete a work in 20 days while Q is 25% more effiecent than P. Q worked for 6 days and left, remaining work is completed by R in 15 days. Find in how many days R can complete the whole work alone?

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Q48:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which one of the following is a non-renewable source of energy ?

A. Hydel Energy

B. Thermal Energy

C. Solar Energy

D. Wind Energy

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Q50:

Directions

Easy

Syam starts from a point A and walks 5 meters towards North direction and reaches point B. From here, he travels 9 meters in East direction and reaches point C. From C, he travels towards South direction and reaches point D after travelling a distance equal to AB. At last, he turns towards West direction and reaches point A. Which geometrical figure has been formed by the path travelled by him?

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