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General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)

1

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:

I. All G are R.

II. Some F are G.

Conclusions:

I. All R are F.

II. Some G are F.

III. Some F are R

  1. ((a))

    None of the conclusions follow

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusion III follows 

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusions II and III follow

  4. ((d))

    All the conclusions follow

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

None of the conclusions follow

2

In a certain code language, 'ACID' is written as 'ZBHC' and 'LAND' is written as ‘KZMC’. How will 'GOLD' be written in that language? 

  1. ((a))

    FNKB

  2. ((b))

    FNKC

  3. ((c))

    FNJC

  4. ((d))

    FMKC

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

FNKB

3

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.

AND : VHV :: LXY : ?

  1. ((a))

    HRR

  2. ((b))

    HRQ

  3. ((c))

    GRQ

  4. ((d))

    GSQ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

HRR

4

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

5

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

MA, NZ, OY, PX, ?

  1. ((a))

    QV 

  2. ((b))

    QW

  3. ((c))

    WQ

  4. ((d))

    QR

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

QV 

6

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

7

In a certain code language, ‘Fakes are not great’ is written as ‘8 6 3 2’ and ‘Tall people are great’ is written as ‘5 3 2 7’. Which one of the following is the possible code for ‘not’ in that code language? 

  1. ((a))

    8

  2. ((b))

    3

  3. ((c))

    2

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

8

8

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

26 ÷ 24 + 6 × 27 − 105 = 29

  1. ((a))
    • and −
  2. ((b))

    ÷ and +

  3. ((c))
    • and × 
  4. ((d))

    ÷ and −

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))
  • and −
9

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to its right side.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10

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.

P 2 : R 4 :: D 5 : F 7 :: X 6 : ?

  1. ((a))

    Z 8

  2. ((b))

    Y 8

  3. ((c))

    Y 7 

  4. ((d))

    Z 9

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Z 8

11

There are five friends, Ram, Shekhar, Sonu, Rinku and Monu, who are sitting at different positions in a row and facing north. Two friends sit between Shekhar and Rinku. Shekhar sits neither in the first position nor the last position of the row. Monu is not an immediate neighbour of Shekhar. Ram sits second to the left of Sonu. Sonu does not sit at the extreme ends of the row. Who is sitting at the middle of the row?

  1. ((a))

    Sonu

  2. ((b))

    Ram

  3. ((c))

    Shekhar

  4. ((d))

    Monu

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sonu

12

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

2 + 78 ÷ 13 − 4 × 111 = 119

  1. ((a))
    • and ÷
  2. ((b))

    ÷ and × 

  3. ((c))
    • and − 
  4. ((d))
    • and ×
Show Answer
Answer: ((a))
  • and ÷
13

Seven birds — A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a straight row, facing north. D sits third to the right of F, who sits at the second position from the left end. E sits between A and F. G sits to the left of F. B sits in the second position from the right end. Which of the following statements is true? 

  1. ((a))

    B sits exactly between D and A. 

  2. ((b))

    C sits at extreme right end.

  3. ((c))

    F sits at extreme left end.

  4. ((d))

    E sits to the immediate left of D.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

B sits exactly between D and A. 

14

Five friends A, B, C, D and E study in the same college. In age, E is older than only A and B. D is younger than only C. A is not the youngest. How many friends are older than A?

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    2

  3. ((c))

    3

  4. ((d))

    1

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4

15

Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

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)

(7, 1, 3)

(12, 2, 5)

  1. ((a))

    (30, 8, 11) 

  2. ((b))

    (26, 4, 20)

  3. ((c))

    (32, 6, 18) 

  4. ((d))

    (40, 10, 30) 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(30, 8, 11) 

16

Select the correct the mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

17

In a certain code language, if Delhi is called Mumbai, Mumbai is called Jaipur, Jaipur is called Durgapur, Durgapur is called Chandigarh, and Chandigarh is called Jodhpur, then which city is the capital of Rajasthan?

  1. ((a))

    Durgapur

  2. ((b))

    Jaipur

  3. ((c))

    Chandigarh

  4. ((d))

    Mumbai

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Durgapur

18

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

24, 625, 26, 729, 28, 841, ?

