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| General Intelligence & Reasoning – 25 Questions of 2 marks each |
Q: 1 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. Rabi Crop : Oat : : Kharif Crop : ?
Options:
1) Mustard
2) Wheat
3) Barley
4) Paddy
Answer: Paddy
Q: 2 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. CM : P : : PM : ?
CM : P : : PM : ?
Options:
1) F
2) E
3) D
4) C
Answer: C
Q: 3 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives. JN : TB : : PB : ?
JN : TB : : PB : ?
Options:
1) TD
2) FD
3) RS
4) TV
Answer: FD
Q: 4 - Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
7 : 56 : : 9 : ?
Options:
1) 65
2) 90
3) 81
4) 70
Answer: 90
Q: 5 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) Banyan
2) Pine
3) Spruce
4) Fir
Answer: Banyan
Q: 6 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) MG
2) QK
3) VN
4) UO
Answer: VN
Q: 7 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) 4267
2) 2498
3) 2739
4) 5496
Answer: 2498
Q: 8 - Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Options:
1) 8912
2) 3469
3) 5555
4) 6734
Answer: 3469
Q: 9 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, ?
Options:
1) Exosphere
2) Thermosphere
3) Tropopause
4) Ozone Layer
Answer: Thermosphere
Q: 10 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. AZ, BY, CX, ?
Options:
1) WD
2) DW
3) DE
4) DX
Answer: DW
Q: 11 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. DM, EN, FO, ?
Options:
1) FG
2) HI
3) GP
4) HP
Answer: GP
Q: 12 - A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
79, 159, 199, 219, ?
Options:
1) 229
2) 234
3) 239
4) 222
Answer: 229
Q: 13 - In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statements:
(I) Some polynomials are linear equations.
(II) Some linear equations are quadratic.
Conclusion:
(I) Polynomials are quadratic.
(II) Linear equations are quadratic.
Options:
1) Conclusion I follows
2) Conclusion II follows
3) Neither I nor II follows
4) Both I and II follows
Answer: Conclusion I follows
Q: 14 - The age of A is three times the age of B. What is the ratio of the age of B to the age of A?
1) 1:3
2) 1:4
3) 1:2
4) 3:1
Answer: 1:3
Q: 15 - Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i.Attribute
ii. Attenuation
iii. Attain
iv. Attention
Options:
1) iii, iv, ii, i
2) iv, i, iii, ii
3) i, iii, ii, iv
4) i, ii, iii, iv
Answer: iii, iv, ii, i
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Q: 16 - In a certain code language, "FAILURE" is written as "FRULIAG". How is "SUCCESS" written in that code language?
Options:
1) TSECCUT
2) SSECCUS
3) TSECCUS
4) TSECCUU
Answer: TSECCUT
Q: 17 – In the following question, Select the missing number from the given series.
| ? |
113 |
161 |
| 2 |
7 |
6 |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
Options:
1) 31
2) 36
3) 280
4) 161
Answer: 31
Q: 18 - If "A" denotes "added to", "B" denotes "divided by", "C" denotes "multiplied by" and "D" denotes "subtracted from", then 154 B 11 C 6 A 6 D 27= ?
Options:
1) 60
2) 63
3) 33
4) 64
Answer: 63
Q: 19 - Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
s_r_t_s_r
Options:
1) trts
2) rtst
3) trst
4) tsss
Answer: trst
Q: 20 - In a compass, west direction is shown as south. As per the compass, which direction should a man go to, if he wishes to move towards the east?
Options:
1) North
2) South
3) East
4) West
Answer: North
Q: 21 - 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 column 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, ‘F’ can be represented by 32, 42 etc. and ‘M’ can be represented by 88, 68 etc. similarly, you have to identify the set for the word ‘GAIN’.
Options:
1) 21, 00, 89, 44
2) 77, 22, 66, 43
3) 87, 33, 23, 12
4) 97, 11, 88, 01
Answer: 77, 22, 66, 43
Q: 22 - Akhil is the maternal uncle of Rashmi. Rashmi is the daughter of Ramesh. How is Ramesh related to Akhil?
