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Odisha Police SI 2016 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)

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Fill in the blank:

ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ______

((a))
OLPA
((b))
KLMA
((c))
LLMA
((d))
KLLA

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Answer: ((a))

OLPA

Fill in the blank:

CMM, EOO, GQQ, _______ KUU

((a))
GRR
((b))
GSS
((c))
ISS
((d))
ITT

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Answer: ((a))

GRR

Fill in the blank:

QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, ______

((a))
UAV
((b))
UAT
((c))
TAS
((d))
TAT

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Answer: ((a))

UAV

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had :

((a))
588 apples
((b))
600 apples
((c))
672 apples
((d))
700 apples

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Answer: ((a))

588 apples

In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is $\frac{2}{3}$ of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?

((a))
72
((b))
80
((c))
120
((d))
100

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Answer: ((a))

PM Modi launched the RuPay Card in which among the following gulf countries, recently ?

((a))
UAE
((b))
Bahrain
((c))
Saudi Arabia
((d))
Oman

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Answer: ((a))

UAE

Which country has lost it's first glacier named, “Okjokull glacier” due to the climate change ?

((a))
Finland
((b))
Iceland
((c))
Norway
((d))
Denmark

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Answer: ((a))

Finland

The largest international airline in the world is ______

((a))
Indigo
((b))
Emirates
((c))
American Airlines Group
((d))
Southwest Airlines

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Answer: ((a))

Indigo

Who is the present Governor of J & K?

((a))
Manoj Sinha
((b))
Satya Pal Malik
((c))
Lalliji Tondon
((d))
Ganga Prasad

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Answer: ((a))

Manoj Sinha

Which continent has the maximum number of countries ?

((a))
South America
((b))
Europe
((c))
Asia
((d))
Africa

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Answer: ((a))

South America

Which country’s Cricket Association announced a new guidelines with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) gender recognition policy to include transgender players to play cricket ?

((a))
England
((b))
Bangladesh
((c))
Australia
((d))
New Zealand

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Answer: ((a))

England

South Korea has decided to remove which of the following countries from preferred Trade List ?

((a))
North Korea
((b))
China
((c))
India
((d))
Japan

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Answer: ((a))

North Korea

Which of the following international boundaries was the demarcation line between N. Korea and S. Korea ?

((a))
50^th Parallel
((b))
49^th Parallel
((c))
38^th Parallel
((d))
37^th Parallel

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Answer: ((a))

50^th Parallel

PM Modi recently inaugurated Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Plant in which country ?

((a))
Bangladesh
((b))
Bhutan
((c))
Sri Lanka
((d))
Malaysia

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Answer: ((a))

Bangladesh

Which country agree to strengthen cooperation in addressing maritime issues along with Coast Guards of India ?

((a))
Sri Lanka
((b))
Bangladesh
((c))
Russia
((d))
Bhutan

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Answer: ((a))

Sri Lanka

A group of glands which produce various hormones is called :

((a))
Respiratory System
((b))
Exetion
((c))
Endocrine System
((d))
Central Nervous System

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Answer: ((a))

Respiratory System

Which of the following is not a synthetic fibre?

((a))
Nylon
((b))
Polyester
((c))
Acrylic
((d))
Silk

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Answer: ((a))

Nylon

The unit of current is :

((a))
Ohm
((b))
Watt
((c))
Ampere
((d))
None of these

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Answer: ((a))

Ohm

The predominant gases that. constitute the sun are :

((a))
Hydrogen and Helium
((b))
Hydrogen and Methane
((c))
Methane and Helium
((d))
Methane and CO₂

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Answer: ((a))

Hydrogen and Helium

Which one of the following is the richest source of Vitamin C ?

((a))
Guava
((b))
Pineapple
((c))
Orange
((d))
Tomato

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Answer: ((a))

Guava

Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

((a))
Tuberculosis : Lungs
((b))
Filaria : Lymph nodes
((c))
Encephalitis : Heart
((d))
Leukaemia : Blood cells

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Answer: ((a))

Tuberculosis : Lungs

Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

((a))
Oxygen
((b))
Hydrogen sulphide
((c))
Carbon dioxide
((d))
Nitrogen

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Answer: ((a))

Oxygen

Which of the following is used in pencils?

((a))
Graphite
((b))
Silicon
((c))
Charcoal
((d))
Phosphorous

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Answer: ((a))

Graphite

Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India is used in which of the following domestic products ?

((a))
Television
((b))
Refrigerator
((c))
Tubelight
((d))
Cooking gas

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Answer: ((a))

Television

Balloons are filled with :

((a))
Nitrogen
((b))
Helium
((c))
Oxygen
((d))
Argon

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Answer: ((a))

Nitrogen

The element common to all acids is :

((a))
Hydrogen
((b))
Carbon
((c))
Sulphur
((d))
Oxygen

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Answer: ((a))

Hydrogen

Non stick cooking utensils are coated with:

((a))
Teflon
((b))
PVC
((c))
Black Paint
((d))
Polystyrene

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Answer: ((a))

Teflon

Which is laughing gas?

