Pandit Ravi Shankar plays this instrument
- AOption (a)
Sarod
- BOption (b)
Sitar
- COption (c)
Santoor
- DOption (d)
Sarangi
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Sarod
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Pandit Ravi Shankar plays this instrument
Sarod
Sitar
Santoor
Sarangi
Correct answer
Sarod
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
All houses are bungalows
Some bungalows are flats
Conclusions:
1. All houses are flats 2. All bungalows are houses
Only conclusion 1 follows
Only conclusion 2 follows
Both conclusion 1 and 2 follows
None of the conclusion 1 or 2 follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion 1 follows
Who is the first Indian male junior badminton player who was ranked No.1 in World Junior Rankings in 2014?
Chirag Sen
Aditya joshi
Alap Mishra
Mithun M
Correct answer
Chirag Sen
In which year was the Citizenship Act passed in India?
1950
1960
1948
1955
Correct answer
1950
If Tuesday means a world war, and it’s not Tuesday today, then it’s not a world war.
True
False
Maybe
Irrelevant
Correct answer
True
Who was the first ruler of the Bahmani kingdom?
Md Tughlaq
Ala-ud-din Bahman Shah
Ismail Mukh
Mahmud Gawan
Correct answer
Md Tughlaq
‘Soft’ is related to ‘sponge’ in the same way as ‘Sharp’ is related to
Blunt
Knife
Cut
Edge
Correct answer
Blunt
Where do you commonly find Paradise Flycatchers?
Panna Reserve Forests
Sanjay Reserve Forests
Shivpuri Sanctuary
Kanha Reserve Forests
Correct answer
Panna Reserve Forests
The river Sutlej, on which the Bakra Dam has been built, originates from
A spring in Verinag
Near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
Rakas Lake in Tibet
Mansarovar Lake
Correct answer
A spring in Verinag
Which was the lengthiest amendment to the Constitution of India?
24th Amendment
30th Amendment
42nd Amendment
44th Amendment
Correct answer
24th Amendment
Which is the first Indian state to see the sun rise?
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Correct answer
Mizoram
Anil’s mother’s brother is the only son of Amar’s mother’s father. How is Anil’s mother related to Amar? Anil doesn't have any sibling.
Mother
Sister
Aunt
Grandmother
Correct answer
Mother
Iqbal award recognizes excellence in ______.
Urdu Ghazal
Urdu Literature
Folk Arts
Urdu Shairi
Correct answer
Urdu Ghazal
A, B, C, D and E are five rivers. A is shorter than B but longer than E. C is the longest and D is a little shorter than B and a little longer than A. Which is the shortest river?
B
C
D
E
Correct answer
B
The figure at right represents an unfolded box with designs on several panels. Below are four drawings of boxes with designs. When folded, which box will it be?





Correct answer
Which of the following districts does NOT belong to Bhopal division?
Dewas
Rajgarh
Vidisha
Sehore
Correct answer
Dewas
In the following question, four words are given, out of which three are same in certain way and the remaining one is different. Find out the different one.
Eye
Tongue
Ear
Nose
Correct answer
Eye
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Some gases are liquids
No liquid is solid
Conclusions:
1. Some gases are solids 2. No gas is solid
Only conclusion 1 follows
Only conclusion 2 follows
Both conclusion 1 and 2 follows
None of the conclusion 1 or 2 follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion 1 follows
Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the statement given below:
It is not True that both Swapna and Ratna are selected
Swapna is selected or Ratna is selected
Swapna is selected and Ratna is selected
Swapna is not selected and Ratna is selected
Swapna is selected and Ratna is not selected
Correct answer
Swapna is selected or Ratna is selected
A farmer grows 3 crops in rotation – A, B, C. A is grown between the months Jan‐June, B between May – September, and C between August‐December. Each crop takes 3 months from sowing to harvesting. At a time only one crop can be grown.
If the farmer wants to harvest C in the month of December when is the latest he can sow A?
April
May
June
July
Correct answer
April
Who is called the father of civil services in British India?
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Hastings
Warren Hastings
Lord Wellesley
Correct answer
Lord Cornwallis
Which sportsperson is known as “The Wizard”?