Options:
1) Brother-in-law
2) Brother
3) Father
4) Cousin
Answer: Brother-in-law
Q: 23 – If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
Answer: 4
Q: 24 - Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes. Primary colors, Red, Blue, Magenta
Options:
Answer: 2
Q: 25 – 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.
Answer: 1
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Q: 26 - Which of the following is also known as the brain of the computer?
Options:
1) CPU
2) ALU
3) Motherboard
4) Keyboard
Answer: CPU
Q: 27 - Soda water was invented by
Options:
1) Tivadar Puskas
2) Joseph Priestley
3) Petrache Poenaru
4) James Leonard Plimpton
Answer: Joseph Priestley
Q: 28 - The outermost layer of skin is
Options:
1) Epidermis
2) Dermis
3) Tissues
4) Hypodermis
Answer: Epidermis
Q: 29 - Which of the following plants have root nodules?
Options:
1) Leguminous plants
2) Parasitic plants
3) Epiphytic Plants
4) Aquatic Plants
Answer: Leguminous plants
Q: 30 - Earth-worms belongs to the phylum
Options:
1) Protozoa
2) Cnidaria
3) Annelida
4) Mollusca
Answer: Annelida
Q: 31 - The mass of proton and mass of ..............is same.
Options:
1) Neutron
2) Electron
3) Isoprone
4) Alpha particle
Answer: Neutron
Q: 32 - Using which of the following processes can one separate a solute from its solution?
Options:
1) Sedimentation
2) Evaporation
3) Filtration
4) Condensation
Answer: Evaporation
Q: 33 - Jantar Mantar is in
Options:
1) Rajasthan
2) Assam
3) Bihar
4) Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
Q: 34 - Salzburg Festival is held in which country?
Options:
1) Italy
2) Austria
3) Australia
4) Spain
Answer: Austria
Q: 35 - If price of an article decreases from Rs. 25 to Rs. 20, quantity demanded increases from Q1 units to 1500 units. If point elasticity of demand is -1.25, find
Q1?
Options:
1) 900 units
2) 1200 units
3) 1800 units
4) 2000 units
Answer: 1200 units
Q: 36 - Birth rate in a country is defined as
Options:
1) Number of births per 100 in 1 year
2) Number of births per 1000 in 1 year
3) Number of births per km of area in 1 year
4) Number of births per 100 km of area in 1 year
Answer: Number of births per 1000 in 1 year
Q: 37 - Where is "The Geysers", the world's largest geothermal field, containing a complex of 22 geothermal power plants, located? "द गीजस"
Options:
1) Rio
2) New Orleans
3) Moscow
4) San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco
Q: 38 - Bauxite is an ore/mineral of
Options:
1) Aluminium
2) Beryllium
3) Lead
4) Tin
Answer: Aluminium
Q: 39 - The real name of Dilip Kumar is ...............
Options:
1) Yusuf Khan
2) Dilip Kumar
3) Mohammad Kaif
4) Ravi Bajaj
Answer: Yusuf Khan
Q: 40 - The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on Earth. A part of it lies in which of the following countries?
Options:
1) Australia
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Mongolia
4) Madagascar
Answer: Mongolia
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Q: 41 - Which is the largest continent in the world?
1) Africa
2) North America
3) South America
4) Asia
Answer: Asia
Q: 42 - Aurangzeb put his father ..............under house arrest in Agra Fort.
Options:
1) Humayun
2) Shah Jahan
3) Akbar
4) Bahadur Shah
Answer: Shah Jahan
Q: 43 - The English defeated the ..............in the battle of Wandiwash.
Options:
1) German
2) French
3) Indians
4) Americans
Answer: French
Q: 44 - Pulitzer prize is given in the field of ...............
Options:
1) Journalism
2) Sports
3) Medicine
4) Music
Answer: Journalism
Q: 45 - What is the unit of electric resistance?
