Government exams
- If 2 → 6, 3 → 24 and 4 → 60, then 5 → ? Answer: A. 120 Answer: (A) 120 Rule: n³ - n . 8 - 2 = 6 , 27 - 3 = 24 , 64 - 4 = 60 . So 125 - 5 = 120 . 1
- In a class, Rohan is 9th from the top and 26th from the bottom. How many students are there in the class? Answer: D. 34 Answer: (D) 34 Total = rank from top + rank from bottom - 1 = 9 + 26 - 1 = 34 . 1
- P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing north. R sits at the extreme left end. T sits second to the right of R. Q sits to the immediate right of T. S does not sit at any extreme end. Who sits at the extreme right end? Answer: B. P Answer: (B) P Number seats 1–5 from the left. R = 1, T = 3 (second to the right of R), Q = 4. S is not at an end, so S = 2. The... 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ? Answer: C. 37 Answer: (C) 37 Differences are 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next difference is 11: 26 + 11 = 37 . (Also n² + 1 for n = 1 to 6.) 1
- Select the letter that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.Z, W, S, N, ? Answer: B. H Answer: (B) H Positions: Z = 26, W = 23, S = 19, N = 14. Gaps are −3, −4, −5, so next is −6: 14 − 6 = 8 = H. 1
- Select the number that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series.2, 3, 10, 15, 26, 35, ? Answer: D. 50 Answer: (D) 50 Terms are n² + 1 for odd n and n² - 1 for even n: 1²+1, 2²-1, 3²+1, 4²-1, 5²+1, 6²-1 . Next: 7² + 1 = 50 . 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are rats.Conclusions: I. Some cats are rats. II. All rats are dogs. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The cats that are dogs are also rats, so some cats are rats (I fo... 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: No bat is a ball. Some balls are wickets.Conclusions: I. Some wickets are not bats. II. No wicket… Answer: C. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (C) Only conclusion I follows The wickets that are balls can never be bats, so some wickets are... 1
- In a class of 50 students, 28 play cricket, 22 play football and 8 play neither game. How many students play both games? Answer: C. 8 Answer: (C) 8 Students playing at least one game = 50 - 8 = 42 . Both = 28 + 22 - 42 = 8 . 1
- Select the option that gives the most logical and meaningful order of the following words.1. Seed 2. Fruit 3. Plant 4. Flower 5. Sapling Answer: D. 1, 5, 3, 4, 2 Answer: (D) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2 A seed grows into a sapling, the sapling becomes a plant, the plant bears flowers and flo... 1
- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.Who has broken the window? Answer: C. By whom has the window been broken? Answer: (C) By whom has the window been broken? “Who” becomes “By whom”. The question form is... 1
- Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.ANCIENT Answer: D. Modern Answer: (D) Modern Ancient = very old. Its opposite is modern. Antique, archaic and old are synonyms. 1
- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.Public transport is the backbone of any large city. A single bus can carry as many people as forty cars, (… Answer: D. while Answer: (D) while The bus carries many people while (at the same time as) taking up little space. “Despite” would need a co... 1
- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.She said, “I am reading a novel.” Answer: A. She said that she was reading a novel. Answer: (A) She said that she was reading a novel. Reporting verb in the past: “I” becomes... 1
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.He did not / went to school / yesterday / because of fever. Answer: B. went to school Answer: (B) went to school After the auxiliary “did”, the main verb takes its base form. Correct: “He did not go t... 1
- The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error.He gave me / many advices / before / I left for Delhi. Answer: B. many advices Answer: (B) many advices “Advice” is an uncountable noun: it has no plural and does not take “many”. Correct: “He ga... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The two brothers divided the property ______ themselves. Answer: D. between Answer: (D) between “Between” is used for two people or things; “among” for more than two. Two brothers → between. 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The teacher, along with her students, ______ gone on an educational trip. Answer: C. has Answer: (C) has Words joined by “along with / as well as / together with” do not change the number of the subject. The subjec... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The new rules will ______ effect from the first of next month. Answer: A. take Answer: (A) take The fixed expression is “take effect”, meaning come into force. 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To bite off more than one can chew Answer: A. To take on a task bigger than one can manage Answer: (A) To take on a task bigger than one can manage To bite off more than one c... 1
- Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To cry over spilt milk Answer: B. To regret something that cannot be undone Answer: (B) To regret something that cannot be undone Crying over spilt milk = being up... 1
- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.One who does not believe in the existence of God Answer: B. Atheist Answer: (B) Atheist An atheist denies that God exists. A theist believes in God, an agnostic holds that God's existence c... 1
- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.The life story of a person written by that person Answer: D. Autobiography Answer: (D) Autobiography Auto = self: an autobiography is written by the person himself or herself. A biography is... 1
- Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.Not long ago, millets such as ragi, jowar and bajra were dismissed as ‘coarse grains’, the food of those who could not afford rice or wheat. Today they appear on restaurant menus and in… Answer: A. As the food of people who could not afford rice or wheat Answer: (A) As the food of people who could not afford rice or wheat The... 1