If SIKKIM is coded THLJJL, then how is MANIPUR coded?
- AOption (a)
NZOHQTQ
- BOption (b)
NZOHQTS
- COption (c)
NBOHQTQ
- DOption (d)
NZOJQTQ
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If SIKKIM is coded THLJJL, then how is MANIPUR coded?
NZOHQTQ
NZOHQTS
NBOHQTQ
NZOJQTQ
Correct answer
NZOHQTQ
Which of these is the largest continent in terms of area?
Australia
Asia
Africa
Europe
Correct answer
Australia
Jamni is a river which originates in
Sagar
Ujjain
Rewa
Betul
Correct answer
Sagar
The Governor of a State is appointed by _________.
Chief Justice
The Prime Minister
The Vice-President
The President
Correct answer
Chief Justice
The Tibetan name of which of the Mountain means ‘Mother Goddess of the World’?
Mount Godwin Austen
Mount Everest
Satpura
Kanchenjunga
Correct answer
Mount Godwin Austen
The Indore gharana well-known for singing khyals was founded by _________.
Alladiya Khan
Ram Sahai
Amir Khan
Miyan Bakshu
Correct answer
Alladiya Khan
The recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2016 is _______?
Parikshit Sahni
Tapan Sinha
None of the Above
K. Vishwanath
Correct answer
Parikshit Sahni
Origin of river Tapti is in ___________.
Multai
Raisen District
Moorum Nalla
Amarkantak
Correct answer
Multai
Bori Wildlife Sanctuary is in which district?
Jhabua
Hoshangabad
Dhar
Rajgarh
Correct answer
Jhabua
Who was popularly called as Sister Nivedita?
Margaret Noble
Sarojini Naidu
Lady Mountbatten
Annie Besant
Correct answer
Margaret Noble
Who is the Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
Narendra Modi
Arvind Panagariya
Arvind Subramanian
Rajiv Kumar
Correct answer
Narendra Modi
Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?
AR Rehman
Amir Khan
Satyajit Ray
Bhanu Athaiya
Correct answer
AR Rehman
National Defence Academy is situated at ____________.
Kolkata
Mumbai
Pune
Dehradun
Correct answer
Kolkata
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability of getting a total of 10 or more is
Correct answer
Who is always considered to be the ancient musical genius in Gwalior?
Tansen
Tulasi Das
Sant Kabir
Meera Bai
Correct answer
Tansen
Find the odd one out:
3, 7, 13, 20, 31, 43, 57
20
31
7
43
Correct answer
20
Who wrote the famous drama like Abhigyanam Shakuntalam, Kumarasambhavam and Raghuvamsam?
Kalidasa
Tulidas
Kumara Vysasa
Kabir
Correct answer
Kalidasa
National Girl Child Day is observed on
September 5
November 14
March 3
January 24
Correct answer
September 5
Arun, Bashir, Charles, Dhanya, and Elaine are sitting in a row. Charles is exactly in the middle, and Bashir is at one end and next to Arun. Who is at the other end (he / she is next to Elaine)?
Cannot be determined
Bashir
Dhanya
Charles
Correct answer
Cannot be determined
Complete the series choosing the missing number:
5, 9, 17, 29, ______
45
50
40
42
Correct answer
45
Complete the series choosing the missing letter/s:
__ aaba __ aa__ __aa
b, a, a, b
a, b, a, b
b, b, a, b
a, a, a, b
Correct answer
b, a, a, b
Complete the series choosing the missing number:
2, 5, 9, 14, _____, 27
19
20
18
22
Correct answer
19
Which country won the Men's Asian Champions Trophy Hockey tournament in 2016?
China
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Correct answer
China
Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
Patanjali Sastri
Harilal J Kania
M Hidayatullah
B K Mukherjee
Correct answer
Patanjali Sastri
Where is the headquarters of the North Eastern Railways?
Hajipur
Kolkata
Jabalpur
Gorakhpur
Correct answer
Hajipur
“Vande Mataram” was written by
Rabindranath Tagore
H.N. Chattopadhyaya
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Sri Aurobindo
Correct answer
Rabindranath Tagore
The series given below contains a sequence of numbers. Identify the incorrect number:
1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 65
31
7
3
65
Correct answer
31
If PLUTO is coded PTULO, then how is EXIST coded?
