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1. The youngest country of the world is
a. Republic of South Sudan
b. Belarus
c. Azerbaijan
d. Bahrain
Q 2. According to the census of 2011, the State having minimum % of literacy rate is
a. U. P.
b. Rajasthan
c. Bihar
d. Andhra Pradesh
Q 3. The capital of Emperor Ashoka, the Great, who ruled India for 40 years was then known as,
a. Taxila
b. Bodh Gaya
c. Pataliputra
d. Sarnath
Q 4. The first qualified graduate engineer to have ruled a State as Chief Minister twice is from
a. U. P.
b. Bihar
c. Jharkhand
d. Gujarat
Q 5. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
a. Vietnam
b. Brunei
c. Bangladesh
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6. Name the State from where the first President of India was elected.
a. U. P.
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. West Bengal
d. Bihar
Q 7. The 10th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh was born in
a. Amritsar
b. Delhi
c. Patna
d. Kolkata
Q 8. Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the interim Government formed in 1946?
a. Defence
b. External Affairs and Commonwealth Relation
c. Food and Agriculture
d. None of the above
Q 9. Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?
a. Australia
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. New Zealand
Q 10. In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?
a. Reprocessing the uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor.
b. New applications of radioisotopes in metallurgy.
c. A new technology for production of heavy water.
d. A new technology for high level nuclear waste management.
Q 11. Which one among the following country was the first to legalize euthanasia?
a. Australia
b. Switzerland
c. Netherlands
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12. Which one among the following Commission first was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?
a. University Grants Commission
b. National Human Rights Commission
c. Election Commission
d. Central Vigilance Commission
Q 13. Where is Davos - the venue of annual meeting of World Economic Forum, located?
a. France
b. Germany
c. Switzerland
d. Luxembourg
Q 14. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
a. Swimming
b. Boxing
c. Long Jump
d. High Jump
Q 15. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
a. Indus and Jhelum
b. Jhelum and Chenab
c. Chenab and Ravi
d. Ravi and Beas
Q 16. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
a. Bhil Uprising
b. Rangpur and Dinapur Uprising
c. Bishnupur and Birbhum Rebellion
d. Sanyasi Rebellion
Q 17. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
a. Mahanadi River rises in Chhattisgarh.
b. Godavari River rises in Maharashtra.
c. Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh.
d. Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh.
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18. Who among the following is a Hindustani Classical Singer?
a. Geeta Chandran
b. Leela Samson
c. Gangubai Hangal
d. Swapnasundari
19. Lectures from Colombo to Almorah' is based on the experiences of which one of the following?
a. Veer Savarkar
b. Annie Besant
c. Ramkrishna Paramhansa
d. Swami Vivekananda
20. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
a. President of India
b. Vice President of India
c. Prime Minister of India
d. Union Minister of Science & Technology
21. Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?
a. Khadakwasa
b. Sileru
c. Jamnagar
d. Srisailam
22. During the revolt of 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend, captured and put to death by the British?
a. Nana Sahib
b. Kunwar Singh
c. Khan Bahadur Khan
d. Tantia Tope
23. Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Motilal Nehru
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24. Which one of the following Directive Principles of the State Policy is associated with the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Equitable distribution of wealth
b. Establishment of village Panchayats
c. Participation of labour in management
d. Peaceful settlement of international disputes
Q 25. The Harappan Civilization belongs to
a. Bronze Age
b. Neolithic Age
c. Paleolithic Age
d. Iron Age
Q 26. The line demarcating the boundary between China and India is
a. Radcliffe Line
b. McMahon Line
c. Durand Line
d. Stratford Line
Q 27. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?
