River Kshipra merges into the ____.
- AOption (a)
Son
- BOption (b)
Swarna
- COption (c)
Narmada
- DOption (d)
Chambal
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River Kshipra merges into the ____.
Son
Swarna
Narmada
Chambal
Correct answer
Son
The protest against the Salt Law led to the _____.
Dandi March
Quit India Movement
Gandhi–Irwin Pact
Khilafat Movement
Correct answer
Dandi March
Find out the pair which is different from the other in the following question.
Horse and stable
Birds and Nest
Dog and Den
Sheep and Pen
Correct answer
Horse and stable
What does WWW stands for?
Whole World of Web
Wide World Web
Wild World Web
World Wide Web
Correct answer
Whole World of Web
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
All roses are flowers
All lilies are flowers
Conclusions:
I. All roses are lilies
II. All lilies are roses
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Both conclusion I and II follows
None of the conclusion I or II follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows
P + Q means P is the son of Q; P - Q means P is the wife of Q, P × Q means P is brother of Q, P ÷ Q means P is mother of Q and P = Q means P is sister of Q. What does U = W + V mean?
U is the aunt of V
U is the sister of V
U is the daughter of V
U is the niece of V
Correct answer
U is the aunt of V
Harshita Tomar is related to which of the following sports?
Mallakhamb
Sailing
Kabbaddi
Women’s Hockey
Correct answer
Mallakhamb
In the following sequence, how many letters are followed by a number and then a symbol?
Y4&L>2G7W^TZK6S7TH6$E&(R13N5@5+?QJ3P9?#5YH%7B8<6$
4
5
3
8
Correct answer
4
A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a club. There are two married couples in the group. A is the brother of D’s husband. C is the president of All India Working Women’s Association. F, a sitarist, is a bachelor. B’s wife is not a member of the club. Four of them belong to the same family. B and F are colleagues in the same organization. How is F related to B?
Brother
Nephew
Father
Data inadequate
Correct answer
Brother
Which is the largest Shipyard in India?
Cochin Shipyard
Hindustan Shipyard
Goa Shipyard
Naval Shipyard
Correct answer
Cochin Shipyard
If the figure on left is folded to form a cube, then which of the following options is the face opposite to the face shown at the right?





Correct answer
The capital of Kashi was ______.
Pataliputra
Varanasi
Taxila
Kaushambi
Correct answer
Pataliputra
Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the statement given below: It is not true that both Hyderabad and Bangalore are in India.
Hyderabad is in India or Bangalore is in India.
Hyderabad is not in India and Bangalore is not in India.
Hyderabad is not in India and Bangalore is in India.
Hyderabad is in India and Bangalore is not in India.
Correct answer
Hyderabad is in India or Bangalore is in India.
K is 5th from the left and M the 6th from the right. When they interchange their positions, K is the 13th from the left. What is M’s position from the right?
4th
8th
14th
15th
Correct answer
4th
Directions: 5 persons are sitting in a row. One of the two persons at the extreme ends is intelligent and other one is fair. A fat person is sitting to the right of a weak person. A tall person is to the left of the fair person. And the weak person is sitting between the intelligent and fat person. Which of the following persons is sitting at the center?
Intelligent
Fat
Fair
Weak
Correct answer
Intelligent
___________ is a permit which allows a country or organization to produce certain amount of carbon emissions.
Carbon stock
Carbon store
Carbon copy
Carbon credit
Correct answer
Carbon stock
Bhimbetka caves are famous for its _________.
Sculptures
Tiger parks
Rock paintings
Cave art
Correct answer
Sculptures
Which of the following kings embraced Buddism after the Kalinga war?
Bindusara
Rashtrakoota
Ashoka
Akbar
None of the above
Correct answer
Bindusara
The Attorney General of India is appointed by the President under which article?
Article 165
Article 76
Article 148
Article 153
Correct answer
Article 165
Who holds the record of making the longest speech in the history of the United Nations?