ETXSI
SITEX
STIXE
ESIXT
Correct answer
ETXSI
If VIRUS is coded WGUQX, then how is ELEMENT coded?
FJHIIHA
FJHJJHA
FJHIJGA
FJHIJHA
Correct answer
FJHIIHA
Complete the series choosing the missing number:
1, 9, 17, 33, ______, 73
45
50
49
60
Correct answer
45
In a certain code language, jes nor tec means knowledge is truth, tep lec nir means never seek violence, dom tec kan means speak the truth, lec jes par means always seek knowledge. Which is the word for always in that code language?
tec
lec
par
jes
Correct answer
tec
In a certain code language, listen to music means listo meg sunim, come to Pune means mombo meg pono, I like music means kono misto listo. Which is the word for sunim in that code language?
music
listen
mombo
like
Correct answer
music
In the following question, some group of letters is given, all of which, except one, share a common similarity while one is different. Choose the odd one out:
UWY
PRT
MNO
ACE
Correct answer
UWY
103rd Session of the Indian Science Congress was held in
Tirupati
Mysore
Bhopal
Ranchi
Correct answer
Tirupati
836 - 246 # 82 + 66 - 234 # 13 = 881
/
Correct answer
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Some animals are birds
All creatures are birds
Conclusions:
I. All animals are birds
II. Some birds are creatures
only conclusion II follows
only conclusion I follows
neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
both conclusion I and II follows
Correct answer
only conclusion II follows
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Some squares are rectangles
All rectangles are parallelograms
Conclusions:
I. All parallelograms are rectangles
II. Some parallelograms are rectangles
only conclusion I follows
only conclusion II follows
neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
both conclusion I and II follows
Correct answer
only conclusion I follows
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Conclusions:
I. Some butterflies are not caterpillars
II. Some caterpillars are worms
only conclusion II follows
only conclusion I follows
neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
both conclusion I and II follows
Correct answer
only conclusion II follows
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
All purses are handbags
Some handbags are back packs
Conclusions:
I. Some purses are backpacks
II. Backpacks which are handbags are not purses
only conclusion II follows
only conclusion I follows
neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
both conclusion I and II follows
Correct answer
only conclusion II follows
In the sequence shown below, which figure comes next?





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In the sequence shown below, which figure comes next?





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If the following two sequence shown below overlap, which one of the following options is formed?





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Simplification of is
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At present a father's age is three times that of his son. 15 years hence, the father's age would be twice the age of his son. How old is the father at present?
40
55
45
60
Correct answer
40
A man walks four kilometres northwards, turns to his right and walks another three kilometers. What is the minimum distance between his starting and ending points?
3 km
5 km
7 km
4 km
Correct answer
3 km
Mabel bought two varieties of buns in the ratio 3 : 2 at USD 2 and 1.50 each respectively. She intends to make 25% profit. What should be the selling price per dozen?
USD 30
USD 32
USD 27
USD 25
Correct answer
USD 30
A thief steals a car at 10 a.m. and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered at 11 a.m., and the owner sets off in another car. At what speed should the owner runs the car to catch the thief at 12.30 p.m.?
70 kmph
75 kmph
80 kmph
100 kmph
Correct answer
70 kmph
If 10 unskilled workers finish a job in 4 days, how many skilled workers should be hired, who are twice efficient than unskilled workers to finish the job in 2 days.
2
12
10
5
Correct answer
2
A tank is 3/5 full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 min and Pipe B can empty it in 6 min. If both the pipes are left open, how long will it take to empty the tank completely?
12 min
5 min
7 min
9 min
Correct answer
12 min
If two numbers are greater than a third number by 35% and 55%, respectively, what is the ratio of these two numbers?
9 ∶ 11
7 ∶ 11
11 ∶ 7
27 ∶ 31
Correct answer
9 ∶ 11
Mean of 60 observations is 66. Later, it was found that an observation 24 was wrongly taken as 42. What is the corrected mean?
65.7
61.2
58.5
55
Correct answer
65.7
A is two years older to B who is twice as old as C. If the sum of the ages of A, B and C is 27, then how old is B?
