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RRC Group D Previous Year Paper 10 (Held On: 28 Sep 2018 Shift 1)

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An object travels 10 m in 4 s and then another 14 m in 2 s. What is the average speed of the object?

((a))
4.5 ms^-1
((b))
4 m
((c))
4 s^-1
((d))
4 ms^-1

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Answer: ((a))

4.5 ms^-1

The molten material mixed with gases in the mantle of the Earth is called ________.

((a))
Magma
((b))
Helium
((c))
Core
((d))
Lava

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Answer: ((a))

Magma

How many groups and periods are there in the Modern Periodic Table?

((a))
7 group and 18 periods
((b))
7 groups and 7 periods
((c))
18 groups and 7 periods
((d))
18 groups and18 periods

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Answer: ((a))

7 group and 18 periods

What is the sum of the reciprocals of the values of zeroes of the polynomial 6x² + 3x² – 5x + 1?

((a))
2
((b))
3
((c))
4
((d))
5

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Answer: ((a))

Find the odd one out.

A	B	C	D
O15	C3	G7	N15

((a))
C
((b))
B
((c))
D
((d))
A

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Answer: ((a))

What is the valency of copper in cuprous oxide?

((a))
4
((b))
3
((c))
2
((d))
1

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Answer: ((a))

315 marbles are distributed among Aman, Ashok and Alok in the ratio 7 : 3 : 5, respectively. How many more marbles did Aman get compared to Ashok?

((a))
84
((b))
42
((c))
147
((d))
63

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Answer: ((a))

______ does NOT contain carbonyl group.

((a))
Aldehyde
((b))
Carboxyl acid
((c))
Ketone
((d))
Ethanol

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Answer: ((a))

Aldehyde

One of the two inlet pipes works twice as efficiently as the other. The two can fill the empty cistern in 12 hours. A drain pipe can empty a cistern all by itself in 12 hours. How many hours will the more efficient inlet pipe take to fill the empty cistern by itself?

((a))
9
((b))
15
((c))
12
((d))
18

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Answer: ((a))

The Battle of Plassey was fought on _______.

((a))
23^rd June 1557
((b))
23^rd June 1657
((c))
23^rd June 1857
((d))
23^rd June 1757

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Answer: ((a))

23^rd June 1557

Which assumptions are implied from the below statement?

Statement: “In 10 years, the real impact of unscrupulous use of plastics would be felt”, says an ecologist.

Assumptions:

I. Plastic is non-decomposable

II. Plastic affects the ecological balance

((a))
Only assumption II is implicit
((b))
Only assumption I is implicit
((c))
Both I and II are implicit
((d))
Neither I nor II is implicit

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Answer: ((a))

Only assumption II is implicit

The point at which all rays converge is termed as ______.

((a))
Principle axis
((b))
Pole
((c))
Aperture
((d))
Focus

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Answer: ((a))

Principle axis

If E and A are daughters of B and A is married to V, then how is V related to E?

((a))
Son-in-law
((b))
Father-in-law
((c))
Brother-in-law
((d))
Mother-in-law

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Answer: ((a))

Son-in-law

Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

((a))
C
((b))
D
((c))
A
((d))
B

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Answer: ((a))

4x² + kx + 5 is divisible by x + 1. The same expression is also divisible by:

((a))
4x + 5
((b))
4x – 1
((c))
4x – 5
((d))
x – 5

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Answer: ((a))

4x + 5

Garima and her sister together can paint the walls of their house in 45 days. If Garima alone did the job, it would have taken her 81 days. If the duo started painting together but Garima’s sister had to leave 9 days before the completion of the work, how many days in all would it take the sisters to paint their house?

((a))
49
((b))
48
((c))
52
((d))
50

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Answer: ((a))

_____ has the greatest electron affinity.

((a))
Br
((b))
Cl
((c))
I
((d))
F

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Answer: ((a))

Which of the answer figures is formed from the shapes given the problem figure?

((a))
A
((b))
C
((c))
B
((d))
D

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Answer: ((a))

_______ was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar’s reign.

((a))
Birbal
((b))
Raja Man Singh 1
((c))
Tansen
((d))
Raja Todar Mal

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Answer: ((a))

Birbal

You are given a question and two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.

Question:

Nayan has 4 caps of 3 different colours. How many blue caps does he have?

Statements:

Nayan has 2 white caps.
The number of blue caps he has is the same as that of white caps.

((a))
Statement 1 alone is not sufficient.
((b))
Statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient.
((c))
Statements 1 or 2 alone are sufficient.
((d))
Statement 2 alone is not sufficient.

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Answer: ((a))

Statement 1 alone is not sufficient.

