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Delhi Police Constable Previous Year Paper (Held on: 7 Dec 2017 Shift 1)

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Reasoning (35 questions)

In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.

Shirt ∶ Garment ∷ Necklace : ?

((a))
Neck
((b))
Ornament
((c))
Beads
((d))
Round

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Answer: ((a))

Neck

In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.

TULIP ∶ ZAROV ∷ SCALP ∶ ?

((a))
HRIGV
((b))
YIGRV
((c))
PRIHV
((d))
VHPRG

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Answer: ((a))

HRIGV

In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

5 ∶ 25 ∷ 10 ∶ ?

((a))
96
((b))
50
((c))
42
((d))
121

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

((a))
Paragraph
((b))
Word
((c))
Sentence
((d))
Circle

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Answer: ((a))

Paragraph

In the following question, select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

((a))
ZUPK
((b))
TOJD
((c))
WRMH
((d))
VQLG

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Answer: ((a))

ZUPK

In the following question, select the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

((a))
10 – 100
((b))
12 – 144
((c))
13 – 171
((d))
15 – 225

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Answer: ((a))

10 – 100

In the following question, select the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

((a))
6361 – 16
((b))
5921 – 16
((c))
4361 – 14
((d))
2963 – 20

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Answer: ((a))

6361 – 16

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

((a))
3
((b))
4
((c))
5
((d))
6

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Answer: ((a))

How many rectangles are there in the given figure?

((a))
11
((b))
12
((c))
10
((d))
13

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Answer: ((a))

How many surfaces are there in the given figure?

((a))
6
((b))
7
((c))
8
((d))
5

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Answer: ((a))

Three positions of a cube are shown below. What will come opposite to face containing ‘α’?

((a))
β
((b))
θ
((c))
P
((d))
A

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Answer: ((a))

From the given answer figures, select the one in which question figure is hidden / embedded.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figure is the right mirror image of the given figure?

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

2	3	4	25
5	7	2	71
1	5	6	?

((a))
31
((b))
33
((c))
37
((d))
43

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Answer: ((a))

In the given figure, how many books are either old or historic but not both?

((a))
195
((b))
131
((c))
149
((d))
96

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Answer: ((a))

195

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

Doom
Down
Drone
Drape
Ding

((a))
51243
((b))
51234
((c))
52143
((d))
52134

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Answer: ((a))

51243

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Circle, Square, Triangle

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. All leaves are green.

II. Some leaves are hard.

Conclusions:

I. Some hard are green.

II. All green are leaves.

((a))
Only conclusion (I) follows
((b))
Only conclusion (II) follows
((c))
Both conclusion follow
((d))
Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion (I) follows

Statements:

I. All pink are doors.

II. All male are doors.

Conclusions:

I. Some males are pink.

II. All doors are pink.

III. All pink are males.

((a))
Only conclusion (I) follows
((b))
Only conclusion (II) follows
((c))
Only conclusion (II) and (III) follow
((d))
Neither conclusion follows

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion (I) follows

Pointing towards a man, a lady said, "He is the son of my husband’s brother." How is the lady’s husband related to the man?

((a))
Son
((b))
Uncle
((c))
Brother
((d))
Husband

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Answer: ((a))

Son

F is the mother of T. T is the sister of W who is the only son of K. J is the brother of K. How is the mother of W related to K?

((a))
Mother
((b))
Sister
((c))
Wife
((d))
Niece

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Answer: ((a))

Mother

On a certain sum at the rate of 10% per annum, the difference between simple interest for 2 years and the simple interest for 3 years is Rs. 54. What is the value (in Rs.) of sum?

((a))
540
((b))
1080
((c))
720
((d))
480

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Answer: ((a))

540

P, Q and R can complete a piece of work in 45, 15 and 5 days respectively. In how may days all three together can complete the same work?

