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General English (25 questions)

1

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ZEALOUS

  1. ((a))

    Eager

  2. ((b))

    Indifferent

  3. ((c))

    Anxious

  4. ((d))

    Annoyed

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Answer: ((a))

Eager

2

Select the most appropriate option to fill In the blank.

We would be grateful if you______  let us know what medicine we should take for this ailment.

  1. ((a))

    may

  2. ((b))

    could

  3. ((c))

    should

  4. ((d))

    shall

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

may

3

Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.

If there had not been such a long queue I could have returned back by 11 am.

  1. ((a))

    I could have returned back

  2. ((b))

    If there had not been

  3. ((c))

    such a long queue

  4. ((d))

    by 11 am

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

I could have returned back

4

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

<br>

This is the ground which is _______ to be the highest cricket ground in the world.

  1. ((a))

    cleared

  2. ((b))

    considered

  3. ((c))

    concealed

  4. ((d))

    covered

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

cleared

5

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 languages that he can speak are English, Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada.

  1. ((a))

    No substitution required

  2. ((b))

    is speaking are

  3. ((c))

    can speak is

  4. ((d))

    will speak are

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Answer: ((a))

No substitution required

6

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.

 

A person who compiles dictionaries

  1. ((a))

    Cartographer

  2. ((b))

    Lexicographer

  3. ((c))

    Calligrapher

  4. ((d))

    Cryptographer

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Cartographer

7

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Aparna said she was sorry she had _______ to bring the book I had asked for.

  1. ((a))

    forgets

  2. ((b))

    forgotten

  3. ((c))

    forget

  4. ((d))

    forgot

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Answer: ((a))

forgets

8

Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.

Will you listen me when I tell you the details?

  1. ((a))

    Will you

  2. ((b))

    the details

  3. ((c))

    listen me

  4. ((d))

    when I tell you

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Will you

9

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep someone in the loop

  1. ((a))

    Make them do exercises regularly

  2. ((b))

    Save all their numbers

  3. ((c))

    Give them all the information

  4. ((d))

    Take good care of them

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Make them do exercises regularly

10

Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.

I ordered an online gift for my friend at her birthday.

  1. ((a))

    for my friend

  2. ((b))

    at her birthday

  3. ((c))

    an online gift

  4. ((d))

    I ordered

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

for my friend

11

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Of the old school

  1. ((a))

    School in an old age home

  2. ((b))

    School one attended long ago

  3. ((c))

    Old fashioned in thought

  4. ((d))

    Old dilapidated building

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

School in an old age home

12

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

<br>

SLEEK

  1. ((a))

    Dull

  2. ((b))

    Easy

  3. ((c))

    Smooth

  4. ((d))

    Flat

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Dull

13

Select the MISSPELT word.

  1. ((a))

    Territory

  2. ((b))

    Fascination

  3. ((c))

    Embroidary

  4. ((d))

    Interrogation

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Territory

14

Pick out the wrongly spelt word from the given words.

  1. ((a))

    Clothes

  2. ((b))

    Trousers

  3. ((c))

    Germent

  4. ((d))

    Ironing

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Clothes

15

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 club are organizing a two-day yoga and meditation camp for beginners.

  1. ((a))

    is organizing

  2. ((b))

    No substitution required

  3. ((c))

    can be organising

  4. ((d))

    will organised

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

is organizing

16

Select the most appropriate option to fill In the blank.

Several peoples’ homes were badly _______ during the floods.

  1. ((a))

    drowned

  2. ((b))

    damaged

  3. ((c))

    drained

  4. ((d))

    deluged

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

drowned

17

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution required’.

Once Birbal was forbidden for attending the king’s free lunch.

  1. ((a))

    from attending

  2. ((b))

    in attending

  3. ((c))

    No substitution required

  4. ((d))

    to be attending

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

from attending

18

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.

 

Cinema show in the afternoon

  1. ((a))

    Screening

  2. ((b))

    Movie

  3. ((c))

    Matinee

  4. ((d))

    Film

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Screening

19

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

LAX

  1. ((a))

    Needy

  2. ((b))

    Negligent

  3. ((c))

    Careful

  4. ((d))

    Deprived

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Needy

20

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

TENSILE

  1. ((a))

    Anxious

  2. ((b))

    Stretchable

  3. ((c))

    Worried

  4. ((d))

    Relaxed

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Anxious

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 blank.