Read the statement below along with two conclusions.

Statement:

Naina asks for pen from Mahi.

Conclusions:

I. Naina doesn’t have a pen

II. Naina wants to write something

Which conclusion(s) follow(s) the given statement?

((a))
Both the conclusions follow
((b))
Conclusion I alone follows
((c))
Neither I nor II follows
((d))
Conclusion II alone follows

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Answer: ((a))

Both the conclusions follow

_____ is the mobile application launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to aid exporters and importers in the country.

((a))
Nikat Man
((b))
Maitree Mitra
((c))
Niryat Mitra
((d))
Dikhat Mitra

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Answer: ((a))

Nikat Man

A year ago, Akash’s father’s age was 9 times that of Akash. After 3 years his father’s age will be 5 times that of his age. How old will Akash be next year?

((a))
4 years
((b))
5 years
((c))
8 years
((d))
6 years

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Answer: ((a))

4 years

How many triangles are there in the following figure?

((a))
8
((b))
12
((c))
11
((d))
17

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Answer: ((a))

______ mutation is NOT hereditary.

((a))
Deletion
((b))
Insertion
((c))
Somatic
((d))
Duplication

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Answer: ((a))

Deletion

Which of the following is NOT a perfect square?

((a))
1250
((b))
16641
((c))
2025
((d))
9801

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Answer: ((a))

1250

Select the option figure that will complete the series of question figures.

<br>

((a))
D
((b))
C
((c))
A
((d))
B

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Answer: ((a))

Which Indian has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 at Managua, the capital of Nicaragua?

((a))
Neeru Chadha
((b))
Nisha Dutt
((c))
Simran Khosla
((d))
Srishti Kaur

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Answer: ((a))

Neeru Chadha

Voluntary muscles are contained in the ______.

((a))
Heart
((b))
Hind limb
((c))
Liver
((d))
Lung

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Answer: ((a))

Heart

Choose the correct alternative to complete the pattern:

1224364860, 1122334455, 1020304050, _______.

((a))
918273642
((b))
918273644
((c))
918273645
((d))
918273643

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Answer: ((a))

918273642

Which state government launched the ‘Gobar-dhan’ scheme to support farmers?

((a))
Uttar Pradesh
((b))
Haryana
((c))
Rajasthan
((d))
Punjab

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Answer: ((a))

Uttar Pradesh

Consider the given statement(s) and decide which of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:

“Tomorrow morning the hockey team will report by 9:00 am instead of 8:00 am for practice,” said the coach.

Assumptions:

I. That day coach had some other work at 8:00 am.

II. They usually assemble for practice.

((a))
Only I is implicit.
((b))
Only II is implicit.
((c))
Both I and II are implicit.
((d))
Neither I nor II is implicit.

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Answer: ((a))

Only I is implicit.

Which one of the following groups produces naked seeds?

((a))
Angiosperms
((b))
Bryophyta
((c))
Thallophyte
((d))
Gymnosperms

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Answer: ((a))

Angiosperms

Find the next term in the following series:

31, 38, 44, 51, _____.

((a))
58
((b))
57
((c))
51
((d))
55

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Answer: ((a))

The ratio of the area of a square to the area of a regular hexagon, having the same perimeter is:

((a))
2 : 3
((b))
√3 : 2
((c))
1 : √3
((d))
4 : 3√3

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Answer: ((a))

2 : 3

$\frac{3}{{12}}{\rm { of } } \frac{{\left( {\frac{2}{5} + \frac{4}{{15}}} \right)}}{{\left( {\frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{5}} \right)}} = ?$

((a))
5/7
((b))
5/6
((c))
6/5
((d))
2/6

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Answer: ((a))

5/7

What is the next term in this series?

L, D, O, E, R, F, ?

((a))
K
((b))
S
((c))
U
((d))
Q

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Answer: ((a))

The electoral college who elects the President of India is formed by ________.

((a))
Head of the Parliament
((b))
Governor
((c))
Former President
((d))
Elected members of the Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies

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Answer: ((a))

Head of the Parliament

An element of atomic number 16 will belong to the _____ period of the periodic table.

((a))
5^th
((b))
6^th
((c))
3^rd
((d))
4^th

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Answer: ((a))

5^th

An electric bulb of 100 W is used 8 hours per day. The energy consumed by the bulb in one day is ______ units.

((a))
800
((b))
80
((c))
8
((d))
0.80

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Answer: ((a))

800

As of February 2018, who was the spokesperson of the Indian Navy?

