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Q. Under which Governor General did Britishers adopt “ Policy of Paramountcy” ?
Q. Who among the following was NOT a minister of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 ?
Q. Which governor general introduced the policy of Subsidiary Alliance, under which the Indian ruler agreed to keep British forces in his territory ?
Q. Indian Statutory Commission 1928 was headed by ______ ?
Q. Who had given the Doctrine of Lapse ?
Q. The _____ Commission was set up to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
Q. India was divided into India and Pakistan by the ____ Act ?
Q. The first complete census in India was held in the year _____ ?
Q. Which of the following statements is true about the human liver?
Q. Which of the following is not an example of liver disease?
Q. Drinking too much alcohol over long periods of time results in __________
Q. Severe, acute or incurable liver disease results in __________.
Q. The most common type of incurable viral hepatitis in the United States is __________.
Q. Cirrhosis is a liver disease described by the abnormal structure and functioning of the liver. This is mainly diagnosed by _______.
Q. Which of the following vitamins is stored in the liver?
Q. Where is the liver located in the human body?
Q. Albumin is the most important protein in blood serum. It is produced by _______
Q. Which of the following is the function of the human liver?
Q. Which of the following statements is true about the weight of the human liver?
Q. Which of the following is called the “Pearl Mother Layer”?
Q. What is the common name of a devilfish?
Q. The most advanced molluscs belong to the class _______
Q. Which of the following is the largest invertebrate?
Q. Which of the following does not belong to phylum Mollusca?
Q. Which of the following does not belong to phylum Mollusca?
Q. Most molluscs are of __________
Q. Which of the following statements is true about Unio?
Q. Which of the following statements is true about Mytilus?
Q. Octopus belongs to the class________
Q. Which of the following hormones requires a cell surface receptor for its action?
Q. The hormone, also called the ligand is considered as_________
Q. Which of the following statements is true about cell signaling?
Q. Which of the following is a cell surface receptor?
Q. Which of the following statements is not true about G proteins?
Q. Which of the following signaling molecules are used by simple nerve reflexes?
Q. Steroids, a biologically active organic compound, are derived from ______.
Q. How many transmembrane alpha-helices are present in the G-protein coupled receptors?
Q. Which of the following messenger molecules are derived from arachidonic acid?
Q. Which of the following statements is true about the paracrine messenger molecules?
Q. How many types of cell signalings are there?
Q. Extracellular signaling in animals is carried out by _________.
Q. The signaling pathway, followed by T-lymphocytes in response to antigenic stimulation, is _______.
Q. Which of the following G-protein takes part in the regulation of vision?
Q. Which of the following signal molecules does not interact with cell surface receptors?
Q. Which of the following signal molecules is not used for extracellular signaling?
Q. The longitudes of Earth starts at:
Q. Composite Lava Volcano is also known as:
Q. South American and African Plates, both contain
Q. The procedure of new land creation that was previously an ocean is classified as:
Q. The fluidity of lava is determined by the amount of:
Q. The document that was drafted by India, Brazil, China, United States and South Africa at meeting under UNFCCC is classified as:
Q. Acid lava is sticky or ‘viscous’ because it contains high amounts of:
Q. New crusts are formed at the:
Q. The division of cores of the Earth includes
Q. The waste which takes 3 to 4 weeks to be decomposed in landfill is:
Q. The term used for the buildings that are build close to one another for reducing usage of land is called
Q. The passageway which joins the vent to the crater of the volcano is known as:
Q. The density of the elements present in the Oceanic Plates is:
Q. The network of routes which links Europe, Northeast Africa and Asia is classified as:
Q. When an Oceanic Plate collides with a Continental Plate, the Oceanic plate is forced
Q. The third layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is:
Q. The functions of artificial satellites includes
Q. When the heated Magma flow onto the Earth’s surface through fracture, cracks and volcanoes, it is known as:
Q. The 66.5°S latitude represents the:
Q. According to scientist, the crustal plates were joined to each other to form land mass which is known as:
Q. A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/h. The net resultant force on the car is
Q. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Q. Two teams are puling a rope with equal and opposite forces each of 5 KN in a tug of war so that a condition of equilibrium exists. What will be the tensile force in the rope ?
Q. If the radius of the earth were shrink by one percent its mass remaining the same the value of 8 on the earths surface would
Q. Fat can be separated from milk in a cream separator because of
Q. A man inside an artificial satellite feels weightlessness because the force of attraction due to earth is
Q. A body moves with a constant speed along a curved path its acceleration
Q. A bird is sitting in a wire cage which is hanging from a spring balance if the bird starts flying inside the cage the reading of the spring balance will:
Q. The value of which one of the following quantity remains same in all system of units ?
Q. Light year is unit of
Q. Newton first law is also called as
Q. A car goes straight from a point A to a point B with a velocity of 40 km/h and return back with a velocity of 60 km/h. The average velocity during the whole journey is;
Q. If we want to calculate the pressure of a liquid at the bottom of vessel, the quantity which is not required to determine it, is.........
Q. Ampere is the Unit of
Q. A person stands at the middle point of a wooden ladder which starts slipping between vertical wall and the floor of the room, while continuing to remain in a vertical plane. The path raced by a person standing at the middle point of the slipping ladder is
Q. When a fluid passes through the constricted part of a pipe its:
Q. Which of the following is most elastic
Q. Water drops do not stick to the oily surface due to
Q. How many Fundamental Rights are there in the Indian Constitution?
Q. Which fundamental right has been abolished by the 44 Amendment Act 1978?
Q. Which article of the constitution of India abolished untouchability?
Q. Which article of the Constitution of India guarantees the equality of opportunity?
Q. Which fundamental right has been added to the Constitution by the 86th Amendment of the Indian Constitution in 2002?
Q. Which article is cultural and educational rights______?
Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution did Dr BR Ambedkar term as the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution?
Q. A parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C1 is made using two gold plates. Another parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C2 is made using two aluminium plates with same plate separation, and all the four plates are of same area. If rg and ra are respectively the electrical resistivities of gold and aluminium, then which one of the following relations is correct?
Q. A parallel-plate capacitor,with air in between the plates, has capacitance C. Now the space between the two plates of the capacitor is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant 7. Then the value of the capacitance will become
Q. Speed regulation of synchronous motor is
Q. Which sources produce alternating current (AC)?
Q. Choose the most appropriate answer: In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?
Q. Modem is used mostly for ?
Q. Which among the following waves is used for communication by artificial satellites
Q. The frequency used in TV and radar system lies in
Q. Bandwidth is the
Q. Radio waves sent out by a radio stations are reflected by
Q. What is the full form of ''AM' regarding radio broadcasting?
Q. Which one of the following statements with regard to Jet stream, an upper level tropospheric wave, is not correct?
Q. If density of oxygen is 16 times that of hydrogen, what will be their corresponding ratio of velocity of sound?
Q. Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the following?