VK Krishna Menon
Narendra Modi
Vladimir Putin
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Correct answer
VK Krishna Menon
Who was the first female Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
Sarla Grewal
Sheila Kaul
Sarojini Naidu
Sharda Mukherjee
Correct answer
Sarla Grewal
Who among the following won the election of President as an unopposed candidate?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
V.V. Giri
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Correct answer
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
The number of states in India are ______.
28
29
30
22
Correct answer
28
Direction: A person is asked to put in a basket one apple when ordered one, one guava when ordered Two, one orange when ordered Three and is asked to take out from the basket one apple and one guava both when ordered Four. The order sequence executed by the person is as follows; 12332142314223314113234 How many guavas will be there in the basket at the end of the above order sequence?
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
1
Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the statement given below: If he goes by walk, then he will miss the train. He didn’t missed the train.
He didn’t go by walk
He went by walk
He went by car
None of the above
Correct answer
He didn’t go by walk
In the following question, there is certain relationship between the first two terms. Choose the fourth term from the following options which has a similar kind of relation with the third term. ABD : CDF :: MNP : ?
KLM
OPR
VXY
EFH
Correct answer
KLM
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
All bottles are iron
Some bottles are paper
Conclusions:
I. Some iron are paper
II. Some paper are iron
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Both conclusion I and II follows
None of the conclusion I or II follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows
Where is the headquarters of the Western Naval Command located?
Kochi
Karwar
Mumbai
Goa
Correct answer
Kochi
If cream cracker means computer programming, and it’s not programming, then it’s not cream cracker.
True
False
Maybe
Irrelevant
Correct answer
True
Which Mughal Emperor built the Taj Mahal?
Shah Jahan
Bhahadur Shah
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Correct answer
Shah Jahan
In which hemisphere does India lie?
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Western
Correct answer
Northern and Eastern
The Bhakra Nangal project is on the river
Damodar
Sutlej
Mahanadi
Tungabhadra
Correct answer
Damodar
Chambal project is a joint venture of the states of ______.
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
Correct answer
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Three friends want to hire a taxi for a trip. The taxi owner provides them with following three options:
A. You can hire the taxi without an accompanying driver. This would cost you Rs. 2500 per day. Driver can be arranged from another agency for Rs. 500 per day.
B. You can hire the taxi with driver from the first agency. This would cost you Rs. 2800 per day. But driver will have to be provided relief fund of Rs.250 per day if total distance traveled exceeds 1500 KM.
C. You can hire the taxi without an accompanying driver. This would cost you Rs. 2500 per day. Driver can be arranged from another agency for 50 paise per KM.
Option C would be preferable to Option B if they plan to travel:
1000 km in 1 day
3000 km in 3 days
5000 km in 4 days
2500 km in 3 days
Correct answer
1000 km in 1 day
The Aga Khan award was presented in 1998 to Government of Madhya Pradesh for the outstanding architecture of ______.
Vidhan Bhavan
Vallabh Bhawan
Taj - ul - Masjid
Bharat Bhavan
Correct answer
Vidhan Bhavan
Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the statement given below:
It is not true that both Swarna and Swapna are writers.
Swarna is not a writer and Swapna is a not a writer.
Swarna is not a writer or Swapna is not a writer.
Swarna is not a writer and Swapna is a writer
Swarna is a writer and Swapna is not a writer
Correct answer
Swarna is not a writer and Swapna is a not a writer.
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Some tables are chairs.
Some tables are cots.
Conclusions:
I. Some chairs are cots.
II. All tables are either chairs or cots
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows
A sales representative plans to visit each of six companies M, N, P, Q, R and S exactly once during the course of one day. She is setting up her schedule for the day according to the following conditions:
Which of the following could be the order in which the sales representative visits the six companies?
M, S, P, N, R, Q
Q, N, P, R, S, M
M, R, N, Q, P, S
P, S, M, R, Q, N
Correct answer
M, S, P, N, R, Q
How many times consonants exceed vowels in the word, ‘ADVANCEMENT’?
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
1
Tickets numbered 1 to 10 are mixed up and two tickets are drawn at random. What is the probability that they are multiples of 3?
1/5
1/15
4/15
2/15
Correct answer
1/5
How many numbers greater than 100 and less than 10,000 can be formed with the digits 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 without repetitions?