((a))
Captain D.K. Sharma
((b))
Admiral Suresh Bhatt
((c))
Captain M.K. Sharma
((d))
Pranab Mukherjee

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Answer: ((a))

Captain D.K. Sharma

Pipe C and D alone can fill a tank in 4 and 5 hours, respectively. If pipe C is closed after 3 hours and at the same time pipe D is opened, in how many hours will the tank get filled?

((a))
0.8
((b))
1.25
((c))
1
((d))
1.5

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Answer: ((a))

0.8

{52 – (9 – 2)} ÷ [3 × {1 + (-2) × (-2)}] = ?

((a))
3
((b))
-9
((c))
9
((d))
-5

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Answer: ((a))

Nikhil meets a boy at the park. The boy identifies Nikhil as his father’s younger brother. Nikhil is the boy’s _____.

((a))
Father
((b))
Maternal uncle
((c))
Cousin
((d))
Paternal uncle

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Answer: ((a))

Father

Football was officially included as a competitive game in Olympics in ________.

((a))
1908
((b))
1924
((c))
1916
((d))
1900

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Answer: ((a))

1908

What is the area of the triangle whose vertices are A(-4, -2), B(-3, -5) and C(3, -2)?

((a))
12 sq. units
((b))
10 sq. units
((c))
7.5 sq. units
((d))
10.5 sq. units

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Answer: ((a))

12 sq. units

A and B can do a piece of work together in 15 days while A alone can do it in 25 days. They start working together but B leaves 5 days before the completion of the work. For how many days did A and B work together?

((a))
10
((b))
13
((c))
9
((d))
12

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Answer: ((a))

The Second Equation of Motion gives the relationship between _________ and Time.

((a))
Acceleration
((b))
Position
((c))
Momentum
((d))
Velocity

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Answer: ((a))

Acceleration

If two charged bodies having equal potential are connected through a conducting wire, then:

((a))
Magnetic induction flows
((b))
Current flows from positive to negative
((c))
Current will not flow
((d))
Current will flow from negative to positive

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Answer: ((a))

Magnetic induction flows

Who among the following won the ‘ITA Sterling Icon of Indian Entertainment’ Award at the 17th edition of the Indian Television Academy Awards held in November 2017?

((a))
Jitendra
((b))
Ekta Kapoor
((c))
Siddarth Roy Kapur
((d))
Shobha Kapoor

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Answer: ((a))

Jitendra

V is the daughter of MX and N is the daughter of NX. MX and NX have the same father. V and N are:

((a))
Sister-in-law
((b))
Cousins
((c))
Paternal Aunt
((d))
Maternal Aunt

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Answer: ((a))

Sister-in-law

What is the horizontal mirror image of HAY?

((a))
A
((b))
B
((c))
D
((d))
C

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Answer: ((a))

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee receives a cash price of rupees ________.(before 2020)

((a))
7.5 lakh
((b))
7 lakh
((c))
25 lakh
((d))
10 lakh

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Answer: ((a))

7.5 lakh

How many triangles are there in the below figure?

((a))
6
((b))
13
((c))
10
((d))
8

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Answer: ((a))

" A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin: what else does a man need to be happy ?" was said by

((a))
Albert Einstien
((b))
Alexander Graham bell
((c))
Sir Isac Newton
((d))
Alan Turing

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Answer: ((a))

Albert Einstien

Compressions and rarefactions are due to variability of ________

((a))
Magnetic difference
((b))
Ray refraction
((c))
Air pressure
((d))
Temperature difference

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Answer: ((a))

Magnetic difference

Tarun and Tapan started a partnership with investments of Rs. 13,000 and Rs. 19,500 respectively, however, due to a financial emergency, Tapan had to withdraw his investment after 8 months. In what ratio should the profit of the first 12 months be shared among the duo?

((a))
1 : 2
((b))
1 : 1
((c))
3 : 2
((d))
2 : 3

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Answer: ((a))

1 : 2

India is the _____ most populated country in the world.(Till September 2018)

((a))
Fourth
((b))
First
((c))
Third
((d))
Second

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Answer: ((a))

Fourth

What is the formula of average velocity?

((a))
V_av = (u – v)/ 2
((b))
V_av = (u + v)/ 2
((c))
V_av= u + v
((d))
V = S × t

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Answer: ((a))

V_av = (u – v)/ 2

The volume of sales in a store is recorded for four different quarters. The following is the data.

Quarters	Volume of sales
Quarter 1	200
Quarter 2	100
Quarter 3	350
Quarter 4	550

What are the average sales per quarter?

((a))
250
((b))
300
((c))
350
((d))
500

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Answer: ((a))

250

Which of the following does NOT belong to the given group?