Q. Two waves, each of amplitude 1.5 mm and frequency 10 Hz, are travelling in opposite direction with a speed of 20 mm/s. The distance in mm between adjacent nodes is :
Q. Why are we able to hear short wave broadcasts better than long wave broadcasts ?
Q. If the phase difference between two points is 120° for a wave with velocity of 360 m/s and frequency 500 Hz, then path difference between the two points is
Q. Which is a correct way to measure wavelength?
Q. A thick glass tumbler cracks more easily than a thin one when hot water is poured into it. Why?
Q. Food is cooked in a pressure cooker quickly because
Q. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
Q. Intensity of sound at a point is __________ its distance from the source.
Q. Point ‘A’ is at a lower electrical potential than point ‘B’. An electron between them on the line joining them will
Q. Magnetism at the center of a bar magnet is
Q. 8th February 2005, it was Tuesday, what was the day of the week on 8th February 2004?
Q. The age of Ram is double as that of Shyam and half as that of Suresh. If the sum of their ages is 70, what is the age of Ram?
Q. Amit was born 5 years before Rakesh, Rakesh is 3 years younger to Anil. If Amit is now 17 years old, how old is Anil?
Q. Neela is now 3 times as old as her daughter Leela. Ten years back, Neela was 5 times as old as Leela. The age of Leela is
Q. Mother was three times the age of her daughter 5 years ago. After 5 years, mother will be twice as old as her daughter. How old is the daughter today? 
Q. 2 years ago a mother was 4 times as old as her son. 6 years from now her age will become more than double her son’s age by 10 years. What is the present ratio of their ages?
Q. The age of a father is twice that of his son’s at present age. After 5 years the sum of their ages will be 85. How old are they now? 
Q. A father was 12 times as old as his son 20 years back. Now he is twice as old as his son. What are their present ages? 
Q. Today is Vishal’s birthday. One year from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Vishal today?
Q. A father is twice his son’s present age. How many years ago, was he three times his son’s age, if his son’s age is now 20 years?
Q. Ram’s age was square of a number last year and it will be cube of a number next year. How long must he wait before his age is again the cube of a number?
Q. My father is 21 years older than me. In 12 years time, his age will be twice mine. How old am I now?
Q. Naresh’s age is 4 years less than twice the age of his brother. Which of the following represents the equation to find his age? 
Q. Hema was twice as old as Geetha 10 years ago. How old is Geetha today if Hema will be 40 years old 10 years hence?
Q. A man was 32 years of age when he had his first son. His wife was 35 years of age when his son attained the age of 7 years. The difference in age between the man and his wife is 
Q. The difference between a mother’s age and the sum of her two daughters’ age is 6. The average age of two daughters is 22. What is the age of mother?
Q. Which of these was a goal of unions?
Q. How many posts are reserved for women at all levels in Panchayat Raj System in India?
Q. How many schedules the Constitution of India contains
Q. Which of the following is the Samhita of theShukla Yajurveda?
Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is maintioned in the
Q. The famous 'Battle of Kings' between Bharat and the host of ten kings was fought near the river
Q. The rivers Ganga and Yamuna are mentioned for the first time is
Q. In the Vedic Period, which annimal was known as 'Aghanya'?
Q. How many times does the word 'Jana' occur in the Rigveda?
Q. Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the Supreme Court?
Q. In which of the houses chairperson is not member of that house?
Q. The brand name of 16 digit Unique identification number to be assigned to each individual in the country will be
Q. A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she
1.renounces Indian citizenship
2.voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country
3.marries a citizen of another country
4.criticizes the Government
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q. When was the first central legislative assembly constituted?
Q. Social Rights will not include _____ of the following?
Q. When was Jana-Gana-Mana (which later became 'National Anthem' of India) first sung and where ?
Q. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act was passed in the year ____.
Q. The question of disqualification of a member of a State Legislature shall be decided by the Governor after consultation with the 
Q. Prime Minister of India is de-facto head of which of the following bodies?
I. NITI Aayog
II. National Integration Council
III. Indian Board of Wildlife
Q. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
Q. Which political process is necessary for redistricting?
Q. What is the minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha?
Q. During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly delibrate upon and finalise the Constitution of India?
Q. Which statement about interstate compacts is true?
Q. Consider the  following statements  about the Second Five-Year Plan :
1.It  was  drafted  under  the  leadership  of K. N. Raj
2.It    proposed    that    industries    like electricity,  railways,  steel,  machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector.
3.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture very difficult.
4.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture really easy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Who is known as the Second Law Officer of India?
Q. Peace, discipline, freedom and equality are all examples of
Q. Under which one of the following Amendment Acts was Sikkim admitted into the Union of India?
Q. Who of the following threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly along with Bhagat Singh ?
Q. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-
To talk through one’s hat
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - A fool’s errand
Q. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part
Though he is a gifted comedian(a), he prefers spend his spare time(b) watching horror movies(c). No error.(d)
Q. Select the synonym of - incursion
Q. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, "What are you doing?"
Q. Antonym of - Interim
Q. One word substitution for - A place where government records are kept
Q. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part
I am senior(a) than him(b) by two years(c). No error.(d)
Q. Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The thief was being arrested by the police.
Q. Adverbs can modify all of the following except
Q. One word substitution for - One who does not tire easily
Q. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part
I am(a) glad(b) that you are here(c). No error.(d)
Q. A person who insists on something - one word substitute
Q. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The teacher said to me, “You have not submitted the assignment.”
Q. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part
As you know(a) that the ignorant(b) are easily duped(c). No error.(d)
Q. Select the synonym of - to visualize
Q. What was the name of the mother of Abhinandananatha Tirthankar?
Q. What was the name of first Gandhar of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
Q. What was the number of Gandhars of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism?
I. The world is full of sorrows.
II. People suffer on account of desires.
III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained.
IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
Q. Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Manusmriti
I. Smritis dealt with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma.
II. Consists mainly of dialogues between the Buddha and his followers.
Q. Which of the following Assamese literature is Buddhist songs composed in the 8th to 12th centuries?
Q. With which of the following is the classic "Jivaka Chintamani" in Tamil associated?
Q. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?
Q. In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called 'Brahma Samaj'
Q. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
Q. Aligarh Movement towards the end revented its followers from joining the national movement. Which of the following reasons made it to take this decision though it initially propagated for unity?
Q. Raja Rammohan Roy's contribution to education are:
I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu college
II. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own cost
III. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences
Q. Swami Vivekananda's contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways:
I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitions
II. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummified
III. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system
Q. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?
Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement?
I. Suppression by British new law
II. Did not involve peasant cause
III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses
Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
Q. Which of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
Q. In Google Doc Inserting a header at the top of a page will make it appear on _______?
Q. A group of cells is called a ______?
Q. Which of these is not the correct version of MS-OFFICE?
Q. What is computer booting?
Q. The term GHz is an indicator of which feature of the computer?
Q. For renaming a file in Windows, you will most likely use:
Q. Which of the following is not a valid function of an input device?
Q. Unicode encoding scheme represents a character as a group of
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Q. Change the speech:
Nisha told Monica, "What a beautiful dress you are wearing!"
