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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 23 Oct 2017 Shift 2)

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General English (25 questions)

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

As increasing dependence on information systems develop (1)/ the need for such systems (2)/ to be reliable and secure also becomes more essential. (3)/ No error (4).

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

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Answer: ((a))

Like most combat ofﬁcers who had seen their men die (1)/ and occasionally buried the hideously (2)/ mutilated bodies of those unlucky enough to taken alive. (3)/ No error (4).

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

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be ﬁlled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Four braces of partridges ______ been bought.

((a))
have
((b))
has
((c))
is
((d))
was

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Answer: ((a))

have

She ______ of going to Paris.

((a))
dream
((b))
dreams
((c))
sees
((d))
saw

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Answer: ((a))

dream

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

NOVEL

((a))
Unique
((b))
Common
((c))
Usual
((d))
Overused

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Answer: ((a))

Unique

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

SCANTY

((a))
Limited
((b))
Ample
((c))
Plenty
((d))
Abundant

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Answer: ((a))

Limited

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

WILY

((a))
Naive
((b))
Artful
((c))
Unskillful
((d))
Ingenuous

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Answer: ((a))

Naive

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

JOLLY

((a))
Serious
((b))
Joyful
((c))
Gay
((d))
Merry

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Answer: ((a))

Serious

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

DECAMP

((a))
Remain
((b))
Depart
((c))
Escape
((d))
Flee

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Answer: ((a))

Remain

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

DEVOID

((a))
Empty
((b))
Full
((c))
Barren
((d))
Sans

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Answer: ((a))

Empty

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Under the weather

((a))
Not well
((b))
Quarreling
((c))
Making speeches
((d))
Anticipating

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Answer: ((a))

Not well

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

All hands on deck

((a))
Everyone available to help with a problem
((b))
Jumping to the conclusions
((c))
Playing card with both hands
((d))
To make publicly known

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Answer: ((a))

Everyone available to help with a problem

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

With such prestigious institutions (in) the list every engineering aspirant must be pondering over one thought.

((a))
at
((b))
inside
((c))
on
((d))
No improvement

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Answer: ((a))

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Proper planning would ensure (which) you do not miss out any area of your preparation.

((a))
that
((b))
whose
((c))
whom
((d))
No improvement

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Answer: ((a))

that

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

One who teaches dancing.

((a))
Choreographer
((b))
Photographer
((c))
Stenographer
((d))
Calligrapher

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Answer: ((a))

Choreographer

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Not limited by number.

((a))
Ignite
((b))
Bauxite
((c))
Inﬁnite
((d))
Blite

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Answer: ((a))

Ignite

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

((a))
Cristmas
((b))
Christhmas
((c))
Christmas
((d))
Chrestmas

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Answer: ((a))

Cristmas

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

((a))
Tongeu
((b))
Thoungue
((c))
Tongue
((d))
Taungue

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Answer: ((a))

Tongeu

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Delinquency is a

P: the course of normal social life

Q: kind of normality when

R: an individual deviates from

((a))
PRQ
((b))
QRP
((c))
PQR
((d))
QPR

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Answer: ((a))

PRQ

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Child malnutrition is the

P: the economy is said to be surging ahead

Q: is facing today even when

R: biggest challenge that our country

((a))
RQP
((b))
QRP
((c))
PQR
((d))
QPR

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Answer: ((a))

RQP

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Some people argue that etiquette no ______ matters, that the rules for good behaviour are old-fashioned and ______ of date. However, good behaviour and manners are never out of style. Etiquette, like all other cultural behaviours, ______ to match the times. Without etiquette, members of society would show ______ too much impatience and ______ for one another, which would lead to insults, dishonesty, cheating, road rage, ﬁst ﬁghts, and a rash of other unfortunate incidents

etiquette no ______ matters, that

((a))
longer
((b))
shorter
((c))
larger
((d))
smaller

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Answer: ((a))

longer

old-fashioned and ______ of date.

((a))
in
((b))
out
((c))
against
((d))
over

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Answer: ((a))

cultural behaviors, ______ to match the

((a))
revolves
((b))
resolves
((c))
evolves
((d))
solves

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Answer: ((a))

revolves

society would show ______ too much

((a))
near
((b))
distance
((c))
far
((d))
close

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Answer: ((a))

near

impatience and ______ for one another

((a))
unculture
((b))
disﬁgure
((c))
functional
((d))
disrespect

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Answer: ((a))

unculture

General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

7	5	33
8	6	46
6	6	34
8	7	?