Options:
1) Dyne
2) Pascal
3) Joule
4) Ohms
Answer: Ohms
Q: 46 - Who invented Television?
Options:
1) J L Baird
2) Aristotle
3) James Clerk Maxwell
4) Nikola Tesla
Answer: J L Baird
Q: 47 - How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years?
Options:
1) all
2) one fourth
3) half
4) one third
Answer: one third
Q: 48 - The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except
Options:
1) communist
2) democratic republic
3) socialist
4) secular
Answer: communist
Q: 49 - Shaquille O'Neal is associated with which Sport?
Options:
1) Lawn Tennis
2) Basketball
3) Formula One
4) WWE
Answer: Basketball
Q: 50 - Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language?
Options:
1) Santali
2) Munda
3) Awadhi
4) Sanskrit
Answer: Awadhi
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Q: 51 - Mehdi can complete a work in 25 hours. If he is joined by Jahnavi who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?
Options:
1) 12 hours
2) 10 hours
3) 3 hours
4) 9 hours
Answer: 10 hours
Q: 52 - If x + 3 ≤ 4x + 4 and 3(4 - x) - 4 ≥ 2x - 2, then x can take which of the following values?
Options:
1) 1
2) 3
3) -1
4) -3
Answer: 1
Q: 53 - In ΔDEF, G and H are points on side DE and DF respectively. GH is parallel to EF. If G divides DE in the ratio 3:2 and HF is 8 cm, then the length of DF is
Options:
1) 12 cm
2) 20 cm
3) 14 cm
4) 16 cm
Answer: 20 cm
Q: 54 - Common factor of 12a4b6, 18a6c2, 36a2b2 is
Options:
1) 36a2
2) 108b2
3) 6a2b2
4) 6a2
Answer: 6a2
Q: 55 - The total surface area of a hemisphere is 462 sq cm, what is its curved surface area? (Take π = 22/7)
Options:
1) 616 sq cms
2) 154 sq cms
3) 308 sq cms
4) 462 sq cms
Answer: 308 sq cms
Q: 56 - The average revenues of 11 consecutive years of a company is Rs 69 lakhs. If the average of first 6 years is Rs 64 lakhs and that of last 6 years is Rs 76 lakhs, what is the revenue for the 6th year?
Options:
1) Rs 83 lakhs
2) Rs 79 lakhs
3) Rs 77 lakhs
4) Rs 81 lakhs
Answer: Rs 81 lakhs
Q: 57 - One of the internal angle of a rhombus is 60° and length of its shor ter diagonal is 8 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?
1) 64√3 sq cm
2) 32√2 sq cm
3) 64√2 sq cm
4) 32√3 sq cm
Answer: 32√3 sq cm
Q: 58 - When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket, the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the profit is
Options:
1) 49 percent
2) 42.375 percent
3) 55.625 percent
4) 35.75 percent
Answer: 42.375 percent
Q: 59 - The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its original value, the new price must be increased by
Options:
1) 7 percent
2) 33.77 percent
3) 7.53 percent
4) 63.75 percent
Answer: 7.53 percent
Q: 60 - A bag has Rs12.9 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 3:2:3. How many 50 paise coins are there in the bag?
Options:
1) 9
2) 6
3) 12
4) 3
Answer: 6
Q: 61 - Which of the following equations has the sum of its roots as 11?
Options:
1) x2 - 11x + 18 = 0
2) x2 - 7x + 10 = 0
3) x2 + 2x - 26 = 0
4) x2 + 5x - 6 = 0
Answer: x2 - 11x + 18 = 0
Q: 62 - 1/(secA + tanA) is equal to
Options:
1) cosecA - cotA
2) sinA - cosA
3) secA - tanA
4) sinA + cosA
Answer: secA - tanA
Q: 63 - tan(A/2) is equal to
Options:
1) cosecA + cotA
2) secA - cotA
3) cosecA - cotA
4) secA + cotA
Answer: cosecA - cotA
Q: 64 - If 12x = 192 - 112, what is the value of x?
