In a certain code language, 'O' is coded as '15' and 'ADD' is coded as '9'. How will 'PURE' be coded in that language?
- AOption (a)
60
- BOption (b)
58
- COption (c)
57
- DOption (d)
59
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In a certain code language, 'O' is coded as '15' and 'ADD' is coded as '9'. How will 'PURE' be coded in that language?
60
58
57
59
Correct answer
60
P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven friends who scored different marks in a test. Scores of only two people lies between the scores of S and P with score of P greater than S. R scored the highest marks. T scored more than Q. U and V scored second least and the least marks respectively. Who scored the fourth highest marks?
P
Q
R
S
Correct answer
P
Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
2041 ∶ 346 ∶∶ 5310 ∶ ?
664
732
516
956
Correct answer
664
Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
WUE, XXG, YAI, ?
ZDK
ZOK
ZBH
ZAJ
Correct answer
ZDK
Select the number that will come next in the following series.
2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?
22
21
20
23
Correct answer
22
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Money ∶ Wallet
Books ∶ Cardboard
Bag ∶ Box
Safety ∶ Locker
Letter ∶ Envelop
Correct answer
Books ∶ Cardboard
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All bottles are jugs.
All jugs are cups.
Conclusions:
I. All bottles are cups.
II. All cups are bottles.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Both conclusions I and II follow
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Correct answer
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Which of the number (not digits) should be interchanged in the given equation to make it mathematically correct?
12 ÷ 3 - 2 + 5 × 4 = 23
3 and 4
3 and 2
3 and 5
4 and 5
Correct answer
3 and 4
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some belts are leathers.
All leathers are skins.
Some skins are white.
Conclusions:
I. Some belts are skins.
II. Some belts are white.
Either conclusion I or II follows
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Only conclusion II follows
Only conclusion I follows
Correct answer
Either conclusion I or II follows
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?





Correct answer
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 the fourth number is related to the third number.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)
2 ∶ 16 ∶∶ 3 ∶ 81 ∶∶ 6 ∶ ?
1326
1296
1666
1524
Correct answer
1326
In a certain code language, 'ABKN' is coded as '84', and 'PNCL' is coded as '135'. How will 'HONT' be coded in that language?
181
171
169
147
Correct answer
181
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?





Correct answer
Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.





Correct answer
Six girls are sitting in two straight rows, facing the North. Their names are Farah, Urvashi, Yukti, Kritika, Neha and Mudita. Farah and Mudita are sitting diagonally opposite. Urvashi is in the top row and to the immediate right of Farah. Kritika is second to the left of Mudita while Yukti and Kritika are not in the same row. Who is sitting diagonally opposite to Yukti?
Urvashi
Kritika
Mudita
Neha
Correct answer
Urvashi
Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.





Correct answer
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 the fourth term is related to the third term.
SACRIFY ∶ ARFYICS ∶∶ NUMERAL ∶ UEALRMN ∶∶ SHALLOW ∶ ?
HLLWOAS
HLOWLAS
HLOLAWS
HLWLASO
Correct answer
HLLWOAS
What will come in the place of '?' in the following equation, if '×' and '-' are interchanged and also '+' and '÷' are interchanged?
60 + 2 - 3 × 4 ÷ 2 = ?
90
88
45
27
Correct answer
90
Six friends are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Dilip is immediate neighbour of both Priya and Payal. Priti is immediate neighbour of both Mukesh and Leela. Payal is sitting to the immediate right of Mukesh. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Priya?
Dilip
Payal
Leela
Mukesh
Correct answer
Dilip
In a certain code language, '456' is written as 'sky is high', '678' is written as 'sky has dark', and '147' is written as 'star is dark'. What is the code for the word 'star' in that language?
4
1
7
5
Correct answer
4
Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
CAM ∶ EES ∶∶ OAT ∶ QEZ ∶∶ TOI ∶ ?
USO
VTO
VSO
VSP
Correct answer
USO
Select the option in which the given figure is embedded (rotation is NOT allowed).





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If ORDER = $5@ and MATTER = 2&33@*, then ROAD = $?
$*5&$;
$$5&
*$&5$
#*5$$
Correct answer
$*5&$;
Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.





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The cost prices of a table and a chair are ₹400 and ₹1,200, respectively. The table and the chair are sold at profits of 50% and 20%, respectively. What is the overall profit percentage gained from the two sales taken together?
24.5%
22.5%
27.5%
23.5%
Correct answer
24.5%
The following bar graph shows the sales of two wheelers from three different branches of a company during two consecutive years 2018 and 2019.

