Question of the day

Raman said to Sheela, “Your mother’s only child’s husband’s mother is my only sister and sibling’s father’s daughter in law”. How is Sheela related to the wife of Raman?

When a cycle is moving from east to west, what is the direction of frictional force on its wheels due to ground?

Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

Beguile

The following line chart given below shows the profit (in crores) of a company in different years. Observe the chart and answer the question based on it.

Which year is best in terms of increase in profit percentage with respect to its previous year?

Who appoints the chairman of Union Public Service Commission?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

To take a leap in the dark

Recently, who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?

120 people likes one or more of the three dishes, i.e. Gulkand, Rasmalai and Rasgulla. A total of 45 people like either Gulkand only or Rasmalai only. 11 people like all three dishes. A total of 22 people like any of the two dishes only. How many people like Rasgulla only?

Which of the following is not consumed during the process of photosynthesis?

In the question given below, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

That cannot be deleted

What will be the value of n, if n is the largest power of ‘3’ in the expression 4 × 5 × 6 × …………… × 998 × 999?

What is the percentage of energy that is transferred from the lower trophic level of a food chain to its higher trophic level?

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.

Shazam decoded the challenge passcode of the software at the eleventh hour.”

Recently, the Supreme Court has initiated suo moto proceedings against whom for the criminal contempt of court?

Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two Statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question:

In a society there are five houses - A, B, C, D and E, built in a row, which house is in the middle?
Statement I: Houses D and B are at the two extreme ends of the row.
Statement II: House, E is to the right of house C.

Which of the following crop(s) is/are plantation crops?

1. Palm
2. Cashew nut
3. Rubber
4. Cocoa
5. Areca nut
6. Sugarcane

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence. 

Anupam said, “I have broadcast the news which the director had asked for.”

In the given figure, what will be the measure of the ∠ECB – ∠ BAC? (Given: O is the centre of the circle)

Which of the following index is developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and the United Nations Development Programme?

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Our entire team and the leaders were not prepared _____________ the preposterous session to take place in the morning hours.  

Where is the city of Portland, recently in news, located? 

In the question below are statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

All keys are chains

All chains are rings

All rings are necklace

Conclusion:

I. Some rings are keys.

II. Some rings are not keys.

III. All chains are necklace.

Recently the Governor of Madhya Pradesh passed away. What was his name?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Combative

Three persons A, B and C can complete a project in 20, 25 and 45 days respectively. All of them decided to work together, but after 3 days A left the group and C left the group 2 days before the completion of the work. For how many days B did the work on the project?

Who is the current Director General of WIPO?

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The entire security system needs to be vigilant as the minister is the one ____ has conspired and might abscond.

Which of the following is not a constitutional body but a statutory body?

When the given 2D figure is folded to form the 3D cube, then which of the following option correctly depicts one of the positions of 3D cube?

Foods known as energy giving foods mainly contain- 

In the question given below, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

A shopkeeper intends to sell a product Marked at ₹ 1250 at 25% gain after allowing a discount of 20%. What would be the gain% on the product if he doesn’t allow any discount?

In which of the following states regur soil is most widespread?

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.

Akshay said to Ravi, "I can buy that watch from the store near to my house."

Which country topped SDG Index 2020?

A + B means A is brother of B

A – B means A is sister of B

A × B means A is mother of B

A ÷ B means A is Son of B

If V × T + P × S – R ÷ Q is true, then how is Q related to T?

Which two countries in India's neighbourhood are claiming Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary?

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
With urban areas becoming water-scarce regions, use of waste water in its entirety has become necessity.

What will be the ratio of the mean proportional of 5.4 and 0.6 to the third proportional of 12 and 4.8?

Which of the following ministry conducts Swachh Survekshan-Rural?

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.

The karate champion was challenging kids in the backyard of our farmhouse.

Recently Indian government has cleared the signing of RELOS deal with Russia. This agreement is related to which of the following?

Which of the following term will be the missing term in the series?

A9, E49, I169, O361, ?

A type of unemployment that arises due to the mismatch between the jobs and skills of manpower available in the market.

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

Many a leaders are also proposing different ways to level up in the field of technology.

If 7^th and 17^th terms of an arithmetic progression are 15 and 27, then what will be the sum of the first 18 terms of the series?

Which of the following supercomputers is the world’s fastest supercomputer?

The following sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response accordingly.

