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Find the missing term for the related pair of letter clusters.
RAMA : MARA ∷ SITA : ______
TSAI
TIAS
SIAT
TISA
Correct answer
TSAI
Growth hormones function:
Rarely as growth promoters
Sometimes as growth promoters and sometimes as growth inhibitors
Always as growth inhibitors
Always as growth promoters
Correct answer
Rarely as growth promoters
The least number to be added to 435 to make it a perfect square is:
3
8
6
4
Correct answer
3
Pointing at X, Y says, “X is the son of the only son of my mother”. Then Y is X’s ______.
Father-in-law
Brother
Father
Grandfather
Correct answer
Father-in-law
Four numbers A, B, C and D are such that their overall average is 16. The average of A and B is 9.5. The average of C and D is:
21.5
22.5
25.5
23
Correct answer
21.5
Which permanent tissue makes a plant hard and stiff?
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Parenchyma
Aerenchyma
Correct answer
Collenchyma
If x2 + kx + k = 0 has no solution, then the value of k will satisfy:
k > 4
0 < k < 4
k < 4
k > -4
Correct answer
k > 4
A sound of single frequency is called as ________.
Note
Pitch
Tone
Hertz
Correct answer
Note
What is the square root of 6561?
77
89
79
81
Correct answer
77
If 15th February 2018 is a Thursday. On what day will 18th April 2019 fall?
Saturday
Thursday
Friday
Wednesday
Correct answer
Saturday
What is the square root of 576?
24
36
26
34
Correct answer
24
Direction: Study a table given below carefully and answer the following question.
| Parties and Seats won | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. | Party | South | East | West | North |
| 1 | A | 40 | 37 | 35 | 27 |
| 2 | B | 6 | 26 | 76 | 86 |
| 3 | C | 83 | 71 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | D | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
The party which won the highest number of seats is ______ .
A
D
B
C
Correct answer
A
Which of the following salts are acidic in nature?
Sodium Carbonate
Sodium Acetate
Ammonium Phosphate
None of the above
Correct answer
Sodium Carbonate
The rate of discount on an article whose marked price is RS. 170 and the selling price is Rs. 130 is:
22.45%
24.26%
23.53%
23.60%
Correct answer
22.45%
Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some carpenters are plumbers. Some plumbers are daily wage labourers.
Conclusions:
Only conclusion 2 follows.
Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow.
Only conclusion 1 follows.
Neither 1 nor 2 follows.
Correct answer
Only conclusion 2 follows.
Identify the odd one out from the following:
Air
Alloy
Milk
Water
Correct answer
Air
If I is the current through a wire and e is the charge of an electron, then the number of electrons crossing in t seconds will be given by:
e/It
Ie/t
It/e
Ite
Correct answer
e/It
Select the correct set that represents the following Venn diagram.
Doctors, human beings, cows
Males, females, doctors
Cat, toys, girl
Office boys, government employees, educated person
Correct answer
Doctors, human beings, cows
Select the letter which does NOT belong to the group.
2
1
3
4
Correct answer
2
15% of 60 is 45% of ______ .
40
180
20
30
Correct answer
40
A broadcasting station transmits waves with a frequency of 71 × 104 Hz and a speed of 3×108 m/s. The wavelength of the wave is:
418.8 m
208.4 m
422.5 m
324.6 m
Correct answer
418.8 m
The essential organs in a flower for reproduction are:
The sepal and stamen
The stamen and pistil
The sepal and petal
The petal and pistil
Correct answer
The sepal and stamen
If Rs. 87 was divided between James and Radha in the ratio 1 : 2, how much money did Radha get?
Rs. 29
Rs. 57
Rs. 59
Rs. 58
Correct answer
Rs. 29
Which Indian tabla player won the Grammy Award for his collaborative music with ‘The Silk Road Ensemble’ group in 2017?
Sandeep Das
Zakir Hussein
Rimpa Shiva
Yogesh Samsi
Correct answer
Sandeep Das
The area of a triangle whose vertices are given by (2, 4), (-3, -1) and (5, 3) is:
7 sq. units
14 sq. units
20 sq. units
10 sq. units
Correct answer
7 sq. units
Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No mango is orange.
No orange is apple.
Some mangoes are apple.
Conclusion:
Only conclusion 1 or 3 follow
Only conclusion 1 follows
Only conclusion 2 follows
Only conclusion 2 and 3 follow
Correct answer
Only conclusion 1 or 3 follow
In what time will Rs. 4400 become Rs. 4576 at 8% per annum interest compounded half yearly?
