As per the Union Budget 2020, which of the following taxes has been abolished?
- ((a))
Dividend distribution tax
- ((b))
Long term capital gains tax on securities
- ((c))
Securities transaction tax
- ((d))
Corporate tax
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Dividend distribution tax
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As per the Union Budget 2020, which of the following taxes has been abolished?
Dividend distribution tax
Long term capital gains tax on securities
Securities transaction tax
Corporate tax
Dividend distribution tax
The microbes that lie on the border line of the living and non-living world are called:
fungi
algae
bacteria
viruses
fungi
Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India contains the directive that the State shall make provision for maternity relief?
Article 40
Article 39
Article 42
Article 41
Article 40
Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India prohibits the Indian State from conferring any title, except a military or academic distinction?
Article 15
Article 10
Article 18 (1)
Article 20
Article 15
With which of the following states is the theatre form 'Maach' traditionally associated?
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Assam
Karnataka
Kerala
Atanu Das, who was awarded the Arjuna Award 2020, is a professional player of:
wrestling
basketball
archery
badminton
wrestling
Which of the following books was conferred the International Booker Prize 2020?
The Discomfort of Evening
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
Hurricane Season
Tyll
The Discomfort of Evening
Who among the following was appointed as the Chairperson of Advisory Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process in June 2020?
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Nandan Nilekani
Anand Mahindra
Uday Kotak
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Which of the following states does NOT share its border with West Bengal?
Meghalaya
Assam
Jharkhand
None
Meghalaya
Who among the following has been selected for the 2020 World Food Prize?
Simon N Groot
Rattan Lal
Lawrence Haddad
MS Swaminathan
Simon N Groot
As per the new income tax regime announced in the Union Budget 2020, the tax rate for taxable income between Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 7.5 lakh has been reduced to:
15%
5%
10%
20%
15%
Which of the following modes of reproduction is carried out by specialised cells that proliferate to make large number of cells?
Layering
Fission
Fragmentation
Regeneration
Layering
Which of the following countries does tennis player Alexander Zverev represent?
Switzerland
Germany
The US
France
Switzerland
Which of the following rivers has Zaskar as one of its tributaries?
Yamuna
Ganga
Indus
Beas
Yamuna
The famous hill station named Mcleodganj is located in:
Ladakh
West Bengal
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Ladakh
As per the Census of India 2011, which of the following Union Territories is least densely populated as compared with the other three mentioned in the following options?
Chandigarh
Puducherry
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep
Chandigarh
In the Union Budget 2020, the Finance Minister announced the hike of bank deposit insurance from ______ to Rs. 5 lakh.
Rs. 1 lakh
Rs. 3 lakh
Rs. 4 lakh
Rs. 2 lakh
Rs. 1 lakh
In 2020, the government of which of the following states instituted GV Raja Awards for sportspersons?
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
Telangana
The painter Abdus Samad, the renowned painter of Iran, came to India on the invitation of:
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Who is the author of the book titled 'RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations'?
Bijal Vachharajani
Neena Rai
Yatish Yadav
Nirupama Yadav
Bijal Vachharajani
The unit of calorific value of a fuel is expressed as:
psi
micron
mmHg
kJ/kg
psi
In India, the custodian of foreign exchange reserves of the country is:
Union Cabinet
Reserve Bank of India
State Bank of India
Union Finance Ministry
Union Cabinet
In which of the following soil types is the proportion of fine particles relatively higher than big particles?
Sandy soil
Clay soil
Black soil
Loamy soil
Sandy soil
In which of the following states are the Barabar Caves located?
Gujarat
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Till 31 August 2020, the number of sportsperson/s awarded the Bharat Ratna was:
four
two
three
one
four
Who among the following was the author of the ancient text called 'Siddhant Shiromani'?
Aryabhatta
Mahaviracharya
Brahmagupta
Bhaskaracharya
Aryabhatta
Which of the following is a protein digesting enzyme that is secreted in the small intestine?
Trypsin
Lipase
Pepsin
Bile
Trypsin
Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India specifies the right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions?
Article 29
Article 27
Article 28
Article 30
Article 29
Which of the following is the largest river of Odisha?
Godavari
Tapi
Krishna
Mahanadi
Godavari
At US Open 2020, Indian player Rohan Bopanna paired with ______ for the Men’s Doubles events.
Denis Shapovalov
Mate Pavic
Bruno Soares
Rafael Nadal
Denis Shapovalov
To which of the following dynasties did the ruler Gautamiputra Satkarni belong?
Chalukya
Pallava
Shaka
Satavahana
Chalukya
Which of the following is the earliest text containing the shlokas that were put to music?
Sama Veda
Sangeet Ratnakar
Meghaduta
Kamasutra
Sama Veda
The folk songs named 'Pankhida' traditionally belong to:
Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Kashmir
Rajasthan
Who among the following propounded the philosophy of 'Ashtangika marga' (the Eightfold Path)?
Shankaracharya
Mahavir Swami
Ramanuja
Gautam Buddha
Shankaracharya
As on 31 August 2020, who among the following was the Member-Secretary of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister?
Bibek Debroy
Ashima Goyal
Ratan P Watal
Sajjid Chinoy
Bibek Debroy
Which of the following cities has an astronomical observatory constructed under the patronage of Sawai Jai Singh?
Varanasi
Prayagraj
Agra
Bharatpur
Varanasi
In which of the following states are Dafla Hills mainly spread?
Odisha
Jharkhand
Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Odisha
In the Union Budget 2020, the Finance Minister projected that Indian farmers' income would double by the year:
2022
2025
2023
2024
2022
In which year was the 9th Schedule added in the Constitution of India?
1954
1953
1951
1952
1954
In which part of Ashoka's empire were his inscriptions written in Kharosthi script?
North Eastern
Central
Southern
North Western
North Eastern
The gigantic statue of Gautam Buddha, discovered at Sultanganj (near Bhagalpur in Bihar), has been dated to the ______ period.
Shunga
Nanda
Gupta
Maurya
Shunga
In how many books is 'Akbar Nama', written by Abul Fazal, divided?
Five
Three
Two
Four
Five
Which of the following amendments to the Constitution of India is also referred to as the 'mini Constitution'?
38th Amendment
42nd Amendment
35th Amendment
40th Amendment
38th Amendment
Who among the following Indians is known for his exemplary contribution in the field of mathematics?
JC Bose
S Ramanujan
CV Raman
VA Sarabhai
JC Bose
In which year was the monopoly of British East India Company on trade with India broken by a legislation?
1813
1807
1858
1825
1813
At which of the following places did the Buddhist event known as 'Dhammachakrapravattan' take place?
Lumbini
Kushinagar
Bodh Gaya
Sarnath
Lumbini
Which of the following does NOT have specialized tissue for the conduction of water?
Grass
Ipomoea
Paphiopedilum
Funaria
Grass
Which of the following is among the industries used for calculating the Index of Eight Core Industries in India?
Aluminium
Copper
Textile
Refinery products
Aluminium
In which of the following years was Article 21A inserted in the Constitution of India?
2006
2000
2004
2002
2006
In August 2020, India and ______ were declared joint winners of the Chess Olympiad gold medal.
Australia
Russia
the US
New Zealand
Australia
'Thermometer' is related to 'Temperature' the the same way as 'Protractor' is related to '______'.
Weight
Angle
Mass
Height
Weight
Select the option that is related to the figure C in the same way as figure B is related to figure A.