  1. ((a))

    961

  2. ((b))

    900

  3. ((c))

    29

  4. ((d))

    30

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

961

19

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?

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

20

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.

59 : 14 :: 61 : 7 :: 37 : ?

  1. ((a))

    12

  2. ((b))

    6

  3. ((c))

    8

  4. ((d))

    10

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12

21

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

22

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.

LAM : AML :: RUK : ?

  1. ((a))

    KRU

  2. ((b))

    URK

  3. ((c))

    UKR

  4. ((d))

    KUR

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

KRU

23

In certain code language, ‘DID’ is coded as ‘494’, ‘DEAR’ is coded as ‘4518’ and ‘BENT’ is coded as ‘2540’. How will ‘FOR’ be coded in that language?

  1. ((a))

    668

  2. ((b))

    557

  3. ((c))

    567

  4. ((d))

    658

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

668

24

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 basketball players are tall people.

Suman is tall.

Conclusions:

I. Suman is a basketball player.

II. Some tall people are basketball players.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. ((b))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  3. ((c))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. ((d))

    Only conclusion II follows

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion I follows

25

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

18, 36, 25, 50, 39, ?

  1. ((a))

    72

  2. ((b))

    76

  3. ((c))

    74

  4. ((d))

    78

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

72

Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)

26

Trains A and B are running in the same direction at 40 Km/h and 60 km/h, respectively. If both the trains started at the same time from the same place, then what will be the distance between them after 1 hour?

  1. ((a))

    10 km

  2. ((b))

    20 km

  3. ((c))

    40 km

  4. ((d))

    0 km 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10 km

27

The volume of a right circular cone is 3080 cm3. If the radius of its base is 7 cm, then what is the height of the cone?

[Use π = 227\frac{22}{7}]

  1. ((a))

    60 cm

  2. ((b))

    80 cm

  3. ((c))

    120 cm

  4. ((d))

    90 cm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

60 cm

28

Find the difference between a discount of 30% on Rs. 2,000 and a discount of 40% on Rs. 5,000.

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 1,400

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 1,100

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 1,200

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 1,000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 1,400

29

How many multiples of 7 are there between 100 and 200?

  1. ((a))

    14

  2. ((b))

    15

  3. ((c))

    12

  4. ((d))

    16

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

14

30

27\frac{2}{7} of 40% of B = 48. What is the value of B?

  1. ((a))

    400

  2. ((b))

    380

  3. ((c))

    360

  4. ((d))

    420

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

400

31

Shreya was given an increment of 10% on her salary. Her new salary is Rs. 5,500. What was her salary before the increment?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 6,250

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 5,500

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 5,000

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 6,150

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 6,250

32

Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 30 hours and B can fill it in 10 hours. Due to a leakage in the tank, it takes pipes  A and B together 1.5 hours more to fill it completely that it would have otherwise taken. What is the time taken by the leakage alone to empty the same tank completely, starting when the tank is completely full?

  1. ((a))

    42 hours

  2. ((b))

    40 hours

  3. ((c))

    36 hours

  4. ((d))

    45 hours

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

42 hours

33

A man travelled a distance of 150 km in 18 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/h and partly on bicycle at 10 km/h. What is the distance travelled on bicycle?

  1. ((a))

    120 km 

  2. ((b))

    30 km 

  3. ((c))

    100 km

  4. ((d))

    70 km

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

120 km 

34

The following table shows the number of cars manufactured in five consecutive weeks.

WeekNumber of cars manufactured
1st week500
2nd week700
3rd week600
4th week300
5th week900

How many cars were manufactured in the first four weeks, taken together?

  1. ((a))

    2000

  2. ((b))

    2800

  3. ((c))

    2100

  4. ((d))

    2200

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2000

35

What will be the ratio of the simple interest on Rs. 1,000 for 2 years at 5% per annum to the simple interest on the same sum for the same period at 10% per annum?

  1. ((a))

    2 : 1

  2. ((b))

    3 : 1

  3. ((c))

    1 : 2

  4. ((d))

    1 : 3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2 : 1

36

The cost of a notebook increases in proportion to the number of pages in it. A notebook having 100 pages costs Rs. 20. Find the cost of a notebook having 400 pages.

