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Who was the founder of the 'Slave dynasty' in Delhi?
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Iltutmis
Mohammed Ghori
Qutubuddin Aibak
Correct answer
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Choose the nearest opposite meaning of the word given below among the alternatives:
Gallant
Valiant
Cowardly
Brave
Courageous
Correct answer
Valiant
Adding 3 to the denominator of a fraction makes the fraction 1/2, and adding 2 to the numerator makes the fraction 1. What is the fraction?
3/7
2/5
5/7
3/5
Correct answer
3/7
Bhakra-Nangal hydropower project is built on which river?
Ravi
Indus
Satluj
Beas
Correct answer
Ravi
In the body of which of the following animals open circulation is not seen?
Snail
Earthworm
Cockroach
Prawn
Correct answer
Snail
A person sells a product at a discount of 15% on the fixed price and makes a profit of 19%. If no discount was given, what percentage would be the profit?
36
40
34
42
Correct answer
36
What is the fourth proportionate of 8, 16 and 24?
72
96
48
64
Correct answer
72
Choose the nearest meaning of the word given below among the alternatives:
Conscious
Unaware
Stupid
Aware
Unconscious
Correct answer
Unaware
In a code language if POND is written as OQNPMOCE, what will LAKE be written in that language?
KNBZJLDF
KMBZLJFD
KMZBJLDF
MKZBLJDF
Correct answer
KNBZJLDF
In what year did the looting of the Chittagong Armory happen?
1932
1933
1930
1931
Correct answer
1932
In which part of the human body rod cells and cone cells are present?
Heart
Lungs
Eyes
Ears
Correct answer
Heart
In a code, if 'account' is called 'dish', 'dish' is called 'soap', 'soap' is called 'ghee', 'ghee' is called 'ink', 'ink' is called 'needle' and 'needle' are called 'honey', then what is required for writing?
Ghee
Honey
Ink
Needle
Correct answer
Ghee
In what year was the second round table meeting held?
1932
1933
1930
1931
Correct answer
1932
Find the square root of 28153636.
± 5806
± 5906
± 5306
± 5406
Correct answer
± 5806
What is the nearest perfect square number to 2359?
2348
2402
2304
2401
Correct answer
2348
The average age of 35 members of a club is 15.2 years. Their average age is 15.5 years as one 14-year-old member leaves and another joins. How old is the new member?
22.5
25.5
23.5
24.5
Correct answer
22.5
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
Santiago
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Correct answer
Brasilia
A train crosses a point at a certain speed in 40 minutes. If the speed decreases by 10 km/h, it takes 48 minutes to cover the place. What was the initial speed of the train in km/h?
80
90
60
75
Correct answer
80
Which is the source of Narmada river?
Jabalpur
Trimbakeshwar
Mahabaleshwar
Amarkantak
Correct answer
Jabalpur
If in a code, CLEAR = 12 and FATHER = 13, then in that code, WHITE = ?
12
13
10
11
Correct answer
12
48 liter mixture acid and water ratio is 7 : 5. How many liters of acid are added to that mixture, so that the ratio of acid and water in the mixture will be 3 : 2?
4
5
2
3
Correct answer
4
Where was the capital of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka located?
Kanauj
Purushpur
Magadh
Patliputra
Correct answer
Kanauj
A tank is filled by pipes A and B and emptied by pipe C. Pipes A and B fill the tank in 72 and 90 minutes respectively. The tank fills in 2 hours if all pipes are open. After running pipes A and B together for 12 minutes, if they are turned off and pipe C is opened, in how many minutes will the tank be empty?
16
18
15
12
Correct answer
16
What is the amount of inert matter in an object called?
Density
Amount
Mass
Weight
Correct answer
Density
Arrange the words according to the English dictionary:
(I) ELEGANCE
(II) CLEVER
(III) CEMENT
(IV) EMINENT
(V) CLEAR
III, II, V, I, IV
III, II, V, IV, I
III, V, II, I, IV
III, V, II, IV, I
Correct answer
III, II, V, I, IV
The second of the three numbers is double the first and triple the third. If the average of three numbers is 44, what is the largest number?
36
108
24
72
Correct answer
36
The ratio of previous year income of A and B is 3 : 4. Their income increases in the ratio of 2 : 3 and 4 : 5 this year. If their total income this year is Rs 28,500, then what is the income of A this year?
13,000
13,500
12,500
12,000
Correct answer
13,000
8 men or 12 women earn Rs 1,200 in 30 days. How much money will 20 men and 24 women earn in 5 days?