The young man at the church stood by the window and looked off dully at a graveyard of his master.

The first Portuguese fort in India was established at-

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark from the given alternative.

Which one of the following is not a communicable disease?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Pugnacious

What will be the value of \( 16.\bar{23} + 7.31\bar{2} + 9.\bar{5} \)?

Directive Principles of State Policy has been borrowed from the Constitution of which of the following country?

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The Company invests in emerging (a)/ markets which tends to be more volatile (b)/ than mature markets and the value of your investment could move sharply up or down. (c)/ no error (d)

Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

In the following question the symbols @, #, $, and & have the meaning mentioned below.

‘A % B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’

‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’

‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’

‘A & B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’

Which of the following conclusion will follow the statements?

Statements:

P $ Q % T # N # O & L

Conclusion:

I. P & N

II. T # O

III. Q = T

Which of the following factor(s) affects the distribution of temperature of ocean water?

1. Ocean currents
2. Unequal distribution of water and land
3. Latitude
4. Wind

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

In the questions below, a sentence is given with two blanks that indicate that some parts are missing. Identify the correct pair of words that fit in the sentence to make it grammatically and contextually correct.

Many banks are unwilling to ________ losses of that magnitude, leading to a tussle between lenders and ________ buyers over valuations.

How much equal money should a person pay in 5 installments to discharge a debt of  ₹ 1100 which got due in 5 years at 5% p.a. of simple interest?

India has been ranked ______ in the Nature Index 2020.

In this section, two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences. Choose the correct response (a), (b), (c ), (d).

Tokyo is too exhausted. She could not breathe.

The famous novel ‘Anandamath’ is based on which of the following revolt?

Pick up the odd one from the given alternatives

What is the rank of India in Environmental Performance Index 2020?

The following sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response accordingly.

Rio left his shoes and his favourite book under the kitchen table.

If the lines 7x - 3y = 5, 2x – 6y = 6 and 5x + Ky = 4 are concurrent, then what is the value of k?

Consider the following about National Green Tribunal (NGT):

1. It is a statutory body.

2. India is the third country in the world to establish NGT after Australia and New Zealand.

Which of the above given statements is/are true?

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The pope hoped to explain the revolutionary cause to the congregation and enlisted their support.

A Sanskrit Prashasti found in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, is related to which of the following king?

Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the given statement.

Statement: Soon, your health-related confusion between maida and whole wheat (atta) food items will be over. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked food companies to label atta as 'whole wheat flour' and maida as 'refined wheat flour' by April 30.

Assumptions:

I. The order will clear confusion among products that are often labeled as just 'wheat flour' with no distinction between the maida or atta products.

II. The order is aimed at bringing more clarity on the product labelling as companies use these nomenclatures to make health claims about their products like packaged atta, bread and biscuits.

III. Currently, packaged food companies use 'wheat flour' as general nomenclature for atta and maida on product labels.

Which of the following is not an advantage of friction?

In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose 'No improvement'.

The Head of department is more astute lady in the Headquarters and presumably in the entire industry.

A shopkeeper gives a successive discount of 30% and 20% on a laptop’s marked price but he sells the laptop such that he gets an effective profit of 10% on the cost price. What is the marked price of laptop if the cost price of laptop is ₹56000?

When was 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat' initiative launched?

Identify the suitable phrase to replace the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’

The entire team that went on the mission emphasised me accepting the honour.

Mendel’s second law is often called _____________.

What will be the angle between hour and minute hand when clock is showing 7 : 12?

Which of the following is true about UMANG App?

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to ______ greater resources to news gathering operations.

A milkman has a basket of capacity 60 L, which is full of pure milk. He gives his 1^st customer 5 L from the basket, and then he adds 5 L water to the basket. Again, he does the same to his next customer and he keeps on doing this up to his 4^th customer. What will be the ratio of milk and water the 4^th customer will get?

Tricuspid valve allows blood flow from

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order to form a meaningful paragraph.

A. Because of the sun, or any source of light, different parts of an object may look darker or lighter.

B. Usually, its bottom areas are much darker than areas near the top.

C. Have you ever seen a ball sitting in the sun?

D. Objects in the world rarely appear to be just one shade.

Nepal has officially released country’s new map that claims three regions of Uttarakhand. Which of the following is not one of them?

What should come in place of question mark (?) in the series given below?

X2T, A8Q, D5N, ?