Q. Change the speech:
John said to me, "where have you been last night?"
Q. Change the speech:
Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.
Q. He said, "I have done my job."
Q. "I shall go tomorrow," he said.
Q. Change the speech:
"You are all doing very well," said Mr. Jones.
Q. Change the speech:
The Professor said, "Have you cleared your last semester papers?"
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He said to his son, "Do not smoke."
Q. Change the speech:
You said to me, "Why are you talking so much?"
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The project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project?"
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Q. What changes will happen to a bowl of ice and water kept at exactly zero degree Celsius ?
Q. Shaving mirror is
Q. The focal length of a concave mirror with a radius of curvature of 20.0 cm is 
Q. An optically plane surface reflects a beam of light
Q. Rear view mirror of car is convex or concave?
Q. A convex mirror of focal length f (in air) is immersed in a liquid (u=4/3). The focal length of the mirror in the liquid will be :
Q. Convex mirrors are used as a rear view mirror in motor cycles because
Q. In total internal reflection, the light travel from
Q. Convex mirror is generally used in
Q. After reflection from a plane mirror the word AMBULANCE will look like.
Q. If you look into a mirror and find that the image (your reflection) is smaller than you, then the type of the mirror is:
Q. Cilia are produced from
Q. Bacteria without any flagella are called
Q. Which of the following disease is not caused by virus
Q. All enzymes are protein which are
Q. The simplest fatty acid is
Q. Male reproductive part of flower is
Q. Coordination in plants is by
Q. Which one is abundant in lymph
Q. Jaws without teeth are found in found in
Q. Operculum is present in
Q. In which animal respiratory surface are found in more than one organ
Q. Enzyme present in the saliva is
Q. The mechanism for ATP synthesis is
Q. Nitrogen is present in
Q. The food is ground in the cockroach in
Q. True roots absent in
Q. Pigment present in red algae is
Q. Which is a parasitic plant
Q. Smallest disease causing agents in plants are
Q. The major cell infected by the HIV is lymphocyte
Q. By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2850, a shopkeeper gains 14% . If the profit is reduced to 8% then the selling price will be
Q. A man sells an article at 10% loss. If he had sold it at Rs. 10 more, he would have gained 10% . The cost price of the article is = ?
Q. A radio is sold for Rs. 990 at a profit of 10% . What would have been the actual profit or loss on it had it been sold for Rs. 890 ?
Q. A person sells a table at a profit of 10% . If he had bought the table at 5% less cost and sold for Rs. 80 more, he would have gained 20% . The cost price of the table is = ?
Q. Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of Rs. 1100. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20% ?
Q. A person purchased 10 dozen pens at the rate of Rs. 4 per dozen. On checking, he found that 20 pens were not working. In order to earn 25% profit, he should sell the remaining pens each at -
Q. A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of 12.5% . Had he sold it for Rs. 51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6% . The cost price of the article is = ?
Q. A man wanted to sell an article with 20% profit: but he actually sold at 20% loss for Rs. 480, at what price he wanted to sell it to earn the profit = ?
Q. A man sells two chairs at Rs. 120 each and by doing so he gains 25% on one chair and loses 25% on the other. His loss on the whole in Rs. is = ?
Q. Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers @ Rs. 450 and @ Rs. 550 respectively. What should be the overall average selling price of shirts and trousers so that 40% profit is earned ? (rounded off to next integer)
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Q. One word substitution for - An unexpected stroke of good luck
Q. One word substitution for - Through which light cannot pass
Q. One word substitution for - Intentional destruction of racial groups
Q. One word substitution for - A person with a beautiful and elegant handwriting
Q. The HCF (GCD) of a, b is 12, a, b are positive integers and a > b > 12. The smallest values of (a, b) are respectively ?
Q. A milk vendor has 21 litres of cow milk, 42 litres of toned milk and 63 litres of double toned milk. If he wants to pack them in cans, so that each can contains same litres of milk and does not want to mix any two kinds of milk in a can, then the least number of cans required is = ?
Q. The number nearest to 43582 divisible by each of 25, 50 and 75 is = ?
Q. The sum of two numbers is 45. Their difference is 1/9 of their sum. Their LCM is = ?
Q. HCF of 2/3, 4/5, and 6/7 is = ?
Q. A fraction becomes 1/6 when 4 is subtracted from its numerator and 1 is added to its denominator. If 2 and 1 are respectively added to its numerator and the denominator, it becomes 1/3. Then, the LCM of the numerator and denominator of the said fraction, must be = ?
Q. If x:y be the ratio of two whole numbers and z be their HCF, then the LCM of those two number is = ?
Q. What is the least natural number which leaves no remainders when divided by all the digits from 1 to 9 ?
Q. Find the greatest number that will divide 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving remainders 41, 31, and 51 respectively = ?
Q. Which greatest number will divide 3026 and 5053 leaving remainders 11 and 13 respectively ?
Q. Who was the first Indian president of Central Legislature'?
Q. Cabinet system' and 'Collective responsibility' are the contributions of
Q. Who is considered as the maker of the constitution of India?
Q. Who was the constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly at the time of the drafting of the constitution?
Q. The assumption of concurrent list of Indian constitution has been borrowed from
Q. Which of the following feature as been adopted from the constitution of USA by the maker of Indian constitution?
Q. The impeachment process of President of India is adopted from
Q. Name of qountry from which the consititution features of procedures for amendment was borrowed by India
Q. The Phrase "equality before law" used in article-14 of Indian constitution has been borrowed from
Q. In which of the form, composit India has been described in the constitution?
Q. The Advantage of unitary system of governance is
Q. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the
Q. The declaration that Democracy is a Government of the people, by the people for the people was made by
Q. Which among the following determines the pitch of a sound?
Q. Sound travels fastest in
Q. What is the minimum distance (in metres) required to hear an echo?
Q. Speed of sound in air is unaffected by change in 
Q. Velocity of sound in air does not depend on
Q. Which term is not associated with sound wave?
Q. A wavelength of 0.3 m is produced in air and it travels at a speed of 300 m/s. Then it will be an
Q. Bats can sense obstacles because they produce
Q. Echolocation is an adaptation bats use to
Q. Megahertz is a measurement of
Q. The instrument which uses sound waves to measure the depth of oceans is
Q. Which one of the following animals can hear ultrasonic sound ?
Q. Loudness of sound depends on
Q. Which phenomenon is responsible for the echo of sound wave?
Q. At what time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of a watch be together? 
Q. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions? 
Q. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction? 
Q. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 8:30, is: 
Q. A very fine textured pelagic deposits
Q. Pelagic deposits consist of
Q. Oozes are associated with
Q. The most classes of the organism line only in the salt marine water such organism are
Q. Radiolarian oozes occur in the depths of
Q. Which of the following kinds of organisms are the diatoms ?
Q. Pelagic deposits are mainly found below the depth of
Q. Abundant organic life is present in
Q. Benthos is the name given to those organism which live
Q. Pelagic deposits are in the form of liquid mud known as ooze. They occur
Q. Which one of the following ocean tides is caused by biological factors ?
Q. The biggest island of the Indian Ocean is 
Q. Which one of the following sea is the largest in area ?
Q. P's father is Q's son. M is the paternal uncle of P and N is the brother of Q. How is N related to M?
Q. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the women related to the man in the photograph ?