A poet visited Tenali Raman hoping to impress him with some poems he had written. Raman asked (1) _____ to leave the poems with him and promised to read them (2) ______. The man, however, insisted on (3) ______ out the poems to him. As the poet droned (4) ______ Raman fell asleep. When he woke up, the poet asked: “Sir, shall I read the (5) ______ again?"

21

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

  1. ((a))

    them

  2. ((b))

    him

  3. ((c))

    her

  4. ((d))

    his

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

them

22

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

  1. ((a))

    later

  2. ((b))

    lately

  3. ((c))

    after

  4. ((d))

    next

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

later

23

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

  1. ((a))

    reading

  2. ((b))

    rehearsing

  3. ((c))

    recounting

  4. ((d))

    reciting

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

reading

24

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

  1. ((a))

    in

  2. ((b))

    out

  3. ((c))

    on

  4. ((d))

    up

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

in

25

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

  1. ((a))

    pages

  2. ((b))

    rhymes

  3. ((c))

    poems

  4. ((d))

    verses

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

pages

General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 questions)

26

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

117, 98, 80, ?, 47, 32

  1. ((a))

    75

  2. ((b))

    63

  3. ((c))

    55

  4. ((d))

    58

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

75

27

Select the figure which will come next in the following series.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

28

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) In It.

61278
61599
313?
  1. ((a))

    49

  2. ((b))

    45

  3. ((c))

    54

  4. ((d))

    50

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

49

29

In a certain code language, JET is written as TED and MAD is written as WAN. How will CARE be written in the same code language?

  1. ((a))

    MADE

  2. ((b))

    MALE

  3. ((c))

    MABE

  4. ((d))

    LKBE

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

MADE

30

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

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

31

In a certain code language, SEAT is written as TIJJ. How will TREE be written in the same code language?

  1. ((a))

    UVNU

  2. ((b))

    VUNU

  3. ((c))

    UVNV

  4. ((d))

    SVNN

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

UVNU

32

Select the option which is related to third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

Focus : Distract :: Precise : ?

  1. ((a))

    Careless

  2. ((b))

    Specific

  3. ((c))

    Insufficient

  4. ((d))

    Strict

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Careless

33

Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table in the same order in anticlockwise direction, at equal distances from each other. If B is seated in the north-east direction, in which direction is H seated?

  1. ((a))

    South-west

  2. ((b))

    North-east

  3. ((c))

    North-west

  4. ((d))

    South-east

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

South-west

34

A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will it appear when unfolded?

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

35

In a certain code language, C is coded as 3 and DAM is coded as 6. What will be the code for HENCE in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    7

  2. ((b))

    12

  3. ((c))

    11

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

7

36

Given below is a pattern out of which a section has been cut. Select the option which when placed correctly will complete the pattern.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

37

Select the option that represents the number which is related to the fourth number in the same way as the first number is related to the second number.

28 : 145 :: ? : 100

  1. ((a))

    19

  2. ((b))

    13

  3. ((c))

    17

  4. ((d))

    20

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

19

38

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following pattern.

56789
115206?502719
  1. ((a))

    337

  2. ((b))

    347

  3. ((c))

    343

  4. ((d))

    333

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

337

39

If the following mathematical signs are changed as given below, then select the option which represents the correct equation.

÷ is changed to +

× is changed to -

  • is changed to ×
  • is changed to ÷
  1. ((a))

    26 × 18 ÷ 39 + 4 - 111 = 100

  2. ((b))

    26 + 18 - 39 × 4 ÷ 111 = 119

  3. ((c))

    26 - 18 + 39 × 4 ÷ 111 = 203

  4. ((d))

    26 - 18 ÷ 39 + 4 × 111 = 40

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

26 × 18 ÷ 39 + 4 - 111 = 100

40

In a certain code language, if the code for EXCEL is 44 and the code for WORD is 56, then what will be the code for HEAVEN in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    49

  2. ((b))

    61

  3. ((c))

    55

  4. ((d))

    58

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

49

41

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be different from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

  1. Some bags are covers.
  2. All sheets are covers.

Conclusions:

I. All covers are sheets.

II. Some bags are sheets.

  1. ((a))

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. ((b))

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. ((c))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. ((d))

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only conclusion I follows

42

If 'A’ stands for ‘subtraction’, 'B' stands for ‘addition’, 'C' stands for ‘multiplication’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following equation?