The National Human Rights Commission is not composed of which of the following?

In the question given below, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

The emblems or insignia of royalty

A committee of 3 persons having at least 1 international player has to be formed from a group of 6 international players and 4 national players. How many such committees can be possible?

PM-AASHA scheme is related to

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

Pull out all the stops

A car starts moving on a level road with an acceleration of 5 m/s² for 10 seconds, what will happen to the potential energy of the car?

Starting from his home, a person travels 5 km towards east and turns left and travels 10 km. Then again he turns anticlockwise by 45° and moves straight and finally reaches his office entrance. Which direction is his office facing?

Which of the following species significantly affects the functioning of an ecosystem?

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 someone desired to keep a secret with you, you won’t know it until it was revealed.

A and B starts working on a project such that they work on it in alternate months starting from B. The work gets completed in \(19 {1 \over 5}\) months. If A alone can complete the project in 23 months, then in how many months B alone can complete the work?

Which of the following is true about Styrene gas?

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.

By this time, you will have resumed your studies.

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Water boils at a temperature below 100° at higher altitude.

Reason (R): Low Boiling point at higher altitudes.

Select the correct answer from the below given options: 

Direction:  In the question, two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. Considering the statements to be true even if they seem to be in variance from the commonly known facts, you have to decide which of the following conclusion(s) follow the given statements.

Statements:

1. Some books are novels.

2. Some novels are short stories.

3. All short stories are good.

Conclusions:

1. No good is novel.

2. Books are short stories.

Which of the following statement is not true regarding Mica?

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’.

All her colleagues admired her so much, no one contradicted against her gibberish statements.

In a 500 m long race, A beats B by 50m. While in a 1000 m long race B beats C by 200 m and in a race between C and D, which is 1200 m long, C beats D by 150 m. For the race between A and D, which is 500 m long, which of the following statements will be correct?

Which of the following have bagged the GI Tag recently?

1. Chak-Hao

2. Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai

3. Gorakhpur Terracotta

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Belligerent

A slow fall in barometric reading is the indication of-

If ‘PENDULUMEDU’ is coded as ‘FWMVKLFWVNF’, then what will be the code for ‘PHOTOGRAPHY’?

SWAYAM is an initiative of which of the following ministries?

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The lake there was calm, with ____ or no wind to move a ship.

A person takes a loan from the bank and repays it in two equal installments of ₹ 729. If the rate of interest for the loan was \(12{1 \over 2}\)%, then for how much money, he took a loan from the bank?

When did the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act come into force?

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’

One laughed at the women demands to vote, become lawyers, and keep their own property.

Consider the following statements:

1. Jupiter has highest number of moons.
2. Jupiter also has the biggest moon.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Directions: Read the instructions carefully and answer the question accordingly

In an apartment, there are nine members i.e. Amit, Brij, Dhruv, Joey, Esha, Mona, Mukta, Etisha and Rudra live on different floors of a nine storey-society but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1 and the topmost floor of the building is numbered 9.

Dhruv lives immediately below the floor on which Rudra lives. Mukta lives below Joey. There are same number of floors between Brij and Mukta, and Brij and Joey. Esha lives immediately above Amit. There are two floors between the floor on which Joey and Etisha lives. Joey lives on an odd numbered floor but below 7th floor. There are 3 floors between the floor on which Mona and Dhruv live. Rudra lives on either top floor or bottom floor.

Q. Find the odd one out among the following?

What is the theme of World Earth Day 2020?

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.

Shiv said to me, "You may play".

In the figure given below, if BD : DC = 3 : 7, OC : OF = 5 : 2, and AC = 14 cm, then what will be the value of EC?

Which of the following is the largest gland of the human body?

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.

Ranjana will bake a cake.

The decrease in inflation is known as ______.

Going towards his office, Raju starts walking in the left direction from his house, which is south facing. He walks 10 km and then takes a left turn and then walks for another 5 km. After reaching the place, he turns 135⁰ clockwise and enters his office. What is the displacement between Raju’s house and his office and in which direction Raju’s office is facing?

What is Akademik Lomonosov?

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The trainer has left before I reached the auditorium.

The least possible number which when successively been divided by 5, 3, 4, 7 gives the remainder 2, 2, 1, 2 respectively will be

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Avaricious

Which of the following terms refers to the sum of all ecosystems of the earth?     

A piece of square paper is punched, as shown in the question figure. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when folded?