120
72
180
24
Correct answer
120
Complete the series choosing the missing letter/s:
_baa _ aab _ ab _ a _
aabaa
abaaa
abbaa
abaab
Correct answer
aabaa
A is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as C. The journey covered by A in 9 min will be covered by C in?
18 min
27 min
36 min
54 min
Correct answer
18 min
Complete the series choosing the missing letter/s:
a _ a b _ a _ bb _ bbb _ a
bbaab
abbba
bbabb
bbbab
Correct answer
bbaab
Complete the series choosing the missing number: 145, 170,197, _______, 257
226
225
224
230
Correct answer
226
A grocer buys 600 eggs at 75 paise each out of them 50 eggs were found broken. At what rate should he sell the remaining eggs so as gain 10%?
80 paise
90 paise
Rs. 1
Rs. 2
Correct answer
80 paise
By selling a silver necklace for Rs 657, a jeweler loses %. For how much did he purchase it?
720
620
520
420
Correct answer
720
What is the fourth proportional to the numbers 50, 35 and 20?
16
14
18
15
Correct answer
16
Complete the series choosing the missing number: 50, 38, 29, ________, 20
25
24
22
23
Correct answer
25
In a code, 904 means ‘prices are low’, 389 means ‘stocks very low’ and 487 means ‘prices very high’. What is the code for ‘prices very low’?
403
942
489
390
Correct answer
403
A man walks to a place at the rate of 4 kmph, and comes back on a bicycle at 16 kmph. the average speed for the entire journey is?
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.0
Correct answer
6.2
In a language, ena bil means ‘cold water’, rip ena means ‘very cold’, hab jar means ‘sweet dreams’ and jar rip means ‘very sweet’. Which of the following means ‘sweet water’?
rip bil
rip hab
jar bil
jar ena
Correct answer
rip bil
In a certain code language KIRAN is coded as LJSBO then in that language SRIKANT is coded as:
TSJLBOU
TSJLBMU
TQJLBOU
TSJLBOV
Correct answer
TSJLBOU
A person purchased a phone and got a discount of 5% from dealer. He sold it at a profit of 10% on his purchase price. What is his percentage on actual price of the phone?
2
3
4
5%
Correct answer
2
Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY the same as the one given below?
Zoar Outdoor E - Mail: zoarout@aol.com Mohawk Trail Charlemont, Massachusetts 01339 (800) 5327483
(i) Zoar Outdoor E - Mail: zoarout@aol.com Mohawk Trail Charlemont, Massachusetts 01339 (800) 5327483
(ii) Zoar Outdoor E - Mail: zoarout@aol.com Mohawk Trail Charlemont, Massachusetts 01339 (800) 5327483
(iii) Zoar Outdoor E - Mail: zoarout@aol.com Mohawk Trail Charilemont, Massachasetts 01339 (800) 5327483
(iv) Zoar Outdoor E - Mail: zoarout@aol.com Mohawk Trail Charlemont, Massachusetts 01339 (800) 5327483
i
ii
iii
iv
Correct answer
i
What is the minimum number of straight lines required to make the following figure?

9
8
7
6
Correct answer
9
If COLOURED is coded as 37274568, how will RULER be coded as?
46852
54268
54265
54285
Correct answer
46852
is equal to _____.
Correct answer
In the sequence shown below, which figure comes next?





Correct answer
A and B can do a work in 25 days and 20 days respectively. They worked together but B leaves after some days and then A completed the remaining work in 10 days. The number of days after which ‘B’ left the work was
6
6
6
6
Correct answer
6
In a code, 793 means ‘big fat man’, 534 means ‘poor old man’ and 416 means ‘poor little girl’. What is the code for ‘girl’?
1
4
6
Cannot be determined
Correct answer
1
In a class there are 15 boys and 10 girls. One student is selected at random. What is the probability that the selected student is a girl?
3/5
4/5
2/5
1/5
Correct answer
3/5
919K/418 = 22 Where K is representing a numeral; what is ‘K’?
6
4
2
9
Correct answer
6
Two numbers are less than a third number by 25% and 30% respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first?