What is the average sale of all the branches in the year 2019?
1900
2000
1500
1700
Correct answer
1900
Two cylinders have their heights in the ratio 1 ∶ 2 and their radii in the ratio 2 ∶ 1. What is the ratio of their volumes?
3 ∶ 1
1 ∶ 3
2 ∶ 1
1 ∶ 2
Correct answer
3 ∶ 1
The difference between the compound interest, when compounded annually, and the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4.2% is ₹8.82. What is the sum?
₹4,500
₹2,100
₹5,000
₹3,000
Correct answer
₹4,500
A train crosses a stationary pole in 20 seconds and a bridge in 32 seconds. If the length of the bridge is 1200 metres, then what is the speed of the train?
360 km/h
180 km/h
270 km/h
450 km/h
Correct answer
360 km/h
If a ∶ b = b ∶ c, then what is the value of a6 ∶ b6?
a3 ∶ b3
b3 ∶ ac
a3 ∶ c3
a2 ∶ b2
Correct answer
a3 ∶ b3
The following table shows the amount (in quintals) of 6 different types of sweets sold by a shop during a given year.
| Sweet | Amount |
|---|---|
| S1 | 32 |
| S2 | 48 |
| S3 | 23 |
| S4 | 37 |
| S5 | 39 |
| S6 | 21 |
The amount of S1 sold in that year was what percentage of the average amount of sweets sold per type during that year?
80%
84%
88%
96%
Correct answer
80%
If ₹39,500 is divided into three parts in the ratio 24 ∶ 15 ∶ 40, then what is the value of the third part, in the given order?
₹18,000
₹12,000
₹7,500
₹20,000
Correct answer
₹18,000
What percentage above the cost price should a seller mark his goods so that, after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, he can earn a profit of 4%?
25%
28%
42%
30%
Correct answer
25%
What is the value of (3 ÷ 4) of 20 + 16 ÷ 2 - {(1 ÷ 3) of 12 + (2 ÷ 5) of 25}?
8
7
10
9
Correct answer
8
A number X is 60% of the average of 20, 28 and 36. What is the value of the number X?
29.5
16.8
25.6
15 .5
Correct answer
29.5
An aeroplane covers a distance of 900 km in 1.5 hours. What is the speed of the aeroplane?
500 km/h
300 km/h
600 km/h
400 km/h
Correct answer
500 km/h
If the average of 20, 40, 50, Y and Z is 45 , then what is the average of Y and Z?
58.5
57.5
56.5
55
Correct answer
58.5
By selling an article for ₹1,200 , a shopkeeper suffered a loss of 20%. What was the cost price of that article?
₹1,500
₹1,020
₹1,000
₹1,180
Correct answer
₹1,500
The area of a circle is 2464 cm2. What is the diameter of this circle? [Use \(\pi=\frac{22}{7}\)]
56 cm
24 cm
48 cm
28 cm
Correct answer
56 cm
Study the given pie-chart and answer the question that follows.
The following pie chart shows the sectors representing the shares of the number of chairs produced in a given year of each of six different brands in terms of the central angles (in degrees) with respect to the total number of chairs produced in that year of all the six brands taken together.