96 D 12 A 6 B 3 C 5

  1. ((a))

    1158

  2. ((b))

    128

  3. ((c))

    17

  4. ((d))

    7

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1158

43

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the followings items of a book in a logical and meaningful order.

  1. Preface
  2. Content list
  3. Chapters
  4. Bibliography
  5. Cover Page
  1. ((a))

    1, 2, 5, 3, 4

  2. ((b))

    2, 1, 5, 3, 4

  3. ((c))

    1, 5, 2, 3, 4

  4. ((d))

    5, 1, 2, 3, 4

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1, 2, 5, 3, 4

44

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, Il and Ill. Assuming that the Information given In the statements Is true, even If It appears to be different from commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

No jungles are trees.

Some trees are long.

No plants are long.

Conclusions:

I. Some plants are trees.

Il. All trees are long.

Ill. Some Jungles are long.

  1. ((a))

    None of the conclusions follows

  2. ((b))

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  3. ((c))

    Only conclusion II follows

  4. ((d))

    Both conclusions I and III follow

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

None of the conclusions follows

45

Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a rectangular table. R is sitting at the north-west, R and P are placed diagonally opposite each other, whereas V and U are placed diagonally opposite each other. W faces the west direction, Q faces the east direction, and S is sitting between R and V. In which direction does T sit?

  1. ((a))

    South

  2. ((b))

    East

  3. ((c))

    West

  4. ((d))

    North

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

South

46

Four letter clusters have been given out of which three are alike in same manner while one is different. Select the odd one.

  1. ((a))

    DGL

  2. ((b))

    FJN

  3. ((c))

    ADI

  4. ((d))

    EHM

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

DGL

47

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))

48

Select the option which is related to third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

Miniature : Giant :: Particle : ?

  1. ((a))

    Sub-atomic

  2. ((b))

    Whole

  3. ((c))

    Reluctance

  4. ((d))

    Dust

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sub-atomic

49

Select the option that is related to third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

BOARD : VSELX :: ENJOY : ?

  1. ((a))

    IHDSC

  2. ((b))

    FEDSE

  3. ((c))

    HICSD

  4. ((d))

    IHEAC

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

IHDSC

50

Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes.

Male, Skaters, Brown-Haired People

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)

51

The average of ten numbers is 18.2. The average of the first four numbers is 16.6 and that of the last seven numbers is 20.8. If the 4th number is excluded, then the average of the remaining numbers is (correct to one decimal place):

  1. ((a))

    16.9

  2. ((b))

    15.8

  3. ((c))

    17.2

  4. ((d))

    16.7

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16.9

52

The total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder of height 13 cm, is 880 cm2. Its volume (in cm3) is 11k, The value of k is: (take π = 22/7)

  1. ((a))

    208

  2. ((b))

    182

  3. ((c))

    104

  4. ((d))

    91

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

208

53

The average of the 2-digit numbers 37, 45, 6x and x6 is 48. What is the average of (4x + 3) and (x + 7)?

  1. ((a))

    12.5

  2. ((b))

    15

  3. ((c))

    17.5

  4. ((d))

    20

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12.5

54

The ratio of the speeds of A and B is 2 : 5. To cover a certain distance, if A takes 15 minutes more than B, then how much time (in minutes) will B take to cover the same distance?

  1. ((a))

    12

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    10

  4. ((d))

    9

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12

55

A person saves 28% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and the expenditure reduces by 5%, then his savings increase by x%. The value of x is closest to:

  1. ((a))

    72.5

  2. ((b))

    84.5

  3. ((c))

    45.8

  4. ((d))

    54.4

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

72.5

56

When x is subtracted from each of 24, 30, 36 and 46, the numbers so obtained in this order, are in proportion. What is the mean proportional between (2x + 3) and (3x + 2)?