Q. Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter of your father. How was the woman related to the person ?
Q. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother, How is Kamal related to Ravi?
Q. Arun said, " This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother." Who is Arun to the girl ?
Q. X introduces Y saying, " He is the husband of the grand daughter of the father of my father." How is Y related to X ?
Q. Pointing to an old man, Kunal said," His son is my son's uncle." How is the old man related to Kunal ?
Q. Rahul told Anand, "Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grand mother." Whom did Rahul defeat?
Q. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle. " How is the speaker related to Pramod's father?
Q. Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, " She is the mother of my son's wife's daughter." How is Arun related to the lady?
Q. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below
1. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important places of Indus Velley Civilization
2. Harappan people developed planned cities with network of streets and drainage system.
3. Harappan people did not know use of metals.
Codes :
Q. The predominant funerary practice at Harappa was
Q. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of mohenjodaro was made up of
Q. The Indus Valley civilization was Non-Aryan because
Q. Kalibangan means
Q. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
Q. The local name Mohenjodaro is
Q. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
Q. Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?
Q. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization?
Q. Which component is used to harden the rubber in the vulcanization process?
Q. Which metal does not present in the alloy “German Silver”?
Q. When a gas ‘X’ reacts with lime water, a compound ‘Y’ is formed. If both X and Y are used as a bleaching agent in chemical industry, then X is__ ?
Q. Which of the following scientists is known for using electrolysis to isolate and discover many elements?
Q. Who discovered electron?
Q. Which of the following detergents represent the liquid dishwashing detergents?
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. 
................. we were in Agra, we stayed at a very comfortable hotel.
Q. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition. 
He ran ..................... the room and sat .................. his father.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. 
She is suffering ........ fever.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. 
He insisted ............... complaining against the officer.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. 
The train reached ........ Kolkata main station.
Q. Showing a man a woman said, “his brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is the woman related to the man?
Q. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ?
Q. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, “This man’s son’s sister is my mother-in-law.” How is the woman’s husband related to the man in the photograph?
Q. Arun said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother." Who is Arun to the girl ?
Q. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father." How is the gentleman related to Deepak ?
Q. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
Q. To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the _____ key.
Q. USB is the acronym for ____
Q. ____ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
Q. To shrink a window to an icon__
Q. A set of pre-coded instructions executed by a computer is called ________
Q. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT are known as what?
Q. What are .bas,.doc and .htm example of ?
Q. In this processing, a number of jobs are put together and executed as a group
Q. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
Q. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called ______.
Q. Which of the following is the smallest data size?
Q. Which of the following is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program?
Q. The brain of any computer system is _______
Q. The most common type of storage devices are _____.
Q. Green Revolution has led to:
1.Food for Work Programme was launched in India during the 10th Five Year Plan
2.The Planning commission in India was constitutional body 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Which decade of Indian planning has been the best for agricultural growth?
Q. Which Five-Year Plan had the highest percentage of total plan outlay to be invested in health?
Q. Gilt-edged market means
Q. Christine Lagarde is the head of which among the following international agencies / bodies?
Q. Consider the following statement
 (i) Paid up share capital which doesn't exceed 50 lakh rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed which shall not be more than 5 crore rupees 
(ii) Paid up share which extends upto 50 lakh rupess or higher amount as may be prescribed which shall extends more than 5 crore 
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Q. With reference to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), consider the following statements:
1.IMFC discusses matters of concern affecting the global economy, and advises the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the direction of its work.
2.The World Bank participates as observer in IMFC's meetings. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. States' debt does not include:
Q. Which reference to the Indian economy, consider the following activities:
1.Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
2.Manufacturing
3.Trade, Hotels Transport and Communication
4.Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business services. 
The decreasing order of the contribution of these sectors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant prices (2000- 01) is
Q. Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding fiscal consolidation in India:
1.Passing of Fiscal responsibility legislations
2.Acceleration of GDP growth
3.Decline in interest payments
4.increased transfers from the Centre and central CSS expenditure 
Identify the incorrect statements: Codes:
Q. In India, taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets are
1.levied by the Union
2.collected by the States 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. The government has set a target of achieving 100 per cent literacy in villages. It is adopted under the
Q. The word telematics is a combination of
Q. Videotext is a combination of
Q. Usually, it takes 10-bits to represent one character. How many characters can be transmitted at a speed of 1200 BPS ?
Q. An example of an analog communication method is
Q. Communication between computers is almost always
Q. Microwave links are generally preferred to coaxial cable for television transmission because
Q. The ground wave eventually disappears as one moves away from the transmitted because of
Q. A teleprocessing system may consist of
Q. The velocity of transmission of energy in free space is given by:
Q. What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data over a serial communication link layer ?
Q. The smallest number of five digits exactly divisible by 476 is
Q. The least number of five digits which has 123 as a factor is
Q. When 335 is added to 5A7, the result is 8B2. 8B2 is divisible by 3. What is the largest possible value of A ?
Q. Which of the following fraction is the smallest? 8/15, 14/33, 7/13, 11/13
Q. Sum of three fractions is 2 11/24. On dividing the largest fraction by the smallest fraction, 7/6 is obtained which is 1/3 greater than the middle fraction. The smallest fraction is
Q. Which of the following is the largest fraction ? 6/7, 5/6, 7/8, 4/5
Q. Which of the following fraction is the smallest? 7/6, 7/9, 4/5, 5/7
Q. If a number is as much greater than 31 as it is less than 75, then the number is
Q. Idioms and phrases for- wet behind the ears
Q. Idioms and phrases for- A man of straw
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To play fast and loose
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Pass the buck
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Under a cloud
Q. wet behind the ears
Q. A man of straw
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To play fast and loose
Q. Idioms and phrases for- ill at ease
Q. Idioms and phrases for- cap in hand
Q. Idioms and phrases for- to break the ice
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Capital Punishment
Q. Acetabulum is formed by the fusion of
Q. Herpetology is the study of:
Q. Colloids
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He lives ............... Alwar.
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We met a lot of people .................... our holiday.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word:
They will go to Bengalore ........ plane.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
I forgot my umbrella ........ the bus.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
He lives .............. Delhi.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
His path is beset ............ many difficulties.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
He died ....................... heart failure.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable: 
I was invited ........ tea by his mother.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
Manisha was very angry with me. She didn’t speak to me ........... a week.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
These boys go to college ........ college bus.