((a))
Nitrous Oxide
((b))
Carbon Monoxide
((c))
Sulphur Dioxide
((d))
Hydrogen Peroxide

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Answer: ((a))

Nitrous Oxide

The filament of an electric bulb is made up of:

((a))
Tungsten
((b))
Nichrome
((c))
Graphite
((d))
Iron

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Answer: ((a))

Tungsten

Diamond is an allotropic form of:

((a))
Germanium
((b))
Carbon
((c))
Silicon
((d))
Sulphur

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Answer: ((a))

Germanium

Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of :

((a))
Sodium Carbonate
((b))
Alum
((c))
Potassium Permanganate
((d))
Lime

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Answer: ((a))

Sodium Carbonate

Soda water contains :

((a))
Carbonic acid
((b))
Sulphuric acid
((c))
Carbon dioxide
((d))
Nitrous acid

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Answer: ((a))

Carbonic acid

By when the ‘Housing for all’ scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be achieved?

((a))
2022
((b))
2023
((c))
2025
((d))
2027

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Answer: ((a))

2022

Which State Transport Corporation has launched a live tracking system for the public buses ?

((a))
Karnataka
((b))
Uttar Pradesh
((c))
Maharashtra
((d))
Delhi

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Answer: ((a))

Karnataka

Quality Unknown : The Invisible Water Crisis.’ This report is made by which organization?

((a))
UNESCO
((b))
UNICEF
((c))
WHO
((d))
World Bank

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Answer: ((a))

UNESCO

The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was :

((a))
Newton
((b))
Dalton
((c))
Copernicus
((d))
Einstein

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Answer: ((a))

Newton

For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded ?

((a))
Physics and Chemistry
((b))
Physiology and Biology
((c))
Literature, geography and Economics
((d))
All of these

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Answer: ((a))

Physics and Chemistry

The only Indian woman who became President of the World Health Organization so far is :

((a))
Smt. Kamala Devi Chatto padhyaya
((b))
Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
((c))
Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
((d))
Dr. Sushila Nayar

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Answer: ((a))

Smt. Kamala Devi Chatto padhyaya

The number of chromosomes in human body is :

((a))
42
((b))
44
((c))
46
((d))
48

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Answer: ((a))

Philology is the:

((a))
Study of bones
((b))
Study of muscles
((c))
Study of archetecture
((d))
Study of languages

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Answer: ((a))

Study of bones

Satellite launching station is located at:

((a))
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
((b))
Solapur (Maharashtra)
((c))
Salem (Tamilnadu)
((d))
Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)

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Answer: ((a))

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)

The ‘Black flag’ signifies :

((a))
Revolution / Danger
((b))
Peace
((c))
Protest
((d))
Truce

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Answer: ((a))

Revolution / Danger

Who is the head of the National Council for Transgender persons ?

((a))
Minister of Home Affairs
((b))
Minister of Law and Justice
((c))
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
((d))
Minister of Social Justice

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Answer: ((a))

Minister of Home Affairs

Who among the following has been conferred the Bharat Ratna honour ?

((a))
Manmohan singh
((b))
Pranab Mukherjee
((c))
Arun Jaitley
((d))
Meira Kumar

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Answer: ((a))

Manmohan singh

Todar Mal was associated with:

((a))
Music
((b))
Literature
((c))
Finance
((d))
Law

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Answer: ((a))

Music

The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18^th Century AD is associated with the name of :

((a))
Clive
((b))
Cornwallis
((c))
Warren Hastings
((d))
William Bentinck

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Answer: ((a))

Clive

Under whose leadership was the All India Muslim League set up ?

((a))
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
((b))
Sayyid Ahmad Khan
((c))
Aga Khan
((d))
All of them

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Answer: ((a))

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

The Kalinga War was fought in :

((a))
321 BC
((b))
301 BC
((c))
261 BC
((d))
241 BC

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Answer: ((a))

321 BC

The theory of economic drain of India during British Imperialism was propounded by :

((a))
Jawaharlal Nehru
((b))
Dadabhai Naoroji
((c))
R. C. Dutt
((d))
M. K. Gandhi

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Answer: ((a))

Jawaharlal Nehru

Choose the correct word.