((a))
45/14
((b))
45/13
((c))
9/2
((d))
11/2

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Answer: ((a))

45/14

In the given question, there are four figures given out of which three are similar in some manner and one is not like the others. Select the figure which is odd one out.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the given question, there are four figures given out of which three are similar in some manner and one is not like the others. Select the figure which is odd one out.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the given question, there are four figures given out of which three are similar in some manner and one is not like the others. Select the figure which is odd one out.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16, ?

((a))
14
((b))
17
((c))
19
((d))
23

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

5, 3, 8, 11, 19, ?

((a))
43
((b))
37
((c))
25
((d))
30

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the figure which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the figure which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the figure which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

In a certain code language, “FEARS” is written as “HHCUU”. How is “STAIR” written in that code language?

((a))
VWLTC
((b))
CLTUW
((c))
UWCLT
((d))
WCTLX

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Answer: ((a))

VWLTC

In a certain code language, "ROADS" is written as "57" and "HORN" is written as "55". How is "BLOW" written in that code language?

((a))
46
((b))
48
((c))
47
((d))
52

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Answer: ((a))

In a certain code language, “TUNES” is written as “16” and “FREEZE” is written as “11”. How is “CLIMB” written in that code language?

((a))
14
((b))
10
((c))
12
((d))
16

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Answer: ((a))

General Knowledge/Current Affairs (50 questions)

In India, inflation is measured on the basis of ______.

((a))
Wholesale Price Index
((b))
Producer Price Index
((c))
Consumer price index
((d))
No option is correct

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Answer: ((a))

Wholesale Price Index

The workforce population includes people aged from ______ years to ______ years.

((a))
10, 69
((b))
15, 59
((c))
21, 55
((d))
18, 65

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Answer: ((a))

10, 69

In which type of economy there is neither exports nor imports?

((a))
Closed
((b))
Open
((c))
Mixed
((d))
Global

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Answer: ((a))

Closed

Which price is declared by the government every year before the sowing season to provide incentives to the farmers for raising the production of their crops?

((a))
Maximum Support Price
((b))
Minimum Support Price
((c))
Maximum Stock Price
((d))
Minimum Stock Price

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Answer: ((a))

Maximum Support Price

What is an association of workers for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment called?

((a))
Federation
((b))
Trade Union
((c))
Accord
((d))
Colony

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Answer: ((a))

Federation

______ is the right of a person, party or nation to stop a certain decision or law.

((a))
Strike
((b))
Veto
((c))
Both Strike and Veto
((d))
Neither Strike nor Veto

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Answer: ((a))

Strike

Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Municipalities?

((a))
Part IV
((b))
Part V
((c))
Part IX A
((d))
Part X

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Answer: ((a))

Part IV

Anti-defection law is given in which schedule of Indian Constitution?

((a))
Seventh Schedule
((b))
Eighth Schedule
((c))
Ninth Schedule
((d))
Tenth Schedule

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Answer: ((a))

Seventh Schedule

Which among the following is the most frequently mentioned tax in the inscription of Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu?

((a))
Vetti
((b))
Kadamai
((c))
Thari
((d))
Manai

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Answer: ((a))

Vetti

Chahamanas who ruled over the region around Delhi and Ajmer were later known as _____.

((a))
Chalukyas
((b))
Chauhans
((c))
Cholas
((d))
Chandelas

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Answer: ((a))

Chalukyas

In which session Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian women president of Indian National Congress?

((a))
1922, Gaya
((b))
1925, Kanpur
((c))
1928, Calcutta
((d))
1931, Karachi

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Answer: ((a))

1922, Gaya

The period from 1915-47 in India's Freedom Struggle was termed as ______.

((a))
Extremist phase
((b))
Moderate Phase
((c))
Gandhian Phase
((d))
No option is correct

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Answer: ((a))

Extremist phase

What is the name of the Arabic book by Al-Biruni?

