What is the value of X?
\( X=\frac{7}{5}+\left{\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{3}\right} \times \frac{5}{2}~\)
- AOption (a)
19/15
- BOption (b)
16/15
- COption (c)
17/15
- DOption (d)
15/16
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What is the value of X?
\( X=\frac{7}{5}+\left{\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{3}\right} \times \frac{5}{2}~\)
19/15
16/15
17/15
15/16
Correct answer
19/15
A boat can row 24 km in 6 hours in still water. It can row 56 km downstream and 30 km upstream in 38 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
3.5 km/hr
5 km/hr
3 km/hr
4 km/hr
Correct answer
3.5 km/hr
The table given below shows the production of five companies in two years.
| Years | ||
|---|---|---|
| Company | L | M |
| P | 150 | 200 |
| Q | 190 | 220 |
| R | 130 | 180 |
| S | 180 | 150 |
| T | 120 | 140 |
Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
I. The average production of P, Q, R and S in year L are 172.5.
II. The ratio of production of T in year L to the production of T in year M are 6 ∶ 7.
Both I and II
Only I
Only II
Neither I nor II
Correct answer
Both I and II
The pie chart given below shows the production of wheat by six states. The total production of wheat by all these six states is 3600. The production of wheat of a particular state is shown in terms of degree with respect to the total production of wheat by all these six states.
What is the difference between average production of wheat by P and Q and the average production of wheat by R and T?

300
500
400
200
Correct answer
300
The amount received on a certain sum after 3 years and 5 years on compound interest (compounding annually) is Rs. 20,736 and Rs. 29,859.84 respectively. What is that sum?
Rs. 9000
Rs. 14000
Rs. 15000
Rs. 12000
Correct answer
Rs. 9000
If selling price and cost price of a shirt is Rs. 945 and Rs. 750 respectively, then what is the profit percentage?
22 percent
26 percent
25 percent
28 percent
Correct answer
22 percent
P is thrice as good as workman as Q and therefore is able to finish a work in 40 days less than Q. In how many days can they together complete the same work?
18 days
22.5 days
15 days
20 days
Correct answer
18 days
The salaries of X, Y and Z are in the ratio 8 ∶ 5 ∶ 12. If their salaries are increased by 10 percent, 20 percent and 30 percent respectively, then what will be the ratio of their increased salaries?
25 ∶ 48 ∶ 59
11 ∶ 25 ∶ 36
24 ∶ 47 ∶ 58
22 ∶ 15 ∶ 39
Correct answer
25 ∶ 48 ∶ 59
A sum of Rs. 2600 is invested in a scheme of simple interest. It becomes Rs. 3320 in 3 years. How much this sum will become in 5 years?
Rs. 4200
Rs. 3600
Rs. 3800
Rs. 4500
Correct answer
Rs. 4200
A person covers first 35 km in 60 minutes and next 40 km in 30 minutes. What is his average speed for the whole journey?
63 km/hr
50 km/hr
42 km/hr
49 km/hr
Correct answer
63 km/hr
The ratio of the sides of a triangle is 3 ∶ 3 ∶ 4. If the area of triangle is 32√5 cm2, then what is the length of the equal sides?
16 cm
10 cm
12 cm
15 cm
Correct answer
16 cm
A square park has sides of length 18 cm. A 1 cm wide path along the edges is inside it. What is the area of the path?
76 cm2
92 cm2
68 cm2
180 cm2
Correct answer
76 cm2
The value of 44 + 67 - 32 ÷ 4 + (9 + 5 + 5 + 4) - 4 × 12 ÷ 6 - 30 ÷ 5 is:
121
123
120
112
Correct answer
121
Marked price of an article is Rs. 1200. A discount of 40 percent is given. If there is a loss of 20 percent, then what is the cost price of the article?
Rs. 1020
Rs. 850
Rs. 900
Rs. 780
Correct answer
Rs. 1020
If A ∶ B ∶ C = 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 4, then what will be the value of (A/B) ∶ (B/C) ∶ (C/A)?