A. Tunnel

B. Bunker

C. Well

D. Building

((a))
B
((b))
D
((c))
A
((d))
C

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Answer: ((a))

Jayant introduces a man to his friend as his wife’s father’s son. The man is Jayant’s _____.

((a))
Brother-in-law
((b))
Sister-in-law
((c))
Father-in-law
((d))
Daughter-in-law

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Answer: ((a))

Brother-in-law

The filtration units in the human kidney are known as ______.

((a))
Nephrons
((b))
Protons
((c))
Neutrons
((d))
Neurons

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Answer: ((a))

Nephrons

Two trains, one 153 m long and the other 127 m long, coming from opposite directions crossed each other in 7.2 seconds. The combined speed of the two trains every hour would then be:

((a))
140 km/h
((b))
105 km/h
((c))
70 km/h
((d))
280 km/h

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Answer: ((a))

140 km/h

If the chromosome number is 46 in a human being, how many chromosomes are present in somatic cells of the human being?

((a))
24
((b))
46
((c))
23
((d))
48

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Answer: ((a))

A fraction when added to 7/8 gives 4. The said fraction is:

((a))
$3\frac{1}{8}$
((b))
-1/2
((c))
2/3
((d))
11/2

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Answer: ((a))

$3\frac{1}{8}$

4 + 3 × 4 + 3 × 4² + 3 × 4³ + 3 × 4⁴ + 3 × 4⁵ = ?

((a))
5 × 4⁵
((b))
9 × 4⁴
((c))
4⁶
((d))
10 × 4⁴

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Answer: ((a))

5 × 4⁵

Who is the current (as of July 2018) Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

((a))
Arvind Subramanian
((b))
Urjit Patel
((c))
Amitabh Kant
((d))
Raghuram Rajan

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Answer: ((a))

Arvind Subramanian

Study the following questions and statement, and decide which of statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.

Question:

J, K, L, M, N and O are standing in a row. If we arrange them according to their height from tallest to shortest, who is standing in the third place?

Statements:

L is the tallest
J is taller than K
N is the shortest of all
K is taller than O

((a))
All the statements are insufficient
((b))
Statements 1, 2 and 3 sufficient
((c))
Statements 1, 2, 3 and 4 together are sufficient
((d))
Statements 1 and 3 are sufficient

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Answer: ((a))

All the statements are insufficient

Which of the numbers given below is NOT rational?

((a))
∜32
((b))
∛64
((c))
$\sqrt[5]{{32}}$
((d))
∛27

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Answer: ((a))

∜32

______ is semiconductor.

((a))
Ga
((b))
Pb
((c))
Ge
((d))
Sn

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Answer: ((a))

If 3x² + ax + 4 is perfectly divisible by x – 8, then the value of a is:

((a))
24.5
((b))
-25.5
((c))
-24.5
((d))
25.5

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Answer: ((a))

24.5

Study the following question and decide which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.

Questions:

What is the total age of Nakul and Dwij?

Statements:

Nakul is 12 years old today.
Dwij is younger to Nakul by 3 years.

((a))
Statement 1 and 2 together are insufficient
((b))
Statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient
((c))
Statement 1 alone is sufficient
((d))
Statement 2 alone is sufficient

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Answer: ((a))

Statement 1 and 2 together are insufficient

Which of the following does NOT belong to this group?

A. Poetry

B. Sonnet

C. Rhyme

D. Diagram

((a))
B
((b))
A
((c))
C
((d))
D

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Answer: ((a))

Which of the following correctly reparents the relationship between the given classes?

A. Spades

B. Hearts

C. Deck or cards

((a))
((b))
((c))
((d))

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Answer: ((a))

The electric configuration of four elements is given below. Which one among the following will be more electronegative?

((a))
Al(2, 8, 3)
((b))
P(2,8,5)
((c))
Cl(2,8,7)
((d))
S(2,8,6)

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Answer: ((a))

Al(2, 8, 3)

To dispose of the old stocks, a person sold a tea-set for Rs. 3,540, which was 41% below the cost price. In order to make a profit of 11% the seller should have sold the set for ____ more.

((a))
2664.42
((b))
2460
((c))
1812.60
((d))
3120

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Answer: ((a))

2664.42

Which of the following is the official currency of the European Union?

((a))
Yen
((b))
Dollar
((c))
Euro
((d))
Pound

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Answer: ((a))

Yen

How many factors of 512 are perfect squares?

((a))
3
((b))
5
((c))
6
((d))
4

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Answer: ((a))

India celebrates its Constitution Day on _________.

