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1
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2
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Select the option that gives the number missing from the following figure.

1
2
3
4
Correct answer
1
Solve the following
45 – [30 – {60 ÷ 3 – (6 – 9 ÷ 3) ÷ 3}]
25
34
24
21
Correct answer
25
If the edge of a cube is increased by 2 cm, the volume will increase by 488 cm3. What then will be the length of each edge of the cube?
8 cm
6 cm
9 cm
7 cm
Correct answer
8 cm
Choose the correct mirror image of the following figure if the mirror is held at AB line.

B
A
C
D
Correct answer
B
One pipe can fill an empty cistern in 4 hours while another can drain the cistern when full in 10 hours. Both the pipes were turned on when the cistern was half-empty. How long will it take the cistern to be full?
6 hours 40 minutes
5 hours 30 minutes
4 hours 20 minutes
3 hours 20 minutes
Correct answer
6 hours 40 minutes
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate option.
A king will always have a ______
Minister
Kingdom
Sword
Queen
Correct answer
Minister
Direction: The Bar graph given below shows the registration of bikes and total vehicles (in thousands) for six months in 2017 in city X.

Note: In the chart, the first bar number represents the bike and the number of the second bar represents the total number of vehicles.
The increase in registration of bikes form May to June 2017 is:
70%
69%
60%
64.70%
Correct answer
70%
Sound CANNOT travel through:
Liquid
Solid
Air
Vacuum
Correct answer
Liquid
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2017 was passed by which ministry?
Labour Ministry
Commerce Ministry
Law Ministry
Finance Ministry
Correct answer
Labour Ministry
Which of the following is NOT the combined form of Carbon?
Chalk
Marble
Diamond
Dolomite
Correct answer
Chalk
If 192 pens cost is Rs. 10, how many pens can be bought for Rs. 5?
48
96
56
72
Correct answer
48
Which of the following is a rational number?
∛2
∛8
∛4
∛12
Correct answer
∛2
Who stated the following law: ‘The properties of the elements are a periodic function of their atomic masses’?
Newlands
Moseley
Mendeleev
Doberiner
Correct answer
Newlands
If the first and third members of a Doberiner triad are Phosphorus and Antimony, the second member of this triad is:
Iodine
Sulphur
Calcium
Arsenic
Correct answer
Iodine
Select the term missing from the given series.
PG, QH, RI, ?
SJ
TL
TS
KJ
Correct answer
SJ
The product of two numbers is 40. One of them is 2.50. What is the other number?
15
12
14
16
Correct answer
15
To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be at least ________.
1 second
0.1 second
0.2 second
2 second
Correct answer
1 second
Who won a gold medal in the World Weightlifting Championship at Anaheim, USA, in 2017?
Kunjarani Devi
Vandana Gupta
Karnam Malleswari
Mirabai Chanu
Correct answer
Kunjarani Devi
Name of the professional Indian basketball player who became the first ever player to be drafted from India into the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Akilan Pari
Yadwinder Singh
Satnam Singh Bhamara
Ajmer Singh
Correct answer
Akilan Pari
Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.
Argument:
A flyover has been constructed at a whopping cost of Rs. 200 cores, yet people are not utilising it much.
Assumption:
Both 1 and 2 are implicit
Only assumption 1 is implicit
Only assumption 2 is implicit
Neither 1 nor 2 implicit
Correct answer
Both 1 and 2 are implicit
The smallest number that must be subtracted from 2800 so that the obtained number is a perfect square is:
69
9
96
73
Correct answer
69
If the 8 digit number 136p5785 is divisible by 15, then find the least possible value of P.
1
3
4
2
Correct answer
1
India-born Leo Vardkar became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
Scotland
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Ireland
Correct answer
Scotland
Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.
Argument:
If you’re a classical dancer, we have an exciting job for you.
Assumptions:
Only assumption 1 is implicit
Both 1 and 2 are implicit
Only assumption 2 is implicit
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit
Correct answer
Only assumption 1 is implicit
There are red(A), yellow(B) and green(C) tokens in a bag. A : B ∷ 3 : 8, B : C ∷ 6 : 13, Find the value of A : B : C.
3 : 48 : 13
3 : 8 : 13
9 : 24 : 52
3 : 6 : 13
Correct answer
3 : 48 : 13
Who wrote the Indian historical fiction novel ‘The Rise of Sivagami’ published in March 2017?
Anand Neelakantan
Arundhati Roy
Amish Tripathi
Devdutt Pattanaik
Correct answer
Anand Neelakantan
The pH of a solution, whose hydrogen ion concentration is 1 × 10-5 mole per litre, will be ________.
6
5
4
7
Correct answer
6
Which of the following is not a voluntary action?
Moving a chair
Beating of heart
Closing of fist
Taking an object
Correct answer
Moving a chair
Consider the statement to be true and decide which of the following assumption is/are implicit.
Statement:
This year, in the budget session, there was no fund allotment for travel insurance.
Assumptions:
Only assumption 2 is implicit
Either assumption 1 or 2 is implicit
Only assumption 1 is implicit
Both assumption 1 and 2 are implicit
Correct answer
Only assumption 2 is implicit
Select the option that will correctly fit in the blank space in the given figure.