Q. Anglo-Nubian is a breed of:
Q. From which one of the following is quinine extracted -
Q. Jaundice is a disease which affects
Q. Total number of muscles present in our body is:
Q. A man receives his X-chromosome from
Q. White blood corpuscles in the human body have a diameter of approximately
Q. Dormancy period of animals during winter season is called:
Q. 'Slipper animalcule' is the common name for:
Q. Mushroom cultivation is not useful in
Q. In a food chain, the solar energy utilized by plants is only
Q. Kwashiorkor and beriberi are
Q. Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
Q. BCG vaccine is used against
Q. Of all micro-organisms, the most adaptable & versatile are
Q. The biological decomposition of organic substances in wastes under controlled conditions known as
Q. Honey that has high concentration of sugar does not decay as
Q. Growth of the baby in the uterus is found using
Q. An organism which can monitor air pollution is
Q. Which of the following one of the following is the tallest bird -
Q. The longest bone in the human body is:
Q. Which among the given statements is/are right? 
1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary for the generation of energy. 
2. Viruses can be cultured in any synthetic medium. 
3. Viruses are transmitted from one organism to another by biological vectors only.
 Select the right answer using the codesgiven below
Q. Vector of Kala-azar is:
Q. What is the chemical name of vinegar -
Q. The highest concentration of urea is found in
Q. The mass of a star is two times the mass of the Sun. How it will come to an end -
Q. Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of
Q. Which among the given is the 2nd largest source of global energy -
Q. With reference to the latest developments in stem cell research, consider the following statements. 
1. The only source of human stem cells are the embryos at blastocyst stage. 
2. The stem cells can be derived without causing destruction to blastocysts. 
3. The stem cells can regenerate themselves in vitro virtually forever. 
4. Indian research centres also created a few cell lines, which can be developed into many types.
 Which of these statements are right?
Q. Triple antigen vaccine is given to children to protect them against
Q. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. One word substitution of- 
A large burial ground
Q. One word substitution of- 
To supply land with water by artificial means
Q. One word substitution of- 
A co-worker in an office or institution
Q. One word substitution of- 
A man who is quit like a woman
Q. One word substitution of- 
One whose motive is merely to get money
Q. Improve the bracket part if needed: 
The editor gave me a (timeline) to finish the article.
Q. Improve the bracket part if needed.
I love him because he is a good man by (heart).
Q. Improve the bracket part if needed: 
Despite having many other opportunities, he (went) for Police Service.
Q. Improve the bracket part if needed. 
Modern medicine (promotes) good health.
Q. Improve the bracket part if needed: 
(Presently), she is busy composing the music for the next pay.
Q. Antonym of- Takes after
Q. Idioms and phrases- broke up
Q. Idioms and phrases- stand by
Q. Antonym of- Doleful
Q. Antonym of- Aggressive
Q. Antonym of- Stationary
Q. Synonym of - Clandestine
Q. Synonym of- Ecstasy
Q. Synonyms of - FETCH
Q. Why is the offering of 'teaser loans'' by commercial banks a cause of economic concern?
1.The teaser loans are considered to be an aspect of sub-prime lending and banks may be exposed to the risk of defaulters in future.
2.In India, the teaser loans are mostly given to inexperienced entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing or export units. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. What is land ceiling?
Q. Which of following are reasons for India's twin balance sheet problem?
1.Under Containment scenario, Economy grows with improvement in cash flows to stressed companies so that they can service debts
2.Under Phoenix scenario, NPAs are limited to a small proportion of the GDP and GDP growth is increased. In this way problem is not solved but fades in importance 
Identify the correct statements: Codes:
Q. The maximum revenue source of village panchayats is
Q. Which of the following is/are the functions of the National Development Council of India?
1.Separation of provincial budgets from the central budget for the first time
2.Introduction of portfolio system in the Executive
3.Establishment of a Federal public service commission Which of the systems given above is correct:
Q. FDI in Multi-Brand Retail Trade (MBRT) in all products is now permitted in India subject to
1.promotion of free trade and resource flows across countries
2.protection of intellectual property rights
3.managing balanced trade between different countries
4.promotion of trade betwen the former East Bloc countries and the Western World
Q. What is the full form of the given acronym REC?
Q. NASSCOM is the organisation of companies of which sector?
Q. The garibi hatao (eradicate poverty) slogan was coined during the
Q. Resurgent India Bonds were issued in US Dollar, Pound Sterling and
Q. Which among the following is the apex organization of Industrial Finance in India?
Q. TANKAN is revision of the Industry Classification of the Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises (usually quarterly ) is used in following country ?
Q. Which sector has maximum weightage in the index of industrial production assigned?
Q. A consumer is said to be in equilibrium, if
Q. Which of the following was not a factor for retardation of industrial growth last year?
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It is expected .............. you to find the solution.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
You are to conform ............. the rules of the institute.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
The man ................ pipe and long hairs is the brother ........ the girl.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
I correspond .................. her regularly.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
Children are fond ........ chocolates and computer games.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
I am fond ............ reading newspaper.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
Gandhiji fought ........ the freedom of our country.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word:
Try to reach the village ........ the sunset.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
He spoke ........ the subject for two hours regularly.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
A : I’m going out now. I’ll be back at 7.30 pm. Will you still be there? B : I don’t think so. I’ll probably have gone out ............... then.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word::
He sat ..................... me.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
There were several policemen ........ duty on Republic Day.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
They are very grateful .................. your kindness.
Q. There are tall beautiful coconut trees ........ the river.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
We are offering solutions ........ a price almost anyone can afford.
Q. How many parts are there in the Indian Constitution?
Q. Legitimate sovereignty vests in India?
Q. The post of Collector in India was borrowed by the colonial rule?
Q. On the basis of which country's constitution are the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Q. Is the parliamentary system of India affected?
Q. In which country the principle of dual citizenship has been accepted?
Q. For how many years does citizenship expire after being outside continuously?
Q. The Indian Constitution provides which of the following citizenship?
Q. Right to information is not applicable in which state?
Q. How many schedules were there in the original constitution?
Q. In which state of India Uniform Civil Code is applicable?
Q. All children between the age of six years to the age of 14 have the right to education?
Q. Which of the following was not one of the reasons for the popularity of Buddhism in China?
Q. The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was propounded by the Buddhist philosopher
Q. Who amongst the following was the last person converted by the Buddha?
Q. The Bodhisatva Doctrine is associated with
Q. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
Q. In Buddhist text ‘Dharmachakra Parvartana’ is known as
Q. Who built ‘Gommateshwara’ statue at Sravanabelagola?
Q. With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following was/were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?

1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
2. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas.
3. Denial of the efficiency of rituals.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?
Q. Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at which place?
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. 
Contact us between 1 am ......... 11 am.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
This hotel is famous......... sweets.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
He is eligible ......... promotion.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
He knew it ............. a newspaper.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
Let us have ............. breakfast.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
A little of ghee ........ sold.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
The number of boys ...... ten.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: 
........... I shall return uncertain.
Q. Feminine of DRONE is
Q. Plural of TAX is
Q. Past participle of WEAR is 
Q. Adjective of History is
Q. Antonym of FOE
Q. Antonym of DENOUNCE
Q. Synonym of CAPTIVATE 
Q. Synonym of MOMENTOUS
Q. Change the narration- 
He said to me,"Don't go out."
Q. Change the voice-
Help the helpless.
Q. Punctuate the following-
As You Like It written by Shakespeare is my favourite book.