Vishwanathan Anand
Sachin Tendulkar
Saina Nehwal
Dhyan Chand
Correct answer
Vishwanathan Anand
Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
No locket is pink
Some chains are lockets
Conclusions:
1. No chain is pink 2. No locket is red
Only conclusion 1 follows
Only conclusion 2 follows
Both conclusion 1 and 2 follows
None of the conclusion 1 or 2 follows
Correct answer
Only conclusion 1 follows
Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, commonly known as Telangana Act was passed in the year ______.
2013
2015
2014
2012
Correct answer
2013
Who is the Lieutenant-Governor of Pondicherry(2019)?
V Narayanasamy
Najeeb Jung
Kiran Bedi
Lt. General A K Singh
Correct answer
V Narayanasamy
There are four persons - Pharmacist, Architect, Engineer, and CA. The pharmacist is the son of CA and Engineer is the sister of the Pharmacist. If Architect is the mother of a Pharmacist then which of the following pairs of professions represents the professions of husband and wife?
Pharmacist, Architect
CA, Architect
Engineer, Pharmacist
CA, Engineer
Correct answer
Pharmacist, Architect
A farmer grows 3 crops in rotation – Rice, wheat and Jowar. Rice is grown between the months June‐Nov, wheat between Feb – July and Jowar between Oct‐March. Each crop takes 3 months from sowing to harvesting. At a time only one crop can be grown.
Farmer starts in the month of January by sowing Jowar. If there a month gap between each crop, when would Rice be harvested?
September
August
November
October
Correct answer
September
Pandav Caves are found in ______.
Morena
Umaria
Bagh
Pachmarhi
Correct answer
Morena
Who is the founder of Infosys?
Narayan Murthy
Azim Premji
Laxmi Mittal
Mukesh Ambani
Correct answer
Narayan Murthy
The time gap in between two sessions of Lok Sabha cannot be more than
6 months
6 weeks
3 months
None of these
Correct answer
6 months
The first governor general of Bengal was_____.
Warren Hastings
Lord Curzon
August Hickey
Sir Eyre Coote
Correct answer
Warren Hastings
Shahid and Purnima are standing in queue for a railway ticket. Shahid is the 7th from the counter and the 27th from the end. Purnima is the 12th from the end. How many people are ahead of her?
21
22
20
23
Correct answer
21
Sushil’s room is at left from my room and Puneet’s room is at my right. If Pankaj lives in front of me, then Sushil is at ______ of Pankaj. (Room entrance on the same side)
Left
Front
Right
Back
Correct answer
Left
The oldest football tournament in India is____.
The Durand Cup
The Indian Soccer League
The Santosh Trophy
The Federaĕon Cup
Correct answer
The Durand Cup
In the following question arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence from among the alternatives provided below:
1, 3, 5, 4, 2
2, 5, 1, 4, 3
3, 2, 4, 1, 5
5, 3, 1, 2, 4
Correct answer
1, 3, 5, 4, 2
Anitha, Mahima, Rajan, Latha and Deepti are five cousins. Anitha is twice as old as Mahima. Rajan is half the age of Mahima. Anitha is half the age of Deepti and Rajan is twice the age of Latha.
Who is the oldest?
Deepti
Latha
Anitha
None of these
Correct answer
Deepti
Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the statement given below:
If you are watching a serial, then you are not watching a movie.
If you are not watching a serial, then you are watching a movie.
If you are not watching a movie, then you are watching a serial.
If you are watching a movie, then you are watching a serial.
If you are watching a movie, then you are not watching a serial.
Correct answer
If you are not watching a serial, then you are watching a movie.
Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the statement given below:
It is not True that both Ramya and Soumya are intelligent.
Ramya is intelligent or Soumya is intelligent.
Ramya is intelligent and Soumya is intelligent.
Ramya is not intelligent and Soumya is intelligent.
Ramya is intelligent and Soumya is not intelligent.
Correct answer
Ramya is intelligent or Soumya is intelligent.
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.
Trouble : Safety :: Freedom : ?
Independence
Slavery
Liberty
Patient
Correct answer
Independence
If 303C x 207 = D2B624 Where B, C and D are representing different numerals; What is the value of ‘D’ ?