If the total number of chairs produced of these six brands taken together is 7200, then what is the total number of chairs produced of brands B2 and B3 taken together?
1750
2400
2100
1800
Correct answer
1750
What is the greatest number which divides 784 and 857 and leaves the remainder 4 and 2, respectively?
3
5
30
15
Correct answer
3
In an election between 2 candidates, 5% of the votes were invalid. The winning candidate got 2200 votes and the losing candidate got 1600 votes. The losing candidate got what percentage of the total votes cast?
35%
30%
45%
40%
Correct answer
35%
K1 can do a piece of work alone in 4 days, K2 can do the same work alone in 8 days, while K3 can do it alone in 32 days. They work together and complete the work, and receive a total of ₹3,900 as payment for doing the work. What is the share of the person who received the maximum amount?
₹1,200
₹2,400
₹2,000
₹1,600
Correct answer
₹1,200
What is the value of \(\frac{7}{11} \div \frac{21}{33} \times \frac{5}{12}+\frac{10}{36} \times \frac{6}{11} \div \frac{18}{33}\)?
\(\frac{29}{35}\)
\(\frac{25}{36}\)
\(\frac{28}{39}\)
\(\frac{24}{41}\)
Correct answer
\(\frac{29}{35}\)
The length of each side of a rhombus is 10 cm. If the length of one of its diagonals is 16 cm, then what is the area of the rhombus?
108 cm2
112 cm2
128 cm2
96 cm2
Correct answer
108 cm2
While purchasing an item costing ₹600, Rashi had to pay sales tax at 5%. What amount did Rashi have to pay as sales tax?
₹30
₹60
₹45
₹15
Correct answer
₹30
The mean temperature from Monday to Thursday is 39.25°C. The mean temperature from Thursday to Sunday is 40.25°C. If the sum of the daily temperatures of all the days during the week, from Monday to Sunday, is 277.5°C, then what is the temperature for Thursday?
40.5°C
38.5°C
41.5°C
39.5°C
Correct answer
40.5°C
In how many years will the simple interest on a sum of ₹ 6,000 lent at 5% per annum be equal to the simple interest on a sum of ₹ 2000 lent for 30 years at 4% per annum?
6 Years
12 Years
20 Years
8 Years
Correct answer
6 Years
At a refugee camp, the food supplies were enough to feed 300 refugees for 45 days. But 60 more refugees joined after 15 days. For how many days would the rest of the food supplies last?
23 days
24 days
22 days
25 days
Correct answer
23 days
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Flared
Darkened
Radiated
Flamed
Glared
Correct answer
Darkened
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impolite
Courteous
Superior
Uncivil
Blunt
Correct answer
Courteous
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Of or relating to the moon
Solar
Platonic
Fatal
Lunar
Correct answer
Solar
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
A clinical thermometer consists of a long, narrow, uniform glass tube.
consisting of a
No improvement required
consist of a
consisted in a
Correct answer
consisting of a
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Move the goalposts
Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course
To do your research and understand clearly what your goals are
To put a lot of effort into something
To move the goalpost after an attempt has been made to score a goal
Correct answer
Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course
Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
I have watched a lot of students excel in online courses, taking fully advantage of the convenience.
excel in online courses, taking fully
advantage of the convenience
I have watched a lot of students
No error
Correct answer
excel in online courses, taking fully
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Stop crying for the moon and start coming up with some sensible demands.
To understand the hidden meaning
To make money unfairly
To make an impractical or unreasonable request
To praise one's efforts
Correct answer
To understand the hidden meaning
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Artful
Prudent
Benign
Ignorant
Crafty
Correct answer
Prudent
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
Age doesn't seeming to diminish our capacity to speak, write and learn new things.
Age doesn't seeming to
No error
write and learn new things
diminish our capacity to speak
Correct answer
Age doesn't seeming to
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Fasting _______ some festivals increases the consumption of fruits.
during
while
when
about
Correct answer
during
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Da Vinci's paintings reveal an obsessive fascination with ___________ rituals, like those of the Freemasons.
Magnetic
Pathetic
Static
Enigmatic
Correct answer
Magnetic
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
Sometimes we interact to people who are closed-minded and not willing to listen.
to people who are closed-minded
and not willing to listen
Sometimes we interact
No error
Correct answer
to people who are closed-minded
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A system of government by the wealthy class
Theocracy
Plutocracy
Autocracy
Democracy
Correct answer
Theocracy
Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence.
My freind is blessed with perfect gines.
My friend is blessed with perfct gines.
My freind is bllessed with perfct gines.
My freind is blesed with perfect genes.
My friend is blessed with perfect genes.
Correct answer
My friend is blessed with perfct gines.
Select the correctly spelt word.
Telivision
Televison
Televisoin
Television
Correct answer
Telivision
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Antibiotics are one off the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world.
No improvement required
are one of a
are one of the
is one of the
Correct answer
No improvement required
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She refused to back _______, so she was fired from the company.
down
over
upon
into
Correct answer
down