Which of the following sites is/are located in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh?

1. Dharma Chakra Stupa
2. Mulagandhakuti Vihara
3. Bodhi Tree
4. Ashoka Pillar

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The new entrants will be train by the trainer.

The series \(\frac{1}{1+\log 2}\),\(\frac{1}{1+\log 8}\),and \(\frac{1}{1+\log 32}\) are in

Where is Dachigam National Park located?

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.

P. My class learned about solids today.

Q. Solids are things that have their own shape.

R. I can build so many different things with my blocks.

S. My building blocks are examples of solids.

The atoms in which the number of neutrons is the same are known as_________.

In a certain language, ‘WASHER’ is coded as ‘VBQJBU’. How will ‘MOTHER’ be coded as in that language?

Which of the following bank has been merged with Punjab National Bank?

1. Oriental Bank of Commerce

2. United Bank of India

3. Allahabad Bank

4. Corporation Bank

5. Syndicate Bank

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

She wrote a letter

In an isosceles △ ABC, a circle is drawn from the vertex B, which is in between two non-equal sides such that that the circle touches the side opposite to the vertex at its mid-point. The circle also cuts the other equal side at point P. If the equal side of the triangle is 12 cm each, then what will be the value of PB?

Which organization publishes the World Investment Report?

Directions: Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.

The profession of writing dictionaries 

Which of the following is not true about Blood?

A certain number of persons sit in a straight line. Some of them face towards the north while the rest face towards the south. The number of persons sitting to the left of R is 2 less than the number of persons sitting right to him. R sits facing north. T sits third to the left of S and immediate right of U, who sits at one of the extreme ends. Q also sits immediate right of the person who sits at one of the extreme ends. Two persons sit between R and Q. S don’t sit facing the south.

What is the ranking of India in World Happiness Report 2020?

Directions: Read the sentence to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice. Ignore punctuation error, if any.

The absence of playgrounds and electricity in govt. schools speaks poor of policy priorities.

If a + b = cx, b + c = ay and c + a = bz then what will be the approximate value of  \(\frac{7}{8}(\frac{1}{x+1}+\frac{1}{y+1}+\frac{1}{z+1})\) ?

When is World Water Day celebrated every year?

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given with a blank to be filled from the given options. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

After a 70-year-old resident, with travel history to Germany and Italy, tested positive for COVID-19 and died in Punjab, his native village Pathlawa- with a population of around 3,000- in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district ___________.

Which of the following articles of the Constitution empowers the President to promulgate an ordinance?

A conical tent has a circumference of 88 m and a height of 2 m. What will be the cost of making the tent if the cost of the cloth is Rs. 5/m²?

Recently, who has been appointed as the officiating chairperson of NCLAT?

Directions: Read the sentence to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice. Ignore punctuation error, if any.

Whatever the immunity innate to sportspersons, it offer no guaranteed protection against a malevolent virus.

Directions: In the question-set, below are statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

All Kites are bats

Some Kites are birds

Conclusion:

I. Some bats are birds

II. No Bat is kite

III. No kite is bird

IV. Some kites are birds

The study of liver is known as_______.

Select the word which means the same as the following group of words.

An expert in writing by hand

Recently, who became the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard?

If code for A = 3, B = 5, and C = 7; then what will be the code for ‘BELIEVE’?

What was the theme of International Women’s Day 2020?

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

Tickled Pink

A and B alone can complete a piece of work in 16 days and 24 days respectively. A starts the work and does it for the first half of the time, then A and B together do the remaining work to complete it in the rest half of the time. What will be the total time taken to complete the work in such a manner?

Who among the following was known as King Makers in Mughal Empire?

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

Cost an arm and a leg

The interaction between living organisms in which one of the species benefits at the expense of the other is -

 

In a family of 7 persons, Ravi is the father of two children, out of which one is male, and one is female. Piyush is the son of Avni and brother in law of Renu. Dinesh is the brother of Akash, who is the son of Pooja. How is Pooja related to Avni? (Consider there is no single parent in the family)

What is the theme of World Wildlife Day 2020? 

In the following question, select the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.

RUCKUS

In an arrangement of two concentric circles, a chord (length = 10 cm) for the bigger circle is the tangent for the smaller circle. If the diameter of the smaller circle is 6 cm, then what will be the ratio of the areas of the bigger circle to that of the smaller circle?