1
3
6
5
Correct answer
1
What is the third proportional to the numbers 9 and 45?
230
220
225
235
Correct answer
230
In a certain code, INTIMATE is written as NIITAMET, how is MASTER coded?
MASRET
AMTSRE
SAMERT
TERMAS
Correct answer
MASRET
How many pieces of length meters can be cut from a roll of ribbon of length 63 meters?
46
56
26
36
Correct answer
46
40% of 250 + 25% of 280 = 50% of 240 + ?
100
75
50
80
Correct answer
100
In a certain code language, "massage is relaxing" means "loc pit tom", and "exercise is taxing" means "tom jab nim", "exercise and massage" mean "pit pon jab". Which is the word for taxing in that code language?
mot
nim
jab
tom
Correct answer
mot
Complete the series choosing the missing letter
b _ abbc _ bbca _ bcabb _ ab
acaa
acba
cabc
cacc
Correct answer
acaa
A train travels at an average speed of 50 km/h for 3 hours and then travels at a speed of 75 km/h for 2 hours. How far did the train travel in the entire 5 hours?
300 kms
250 kms
275 kms
None of these
Correct answer
300 kms
A man covers 3/5 of the total journey by rail by bus and the remaining 6.5 kms on foot. His total Journey is
65 km
120 kms
100 km
130 km
Correct answer
65 km
In a certain code language, "erp tan sib" means "price is rising", "gov rod tan" means "control rising temper", "rod sib ley" means "cannot control price". Which is the word for "temper" in that code language?
gov
tan
rod
sib
Correct answer
gov
Complete the series choosing the missing letter
c _ bba _ cab _ ac _ ab _ ac
abcbc
acbcb
babcc
bcacb
Correct answer
abcbc
What is the minimum number of straight lines required to make the following figure?

8
11
10
9
Correct answer
8
A dealer is selling an article with a marked price of Rs. 1400 at a discount of 5% on the marked price. Find the selling price of the article?
Rs. 1,426
Rs. 1,330
Rs. 1,226
Rs. 1,116
Correct answer
Rs. 1,426
Complete the series choosing the missing number:
3, 6, 9, ______, 15
10
13
12
11
Correct answer
10
(95/5) × 2 - (16/2) × 5 - (17 × 2) + (80/4) = ?
4
8
12
Correct answer
4
If GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, how is GATE coded?
5427
5724
5247
5274
Correct answer
5427
In throwing of a dice, what is the probability of getting more than 4?
1/2
1/4
1/3
1/6
Correct answer
1/2
Complete the series choosing the missing number:
5, 15, 45, 135, ______
455
395
305
405
Correct answer
455
Two typists A and B are working on an assignment. A takes 6 hrs to type 32 pages and B takes 5 hrs to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two computers to type an assignment of 100 pages?
8 hrs 25 min
8 hrs
8 hrs 15 min
7 hrs 30 min
Correct answer
8 hrs 25 min
If 2p3 is multiplied with 3p2, the answer is
6p to the power of 5
5p to the power of 6
4p to the power of 5
2p to the power of 5
Correct answer
6p to the power of 5
The below series uses a sequence of alphabets and numbers. Identify the incorrect combination.
(i) SX97643250T7
(ii) SX97643250T7
(iii) SX97643250T1
(iv) SX97643250T7
i
ii
iii
iv
Correct answer
i
How many different six letter words can be formed using the letters of the word ‘ORANGE’ if repetition is not allowed?
360
720
480
600
Correct answer
360
Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY same as the one given below?
Hr. Niels Henriksen
Kastanievej 15
DK - 8660 SKANDERBORG
DENMARK
(i) Hr. Niels Henriksen
Kastanievej 15
DK - 8660 SKANDERBORG
DENMARK
(ii) Hr. Niels Henriksen
Kastanievej 15
DK - 8660 SKANDFRBORG
DENMARK
(iii) Hr. Niels Henriksen
Kastanievej 15
DK - 8660 SKANDERBORG
DENMARK
(iv) Hr. Niels Henriksen
Kastanievej 15
DK - 8660 SKANDERBORG
DENMARK
i
ii
iii
iv
Correct answer
i
The average of 5 observations x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, and x + 8 is 11, then the largest value is?