A. SLV-3 Launch
B. Formation of Bangladesh
C. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union
D. Pokhran-I Test
a. B - D - C - A
b. C - A - B - D
c. B - A - C - D
d. C - D - B - A
Q 28. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
a. Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
b. Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
c. Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
d. Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
Q 29. The Chinese pilgrim Huen Tsang visited India during the reign of
a. Ashoka
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30. The call for "Total Revolution" was given by
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
d. Jayprakash Narayan
Q 31. Who is the writer of book "The Wings of Fire"?
a. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Jawahar Lal Nehru
d. Rajiv Gandhi
Q 32. Bhakra Nangal Dam is situated on the banks of river
a. Ravi
b. Satluj
c. Chenab
d. Ganga
Q 33. Rajtarangini written by Kalhan is
a. an anthology of lyrics
b. a history of Kashmir
c. about Chandragupta's reign
d. None of these
Q 34. Raja Rammohan Roy was the founder of
a. Arya Samaj
b. Bramho Samaj
c. Ramakrishna Mission
d. Prarthana Samaj
Q 35. Maginot line exists between which country?
a. Namibia and Angola
b. USA and Canada
c. France and Germany
d. Germany and Poland
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36. Sutlej river originates from
a. India
b. China
c. Pakistan
d. None of these
Q 37. Indian Constituent Assembly adopted the design of Indian National Flag on
a. August 23,1947
b. September 13,1947
c. August 15,1947
d. July 22,1947
Q 38. The Indian National Anthem was sung for the first time in
a. 1910
b. 1911
c. 1947
d. 1945
Q 39. The father of White Revolution in India is known as
a. Dr. V. Kurien
b. Mr. S. S. Rao
c. Mr. S. K. Bhardwaj
d. Mr. Morarji Desai
Q 40. National fruit of India is
a. Apple
b. Sugarcane
c. Orange
d. Mango
Q 41. Who is known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution in India'?
a. Norman Ernest Borlaug
b. M. S. Swaminathan
c. J. S. Thomson
d. None of these
Q 42. Srikumar Banerjee is associated with which of the following?
a. Atomic Energy Commission
b. Bhaba Atomic Research Centre
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43. Where is the National Institute of Smart Government located?
a. Hyderabad
b. Mumbai
c. Pune
d. Chennai
Q 44. The Indian Tennis player who turned to Hollywood for film making is
a. Leander Paes
b. N. Night Shyamlan
c. Vijay Amritraj
d. Ashok Amritraj
Q 45. 'Love' is associated with which of the following game?
a. Tennis
b. Cricket
c. Polo
d. Billiards
Q 46. Which country will host the Commonwealth Games 2014?
a. Australia
b. Sri Lanka
c. Scotland
d. Canada
Q 47. The Vrindavan Garden is located in
a. Mathura
b. Manali
c. Mysore
d. Mohali
Q 48. Name the State which has the credit of sending maximum number of Union Railway Ministers.
a. U.P.
b. Bihar
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh
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49. Which of the following is a Tennis Player?
a. Dan Carter
b. Greg Jones
c. Johnny Weissmuller
d. None of these
50. Mr. H. R. Bhardwaj is the Governor of
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
51. Three mixtures containing milk and water in the ratio of 5: 1,2: 1 and 3: 1 are mixed in the ratio of 1: 2: 3. The ratio of milk to water in the resulting mixture is
a.2:1
b.3:1
c.4:3
d.None of these
52. Which of the following is the Bird Flu Virus also known as Avian Flu Virus?
a.H5N1
b.H1N5
c.N5H1
d.N1H5
53. The SIM in the mobile SIM cards means
a. Subscriber Information Marker
b. Subscriber Identity Module
c. Super Information Master
d. Super Identity Marker
54. Which of the following is the brightest heavenly body in the evening/night sky?
a.Jupiter
b.Saturn
c.Mars
d.Venus
55. The sea breeze blows during
a. day from land to sea
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b. day from sea to land
c. night from land to sea
d. night from sea to land
Q 56. A man lent 400 and 600 for 3 years at the same rate at simple interest and received only 90 as interest. What was the rate percent per annum?