Which of the following statements is true about Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana?

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given, which may replace the bold Phrase to improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case none of the phrase can replace the bold phrase in the given sentence, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

At work, chatting with colleagues about the next game and analysing the last game is more than relaxing.

I. talking with colleagues about the next game

II. talking to colleagues about the next game

III. chatting to colleagues about the next game

Which one of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

The unit digit of 4²⁸⁷ * 397²⁴ * 71⁵⁴ * 25⁹⁷ will be

Manasi Joshi has been conferred the Differently-abled Athlete of the Year Award. She belongs to which sport?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hit the sack

A and B are standing facing each other. Each of them turns 300 clockwise and then took a 900 right turn. If A is finally facing towards the south direction, then initially in which directions A and B were facing respectively?

The Korku tribe is found in

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech.

Rahul said, “I am very busy now”.

Deficiency of Iodine causes which of the following diseases?

A and B alone can complete a piece of work in X and Y days respectively. A and B together can do the same work in 24 days. If A alone does (\({1\over 3}\))^rd of the work and B alone does remaining (\({2 \over 3}\))^rd of the work and thus the work gets completed in \(46 {2 \over 3}\) days, then in how many days B alone can complete the whole work? (Given: (X – Y) > 15)

The Gallipoli Campaign was a battle fought between ____________.

In the following question, select the word most similar in meaning to the given word.

SCALD

The two words on the left side of the sign ‘::’ are related to each other in a certain logic and in the same way, the words on the right side are related to each other. Out of the two words, one is missing. Find the missing one from the given alternatives.

Retinol : vitamin A :: Calciferol : ?

Which of the following has been awarded as the best picture at Oscars 2020?

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence grammatically or idiomatically. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

Akash's idea was bound to fail, coz he had bitten more than he can eat.

Who among the following scientists introduced the modern system of binomial nomenclature?

If a person covers a certain distance at 50 km/hr he got late by half an hour but when he covers the same distance at 90 km/hr he reaches 10 minutes early. Find the distance (in km) he travels in each case?

__________  has become the youngest girl to climb Mt Aconcagua.

In the following question, select the word most similar in meaning to the given word.

Wary

60 boys are living in a hostel and like to play two sports viz. Cricket and Chess. (1/4)^th of the boys like to play cricket, (2/3)^rd  of the remaining like to play chess. If 24 boys do not like to play any of the sport, then how many boys like to play both cricket and chess?

Which of the following is not included in the list of natural calamities by the government?

Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank.

They don't ____________; on the contrary, they practice the "do it now" habit.

Which of the following chemical compounds is not correctly matched with its common name?

Find the sum of the following series-

7 x 3 + 9 x 9 + 11 x 27 +13 x 81 + ……….. + up to 7 term

Which of the following themes was not mentioned in the Budget Speech 2020-21?

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

Every Cloud has a silver lining

E, F, G, H, I, and J are six persons in the family. All of them have different professions. E, who is a manager, is married to J, who is a model. J is the grandmother of a Doctor and mother of a singer. I is the uncle of G, who is the daughter of F. F is married to a worker. In the family, the singer is woman and the person who is unemployed is unmarried. How is Singer related to unemployed person?

Global Talent Competitiveness Index is released by which of the following organizations?

In the following question, select the word most similar in meaning to the given word.

GLOM

Which one of the following is not an example of convection heating?

A sphere of radius r cm is cut into three parts by two parallel planes such that the total surface area is increased by 2πr² due to the formation of new figures. One cut is at height h₁, while other cut is at height h₂ from the center. If the ratio of the heights h₁ and h₂ is 1 : 2, then what will be the value of h₂ in terms of radius of the sphere?

Which of the following states of India share its boundary with both Nepal and Bhutan?

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

Building castles in the air

In a certain code language ‘PENDULUMEDU’ is coded as ‘TCMDOMTCDLT’, then how will ‘SUBSCRIBE’ be coded in that language?

Who among the following releases Democracy Index?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word that best expresses the meaning of the word given.

Implemented

Study of Teeth is called

On the principal of Rs. 6400 if the rate of 25 % per annum is applied for 3 years, then what will be the value of (CI – SI) for that period?

Directions: In the given sentence, a blank is given, indicating that something is missing. From the given four words, (I), (II), (III), (IV), a combination of words would fit the blank thereby making it grammatically and contextually correct. Select that option as the answer. If all the given combinations fit perfectly, then select ‘All fit’ as the answe

The current economic momentum is less impressive when compared to the growth rates ___________ by countries such as China or South Korea when they were at a similar stage of development.