13
11
15
17
Correct answer
13
In throwing of two dice, what is the probability of getting an odd sum?
1/3
1/2
1/4
1/6
Correct answer
1/3
In a certain code language, "mg gat goz mpq" means "Integrated Rural Development Programme", "thyo mg fem" means "Improved Rural Economy", and "mes rds thyo" means "Urban Economy vitalisation". Which is the word for "Improved" in that code language?
thyo
mg
fem
goz
Correct answer
thyo
A successive discount of 20% & 10% in equivalent to what single discount?
22%
25%
28%
30%
Correct answer
22%
In the following question, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
3, 7, 11, 16, 19, 23
16
11
19
7
Correct answer
16
The sum of two numbers is 1000. If 40% of one number is equal to 60% of the other, then the numbers are
500, 500
400, 600
600, 400
None of these
Correct answer
500, 500
Cuscuta growing on trees and shrubs is an example of _________.
Saprophyte
Autotrophs
Insectivorous
Parasite
Correct answer
Saprophyte
Find the cost of fencing a circular field of radius 35 m, if the cost of fencing per metre is Rs. 24.
Rs. 5280
Rs. 840
Rs. 3850
RS. 1925
Correct answer
Rs. 5280
The cube root of the product of 64 and 125 is ______
20
25
24
28
Correct answer
20
Given below is the data of the sale of Washing Machine of a company in four cities in a year. The record is based on the quarterly sale.
| Time of the year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Jan to Mar (Winter concession) | April to July | July to September | Oct to Dec (Millennium concession) |
| Pune | 522 | 736 | 419 | 468 |
| Bangalore | 419 | 606 | 403 | 452 |
| Delhi | 715 | 804 | 721 | 735 |
| Mumbai | 822 | 793 | 701 | 814 |
The turnover of Jan to March is how much more than the turnover of Oct to Dec.
11
15
14
9
Correct answer
11
A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Find the length of PQ.
12 cm
13 cm
8.5 cm
√119 cm
Correct answer
12 cm
What is Ignition temperature ?
The highest temperature reached on burning combustible material.
The temperature at which crackers explode without being ignited.
The lowest temperature at which a substance catches fire.
The temperature at which a combustible substance is stored.
Correct answer
The highest temperature reached on burning combustible material.
Given below is the data of the sale of Washing Machine of a company in four cities in a year. The record is based on the quarterly sale.
| Time of the year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Jan to Mar (Winter concession) | April to July | July to September | Oct to Dec (Millennium concession) |
| Pune | 522 | 736 | 419 | 468 |
| Bangalore | 419 | 606 | 403 | 452 |
| Delhi | 715 | 804 | 721 | 735 |
| Mumbai | 822 | 793 | 701 | 814 |
How much turnover did the company receive during the period Oct to Dec?
2469
2458
2456
2459
Correct answer
2469
How many prime numbers are there less than 20?
6
9
11
8
Correct answer
6
The relationship between two different organisms which live together and mutually benefitted are
Commensalism
Symbiotic
Parasitic
Predation
Correct answer
Commensalism
What would happen when a few pieces of Copper metal is put in a beaker containing dilute Sulphuric acid ?
Vigorous reaction occurs and a colourless gas is liberated.
No reaction takes place.
The mixture slowly turns blue.
A gas with suffocating smell is liberated.
Correct answer
Vigorous reaction occurs and a colourless gas is liberated.
A blacksmith hammers a hot piece of iron while making a tool. The effect of force due to hammering is
Change in volume
Change in density
Change in shape
Change in mass
Correct answer
Change in volume
Which of the following is/are products of waste water treatment ?
Biogas
Sludge
Both biogas and sludge
Aerator
Correct answer
Biogas
The length and width of a parallelogram is 100 m and 20 m, respectively. The perimeter of this parallelogram will be ______
0.24 km
0.12 km
1 km
2 km
Correct answer
0.24 km
Organisms made of more than one cell are called_______.
Unicellular organism
Tissues
Multicellular organisms
Multiple organ
Correct answer
Unicellular organism
Which material did Robert Hooke first observe under the magnifying device during the discovery of cell?