1,800
600
900
1,200
Correct answer
1,800
Which is the newest circuit bench of Calcutta High Court?
Jalpaiguri
Alipurduar
Patna
Port Blair
Correct answer
Jalpaiguri
The starting price of a book is Rs 1,250. If the price of the book is reduced by 10%, 20%, 40% three times in a row, what will be the final price of the book?
640
360
450
540
Correct answer
640
Find the HCF of 252, 1008, 1260 1764.
63
9
252
126
Correct answer
63
Identify the odd word:
New York
Tokyo
Islamabad
Paris
Correct answer
New York
Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Feroz Shah Mehta
Womesh Chandra Bonerjee
Surendranath Banerjee
Correct answer
Dadabhai Naoroji
63
62
65
61
Correct answer
63
Who is the discoverer of penicillin?
Charles Darwin
Robert Mendel
Ian Fleming
Alexander Fleming
Correct answer
Charles Darwin
Babu's house is 200 meters north-west from Rahim's house. Joseph's house is 200 meters southwest of Rahim's house. Gopal's house is 200 meters southeast of Joseph's house. Rai's house is 200 meters east of Gopal's house. In which direction is Rai's house in respect to Babu's house?
north
north-east
south-east
south-west
Correct answer
north
Which emperor wrote books such as Nagananda, Ratnavali, Priyadarshika?
Harsh Vardhan
Shashank
Vikramaditya
Chandragupta Maurya
Correct answer
Harsh Vardhan
Darwin : Evolution : : Archimedes : ?
Air pressure
Friction
Speed of sound
Buoyancy
Correct answer
Air pressure
Which of the following ore contains the highest amount of iron?
Limonite
Siderite
Magnetite
Hematite
Correct answer
Limonite
If the code of the word RIPPLE is 432256, what will be the code of the word PRIME?
24346
26326
24356
24365
Correct answer
24346
Simplify:\(\frac{\frac{1}{2} \div \frac{3}{4} \div \frac{2}{3}}{2\div4} \div \frac{5}{8}\) of \(\frac{4}{5}\)
6
8
2
4
Correct answer
6
Identify the odd number:
216
729
343
526
Correct answer
216
Rohan Bopanna is associated with which sport?
Lawn tennis
Football
Cricket
Table tennis
Correct answer
Lawn tennis
What is the symbol of lead element?
l
Al
Id
Pb
Correct answer
l
Which are the two signs to be interchanged, so that both sides of the '=' sign will have the same value?
10 - 2 × 14 ÷ 2 + 5 = 73
×, +
÷, -
×, ÷
+, -
Correct answer
×, +
Which of the following is not a property of carbon dioxide?
tasteless
soluble in water
odorless
colorless
Correct answer
tasteless
Fill in the blank with appropriate word:
He broke _________ at the middle of the speech.
off
with
apart
in
Correct answer
off
If a + b + c = 13, ab + bc + ca = 50, then a2 + b2 + c2 = ?
69
50
100
59
Correct answer
69
Instead of multiplying a number by 53, a student mistakenly multiplied it by 35 and got 1206 less than the correct answer. What was the number?
74
76
62
67
Correct answer
74
If the sum and quotient of two numbers are 240 and 4 respectively, then what is the product of the two numbers?
9216
6216
8216
7216
Correct answer
9216
Answer the questions by looking at the number series below:
3235213214213248213217213321
How many 2's are there in the above class, which are immediately preceded by a 3 but not followed by a 1?
3
4
1
2
Correct answer
3
Which player won the 'Man of the Match' award in the final match of the recently held Asia Cup, 2023?
Virat Kohli
Mohammed Siraj
Kuldeep Yadav
Hardik Pandya
Correct answer
Virat Kohli
Choose the nearest opposite meaning of the word given below among the alternatives:
Enthusiasm
Cheerful
Smiling
Apathy
Energetic
Correct answer
Cheerful
A statement is given in the question below and two conclusions (1) and (2) are given along with it. From the given statement, which of the two statements is true, select from the answers given in the options, where—
Statement:
No teacher comes to school by bicycle.
Ram came to school by bicycle.
Conclusion:
(1) Ram is not a teacher.
(2) Ram is a student of the school.
Both conclusions are true
Both conclusions are not true
Only conclusion (1) is true
Only conclusion (2) is true
Correct answer
Both conclusions are true
Which country won the 2023 SAFF Games Football Championship?
Bangladesh
Nepal
India
Kuwait
Correct answer
Bangladesh
There are 7 trees equally spaced in a row. And if the distance between two trees is 4 m, then what is the distance between the first and the last tree?