_____ is made from flour.

((a))
Bread
((b))
The bread
((c))
A bread
((d))
Breads

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Answer: ((a))

Bread

______ Mahanadi looks frightening in the rainy season. (Use correct Article)

((a))
A
((b))
The
((c))
An
((d))
No article

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Answer: ((a))

Tick the correct sentence:

((a))
I am going to office
((b))
I am going to the office
((c))
I am going to a office
((d))
I am going to an office

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Answer: ((a))

I am going to office

Mark the correct one:

((a))
The lecture was rather boring
((b))
The lecture was fairly boring
((c))
The lecture was hardly boring
((d))
The lecture was hard boring

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Answer: ((a))

The lecture was rather boring

He is quite blind ______ her faults. (Choose the correct preposition)

((a))
to
((b))
at
((c))
for
((d))
with

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Answer: ((a))

Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence.

______ what I say in the class.

((a))
Draw out
((b))
Put down
((c))
Force down
((d))
Pull down

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Answer: ((a))

Draw out

How do we generally end an application to the authority ?

((a))
Your's sincerely
((b))
Yours faithfully
((c))
Your's faithfully
((d))
yours sincerely

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Answer: ((a))

Your's sincerely

Tick the correct one :

((a))
I wish I had succeeded
((b))
I wish I have succeeded
((c))
I hope I had succeeded
((d))
I desire I had succeeded

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Answer: ((a))

I wish I had succeeded

A stitch in time saves _______ (Choose the correct number)

((a))
Six
((b))
Seven
((c))
Eight
((d))
Nine

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Answer: ((a))

Six

What is the time ______ your watch? (Choose any word given below to fill up the blank)

((a))
by
((b))
in
((c))
of
((d))
from

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Answer: ((a))

Which among the following Articles is not related to the right to equality ?

((a))
Article 13
((b))
Article 14
((c))
Article 15
((d))
Article 16

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Answer: ((a))

Article 13

Devaluation of a currency means :

((a))
Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies
((b))
Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
((c))
Fixing the value of the currency in conjunction “with the movement in the value of a basket of pre-determined currencies
((d))
Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the World Bank‘and the major trading partners.

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Answer: ((a))

Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies

The co-operative credit societies have a:

((a))
Two tier structure
((b))
Three tier structure
((c))
Four-tier structure
((d))
Five tier structure

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Answer: ((a))

Two tier structure

The annual yield from which of the following Union Government taxes is the highest ?

((a))
Custom duties
((b))
Corporation tax and income tax
((c))
Inheritance tax, wealth tax, interest tax and gift tax
((d))
Excise duties

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Answer: ((a))

Custom duties

Redistribution policies geared to reduce economic inequalities include :

((a))
Progressive tax policies
((b))
Land reforms
((c))
Rural development policies
((d))
All of these

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Answer: ((a))

Progressive tax policies

In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?

((a))
Planning Commission
((b))
Ministry of Finance
((c))
Finance Commission
((d))
The Reserve Bank of India

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Answer: ((a))

Planning Commission

Deficit financing implies:

((a))
Printing new currency notes
((b))
Replacing new currency with worn out currency
((c))
Public expenditure in excess of public revenue
((d))
Public revenue in excess of public expenditure

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Answer: ((a))

Printing new currency notes

Name the Indian City, which is introduced for its iconic architectural legacy, into UNESCO's list of the World Heritage Sites :

((a))
Green City - Gandhinagar
((b))
Blue City - Jodhpur
((c))
Pink City - Jaipur
((d))
White City - Udaypur

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Answer: ((a))

Green City - Gandhinagar

What is the currency of China ?

((a))
Yuan
((b))
Yen
((c))
Chinese Dollar
((d))
Real

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Answer: ((a))

Yuan

Which IIT has developed Hydro Thermal Carbonization (HTC) technology for solid waste management ?

((a))
IIT Kanpur
((b))
IIT Madras
((c))
IIT Kharagpur
((d))
IIT Delhi

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Answer: ((a))

IIT Kanpur

Which sport is excluded from the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022?

((a))
shooting
((b))
Badminton
((c))
Tennis
((d))
Football

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Answer: ((a))

shooting

How many spokes are there in the Ashok Chakra ?

((a))
22
((b))
24
((c))
28
((d))
32

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Answer: ((a))

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the first-ever World Youth Conference in which city ?

((a))
Kolkata
((b))
Delhi
((c))
Pune
((d))
Hyderabad

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Answer: ((a))

Kolkata

Which of the following movement was launched on 8^th August, 1942 ?

((a))
Quit India Movement
((b))
Dandi March
((c))
Non Cooperation Movement
((d))
Swadeshi Movement

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Answer: ((a))

Quit India Movement

What is the name of New Water Conservation Scheme announced by the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman during budget 2019 ?

