The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in M shell is:
- AOption (a)
8
- BOption (b)
2
- COption (c)
18
- DOption (d)
32
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The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in M shell is:
8
2
18
32
Correct answer
8
$M@A#N2B4O&3C5P + D2
Using the above sequence find the characters that do NOT belong to the group:
AO +, MB5, N32, $2P
N32
AO +
$2P$
MB5
Correct answer
N32
The sum of the present ages of two cousins is 46 years. Eight years ago, the elder one was twice as old as the younger one. What is the present age of the elder cousin?
22 years
30 years
28 years
26 years
Correct answer
22 years
To dispose of the old stocks, a person sold a tea-set for Rs. 3,420, which was 43% below the cost price. In order to make a profit of 10% the seller should have sold the set for Rs. ______ .
Rs. 6,180
Rs. 6,580
Rs. 6,680
Rs. 6,600
Correct answer
Rs. 6,180
Who is the current director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s foreign intelligence service?
Kiran Bedi
Samant Goel
Dineshwar Sharma
Ajit Doval
Correct answer
Kiran Bedi
On which dates of December 2018 will be Wednesdays?
4, 11, 18, and 25
5, 12, 19 and 26
3, 10, 17 and 24
6, 13, 20 and 27
Correct answer
4, 11, 18, and 25
In the following Venn diagram which region represents the coach who is also a player but not a girl?

U
T
R
S
Correct answer
U
Solve the following: 22 - (1/4){-5 - (-48) ÷ (-16)}.
0
24
22
21
Correct answer
0
What are the receptors for detecting taste called?
Sensory receptors
Chemical receptors
Olfactory receptors
Gustatory receptors
Correct answer
Sensory receptors
Select the option that correctly fits in the blank space in the given figure.


D
A
C
B
Correct answer
D
If tanθ = 7/24, then find the value of p such that (tanθ - secθ)/sinθ = -p/28.
25
75
50
100
Correct answer
25
Select the missing term based on the given related pair.
MAKING : KGMANI ∷ CAPETO : ______
POCATE
POTECA
POCAET
POACTE
Correct answer
POCATE
The value of universal gravitation constant (G) was determined by:
Henry Cavendish
Antoine L Lavoisier
Issac Newton
John Dalton
Correct answer
Henry Cavendish
Which of the following is NOT a property of acids?
Acid has a sour taste
Acid has a bitter taste
Acid form salt with a base
Acid turns blue litmus red
Correct answer
Acid has a sour taste
Choose the correct mirror image of the problem figure when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure.


D
B
C
A
Correct answer
D
Select the option that will correctly fit in the blank space in the given figure series.





Correct answer
The Arjuna Awards given by the Government of India is for public achievement in which fo the following fields?
Literature
Poverty eradication
Sports
Economics
Correct answer
Literature
In the process of _______, the iron is protected by a coating of zinc.
Greasing
Alloying
Galvanization
Anodising
Correct answer
Greasing
The fraction from the ones listed below that will NOT lead to a recurring decimal is:
8/56
6/56
4/56
7/56
Correct answer
8/56
The difference between the place values of 9 and 5 in the number 428693745 is:
90995
99995
89995
8995
Correct answer
90995
A copper wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 121 cm2. If the same wire is bent in the form of a circle, find the area of the circle. (Use π = 22/7)
154 cm2
153 cm2
155 cm2
150 cm2
Correct answer
154 cm2
A raised hammer possesses:
Kinetic energy
Mechanical energy
Muscular energy
Potential energy
Correct answer
Kinetic energy
When x2 + ax + b is divided by (x - 1), the remainder is 15 and when x2 + bx + a is divided by (x + 1), the reminder is -1, then the value of a2 + b2 is:
10
20
8
100
Correct answer
10
If a - 1/a = 1, then a2 + 1/a2 = ?
1
3
2
4
Correct answer
1
Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.
Argument:
Due to the water crisis in the city, the authority had asked all the citizens to reduce their water consumption by 25%.
Assumptions:
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit.
Only assumption 1 implicit.
Only assumption 2 implicit.
Both 1 and 2 are implicit.
Correct answer
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit.
If a body takes ‘t’ seconds to go once around the circular path of radius ‘r’, the velocity ‘v’ is given by
\(v = \frac{t}{{2\pi r}}\)
\(v = \frac{{2\pi r}}{t}\)
\(v = \frac{{2\pi {r^2}}}{t}\)
\(v = \frac{{\pi r}}{{2t}}\)
Correct answer
\(v = \frac{t}{{2\pi r}}\)
Who is the only Indian economist to have won the Nobel Prize?
Avinash Dixit
Amit Mishra
Amartya Sen
Abhijit Banerjee
Correct answer
Avinash Dixit
Complete the series given in the Problem Figure with an appropriate option from the answer figures.