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 3%
d. 4%
Q 57. Oil costs 100 per litre. After adulterating it with another oil that costs 50 per litre, Ram sells the mixture at 96 per litre, making a profit of 20% . In what ratio does he mix the two?
a.1:2
b.1:3
c.3:1
d.3:2
If a clock based on an oscillating pendulum is taken from Earth to Moon, it will
a. become slow
b. become fast
c. give same time as on Earth
d. stop working
Q 59. When light waves travel from air to glass, which variables are affected?
a. Wavelength, frequency and velocity
b. Velocity and frequency only
c. Wavelength and frequency only
d. Wavelength and velocity only
Q 60. A body travels half the distance with velocity ν1 and next half with velocity ν2 , then the average velocity of the body will be
a. √(ν1ν2)
b. (ν1 + ν2) / 2
c. ν2 / ν1
d. 2ν1ν2 / (ν1 + ν2)
Q 61. X-rays are used for the study of crystal structure because
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1. X-rays are completely absorbed by the crystal
b. Wavelength of X-rays is of the same order of magnitude is the interatomic spacing in crystals.
c. Wavelength of X-rays is of very small as comparison with the interatomic spacing in crystals.
d. Crystals are completely transparent to X-rays.
Q 62. The image formed on the retina of a human eye is
a. virtual and inverted
b. virtual and erect
c. real and erect
d. real and inverted
Q 63. The purpose of adding gypsum to powdered clinker during the grinding process of cement is to
a. improve the colour and texture of cement
b. form a homogeneous mixture
c. accelerate the rate of setting
d. retard the rate of setting
Q 64. The main constituent of natural gas is
a. Methane
b. Ethane
c. Butane
d. Hydrogen
1 1 1
Q 65. Find the value of: 1+1
a. 15/16
b. 2/3
c. 4/3
d. 3/4
Q 66. The geometric mean of two numbers is 8 and their harmonic mean is 6.4, the numbers are
a. 2,8
b. 4,16
c. 6,16
d. 8,16
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67. The marks obtained out of 50 by 100 students in a class test are given below:
Marks No. of Students
15 5
20 8
22 11
24 20
25 23
30 18
33 13
38 2
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The average marks awarded to the students are
a.26.5
b.25.77
c.24.5
d.20.7
Q 68. What is the value of: √(- √3 + √3 + 8√7 + 4√3)
a.2
b.2√3
c.4
d.19
Q 69. Which formation of the following is essential for the plants to help them in the formation of chlorophyll?
a. Calcium
b. Magnesium
c. Potassium
d. Phosphorus
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70. The temperature at which the readings of a Centigrade and Fahrenheit thermometer are the same is
a.212
b.100
c.40
d.-40
Q71. Determine the number of triangles in the figure shown:
a.24
b.22
c.20
d.18
Q 72. Which one of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors?
a.Ozone
b.Heavy hydrogen
c.Heavy water
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1. Hydrogen peroxide
Q 73. The product of three integers l, m, n is - 175. Which of the following must be negative?
a.1-m-n
b.1+m+n
c. (1 + m) / n
d. (Im) / n
Q 74. Pipe A usually fills a tank in 2 hours. On account of a leak at the bottom of the tank, it takes pipe A 30 more minutes to fill the tank. How long will the leak take to empty a full tank if pipe A is shut?
a.4 hours
b.6 hours
c.8 hours
d.10 hours
Q 75. If nth term of the two series 3 + 10 + 17 + … and 63 + 65 + 67 + … are equal, then value of n is
a.9
b.13
c.19
d.29
Q 76. The final product of photosynthesis is
a. Hydrocarbon
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Oxygen
d. Water
Q 77. The average temperature for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in a given week was 38°C whereas this average for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the same week was 39°C . If the temperature for Sunday was 40°C , what was the temperature in °C on Thursday?
a.36
b.37
c.38
d.39
Q 78.
Consider the following three pieces of information:
(i) Geeta and Sita are of same age.
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1) Total age of Geeta, Reena and Sita is 88 years.
(ii) Reena's age is same as the sum of Geeta and Sita's age.
What is the age of Reena?
a. 11
b. 22
c. 33
d. 44
Q 79. In a bag there are coins of 25 paisa, 10 paisa and 5 paisa in the ratio 1: 2: 3. If there are in all 30, then number of 5 paisa coins are
a. 50
b. 100
c. 150
d. 200
Q 80. A clock gains 15 minutes per day. It is set right at 12 noon. At 4.00 A. M. it will show
a. 4.30 A. M.
b. 4.25 A. M.
c. 4.10 A. M.
d. 4.02 A. M.