((a))
15th December
((b))
26th November
((c))
21st August
((d))
26th January

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Answer: ((a))

15th December

An object has a potential energy of 400 J with a mass of 20 kg and gravity of 10 N kg-1. The height of the object is

((a))
0.5 m
((b))
4 m
((c))
1 m
((d))
2 m

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Answer: ((a))

0.5 m

With which sport is B Sai Praneeth associated?

((a))
Cricket
((b))
Kho-Kho
((c))
Taekwondo
((d))
Badminton

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Answer: ((a))

Cricket

In which of the following field Udipi Ramachandra Rao has been awarded ‘Padma Vibhushan’ by the Government of India in 2017?

((a))
Sports
((b))
Science
((c))
Literature
((d))
Music

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Answer: ((a))

Sports

Which of the below is NOT a city/village/town of Rajasthan?

((a))
Tonk
((b))
Nagaur
((c))
Sikar
((d))
Navsari

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Answer: ((a))

Tonk

_____ is not acidic.

((a))
SbCl₄
((b))
CCl₄
((c))
PCl₄
((d))
PCl₃

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Answer: ((a))

SbCl₄

A shopkeeper sold two items, one at 25% profit and another at 15% loss and got a profit of Rs. 35. If the cost price of the item sold at 25% profit is twice than that of the item sold at 15% loss, find the sum of the cost price of both items.

((a))
Rs. 300
((b))
Rs. 200
((c))
Rs. 100
((d))
Rs. 400

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 300

What is the next term in the given series?

22A, 42E, 62I, ? _____.

((a))
82 M
((b))
82 N
((c))
82 K
((d))
82 S

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Answer: ((a))

82 M

An object travels 15 m in 4 s and then another 16 m in 3 s. What is the average speed of the object?

((a))
5.17 ms^-1
((b))
4.43 ms^-1
((c))
5.00 s^-1
((d))
6.17 m^s-1

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Answer: ((a))

5.17 ms^-1

The law of definite proportions was stated by ______.

((a))
Democritus
((b))
Lavoisier
((c))
Proust
((d))
John Dalton

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Answer: ((a))

Democritus

Which of the shapes in the options are combined to form the given shape?

((a))
A, B and D
((b))
B, C and D
((c))
D and A
((d))
C and D

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Answer: ((a))

A, B and D

The Human Development Index was developed by _____ in 1990.

((a))
Mahbub Khan
((b))
Apara Sen
((c))
Syed-ul-Haq
((d))
Mahbub-ul-Haq and Amartya Sen

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Answer: ((a))

Mahbub Khan

If PIG is coded as 1697, then what will be the code for GOAT?

((a))
715122
((b))
715120
((c))
715123
((d))
715121

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Answer: ((a))

715122

By what number should $6\frac{2}{9}$ be multiplied to get 40?

((a))
$5\frac{3}{7}$
((b))
6
((c))
2/9
((d))
$6\frac{3}{7}$

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Answer: ((a))

$5\frac{3}{7}$

Leela introduces two girls to her friend as the daughters of the only sister of her father. Leela and the girls are _____.

((a))
Cousins
((b))
Friends
((c))
Nieces
((d))
Twins

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Answer: ((a))

Cousins

Murali takes his dog for a walk. He turns left at a crossroad and faces South. Towards which direction was he walking before turning left?

((a))
East
((b))
North
((c))
West
((d))
South

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Answer: ((a))

East

A solution turns blue litmus to red, its pH is likely to be _____.

((a))
9
((b))
8
((c))
6
((d))
7

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Answer: ((a))

If the standard deviation of 0, 1, 2, 3 ______ 9 is K, then the standard deviation of 10, 11, 12, 13 _____ 19 will be:

((a))
K + 1
((b))
K
((c))
K + 4
((d))
K + 8

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Answer: ((a))

K + 1

Who was appointed as the new Director General of Military Operations of the Indian Army in 2018?

((a))
Sarath Chand
((b))
Anil Chauhan
((c))
Ranbir Singh
((d))
A.K. Bhatt

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Answer: ((a))

Sarath Chand

Given is a statement followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the statement.

Statement:

There is an increase in mobile usage and cell phone towers.

Arguments:

I. It shows global development and fast and easy way to get connected with the wider world.

II. In the long run, there will be more signals that will affect the normal functioning of the ecological systems.

((a))
Neither argument I nor II is strong.
((b))
Both arguments I and II are strong.
((c))
Only arguments I is strong.
((d))
Only argument II is strong.

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Answer: ((a))

Neither argument I nor II is strong.

100

How many balls, each of radius 1 cm, can be made from a steel sphere whose radius is 6 cm?

((a))
126
((b))
27
((c))
64
((d))
216

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Answer: ((a))

126

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