1
4
2
3
Correct answer
1
Find the L.C.M of 4/5, 2/3 and 5/7
25
20
40
30
Correct answer
25
What happens as we go down the group in the periodic table?
The number of shells decreases
Valence electrons decreases
The number of shells increases
Atomic size decreases
Correct answer
The number of shells decreases
| 1 | ? | 3 |
|---|
Find the missing digit if it has 11 and 13 as factors?
2
6
8
4
Correct answer
2
Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.
Which of these natural numbers X, Y, Z, U, and V are even numbers?
Statements:
Both statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient
Statement 2 alone is sufficient while statement 1 alone is insufficient
Statement 1 alone is sufficient while statement 2 alone is insufficient
Neither statement 1 nor 2 is sufficient
Correct answer
Both statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient
_______ forms a common passage for both urine and sperms in human males.
Oviduct
Ureter
Urethra
Vas deferens
Correct answer
Oviduct
Select the option that would come next in the following figure series.


C
B
D
A
Correct answer
C
Travelling at 4/5th of his usual speed, a man is 15 minutes late. What is his usual time to cover the same distance?
15 minutes
1 hours
75 minutes
45 minutes
Correct answer
15 minutes
Tooth decay starts when the pH of the mouth is lower than:
5.7
5.5
5.6
5.4
Correct answer
5.7
Select the time that would depict the correct mirror image of 9:30 in a clock.
2:30
6:30
7:30
4:30
Correct answer
2:30
Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumption(s) is (are) implicit.
Statement:
Shyam tells Gita, “The ways to reach Sri Lanka is through air and water”.
Assumptions:
Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit.
Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit
Only assumption 2 is implicit
Only assumption 1 is implicit
Correct answer
Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit.
Who is the famous Indian actress who stars in the ‘Quantico’ TV series on American Broadcasting Corporation?
Alia Bhatt
Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Malaika Arora
Correct answer
Alia Bhatt
Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.
How Swathi is related to Namitha?
Statements:
I. Swathi’s husband is the only son of Namitha’s mother.
II. Swathi’s brother and Namitha’s husband are cousins.
Both I and II are sufficient to answer the question.
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Correct answer
Both I and II are sufficient to answer the question.
Dipali bought a set of cups for Rs. 375, but then had to sell it later to clear old stocks for Rs. 345. What is the percentage of loss that she incurred?
14
7
16
8
Correct answer
14
If 123 × 356 = 43788, then 1.23 × 0.356 = ?
437.88
4.3788
0.43788
0.043788
Correct answer
437.88
Consider the given statement true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.
Statement:
People complain that bus tickets are not available during festival seasons.
Conclusions:
Both 1 and 2 follow.
Neither 1 nor 2 follows.
Only conclusion 2 follows.
Only conclusion 1 follows.
Correct answer
Both 1 and 2 follow.
Complete the problem figure with an appropriate option from the answer figures.


C
D
B
A
Correct answer
C
Four numbers, when arranged in ascending order, are w, x, y and z. The average of the smallest three numbers is 18, while the average of the largest three was 22. What is the range of the data?
10
12
13
11
Correct answer
10
Which of the following is an amphoteric oxide?
Aluminium oxide
Iron (II) oxide
Magnesium oxide
Carbon dioxide
Correct answer
Aluminium oxide
The ratio of sand to gravel in a mixture is 17 : 8 while that between gravel and cement is 6 : 17. What is the ratio of sand to cement in the mixture?
1 : 1
289 : 48
8 : 6
3 : 4
Correct answer
1 : 1
The square root of 3249 is:
63
59
57
67
Correct answer
63
Consider the given question and decide which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question.
What is the average daily wage of X, Y and Z?
Statements:
Both 1 and 2 are sufficient
Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient
1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is insufficient
2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is insufficient
Correct answer
Both 1 and 2 are sufficient
A current I flows through a resistor. A source maintains a potential difference of V across the resistor. The energy supplied by the source in time t is:
V I t2
V I
V I t
V I/ t
Correct answer
V I t2
Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.
Argument:
All girls love reading novels.
Assumptions:
Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit.
Only assumption 1 is implicit.
Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit.
Only assumption 2 is implicit.
Correct answer
Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit.
Select the missing word pair based on the given related pair.
Buy : bought ∷ ______
Tore : Tear
Ran : Run
Sang : Sing
Shut : Shut
Correct answer
Tore : Tear
Choose the correct water image of the given problem figure.