Q 81. Four bells ring at intervals of 3, 8,12, 15 minutes. They start ringing together. They will ring together again after
a. 1 hr.
b. 2 hrs.
c. 3 hrs.
d. 4 hrs.
Q 82. The disease caused by Asbestos is
a. Emphysema
b. Paralysis
c. Diarrhoea
d. Dysentery
Q 83. Insulin is produced by
a. Pituitary Gland
b. Gall bladder
c. Intestines
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1. Pancreas
Q 84. In the human body, the leg bones are
a. Humerus and Femur
b. Fibula and Tibia
c. Fibula and Ulna
d. Tibia and Radius
Q 85. The deficiency of Vitamin A causes
a. falling of hair
b. dysentery
c. night blindness
d. weakness
Q 86. There are 5 red shoes and 4 white shoes. If one draws, randomly, one shoe then what is the probability of getting white shoe?
a. 4/9
b. 5/9
c. 1/4
d. 1/5
Q 87. If two typists can type two pages in five minutes, how many typists will it take to type twenty pages in ten minutes?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
Q 88. The velocity of wind is related to
a. revolution of the Earth
b. rotation of the Earth
c. pressure gradient
d. temperature
Q 89. Blood pressure in human body is controlled by
a. Adrenal gland
b. Thyroid gland
c. Thymus gland
d. Corpus luteum
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0. Virus in computers relates to
a. dust particles
b. hardware
c. programme
d. All of these
Q 91. Non-metals are generally bad conductors of electricity. However, graphite is a good conductor of electricity because it
a. has free electrons
b. is an allotrope of carbon
c. is brittle
d. forms basic oxide
Q 92. Ram is 8; his performance on a series of tasks is equivalent to that of the average 10- year-old. His intelligence quotient is
a. 120
b. 125
c. 110
d. 80
Q 93. LCM of 27,63, 72 is
a. 1542
b. 1532
c. 1522
d. 1512
Q 94. 5,000 earned a simple interest of 300 in 2 years. The rate of interest is
a. 1%
b. 3%
c. 5%
d. 7%
Q 95. Ram weighs 25 kg more than Shyam. Their combined weight is 325 kg. How much does Shyam weight?
a. 150 kg
b. 175 kg
c. 200 kg
d. 125 kg
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96. In 1997 a new oven cost 2,500. In 2000 the cost of that type of oven is 4,800. What is the percentage increase between 1997 and 2000?
a.92
b.152
c.192
d.52
Q 97. The ages of Manu and Bharat are in the ratio of 6: 5 and the sum of ages in 44 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after 8 years?
a.1:2
b.9:7
c.8:7
d.11:10
Q 98. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
a.Nitrogen
b.Oxygen
c.Carbon dioxide
d.Hydrogen
Q 99.40% of the people of a certain area suffer from Diabetes, 25% suffer from Epilepsy and 10% suffer from both. What % of the people do not suffer from either of the mentioned diseases?
a. 30%
b. 35%
c. 40%
d. 45%
Q 100. The cost of an electronic organizer at 20% discount is 100. Find its actual price.
a.125
b.130
c.225
d.330
Passage:
Direction: Five houses lettered A, B, C, D & E are built in a row next to each other. The houses are lined up in the order A, B, C, D & E. Each of the five houses has a coloured chimney. The roof and chimney of each house must be painted as follows:
(i) The roof must be painted green, red or yellow.
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1) The chimney must be painted white, black or red.
2) No house may have the same colour chimney as the colour of the roof.
3) No house may use any of the same colours that every next house uses.
4) House E has a green roof.
5) House B has a red roof and a black chimney.
6) 101. If house C has a yellow roof, which one of the following must be true?
a. House E has a white chimney.
b. House E has a black chimney.
c. House E has a red chimney.
d. House D has a red chimney.
Passage: Based on last passage
7) 102. If house C has a yellow roof which of the following is true?
a. At least two houses have black chimney.
b. At least two houses have red roofs.
c. At least two houses have white chimneys.
d. At least two houses have green roofs.