((a))
54
((b))
44
((c))
48
((d))
42

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Answer: ((a))

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

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

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Answer: ((a))

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example, ‘D’ can be represented by 02, 30, etc., and 'Z’ can be represented by 00, 77, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word “RANK”.

Matrix-I
	0	1	2	3	4
0	Z	O	D	W	X
1	G	M	N	H	V
2	E	O	Y	K	T
3	D	G	W	L	R
4	A	E	U	N	K

Matrix-II
	5	6	7	8	9
5	A	V	X	T	U
6	K	M	O	R	S
7	L	R	Z	A	D
8	F	H	J	L	N
9	U	J	Q	V	X

((a))
76, 40, 12, 86
((b))
11, 55, 89, 23
((c))
34, 78, 12, 44
((d))
68, 55, 43, 34

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Answer: ((a))

76, 40, 12, 86

From the given answer figure, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded

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

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Answer: ((a))

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

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

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Answer: ((a))

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

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

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Answer: ((a))

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

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

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Answer: ((a))

If '+' means '÷', '–' means '×', '×' means '+' and '÷' means '–', then

11 × 28 – 3 + 12 ÷ 11 = ?

((a))
7
((b))
110
((c))
39
((d))
27

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Answer: ((a))

If 11 A 3 B 5 = 9 and 13 A 6 B 5 = 14, then

14 A 2 B 9 = ?

((a))
6
((b))
4
((c))
7
((d))
5

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Answer: ((a))

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Strange

2. Straight

3. Stroke

4. Strobe

5. Stamp

((a))
52143
((b))
51243
((c))
52134
((d))
51234

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Answer: ((a))

52143

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

720, 120, 24, 6, ?

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

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Answer: ((a))

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

L, O, R, U, ?

((a))
X
((b))
Y
((c))
W
((d))
Z

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

((a))
Tyre
((b))
Steering
((c))
Sun
((d))
Lake

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Answer: ((a))

Tyre

In the following question, select the odd number pair from the given alternatives.

((a))
4 - 8
((b))
5 - 9
((c))
6 - 10
((d))
13 - 18

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Answer: ((a))

4 - 8

In the following question, select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

((a))
AD
((b))
PS
((c))
QS
((d))
JM

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Answer: ((a))

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Lawyer, Male, Female

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

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Answer: ((a))

In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.

Kilogram : Mass :: Newton : ?

((a))
Work
((b))
Force
((c))
Light
((d))
Pressure

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Answer: ((a))

Work

In the following question, select the related number pair from the given alternatives.

49 : 343 :: ? : ?

((a))
64 : 512
((b))
9 : 29
((c))
81 : 343
((d))
25 : 625

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Answer: ((a))

64 : 512

In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.

PHONE : QGPMF :: TIGER : ?

((a))
UHHDS
((b))
UHHES
((c))
UHIDS
((d))
UGHDS

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Answer: ((a))

UHHDS

In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SEARCHING

((a))
HEAR
((b))
GRIND
((c))
GRAIN
((d))
SEARCH

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Answer: ((a))

HEAR

Rishabh is 15^thfrom left end and 23rd from right end in a row of students. How many students are there in the row?

((a))
38
((b))
37
((c))
39
((d))
40

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Answer: ((a))

A is north of B. B is west of C. C is south of D. In which direction is A from D?

((a))
South-West
((b))
North
((c))
North-West
((d))
Cannot be determined

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Answer: ((a))

South-West

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. Some red are green.

II. All green are blue.

Conclusions:

I. Some red are blue.

II. Some blue are red.

((a))
Only conclusion (I) follows
((b))
Only conclusion (II) follows
((c))
Both conclusion follow
((d))
Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows

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Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion (I) follows

In a certain code language, "FOUND" is written as "IRXQG". How is "STRALL" written in that code language?

((a))
ZEFVPO
((b))
TFVEPP
((c))
VWUDOO
((d))
DWJQLO

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Answer: ((a))

ZEFVPO

In a certain code language, "TOM" is written as "51" and "SAM" is written as "36". How is "JERRY" written in that code language?

((a))
69
((b))
82
((c))
78
((d))
79

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Answer: ((a))

Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)

What is the value of (0.5)² + (0.05)² + (0.005)²?

((a))
0.002525
((b))
0.252525
((c))
0.525025
((d))
0.000525

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Answer: ((a))

0.002525

What is the least common multiple of (7/5) and (9/25)?

((a))
63/5
((b))
5/56
((c))
56/5
((d))
60/7

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Answer: ((a))

63/5

What is the value of $\sqrt {361 + \sqrt {625} + \sqrt {196} } ?$

((a))
21
((b))
19
((c))
20
((d))
17

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Answer: ((a))

Which of the following number is completely divisible by 8?