Correct answer
Select the correct figure that replace the question mark.

A
C
B
D
Correct answer
A
Mechanical energy is the sum of ________.
Potential energy + heat energy
Kinetic energy + heat energy
Kinetic energy + potential energy
Chemical energy + electrical energy
Correct answer
Potential energy + heat energy
The capacity to do work is called:
Power
Pressure
Energy
Force
Correct answer
Power
Select the figure that does NOT belong in the following group.

B
D
C
A
Correct answer
B
Two or more elements combine to form a:
Atom
Radical
Compound
Valence
Correct answer
Atom
In ΔABC, right angled at B, BC = 15 cm and AB = 8 cm. A circle is inscribed in ΔABC. The radius of the circle is:
2 cm
4 cm
1 cm
3 cm
Correct answer
2 cm
Use each of the following figures only once and form three groups. The three groups so formed are:

(1, 4, 7), (3, 5, 8), (2, 6, 9)
(1, 4, 7), (2, 6, 8), (3, 5, 9)
(1, 4, 7), (2, 5, 8), (3, 6, 9)
(1, 5, 7), (2, 4, 8), (3, 6, 9)
Correct answer
(1, 4, 7), (3, 5, 8), (2, 6, 9)
Which of the following devices help to maintain a potential difference across a conductor?
Ammeter
Galvanometer
A cell or battery
Voltmeter
Correct answer
Ammeter
Who is the Governor of Assam? (As of Aug 2018)
Ganga Prasad
Subramanian Swamy
Jagdish Mukhi
Banwarilal Purohit
Correct answer
Ganga Prasad
How many atoms will one mole of Carbon (C – 12) contain?
6.02 × 1026
60.20 × 1026
8.06 × 1020
6.02 × 1023
Correct answer
6.02 × 1026
A train, starting from rest, attains a velocity of 90 km/h in 5 minutes. Assuming that the acceleration is uniform, the distance travelled by the train during this time is:
1.5 km
3.25 km
2.25 km
3.75 km
Correct answer
1.5 km
In which language was ‘Tujuk-i-Babri’, the Memoirs of Babur, composed?
Kurdish
Pashto
Urdu
Turkish
Correct answer
Kurdish
32% of a number is 80. What is the number?
260
250
40
50
Correct answer
260
The square root of 5776 is:
76
66
84
64
Correct answer
76
If the letters in the word BACKFIELED are arranged as in the English alphabetical order, then which letter will be to the second right of the letter ‘F’, after the rearrangement?
C
L
E
K
Correct answer
C
In Force equation, F is equal to:
ma
mgh
Mv
u+at
Correct answer
ma
If a + 1/a = 3, then a3 + 1/a3 = ?
6
9
18
12
Correct answer
6
Select the missing figure based on the given related pair of figures.