((a))
Kitab-ul-Hind
((b))
Hindustan-nama
((c))
Tarikh-e-Hindustan
((d))
Fatawa-e-Hindustani

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Answer: ((a))

Kitab-ul-Hind

Who started the Shuddhi Movement in India?

((a))
Subhash Chandra Bose
((b))
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
((c))
Chadrashekhar Azad
((d))
Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Answer: ((a))

Subhash Chandra Bose

The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India?

((a))
6
((b))
7
((c))
8
((d))
9

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Answer: ((a))

What is the approximate time lag (in hours) from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh?

((a))
1
((b))
1.5
((c))
2
((d))
2.5

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Answer: ((a))

Which is NOT a part of the Deccan Plateau in the Northeast India?

((a))
The Meghalaya plateau
((b))
Karbi-Anglong plateau
((c))
North Cachar Hills
((d))
The Kaimur Hills

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Answer: ((a))

The Meghalaya plateau

Which vegetation covers the deltas of the Ganga, the Mahanadi, the Krishna, the Godavari and the Kaveri?

((a))
Montane Forest
((b))
Mangrove Forests
((c))
The Thorn Forests
((d))
Tropical Decidous Forest

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Answer: ((a))

Montane Forest

Anamudi is the highest peak of ______.

((a))
Anaimalai hills
((b))
Nilgiri hills
((c))
Aravalli hills
((d))
Jaintia hills

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Answer: ((a))

Anaimalai hills

Which state is largest producer of jute in India?

((a))
Bihar
((b))
Assam
((c))
Odisha
((d))
West Bengal

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Answer: ((a))

Bihar

Each centimeter has ten equal divisions called ______.

((a))
Meter
((b))
Micrometer
((c))
Decimeter
((d))
Millimeter

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Answer: ((a))

Meter

Translucent objects are the objects through which we ______.

((a))
Cannot see at all
((b))
Can see clearly
((c))
Can see but not very clearly
((d))
No option is correct

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Answer: ((a))

Cannot see at all

A thin wire that gives off light from the bulb is called ______.

((a))
Terminal
((b))
Tip
((c))
Source
((d))
Filament

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Answer: ((a))

Terminal

Which among the following is the reproductive part of a plant?

((a))
Root
((b))
Stem
((c))
Flower
((d))
Fruit

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Answer: ((a))

Root

When a disease-carrying microbe enters our body, the body produces ______ to fight the microbe.

((a))
Antigen
((b))
Antibodies
((c))
Antibiotics
((d))
Anti Allergenic

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Answer: ((a))

Antigen

Which man-made fiber is obtained from wood pulp?

((a))
Nylon
((b))
Rayon
((c))
Silk
((d))
Polyster

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Answer: ((a))

Nylon

Which chemical is used to test whether substance is acidic or basic?

((a))
Indicator
((b))
Promoter
((c))
Catalyst
((d))
Neutraliser

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Answer: ((a))

Indicator

Presence of which among the following is essential for rusting?

I. Water (or water vapour)

II. Oxygen

((a))
Only I
((b))
Only II
((c))
Both I and II
((d))
Neither I nor II

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Answer: ((a))

Only I

Which is NOT an example of one-sided symbiotic relationship?

((a))
Cattle egrets and cattle
((b))
A hermit crab and an empty seashells
((c))
A spider on a tree
((d))
Tapeworm in host's stomach

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Answer: ((a))

Cattle egrets and cattle

What does the sum total of the population of the same kind of organisms known as?

((a))
Kingdom
((b))
Class
((c))
Phylum
((d))
Species

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Answer: ((a))

Kingdom

Which of the following is a new scheme named 'Saubhagya' to carry out electrification of all households in India?

((a))
Pradhan Mantri Safal Ujjwal Bhagya Yojana
((b))
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana
((c))
Pradhan Mantri Samridh Ujala Bhagyashree Yojana
((d))
No option is correct

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Answer: ((a))

Pradhan Mantri Safal Ujjwal Bhagya Yojana

The Government of which state will merge its existing seven health schemes to launch a unified scheme – Arogya Bhagya?

