Q1:

Solids

Easy

A hemisphere of radius 4 cm is cut from a solid sphere of radius 4 cm. What is the remaining volume of the sphere? (Use π≈3.14\pi \approx 3.14)

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 2 GET question 1

Q2:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Study)LIST-II (Topic)
A. PalaeontologyI. Eggs
B. IchthyologyII. Plant
C. BotanyIII. Fossils
D. OologyIV. Fishes

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 2
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Q3:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Expression/Statements etc.)LIST-II (Values etc.)
A. 5P5−10C0^5P_5 - ^{10}C_0I. 22
B. 15C11−16C2^{15}C_{11} - ^{16}C_2II. 2520
C. If nP3=9240^nP_3 = 9240, then find the value of n.III. 0
D. In how many ways, the letters of the word 'BANKING' be arranged?IV. 1245

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Option 3
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Q4:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

At what time between 10.00 am and 11.00 am, the minute hand and the hour hand of a watch would make an angle of 180°?

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Option 4
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Q6:

Profit & Loss

Medium

An article is sold at a certain price. If it at 2/3 of that price, one loses 10%. Find the gain percentage at original price.

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Option 4
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Q9:

Blood Relations

Medium

Kavita is mother-in-law of Veena, who is sister-in-law of Amar. Deepak is father of Sachin, the only brother of Amar. How is Kavita related to Amar?

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 2 GET question 9

Q11:

Geography

Easy

Which one of the following are the two main constituents of Granite.

A. Iron & Nickel

B. Silica & Aluminum

C. Iron & Silver

D. Iron Oxide & Potassium

E. Potassium & Silver

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Q12:

Miscellaneous

Easy

Find the slope of the line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (3, 5) and (-4, 2).

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Q15:

Polity

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-ILIST-II
A. Right of Children to free and compulsory Education ActI. 2012
B. Rastriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)II. 2015
C. NITI AyogIII. 2014
D. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)IV. 2009

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Q16:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the following question with five alternative figures A, B, C, D, and E followed by a set of four alternatives (1), (2), (3), and (4) is provided. It is required to select the alternative which represents three out of the five alternative figures, when fitted into each other would form a complete square.

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Q17:

Polity

Medium

Right To Property caused to be a Fundamental right by which Act & when?

A. 42nd Amendment Act 1976

B. 44th Amendment Act 1978

C. 49th Amendment Act 1984

D. 51st Amendment Act 1984

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Q18:

Miscellaneous

Hard

Nine football fans are watching a match in a stadium. Seated in one row, they are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I (not necessarily in the same order). C is at the right of D and at third place at the right of E. B is at one end of the row. H is seated adjacent to both F and G. F is at the third place at the left of B. A is right next to left of F.

Who is the sitting at the center of row?

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Q19:

Coding & Decoding

Hard

In a certain code language TUTORIAL is written as DODNGLCF and EDUCATION is written as ZYOMCDLNJ, how can DANCER be written in the same code?

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Q22:

Ranking

Easy

Aman ranked eighteenth from the top and twenty-ninth from the bottom among those who passed an examination. Six boys did not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many boys were there in the class?

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Q23:

Science & Technology

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Inventions)LIST-II (Inventor)
A. BarometerI. Carl Wilhem Scheele
B. Ball Point PenII. Earic Fermin
C. ChlorineIII. Evaugelista Torricelli
D. Nuclear EnergyIV. Laszlo Biro

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Q24:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

The given question consists of five figures marked (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) called the problem figures followed by the four other figures marked (1), (2), (3), and (4) called answer figures. Select a figure from amongst the answer figures will continue the same series as established by the five problem figures.

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Q25:

Polity

Medium

Following programme,

A. Rio De Jeneiro Summit

B. Montreal Protocol

C. National Tiger Project

D. Ganga Action Plan

E. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)

Arrange the ascending order and Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q26:

Number System

Easy

Which one of the following statements is/are false?

A. Every whole number is a natural number.

B. Every integer is a rational number.

C. Every rational number is an integer

D. Every integer is a whole number.

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Q27:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the given question, the following figure is embedded in any one of the four alternative figures (1), (2), (3), and (4). Find the alternative which includes figure (X) as its part.

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Q28:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

If the difference between the compound and simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 5% per annum is ₹15.25, then find the sum.

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Q31:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Consider the 15th term of the following Arithmetic Progression (AP).

A. 2, 7, 12, ...

B. 10, 7, 4, ...

C. 3, 8, 13, ..., 253

D. 1, -1, -3, -5, ...

Arrange the 15th term of the above APs in ascending order.

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Q32:

Science & Technology

Easy

The term 'Valency' refers to

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Q33:

Trigonometry

Easy

A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a point on the ground, which is 15 m away from the foot to the tower, the angle to elevation to the top to the tower is found to be 60°. Find the height to the tower in meter.

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Q34:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the given question, choose the correct water-image of the figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) given along with it.

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Q35:

Time & Work

Easy

X is twice as good a workman as Y and together they finish a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will X alone finish the work?

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Q36:

Directions

Medium

A man is facing west. He turns 35° in the clockwise direction and then another 190° in the same direction and then 270° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

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Q38:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Botanical Name)LIST-II (Plant)
A. Allium cepaI. Onion
B. Brassica junceaII. Mustard
C. CucurbitaIII. Pumpkin
D. Brassica rapaIV. Turnip

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Q42:

Solids

Medium

Consider the surface area of the following solids.

A. A cube of edge 9 cm.

B. A cuboid of edges 18 cm, 14 cm and 7 cm.

C. A cylinder with radius of 14 cm and height 80 cm.

D. A sphere with radius of 14 cm.

Arrange the above in decreasing order.

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Q43:

Sequence & Series

Hard

In the given question, a letter-number series is given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.

A196, I169, P144, V121, A100, ...?...

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Q44:

History

Easy

What is the main work of Mansabdari System in Mughal Empire?

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Q45:

Culture & Literature

Easy

The famous book " Ret Samadhi (Thomb of Sand)", originally written in Hindi by

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Q46:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In given of the following question, a set of figure carrying certain characters, is given. Assuming that the characters in each set follow a similar pattern, find the missing character in each case.

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Q47:

Polity

Medium

The Neighborhood First Policy- one of the defining features of India's foreign policy cleared by Govt of India in the year-

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Q48:

Linear Equation

Medium

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

A. x+y=5,2x+2y=10x + y = 5, 2x + 2y = 10

B. 2x+y−6=0,4x−2y−4=02x + y - 6 = 0, 4x - 2y - 4 = 0

C. x−y=8,3x−3y=16x - y = 8, 3x - 3y = 16

D. x−2y=0,3x+4y−20=0x - 2y = 0, 3x + 4y - 20 = 0

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Q49:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 600 km. If the speed of the fast train 10 km/hr higher than that of slow train, then find the speed of the slow train.

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Q50:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

On what dates of July, 2001 did Thursday Fall?

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