I. Maintained

II. Obtained

III. Sustained

IV. Detained

What is the rank of Reserve Bank of India in terms of gold reserves as per the World Gold Outlook 2020 report?

Direction: Read the following statements carefully and based on the statements, pick up the conclusions that will follow the statement.

Statement:

Chairs that have cushions on them are comfortable. Studies show that the persons who always use comfortable chairs do not have cervical issues.

Conclusion:

1. All the persons who do not have a cushioned chair will have cervical issues.
2. All persons with cervical issues do not have cushioned chairs.

Which of the following option is correct based on the statement and conclusions?

Which of the following diseases can be caused due to coronavirus?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative, which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.

The goal was (achieved) 100 % result.

Lokpal is a _______ body.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word that best expresses the meaning of the word given.

FETCH

The HCF of two numbers is 15 while HCF of another set of two numbers is 45. What will the HCF of all the four numbers taken together?

When was the first edition of State Energy Efficiency Index launched?

If ‘RAT’ is written as ‘360’, ‘CAP’ is written as ‘048’, then how ‘BAKE’ will be written?

What is the theme of the Indian Science Congress 2020?

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

Read Between the lines.

Which of the following cities topped in the Swachh Sarvekshan League 2020 in the population above 10 lakh category?

A dishonest shopkeeper goes to his dealer for buying refined oil, but on purchase of every 1000 ml oil, he took 1200 ml oil from a dealer, as he used tempered weight. When the shopkeeper starts selling the oil, he used the weight so that every customer gets 800ml on a purchase of 1000 ml. He marks the oil price 10% above but gave an additional discount of 10%. What is the loss that has occurred to the customer?

Which of the following bodies has introduced an online system named PPRTMS?

In the given question, three words are printed in bold, one of which may be wrongly spelled or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Choose the inappropriate word. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (D), i.e., ‘All are correct’ as your answer.

Lower buying by the world's second biggest consumer of the precious metal could weigh on global prices that jumped 18% in 2019 but help New Delhi bring dawn the trade deficit and support the rupee.

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary

1. Persuade
2. Pleasantry
3. Persistent
4. Pedagogy
5. Speculate

According to the Indian State of Forest Report 2019-20, which state has the largest wetland area?

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is required, select the option corresponding to no improvement.

Less than 20 employees attended the meeting.

Who among the following released the SDG India Index 2019-20?

Which of the following will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?

Who among the following will be the first Chief of Defence Staff?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word that best expresses the meaning of the word given.

PALPABLE

If x+y+z=0, then \(\frac{x^2 + yz}{yz}+\frac{y^2 + zx}{zx}+\frac{z^2 + xy}{xy}=?\)

Which of the following body conducts the election of Local Bodies?

Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank.

She was wandering around _______ her friends.

The division of subjects between the State and the Centre is mentioned under which schedule of the Indian constitution?

If train A travels at 100 km/hr stopping for 6 minutes after every 75 km. How much percentage of time train A will waste in stopping in order to travel 1500 km?

Directions: In the given question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active voice.

She records her experiences in her diary every day.

____________is defined as the number of children (below one year) dying as proportion of 1000 live births in a year.

In a certain code language ‘women safety must in India’ is written as ‘ew ts nv lo ba’, ‘government needs safety’ is written as ‘uo mo lo’, ‘India democratic country’ is written as ‘ba hg ms’, 'women safety concern’ is written as ‘lo nv us’ and ‘country proud women’ is written ‘nv hg sg’. How will the word ‘proud’ be written in that language?

In the following question, select the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.

PROTRACT

Which of the following texts is known as the fifth Veda?

Choose the appropriate option to fill the blank

I want someone to come forward voluntarily and grab the opportunity to make this street _________ for living.

In an examination, out of 2000 students, 72% of boys and 84% of girls pass. If the total pass percentage was 75%. Find the total number of girls.

Who has been named as the Time’s Person of the Year for 2019?

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'no error' as the answer (Ignore Error of Punctuation, If any).

Hardik called his friend John and said he is in traffic, so he may get late for office and John informed their boss Ravi that Hardik could not come on time.