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 60

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 50

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 80

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 40

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 60

37

A can complete 25% of a work in 10 days. B can complete 40% of the same work in 16 days. In how many days will A and B together complete twice the work mentioned above? 

  1. ((a))

    20

  2. ((b))

    40

  3. ((c))

    60

  4. ((d))

    50

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

20

38

The ratio of the selling price and the cost price of an article is 1 : 2, What is the loss percentage? 

  1. ((a))

    50% 

  2. ((b))

    20% 

  3. ((c))

    40% 

  4. ((d))

    60% 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

50% 

39

The average daily expenditure of Mohan over 4 days is Rs. 120. If his expenditure on the first 3 days are Rs. 60, Rs. 150 and Rs. 140, respectively, then what is his expenditure on the 4th day?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 145

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 110

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 130

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 120

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 145

40

The average of seven consecutive even numbers is 12. If the next even number is also considered, then what will be the new average? 

  1. ((a))

    16

  2. ((b))

    13

  3. ((c))

    14

  4. ((d))

    15

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16

41

How many solid spheres of radius 3 cm can be formed by melting a bigger solid sphere of radius 24 cm? 

  1. ((a))

    512

  2. ((b))

    128

  3. ((c))

    64

  4. ((d))

    256

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

512

42

Rs. 21,000 is to be distributed between Raj and Karan such that Raj gets Rs. 9,000 less than Karan. What is the ratio of the amount received by Raj to that received by Karan? 

  1. ((a))

    2 : 5

  2. ((b))

    3 : 5

  3. ((c))

    5 : 3

  4. ((d))

    5 : 2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2 : 5

43

The following bar graph shows the number of different types of animals in a zoo.

The number of deer is what percentage of the total number of animals in the zoo?

  1. ((a))

    25% 

  2. ((b))

    10% 

  3. ((c))

    20%

  4. ((d))

    15% 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25% 

44

What is the value of x in the following equation?

[900 ÷ (11 × 12 ÷ 4 × 3 - 98)2] = x

  1. ((a))

    900

  2. ((b))

    901

  3. ((c))

    899

  4. ((d))

    898

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

900

45

The following pie chart shows the number of leaves taken during a year by each of 6 different employees as percentages of the total number of leaves taken by these 6 employees, added together. 

If the difference between the numbers of leaves taken by E2 and E5 is 14, then what is the total number of leaves taken during the year by all the 6 employees, added together?

  1. ((a))

    380

  2. ((b))

    350

  3. ((c))

    320

  4. ((d))

    360

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

380

46

The mean height of 30 students was given as 140 cm. It was later observed that one of the observations was incorrectly copied as 121 cm while it was actually 134 cm. What was the correct mean height? [Give your answer correct to one place of decimal.] 

  1. ((a))

    150.4 cm 

  2. ((b))

    140.4 cm 

  3. ((c))

    160.4 cm 

  4. ((d))

    130.4 cm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

150.4 cm 

47

Rahul sold a box for Rs. 1,440 at a loss of 40%. What should the selling price of the box be to enable Rahul to earn a profit of 40%? 

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 2,592

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 3,480

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 3,120

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 3,360

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 2,592

48

The interest accrued on a sum of Rs. 12,000 in two years, when interest is compounded annually, is Rs. 3,870. What is the rate of interest per annum? 

  1. ((a))

    12.5% 

  2. ((b))

    10% 

  3. ((c))

    20% 

  4. ((d))

    15% 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12.5% 

49

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 40 cm more than the length of each of its sides. What is the length of each side of this equilateral triangle? 

  1. ((a))

    10 cm

  2. ((b))

    30 cm

  3. ((c))

    15 cm

  4. ((d))

    20 cm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10 cm

50

What is the value of 17×18÷14+13×19+16÷112\frac{1}{7} \times \frac{1}{8} \div \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{6} \div \frac{1}{12} of 37\frac{3}{7} ?

  1. ((a))

    1908378\frac{1908}{378}

  2. ((b))

    1802405\frac{1802}{405}

  3. ((c))

    1805378\frac{1805}{378}

  4. ((d))

    1855378\frac{1855}{378}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1908378\frac{1908}{378}

General English (25 questions)

51

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

In exactly the same words as were used originally

  1. ((a))

    Imprecise

  2. ((b))

    Strict

  3. ((c))

    Neutral

  4. ((d))

    Verbatim

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Imprecise

52

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.