8 ∶ 9 ∶ 24
8 ∶ 7 ∶ 25
12 ∶ 10 ∶ 13
9 ∶ 5 ∶ 36
Correct answer
8 ∶ 9 ∶ 24
The average height of P, Q and R is 160 cm. If the average height of P and Q is 140 cm and that of Q and R is 129 cm, then what is the height of Q?
62 cm
78 cm
72 cm
58 cm
Correct answer
62 cm
If 80 percent of total articles are sold at a profit of 25 percent and remaining articles are sold at a loss of 20 percent, then what will be the overall profit percentage?
16 percent
12.5 percent
15 percent
20 percent
Correct answer
16 percent
What is the value of \(\frac{72}{22} \times \frac{11}{3} \div \frac{21}{9}\) of \(\frac{18}{7}\)?
6
36
8
2
Correct answer
6
P is 20 percent more than Q. Q is how much percentage less than P?
16.66 percent
14.28 percent
8.33 percent
33.33 percent
Correct answer
16.66 percent
Avi alone can do a piece of work in 60 days while Prakash alone can do it in 80 days. In how many days will they finish it together?
240/7 days
250/6 days
140/6 days
270/6 days
Correct answer
240/7 days
Eight boys Ram, Sumit, Sunil, Rahul, Raj, Aman, Amit and Anil are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Anil is not the immediate neighbour of Raj or Rahul. Anil is to the immediate left of Ram. Amit is the immediate neighbour of Raj. Aman is to the immediate right of Sumit. Sunil is sitting between Raj and Aman. Who is the immediate neighbour of both Raj and Anil?
Amit
Aman
Sunil
Rahul
Correct answer
Amit
Which of the following letter will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
K, H, E, B, Y, V, S, P, ?
F
Q
M
I
Correct answer
F
Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and fourth term is related to third term.
PAN ∶ IFK ∶∶ TEA ∶ VJO ∶∶ FOR ∶ ?
MTB
NTA
MUB
MTA
Correct answer
MTB
Number of pens in five shops M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5 are compared. Number of pens in M3 are more than only M1. No two shops have same number of pens. Number of pens in M5 are less than M2 but more than M4. Number of pens in M5 are more than how many shops?
1
3
2
4
Correct answer
1
Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
6 = 9 ÷ 3 - 2 + 7
= and -
Correct answer
= and -
Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.
SUN ∶ QSL ∶∶ ROP ∶ ?
PMN
PMM
PMO
PNN
Correct answer
PMN
Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).





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Three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All pins are needles.
Some needles are tables.
No needle is a bin.
Conclusions:
I. No table is a bin.
II. Some pins are tables.
Only conclusion I follows
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Only conclusion II follows
Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows
After interchanging which two signs and two numbers, the value of the given equation will be '6'?
7 - 2 × 1 ÷ 3 + 5
× and -, 5 and 3
× and ÷, 2 and 7
× and ÷, 7 and 5
Correct answer
Five girls A, B, C, D, and E are standing in a straight line facing south. A stand to the immediate right of C. D stands in between C and E. E is not standing in the end. Who is standing to the left of E?
C
B
D
A
Correct answer
C
Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
First row- 30, 120, 124
Second row- 40, 160, 164
Third row- 22, 88, ?
98
92
89
90
Correct answer
98
Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern. (rotation is not allowed)





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If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then out of the option figures which figure will be the right image of the question figure?





Correct answer
In a certain code language, 'PESO' is written as '55' and 'THEN' is written as '47'. How will 'NIKE' be written in that language?
37
38
39
40
Correct answer
37
In a certain code language, 'COUNTY' is written as 'UOCYTN'. How will 'HOLDER' be written in that language?
LOHRED
LHORED
LOHERD
LOHDER
Correct answer
LOHRED
Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
36, 33, 39, 36, 42, 39, 45, ?