In a classroom, there are six persons Heena, Esha, Tina, Sumit, Dharmendra, and Rudra having different heights. Their PT teacher told them to form a line such that all of them face south direction and are standing in ascending order from west to east. Heena is standing immediate left of Dharmendra. Rudra is taller than only Sumit but shorter than Esha. Esha is not standing adjacent to either Rudra or Heena. Tina is shorter than at least two persons.

Who among the following is shorter than three persons?

What is Pedology?

Directions: In the given question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active voice.

The Governor ordered the officers to attend the meeting on his behalf.

Which one of the following is a political drama that narrates the rise of Chandragupta Maurya to the power?

In the following question, select the word most similar in meaning to the given word.

DIVISIVE

What is the area of the shaded region if the area of the square is 100 cm²?

Which Planet in our Solar System has the longest day?

Two positions of the same dice are shown below. There are different numbers printed on each face of the dice. If a number printed on one of the faces is ‘1’, then what will be the least sum of digits on opposite faces?

Recently, the user trial of the Prithivi-II missile was successfully conducted. Prithvi-II missile is a _______.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is headquartered in-

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Someone who walks in sleep

There are two stations A and B, having two parallel rail lines between them. Train X and Train Y travel between the two stations. When the trains travel in the same direction, train X takes 5 minutes to cross train Y. When the trains travel in the opposite direction, it took them 1 minute to cross each other. Find the speed of Train X and Train Y, respectively, if the length of each train is 200m.

The term FASTag has appeared in the news recently. What is FASTag?

In the given question, three words are printed in bold, one of which may be wrongly spelled or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Choose the inappropriate word. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E), i.e., ‘All are correct’ as your answer.

Her younger sister, in a complaint logged with police, said she got a call from her sister on Wednesday.

If the code for ‘PHILOGNY’ is ‘LTSPMUNC’ and the code for ‘BORED’ is ‘ZMJWX’, then what will be the code for ‘JUST’?

Which of the following ministries is developing India’s first Poshan Atlas/Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To hit the nail on the head

Indian scientists have recently discovered a protein that can control blood sugar levels. What is the name of this protein?

In the given question, statements grammatically and idiomatically correct are given with two blanks. Find the combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

The new mobile app is _______ for download on both Apple's App Store __________ Google's Play Store.

Which of the following options shows the mirror image of the question about the XY axis?

President’s rule in a state can be imposed on the grounds mentioned under -  

An unbiased coin is tossed seven times in a row, what is the probability of getting at least one head if on the first toss came the tail?

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech.

Teacher says, “Earth revolves around the Sun.”

Which of the following states has topped India Justice Report, 2019?

A shopkeeper marked the price of an article in such a way that after allowing the discount of 10%, he gains 15%. If the cost price of article is ₹ 39960, then what will be the marked price?

What is IndAIR, which appeared recently in the news?

In the following question, select the word most similar in meaning to the given word.

CUNNING

What is the theme of World Economic Forum annual meeting to be held in January 2020?

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following question?

1/2, 0, 3, 13, ?, 1101, 13223

Who will be given the award of a special icon at golden jubilee of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2019?

Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'No error' as the answer (Ignore Error of Punctuation, if any).

The weather was (A)/ humid and is (B)/ affecting the health (C)/ of many (D). /No Error (E)

A cone of height 16 cm into two parts by a line parallel to the base of the cone such that a smaller cone of height 4 cm and a frustum are obtained. What will be the ratio of the curved surface area of the frustum and the larger cone?

Which of the following pollutants is not included in the calculation of Air Quality Index (AQI)?

In the given question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active voice.

The manager decided to give her one last chance.

Dustlik-2019, the first-ever joint military exercise by India and Uzbekistan is being held between 4th to 13th November at-

If the following figure is folded from the intersection of common edges to make dice, then how many dots will be on the face opposite to the face having 1 dot?

Rearrange the given four sentences A, B, C and D in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and choose the option that gives the correct sequence.

1. This realisation has led some philosophers to embrace a curious form of pessimism, arguing there are bound to be things we will never understand.
2. Human brains are the product of blind and unguided evolution.
3. Human science will therefore one day hit a hard limit – and may already have done so.
4. They were designed to solve practical problems impinging on our survival and reproduction, not to unravel the fabric of the universe.