Q. Remove too from the following
Ram is too active not to work
Q. Which one of the following is/ are a/ an indicator of the financial health of a country ?
I. GDP
II. PPP
III. FDI in a year
Q. What is the correct sequence of the following strategies used for Five Year Plans in India ?
I. Balanced growth
II. Rehabilitation of the economy
III. Industrial development
Q. The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from the
Q. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy ?
Q. The leading steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela of India were established during the period of:
Q. In India, the concepts of “minimum needs” and “direction anti-poverty programmes ” were the innovations of:
Q. India had a plan holiday:
Q. In which sector, the Public Sector is most dominant in India ?
Q. The Five Year Plans of India intend to develop the country industrially through:
Q. For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends on:
Q. Choose the correctly spelt word?
Q. Choose the correctly spelt word?
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Q. Choose the correctly spelt word?
Q. Choose the correctly spelt word?
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Q. Choose the correctly spelt word?
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Heavy : Lead :: Cold : _____
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Bakery : Bread :: Studio : _____
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Aeroplane : Hangar :: Boat : _____
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Horse : Stable :: _____ : _____
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Argument : Debate :: Fight : _____
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Artist : Paint :: _____ : ______
Q. Select the word which has same relation: 
Drum : Beat :: Piano : _____
Q. Complete the series 
Large : Small :: Giant : _____
Q. Complete the series
Red : Blood :: Sharp : _____
Q. Complete the series
Sad : Dolorous ::
Q. Complete the series: 
Sleep : Weariness :: Food : _____
Q. Complete the series: 
Pariah : Favorite :: _____ : _____
Q. Complete the series: 
Drama : Director :: Magazine : ______
Q. Complete the series: 
Charge : Value :: Old : _____
Q. Complete the series: 
Apostate : Religion ::
Q. Complete the series: 
Anhydrous : Saturated ::
Q. Complete the series: 
Plate : Dive :: Cup : _____
Q. The Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire were
Q. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin?
Q. Taraf in the Bahmani Kingdom signified
Q. The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which of the following centuries?
Q. Who got monumental Rayagopurams in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, Sri Rangam, Tirupati etc. constructed?
Q. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India?
Q. Who was called the Akbar of Kashmir?
Q. The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom was
Q. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by
Q. ‘A Forgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires?
Q. The caves and rock cut temples at Ellora are
Q. Who among the following was not involved in the conspiracy against Sirajuddaulah?
Q. Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary Alliance?
Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book ‘A passage to India’?
Q. The National Calender, which is based on Saka Era, was introduced in the year
Q. In March 1784. On the insistence of whom the treaty of manglore was signed?
Q. The system of Competitive Examination for Civil Services was accepted in principle in the year
Q. Which one among the following is regarded as the Manga Carta of Indian Education?
Q. Who is known as ‘Nightingle of India’?
Q. Who was the responsible for the introduction of the Vernacular Press Act?
Q. Which of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive?
Q. Which of the following Saka rulers was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Q. The Sunga ruler, Agnimitra was the hero of a book written by
Q. Which of the following dynasties related to maximum pure gold coins?
Q. From which of the following places archaeological remains of a Roman colony have been discovered?
Q. The writer of Mahabhasya ‘Patanjali’ was a contemporary of
Q. Who was the writer of Nanaghata inscription?
Q. During the Satavahanas rule, Kataka’s means
Q. Who was the founder of Kushan dynasty?
Q. Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka?
Q. A Buddhist council during the rein of Kanishka was held at
Q. Who among the following Maratha women led struggles against of Mughal Empire from 1700 AD onwards?
Q. Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb?
Q. Shivaji died in the year
Q. Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his position, captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place?
Q. Who was called “Chanakya of Maratha Politics”?
Q. What is a benefit of networking your computer with other computers?
Q. Hard disk drives are considered _____ storage.
Q. Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
Q. ____ is a small, portable computer that is small enough that it can sit on your lap.
Q. A menu contains a list of
Q. Which of the following menu types is also called a drop down menu?
Q. Date and Time are available on the desktop at ___
Q. _____ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.
Q. The ___ allows you to access objects and start programs.
Q. _____ is the most popular internet activity.
Q. ____ are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.
Q. In a relations database, tables are logically linked to each other by a
Q. The ____ enables your computer to connect to other computers.
Q. The person who writes and tests computer program is called a
Q. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen
Q. To reverse the effect of your-last action in word
Q. A page break means
Q. ______ is the most general phase structured grammar.
Q. Telnet is a
Q. An Email account includes a storage area, often called a(n)
Q. What was the first network that planted the seeds of internet?
Q. The signal which shows that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is
Q. The life span of a CD-ROM is
Q. Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as
Q. What is the software used to drive microprocessor-based systems?
Q. A collection of wires that connects several devices is called
Q. The CPU speed of a mini computer is approximately _____  kilo instructions per second (KIPS).
Q. A device used to bring data into a computer is called
Q. The first computer architecture was introduced in
Q. In a database, _____  fields store numbers used to perform calculation.
Q. During the reign of which of the following dynasties did Kalidasa flourish?
Q. In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India?
Q. During which Gupta king’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
Q. Who amongst the following organized Ashwamedha Yajna?
Q. Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period?
Q. Aryabhatta and Varahmihira belong to which age
Q. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known as
Q. Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period?
Q. Samudragupta has been given the title of ‘Indian Napolean’ by the historian
Q. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
Q. If cushion is called pillow, pillow is called mat, mat is called bedsheet and bedsheet is called cover, which will be spread on the floor?
Q. If cloud is called white, white is called rain, rain is called green, green is called air, air is called blue and blue is called water, where will the birds fly?
Q. If clock is called television, television is called radio, radio is called oven, oven is called grinder and grinder is called iron, in what will a lady bake?
Q. If book is called watch, watch is called bag, bag is called dictionary and dictionary is called window, which is used to carry the books?