42
38
29
48
Correct answer
42
In a certain code language, 'CODE' is written as '5SH3'. How will 'WIRE' be written in that language?
25NV3
20MV3
25MV6
25MV3
Correct answer
25NV3
In the following question, select the missing number of the given series.
1, 5, 21, 85, 341, ?
1370
1365
1360
1380
Correct answer
1370
Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and fourth number is related to third number.
15 ∶ 256 ∶∶ 16 ∶ 289 ∶∶ 18 ∶ ?
336
342
441
361
Correct answer
336
Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All diaries are books.
Some bags are diaries.
Conclusions:
I. All bags are books.
II. Some books are bags.
Only conclusion I follows.
Only conclusion II follows.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
Correct answer
Only conclusion I follows.
Which sea separates Africa from the Arabian peninsula?
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
White Sea
Correct answer
Red Sea
Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with which sport?
Cricket
Golf
Hockey
Athletics
Correct answer
Cricket
In which country was the first Olympic Games held in the year 1896?
Egypt
Japan
Greece
Italy
Correct answer
Egypt
Shri Bhagwant Mann became the Chief Minister of which state in March 2022?
Delhi
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Haryana
Correct answer
Delhi
Who chairs the Monetary Policy Committee in India?
Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Union Finance minister
Correct answer
Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Jyotiba Phule founded which of the following organizations?
Satyashodhak Samaj
Arya Samaj
Satnami Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Correct answer
Satyashodhak Samaj
England lift the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 trophy after beating ______.
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
India
Correct answer
Pakistan
The term "Vetti" in Chola empire is related to ____.
forced labour
part payments
gold coins
army
Correct answer
forced labour
Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about ______.
7000 years ago
8000 years ago
5000 years ago
6000 years ago
Correct answer
7000 years ago
Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) was launched in ________.
1997
1991
1993
1995
Correct answer
1997
Kuchipudi dance is accompanied by which type of music?
Fusion
Carnatic
Hindustani
Jazz
Correct answer
Fusion
Tribal leader Birsa was associated with which tribe?
Bhil
Munda
Gond
Bhutia
Correct answer
Bhil
Which among the following are called the amphibians of the plant kingdom?
Thallophyte
Angiosperm
Gymnosperm
Bryophyte
Correct answer
Thallophyte
Who is the playback singer and composer of the famous song "Qismat Ki Hawa" which featured in the movie Ludo in 2020?
C. Ramchandra
Arijit Singh
R.D. Burman
A. R. Rahman
Correct answer
C. Ramchandra
Which among the following acids is found in Mustard oil?
Tartaric Acid
Erucic Acid
Malic Acid
Lauric Acid
Correct answer
Tartaric Acid
Which among the following terms means growing of fruits?
Pomiculture
Apiculture
Arboriculture
Sericulture
Correct answer
Pomiculture
Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme was launched by which state government?
Assam
Jharkhand
Meghalaya
Punjab
Correct answer
Assam
Which two head rivers merge to form the river Ganga?
Alaknanda and Mandakini
Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
Mandakini and Dhauliganga
Bhagirathi and Mandakini
Correct answer
Alaknanda and Mandakini
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) was duly constituted for the first time on __________.
20 April 1951
17 April 1952
18 January 1950
26 April 1950
Correct answer
20 April 1951
Which article of the Indian constitution provides freedom to manage its own affairs in matters of religion?
Article 21
Article 26
Article 15
Article 37
Correct answer
Article 21
"Chhath Puja" is celebrated with great grandeur all over the world mainly by which community?
Bihari community
Punjabi community
Marathi community
Gujarati community
Correct answer
Bihari community
What is the atomic number of Nitrogen in the science periodic table?
11
7
18
21
Correct answer
11
Which among the following novels was written by famous Indian author Mulk Raj Anand?
Train to Pakistan
Untouchable
The Room on the Roof
Godan
Correct answer
Train to Pakistan
Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam is associated with which of the following dance forms?