24
28
20
16
Correct answer
24
If \(2 \frac{1}{16} \times \frac{3}{x} \times 1 \frac{7}{9}=11\), then x = ?
1
10
0
-1
Correct answer
1
50 students are sitting side by side in a row. Ram's place is 15th from left and Jatin's 12th from right. Ramesh's place is fifth to the left of Jatin. How many are there between Ram and Ramesh?
17
18
15
16
Correct answer
17
Fill in the blank with appropriate word:
The man robbed me ______ my all
off
out
with
of
Correct answer
off
In a school, as many students as there are, each gives 50 paisa and thus Rs.1,800 was collected. What is the number of students?
60
120
30
50
Correct answer
60
If according to a rule the code for PILLER is 972258 and the code for ALIVE is 02745, then what will be the code for REPEAL according to that rule?
895902
895502
859505
859502
Correct answer
895902
Find the missing number:
65
45
52
25
Correct answer
65
Which of the following is not an 'Input Device' with respect to computer?
Scanner
Printer
Keyboard
Mouse
Correct answer
Scanner
Pincers are an example of which class of lever?
Third
Fourth
First
Second
Correct answer
Third
Fill in the blank with appropriate word:
He was restrained ________taking a hasty decision.
of
to
for
from
Correct answer
of
Solve: If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2(a - b - c) - 3, then 2a - 3b + 4c = ?
1
2
0
-1
Correct answer
1
What acid is present in lemon?
Tartaric acid
Muriatic acid
Hydrochloric acid
Citric acid
Correct answer
Tartaric acid
A lady pointed to a gentleman and said, 'His mother is my father's only daughter'. How that gentleman is related to the lady?
Father
Uncle
Brother
Son
Correct answer
Father
What is the sum of multiples of 11 between 100 and 300?
3633
6363
6336
3663
Correct answer
3633
Choose the nearest meaning of the word given below among the alternatives:
Abundance
Plenty
Inadequacy
Scarcity
Chosen
Correct answer
Plenty
Fill in the blank with appropriate word:
The transaction proved to be highly profitable _______ the company.
by
of
for
to
Correct answer
by
Which viceroy formulated the doctrine of lapse?
Lord Curzon
Lord Hastings
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Wellesley
Correct answer
Lord Curzon
Fill in the blank with appropriate word;
India is rich _______ minerals.
in
on
of
with
Correct answer
in
The weight of book 1 is twice the weight of book 2. The weight of book 3 is half of the weight of book 2. Book 4 weighs 60 g more than book 2 but 60 g less than book 1. Which numbered book is the heaviest?
3
4
1
2
Correct answer
3
If 27 ÷ 45 = 3, 64 ÷ 62 = 8, and 56 ÷ 35 = 7, then 66 ÷ 24 = ?
5
13
9
11
Correct answer
5
Ashish left home 20 minutes before 6 o'clock and cycled 25 minutes to Mandira's house. After waiting there for 10 minutes, walked together for 20 minutes and reached the school. When did they arrive at school?
6:35
6:40
6:20
6:25
Correct answer
6:35
Simplify -
\(8 \frac{1}{2}-\left[3 \frac{1}{4}+\left{1 \frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{2}\left(1 \frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{6}\right)\right}\right]=\text { ? } \)
\(9 \frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{2}{9}\)
\(4 \frac{1}{2}\)
\(4 \frac{1}{6}\)
Correct answer
\(9 \frac{1}{2}\)
Choose the nearest meaning of the word given below among the alternatives:
Sceptic
Credulous
Fool
Believer
Agnostic
Correct answer
Credulous
Which is the seventh letter to the left of 18th letter of the English alphabet series?
L
M
J
K
Correct answer
L
What is the largest square number of six digits?
988001
990901
998001
999001
Correct answer
988001
Identify the mismatched phrase:
Vitamin-D : rickets
Vitamin-C : scurvy
Vitamin-K : beriberi
Vitamin-A : night blindness
Correct answer
Vitamin-D : rickets
India has recently sent a spacecraft to collect data on the sun in the solar mission?
Saurayaan-2
Aditya L-1
Saurayaan-1
Chandrayaan-2
Correct answer
Saurayaan-2
Find the number of places in question:
31, 23, 44, 37, 57, ?
54
63
51
61
Correct answer
54
Current age ratio of father and son is 8 : 3. After 10 years their age ratio will be 2 : 1. How old is the father and son now?
56, 21
64, 24
40, 15
48, 18
Correct answer
56, 21
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