Options:
1) 20
2) 17
3) 13
4) 11
Answer: 20
Q: 65 - What is the value of sec -2π/3 ?
Options:
1) -2
2) 2
3) 2/√3
4) -2/√3
Answer: -2
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Q: 66 - If (1/4 of x) - (4/5 of 6/7) equals - 9/7, then value of x is
Options:
1) -12
2) -2.4
3) -3.6
4) -14
Answer: -2.4
Q: 67 - To cover a distance of 333 km in 2 hours by a car, what should be the average speed of the car (in meter/second)?
Options:
1) 166.5
2) 46.25
3) 83.25
4) 92.5
Answer: 46.25
Q: 68 - 10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?
Options:
1) 33.6 percent
2) 30 percent
3) 22 percent
4) 28 percent
Answer: 28 percent
Q: 69 - Δ DEF and Δ GHI are similar triangles. Length of AB is 10 cm and length of the corresponding side DE is 6 cm. What is the ratio of Perimeter of ΔABC to
ΔDEF?
1) 5:3
2) 3:5
3) 25:9
4) 9:25
Answer: 5:3
Q: 70 - A bank offers 20% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs 7600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained from interest is
Options:
1) Rs 9727
2) Rs 2432
3) Rs 4864
4) Rs 1216
Answer: Rs 4864
Q: 71 - At what point does the line 3x + 2y = -12 intercept the Y-axis?
Options:
1) (0,6)
2) (0,-6)
3) (-4,0)
4) (4,0)
Answer: (0,-6)
Q: 72 – Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.
|
|
Quantity of Stock |
Average Cost (Rs) |
| Mobile Phones |
29 |
18000 |
| Cameras |
22 |
6000 |
| TVs |
63 |
51000 |
| Refrigerators |
45 |
49000 |
| ACs |
27 |
25000 |
What is the value of the total stock (in Lakh Rupees)?
Options:
1) 67.47
2) 674.7
3) 149
4) 186
Answer: 67.47
Q: 73 – Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.
| Year |
Ratio Import/Export |
| 2011 |
1.1 |
| 2012 |
1.4 |
| 2013 |
0.7 |
| 2014 |
0.8 |
| 2015 |
0.8 |
If the imports in 2012 was Rs. 600 Crores and the total exports in the years 2012 and 2013 together was Rs. 2400 crores, then the Imports in 2013 was?
Options:
1) 1971
2) 429
3) 2816
4) 1380
Answer: 1380
Q: 74 – Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.
| Measured on Birthday |
Height of the Child (in cms) |
| 4 |
100 |
| 5 |
105 |
| 6 |
115 |
| 7 |
125 |
| 8 |
135 |
| 9 |
140 |
| 10 |
150 |
| 11 |
160 |
| 12 |
165 |
| 13 |
175 |
| 14 |
180 |
| 15 |
190 |
| 16 |
200 |
What was the increase in the height of the child from the 7th Birthday to the 11th Birthday?
Options:
1) 35 cms
2) 40 cms
3) 45 cms
4) 30 cms
Answer: 35 cms
Q: 75 – Refer the below data table and answer the following Question.
| Deep Sleep |
10 |
| Dreaming |
25 |
| Light Sleep |
10 |
| Extremely Light Sleep |
5 |
| Awake |
50 |
Between 10pm to 6pm, a fitness band records the following data. How long was the user in light sleep or was in extremely light sleep?
Options:
1) 0.7 hours
2) 1.2 hours
3) 1.7 hours
4) 2.3 hours
Answer: 1.2 hours
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Q: 76 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Tie the knot
Options:
1) To put yourself into a problem
2) To make fateful decision
3) To sign the deal
4) To get married
Answer: To get married
Q: 77 - Select the synonym of
carnal
Options:
1) chaste
2) sensual
3) decent
4) spiritual
Answer: sensual
Q: 78 - Select the antonym of
intrinsic
Options:
1) elemental
2) innate
3) connate
4) accquired
Answer: accquired
Q: 79 - 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.