He has been presented off honorary awards.

  1. ((a))

    No error

  2. ((b))

    presented off

  3. ((c))

    He has been

  4. ((d))

    honorary awards

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

No error

53

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Invigorate

  1. ((a))

    Deform

  2. ((b))

    Energise

  3. ((c))

    Tire

  4. ((d))

    Grow

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Deform

54

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.

Both songs have been reworked giving them fresh impetus.

  1. ((a))

    detachment

  2. ((b))

    aversion

  3. ((c))

    disfavour

  4. ((d))

    incitement

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

detachment

55

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Waryness

  2. ((b))

    Monumental 

  3. ((c))

    Disenchentment

  4. ((d))

    Awakning 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Waryness

56

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The weather was so ________ that she couldn’t step out of the house.

  1. ((a))

    serious

  2. ((b))

    inept

  3. ((c))

    terrible

  4. ((d))

    slight

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

serious

57

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

This is on far a best ice cream I have ever had.

  1. ((a))

    by far the best 

  2. ((b))

    at farthest a good 

  3. ((c))

    by far more better

  4. ((d))

    No improvement required

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

by far the best 

58

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Reveal

  1. ((a))

    Curb

  2. ((b))

    Veil

  3. ((c))

    Darken

  4. ((d))

    Disclose

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Curb

59

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get cold feet

  1. ((a))

    To get no results

  2. ((b))

    To be in a bad mood 

  3. ((c))

    To feel nervous about doing something

  4. ((d))

    To escape from something

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

To get no results

60

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Water is using in every. cell of your body.

  1. ((a))

    is used in every

  2. ((b))

    No improvement required 

  3. ((c))

    using in each 

  4. ((d))

    are used in every

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

is used in every

61

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Gandhiji spent many years _______ Sabarmati Ashram.

  1. ((a))

    with

  2. ((b))

    by

  3. ((c))

    on

  4. ((d))

    at

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

with

62

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

After all the fuss, the companies has still not reach a consensus.

  1. ((a))

    have still not reached

  2. ((b))

    have still to reached 

  3. ((c))

    had still not reach 

  4. ((d))

    No improvement required 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

have still not reached

63

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Food was ______; guides were not to be found, and the enemy dogged them all the way.

  1. ((a))

    scarce

  2. ((b))

    crass

  3. ((c))

    chance

  4. ((d))

    farce

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

scarce

64

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Serene

  1. ((a))

    Unperturbed

  2. ((b))

    Pleased 

  3. ((c))

    Composed

  4. ((d))

    Agitated 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Unperturbed

65

The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.

The Andes mountains / lay between / Chile and Argentina.

  1. ((a))

    Chile and Argentina

  2. ((b))

     lay between 

  3. ((c))

    No error

  4. ((d))

    The Andes mountains

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Chile and Argentina

66

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

My life has ______ meaning without you

  1. ((a))

    not

  2. ((b))

    never

  3. ((c))

    no

  4. ((d))

    none

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

not

67

The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.

There are some Indian herbs / that possesses a range / of important therapeutic properties.

  1. ((a))

    of important therapeutic properties 

  2. ((b))

    that possesses a range

  3. ((c))

    No error

  4. ((d))

    There are some Indian herbs 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

of important therapeutic properties 

68

Select the correctly spelt word. 

  1. ((a))

    Exceptionale

  2. ((b))

    Deceive

  3. ((c))

    Mortle

  4. ((d))

    Appearence

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Exceptionale

69

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To blaze the trail

  1. ((a))

    To oppose all criticism

  2. ((b))

    To cause the failure of 

  3. ((c))

    To start a movement 

  4. ((d))

    To mark the end of the movement 

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

To oppose all criticism

70

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The prospects of surviving any serious illness are improved if the disease is catching early.