Kathak
Manipuri
Kuchipudi
Bharatnatyam
Correct answer
Kathak
If Birth rate of a country is more than death rate then the population will ______.
decrease gradually
decrease by 50%
increase
remain constant
Correct answer
decrease gradually
Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.
There are already many examples of great technology that had born in the United States.
No error
There are already many examples
of great technology that had
born in the United States.
Correct answer
No error
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Susan had recently run on to / Catherine at the supermarket, they / were seeing each other after many years.
No error
Catherine at the supermarket, they
Susan had recently run on to
were seeing each other after many years.
Correct answer
No error
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
He lights his pipe, (and on many an evenings he helps me with) dishes.
and many an evenings he helps me with the
No substitution required
and on many evenings he helps me with the
and on many evenings he helped me with the
Correct answer
and many an evenings he helps me with the
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The show played to full houses for a five-night run and ended to _______ applause on Saturday night.
redress
barren
semantic
tumultuous
Correct answer
redress
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Evidence
Signature
Duplicity
Information
Concealment
Correct answer
Signature
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
A storm in a tea cup
Back to original position
Great outrage or excitement about a trivial matter
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
Correct answer
Back to original position
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
That is not a solution available (to most people for who email has become necessity.)
to most people for who email has become a necessity.
for most people to whom email has became necessity.
No substitution required
to most people for whom email has become a necessity.
Correct answer
to most people for who email has become a necessity.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Glorify
Lower
Wonder
Celebrate
Mock
Correct answer
Lower
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Ancient Indians were never this ______ minded.
slim
narrow
tiny
cramp
Correct answer
slim
A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.
Most of the oil and gas that the UK _______ does not come from Russia.
imported
imports
importing
import
Correct answer
imported
Select the most appropriate antonym to substitute the (bracketed) word in the given sentence.
Given (sufficient) effort, all known infectious agents can be specifically identified.
optimal
trivial
captivity
unrefined
Correct answer
optimal
Four sentences are given, out of which three have spelling errors. Choose the sentence with all correctly spelt words.
They also show problem behaviours, like physical aggression and cheating.
They were meant, she says, to be "a public display of your allegaince."
This guide offers sugestions of capital interest to travelers.
They fly around like nobody's buisness.
Correct answer
They also show problem behaviours, like physical aggression and cheating.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
And to think after all these years you still have the _____ to say such things to me!
arrogance
fitness
tangential
brightness
Correct answer
arrogance
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Go bananas
To feel low
To finish household chores
To win a match
To become excited or angry
Correct answer
To feel low
Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A person who likes humankind and human society
Philanthropist
Lunatic
Narcissist
Mercenary
Correct answer
Philanthropist
Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
Opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler.
Participant
Rubel
Volunteer
Rebel
Correct answer
Participant
Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
(They have been) dejected when he arrived, but now they sparkle with enthusiasm.
No correction required
They had been
They was
They were been
Correct answer
No correction required
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'
Nothing great in the world/ have been accomplished/ without passion.
have been accomplished
Nothing great in the world
No error
without passion.
Correct answer
have been accomplished
Select the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the bracketed word given in the sentence below.
He hesitated, studying her face with a (confused) expression.
assisted
explicated
calm
puzzled
Correct answer
assisted
Four words are given, out of which three words are spelt correctly. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
RESISTANCE
PRIVILEGE
PERSISTENT
ACQIUANT
Correct answer
RESISTANCE
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Equality and freedom have both been identified as important (1)________ of democracy since ancient times. These principles are reflected in all citizens being (2)_______ before the law and having equal access to (3)_________ processes. For example, in a representative democracy, (4)_______ vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a (5)_________, and the freedom of its citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
characteristics
analytics
statistics
linguistics
Correct answer
characteristics
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
irregular
equal
unequal
unfair
Correct answer
irregular
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
relative
legislative
copulative
perennial
Correct answer
relative
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
few
every
much
all
Correct answer
few
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
rulers
peasants
representative
dictators
Correct answer
rulers
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