Q1:

Miscellaneous

Easy

The relation between A and B such that the point (A, B) is equidistant from the points (1, 3) and (2, 5) is:

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 1

Q2:

Linear Equation

Easy

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

(A) 2x – 2y = 10, 3x – 3y = 15

(B) 3x – y = 7, 6x – 2y = 18

(C) x – y =15, 5x – 5y = 12

(D) 7x – 3y = 3, 14x – 6y = 8

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 2

Q3:

Time & Work

Easy

X, Y and Z complete a work in 6 days. X or Y alone can do the same work in 16 days. In how many days can Z alone finish the same work?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 3

Q5:

Science & Technology

Medium

Identify the celebrated biologist who is credited as the founding Director of TIFR National Center for Biological Sciences?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 5

Q7:

Simple & Compound Interest

Easy

Consider the simple interest of the following:

(A) A sum of Rs 1200 at 3% per annum for 3 years.

(B) A sum of Rs 5500 at 7% per annum for 2 years.

(C) A sum of Rs 200 at 4% per annum for 4 years.

(D) A sum of Rs 2000 at 14% per annum for 4 years.

Arrange the above in descending order.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 7

Q8:

Polity

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Amendment to the Constitution of India)List-II (Provisions)
(A) 103rd Amendment(I) Provides a National Commission for ST, bifurcating it from National Commission for SC
(B) 89th Amendment(II) One third reservation of all seats in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for Women
(C) 106th Amendment(III) 10% reservation for the economically weaker section of citizens (EWS) in central government jobs and educational institutions
(D) 86th Amendment(IV) Early childhood care and Right to Education for all children upto 14 years.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 8

Q9:

Science & Technology

Hard

Which of the following nano satellites developed by ISRO serves as the India-Bhutan Joint Satellite mission?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 12 May Shift 2 GET question 9

Q12:

Blood Relations

Medium

Pointing to a photograph of a girl, Devesh said, "She is my wife's sister's mother's only son's daughter". How is Devesh's wife related to that girl's paternal grandfather?

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Q14:

History

Medium

Which of the following 17th century travelers have left their accounts on India?

(A) Peter Mundy (England)

(B) Marco Polo (Italy)

(C) Mahmud Wali Balkhi (Balkh)

(D) Francois Bernier (France)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q15:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

A clock becomes 20 minutes fast every day. If it is made correct at 12 O' clock at noon, then what time will it show at 6 O' clock in the morning?

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Q16:

Profit & Loss

Medium

If the manufacturer gain 10%, the wholesaler 15% and the retailer 25% on the sale of a table. What is the cost of the production of a table, if the retail price is Rs. 1265?

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Q17:

Economy

Medium

Under which five year plan did the Hill Area Development Programme focus on harnessing the indigenous resources of India's hilly regions?

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Q18:

Solids

Easy

A metal cube of edge 12 cm is melted and formed into three smaller cubes. If the edges of two smaller cubes are 6 cm and 8 cm, the edge of the third smaller cube is?

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Q19:

Coding & Decoding

Medium

In a certain code language, 'pic vic nic' means 'winter is cold'; 'to nic re' means 'summer is hot'; 're pic boo' means 'winter and summer'; 'vic tho pa' means 'nights are cold'. Based on the above, the following inferences are drawn:

(A) 're' means 'summer'

(B) 'boo' means 'and'

(C) 'vic' means 'cold'

(D) 'tho' means 'night'

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q20:

Miscellaneous

Easy

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field. A and B are from Nehru house while the rest belong to Gandhi house. D and F are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not. Based on the given information, consider the following statements:

(A) B and F are not wearing glasses. They are short.

(B) F is a tall student of Gandhi house, wearing glasses.

(C) E is a short student of Gandhi house, not wearing glasses.

(D) A and C are short students, wearing glasses.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q22:

Sequence & Series

Hard

In the following series, some of the letters are missing. Identify the sequence of letters from the given options which will complete the series.

m n o n o _ q o p q r _ p _ rs _ u

(A) p

(B) q

(C) s

(D) t

Choose the correct sequence answer from the options given below:

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Q23:

2025

Hard

The Union Health Ministry of India has achieved three Guinness World Record titles in October 2025 for which of the following campaigns?

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Q24:

History

Hard

Arrange in chronological order the following major advances in Indian Epigraphy beginning with the earliest to the most recent.

(A) D. C. Sircar publishes Indian Epigraphy

(B) James Prinsep deciphers Asokan Brahmi script

(C) First Issue of Epigraphia Carnatica

(D) First issue of Epigraphia Indica

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q25:

Economy

Medium

India has jointly inaugurated the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant with which of the following neighbouring country?

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Q26:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

The two numbers whose mean proportion is 12 and the third proportional is 324, its value is?

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Q27:

Culture & Literature

Hard

Who among the following composed Rasamanjari in Sanskrit, dealing with the classification of heroes (nayakas) and heroines (nayikas)?

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Q30:

Odd One Out

Easy

Some groups of letters are given, all of which except one, share a common similarity while one is different. Select the odd one.

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Q31:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which of the following are the general properties of the "Ionic compounds"?

(A) Generally brittle and break into pieces when pressure is applied.

(B) Have high melting and boiling points.

(C) Conduct electricity in the molten state.

(D) Generally soluble in solvents like kerosene and petrol but insoluble in water.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q32:

Science & Technology

Easy

Identify the position of the object in a concave mirror if the image size is enlarged with virtual and errect nature and its position is behind the mirror?

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Q34:

Time, Speed & Distance

Easy

220 meter long train is running with a speed of 59 km/hr. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 7 km/hr in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

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Q36:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Books)List-II (Authors)
(A) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(I) E L James
(B) Fifty Shades of Grey(II) John Galsworthy
(C) Man of Property(III) Marjane Satrapi
(D) Persepolis(IV) J K Rowling

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q38:

Probability

Easy

In a pack of lotteries, there are 5 prizes and 20 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. The probability of getting prize is:

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Q39:

Central Tendency

Easy

The mean of 50 observations was 46. Upon checking, it was found that two observations were wrongly copied as 5 and 8. If incorrect observations are replaced by the corrected values 12 and 14, then find the corrected mean.

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Q42:

Analogy

Medium

There is a definite relationship between figures A and B. Identify the figure from the Answer Options, which could replace the question mark (?) to have a similar relationship between figures C and D.

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Q43:

Clocks & Calendar

Easy

Vansh reads a book on Monday. Vanshika reads that book one day prior to Aditya but 4 days after Vansh. On which day of the week did Aditya read the book?

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Q44:

Number System

Easy

Which of the following lists of numbers is/are an Arithmetic Progression?

(A) 2, 8, 14, 20,........

(B) 0, 4, 8, 12,........

(C) 6, 12, 18, 24,........

(D) 21, 17,15,........

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q45:

Geography

Easy

Which of the following is not correct about tea cultivation?

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Q47:

History

Medium

Arrange in chronological order the following historical events in colonial India from the earliest to the most recent:

(A) Santhal Revolt

(B) Starting of Permanent Settlement

(C) Regulating Act concerning the activities of East India Company

(D) Rebellion of Deccan Ryots

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q50:

Directions

Medium

Point H is 6 m towards the East of point G, point R is 8 m North of point G. Point Q is exactly midway between Point R and point G. Point K is 10 m to the South of point Q. Point L is 3 m towards the East of point Q, point S is exactly midway between point G and point H.

(A) Point R is North-east of Point H.

(B) The shortest distance between Point H and Point R is 10 m

(C) The shortest distance between Point Q and Point S is 5 m.

(D) Point R is 14 m south of point K.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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