Pollen grains
Leaf section
Flower parts
Thin slices of cork
Correct answer
Pollen grains
Silk is obtained from which of the following stages of the Silk moth ?
Pupa
Adult
Larva
Caterpillar
Correct answer
Pupa
An iron ball at 60°C is dropped in a mug containing water at 60°C. The heat will
Flow from the iron ball to the water.
Not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball.
Flow from water to iron ball
Increase the temperature of both water and Iron ball
Correct answer
Flow from the iron ball to the water.
The value of sin θ and cos θ when the angle θ is 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90°, is ______
positive till θ = 45° and then negative
always positive
always negative
negative till θ = 45° and then positive
Correct answer
positive till θ = 45° and then negative
Given below is the data of the sale of Washing Machine of a company in four cities in a year. The record is based on the quarterly sale.
| Time of the year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Jan to Mar (Winter concession) | April to July | July to September | Oct to Dec (Millennium concession) |
| Pune | 522 | 736 | 419 | 468 |
| Bangalore | 419 | 606 | 403 | 452 |
| Delhi | 715 | 804 | 721 | 735 |
| Mumbai | 822 | 793 | 701 | 814 |
What is the percentage of the Washing Machine sold during July to Sept quarterly? (approx)
19.9%
23.9%
20.3%
22.1%
Correct answer
19.9%
How many lines can pass through a given point?
1
5
2
infinitely many
Correct answer
1
Earthquakes which are destructive are those whose magnitude on the Richter scale is
greater than 5
greater than 7
greater than 9
less than 6
Correct answer
greater than 5
Given below is the data of the sale of Washing Machine of a company in four cities in a year. The record is based on the quarterly sale.
| Time of the year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Jan to Mar (Winter concession) | April to July | July to September | Oct to Dec (Millennium concession) |
| Pune | 522 | 736 | 419 | 468 |
| Bangalore | 419 | 606 | 403 | 452 |
| Delhi | 715 | 804 | 721 | 735 |
| Mumbai | 822 | 793 | 701 | 814 |
What approximately is Mumbai’s contribution in the annual sale?
27.8%
33.3%
30.9%
31.5%
Correct answer
27.8%
Given below is the data of the sale of Washing Machine of a company in four cities in a year. The record is based on the quarterly sale.
| Time of the year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Jan to Mar (Winter concession) | April to June | July to September | Oct to Dec (Millennium concession) |
| Pune | 522 | 736 | 419 | 468 |
| Bangalore | 419 | 606 | 403 | 452 |
| Delhi | 715 | 804 | 721 | 735 |
| Mumbai | 822 | 793 | 701 | 814 |
The number of Washing Machine sold during the quarterly period of winter concession in all cities were how many more or less than those of the millennium concession period?
12 less
3 more
9 more
21 less
Correct answer
12 less
A sum of money at compound interest amounts to Rs. 5,290 in 2 years and to Rs. 6,083.50 in 3 years. The rate of interest per annum is:
1.2%
15%
18%
16%
Correct answer
1.2%
The basic structural and functional unit of all life form is ________.
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ system
Correct answer
Cell
Why is it not advisable to sleep in a room with burning coal inside the room ?
Because it may lead to fire breaking out.
Lot of carbon dioxide will be formed.
Too much heat energy will be released.
Carbon monoxide gas may be formed which, if inhaled, is found to be very poisonous.
Correct answer
Because it may lead to fire breaking out.
If log10 2 = 0.3010 then log2 10 is ______
0.3322
3.2320
3.3222
5
Correct answer
0.3322
Which of the following can be used to form a real image
Concave mirror only
Plane mirror only
Convex mirror only
Both concave and convex mirrors
Correct answer
Concave mirror only
The pressure exerted by man on the earth is minimum when he __________.
Stands on his feet
Sits with folded legs
Sleeps on the ground
Stands on one foot
Correct answer
Stands on his feet
A, B, C invest Rs. 20000, Rs. 30000, Rs. 40000 in a business. After one year, A withdrew his money but B and C continued for one more year. If the net profit after 2 years be Rs. 32000, then A’s share in the profit is:
Rs. 6000
Rs. 4000
Rs. 8000
Rs. 5000
Correct answer
Rs. 6000
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