Providence smiles ..............those who are diligent. Options:
1) with
2) in
3) upon
4) over
Answer: upon
Q: 80 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) chaastity
2) marothon
3) reasert
4) toxicity
Answer: toxicity
Q: 81 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
When I last saw Ravi, he (had been running) to catch his bus.
Options:
1) ran
2) was running
3) had run
4) no improvement
Answer: was running
Q: 82 - 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'.
If you are in the wrong gears (A)/the car won't be (B)/able to climb the hill.(C)/No error(D) Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Answer: A
Q: 83 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
The ball is in your court
Options:
1) It is up to you to make the next move
2) You have got a fantastic opportunity
3) You will be blamed for crimes that you have not committed
4) You have been put into a dilemma.
Answer: It is up to you to make the next move
Q: 84 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I would love (to availing) a short holiday, and go for an overnight trek.
Options:
1) to avail myself of
2) to avail of
3) to avail myself
4) no improvement
Answer: to avail myself
Q: 85 - In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Mariam was writing a note to her boss. Options:
1) A note was written to her boss by Mariam.
2) A note was wrote by Mariam to her boss.
3) A note was being written by Mariam to her boss.
4) A note was written by Mariam to her boss.
Answer: A note was being written by Mariam to her boss.
Q: 86 - Select the synonym of
incinerate
Options:
1) parch
2) moderate
3) ignite
4) quench
Answer: ignite
Q: 87 - Select the antonym of
ogle
Options:
1) leer
2) gaze
3) ignore
4) gawk
Answer: ignore
Q: 88 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) snatched
2) litigat
3) abhored
4) variabely
Answer: snatched
Q: 89 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To harass someone persistently to do something. Options:
1) Iconoclast
2) Dote
3) Neurotic
4) Importune
Answer: Importune
Q: 90 - 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.
The baby looked..............the toffee with greedy eyes. Options:
1) upon
2) into
3) on
4) at
Answer: at
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Q: 91 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A short statement expressing a general truth. Options:
1) Maxim
2) Infer
3) Drum
4) Pander
Answer: Maxim
Q: 92 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is a truth universally
P-acknowledged that a single
Q-man in possession of a good
R-fortune must be in want of a wife
Options:
1) QRP
2) PQR
3) RPQ
4) QPR
Answer: PQR
Q: 93 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Your absence has
P-gone through me Q-through a needle R-like thread
Options:
1) PRQ
2) PQR
3) QPR
4) RPQ
Answer: PRQ
Q: 94 - 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'.
This is the sportsperson(A)/whom I think has won(B)/the much coveted prize.(C)/ No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Answer: B
Q: 95 - In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Abhay said to Veena, " Are you coming to the Reception?" Options:
1) Abhay told Veena if she was coming to the Reception.
2) Abhay asked Veena if she will be coming to the Reception.
3) Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception.
4) Abhay asked Veena whether she was coming to the Reception.
Answer: Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception.
Directions 96 to 100: 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.
In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing ..............weather conditions, the health department officials ..............that the virus will turn more active by January end. In-charge, Integrated Disease ..............Programme (IDSP), Dr Shah, said, "Virus is still active, but not in a major way. In coming months, it is likely to become more active. Last year too, virus had claimed lives in January and February. Therefore, we are ..............as coming months might
..............a challenge."
Q: 96 - In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing .............. Options:
1) erratic
2) weird
3) dicey
4) unstable
Answer: erratic
Q: 97 - the health department officials .............. Options:
1) expect
2) expects
3) were expecting
4) are expecting
Answer: are expecting
Q: 98 - In-charge, Integrated Disease ..............Programme (IDSP) Options:
1) management
2) control
3) surveillance
4) eradication
Answer: surveillance
Q: 99 - Therefore, we are .............. Options:
1) vigilant
2) open to
3) on toes
4) impulsive
Answer: vigilant
Q: 100 - coming months might ..............a challenge." Options:
1) show
2) pose
3) throw
4) put up
Answer: pose