Consider the following countries:

1. Iraq

2. Syria

3. Lebanon

4. Iran

The correct sequence of these countries from west to east is:

Six friends Ravi, Anant, Mohan, Brij, Raj and Shyam, are sitting around a circular table. All of them are sitting equidistant to each other, facing away from the center of the table. The number of persons sitting between Ravi and Mohan when counted clockwise is equal to the number of persons sitting between them when counted anticlockwise. Anant sits third to the right of Raj. Ravi does not sit adjacent to Shyam. Shyam sits immediate left of Mohan. Brij is the immediate neighbour of Anant.

Which pair among the following is the odd one out?

On 18^th November 2019, Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde will take oath as

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

That cannot be erased

What is the rank of India in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, 2020?

A mixture contains two types of grains of Rs. 20 per kg and Rs. 40 per kg in the ratio 3: 4. If the seller sells the mixture at the profit of 25%, then what will be the selling price of the mixture (approximately)?

Who is the author of Kitab al-Bukhala?

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech.

Rahul said, “My life is more complicated than I want it to be.”

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit which was held in in Baku, Azerbaijan on 25-26 October, 2019 is

A triangle ABC is made up of two sides AC and BC of dimension 8 cm and 10 cm respectively. A median of 5 m is drawn on the side BC. What is the dimension of the third side of the triangle?

Direction: Select the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.

SERVILE

Which country is hosting the 7^th CISM Military World Games 2019?

What will be the mirror image of the given figure about the XY axis?

Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative has been recently launched by-

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active voice.

The bank manager convinced me to invest in this fixed deposit.

Which of the following countries lies on the southern border of Lebanon?

Arrange the following in ascending order

\( \sqrt[5]{(2)^{390}} < \sqrt{(9)^{65}} < \sqrt[3]{(7)^{117}}\)

Which of the following states is the most innovative state as per India Innovation Index (III) 2019?

Directions: In the given question, four words are printed in bold, one of which may be wrongly spelled or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Choose the inappropriate word. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E), i.e. ‘All are correct’ as your answer.

In the scrume for most needed, worst addressed urban issues, transport may emerge on top, but is given a fight by other basics as affordable housing and health.

If in a certain language ‘WATCHERS’ is coded as ‘KMHOSQFE’, then ‘DEVIL’ will be the code for?

Which of the following organization is mandated to monitor global money laundering and terrorism funding?

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

In (or by) fits and starts

Which of the following BRICS nation has been the worst performer in the annual Global Competitiveness Index 2019?

A 2 m wide pathway is developed parallel to the rectangular park’s boundary. If the breadth of the park is 15 m and the area of the park is 300 m², then what will be the area of the pathway?

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Fear of doing work

Which of the following scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2019?

A person X is standing facing another person Y. They both turn 135⁰ clockwise and start moving forward and both of them cover 5 km.  After covering 5 km X and Y both turns left. If X is standing facing south west finally, then which direction Y is facing finally?

Who has climbed over 200 places as per the ATP ranking released recently? 

Which of the following organizations/institutions handle cases pertaining to environmental protection and forest conservation in India?

Direction: In the given question, statement grammatically and idiomatically correct is given with two blanks. Find the combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

The government is set to bring non-banking finance companies within the _________ of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, but in a slightly tweaked form, to firewall the rest of the financial system from any possible _______ impact.

Which of the following is not a constitutional body?

Select the option which will come next in the given figure series?

Consider the following statements:

1. The laterite soil develops in the areas of high temperature and heavy rainfall.

2. The humus content in laterite soil is high. 

Which of the above-given statements is/are correct?

Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'No error' as the answer (Ignore Error of Punctuation, if any).

The STF were given wide powers to direct (A)/ local bodies and police to provide (B) /appropriate infrastructure facilities to the residents of (C)/ Delhi and curb illegal construction in the city. (D)/ No Error (E)

Recently, which of the following bodies/institutions has released School Education Quality Index to evaluate the performance of States and UTs?

On a certain amount at the rate of 12% per annum for 1 year and 6 months the compound interest is Rs. 468. What will be the principal amount?

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active voice.

He was singing a beautiful song for his mother.

If the 7^th term of an arithmetic progression is 7 and 11^th term of the same arithmetic progression is 21 then, what will be the 15^th term of the progression?

Which of the following movement was the first Satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India?

Directions: Select the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.

ACUMEN

What will be the wrong number in the given number series, given that the other numbers follows a certain pattern?

17.11, 19.22, 21.44, 23.66, 25.88, 27.10, 30.32