Q. If bat is racket, racket is football, football is shuttle s ludo and ludo is carom, what is cricket played with?
Q. Idioms and phrases for: To pick holes
Q. Idioms and phrases for: To keep one’s temper
Q. Idioms and phrases for: To be at the zenith of
Q. Idioms and phrases for: To beat about the bush
Q. Idioms and phrases for: A purple weight
Q. Idioms and phrases for : Be to the fore
Q. Idioms and phrases for: Plain speaking
Q. Idioms and phrases for : Back up
Q. Idioms and phrases: Play it safe
Q. Idioms and phrases: Face the music
Q. Photoelectric effect was discovered by
Q. The bases of cooking vessels are painted ___ in order to absorb more heat.
Q. Where should an object be placed so that a real and inverted image of the same size is obtained using a convex lens?
Q. If the doors of a refrigerator are left open for a few hours, the room temperature will
Q. The blue colour of sky is due to the phenomenon of
Q. Which of the following device is fully duplex?
Q. The carbon filament is invented by
Q. X-rays cannot pass through
Q. Which one of the following pairs of rays is electromagnetic in nature?
Q. Mica is used in an electric iron because it is a
Q. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
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Q. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Q. Antonym of - Ambiguous : 
Q. Antonym of - Repulsive : 
Q. Antonym of - Obscure : 
Q. Antonym of - Profusion : 
Q. Antonym of - Abstain : 
Q. Antonym of - Discovered : 
Q. Antonym of - Extensive : 
Q. Antonym of - Testify : 
Q. Antonym of - Underhand : 
Q. Antonym of - Haunts : 
Q. Antonym of - Superiority : 
Q. Antonym of - Differences : 
Q. Antonym of - Divided : 
Q. Antonym of - Impediments : 
Q. Antonym of - Prosperous : 
Q. On selling Rickshaw for Rs. 2640 Sanjay loses 12%, for how much should he sell it to gain 12%?
Q. In a certain code “PEARL” is written as SHDUO. How is “COVET” written in the code?
Q. Find out the wrong term in the series:
12, 32, 72, 142, 212, 312
Q. If x is 120% of y, then what percent of 2x is y?
Q. Complete the series choosing the missing number:
512, 64, 16, 8, 8, 16, ____
Q. The distance between A and B is 40 km. A person starts from A at 10 am and walks towards B at 4km/hr. Another person starts from B at 11 am and walks towards A at 5 km/hr. What time do they meet?
Q. If alphabets are encrypted as numbers, J­-B+D is equal to
Q. What is the average of all prime numbers between 1 and 25?
Q. The rain coat was marked price of 250 & was sold at 225. What is its discount?
Q. A tap can fill a tank in 8 hrs. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?
Q. If 0.025 of a particular number equals 75, then 50% of the same number equals
Q. Find A and B, if 2A + 3B = 21, A­-B=3
Q. The average age of a class was 12. It rose to 13 when the age of the class teacher who is 37 years old is also included. How many students are there in the class?
Q. Complete the series choosing the missing letter/s:
aab _ bca _ cda _ cd _
Q. If FICTION is coded as CIFTNOI, what will SEMINAR be coded as?
Q. Complete the series choosing the missing number:
11, 13, 17, 19, ____, 25, 29
Q. If 3 : m :: m : 27, then what is the value of m?
Q. A person buys goods for Rs. 6000. He gets a discount of 10% and pays sales tax 6%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods?
Q. The correct chronological order of the following geological ephocs is
Q. Select the correct chronological order of the following geological periods from the codes given below
1. Oligocene
2. Eocene
3. Pliocene
4. Miocene
Q. Consider the following statements
1. Igneous rocks are rich in natural gas.
2. Igneous rocks are rich in metallic minerals.
3. Igneous rocks are not fossiferous.
4. Igneous rocks consists of silicate minerals.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q. The drip stones are found in
Q. Limestone is an example of
Q. Which of the following rocks is not likely to contain fossils?
Q. Black forest mountain is an example of
Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
Q. Change the narration: 
Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you." 
Q. Change the narration: 
The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease." 
Q. Change the narration: 
He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire. 
Q. Change the narration: 
He said. "Be quite and listen to my words. 
Q. Change the narration: 
He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?" 
Q. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?" 
Q. Change the narration: 
He said to her, "What a cold day!" 
Q. Change the narration: 
I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?" 
Q. Change the narration: 
David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow." 
Q. Change the narration: 
Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?" 
Q. To whom of his following disciples did Buddha preached his last sermon?
Q. What is Kalyan Mitra in Buddhist philosophy?
Q. The earliest epigraphic evidence mentioning the birthplace of sakyamuni Buddha is obtained from
Q. Where was the order of nuns established by Gautam Buddha?
Q. Which of the following is not a text of Buddhism?
Q. Where did the the mahasamghika school arise?
Q. Who is supposed to be the future Buddha in mahayana Buddhism?
Q. The second Buddhist council was held during the region of
Q. Gautam Buddha attained mahaparinirvan at
Q. Buddha means:
Q. Which of these epics is also known as Satasahsri samhita?
Q. Name of the mahajanapada which was a confederacy of 8 republic clans?
Q. The southernmost mahajanapada was
Q. Who of the following has been compared to Parshuram in the puranas?
Q. Who among the following discovered the monsoon?
Q. The list of sixteen mahajanapadas is available in
Q. The two former Governors of the Reserve Bank of India who later became Union Finance Ministers were
Q. Provisions for disqualification on ground of defection are listed in Schedule _____ .
Q. Who among the following can remove a Chief Minister from his office?
Q. All Constitutional questions should be heard and decided by a Supreme Court bench of not less than ______ judges.
Q. The sole interpreter of the Constitution in a State is the
Q. The post of Registrar of a State High Court can be ruled up only by the
Q. According to the Constitution, there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to
Q. Which among the following subjects is included in the Concurrent List of the Constitution?
Q. The powers of a State Governor are analogous to those of the President with a few exceptions. Which among the following is an exception to this analogy in respect of Governor's powers?
Q. Under the country's judicial system the State High
 Courts come directly under the
Q. Complete the third equation on the basis of a certain system followed in the first two equations.
(1) 5*4*2*1 = 1425 (2) 7*8*1*6 = 6817 (3) 9*3*7*5 = ?
Q. If GOODNESS is coded as HNPCODTR then GREATNESS will be coded as
Q. From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
DETERMINATION
Q. X is the husband of Y. W is the daughter of X. Z is the husband of W. N is the daughter of Z. What is the relationship of N to Y?
Q. At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4:3 . After 6 years, Arun’s age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?
Q. Complete the series: 
463, 452, 439, 424, ?
Q. Complete the series: 
EDBA, KJHG, QPNM, ?
Q. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
 (1) Maternity; (2) Matriarchy; (3) Matchbox; (4) Matricide
Q. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
Q. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
Q. Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
Q. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
24 : 60 :: 210 : ?
Q. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
AEIM : BFJN :: CGKO : ?
Q. Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Flow : River :: Stagnant : ?
Q. Choose the synonyms
Acquire
Q. Choose the synonyms
Cessation
Q. Choose the synonyms
Chastise
Q. Choose the synonyms
Accuracy
Q. Choose the synonyms
Consort
Q. express the meaning of the idiom/ Phrase: 
Puts by
Q. express the meaning of the idiom/ Phrase
To make up one’s mind
Q. express the meaning of the idiom/ Phrase: 
the gnomes of Zurich
Q. express the meaning of the idiom/ Phrase
To put in a nut –shell
Q. Idioms and phrases : 
take French Leave
Q. A can do a piece of work in 25 days which B alone can finish in 20 days. Both together work for 5 days and then A leaves off. How many days will B take to finish the remaining work?
Q. A trader allows 10% discount on market price and gains 25%. If the market price of the article is Rs 50, what is its cost price?
Q. A sofaset is marked at Rs 20000. The shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 10%, 5% and 2% on it. What is the net selling price?
Q. Ram went to a market and bought one copy of a Mathematics book and two pencils for ` 165. Rahim went to the same market and bought another copy of the same book and ten pencils of the same brand for Rs 169. The price of each pencil was
Q. If NOTE is written as PQVG, then TIME is written as
Q. Complete the series
GX, JU, NR, SO, ?
