Which was the first newspaper in India and when was it published?
- ((a))
The Madras Courier in 1788
- ((b))
The Bombay Herald in 1789
- ((c))
The Calcutta Chronicle in 1786
- ((d))
The Bengal Gazette in 1780
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The Madras Courier in 1788
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Which was the first newspaper in India and when was it published?
The Madras Courier in 1788
The Bombay Herald in 1789
The Calcutta Chronicle in 1786
The Bengal Gazette in 1780
The Madras Courier in 1788
If two mixers and one T.V cost Rs. 7000. While two T.Vs and one mixer cost Rs. 9800, calculate the value of two T.V.
4200
8400
5000
6200
4200
Nearly how many members get retired from the Council of States, as soon as may be, on expiration of every second year?
Two third
One third
One fourth
Half
Two third
When did Kheda Satyagraha take place?
1915
1916
1917
1918
1915
What was the theme for International Day of Yoga 2021?
Yoga for Humanity
Yoga for well-being
Yoga for Health - Yoga at Home
Yoga for Heart
Yoga for Humanity
Who is the chief executive of Indian Bank's Association (IBA)?
Urjit Patel
VG Kannan
Sunil Mehta
Viral Acharya
Urjit Patel
Where among the following places did Gandhi form the Satyagraha Sabha?
Bombay
Calcutta
Gujarat
Poona
Bombay
A person invested in all ₹2600 at 4%, 6% and 8% per annum simple interest. At the end of the year, he got the same interest in all the three cases. The money invested at 4% is:
₹2,500
₹600
₹1,800
₹1,200
₹2,500
In a multiplication problem, instead of taking 45 as one of the multipliers, Vijay took 54. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the correct product?
2700
2100
2900
2000
2700
Which of the following is NOT a parliamentary constituency of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
Baramulla
Doda
Srinagar
Jammu
Baramulla
Which of the following is not priorities under the ‘Urban Strategy’ outlined by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
Increasing ‘Shelter’ for the urban poor
Reducing ‘Air Pollution’
Restoring ‘monuments’
Upgrading ‘Energy’ use and alternative ‘Transport’ systems
Increasing ‘Shelter’ for the urban poor
Fill in the blank by using the correct appropriate word from the following given options:
At the end of a long tiring day, Babita _____ headed to bed.
lightly
Wearily
firmly
brutally
lightly
Formally Prime Minister is appointed by:
Chief justice of India
Cabinet Ministers
Speaker
President
Chief justice of India
Where are Tsunamis frequently observed along?
Alaska continental rim
Circum-Pacific Belt
Alpine-Indonesian mountain belt
None of these
Alaska continental rim
Below given table contains the data of train arrival and train departure from a station. Study the table and answer the question that follow:
| Delay(in min) | No. of Arrivals | No. of Departures |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1250 | 1400 |
| 0 - 30 | 114 | 82 |
| 30 - 60 | 31 | 5 |
| > 60 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 1400 | 1490 |
Find the number of trains that arrived late.
167
120
150
200
167
The World Bank projects India's FY23 growth projection to:
6.0 %
6.3 %
6.9 %
6.1 %
6.0 %
Which of the following Hill stations is not established by the British in India?
Lansdowne
Ooty
Ranipuram
Mussoorie
Lansdowne
Which of the following is/are Output Device?
Projector
LED Monitor
Printer
All of these
Projector
After the amendments to the Financial Bill in 2020, for the purpose of tax calculation, an individual can be included as a NRI in case he stays for:
60 days
100 days
120 days
140 days
60 days
Which of the following is the predominant cause of coral bleaching?
Acid rain
Marine pollution
Upwelling
Rise in sea temperature
Acid rain
Choose from the given options, the ANTONYM of the given word:
Inoculate
Inject
Vaccinate
Immunize
Imperil
Inject
In a certain code, RAIL is written as 5796 and TAPE is written as 3748, how is PAIR written in that code?