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
You is not allowed to sit here without permission.
has not allowed
are not allowed
is no allowing
No improvement required
Correct answer
has not allowed
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Tenderness
Ruthlessness
Severity
Kindness
Spitefulness
Correct answer
Ruthlessness
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) __________ the idea of 'tipping points' two decades ago.
introduced
shortened
wounded
withdrawn
Correct answer
introduced
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Delhi's meteorology (1)_________ the quantity of chaff burnt play a greater role in (2)_______ air quality than the time chosen by farmers in Punjab to start crop burning, a study argues. Crop burning, a traditional practice in Punjab and Haryana of (3)_______ fields off rice chaff to prepare for winter sowing, begins around October and (4)_________ in November, coinciding with the (5)___________ of southwest monsoon.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
among
and
yet
but
Correct answer
among
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Worsening
worsens
worsen
worse
Correct answer
Worsening
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
racing
raising
rising
razing
Correct answer
racing
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
leaks
creaks
falls
peaks
Correct answer
leaks
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
availing
managing
running
withdrawal
Correct answer
availing
Who will be India's next Foreign Secretary as announced in April 2022?
Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Dr S Jaishankar
Sushma Swaraj
Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Correct answer
Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Which of the following is the least literate state in India according to Census 2011?
Gujarat
Bihar
Assam
Odisha
Correct answer
Gujarat
'Gangaur' is an Indian festival majorly celebrated in________.
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Correct answer
Rajasthan
Which of the following is categorised under slow mass movement in geomorphic processes?
Creep
Earthflow
Mudflow
Landslide
Correct answer
Creep
Prarthana Samaj or 'Prayer Society', a religious and social reform, was found in 1867 at _______.
Pune
Delhi
Surat
Bombay (now Mumbai)
Correct answer
Pune
National Sports Day of India is celebrated on _____________.
15 August
26 January
30 January
29 August
Correct answer
15 August
Who among the following was a Shaka ruler in India (130-150 AD)?
Ashoka
Rudradaman
Menander
Bindusara
Correct answer
Ashoka
Which part of the Indian Constitution has been drawn from the British Constitution?
Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy
Principle of Cabinet Government and the relations between the executive and the legislature
Appointment of state governors by the centre
Federation with a strong centre
Correct answer
Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy
According to the Census 2011 , which of the following is the third-lowest state in terms of literacy rate?
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Correct answer
Bihar
__________ is a disease which is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito which lays eggs in water-logged places and multiply over time.
Diarrhoea
Elephantiasis
Dengue
Malaria
Correct answer
Diarrhoea
Which type of forest receives more than 200 cm of annual rainfall?
Temperate mixed forests
Taiga
Tropical evergreen rain forests
Tundra forests
Correct answer
Temperate mixed forests
What was the shape of the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro?
Rectangular
Square
Elliptical
Circular
Correct answer
Rectangular
BR Ambedkar wrote a 20-page autobiography about his experiences with untouchability which is known as _________.
All from Memory
My Experiments with Silence
Waiting for a Visa
Courage and Conviction
Correct answer
All from Memory
Kelucharan Mohapatra is associated with ___________ dance form of India.
Kathak
Hiphop
Odissi
Salsa
Correct answer
Kathak
Who was the founder of the reform movement, Arya Samaj?
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Anand Mohan Bose
MG Ranade
Correct answer
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
What does F stand for in the FRBM Act, 2003 of the Indian economy?
Financial
Fiscal
Functional
Freedom
Correct answer
Financial
Which of the following laws is applicable to the force of attraction or repulsion between two point charges?
Kirchhoff's Law
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Coulomb's Law
Newton's Laws of Motion
Correct answer
Kirchhoff's Law
Which of the following is an example of Phylum Annelida of Animal Kingdom?
Honey bee
Earthworm
Squid
Kangaroo
Correct answer
Honey bee
Which state government launched the Udaan Project in collaboration with IPE Global which attempts to keep girls in schools through their enrolment at the secondary level while ensuring that the eligible ones among them get their scholarships?
Maharashtra
Assam
Rajasthan
Punjab
Correct answer
Maharashtra
The World Health Organisation defines adolescents as individuals in the age-group of ________.
10 to 19 years
8 to 15 years
12 to 16 years
6 to 14 years
Correct answer
10 to 19 years
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with ________ musical instrument.
piano
sarod
harmonica
santoor
Correct answer
piano
Who is the first Law officer of India?
President
Governor
Prime Minister
Attorney-General
Correct answer
President
Who among the following rulers was chronicled by Minhaj-i Siraj?
Akbar
Razia Sultan
Babur
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Correct answer
Akbar
For which dance form did Aparna Satheesan win the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022?
Kuchipudi
Mohiniyattam
Kathakali
Odissi
Correct answer
Kuchipudi
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