((a))
Karnataka
((b))
Maharashtra
((c))
Meghalaya
((d))
Odisha

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Answer: ((a))

Karnataka

Which country's scientists have successfully created the world's shortest x-ray laser pulse?

((a))
Sweden
((b))
Bulgaria
((c))
Norway
((d))
Switzerland

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Answer: ((a))

Sweden

Which space agency has launched Joint Polar Satellite System-1 into space on November 18, 2017?

((a))
Indian Space Research Organisation
((b))
China National Space Administration
((c))
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
((d))
Russia State Corporation for Space Activities

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Answer: ((a))

Indian Space Research Organisation

India's Sundar Singh Gurjar won Gold medal in which event at World Para Athletics, 2017?

((a))
Javelin throw
((b))
Long jump
((c))
Discus throw
((d))
High Jump

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Answer: ((a))

Javelin throw

India's Mithali Raj became first women cricketer to score _____ career runs in Women's One Day International Cricket.

((a))
5000
((b))
6000
((c))
7000
((d))
8000

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Answer: ((a))

5000

In which country India has designated Zorinpui Land Check post as an authorized immigration check post?

((a))
Myanmar
((b))
Bangladesh
((c))
Bhutan
((d))
Nepal

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Answer: ((a))

Myanmar

What is the name of India-Nepal joint military exercise whose 12^th edition was held from 3 to 16 September 2017 in Nepal?

((a))
Sampriti
((b))
Surya-kiran
((c))
Indra
((d))
Prabal

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Answer: ((a))

Sampriti

Author of the novel named 'Lincoln in the Bardo' has won which literary award in 2017?

((a))
Pulitzer Prize
((b))
Man Booker Prize
((c))
European Union Prize
((d))
Giller Prize

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Answer: ((a))

Pulitzer Prize

In which field Richard H. Thaler has won 2017 Nobel Prize?

((a))
Economic Sciences
((b))
Literature
((c))
Physics
((d))
Chemistry

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Answer: ((a))

Economic Sciences

What is the name of Google's digital payment app launched on September 18, 2017?

((a))
Tez
((b))
Veg
((c))
Kranti
((d))
Bhim

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Answer: ((a))

Tez

Who is the head of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Constituted on September 25, 2017?

((a))
Ashima Goyal
((b))
Ratan Watal
((c))
Bibek Debroy
((d))
Surjit Bhalla

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Answer: ((a))

Ashima Goyal

Which is the 15^th country to ratify the Solar Alliance Framework Agreement?

((a))
Somalia
((b))
Tuvalu
((c))
Fiji
((d))
Guinea

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Answer: ((a))

Somalia

Which is the last country to join the Paris Climate Agreement in November 2017?

((a))
Fiji
((b))
Syria
((c))
Afghanistan
((d))
Ghana

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Answer: ((a))

Fiji

Which Metro system is the world's first completely green Metro system?

((a))
Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway
((b))
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit
((c))
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
((d))
London Underground

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Answer: ((a))

Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway

On November 1, 2017, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the Ministry of Power, launched "Creating and Sustaining Markets for Energy Efficiency Project" in partnership with ______.

((a))
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
((b))
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
((c))
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
((d))
World Resources Group (WRG)

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Answer: ((a))

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Who among the following has been re-elected on November 21, 2017 as a member of International Court of Justice?

((a))
Dalveer Bhandari
((b))
Hishashi Owada
((c))
Peter Tomka
((d))
Ronny Abraham

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Answer: ((a))

Dalveer Bhandari

On November 10, 2017 Audrey Azoulay was appointed as the new Director General of which United Nation body?

((a))
WHO
((b))
UNICEF
((c))
UNDP
((d))
UNESCO

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Answer: ((a))

WHO

The ninth BRICS summit, 2017 was organized in which city of China?