4795
4750
7654
4969
4795
The question given below, two statements I & II have been given. Analyze and answer whether the data provided in the two statements are sufficient to answer the question or not.
What is Sarita's rank in the class?
I. There are 30 students in the class.
II. There are 10 students who scored less than Sarita.
Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient
Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient
Data in both the statements together are not sufficient
Both statement I and statement II together are needed
Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient
Tolkappiyam in Sangam literature is a text of:
Tamil grammar
Tamil dance
Tamil poetry
Tamil governance
Tamil grammar
Choose from the following options the correct meaning of the given idiom:
'under the weather'
Raining heavily
An ideal situation
Sick or not completely well
The person we were just talking about showed up
Raining heavily
One evening before sunset Rashmi and Hina were talking to each other face to face. If Hina's shadow was exactly to the right of Hina, which direction was Rashmi facing?
South
North-West
East
West
South
Which one of the following metals does not react with cold as well as hot water?
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Iron
Sodium
What is the average annual rainfall of Mawsynram?
2,823 mm
7,065 mm
11,872 mm
15,214 mm
2,823 mm
Complete the given sentence using the appropriate Simile from the given options:
The sink leaked _______
like a rabid dog
like a pufferfish
like a sieve
like an angel
like a rabid dog
Fill in the blank by using the correct appropriate word from the following given options:
There is a lion _______ the two trees.
between
at
on
inside
between
The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain occurs in which of the following?
Seagull
Eel
Crab
None of these
Seagull
The length of a rectangle is thrice its breadth and its perimeter is 96 m. Find the area of the rectangle.
432 sq.m
132sq.m
232 sq.m
582 sq.m
432 sq.m
Choose the number from the following given alternatives which is different from the others in the series.
264
187
781
123
264
An ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment is called as:
Pioneer community
Climax community
Abiotic community
None of these
Pioneer community
Which of the following is known as Brown coal?
Bituminous
Lignite
Ferrite
None of these
Bituminous
The highest credit risk rating that can be awarded to any company by CRISIL is:
A
AA
AAA
A++
A
The national song Bande Mataram or Vande Mataram was a part of which of the following books?
Saraswati Chandra
Durgesh Nandini
Anandamath
None of these
Saraswati Chandra
Who has been appointed by World Bank as the Neutral Expert of the Court of Arbitration regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants?
Sean Murphy
Michel Lino
Yoram Moussaieff
Carmen Reinhart
Sean Murphy
Pointing towards Rahul, Meena said, "He’s the son of only son of my grandmother". How is that Rahul related to Meena?
Uncle
Father
Brother
Sister
Uncle
Which of the following is the male reproductive organ in plants?
Stamen
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Stamen
Two candidates contested an election. The winning candidate scored 54% and won by 88 votes. If 58 votes were declared invalid, find the total number of votes polled in the election?
1158
1269
1050
1270
1158
Which among the following states that, ‘For every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction’?
Newton's first law of motion
Newton's second law of motion
Newton's third law of motion
None of these
Newton's first law of motion
Over crossing which of the following rivers did the army of Alexander revolt and order to retreat in 326 BC?
Jhelam
Beas
Ravi
None of these
Jhelam
Which of the following is the shortcut to enter the current time in MS Excel?
Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)
Ctrl+semi-colon (;)
Ctrl+Shift+colon (:)
Ctrl+Minus sign (-)
Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)
According to the principle of __________ in paragraph construction, in any written piece, the sentences of a paragraph should be woven together in such a way that they flow into each other.
Order
Unity
Coherence
Conciseness
Order
Find the odd one out from the following options:
225
961
441
253
225
How many 4's are there preceded by 7 but not followed by 3?
5 9 3 2 1 7 4 2 6 9 7 4 6 1 3 2 8 7 4 1 3 8 3 2 5 6 7 4 3 9 5 8 2 0 1 8 7 4 6 3
1
2
6
4
1
Where did India commission its first Liquid Vision Telescope?