  1. ((a))

    10

  2. ((b))

    12

  3. ((c))

    10√3

  4. ((d))

    12√3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10

57

A sold an article to B at a loss of 20%, and B sold it to C at a profit of 32%. C sold it to D at a loss of 20%. If A’s loss is Rs. 35 less than that of C, then B bought the article for:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 2800

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 2500

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 2940

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 2750

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 2800

58

There is a rectangular plot, 120 m long and 98 m wide, with semi-circular flower beds along the breadth on both sides of the plot. The cost of putting a fence all around the plot at Rs.16.50 per m is: (take π = 22/7)

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 8,910

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 9,042

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 9,009

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 8,943

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 8,910

59

By selling an article for Rs. 820, Abhi loses 18%. To gain 25.5%, he should sell it for:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 1,260

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 1,275

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 1,255

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 1,250

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 1,260

60

What least number must be subtracted from 2963 so that the resulting number when divided by 9, 10 and 15, the remainder in each case is 5?

  1. ((a))

    41

  2. ((b))

    78

  3. ((c))

    82

  4. ((d))

    None of the above

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

41

61

The value of 38+17×134+(23÷310 of 49)−(315÷412 of 513)×158\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{7} \times 1 \frac{3}{4} + \left( \frac{2}{3} \div \frac{3}{10} \ of \ \frac{4}{9} \right) - \left( 3 \frac{1}{5} \div 4 \frac{1}{2} \ of \ 5 \frac{1}{3} \right) \times \frac{15}{8} is

  1. ((a))

    5125 \frac{1}{2}

  2. ((b))

    101210 \frac{1}{2}

  3. ((c))

    101410 \frac{1}{4}

  4. ((d))

    5385 \frac{3}{8}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

5125 \frac{1}{2}

62

The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 15% per annum is Rs. 3,641, when the interest is compounded 8-monthly. The sum is:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 9,000

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 9,600

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 11,000

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 10,000

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 9,000

63

What is the mean of the median and the mode of the data:

19, 20, 14, 15, 19, 16, 17, 15,14, 13, 18, 19, 17, 13

  1. ((a))

    17

  2. ((b))

    18

  3. ((c))

    17.75

  4. ((d))

    17.25

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

17

64

Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Distribution (degree wise of employees working in offices A, B, C, D and E of a company in 2019

Total Number of Employees = 300

The total number of employees in offices C and E is what percentage less than the number of employees in office A?

  1. ((a))

    111911 \frac{1}{9}

  2. ((b))

    121212 \frac{1}{2}

  3. ((c))

    162316 \frac{2}{3}

  4. ((d))

    151415 \frac{1}{4}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

111911 \frac{1}{9}

65

A can do a certain work in 30 days. B is 25% more efficient than A, and C is 20% more efficient than B. A and B work together for 10 days. C alone completes the remaining work in x days. The value of x is:

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    6

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4

66

The value of 6 × 2 ÷ 3 of 12 - 3 ÷ 2 × (2 - 3) × 2 + 3 ÷ 2 of 3 is:

  1. ((a))

    176\frac{17}{6}

  2. ((b))

    236\frac{23}{6}

  3. ((c))

    196\frac{19}{6}

  4. ((d))

    136\frac{13}{6}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

176\frac{17}{6}

67

The simple interest on a sum of Rs. 4,800 for 412\frac{1}{2} years at a certain rate per annum is Rs. 1,684.80, What will be the amount of the same sum at the same rate for 6236 \frac{2}{3} years at simple interest?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 7,096

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 7,087

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 7,296

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 7,298

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 7,096

68

A can do 331333 \frac{1}{3} % of a work in 10 days, and B can do 20% of the same work in 9 days. They worked together for 8 days. C alone completed 30% of the remaining work in 10 days. A and C together can do the same work in

  1. ((a))

    18 days

  2. ((b))

    12 days

  3. ((c))

    15 days

  4. ((d))

    20 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18 days

69

Suman divided a certain sum between her three daughters in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Had she divided the sum in the ratio 12:13:14\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{3} : \frac{1}{4} the daughter who got the least share earlier, would have got Rs. 3,500 more. The sum was:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 14,000

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 14,500

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 13,750

  4. ((d))

    Rs, 14,625

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 14,000

70

The marked price of an article is Rs. 2,560. During a sale, two successive discounts of 20% and x% are offered on it. If the selling price of the article is Rs. 1,679.36, then the value of x is:

  1. ((a))

    16.5

  2. ((b))

    12.5

  3. ((c))

    15

  4. ((d))