%
7 %
7 %
7
Correct answer
%
The series given below contains a sequence of alphabets and numbers. Identify the incorrect combination:
(i) df8o7e6uwz (ii) df8o7e6uwz (iii) df8o7e6uvvz (iv) df8o7e6uwz
i
ii
iii
iv
Correct answer
i
103 x 104 = ?
10,712
10,000
10,812
10,512
Correct answer
10,712
In the following question, one term is wrong in the number series. Find out the wrong term.
4,9,19,40,79
40
79
9
4
Correct answer
40
In covering a distance of 30 km, A takes 2 hours more than B. If A doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than B. A’s speed is ______.
5 km/hr
5 km/hr
6 km/hr
6 km/hr
Correct answer
5 km/hr
Which of the following pair of figures are similar?




Correct answer
Turmeric which is a natural indicator, when added as a paste to HCL and NaOH separately, the colors observed will be
Yellow in both acid and base
Yellow in acid and red in base
Pink in acid and yellow in base
Red in acid and blue in base
Correct answer
Yellow in both acid and base
The area of a triangle ABC, whose coordinates are A(x1 , y1), B(x2 , y2), C(x3 , y3) is given by______.
½ [x1 (y2 - y3) + x2 (y3 - y1) + x3 (y1 - y2)]
2 [x1 (y2 - y3) + x2 (y3 - y1) + x3 (y1 - y2)]
y1 (x2 - x3) + y2 (x3 - x1) + y3 (x1 - x2)
½ [x1y1 + x2y2 + x3y3]
Correct answer
½ [x1 (y2 - y3) + x2 (y3 - y1) + x3 (y1 - y2)]
The sexual reproductive part of the plant are ______.
Flowers
Stamens
Pistil
Zygote
Correct answer
Flowers
Following graph shows the number of International Tourist Arrival to India (figures in thousands) from 1999 to 2004. Answer the following questions using the information provided.
| International Tourist Arrivals (‘000 s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Africa | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| America | 122 | 128 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 126 |
| Asia Pacific | 103 | 115 | 121 | 131 | 120 | 153 |
| Europe | 381 | 393 | 391 | 400 | 396 | 415 |
| Middle East | 21 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
From which source has the percentage growth of arrivals been the lowest over the period 1999 ‐ 2004?
Africa
Americas
Asia Pacific
Middle East
Correct answer
Africa
When crops like onion, radish, carrots are grown in the field, we find the young vegetables available in the market. Why is it so?
People prefer to have young vegetables like spring onions, etc
There is lot of taste difference in the different stages of growth of vegetables
This is done to avoid over ‐ crowding of growing plants. So, the young plants are removed from time to time as they grow
People like to have some of the crops regularly in their diet. Therefore, these crops are removed from time to time.
Correct answer
People prefer to have young vegetables like spring onions, etc
Which of the following serves as green lungs?
Green house
Gardens
Forests
Green ‐ house gases
Correct answer
Green house
1 litre of water at 40°C is mixed with 1 litre of water at 60°C. What will be the approximate temperature of water after a certain time?
100°C
Between 40°C and 60°C
More than 60°C but less than 100°C
20°C
Correct answer
100°C
Sliding friction is always
Less than rolling friction
Greater than rolling friction
Equal to rolling friction
Greater than static friction
Correct answer
Less than rolling friction
The manmade fiber obtained by chemical treatment of wood pulp is _____.
Rayon
Polyester
Nylon
Terylene
Correct answer
Rayon
Combustible substance obtained from decaying organic matter is ______.
Hydrogen
Petroleum
Both A and B
Carbon
Correct answer
Hydrogen
If the sum of 2 numbers is 27 and their product is 182, find the numbers.
20 and 7
15 and 12
13 and 14
19 and 8
Correct answer
20 and 7
Which of the following type of soil has the smallest particle size?