7
10
9
8
Correct answer
7
X takes 4 days to complete one-third of a piece of work; Y takes 3 days to complete one-sixth of the same work, and Z takes 5 days to complete half of the work. If all the three work together for 3 days and X and Z quit, how long will it take for Y to complete the remaining task alone?
6 days
7 days
8.1 days
5.1 days
Correct answer
6 days
Raju bought a buffalo for Rs. 10,000 and a cow for Rs. 7,500. He sold the buffalo at a loss of 12 % and the cow at a gain of 20 %. Find the percentage of gain or loss?
gain
gain
gain
gain
Correct answer
gain
A class has 20 boys and 20 girls. The average age of girls in the class is 16 years and the average age of boys in the class is 17 years. One girl and one boy leave the class and the average age of the girls reduced by 1 year and that of boys reduced by 2 years. Find the new average age of the whole class.
15 years
22 years
10.5 years
20 years
Correct answer
15 years
Hansa’s mother was 31 years old when she was born. Hansa’s father was 35 years old when her brother who is 3 years younger to Hansa was born. Find the difference between the ages of Hansa’s parents.
2
1
0
5
Correct answer
2
Due to the hike in crude oil prices, the petrol price in India rose by 10 %. Before the rise, the price was Rs. 70/litre. Mr. Khanna commutes to work every day in his car from MG Road to Electronic City, which comes to around 1000kms per month at a mileage of 14 km/liter. Calculate how much of travelling must he reduce to nullify the effect.
91 km
100 km
88 km
80 km
Correct answer
91 km
A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3. If 5 litres of milk is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 7 : 3. What is the quantity of milk in the new mixture?
20 litres
12.5 litres
17.5 litres
15 litres
Correct answer
20 litres
Milk contains 5% of water. What quantity of pure milk should be added to 8 liters of milk to reduce this to 4%?
3 liters
4 liters
1 liters
2 liters
Correct answer
3 liters
Find the area of the sector formed by an arc that subtends an angle of 60 degree at the center of a circle of diameter 14 cm.
Correct answer
Baskar is five times as old as his sister. After ten years, he would be thrice as old as what she would be then. What is the present age of Baskar?
40 years
45 years
50 years
55 years
Correct answer
40 years
Twelve books were sold at a price that is equal to the cost price of a certain number of books, thereby gaining 16.66 %. The selling price of 12 books is equal to the cost price of how many books?
6
24
18
14
Correct answer
6
Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY same as the one given below?
David Stancey
35 Stirling Highway
Perth WA 6009
Ireland
(i) David Stancey
35 Strrling Highway
Perth WA 6009
Ireland
(ii) David Stancey
35 Stirling Highway
Perth WA 6009
Ireland
(iii) David Stancey
35 Stirling Highway
Perth WA 6009
Ireland
(iv) David Stancey
35 Stirling Highway
Perth WA 6009
Ireland
iv
i
ii
iii
Correct answer
iv
Find the value of the question mark (?) in the following equation.
4024 + 1632 + 15% of 1496 = ?
5860
5880
5860.4
5880.4
Correct answer
5860
The series given below contains a sequence of alphabets and numbers. Identify the incorrect combination:
i. oiwer50012rewio
ii. oiwer50012rewio
iii. oiwer50015rewio
iv. oiwer50012rewio
iv
i
ii
iii
Correct answer
iv
Find the average.
14, 22, 38, 58, 78 & 24
39
41
38
35
Correct answer
39
Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5 : 6 respectively. Seven years hence this ratio will become 6 : 7 respectively. What is X's present age in years?
40 years
15 years
35 years
25 years
Correct answer
40 years
What will be the last digit, when you expand 8224 ?
4
6
1
8
Correct answer
4
The average stock value of three companies U, V and W is 545 billion. While the average stock value of three companies V, X and Y is 678 billion. Stock value of company V is 477 billion. What is the average stock value of U, V, W, X and Y?