    18

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16.5

71

A person can row 5 m/sec in still water. The speed of the stream is 6 km/h. The time (in hours) taken by him to row a distance of 76.8 km downstream is:

  1. ((a))

    3.5

  2. ((b))

    2.8

  3. ((c))

    3.2

  4. ((d))

    2.4

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Answer: ((a))

3.5

72

The value of 48 ÷ [5 + {19 - (16 - 16 ÷ 4 × 3 of 2)}] is:

  1. ((a))

    3/4

  2. ((b))

    3/2

  3. ((c))

    2/3

  4. ((d))

    1/2

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Answer: ((a))

3/4

73

Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Distribution (degree wise) of employees working in offices A, B, C, D and E of a company in 2019.

Total Number of Employees = 300

In which office is the number of employees approximately 18% more than the average number of employees working in offices A, C, D and E ?

  1. ((a))

    D

  2. ((b))

    A

  3. ((c))

    B

  4. ((d))

    C

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Answer: ((a))

D

74

The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 2 : 3, and the ratio of their savings is 3 : 4. If the income of A equals the savings of B, then the ratio of the expenditures of A and B is:

  1. ((a))

    1 : 2

  2. ((b))

    4 : 5

  3. ((c))

    2 : 3

  4. ((d))

    3 : 4

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Answer: ((a))

1 : 2

75

Study the given pie chart and answer the question that follows.

Distribution (degree wise) of employees working in offices A, B, C, D and E of a company in 2009

Total Number of Employees = 300

In office A, 40% employees are females and 60% employees in office C are males. What is the ratio of the number of male employees in A to that of female employees in C?

  1. ((a))

    15 : 8

  2. ((b))

    9 : 4

  3. ((c))

    27 : 13

  4. ((d))

    18 : 13

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Answer: ((a))

15 : 8

General Awareness (25 questions)

76

The _______ plateau is sub-divided into the Garo Hills, the Khasi Hills, and the Jaintia Hills, named after the tribal groups inhabiting the region.

  1. ((a))

    Chota Nagpur

  2. ((b))

    Baghel khand

  3. ((c))

    Malwa

  4. ((d))

    Meghalaya

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Answer: ((a))

Chota Nagpur

77

Which of the following is the closest layer to the Earth's surface in which all weather occurs?

  1. ((a))

    Mesosphere

  2. ((b))

    Troposphere

  3. ((c))

    lonosphere

  4. ((d))

    Stratosphere

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Answer: ((a))

Mesosphere

78

What does Ichthyology deal with?

  1. ((a))

    Study of reptiles and amphibians

  2. ((b))

    Study of fish

  3. ((c))

    Study of birds

  4. ((d))

    Study of insects

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Answer: ((a))

Study of reptiles and amphibians

79

On 22 July 2020, who was nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the International Union of Railways’ security platform?

  1. ((a))

    Margaret Chan

  2. ((b))

    Frangois Davenne

  3. ((c))

    Soumya Swaminathan

  4. ((d))

    Arun Kumar

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Answer: ((a))

Margaret Chan

80

Who emerged victorious in ‘The Siege of Arcot’ in 1751 AD?

  1. ((a))

    French

  2. ((b))

    Dutch

  3. ((c))

    Portuguese

  4. ((d))

    British

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Answer: ((a))

French

81

As of july 2021 who is the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?

  1. ((a))

    Krishna Bhardwaj

  2. ((b))

    Montek Singh Ahluwalia

  3. ((c))

    Gita Gopinath

  4. ((d))

    Raghuram Rajan

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Answer: ((a))

Krishna Bhardwaj

82

As per the Budget 2019-20, which among the following is the single largest source of income of the Government of India, contributing 21 paise to each rupee earned?

  1. ((a))

    Custom duties

  2. ((b))

    Service tax

  3. ((c))

    Non-tax revenue

  4. ((d))

    Corporation tax

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Answer: ((a))

Custom duties

83

Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the duties of citizens?

  1. ((a))

    Part IVA

  2. ((b))

    Part Il

  3. ((c))

    Part X

  4. ((d))

    Part Ill

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Answer: ((a))

Part IVA

84

'Thalinomics’ was introduced in the Economic Survey for _______.