Nainital
Shimla
Leh-Ladakh
Kodaikanal
Nainital
Four people A, B, C, and D went to four different places (Kerala, Delhi, Goa, and Gujarat) by different modes of transport (Train, Car, Aeroplane, and Bus). The person who traveled to Delhi did not travel by Bus. C traveled by Aeroplane and went to Goa. A went to Kerala by Car and D traveled by Bus.
Name the person who travels by Train.
B
C
D
All of these
B
Choose the option which is similar in meaning (synonym) to the bold word in the given sentence:
She has gathered a huge fortune from her novels.
Less
Diminished
Dispersed
Accumulate
Less
Hypoparathyroidism may affect a person suffering from:
Snake bite
Dog bite
Bacterial infection
Bee sting
Snake bite
The Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines for implementation of Ind AS by Non-banking Financial Companies (NBFC). What does Ind AS stand for?
International Accounting Standards
International Accounting Standardisation
Indian Accounting Standards
Indian Asset Standards
International Accounting Standards
Who among the following was credited with the creation of the musical instrument, the Sitar?
Amir Khusrau
Tansen
Sikandar Lodi
Alauddin Khalji
Amir Khusrau
Which of the following is correctly matched?
1 & 2
1, 2 & 3
2 & 3
1 & 3
1 & 2
Match the following:
| Wildlife Sanctuary | States |
|---|---|
| 1. Hazaribagh sanctuary | A. Punjab |
| 2. Ghana Bird sanctuary | B. Jharkhand |
| 3. Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary | C. Rajasthan |
1-C, 2-B, 3-A
1-B, 2-A, 3-C
1-A, 2-C, 3-B
1-B, 2-C, 3-A
1-C, 2-B, 3-A
Which state particularly receives rainfall by retreating monsoon in India?
Goa
Gujarat
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Goa
The Nobel prize called 'Sveriges Riksbank Prize' is given in the field of:
Economic Science
Literature
Social Service
Mathematics
Economic Science
Mukesh walks 6 km toward the South and then walks 3 km to his left. Finally, he turns to his right and walks 6 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
North West
South East
North
None of these
North West
Freedom of Speech and Expression can be restricted by State on the grounds of:
Having press meeting
Telecasting News of National importance
Enquiry into Government activities
Security of state
Having press meeting
The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4:20 is:
10°
15°
20°
30°
10°
Liberty of ________ is not mentioned in the Preamble.
Profession
Thought
Expression
Belief
Profession
Article 110 of the Constitution of India defines:
Emergency provisions
Election of president
Citizenship
Money bill
Emergency provisions
Which among the following causes Tuberculosis?
Bacteria
Virus
Protozoa
All of these
Bacteria
Find the missing term of the series from the following given series:
AbCdE, DeFgH, GhIjK, JkLmN, ?
MnOpQ
GhiJK
MnooQ
NoPqR
MnOpQ
The name of the Indian telecom service provider which partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its services to Indian businessmen is:
Bharti Airtel
Jio
Vodafone
BSNL
Bharti Airtel
Among the following, where is digested food maximally absorbed?
Liver
Gall bladder
Small intestine
Large intestine
Liver
How many seats were allocated in the Constituent Assembly for Princely states?
282
93
389
50
282
A got twice as many marks in English as in Science. His total marks in English, Science, and Mathematics is 180. If the ratio of his marks in English and Mathematics is 2 : 3, what is his marks in Science?
22
24
30
18
22
Which of the following statements is correct?
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the ciliary muscles
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the pupil
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the retina
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the iris
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the ciliary muscles
A man bought 5 shirts at ₹450 each, 4 trousers at ₹750 each, and 12 pairs of shoes at ₹750 each. What is the average expenditure per article?
₹678.57
₹550.57
₹1,020.45
₹530.12
₹678.57
Complete the series from the following given options:
1, 5, 9, 17, 25, 37, 49, __?