((a))
2564
((b))
2560
((c))
2970
((d))
3894

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Answer: ((a))

2564

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

I. (11/13) > (16/19)

II. (4/11) > (3/8)

((a))
Only I
((b))
Only II
((c))
Both I and II
((d))
Neither I nor II

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Answer: ((a))

Only I

If N = √8 - √5, then what is the value of (1/N)?

((a))
(√8 + √5)/3
((b))
(√8 - √5)/3
((c))
(√8 + 3√5)
((d))
2√8 + 3√5

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Answer: ((a))

(√8 + √5)/3

P can do a piece of work in 20 days and Q can do the same piece of work in 60 days. They start working together and work for 5 days and then both leave the work. R alone ﬁnishes the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days will R alone ﬁnish the whole work?

((a))
10
((b))
16
((c))
15
((d))
20

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Answer: ((a))

W and T together can do a work in 140 days. W alone can do the work in 160 days. In how many days can T alone do the work?

((a))
1000
((b))
1200
((c))
1120
((d))
1500

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Answer: ((a))

1000

The ratio of the length and breadth of a rectangle is 7 : 4. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 220 cm, then what is the breadth (in cm) of the rectangle?

((a))
45
((b))
50
((c))
40
((d))
65

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Answer: ((a))

A shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on selling an article. If he gets Rs. 432 for the article, then what is the marked price (in Rs.) of the article?

((a))
650
((b))
600
((c))
580
((d))
620

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Answer: ((a))

650

A trader gives a discount of 30% on the marked price. To earn proﬁt of 5%, by how much percent should he mark the price of his goods higher than its cost price?

((a))
40
((b))
35
((c))
50
((d))
25

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Answer: ((a))

If 4.8% of a = 1.05% of b, then what is a : b?

((a))
9 : 29
((b))
7 : 32
((c))
1 : 3
((d))
25 : 32

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Answer: ((a))

9 : 29

B starts some business by investing Rs. 17000. After 3 months, D joins business by investing Rs. 68000. At the end of the year, in what ratio will they share the proﬁt?

((a))
3 : 4
((b))
1 : 3
((c))
9 : 4
((d))
7 : 4

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Answer: ((a))

3 : 4

The average of N numbers is 15. If a number 3 is removed, then average becomes 18. What is the value of N?

((a))
4
((b))
6
((c))
5
((d))
7

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Answer: ((a))

If some articles are bought at Rs. 16 each and sold at Rs. 18 each, then what is the proﬁt percentage?

((a))
11.11
((b))
12.5
((c))
25
((d))
9.09

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Answer: ((a))

11.11

By selling an article for Rs. 660 there is a proﬁt of 10%. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the article?

((a))
700
((b))
600
((c))
530
((d))
620

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Answer: ((a))

700

P is 10% less than Q. Q is 10% more than R. R is 20% less than S. If S is 1000, then what is the value of P?

((a))
648
((b))
792
((c))
676
((d))
736

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Answer: ((a))

648

A number is increased by 10%. To obtain the old number, by how much percent should it be decreased?

((a))
9.09
((b))
11.11
((c))
10
((d))
12.5

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Answer: ((a))

9.09

The speed of a stream is 1 km/hr. A boat goes 36 km and comes back to the starting point in 15 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?

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

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Answer: ((a))

The downstream speed of a boat is 20 km/hr and the speed of current is 5 km/hr. What is the total time (in hours) taken by the boat to cover 80 km upstream and 100 km downstream?

((a))
6
((b))
13
((c))
10
((d))
12

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Answer: ((a))

The population of a village increases at the rate of 16% per annum. If the present population of the village is 403680, then what was the population of the village 2 years ago?

((a))
30000
((b))
40000
((c))
300000
((d))
400000

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Answer: ((a))

30000

The line chart below shows the marks scored by 2 students P and Q in five subjects.

What is the ratio of the marks scored by student P in Science to the marks scored by student Q in History?

((a))
90 : 92
((b))
24 : 23
((c))
23 : 24
((d))
96 : 95

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Answer: ((a))

90 : 92

In how many subjects did student P scored less marks than student Q?

((a))
1
((b))
2
((c))
4
((d))
5

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Answer: ((a))

What is the average marks scored by student P in all the 5 subjects?

((a))
90
((b))
96
((c))
98
((d))
106

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Answer: ((a))

Marks scored by student Q in Hindi is what percent of marks scored by student P in Science?

((a))
85
((b))
91.66
((c))
99.17
((d))
99

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Answer: ((a))

General Awareness (25 questions)

What is the currency of Indonesia called?