8) 103. What is the next number in the series?
78 70 72 61 66
a. 51
b. 52
c. 61
d. 62
Passage:
Direction: The diagram shown below represents 3 segments of society overlapping each other viz:
Circle - Educated youth
Triangle - Unemployed youth
Square - Employed youth
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Based on the above answer the following:
Q 104. The number of educated employed youth is?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 105. The number of youths who are neither educated nor employed is?
a.3
b.4
c.5
d.6
Q 106. A zookeeper counted the heads of the animals in a zoo and found it to be 80. When he counted the legs of the animals, he found it to be 250. The zoo had pigeons, horses and donkeys and the ratio of donkey to horse is 1 : 2. How many horses were there in the zoo?
a.20
b.30
c.40
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Q 107. A train passes over a 400 metre long bridge. If the speed of the train is 30 m/s and the train takes 20 seconds to cross the bridge, the length of the train in metres is
a.200
b.400
c.600
d.800
Q108.
Find two words, one from each group, that are closest in meaning:
Group A Group B
raise top
floor elevate
stairs basement
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a. raise and elevate
b. raise and top
c. floor and basement
d. stairs and top
Passage:
Direction: Five friends are sitting on a bench in the following order:
(a) P is sitting next to Q.
(b) S is sitting with T; T is on the extreme left-hand side of the bench.
(c) P is on the right-hand side of Q and to the right side of T.
(d) Q and R are sitting together.
Q 109. Who is sitting exactly in the middle?
a.P
b.Q
c.R
d.T
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 110. Who is sitting to the left of Q?
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1. P
b.R
c.S
d.T
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 111. Who is on the extreme right side of the bench?
a.P
b.R
c.S
d.T
Q112.
Which number should replace the question mark?
17 8 5 5
13 7 5 4
6 12 6 3
10 6 4 ?
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a.4
b.5
c.6
d.7
Q 113. At the end of a banquet 10 people shake hands with each other. How many handshakes will there be in total?
a.100
b.90
c.50
d.45
Q 114. The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?
a.Monday
b.Friday
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1. Wednesday
d. Thursday
Q 115.
When the shape below is folded at the dotted lines, which shape does it produce?
b.
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116. A man walks a certain distance at a certain speed. Had he walked 1 / 2 km / hr faster, he would have taken one hour less. But if he had walked 1 km / hr slower, he would have taken 3 hours longer. The distance travelled by the man is
a. 36 km
b. 30 km
c. 10 km
d. 6 km
Q 117. There are two candles of equal length and of different thickness. The thicker one when lasts in 6 hours whereas the thinner one lasts 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed, he saw that the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles?
a. 1 hour
b. 2 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 4 hours
Q 118. Hari was both 5th highest and 5th lowest in a race. How many people participated?
a.8
b.9
c.10
d.11
Q 119. A & B are two players. They select one number from 1 to 25. If both of them select the same number they will win. What is the probability of not winning in a single trial?
a.1/25
b.11/2
c.1/2
d.24/25
Q120.
Which of the picture follows logically the following three pictures?
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121. How many triangles are in this diagram?
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5- 7
b.8- 10
c.11- 14
d.15- 17
Q 122. A train travels at an average speed of 50 kms per hour for two and half hours and then travels at a speed of 70 kms per hour for one and half hours. How far did the train travel in the entire 4 hours?
a.200 kms
b.120 kms
c.230 kms
d.150 kms
Q 123. If 2x + y = 5 , then 4x + 2y is equal to
a.5
b.8
c.9
d.10
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124. If the average of 6 numbers is 4.5, the sum of the numbers divided by 3^2 is
a.4.5
b.3.5
c.3
d.5
Q 125. A man starts walking in the morning facing the Sun. After sometime, he turned to his left. Later he again turned to his left. The direction in which the man is moving now is
a.West
b.South
c.East
d.North
Q 126. Find the number that comes next in the following sequence of numbers: 3,6,18,72,360,
a.720
b.1080
c.1600
d.2160
Q 127. Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a. m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph . Another train starts from B at 8 a. m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph . At what time will they meet?
a.9.00 A.M.
b.10.00 A.M.
c.10.30 A.M.
d.11.00 A.M.