64
61
65
60
64
__________ is the first Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB) to be converted into a Small Finance Bank.
Bombay Mercantile Cooperative Bank
Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank
Ahmedabad Mercantile Cooperative Bank
Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank
Bombay Mercantile Cooperative Bank
Major Sunrise Foods, the spice company, was acquired by ___ in 2020.
ITC
Dabur
Patanjali
Britania
ITC
What are certified emission reductions (CERs)?
Electronic certificates
Capital bond
Shares
Tradable cheques
Electronic certificates
How many characters does the alphanumeric code provided to each bank maintained by the RBI in relation to the Real Time Gross Settlement transfers have?
4
7
11
15
4
Who among the following was the last female ruler of Kashmir?
Yasovati
Sugandha
Kota Rani
None of these
Yasovati
Fill in the blank using the appropriate option: The abandonment of the island followed ______ tests in the area.
sentence
delicious
nuclear
although
sentence
Tsunamis are waves generated by:
Only 1
Only 2
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
Only 1
Read the given statements and select the conclusion that follows:
Statements:
Conclusions:
Only I and II follow
Only III and IV follow
Only I and IV follow
Only II and III follow
Only I and II follow
The Centre William Rappard building in Geneva, Switzerland has been home to __________ ever since it was set up
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization
World Economic Forum
World Bank
World Health Organization
Who has been conferred with the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum USISPF 2022 lifetime achievement award?
Shiv Nadar
Lakshmi Mittal
Ratan Tata
Aziz Premji
Shiv Nadar
Why are Elections important?
To voice out the opinion,
To elect Representatives,
To strengthen a faith in a Political system,
To participate in decision making process,
To voice out the opinion,
Which among the following is/are the allotropes of carbon?
Diamond
Graphite
Fullerene
All of these
Diamond
Which of the following number will come in place of question mark in the given series: V, VIII, XI, XIV, ?, XX
XI
XIII
XV
XVII
XI
AMFI in India is dedicated to developing___________.
Mutual Funds
Banking
Insurance
Marketing & Finance
Mutual Funds
Match correctly schemes for girl child welfare with states:
| Scheme | State |
|---|---|
| 1. Aapki beti hmare beti | A. Karnataka |
| 2. Bhagyalaaxmi | B. Chhattisgarh |
| 3. Saraswati Bicycle | C. Haryana |
1-A, 2-C, 3-B
1-C, 2-A, 3-B
1-B, 2-A, 3-C
1-C, 2-B, 3-A
1-A, 2-C, 3-B
Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '4'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
She was in very tense as she waited for the interview.
She was in very tense
as she waited
for the interview
No error
She was in very tense
Trade union, Industrial and labour disputes are discussed in _________ list.
State
Union
Concurrent
None of these
State
What does an efficient reading include?
Reading fluently with ample speed and accuracy
Accurate comprehension of all the layers of meaning contained in te written text
Appropriate vocal expression
All of these
Reading fluently with ample speed and accuracy
Choose which of the following options is a one-word substitution for the phrase:
One who eats all kinds of food
Omnivorous
Herbivorous
Carnivorous
Frugivorous
Omnivorous
The "Ministry of Jal Shakti" was formed by merging "Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation" along with?
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The Ministry of Environment and Forests
Central Pollution Control Board
Department of Bio-Technology
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The national income of India is estimated by?
The Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Central Statistical Organisation
The Reserve Bank of India
The Government of India
_______ was in strong support for organizing Village Panchayat.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
None of these
Jawaharlal Nehru
Around a low-pressure area in the northern hemisphere, what is the pattern of circulation?
Anticlockwise, away from the centre
Clockwise, away from the centre
Anticlockwise, towards the centre
None of these
Anticlockwise, away from the centre
Choose the correctly spelt word from the following options.
sacrosanct
sacrosant
sacrosenct
sacrosankt
sacrosanct
If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/h, he would have walked 20 km more. What is the actual distance travelled by him?
