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Question 21

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Intelligence

Six friends, A, B, C, D, E, and F are seated in a row facing north. There are exactly two seats to the left of B. F is an immediate neighbour of both B and D. E is not at either of the extreme seats of the row. A is sitting at the leftmost end. C is not an immediate neighbour of E. If A and D decide to swap their positions, what will be the new position of A?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third to the right of E

  2. BOption (b)

    Second to the left of F

  3. COption (c)

    Third from the right end

  4. DOption (d)

    Extreme right of the row

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Third to the right of E

Why this answer is correct

Six friends, A, B, C, D, E, and F are seated in a row facing north.

  • There are exactly two seats to the left of B.
  • F is an immediate neighbour of both B and D.

 

OR

 

  • E is not at either of the extreme seats of the row.
  • C is not an immediate neighbour of E.

 

OR

 

According to given information exact position of E is not given and C will not sit with E. A is sitting at the leftmost end. So, the first arrangement is rejected.

Now, We will go with the second arrangement.

So, the final arrangement will be,

According to the condition, A and D decide to swap their positions then it will become:

 

The new position of A will be Third to the right of E.

Hence, the correct answer is "Third to the right of E".

Question 22

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Intelligence

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'CLAVICLE' (in both forward and backward direction) which have as many letters between them as in the sequence in the English alphabet?

  1. AOption (a)

    Five

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Given:

CLAVICLE

As per the given information:

Here, three pairs are shown in the above figure.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (3)".

Question 23

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Intelligence

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

  1. AOption (a)

    18

  2. BOption (b)

    19

  3. COption (c)

    21

  4. DOption (d)

    17

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

21

Why this answer is correct

We count the triangles in the given figure:

:

Total triangles = 21

Hence, the correct answer is option (3).

Question 24

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Intelligence

If the first half of the English alphabet series is reversed, which of the following will be the twelfth to the right of the seventh letter from the left end? 

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    O

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    N

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

S

Why this answer is correct

We solve the given statement with the help of the following table:

Step 1: We reverse the first half of the alphabets series,

M L K J I H G F E D C B A N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Step 2: Seventh letter from the left end.

M L K J I H G F E D C B A N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

G is the seventh letter from the left end.

Step 3: The twelfth to the right of the seventh letter from the left end.

M L K J I H G F E D C B A N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

S is twelfth to the right of the seventh letter from the left end

Hence the correct answer is option (3).

Question 25

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Intelligence

Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

  3. COption (c)

  4. DOption (d)

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Why this answer is correct

We consider the given options and see whether the given figure can be embedded:

Hence, the correct answer is option 3).

Question 26

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Knowledge

Which of the following has became the first State in India to start the Caste based census in 2023?

  1. AOption (a)

    Odisha

  2. BOption (b)

    Bihar

  3. COption (c)

    Chhattisgarh

  4. DOption (d)

    Jharkhand

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Bihar

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Bihar.

Key Points

  • The Bihar government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar started the first phase of caste based survey in the State from 7 January 2023 which ended on January 21.
  • The number of all households in the State was counted and recorded in the first phase.
  • In the second phase of the survey which is to start from April 1 to April 30, people living in the households, their castes, sub-castes, socio-economic conditions etc. will be collected.
  • The survey will end on May 31, 2023.

Question 27

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Knowledge

Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court has been given place as the ‘Court of Records’?

  1. AOption (a)

    129

  2. BOption (b)

    130

  3. COption (c)

    137

  4. DOption (d)

    143

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

129

Why this answer is correct

The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial court and the final court of appeal under the Constitution of India, the highest constitutional court, with the power of judicial review.

Important Points A court of record is a court whose acts and proceedings are enrolled for perpetual memory and testimony.

  • These records are used with high authority and their truth cannot be questioned.
  • In the Indian constitution article 129 make the Supreme Court the 'court of record”.
  • Article 129 says: Supreme Court to be a court of record.
  • The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.

Thus, we can say that Article 129 of the Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to be a Court of Records.

Additional Information

  • Article 130: It contains the provision related to the Seat of the Supreme Court.
  • Article 137 of the Constitution is a special power with the Supreme Court to review any judgment pronounced or order made by the Parliament.
  • Article 143 deals with the power of the president to consult the Supreme Court. It will be decided by a bench consisting of at least five judges.

Question 28

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Knowledge

Surya Kumar Yadav is related to which of the following sports?

  1. AOption (a)

    Cricket

  2. BOption (b)

    Football

  3. COption (c)

    Hockey

  4. DOption (d)

    Shooting

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Cricket

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Cricket.

Key Points 

  • Suryakumar Yadav on 6th Nov 2022 became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year.
  • He accomplished this feat in India's final Super 12 stage match against Zimbabwe in Melbourne.
  • He scored 61 not out of 25 balls, consisting of six fours and four sixes.
  • In 28 innings this year, Suryakumar has scored 1,026 runs at an average of 44.60.

Additional Information

  • Important Current Affairs related to Cricket in 2022:
  • Rohit Sharma on 2 Oct 2022 became the first player from the country to feature in 400 T20 matches.
  • Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain on 19 Sept 2022 announced his retirement from Test cricket.
  • Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter and former captain, Mushfiqur Rahim on 4 September 2022 announced his retirement from T20 internationals.
  • In England, the Leicester Cricket Ground has been named after India's legendary cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar.
  • West Indies cricketers Denesh Ramdin and Lendl Simmons have announced their retirement from international cricket.
  • England all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced his retirement from one-day internationals (ODIs).
  • India pacer Mohammed Shami has become the fastest Indian to take 150 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODIs).

Question 29

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Knowledge

Sania Mirza is related to which sport?

  1. AOption (a)

    Badminton

  2. BOption (b)

    Table Tennis

  3. COption (c)

    Cricket

  4. DOption (d)

    Tennis

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Tennis

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Tennis.

Key Points

  • Former Wimbledon doubles champion Tennis player Sania Mirza has announced that she will retire from tennis after 2022.
  • She became the first Indian to win a WTA singles title in 2005.
  • She has also won two Grand Slam titles with Mahesh Bhupathi - the 2009 Australian Open mixed doubles title and the French Open 2012 mixed doubles.
  • She also won the US and Australian Opens.

Important Points

  • She is the winner of six Grand Slam titles, including three mixed doubles trophies.
  • Sania became world number one in doubles during her successful partnership with Swiss legend Martina Hingis.
  • She picked up her first senior title aged 15 at the 2002 Asian Games.
  • She entered the WTA Tour in 2003 and later reached a career-high singles ranking of 27 in the world, still the highest by an Indian woman.​

Question 30

CRPF Head Constable 2023• General Knowledge

Who was the Sultan of Delhi when Mongols attacked during 1299-1301?

  1. AOption (a)

    Alauddin Khilji

  2. BOption (b)

    Muhammad Tughlaq

  3. COption (c)

    Jalal-ud-din Khalji

  4. DOption (d)

    Firoz Shah Tughlaq

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Alauddin Khilji

Why this answer is correct

The correct answer is Allaudin Khilji.

The Mongols attacked Delhi twice during the reign of Allaudin Khilji.

  • The first was in the year 1299 and then in 1302-03.
  • Alauddin Khilji constructed a new garrison town called Siri for his soldiers.
  • Muhammad Tughlaq's administrative measures were a failure.
  • His campaign into Kashmir was a disaster.
  • Alauddin Khilji was a powerful ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who ruled from 1296 to 1316.
  • He was the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty and is known for his military conquests and administrative reforms.