Q 128. What number should come next in the sequence? 36122448
a.66
b.76
c.86
d.96
Q 129. A tree increases annually by one eighth of its height. What will be its height after 2 years, if it stands today 64 cm high?
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72 cm
b. 74 cm
c. 75 cm
d. 81 cm
Q 130. A and B can do a job in 12 days and B and C can do it in 16 days. A and B started working, without C. A worked for 5 days and quit. B worked for 7 days and quit. C worked for a total of 13 days and finished the work. In how many days can C do the work alone?
a. 16 days
b. 24 days
c. 30 days
d. 36 days
Q 131. Two trains travel in opposite directions one at 36 km / hr and the other at 45 km / hr . A man sitting in the slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is
a. 80 m
b. 120 m
c. 150 m
d. 180 m
Q 132. The difference between two numbers is 1365. When larger number is divided by the smaller one, the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 15. The smaller number is
a. 240
b. 270
c. 295
d. 360
Q 133. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 3, 6, 9,12, 15 and 18 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how may times do they toll together?
a. 4
b. 10
c. 11
d. 5
Passage:
Team P, Q, R, S and T are contesting for a cricket trophy. Every team plays one match with every other team. The following table gives the number of matches won, lost and drawn at a particular moment during the midst of the tournament.
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Team Won Lost Drawn
P 2 1 1
Q 0 1 1
R 2 0 1
S 0 1 2
T 0 1 1
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Following information is provided:
I. Q is yet to play R.II. R has won against T.
Q 134. P has drawn the match against
a.Q
b.R
c.S
d.T
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 135. Q has lost its match to
a.P
b.R
c.S
d.T
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 136. T's remaining matches are with
a.R and S
b.Q and R
c.Q and S
d.P and S
Passage:
Answer the questions based on the information given below:
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6 5 3 1
Q137. What is opposite to 4?
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a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 138. What is opposite to 2?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.5
Passage: Based on last passage
Q 139. What is opposite to 6?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Q 140.
All practicing lawyers have LLB degree. All MBBS degree holders are doctors. No doctors have LLB degree.
From the above statement, which one of the options can be logically deduced?
a. Every individual is either a practicing lawyer or does not have a MBBS degree.
b. Every individual is either not a practicing lawyer or does not have a MBBS degree.
c. Every individual is either not a practicing lawyer or has a MBBS degree.
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1. Every individual is either a practicing lawyer or have a MBBS degree.
Q 141. A family comprises seven members namely M, N, O, P, Q, R and S. Among them four are adults and three are children. Of the three children, only R and S are girls. M and P are brothers and M is a pilot. Q is an airhostess married to one of the brothers and has two children. N is married to P and S is their child. Who is O?
a. M's son
b. R's father
c. Q's daughter
d. P's son
Q 142.
Select the numbered figure that will replace the question mark (?) in figure below:
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143. If the code for the word "QUESTION" is "SWS OVKQP," identify the option which gives the correct code for the word 'RECEPTIONIST'.
a. TEGGRKVQPKUV
b. TEGGRVQPKUV
c. TEGGRVQPKUV
d. TEGGRVQKPKUV
Q 144.5/9 part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is
a. 13.66
b. 27.77
c. 37.77
d. 46.66
Q 145. Two straight lines can divide a circular disk into a maximum of 4 parts. Likewise, into how many maximum parts can four straight lines divide a circular disk?
a.8
b.9
c.10
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Q 146. If the price of sugar is raised by 25% , by how much should a household reduce its consumption of sugar so as not to increase expenditure on sugar?
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 30%
d. 35%
Q147.
From the answer figures, select one image to continue the series of problem figures:
Problem Figures :
i ii iii iv
Answer Figures :
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Q 148. The letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10. D is 3 less than A, B is the middle term, F is as much less than B as C is greater than D, G is greater than F. The fifth integer is
a.A
b.C
c.D
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149. The diameter of the driving wheel of a bus is 140 cm. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make in order to keep a speed of 66 kmph?
a.150
b.250
c.350
d.450
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