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- From the top of a lighthouse 75 m high, the angle of depression of a ship is 30°. How far is the ship from the foot of the lighthouse? Answer: C. 75√(3) m Answer: (C) 75√(3) m tan 30^° = 75/d , so d = 75√(3) m (about 129.9 m). 1
- A cuboid of dimensions 12 cm × 8 cm × 6 cm is melted and recast into cubes of side 2 cm. How many cubes are formed? Answer: C. 72 Answer: (C) 72 Volume of cuboid = 12 × 8 × 6 = 576 cm³. Volume of one cube = 8 cm³. Number = 576 ÷ 8 = 72. 1
- In a certain code language, TABLE is written as ELBAT. How will CHAIR be written in that language? Answer: A. RIAHC Answer: (A) RIAHC The word is written in reverse order: TABLE → ELBAT. So CHAIR → RIAHC. 1
- If '×' means '+', '+' means '÷', '−' means '×' and '÷' means '−', what is the value of24 + 6 × 5 − 3 ÷ 4 ? Answer: C. 15 Answer: (C) 15 Replace the signs: 24 ÷ 6 + 5 × 3 - 4 . = 4 + 15 - 4 = 15 . 1
- Select the number that will replace the question mark (?).(5, 4, 21), (6, 3, 19), (7, 5, ?) Answer: D. 36 Answer: (D) 36 Third number = product of the first two + 1: 5 × 4 + 1 = 21 , 6 × 3 + 1 = 19 . So 7 × 5 + 1 = 36 . 1
- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar in which year? Answer: C. 1919 Answer: (C) 1919 On 13 April 1919, troops under General Dyer fired on a peaceful gathering at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. 1
- In the First Battle of Panipat (1526), Babur defeated: Answer: B. Ibrahim Lodi Answer: (B) Ibrahim Lodi Babur's victory over Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526 founded the Mughal Empire. He defeated... 1
- Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement? Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi Answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi gave the call 'Do or Die' at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay, on 8 August 1942,... 1
- The Great Stupa at Sanchi is located in which state? Answer: B. Madhya Pradesh Answer: (B) Madhya Pradesh The Sanchi Stupa, first built under Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, is in Raisen distric... 1
- Which river is known as the 'Dakshin Ganga'? Answer: B. Godavari Answer: (B) Godavari The Godavari, the longest river of peninsular India, is called the Dakshin Ganga (Ganga of the Sout... 1
- Which Indian state has the longest coastline? Answer: B. Gujarat Answer: (B) Gujarat Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state. 1
- Which mountain pass connects Srinagar with Leh? Answer: D. Zoji La Answer: (D) Zoji La Zoji La, on the Srinagar–Leh highway, links the Kashmir valley with Ladakh. Nathu La is in Sikkim, Sh... 1
- Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? Answer: A. The Vice-President Answer: (A) The Vice-President Under Article 64, the Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the... 1
- Which Article of the Constitution defines a 'Money Bill'? Answer: C. Article 110 Answer: (C) Article 110 Article 110 defines a Money Bill. Article 112 is the Annual Financial Statement (Budget), Art... 1
- In a certain code, ROSE is written as 6821, CHAIR as 73456 and PREACH as 961473. How will SEARCH be written in that code? Answer: B. 214673 Answer: (B) 214673 From the given words: R = 6, O = 8, S = 2, E = 1, C = 7, H = 3, A = 4, I = 5, P = 9. SEARCH = S E A R C... 1
- In a certain code language, 'pit na sa' means 'you are good', 'la na ho' means 'they are bad' and 'ho ka sa' means 'bad and good'. What is the code for 'you'? Answer: C. pit Answer: (C) pit 'are' is common to the first two sentences, so na = are. 'good' is common to the first and third, so sa = goo... 1
- If 'A + B' means A is the father of B, 'A × B' means A is the brother of B, and 'A − B' means A is the sister of B, then what does 'P × Q + R' mean? Answer: C. P is the uncle of R Answer: (C) P is the uncle of R P × Q: P is Q's brother. Q + R: Q is R's father. So P is the brother of R's f... 1
- How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India at present? Answer: A. 12 Answer: (A) 12 The Constitution has 12 Schedules. The original Constitution had 8; the 11th and 12th were added by the 73rd an... 1
- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into force in India on: Answer: B. 1 July 2017 Answer: (B) 1 July 2017 GST was launched at midnight on 30 June–1 July 2017, replacing many indirect taxes. 1
- Where is the headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? Answer: B. Mumbai Answer: (B) Mumbai SEBI, the capital-market regulator (statutory body since 1992), has its head office in Mumbai. 1
- Introducing a woman, Rahul said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to Rahul? Answer: A. Niece Answer: (A) Niece The only daughter of Rahul's mother is Rahul's sister. The woman is his sister's daughter, i.e. his niece... 1
- Anil walks 10 m South, turns left and walks 15 m, turns left again and walks 10 m, and then turns right and walks 5 m. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point? Answer: C. 20 m East Answer: (C) 20 m East South 10 m; left from South is East, 15 m; left from East is North, 10 m (back to the starting li... 1
- One morning after sunrise, Sita stood facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to her right. Which direction was she facing? Answer: A. South Answer: (A) South In the morning the sun is in the East, so shadows fall towards the West. The shadow is on her right, so h... 1
- In a row of 40 students, Meena is 15th from the left end. What is her position from the right end? Answer: D. 26th Answer: (D) 26th Position from right = total − position from left + 1 = 40 − 15 + 1 = 26th. 1