((a))
Baht
((b))
Dinar
((c))
Rial
((d))
Rupiah

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Answer: ((a))

Baht

In India, Inflation is measured by the ________.

((a))
BSE Index
((b))
Consumer Price Index
((c))
National Income Deflation
((d))
Income Tax Department

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Answer: ((a))

BSE Index

How many types of committees are there in the Parliament?

((a))
Only one type
((b))
Two types
((c))
Three types
((d))
None of the option is correct.

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Answer: ((a))

Only one type

India is a Union of States. Executive power of the Union is vested in the ________.

((a))
President
((b))
Home Minister
((c))
Chief Justice of India
((d))
Chief Election Commissioner

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Answer: ((a))

President

Hampi is situated in which state?

((a))
Andhra Pradesh
((b))
Telangana
((c))
Tamil nadu
((d))
Karnataka

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Answer: ((a))

Andhra Pradesh

Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

((a))
Aurangzeb
((b))
Wajid Ali Shah
((c))
Bahadur Shah Zafar
((d))
Mohammad Shah Rangeela

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Answer: ((a))

Aurangzeb

When does summer solstice occur?

((a))
21 March
((b))
21 June
((c))
21 April
((d))
21 July

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Answer: ((a))

21 March

Through which of the following countries does the river Tigris flow?

((a))
Egypt
((b))
Iran
((c))
Italy
((d))
Iraq

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Answer: ((a))

Egypt

What name was assigned to the world’s ﬁrst clone of an adult animal by British scientists?

((a))
Dolly
((b))
Honey
((c))
Beauty
((d))
Rosy

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Answer: ((a))

Dolly

In which process plants convert potential energy into kinetic energy?

((a))
Absorption process
((b))
Respiration
((c))
Photosynthesis
((d))
Reproduction

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Answer: ((a))

Absorption process

How many chromosomes are there in human body?

((a))
46
((b))
48
((c))
49
((d))
50

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Answer: ((a))

In which year did Yuri Gagarin take the ﬁrst travel in Space?

((a))
1951
((b))
1956
((c))
1961
((d))
1965

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Answer: ((a))

1951

Why does the oil move up in the lamp?

((a))
Pressure difference
((b))
Capillary action
((c))
Low viscosity of oil
((d))
Light being hot

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Answer: ((a))

Pressure difference

All the machinery and equipment of computer are called ________.

((a))
Hardware
((b))
Software
((c))
Chips
((d))
Electronic Appliance

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Answer: ((a))

Hardware

Which of the following acids destroys bacteria in stomach?

((a))
H₂SO₄
((b))
HCl
((c))
HNO₃
((d))
H₃PO₄

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Answer: ((a))

H₂SO₄

How many times an adult breathes approximately in one minute?

((a))
16-18
((b))
30-32
((c))
100-110
((d))
70-75

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Answer: ((a))

16-18

Layer which saves life from harmful effects of UV radiations is known as ________.

((a))
Alpha Layer
((b))
Ozone Layer
((c))
Gamma Layer
((d))
Infrared Layer

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Answer: ((a))

Alpha Layer

Which of the following set a target of 100% village electriﬁcation by 1 May, 2018?

((a))
Government of India
((b))
Uttar Pradesh Government
((c))
Bihar Government
((d))
Punjab Government

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Answer: ((a))

Government of India

Who was the inventor of X-rays?

((a))
Albert Einstein
((b))
W. H. Bragg
((c))
W.C. Roentgen
((d))
Henry Backarrel

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Answer: ((a))

Albert Einstein

Stan Wawrinka represents and belongs to which country?

((a))
Russia
((b))
Switzerland
((c))
United States of America
((d))
France

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Answer: ((a))

Russia

Which of the following is an evening ‘Raag’?

((a))
Yaman
((b))
Bhairavi
((c))
Kalabati
((d))
Sarang

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Answer: ((a))

Yaman

How much amount is given as a reward under the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

((a))
Rs. 2 lakh
((b))
Rs. 4 lakh
((c))
Rs. 5 lakh
((d))
Rs. 10 lakh

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 2 lakh

Who is the author of the famous poem "Kamayani"?

((a))
Jaishankar Prasad
((b))
Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
((c))
Jaydev
((d))
Jaychandra

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Answer: ((a))

Jaishankar Prasad

With which country India signed agreement to improve grid integration of renewable energy?

((a))
France
((b))
Germany
((c))
Japan
((d))
Pakistan

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Answer: ((a))

France

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India agrees to boost joint infra projects with which of the following countries?

((a))
Bhutan
((b))
China
((c))
Myanmar
((d))
Nepal

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Answer: ((a))

Bhutan

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