((a))
Jal Jeevan Mission
((b))
Jal Jyoti Mission
((c))
Jal Sanrakshan Mission
((d))
Samaan Jal Adhikar Mission

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Answer: ((a))

Jal Jeevan Mission

Inert gases were discovered by _______

((a))
Dalton
((b))
Newton
((c))
Roentgen
((d))
Ramsay

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Answer: ((a))

Dalton

Name of the world’s fastest bullet train that is tested by Japan recently:

((a))
ALFA-X
((b))
Renfe AVE
((c))
Korail KTX
((d))
Maglev

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Answer: ((a))

ALFA-X

In banking, ‘ATM’ stands for :

((a))
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
((b))
Any Time Money
((c))
Automated Teller Machine
((d))
Automatic Transaction Machine

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Answer: ((a))

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

The term ‘FTZ’ stands for:

((a))
Fast Track Zone
((b))
Free Trade Zone
((c))
Foreign Trading Zone
((d))
Fast trade Zone

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Answer: ((a))

Fast Track Zone

Who was the first Indian Scientist to win a Nobel Prize ?

((a))
C. V. Raman
((b))
Amartya Sen
((c))
Har govind Khorana
((d))
Subramanian Chandrashekhar

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Answer: ((a))

C. V. Raman

‘Who was the first President of India ?

((a))
Abdul Kalam
((b))
Lal Bahadur Shastri
((c))
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
((d))
Zakir Hussain

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Answer: ((a))

Abdul Kalam

Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize ?

((a))
Dhan Gopal Mukherji
((b))
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
((c))
Arundhati Roy
((d))
Aravind Adiga

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Answer: ((a))

Dhan Gopal Mukherji

A sum of money at simple interest: amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:

((a))
Rs. 650
((b))
Rs. 690
((c))
Rs. 698
((d))
Rs. 700

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 650

A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6856, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500 ?

((a))
Rs. 4990
((b))
Rs. 5991
((c))
Rs. 6001
((d))
Rs. 6991

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 4990

If one third of one fourth of a number is 15, then three tenth of that number is:

((a))
35
((b))
36
((c))
45
((d))
54

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Answer: ((a))

The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that number?

((a))
3
((b))
4
((c))
9
((d))
Cannot be determined

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Answer: ((a))

A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number is:

((a))
18
((b))
24
((c))
42
((d))
81

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Answer: ((a))

What least number must be added to 1056, so that the sum is completely divisible by 23 ?

((a))
2
((b))
3
((c))
18
((d))
21

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Answer: ((a))

Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series.

196, 169, 144, 121, 100, 80, 64

((a))
169
((b))
144
((c))
121
((d))
80

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Answer: ((a))

169

Find the odd one out:

1, 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21

((a))
21
((b))
17
((c))
14
((d))
3

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Answer: ((a))

A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 ∶ 2 ∶ 4 ∶ 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?

((a))
Rs. 500
((b))
Rs. 1500
((c))
Rs. 2000
((d))
None of these

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 500

There are two examination rooms A and B. If 10 students are sent from A to B, then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students in B. The number of students in room A is:

((a))
20
((b))
80
((c))
100
((d))
200

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Answer: ((a))

Which word does NOT belong with the other ?

((a))
Branch
((b))
Dirt
((c))
Leaf
((d))
Root

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Answer: ((a))

Branch

Which word does NOT belong with the others ?

((a))
Unimportant
((b))
Trivial
((c))
Insignificant
((d))
Familiar

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Answer: ((a))

Unimportant

Marathon is to race as hibernation is to:

((a))
Winter
((b))
Bear
((c))
Dream
((d))
Sleep

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Answer: ((a))

Winter

Tanya is older than Eric,

Cliff is older than Tanya.

Eric is older than Cliff.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is :

((a))
True
((b))
False
((c))
Uncertain
((d))
None of these

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Answer: ((a))

True

Mara runs faster than Gail.

Lily runs faster than Mara.

Gail runs faster than Lily.

if the first two statements are true, the third statement is:

((a))
True
((b))
False
((c))
Uncertain
((d))
None of these

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Answer: ((a))

True

An Informal Gathering occurs when a group of people get together in a casual, relaxed manner. Which situation below is the best example of an Informal Gathering ?

((a))
The book club meets on the first Thursday. evening of every month.
((b))
After finding out about his promotion, Jeremy and a few coworkers decide to go out for a quick drink after work.
((c))
Mary sends out 25 invitations for the bridal shower she is giving for her sister.
((d))
Whenever she eats at the Mexican restaurant, Clara seems to run into Peter.

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Answer: ((a))

The book club meets on the first Thursday. evening of every month.

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the italic word gala:

((a))
Celebration
((b))
tuxedo
((c))
Appetizer
((d))
Orator

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Answer: ((a))

Celebration

Two numbers are in the ratio of 4 ∶ 5 and the product of the two is 8820. What is the sum total of the two numbers ?

((a))
180
((b))
189
((c))
198
((d))
207

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Answer: ((a))

180

100

Fill in the blank:

FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ______

((a))
JAK
((b))
HAL
((c))
HAK
((d))
JAI

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Answer: ((a))

JAK

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