Q. Complete the series
BAT, EAT, ?, KAT
Q. complete the series.
A, I, B, J, C, K, ?,?
Q. If A C, B D, C E = = = and so on, code the following
REASON
Q. ‘Huppiness’ is to ‘Sorrow’ as ‘Comfort’ is to
Q. ‘Wax’ is to ‘Grease, as ‘Milk’ is to
Q. ‘Ecology’ is to ‘Environment’ as ‘Histology’ is to
Q. Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group
Q. Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group.
Q. Statement ‘‘Use Riya cold cream for fair complexion.’’ An advertisement.
Assumptions
I. People like to use cream for fair complexion.
II. People are easily fooled.
III. People respond to advertisements.
Q. Statement There is big boom in drug business and a number of Jhuggi-Jhopari dwellers in Delhi can be seen pedaling with small pouches of smack and brown sugar.
Assumptions
I. Drug addiction is increasing in the country, specially in the capital.
II. All the big dons involved in the smuggling of drugs live in jhuggi-jhopari areas.
III. Most of the jhuggi-jhopari dwellers would do anything for money.
Q. Insert : Extract :: Mighty : ?
Q. Crow : Carrion :: Leech : ?
Q. Which one of the following Chief Justices of India acted as the President of India for the time being?
Q. Glass is
Q. Which of the following is the third largest country in population after China and India?
Q. Nurjahan’s real name was
Q. Capital Market Regulator is
Q. Gurushikhar is a/the
Q. Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel?
Q. People die in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide because
Q. Which of the following is the world’s largest desert?
Q. One word substitution for- 
To give one’s authority to another.
Q. One word substitution for- 
High sea waves caused by underwater earthquake.
Q. One word substitution for- 
A voice that cannot be heard.
Q. Find the error part 
I can depend upon (a)/ your help (b)/ can I ? (c)/ No error (d)
Q. Find the error part 
She is preparing (a)/ for this examination (b)/ since 2004. (c)/ No error (d)
Q. Find the error part 
Every scientific invention (a)/ has proved (b)/ much harmful to society than beneficial. (c)/No error (d)
Q. Find the error part 
India has got (a)/ freedom (b)/ in 1947. (c)/ No error (d)
Q. choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Reprisal
Q. choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Innate
Q. Form an adjective from the given word.
‘Senses’
Q. Identify the incorrect part.
I have done my best (a)/ the whole thing is now (b)/ in the laps of the Gods. (c)/ No error (d)
Q. Identify the meaning of the given idioms/phrases.
To wrangle over an ass’s shadow.
Q. Identify the synonym of the given word.
‘Credulous’
Q. Identify the synonym of the given word.
‘Belittle’
Q. Change the Voice.
Somebody told me that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.
Q. Identify the Indirect Speech.
Sarita said to me, “I will do it now or never.”
Q. Identify the antonym of the given word.
‘Unsullied’
Q. Identify the antonym of the given word.
‘Reprimand’
Q. Fill in the blank with correct article.
……… sick dog died yesterday.
Q. Choose the correct word.
Q. Identify the correct preposition.
When I heard of my grandmother’s death, I burst …….. tears.
Q. Select the correct verb.
When I ……… my bath, I went to have a sleep.
Q. Identify the correct choice.
Even in today’s modern society, people ………. god to bring rains.
Q. Give one word substitute.
The state of being unmarried.
Q. Give one word substitute.
One who is irreverent towards God.
Q. Ramakant walks North-wards. After a while he turns to his right and a little further to his left.Finally, after walking a distance of one kilometer, he turns to his left again. In which direction is he moving now ?
Q. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather.” How is the woman related to his man ?
Q. If ENGLAND is written as 1234526 and FRANCE is written as 785291, how is GREECE coded ?
Q. If + means ÷, ÷ means ×, × means – and – means +, then what will be correct from the alternatives.
Q. A father is now three times as old as his son. 5 yr back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son (in year) is
Q. Find out the number that does not belong to the group of number for lack of common property.
Q. Find the odd number/ letters pairs from the given alternatives.
Q. Find the odd number/ letters pairs from the given alternatives.
Q. Select the related word/number from the alternatives.
Television : News : : Telephone : ?
Q. Select the related word/number from the alternatives.
3 : 81 : : 6 : ?
Q. A pipe can empty a tank in 40 min. A second pipe with diameter twice much as that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it. The two together can empty the tank in
Q. A 120 m long train is travelling at a speed of 90 km/h it will cross a railway platform 230 m long in
Q. A man buys some articles at Rs.P per dozen and sells them at Rs.P/8 per piece. His profit per cent is-
Q. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. the product of their HCF and LCM is 2028. the sum of the number is
Q. The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 5 : 6 . If the sum of their President ages is 55 yr, what is the Q’s present age ?
Q. On selling 17 balls at Rs 720 there is a loss equal the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is
Q. The maximum number of students among whom 1001 pens and 910 pencils can be distributed in suc a way that each student gets same number of pens and same number of pencil, is
Q. In case a President dies while in office, the Vice President can act as president for a maximum Period at
Q. The position of the earth in its orbits, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is –
Q. Vikrama era started from
Q. How many types of cell references are available in Excel?
Q. Which of the following is a biodegradable ?
Q. The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of
Q. One word substitution for-
That can not be seen through.
Q. Choose the one word for :
Very pleasant to eat :
Q. Choose the wrongly spelt word 
Q. Choose the word similar in meaning :
Eulogised
Q. Choose the Correctly spelt word
Q. Change the voice
The family chose a kitten as a pet.
Q. Give the plural of the given word
Self
Q. Identify the incorrect part
Each one of us (a)/have to (b)/ work for living.(c) No error (d)
Q. Identify the incorrect part
My friend Anu (a)/ is one of the best tennis player (b)/ in the country.(c)/ No error (d)
Q. Fill in the blank from the choice with appropriate conjunction
Virtue ennobles,_______ vice degrades.
Q. Choose the correct form of the verb from the choice to fill in each blank :
If I had known that you were in the hospital I _________ you.
Q. Identify the meaning of the given idioms phrases :
showed a clean pair of heels.
Q. Identify the indirect speech :
“Are these books for sale”? Said the children to the Bookseller.
Q. Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank :
A train has been running ______ two hours.
Q. Identify the correct Synonym of the given word :
Hallowed
Q. Identify the Antonym of the given word :
Handy
Q. Choose the correct passive voice from the choice.
Ram was making a kite
Q. Choose the correct passive voice from the choice.
The cat killed the mouse
Q. Choose the antonyms from the suggested alternatives.
‘Artificial’
Q. Choose the antonyms from the suggested alternatives.
‘Arrive’
Q. Choose the correct indirect speech from the choice.
What an easy paper? said Rakshit, “It is set by a kind examiner.”
Q. Fill in the correct verb to make a complete meaningful sentences.
We ……… English for five years.
Q. Fill in the correct verb to make a complete meaningful sentences.
It started to rain while we ……… tennis.