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- Which mountain pass connects Sikkim with the Tibet region of China? Answer: B. Nathu La Answer: (B) Nathu La Nathu La in Sikkim is an India–China trade route and a route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Ship... 1
- The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the share of a bank's net demand and time liabilities that the bank must keep as: Answer: D. a cash balance with the RBI Answer: (D) a cash balance with the RBI Under CRR, banks keep a set share of their deposits as cash w... 1
- The fiscal deficit of the government is equal to: Answer: C. total expenditure minus total receipts excluding borrowings Answer: (C) total expenditure minus total receipts excluding borrowin... 1
- Which part of the human brain maintains balance and posture of the body? Answer: B. Cerebellum Answer: (B) Cerebellum The cerebellum (hindbrain) coordinates voluntary movements and maintains posture and balance. T... 1
- If 2 → 9, 4 → 65 and 5 → 126, then 3 → ? Answer: D. 28 Answer: (D) 28 Rule: n³ + 1 . 2³ + 1 = 9 , 4³ + 1 = 65 , 5³ + 1 = 126 . So 3³ + 1 = 28 . 1
- What is the remainder when \(7^{45}\) is divided by 5? Answer: D. 2 Answer: (D) 2 7 equiv 2 ±od 5 , so we need 2⁴⁵ bmod 5 . Powers of 2 mod 5 repeat in a cycle of 4: 2, 4, 3, 1. 45 = 4 × 11 + 1 ,... 1
- Simplify: \(48 \div 4 \times 3 - 5^2 + 7 \times 6 \div 2\) Answer: A. 32 Answer: (A) 32 BODMAS: 5² = 25 . 48 ÷ 4 × 3 = 12 × 3 = 36 . 7 × 6 ÷ 2 = 21 . So 36 - 25 + 21 = 32 . 1
- Find the value of \(\sqrt{2116} + \sqrt[3]{3375} - \sqrt{961}\). Answer: B. 30 Answer: (B) 30 √(2116) = 46 , sqrt[3]3375 = 15 , √(961) = 31 . So 46 + 15 - 31 = 30 . 1
- In a certain code language, GARDEN is written as HBSEFO. How will FLOWER be written in that language? Answer: C. GMPXFS Answer: (C) GMPXFS Each letter is moved one place forward: G→H, A→B, R→S, D→E, E→F, N→O. So F→G, L→M, O→P, W→X, E→F, R→S =... 1
- In a certain code language, PEN is written as 70. How will INK be written in that language? Answer: A. 68 Answer: (A) 68 Code = 2 × (sum of alphabet positions). PEN: P(16) + E(5) + N(14) = 35, × 2 = 70. INK: I(9) + N(14) + K(11) = 3... 1
- In a certain code language, ‘sky is blue’ is written as ‘ta pa ni’, ‘blue water flows’ is written as ‘ka ni ro’ and ‘water is cold’ is written as ‘ro ta ve’. What is the code for ‘sky’? Answer: D. pa Answer: (D) pa Sentences 1 and 2 share only ‘blue’ and the code ‘ni’, so blue = ni. Sentences 1 and 3 share only ‘is’ and ‘ta’... 1
- Pointing to an old man, Kavita said, “He is the father of my mother's only brother.” How is the old man related to Kavita? Answer: D. Grandfather Answer: (D) Grandfather Kavita's mother's only brother is her maternal uncle. His father is also her mother's father,... 1
- If A + B means A is the mother of B; A − B means A is the brother of B; A × B means A is the father of B; and A ÷ B means A is the sister of B, then which of the following is true for P + Q − R × S? Answer: C. P is the grandmother of S Answer: (C) P is the grandmother of S P + Q: P is the mother of Q. Q − R: Q is the brother of R, so P i... 1
- Ravi walks 5 km towards the north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 9 km. How far and in which direction is he now from his starting point? Answer: B. 5 km, South-East Answer: (B) 5 km, South-East Take the start as (0, 0). North 5 km → (0, 5). Right = east 3 km → (3, 5). Right ag... 1
- A man is facing south. He turns 135° anticlockwise and then 90° clockwise. Which direction is he facing now? Answer: A. South-East Answer: (A) South-East From south, turning anticlockwise goes south → east → north. 90° anticlockwise = East; another... 1
- In a row of 36 children, Tarun is 11th from the right end. What is his position from the left end? Answer: C. 26th Answer: (C) 26th Position from left = Total - position from right + 1 = 36 - 11 + 1 = 26 th. 1
- Among five boxes P, Q, R, S and T, Q is heavier than R but lighter than T. P is lighter than R. S is heavier than T. Which box is the second lightest? Answer: A. R Answer: (A) R From the statements: S > T > Q > R > P (heaviest to lightest). The lightest is P, so the second lightest is R. 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: Some pens are pencils. No pencil is an eraser.Conclusions: I. Some pens are not erasers. II. Some… Answer: D. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (D) Only conclusion I follows The pens that are pencils can never be erasers, so some pens are... 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: All roses are flowers. No flower is a stone.Conclusions: I. No rose is a stone. II. Some flowers… Answer: B. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (B) Both conclusions I and II follow Roses lie entirely inside flowers, and flowers have... 1
- Of 80 students in a class, 45 study French, 38 study German and 12 study neither language. How many students study only French? Answer: B. 30 Answer: (B) 30 At least one language = 80 - 12 = 68 . Both = 45 + 38 - 68 = 15 . Only French = 45 - 15 = 30 . 1
- Select the number that will replace the question mark (?) in the following table.5323643475? Answer: A. 47 Answer: (A) 47 Third number = product + sum of the first two: 5 × 3 + 5 + 3 = 23 , 6 × 4 + 6 + 4 = 34 . So 7 × 5 + 7 + 5 = 47... 1
- Select the option that gives the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.1. Pressure 2. Present 3. Preserve 4. Prestige 5. Press Answer: C. 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 Answer: (C) 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 All begin with PRES. Next letters: Present, Preserve, Press, Pressure, Prestige; e comes... 1
- If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 8 + 3 − 12 × 4 ÷ 5? Answer: D. 22 Answer: (D) 22 After replacing the signs: 8 × 3 + 12 ÷ 4 - 5 = 24 + 3 - 5 = 22 . 1
- What is the smallest number that must be added to 2375 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 17? Answer: C. 5 Answer: (C) 5 2375 = 17 × 139 + 12 . Remainder 12, so add 17 - 12 = 5 : 2380 = 17 × 140 . 1