50 km
30 km
60 km
20 km
50 km
Which one of the following is the past tense form of the word 'think'?
thought
taught
thank
thinked
thought
Choose from the following given options the antonym of the word CONCLUSION.
completion
finish
close
Origin
completion
If A=1; B=2; C=3; ... Y=25 and Z=26, then the sum of codes of which of the following given combination is not an even number?
D + F
M + Q
C + A
C + L
D + F
A student went to take tuition from a Maths tutor. He went 90 m to the east from his home and then turned right. He then went 20 m and again turned right and went to a friend’s house which is 30 m from that point. From his friend’s house, he went 100 m towards north to reach his tutor’s home. How far is his tutor’s home from his home?
140 m
100 m
81 m
None of these
140 m
In a certain code language, ‘TAJMAHAL’ has been coded as ‘29469893’. Now in the same coding language HALT will be coded as?
8923
8329
8932
8293
8923
Which of the following countries are NOT located on the banks of Black Sea?
Ukraine
Russia
Georgia
Syria
Ukraine
Which of the following is the function used for addition in MS Excel?
.ADD()
.SUM()
.TOTAL()
None of these
.ADD()
The “Village Grain Bank Scheme” is being implemented by ____________.
Department of Food and Public Distribution
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Department of Consumer Affairs
Department of Tribal affairs
Department of Food and Public Distribution
Which organization led the design and development of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?
Canadian Space Agency
SpaceX
Russian Federal Space Agency
NASA
Canadian Space Agency
The energy flow in the biospheric ecosystem is which of the following?
Unidirectional
Bidirectional
Along water bodies
Independent
Unidirectional
New variety of crop, 'Kadiri-Lepakshi 1812' is a variety of?
Wheat
Pumpkin seed
Papaya seed
Groundnut seed
Wheat
Which effect is responsible for Earth's Magnetism?
Brookings effect
Accordion effect
Dynamo effect
None of these
Brookings effect
Which of the following categories of UV radiation barely reach Earth surface?
UV-A
UV-B
UVC
None of these
UV-A
In which of the following North Eastern Indian state Uranium is found?
Assam
Tripura
Meghalaya
Manipur
Assam
In 2020, the Reserve Bank of India revised the exposure limits for Urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to lend to a single borrower. What is the revised limit?
5% of tier-I capital
10% of tier-I capital
15% of tier-I capital
20% of tier-I capital
5% of tier-I capital
In the American continent, what are Cyclones called?
Typhoon
Wormwind
Hurricane
Hercules
Typhoon
Which of the following diseases is spread by not maintaining cleanliness?
Cholera
Dysentery
Typhoid
All of these
Cholera
What are two occasions when the Lieutenant Governor will address the Legislative Assembly as per the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019?
Commencement of the summer session and commencement of winter session
Commencement of first session after general elections and first session of each year
Commencement of session after New Year and session after Diwali
None of these
Commencement of the summer session and commencement of winter session
What is ‘oilzapper’ in respect to the Petroleum industry?
Technology for under-sea oil exploration
Genetically engineered Biofuel
Technology for remediation of oil sludge/spills
None of these
Technology for under-sea oil exploration
Shri Hemkund Sahib, a Sikh pilgrimage site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, is dedicated to which Sikh Guru?
Guru Nanak
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Arjan
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Nanak
Which of the following is true about the Waterways Conclave 2022?
Only 2
Only 4
1 & 4
2 & 3
Only 2
Which letter is the 9th to the right of the 15th letter from your left in the following alphabet series?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
W
U
S
X
W
Amar is 3 years older to Binita and 3 years younger to Kundan, while Binita and Deepali are twins. How many years older is Kundan to Deepali?
10 years
6 years
9 years
8 years
10 years
Oral business presentation skills exhibit all the following except:
logical thinking
range of ideas and your confidence,
extent of knowledge
ethical qualities
logical thinking
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