  1. ((a))

     being caught early

  2. ((b))

    caught early

  3. ((c))

    No substitution required

  4. ((d))

    catch earlier

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Answer: ((a))

 being caught early

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Nuclear power for civil use is well (1) ______ in India. Since building the two small boiling water reactors (2) ______ Tarapur in the 1960s, its civil nuclear strategy (3) ______ directed towards complete independence in the nuclear fuel cycle, necessarily (4) ______ it is excluded (5) ______ the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

71

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

  1. ((a))

    implanted

  2. ((b))

    founded

  3. ((c))

    resurrected

  4. ((d))

    established

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Answer: ((a))

implanted

72

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

  1. ((a))

    at

  2. ((b))

    from

  3. ((c))

    on

  4. ((d))

    of

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Answer: ((a))

at

73

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

  1. ((a))

    have

  2. ((b))

    have been

  3. ((c))

    has been

  4. ((d))

    has

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Answer: ((a))

have

74

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. ((a))

    though

  2. ((b))

    that

  3. ((c))

    because

  4. ((d))

    thus

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Answer: ((a))

though

75

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. ((a))

    at

  2. ((b))

    within

  3. ((c))

    from

  4. ((d))

    of

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Answer: ((a))

at

General Awareness (25 questions)

76

In which of the following battles in 326 BC did Alexander the Great defeat Porus of Paurav?

  1. ((a))

    Battle of Plassey

  2. ((b))

    Battle of Sakala

  3. ((c))

    Kalinga War

  4. ((d))

    Battle of the Hydaspes

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Battle of Plassey

77

Vikas has an income of ₹2.5 lakhs. Which of the following tax slabs of India is applicable for him? 

  1. ((a))

     0.2 

  2. ((b))

    0.1 

  3. ((c))

    0.05 

  4. ((d))

    Nil

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Answer: ((a))

 0.2 

78

Which of the following countries shares their land boundary with India?

  1. ((a))

    Bhutan

  2. ((b))

     Indonesia

  3. ((c))

     Vietnam

  4. ((d))

    Uzbekistan

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Answer: ((a))

Bhutan

79

Who among the following Indian classical dancers/dancers was/was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award?

  1. ((a))

    K. Chellay

  2. ((b))

    Rukmini Devi Arundale

  3. ((c))

    Vanraj Bhatia

  4. ((d))

    Thanjavur Shankar Iyer

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Answer: ((a))

K. Chellay

80

Who among the following is the author of 'Abhinaya Darpana'?

  1. ((a))

    Amarsingh

  2. ((b))

    Sushrut

  3. ((c))

    Yask

  4. ((d))

    Nandikeshwar

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Answer: ((a))

Amarsingh

81

In March 2022, 'Stree Manoraksha Project' was launched by _______.

  1. ((a))

    Smriti Irani

  2. ((b))

    Uma Bharti

  3. ((c))

    Mamta Banarjee

  4. ((d))

    Vasundhara Raj

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Answer: ((a))

Smriti Irani

82

Who among the following athletes won India’s first gold medal in Javelin Throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

  1. ((a))

    Leander Paes

  2. ((b))

    Deepika Kumari

  3. ((c))

    Mary Kom 

  4. ((d))

    Neeraj Chopra

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Answer: ((a))

Leander Paes

83

The maximum temperature of the day occurs generally ___________.

  1. ((a))

    in the afternoon

  2. ((b))

    in the early morning

  3. ((c))

    at midnight

  4. ((d))

    in the evening 

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Answer: ((a))

in the afternoon

84

Which of the following statements about Paramhansa Mandalis is INCORRECT?

  1. ((a))

    They were primarily interested in breaking caste rules.

  2. ((b))

    Its founders did not believe in God. 

  3. ((c))

    It was founded in 1849 in Maharashtra.

  4. ((d))

    They also advocated for widow remarriage and women’s education.

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Answer: ((a))

They were primarily interested in breaking caste rules.

85

The heart of a fish has ______ chambers. 

  1. ((a))

    three

  2. ((b))

    five

  3. ((c))

    four

  4. ((d))

    two

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Answer: ((a))

three

86

Pramod Sawant took the oath as the Chief Minister of which state in March 2022?

  1. ((a))

    Maharashtra

  2. ((b))

    Goa

  3. ((c))

    Gujarat

  4. ((d))

    Karnataka

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Answer: ((a))

Maharashtra

87

Who among the following Indian singers is addressed as the Nightingale of India?