Which figure will replace the question mark (?) to complete the pattern?






Three different positions of the same non - standard dice are shown. Which letter will be on the face opposite to the face with the letter 'T'?

E
G
F
R
E
In the Venn diagram given below, the 'Rectangle' represent 'Lady Teachers'; the 'Triangle' represents 'Chemistry Teachers', and the 'Circle' represents 'Physics Teachers'. The numbers given in the diagram represents number of persons of that particular category.

What is the count of lady teachers who do NOT teach Physics subject?
17
28
21
7
17
Which figure will replace the question mark (?) in the figure series?






Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
7259 : 4154 : : 3852 : ?
4201
2401
2410
4210
4201
Three different positions of the same non - standard dice are shown. Which number will be on the face opposite to the face with the number '2'?

1
5
6
3
1
Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the given figure series?
1, 5, 13, 29, ?, 125, 253, 509, 1021
57
88
75
61
57
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).






Which figure will replace the question mark (?) to complete the pattern?






Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.
Carnivore, Lion, Elephant





Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way, as the numbers of the following set.
(9, 6, 27)
(7, 5, 13)
(3, 2, 21)
(8, 6, 16)
(6, 4, 16)
(7, 5, 13)
In a code language, PARROT is written as RLNMUI. How will CUCKOO be written in that language?
MGLYOV
MLGXOV
MLGYOV
MLGXQV
MGLYOV
A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?






Select the option figure in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).






The distance between Surat and Ahmedabad is 280 km. Satish starts from Surat at 6:00 a.m. and drives in his car towards Ahmedabad at a constant speed of 50 km/h. After two hours, he increases his speed to 60 km/h and maintains the speed till he reaches Ahmedabad. At what time will he reach Ahmedabad?
11:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when a vertical mirror is placed to the right of the figure.






Select the option that is related to the figure C in the same way as figure B is related to figure A.






Three of the following four figures are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one.





Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the given figure series?
21, 13, 33, 36, 67, 81, ?, 49, 102
96
64
24
100
96
Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one.
Retrench
Rejuvenate
Restore
Regenerate
Retrench
Which figure will replace the question mark (?) in the given figure series?






Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
42 ÷ 23 + 870 × 3 - 5 = 541
÷ and -
× and ÷
Three of the following four figures are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one.





What should be subtracted from to make the number a whole number?
The ratio of the price of two bicycles was 7 : 8. Two years later, when the price of the first has risen by 30% and the price of the second increases by Rs. 1,500, then their prices are in the ratio 15 : 16. What is the original price of (in Rs.) the second bicycle?
7,031.25
8,103.25
7,013.25
8,031.25
7,031.25
A person invested Rs.50,000, partly at 10% and the rest at 12% per annum at simple interest. At the end of two years, the total interest received was Rs. 11,640. How much is the first and the second part of the investment?
Rs. 9,000; Rs. 41,000
Rs. 31,000; Rs. 19,000
Rs. 20,000; Rs. 30,000
Rs. 10,000; Rs. 40,000
Rs. 9,000; Rs. 41,000
The radii of two circles are 4 cm and 3 cm, respectively. What is the diameter (in cm) of the circle having an area equal to four times the sum of the areas of the two circles?
12
20
24
10
12
In a two - digit number, the unit's digit exceeds its ten's digit by 4. If the product of the given number and the sum of its digits is 370, then what is the number?
62
37
26
73
62
The length and breadth of a rectangular floor are 14.35 m and 11.55 m, respectively. How many minimum number of square tiles would be required to cover it completely?
1353
1271
1107
1435
1353
A person travelled 120 km by steamer, 450 km by train and 60 km by horse. It took him 13 hours 30 minutes. If the speed of the train is 3 times that of the horse and 1.5 times that of the steamer, then what is the speed (in km/h) of the steamer?
40
20
30
60
40
A person spends 75% of his monthly income. If his income increases by 50% and the expenditure increases by 80%, then what is the percentage increase/decrease in his monthly savings?
Increase by 35%
Decrease by 40%
Increase by 25%
Decrease by 15%
Increase by 35%
The difference between the selling prices with a discount of 32% and two successive discounts of 20% and 12% is Rs. 36. What is the marked price (in Rs.) of the article?
1,250
1,500
2,000
1,800
1,250
A library has an average of 502 visitors on Sundays, 475 on Saturdays and 340 on weekdays. What is the average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday?
391
362
400
385
391
A group of men decided to do a work in 20 days, but five of them remained absent. If the rest of the group could complete the work in 24 days, then how many men were in the original group?
30
35
25
20
30
Rohit marks his goods at 30% above the cost price, and allows 13.5 % discount. If he sells an article for Rs. 1,012.05, then what is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article?
900
750
1,000
800
900
The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to 12% per annum payable quarterly, is (connect to two decimal places):
13.25%
12.75%
12.55%
13.75%
13.25%
A medicine - capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of diameter 0.8 cm with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends. The length of the entire capsule is 2 cm. What is the capacity (in cm3) of the capsule? (correct to two decimal places) (use )
0.91
0.75
0.87
0.67
0.91
What percentage of 4.5 kg is 18 gm?
4%
0.4%
0.004%
0.04%
4%
Which of the following feature of MS Excel is used to quickly copy and paste content to adjacent cells in the same row or column?
Clear Formatting
Format Painter
Auto Format
Fill handle
Clear Formatting
Which of the following refers to the intersection of a column and row in a worksheet of MS Excel?
Name Box
Cell
Formula Bar
Workbook
Name Box
Which of the following protocols is used to transfer files from one host to another over the internet?
IP
UDP
FTP
TCP
IP
Which of the following shortcut key is used to paste the clipboard contents in an MS Word document?
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + V
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + Z
Which of the following is used to identify every computer in the internet?
Internet address
IP address
Location address
Computer name
Internet address
Which of the following is used to create small letters above the line of text in MS Word?
Subscript
Superscript
Underline
Strikethrough
Subscript
Which of the following shortcut is used to select a paragraph in MS Word?
Ctrl + click on a paragraph
Double-click on a paragraph
Triple-click on a paragraph
Alt + click on a paragraph
Ctrl + click on a paragraph
Which of the following is NOT an email service provider?
Yahoo Mail
Hotmail
Coolmail
Gmail
Yahoo Mail
What will be the result of formula '=16/2^3' in a cell in MS Excel?
2
512
124
6
2
Which of the following is true with reference to opening and closing documents in MS Word 2007?
To close a document, click '-' in the upper right corner of the window.
For opening a new file, click on 'New' in Windows button.
The shortcut key for opening a document is Ctrl + F.
By default, MS Word document contains no pages when it is opened.
To close a document, click '-' in the upper right corner of the window.
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