Q2:

Sequence & Series

Medium

In a row of students, there are 27 students in first row, 24 in the second, 21 in the third, and so on. There are 6 students in last row. How many students are there in all row?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
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Q3:

Time, Speed & Distance

Easy

The speed of a 90 meter long train is 45 km/h. A man is standing right next to the railway line. How much time will the train take to cross the speed increases by 20%?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
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Q4:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
InventorsInventions
(A) Homi J. Bhabha(I) White Revolution
(B) Verghese Kurien(II) Raman Effect
(C) C.V. Raman(III) Surgery
(D) Sushruta(IV) Indian Nuclear Programme

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
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Q6:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In given of the following question, you are given a figure (X) followed by four alternative figures (1), (2), (3) and (4), such that figure (X) is embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.

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Option 3
Correct Answer
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Q7:

Science & Technology

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
StudyTopic
(A) Pedology(I) Viruses
(B) Taxonomy(II) Soil
(C) Mycology(III) Classification
(D) Virology(IV) Fungi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 1
Correct Answer
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Q8:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which series of Indian satellites is used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorology?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
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Q10:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

In how many different ways, can the letters of words OPTICAL be arranged so that the vowels are never together?

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Q11:

Geography

Easy

Consider the following statements regarding resource classification based on origin-

(A) Biotic resources are obtained from the biosphere and have life.

(B) Abiotic resources are composed of non-living things.

(C) Human beings, flora and fauna are examples of abiotic resources.

(D) Rocks and metals are examples of biotic resources.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q13:

Visual Reasoning

Easy

In given of the following question, choose the correct mirror image of the fig. (X) from amongst the four alternatives (1), (2), (3), and (4) given along with it?

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Q15:

Profit & Loss

Medium

A shopkeeper marks up the worth of his product by 60%. If he increases the discount from 15% to 20%, his profit will be decreased by ₹32. How much profit/loss would he get, if he offered a 25% discount on the marked price?

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Q17:

Science & Technology

Easy

Which of a following can be understood when a bottom of a vessel blackens on a outside during cooking?

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Q18:

Geography

Easy

Which pair of countries shares a maritime boundary with India?

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Q19:

Quadrilaterals

Easy

Consider the following statements:

Which is/are true?

(A) The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.

(B) The median of a triangle divides it into two triangles of equal area.

(C) The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

(D) The diagonals of rhombus are equal and bisect each other.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q20:

History

Medium

Arrange the following events as they occurred in history.

(A) The Partition of Bengal

(B) The First Anglo-Carnatic War

(C) The Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

(D) The Ilbert Bill Controversy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q21:

Clocks & Calendar

Medium

The current time is 10 minutes past 3 in the afternoon. What will the be angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of the clock, 4 hours and 30 minutes from now?

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Q22:

Linear Equation

Medium

One says, "Give me a hundred rupees, friend! I shall then become twice as rich as you." The other replies, "If you give me ten rupees, I shall be six times as rich as you." What is the amount of their (respective) capital?

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Q23:

Time & Work

Medium

Raj, Mayank and Neer, can complete a work in 30, 35 and 28 days, respectively.

Consider the following statements.

(A) Raj and Mayank, together will complete the work in 21013\frac{210}{13} days.

(B) Mayank, and Neer, together will complete the work in 1403\frac{140}{3} days.

(C) Raj and Neer, together will complete the work in 42029\frac{420}{29} days.

(D) Raj, Neer, and Mayank, together will complete the work in 42041\frac{420}{41} days.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q24:

Blood Relations

Medium

Six members of a family, namely P, Q, R, S, T, U are traveling together, Q is the son of R but R is not the mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. T is the brother of R. S is the daughter of P. U is the brother of Q. How many male members are there in the family?

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Q25:

Directions

Medium

One morning after sunrise, Rashi and Neelam were talking to each other face to face at Tilak Chowk. If Neelam's shadow was exactly to the right of Rashi. Which direction Neelam was facing?