  1. ((a))

    Lata Mangeshkar

  2. ((b))

    Shreya Ghoshal

  3. ((c))

    Arijit Singh

  4. ((d))

    Sunidhi Chauhan

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Answer: ((a))

Lata Mangeshkar

88

Select the correct statement

  1. ((a))

    There are only 2 basic components of a cell-cytoplasm and nucleus. 

  2. ((b))

    The cytoplasm and nucleus are enclosed within the cell membrane, also called the plasma membrane. 

  3. ((c))

    The membrane separates ribosomes and mitochondria of a cell. 

  4. ((d))

    The plasma membrane does not allow inward movement of the substance. 

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Answer: ((a))

There are only 2 basic components of a cell-cytoplasm and nucleus. 

89

In India, primitive form of cultivation is known as ‘Jhumming’ in the ______. 

  1. ((a))

    Western Ghats 

  2. ((b))

    south-eastern region

  3. ((c))

    Himalayan belt 

  4. ((d))

    north-eastern region

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Answer: ((a))

Western Ghats 

90

Which country is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar?

  1. ((a))

    Bangladesh

  2. ((b))

    Sri Lanka

  3. ((c))

    Indonesia

  4. ((d))

    China

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Answer: ((a))

Bangladesh

91

Which of the following laws states that with the temperature remaining constant, the volume of a given mass of a gas varies inversely with the pressure of the gas? 

  1. ((a))

    Graham's Law 

  2. ((b))

    Kepler's Law

  3. ((c))

    Charles's Law

  4. ((d))

    Boyle's Law 

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Answer: ((a))

Graham's Law 

92

Vijayalaya belonged to which dynasty of India?

  1. ((a))

    Chalukya

  2. ((b))

    Chera

  3. ((c))

    Pala

  4. ((d))

    Chola

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Answer: ((a))

Chalukya

93

Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the ______ long Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. 

  1. ((a))

    seven-day

  2. ((b))

    two-day

  3. ((c))

    five-day

  4. ((d))

    four-day

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Answer: ((a))

seven-day

94

Which country hosted the ICC Women’s World Cup 2021/22?

  1. ((a))

    New Zealand

  2. ((b))

    Australia 

  3. ((c))

    South Africa 

  4. ((d))

    England

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Answer: ((a))

New Zealand

95

In 1929, Indian National Congress demanded complete independence under the presidentship of ______.

  1. ((a))

    Dadabhai Naoroji 

  2. ((b))

    Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. ((c))

    Mahatma Gandhi 

  4. ((d))

    Chitta Ranjan Das

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Answer: ((a))

Dadabhai Naoroji 

96

Dry deciduous forests are found in areas having rainfall between approximately _________.

  1. ((a))

    150 cm and 120 cm

  2. ((b))

    70 cm and 100 cm

  3. ((c))

    200 cm and 150 cm 

  4. ((d))

    80 cm and 50 cm 

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Answer: ((a))

150 cm and 120 cm

97

Every judge of the Supreme Court in India shall hold office until he attains the age of ______ years.

  1. ((a))

    55

  2. ((b))

    65

  3. ((c))

    58

  4. ((d))

    62

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Answer: ((a))

55

98

Which of the following novels was written by the famous Indian novelist Amrita Pritam?

  1. ((a))

    Midnight's Children

  2. ((b))

    Satya ke Prayog

  3. ((c))

    Raseedi Ticket 

  4. ((d))

    Train to Pakistan

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Answer: ((a))

Midnight's Children

99

In the Indian constitution, the Right to Freedom is covered from ______.

  1. ((a))

    Article 19 to 22 

  2. ((b))

    Article 26 to 30

  3. ((c))

    Article 14 to 18

  4. ((d))

    Article 23 to 25 

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Answer: ((a))

Article 19 to 22 

100

The Janjira Fort is situated on a small island in the Arabian sea, off the coast of ______. 

  1. ((a))

    Gujarat

  2. ((b))

    Maharashtra

  3. ((c))

    Kerala

  4. ((d))

    Karnataka

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Answer: ((a))

Gujarat

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