B
A
C
D
Correct answer
B
In the given equation, LHS = RHS only when we interchange numbers ______ on the same side.
5 + 3 × 6 – 4 ÷ 2 = 4 × 3 – 10 ÷ 2 + 7
5 and 2
3 and 7
6 and 4
4 and 7
Correct answer
5 and 2
As of February 2018, who is the Chief Minister of Telangana, who is also the first Chief Minister of Telangana?
K Chandrasekhar Rao
Kadiyam Srihari
T Rajaiah
Chandrababu Naidu
Correct answer
K Chandrasekhar Rao
According to an early Indian philosopher, everything is made up of _________ basic elements.
2
4
3
5
Correct answer
2
Find the position of the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed between P and F?
At infinity
Between F and C
Behind the mirror
Beyond C
Correct answer
At infinity
If three groups could be formed using the given figures only once, these groups would be _____.

(1, 5, 8), (2, 4, 7) and (3, 6, 9)
(1, 5, 7), (2, 4, 9) and (3, 6, 8)
(1, 5, 7), (2, 6, 8) and (3, 4, 9)
(1, 5, 7), (2, 4, 8) and (3, 6, 9)
Correct answer
(1, 5, 8), (2, 4, 7) and (3, 6, 9)
The boiling point of alcohol is 78°C. What is the temperature in Kelvin scale?
78 K
341 K
373 K
351 K
Correct answer
78 K
A train leaves Kazipet at 5 a.m. and reaches Bangalore at 3 p.m. Another B train leaves Bangalore at 7 a.m. and reaches Kazipet at 5 p.m. When do the two trains meet? Assume that the trains travels at equal uniform speeds.
1 p.m.
12 noon
11 a.m.
10 a.m.
Correct answer
1 p.m.
What is tissue?
Cells which are similar in origin but dissimilar in form and function.
Cells which are dissimilar in origin but similar in form and function.
Cells which are dissimilar in origin, form, and function.
Cells which are similar in origin, form, and function.
Correct answer
Cells which are similar in origin but dissimilar in form and function.
If in a certain code, UNGIMMICKY is written as MIGNUYKCIM, then how will COMPLEXITY be written as in the same code?
LPOMCYTIXE
LPMOOCYTIXE
LPMOYCTIXE
LPMOCYTIXE
Correct answer
LPOMCYTIXE
Working together, pipes A and B can fill an empty tank in 10 hours. They worked together for 4 hours and then B stopped, and A continued filling the tank till it was full. It took a total of 13 hours to fill the tank. How long would it take A to fill the empty tank alone?
15 hours
13 hours
16 hours
12 hours
Correct answer
15 hours
As of February 2018, who owns the Hyderabad-based IPL team ‘Sun Risers Hyderabad’?
Deccan Chronicle Newspaper
Kala Nidhi Maran
Chandrababu Naidu
Chiranjeevi
Correct answer
Deccan Chronicle Newspaper
Direction: The given pie chart represents the annual yield of certain crops in tons (in degree). Study the chart carefully and answer the following question.

If the total production is 9000 tons, then find the yield of rice in tons.
3000
1000
2000
1500
Correct answer
3000
The first Partition of Bengal took place in the year _____
1906 AD
1903 AD
1904 AD
1905 AD
Correct answer
1906 AD
Identify a type of asexual reproduction which involves reproduction through parts of a plant such as roots, stem, and leaves?
Budding
Vegetative propagation
Fragmentation
Fission
Correct answer
Budding
Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book ‘Things to leave behind’?
Shashi Tharoor
Anosh Irani
Namita Gokhale
Vikram Seth
Correct answer
Shashi Tharoor
The number of symbols that are preceded by a letter and not followed by a number in the following expression is ______.
A$1%MB#6&NC = 3!OD + KP$
3
4
1
2
Correct answer
3
A person holding a pen in his left-hand sees his reflection in the mirror holding the pen in his right hand. This is due to which of the following phenomena?
Diffused reflection
Total internal reflection
Lateral inversion
Refraction
Correct answer
Diffused reflection
What will be the value of the kinetic energy (EK) of a moving body with mass m, if its speed is doubled from v to 2v?
½ Ek
4 Ek
There will be no change in Ek
2 Ek
Correct answer
½ Ek
80% of a number is 100. What is the number?
108
120
80
125
Correct answer
108
If the resistance of a conductor is doubled, the current gets halved. This is because:
I = V – R
I = V/R
I = (R/V)n
I = V R
Correct answer
I = V – R
Which north-eastern state of India has signed up to host the 39th National Games in the year 2022?
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Tripura
Manipur
Correct answer
Meghalaya
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