Q1:

Geography

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Biosphere Reserve)LIST-II (State in which located)
A. Nanda DeviI.Assam
B. PannaII.Meghalaya
C. ManasIII.Uttarakhand
D. NokrekIV.Madhya Pradesh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 GET question 1

Q3:

Coding & Decoding

Medium

In a certain code, three statements I, II and III are written.

I. 'pit na tac' means 'come and go'

II. 'ja ta da' means 'you are good'

III. 'na da rac' means 'you can come'

What represents 'come' in the given language?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 GET question 3

Q5:

Miscellaneous

Easy

To locate the position of an object or a point in a plane, we require the following perpendicular lines.

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 GET question 5

Q6:

Ranking

Medium

Six persons A, B, C, D, E, F were playing card games. A's father, mother and uncle were in the group.

There were two women.

B who is the A's mother got more points than her husband.

D got more points than E but less than F.

Niece of E got least points.

A's father got more points than F but failed to win the game.

Who won the game?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 GET question 6

Q7:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A man can row a boat at a speed of 8 km/hr. in still water. If the speed of water current is 2 km/hr. and it takes the man 2 hours to row the boat to a certain place and come back, how far is the place from the starting point?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 GET question 7

Q8:

Sequence & Series

Medium

In the series,

6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 5 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 3 1 2 8 6

How many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 30 May Shift 1 GET question 8

Q10:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Book)LIST-II (Author)
A. Anna KareninaI.Rabindra Nath Tagore
B. Crescent MoonII.Karl Marx
C. David CopperfieldIII.Leo Tolstoy
D. Das KapitalIV.Charles Dickens

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q12:

Solids

Hard

A hemispherical bowl is 176 cm round the brim. Supposing it to be half full, how many peoples may be served from it in hemispherical glasses 4 cm in diameter at the top?

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Q13:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

How many three digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5 and none of the digit is repeated?

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Q14:

Science & Technology

Medium

In which state of India is the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) situated?

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Q15:

Time & Work

Medium

A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20 days. If B does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days A and B together will complete the work?

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Q17:

Polity

Medium

Who was the first woman Chief Justice of an Indian High Court?

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Q20:

Trigonometry

Hard

The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 meter above a water body is 30° and the angle of depression of its reflection in the water body is 60°. The height of the cloud in meter is:

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Q21:

Miscellaneous

Easy

If A is area of regular hexagon of side 2 cm, then value of 3A (in cm2^2), is:

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Q23:

Profit & Loss

Medium

After getting two successive discounts, a book with a list price of Rs. 150 is available at Rs. 105. If the second discount is 12.5%, find the first discount.

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Q25:

Clocks & Calendar

Easy

The hour hand of an ordinary clock moves how many degrees in a consecutive span of 180 minutes?

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Q27:

Polity

Easy

Where is the headquarter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) situated?

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Q29:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

A sum of Rs. 1000 is invested on compound interest (Compounded annually) for three years. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum for the first two years and 50% per annum for the third year, what will be the interest?

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Q30:

Number System

Easy

Consider the following statements:

I. If a and b are composite numbers, then a + b is always composite.

II. Zero is a natural number but not a whole number.

Which of the above statements is/are correct from the options given below:

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Q31:

Directions

Medium

Ananyaa is facing North-West, she then turns 90 degrees in clockwise direction and then 135 degrees in anti-clockwise direction.

In which direction is Ananyaa facing finally?

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Q36:

Miscellaneous

Medium

If (A+B)=(C+D)(A + B) = (C + D) and (A+D)>(B+C)(A + D) > (B + C), then which of the following is definitely wrong?

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Q37:

Ranking

Medium

A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre, and A and P are at the ends. R is sitting on the left of A. Then who is sitting on the right of P?

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Q42:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which element with the atomic number 94 was used in the core of the bomb detonated at Nagasaki in 1945?

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Q44:

History

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Age / Era)LIST-II (Years)
A. MesolithicI.12000 B.C. - 10000 B.C.
B. ChalcolithicII.10000 B.C. - 8000 B.C.
C. PalaeolithicIII.8000 B.C. - 4000 B.C.
D. NeolithicIV.4000 B.C. - 1500 B.C.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q46:

Culture & Literature

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Indian Saree)LIST-II (Indian State)
A. KonradI.Kerala
B. DhakkalII.Jammu and Kashmir
C. JamawarIII.Tamil Nadu
D. KasavuIV.West Bengal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q48:

Probability

Easy

In a deck of lotteries, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting prize?

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Q49:

Miscellaneous

Easy

From the given series, which are in Arithmetic Progression?

A. 7, 14, 21, 28, …

B. 9, 17, 28, 40, ...

C. 3, 8, 13, 18, …

D. 1, –1, –3, -5, …

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q50:

Geography

Easy

Which of the following states/union territories of India does not share its border with China?

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