Sand
Silt
Clay
Fine sand
Correct answer
Sand
To put out fires involving electrical equipments and inflammable materials, the best fire extinguisher would be
Water
Blankets
Carbon dioxide
Sand
Correct answer
Water
Following graph shows the number of International Tourist Arrival to India (figures in thousands) from 1999 to 2004. Answer the following questions using the information provided.
| International Tourist Arrivals (‘000 s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Africa | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| America | 122 | 128 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 126 |
| Asia Pacific | 103 | 115 | 121 | 131 | 120 | 153 |
| Europe | 381 | 393 | 391 | 400 | 396 | 415 |
| Middle East | 21 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
In which year has the total number of international tourist arrivals from all the above sources been the lowest?
1999
2001
2000
2003
Correct answer
1999
The product of 22 × 22000 × 2 using law of exponents is equal to.
24001
24000
22003
22002
Correct answer
24001
A discount of 30% on the marked price of a toy reduces its S.P by Rs. 30. What is the new S.P?
100
130
70
30
Correct answer
100
Following graph shows the number of International Tourist Arrival to India (figures in thousands) from 1999 to 2004. Answer the following questions using the information provided.
| International Tourist Arrivals (‘000 s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Africa | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| America | 122 | 128 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 126 |
| Asia Pacific | 103 | 115 | 121 | 131 | 120 | 153 |
| Europe | 381 | 393 | 391 | 400 | 396 | 415 |
| Middle East | 21 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
From which source has the growth in the number of arrivals been the highest over the period 1999 ‐ 2004?
Americas
Asia Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Correct answer
Americas
Greenhouse effect is caused due to ______.
UV rays
IR rays
Cosmic rays
Microwaves
Correct answer
UV rays
Following graph shows the number of International Tourist Arrival to India (figures in thousands) from 1999 to 2004. Answer the following questions using the information provided.
| International Tourist Arrivals (‘000 s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Africa | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| America | 122 | 128 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 126 |
| Asia Pacific | 103 | 115 | 121 | 131 | 120 | 153 |
| Europe | 381 | 393 | 391 | 400 | 396 | 415 |
| Middle East | 21 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
From which source has the percentage growth of arrivals been the highest over the period 1999 ‐ 2004?
Africa
Asia Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Correct answer
Africa
After playing foot ball, Ramu felt tired and was breathing fast. What can be the possible scientific reason?
The food that he consumed might have exhausted
Blood circulation may not be efficient
Supply of oxygen was not enough to produce energy
He lost much water through sweating
Correct answer
The food that he consumed might have exhausted
The lines x + 2y = 5 and 2x + 4y = 10 graphically represents _______.
2 perpendicular lines
2 co ‐ incident line
2 lines which intersects at (1, 2)
2 parallel lines
Correct answer
2 perpendicular lines
A box contains Rs. 180 of one ‐ rupee, 50 ‐ paise and 25 ‐ paise coins in the proportion of 2 : 3 : 4. How many 50 ‐ paise coins does it contain?
150
180
120
240
Correct answer
150
A collection of points in a plane which are at a constant distance from a fixed point is called a _______.
Ellipse
Circle
Parabola
Hyperbola
Correct answer
Ellipse
The volume of a cuboid with length ‘x’, width ‘y’ and height ‘z’ is _________.
2 (xy + yz + xz)
xy + yz + xz
x × y × z
x2 y
Correct answer
2 (xy + yz + xz)
Pick out the non metal which is a liquid at room temperature ?
Phosphorous
Bromine
Iodine
Carbon
Correct answer
Phosphorous
Following graph shows the number of International Tourist Arrival to India (figures in thousands) from 1999 to 2004. Answer the following questions using the information provided.
| International Tourist Arrivals (‘000 s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Africa | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| America | 122 | 128 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 126 |
| Asia Pacific | 103 | 115 | 121 | 131 | 120 | 153 |
| Europe | 381 | 393 | 391 | 400 | 396 | 415 |
| Middle East | 21 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
In which year has the increase in the total number of international tourist arrivals from all the above sources been the lowest?
2000
2001
2002
2003
Correct answer
2000
Which one among the following options is not defined?
sin 0°
cos 0°
tan 0°
cosec 0°
Correct answer
sin 0°
Percussion instruments are ______.
Tabla, Dholak, & Drums
Sitar, veena ,violin
Cymbals, ghatam, not
Jaltarang, ektara, kartal
Correct answer
Tabla, Dholak, & Drums
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