6 months
2 years
7 months
1 year
Correct answer
6 months
X attempts 94 questions and gets 141 marks. If for every correct answer 4 marks is given, and for every wrong answer 1 mark is deducted, then the number of questions wrongly answered by X is ______ .
47
40
57
45
Correct answer
47
Consider the question given and decide which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Five people, P, Q, R, S, and T are standing in a line; who is in the middle?
Statements:
Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question.
1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question.
2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the given question.
Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient to answer the given question.
Correct answer
Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the given question.
\(\frac{{\sin 30^\circ }}{{1 + ;cos30^\circ }} + \frac{{1 + {\rm{;cos}}30^\circ }}{{sin30^\circ }} = ;?\)
3
1
2
4
Correct answer
3
The energy stored in a dry cell is in the form of ________.
Potential energy
Nuclear energy
Kinetic energy
Chemical energy
Correct answer
Potential energy
Select the option that represents the number of triangles in the following figure.
6
4
3
5
Correct answer
6
One Watt = ?
Erg/sec
1 Pascal/sec
1 m/s
1 Joule/sec
Correct answer
Erg/sec
The credit for classifying the elements on the basis of their atomic masses goes to:
Dmitri Mendeleev
John Dalton
John Alexander Reina Newlands
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
Correct answer
Dmitri Mendeleev
What will be the force of attraction between two bodies weighing 20 kg and 50 kg, respectively, with a distance of 2 metre between them?
16.675 × 10-11 N
166.75 × 10-10 N
6.67 × 10-11 N
16.67 × 5-10 N
Correct answer
16.675 × 10-11 N
Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.
What is the birth year of Mr. Rajesh?
Statements:
Statement 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient
Statement 1 alone is sufficient while statement 2 alone is insufficient
Both statements 1 and 2 are sufficient
Either statement 1 or 2 is sufficient
Correct answer
Statement 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient
Select the number missing from the given number series.
4, 9, 20, 44, ?
90
95
80
100
Correct answer
90
‘P’ is the smallest positive integer such that every positive integer N greater than ‘P’ can be written as a sum of two composite numbers. Then ‘P’ is:
11
6
10
3
Correct answer
11
Who among the following was NOT one of the ‘Nine Gems’ of Emperor Akbar’s court?
Osman Ali Khan
Raja Todar Mal
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Fakir Aziao-Din
Correct answer
Osman Ali Khan
A pipe can fill a sump with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took \(2\frac{2}{3}\) hours to fill the sump. The leak can drain all the water of the sump in:
6 hours
11 hours
8 hours
15 hours
Correct answer
6 hours
Which Indian won the 2017 French Open Superseries tournament?
Dipankar Bhattacharya
George Thomas
Anilkumar Raju
Srikanth Kidambi
Correct answer
Dipankar Bhattacharya
The tendency of undisturbed objects to stay at rest or to keep moving with the same velocity is called:
Velocity
Force
Momentum
Inertia
Correct answer
Velocity
Which of the following metals does NOT react with cold or hot water?
Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Aluminium
Correct answer
Sodium
Select the option that will correctly fit in the blank space in the given figure series.
Correct answer
From the given four figures choose the correct water image of the below figure.
D
C
B
A
Correct answer
D
The calendar for the year 2020 will be the same for the year:
2048
2078
2040
2096
Correct answer
2048
A piece of work can be done by 16 men in 8 days, working 12 hours a day. How many men are needed to complete another work, which is three times the first one, in 24 days working 8 hours a day?
22 men
23 men
25 men
24 men
Correct answer
22 men
. The pH value increase from 7 to 14 represents a:
Decrease in OH- ion concentration
Increase in H+ ion concentration
Decrease in H+ ion concentration
Increase in OH- ion concentration
Correct answer
Decrease in OH- ion concentration
Decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.
Statement:
A company cannot make profit unless both, management and employees work together.
Conclusions:
Neither 1 nor 2 follows
Only conclusion 2 follows
Only conclusion 1 follows
Both 1 and 2 follow
Correct answer
Neither 1 nor 2 follows
Solve the following:
36 – [18 – {14 – (15 – 4 ÷ 2 × 2)}]
20
22
21
23
Correct answer
20
Use each of the following only once and form three groups. The three groups so formed are:
(1, 9, 4), (3, 4, 6) and (2, 5, 8)
(1, 9, 6), (3, 5, 7) and (2, 4, 8)
(2, 9, 6), (3, 4, 7) and (1, 5, 8)
(1, 9, 6), (3, 4, 7) and (2, 5, 8)
Correct answer
(1, 9, 4), (3, 4, 6) and (2, 5, 8)
Which of the Answer Figures is the correct mirror image of the given Problem Figure?