Correct answer
To go a certain distance of 40 km upstream a rower takes 8 hours while it takes her only 5 hours to row the same distance downstream. What was the rower’s speed in still water?
1.5 km/h
4.5 km/h
6.5 km/h
4 km/h
Correct answer
1.5 km/h
‘Explore’ is related to ‘Discover’ in the same way as ‘Walk’ is related to ________.
Find
Accelerate
Ramble
Search
Correct answer
Find
Which Indian state has the most number of domestic airports?
Gujarat
Delhi
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Correct answer
Gujarat
In a certain code, if DOG is written as 4157, then what will MAT be written as?
12120
13012
13120
14120
Correct answer
12120
Consider the given question and decide which of the following statement is sufficient to answer the question.
What are the values of p, q and r?
Statements:
Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the question.
Only 1 is sufficient to answer the question
Only 2 is sufficient to answer the question
Both 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question.
Correct answer
Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the question.
Complete the following sentence with the most suitable option.
A shirt always has _____
fabric
a collar
a pocket
a button
Correct answer
fabric
Which is the name of the point at which the chromatids are attached in a chromosome?
Nucleosome
Centromere
Centrosome
Gene
Correct answer
Nucleosome
The female reproductive part of a flower is called________.
Stamens
Petals
Sepals
Carpel
Correct answer
Stamens
Amish Tripathi, a famous Indian writer, is working on a series based on Ramayana, in which the first two books focus on Rama and Sita, respectively. On which character does the third book of this series focus?
Hanuman
Lakshmana
Bharata
Raavana
Correct answer
Hanuman
Which of the following is used for disinfecting drinking water?
Baking Soda
Washing Soda
Baking powder
Bleaching powder
Correct answer
Baking Soda
Which of the following allotropes of Carbon is used as a reducing agent in metallurgy?
Coke
Carbon Black
Charcoal
Graphite
Correct answer
Coke
If tanα = √2 – 1, then the value of tanα – cotα = ?
2√2
-2
1
√2 + 1
Correct answer
2√2
Solve the following
7 × {4 + (-2) × (-3)} = ?
70
14
-42
-14
Correct answer
70
Find the compound interest on Rs. 62500 at 21% per annum for \(1\frac{1}{2}\) years compounded half yearly.
Rs. 21827.03
Rs. 19687.5
Rs. 21638.5
Rs. 20695
Correct answer
Rs. 21827.03
Select the figure that does NOT belong in the following group.

D
B
C
A
Correct answer
D
What is the age of the eldest sister if, the sum of ages of 5 sisters born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years?
16 years
4 years
14 years
18 years
Correct answer
16 years
In the following alphanumeric series, one term is missing as shown by the question mark (?). Select the missing term from the given options.
5E, 7F, 11H, 17K, ?
P25
Q20
N20
25O
Correct answer
P25
Which chef was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017 for his culinary contributions?
Vikas Khanna
Madhur Jaffrey
Sanjeev Kapoor
Ranveer Brar
Correct answer
Vikas Khanna
23 × 31 = 713. How much is 0.0713 ÷ 3.1?
0.0023
0.23
0.023
2.3
Correct answer
0.0023
There was a group of six student who took a test. Another student joined the group after taking the test later. With her marks included the average score of the group went up by 3. This student has got _________ marks more than the average marks without her being included.
20
21
18
24
Correct answer
20
The unit of power used in industry is:
Kilowatts
Watts
Joule
Horse power
Correct answer
Kilowatts
In the morning, X and Y walk towards each other in a park. When they meet, Y’s shadow falls towards the right side of X. In which direction was X facing?
East
South
West
North
Correct answer
East
How many triangles are present in the below figure?

13
15
14
12
Correct answer
13
In the following Venn diagram the total number of students who play all three games is:

S + Q
S + Q + V
S
S + V
Correct answer
S + Q
A fungal cell wall is made of ________.
Hemi-cellulose
Cellulose
Chitin
Lignin
Correct answer
Hemi-cellulose
Praneet started his journey at 2:45:46 p.m. and reached the destination at 4:55:57 p.m. Anit started the journey 58 mins 40 secs after Praneet and reached his destination 50 mins 29 secs after him. How long did Anit take to complete his journey?
2 hours 1 minutes 12 seconds
2 hours 2 minutes
1 hour 58 minutes
2 hours 2 seconds
Correct answer
2 hours 1 minutes 12 seconds
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