  1. ((a))

    2017-18

  2. ((b))

    2019-20

  3. ((c))

    2016-17

  4. ((d))

    2018-19

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Answer: ((a))

2017-18

85

Pooja Dhanda won the 2019 Arjuna Award for which sport?

  1. ((a))

    Wrestling

  2. ((b))

    Boxing

  3. ((c))

    Athletics

  4. ((d))

    Tennis

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Answer: ((a))

Wrestling

86

Which team clinched the 2019-20 the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the 4th time by defeating Tamil Nadu in the final?

  1. ((a))

    Jharkhand

  2. ((b))

    Mumbai

  3. ((c))

    Karnataka

  4. ((d))

    Bihar

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Answer: ((a))

Jharkhand

87

Cheraw Dance is a traditional dance form of which state?

  1. ((a))

    Assam

  2. ((b))

    Mizoram

  3. ((c))

    Sikkim

  4. ((d))

    Arunachal Pradesh

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Answer: ((a))

Assam

88

Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

  1. ((a))

    Stapes

  2. ((b))

    Phalanges

  3. ((c))

    Humerus

  4. ((d))

    Pelvis

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Answer: ((a))

Stapes

89

In which year was the partition of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon?

  1. ((a))

    1905

  2. ((b))

    1901

  3. ((c))

    1907

  4. ((d))

    1911

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Answer: ((a))

1905

90

In which year was the National Archives of India established?

  1. ((a))

    1840

  2. ((b))

    1830

  3. ((c))

    1891

  4. ((d))

    1835

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Answer: ((a))

1840

91

Which of the following is the third highest mountain in the world?

  1. ((a))

    Everest

  2. ((b))

    Kanchenjunga

  3. ((c))

    K2

  4. ((d))

    Annapurna

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Answer: ((a))

Everest

92

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood cell made by the bone marrow?

  1. ((a))

    Osteoclasts

  2. ((b))

    Red blood cells

  3. ((c))

    Platelets

  4. ((d))

    White blood cells

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Answer: ((a))

Osteoclasts

93

Which among the following instruments is used to measure either direct or alternating electric current?

  1. ((a))

    Wattmeter

  2. ((b))

    Hygrometer

  3. ((c))

    Ammeter

  4. ((d))

    Pyrometer

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Answer: ((a))

Wattmeter

94

What is the loss of bone density and strength known as?

  1. ((a))

    Osteoporosis

  2. ((b))

    Acromegaly

  3. ((c))

    Fibrous dysplasia

  4. ((d))

    Fracture

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Answer: ((a))

Osteoporosis

95

On 22 July 2020, actor Sonu Sood launched the ______ app to find jobs and offer specific job training programmes.

  1. ((a))

    Pravasi Rojgar

  2. ((b))

    Sabka Rojgar

  3. ((c))

    Grahmin Rojgar

  4. ((d))

    Pravasi Atmanirbhar

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Answer: ((a))

Pravasi Rojgar

96

What does Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deal with?

  1. ((a))

    Right to Life

  2. ((b))

    Right to Property

  3. ((c))

    Right to Constitutional Remedies

  4. ((d))

    Financial Emergency

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Answer: ((a))

Right to Life

97

Litti Chokha is a famous cuisine of which of the following states?

  1. ((a))

    Maharashtra

  2. ((b))

    Bihar

  3. ((c))

    Gujarat

  4. ((d))

    Odisha

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Answer: ((a))

Maharashtra

98

Who is the author of the book ‘Shame’?

  1. ((a))

    Salman Rushdie

  2. ((b))

    Charles Dickens

  3. ((c))

    Rudyard Kipling

  4. ((d))

    Eric Segal

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Answer: ((a))

Salman Rushdie

99

______ is caused when a child’s growing bones fail to develop due to a lack of vitamin D.

  1. ((a))

    Night blindness

  2. ((b))

    Rickets

  3. ((c))

    Goitre

  4. ((d))

    Scurvy

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Answer: ((a))

Night blindness

100

Owi, a typical folk song which is made up of couplets describing women’s maternal and marital homes and is sung by village womenfolk while performing routine chores throughout the day, belongs to which state?

  1. ((a))

    Mizoram

  2. ((b))

    Goa

  3. ((c))

    Assam

  4. ((d))

    Maharashtra

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Answer: ((a))

Mizoram

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