687.5
611.5
678.5
638.4
Correct answer
687.5
In a class of 60 students, if rd of them are boys, then the number of girls is:
40
30
45
20
Correct answer
40
_____
36
38
30
28
Correct answer
36
If the sum of number and rd of the number is 24, then the number is:
16
28
24
18
Correct answer
16
Factors of x2 + 3x - 40 are :
(x - 5) and (x + 8)
(x + 4) and (x - 10)
(x + 5) and (x - 8)
(x + 5) and (x + 8)
Correct answer
(x - 5) and (x + 8)
If , then _____.
532
468
488
486
Correct answer
532
For the given data, find the average.
| xi | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fi | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
32
20
28
26
Correct answer
32
If , then x _____.
3
2
-3
-2
Correct answer
3
Chromosomes are located in the:
Golgi bodies
Nucleus
Vacuoles
Plastids
Correct answer
Golgi bodies
Which of the following cannot be charged by Friction?
A Copper rod
A glass rod
A plastic pen
An inflated balloon
Correct answer
A Copper rod
If twice the square root of a number is 42, then the number is:
324
441
484
289
Correct answer
324
What sum invested for 1½ years, compounded half yearly at the rate of 4% p.a., amounts to Rs. 1,32,651?
Rs. 1,00,000
Rs. 1,24,000
Rs. 1,34,000
Rs. 1,25,000
Correct answer
Rs. 1,00,000
Most of the fossil fuels have:
Degeneration
Spontaneous combustion
Explosion
Rapid combustion
Correct answer
Degeneration
If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 4 : 5 having perimeter 180 cm, then its sides are:
40 cm and 50 cm
32 cm and 40 cm
44 cm and 55 cm
36 cm and 45 cm
Correct answer
40 cm and 50 cm
Which compound is an acid?
HCl gas
HCl solution
NH4OH solution
NH3 gas
Correct answer
HCl gas
A person standing on the bank of a river observes a fish inside the water. He sees the fish_____.
At the same depth but on the right hand side of the original position
At its original position
Just above the original position
Just below the original position
Correct answer
At the same depth but on the right hand side of the original position
The area of a rhombus whose diagonals are 18 cm and 12 cm is ______.
108 sq cm
124 sq cm
96 sq cm
120 sq cm
Correct answer
108 sq cm
If length : breadth : height is 3 : 2 : 1, respectively, for a cuboid with volume 48 cu cm, then what will be its lateral surface area?
40 sq cm
60 sq cm
80 sq cm
30 sq cm
Correct answer
40 sq cm
All electrical wires used in household fittings contain a plastic covering because plastics are:
Semi-conductors of electricity
Bad conductor of electricity
Durable
Good conductors of electricity
Correct answer
Semi-conductors of electricity
Select the largest cell from the following?
Cheek cell
Nerve cell
Muscle cell
Bone cell
Correct answer
Cheek cell
Which one of the following is not an eukaryotic cell?
Fungi
Animals
Plants
Bacteria
Correct answer
Fungi
Heart is made up of _______.
None of the above
Connective tissue
Muscular tissue
Nervous tissue
Correct answer
None of the above
Spot the false options about striped muscle.
Attached to bones
Voluntary
Involuntary
Striated
Correct answer
Attached to bones
From the given list, name the item that is not a natural resource.
Electricity
Water
Air
Soil
Correct answer
Electricity
The function of transporting digested food, CO2 and nitrogenous waste in the dissolved form is performed by _______ of the blood.
Plasma
RBC
WBC
Lymph
Correct answer
Plasma
If the ratio of the area of two circles is 49 : 81, then the ratio of their circumference is:
49 ∶ 81
3 ∶ 4
7 ∶ 9
9 ∶ 7
Correct answer
49 ∶ 81
If the interior angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 ∶ 7 ∶ 6 ∶ 2, then the smallest angle is:
50°
30°
40°
60°
Correct answer
50°
If the selling price of a sofa set is Rs. 9000 with discount rate of 10%, then its marked price is:
Rs. 8000
Rs. 12,000
Rs. 9,500
Rs. 10,000
Correct answer
Rs. 8000
Grooves are made in the tyres of vehicles to:
Increase the friction
Remove the friction
Equalize friction
Reduce the friction
Correct answer
Increase the friction
The source of agar medium used for culturing bacteria in the lab is:
Brown alga
Red alga
Blue green alga
Green alga
Correct answer
Brown alga
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