((a))
Suzhou
((b))
Xian
((c))
Hongkong
((d))
Xiamen

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Answer: ((a))

Suzhou

Which country is at the top of the eighth edition of the World Giving Index compiled in October, 2017 by the 'Charities Aid Foundation'?

((a))
United States of America
((b))
Australia
((c))
Myanmar
((d))
China

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Answer: ((a))

United States of America

Numerical Ability (15 questions)

The sum of a positive number and its cube is 10. What is the value of the number?

((a))
1
((b))
2
((c))
3
((d))
4

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Answer: ((a))

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?

13 + 23 + 33 + ……+ 93 = ?

((a))
477
((b))
565
((c))
675
((d))
776

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Answer: ((a))

477

What is the value of $1 + \frac{2}{{1; + ;\frac{3}{{2; + ;\frac{1}{2}}}}};?$

((a))
10/11
((b))
7/11
((c))
21/11
((d))
12/11

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Answer: ((a))

10/11

What is the Highest Common Factor of 14, 42 and 84?

((a))
2
((b))
7
((c))
14
((d))
1

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Answer: ((a))

What is the value of $\frac{{{{\left( {1.27} \right)}^2} - {{\left( {1.05} \right)}^2}}}{{0.22}};?$

((a))
0.22
((b))
2.22
((c))
2.32
((d))
2.42

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Answer: ((a))

0.22

If 80% of P = 2/5 of Q, then what is P : Q?

((a))
2 : 1
((b))
1 : 2
((c))
1 : 4
((d))
4 : 1

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Answer: ((a))

2 : 1

The annual income of Rahul and Mohit are in the ratio 17 : 12 and the ratio of their expenditure is 5 : 3. If each of them saves Rs 9000 yearly, then what will be the annual income (in Rs) of Mohit?

((a))
24000
((b))
21000
((c))
22400
((d))
34000

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Answer: ((a))

24000

12 persons have Rs. 49 on an average. If a person with Rs. 55.5 join them, then what will be the new average (in Rs)?

((a))
49.5
((b))
50
((c))
49.75
((d))
50.25

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Answer: ((a))

49.5

What will be the simple interest (in Rs) on a sum of Rs. 4000 for 6 years at the rate of 8% per annum?

((a))
2020
((b))
1920
((c))
2080
((d))
1860

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Answer: ((a))

2020

Vyom purchased 30 dozen pens at the rate Rs. 48 per dozen. He sold 10 dozen at 20% profit and the remaining 20 dozen at 10% profit. What is his profit percentage?

((a))
13.33
((b))
15.17
((c))
25
((d))
20

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Answer: ((a))

13.33

The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. What will be the gain percentage after allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price?

((a))
25%
((b))
37.5%
((c))
33.33%
((d))
40%

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Answer: ((a))

25%

The ratio of the outer and the inner perimeter of a circular path is 14 : 11. If path is 15 meters wide, then what is the radius (in metres) of the inner circle?

((a))
70
((b))
33
((c))
35
((d))
55

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Answer: ((a))

A boat covers 20 km upstream and 40 km downstream distance in 4 hours, while it covers 70 km upstream and 60 km downstream distance in 10 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the current?

((a))
10
((b))
15
((c))
5
((d))
12.5

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Answer: ((a))

P started a business by investing Rs. 60000. After 4 months Q joined the business by Investing Rs. 80000. After 4 more months, R joined the business by investing Rs. 100000. What will be the ratio of profits of P, Q and R at end of 2 years?

((a))
9 : 11 : 10
((b))
9 : 12 : 10
((c))
12 : 14 : 15
((d))
9 : 10 : 10

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Answer: ((a))

9 : 11 : 10

100

S and V can do a work in 12 days. M and S can do the same work in 16 days. M and V can do the same work in 24 days. In how many days S, V and M together can complete the same work?

((a))
32/3
((b))
10
((c))
16/3
((d))
11

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Answer: ((a))

32/3

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