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Q26:

Science & Technology

Easy

Where should an object be placed in front of the same convex lens to obtain the same real image the same size the same object?

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Q27:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 20% per annum, when the interest is compounded annually is ₹32. If the interest were compounded half-yearly, the difference in two interests would be:

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Q28:

History

Easy

Ibn Batuta, an African traveller, visited India during the reign of the following ruler.

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Q29:

Probability

Easy

The probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a spade or a queen, is

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Q30:

Polity

Medium

Which of the following committees were part of the Constituent Assembly?

(A) Drafting Committee

(B) Flag Committee

(C) Union Constitution Committee

(D) Provincial Constitution Committee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q31:

Trigonometry

Medium

From the top of the tower of 24 meter height, a man observes a child playing on the ground at an angle of depression of 30°. After sometimes, he observed that the angle of depression is 60°. Find the distance covered by kid.

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Q32:

Economy

Easy

Which apex public policy think tank of the Government of India acts as the nodal agency tasked with catalyzing economic development?

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Q33:

Miscellaneous

Medium

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions:

Six people P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape (not necessarily in the same order). All the sides of hexagon so formed, are of same length. P is not adjacent to Q or R; S is not adjacent to R or T; Q and R are adjacent; U is the middle of S and R. If one neighbour of P is S, who is the other one?

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Q34:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

A bag contains five-rupee, one-rupee, 50-paise, and 25-paise coins in the ratio 3 : 5 : 6 : 8. If the total amount of money in the bag is ₹225. The number of coins of each kind in ascending order :

(A) No. of coins of 25 paise

(B) No. of coins of one rupee

(C) No. of coins of 50 paise

(D) No. of coins of five rupee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q36:

Ranking

Medium

In a row of 40 girls, when Kavita was shifted to her left by 4 places her numbers from left end of the row becomes 12. What was the number of Suman from the right end of the row if the Suman was three places to the right of Kavita's original position?

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Q37:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Identify the festival held annually in December that showcases the rich culture of Nagaland.

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Q38:

Central Tendency

Easy

If the mode of any data is 36.8 and the mean is 35.37, then the value of median is:

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Q39:

Coding & Decoding

Medium

According to a certain code language,

(i) 'min fin bin gin' means 'trains are always late'.

(ii) 'gin din cin hin' means 'drivers were always punished'.

(iii) 'bin cin vin rin' means 'drivers stopped all trains.

(iv) 'din kin fin vin' means 'all passengers were late.

Which word is represented by 'fin'?

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Q40:

Culture & Literature

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
BooksAuthors
(A) Hind Swaraj(I) J.L. Nehru
(B) Glimpses of World History(II) Amartya Sen
(C) The Argumentative Indian(III) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Wings of Fire(IV) M.K. Gandhi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q41:

Science & Technology

Easy

The kidneys in humans are part of system that performs one of the following functions.

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Q42:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In the following question, a set of five figures A, B, C, D, and E are given. Find the correct answer by combining some of these figures which would form a complete square.

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Q43:

Number System

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) The number π\pi is a/an(I) whole number
(B) 0 is a/an(II) complex number
(C) −1\sqrt{-1} is a/an(III) composite number
(D) 6 is a/an(IV) irrational number

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Q46:

Sequence & Series

Medium

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

GBL, JFN, MJP, ...?.....

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Q47:

Polity

Medium

Arrange the sequence of events in the order of their occurence:

(A) With the merger of Hyderabad State and Andhra State, Andhra Pradesh came into being.

(B) The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, bifurcated the state into two - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

(C) Jharkhand became a full-fledged state after its bifurcation from Bihar.

(D) The enactment of Uttaranchal (Alternation of Name) Act, the state was renamed as Uttarakhand.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q49:

Visual Reasoning

Medium

In given of the following question consist of four problem figures marked (a), (b), (c), (d) and four answer figure marked (1), (2), (3), and (4). Select a figure among the answer figure which will continue the series established by the four problem figure.

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