A
C
D
B
Correct answer
A
Complete the following figure with the correct option.
Correct answer
Two pipes A and B can fill an empty cistern in 18 and 27 hours respectively. Pipe C can drain the entire cistern in 45 hours when no other pipe is in operation. Initially, when the cistern was empty Pipe A and Pipe C were turned on. After a few hours Pipe A was turned off and Pipe B was turned on instantly. In all, it took 55 hours to fill the cistern. For how many hours was Pipe B turned on?
50
45
30
27
Correct answer
50
Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.
Argument:
A mother is crying in the hospital as her only son died in a road accident while driving his bike.
Assumptions:
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit
Both 1 and 2 are implicit
Only assumption 2 is implicit
Only assumption 1 is implicit
Correct answer
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit
Assuming that the numbers in each of the following figures follow a similar pattern, select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in figure B.
136
127
128
142
Correct answer
136
Which of the following glows with special colour depending on the nature of gas in the fluorescent tube?
Plasma
Hydrogen
Bose-Einstein condensate
Helium
Correct answer
Plasma
Metals are placed on which side of the Modern Periodic Table?
Top row
Right side
Bottom row
Left side
Correct answer
Top row
As of February 2018, who is the India-born CEO of the Nokia company?
Ajaypal Singh Banga
Satya Nadella
Sundar Pichai
Rajeev Suri
Correct answer
Ajaypal Singh Banga
Metal oxides which react with acids, as well as bases, are called:
Acidic oxides
Neutral oxides
Amphoteric oxides
Basic oxides
Correct answer
Acidic oxides
In a plant, which of the following is converted into the seed?
Stigma
Ovary
Style
Ovule
Correct answer
Stigma
What enables an electric current to flow in a circuit?
The motion of neutrons
The motion of positrons
The motion of protons
The motion of electrons
Correct answer
The motion of neutrons
Which Indian chief minister was awarded the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award’ by US-India Business Council (USIBC) in 2017?
K. Chandrashekhar Rao
Naveen Patnaik
Chandrababu Naidu
Siddaramaiah
Correct answer
K. Chandrashekhar Rao
How much does one need to add to 2/3 to obtain 3/2?
4/9
5/6
-1
1.5/6
Correct answer
4/9
If ABCD is a Cyclic Quadrilateral, then the value of cos2A – cos2B – cos2C + cos2D is:
-1
1
0
2
Correct answer
-1
If all the letters “D E M N” are arranged to form a meaningful word, then the last letter of the word will be:
E
M
N
D
Correct answer
E
Which Indian-American is the chairman of the prestigious Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States as of March 2018?
Neomi Rao
Seema Verma
Neil Chatterjee
Ajit Pai
Correct answer
Neomi Rao
Who is the author of the Indian English Novel ‘Sita: Warrior of Mithila’ published in 2017?
Robin Sharma
Amish Tripathi
Rahul Mehta
Chetan Bhagat
Correct answer
Robin Sharma
Select the missing term from the related pair of letter clusters.
BEAK : EIFQ ∷ SAIL : ______
RENV
VREN
VENR
VERN
Correct answer
RENV
Which Indian state is the largest producer of Soyabean?
Himachal Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Correct answer
Himachal Pradesh
Direction: Study a table given below carefully and answer the following question. Parties and the seats won by them are lifted in the following table.
| Parties and Seats won | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. | Party | South | East | West | North |
| 1 | A | 40 | 37 | 35 | 27 |
| 2 | B | 6 | 26 | 76 | 86 |
| 3 | C | 83 | 71 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | D | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
Party B won the largest number of seats from which area?
North
South
West
East
Correct answer
North
In the series 5442673314884743581, the number that is sixth to the left of the seventh term from the right is:
7
3
1
4
Correct answer
7
The given Problem Figure is embedded in one of the given Answer Figure. Which is that Answer Figure?
B
D
A
C
Correct answer
B
As of 2018, who is the CEO and president of MasterCard?
Waris Ahluwalia
Ajaypal Singh Banga
Prabhjot Singh
Darsh Singh
Correct answer
Waris Ahluwalia
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