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Q. The River Cauvery rises on the western edge of
Q. Hyderabad (in Telangana) is located on the bank
Q. The largest state of India(area wise) is
Q. World Water Day is observed on
Q. Exfoliation is a type of
Q. The law which states that wave-length of maximum radiation is inversely proportional to the absolute of the emitting body is known as
Q. The largest producers of coffee in the world is
Q. Masai Tribes are found in
Q. The Richter scale on which intensity/magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in
Q. Sun's rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because
Q. Which industry is developed in Shahdol and Nepanagar?
Q. The water body separating Andaman and Nicobar is known as
Q. The largest mangrove forest in the world is located in
Q. The Naharkatiya oil field is located in
Q. I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.
II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.
Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?
Q. For how many years Sumtinath Tirthankar prayed?
Q. Which one of the following ruler was not contemporary to 'Buddha'?
Q. Which of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?
Q. The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated stands for
Q. Tirthankar Ajitnath was detached from whose effects?
Q. Santhara is a religious ritual of__________ community
Q. What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?
Q. Tripitakas' are sacred books of
Q. What name was given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya?
Q. Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
Q. Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period.
Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pala rulers.
Q. Who was the patron king of Pataliputra Buddhist Council?
Q. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
Q. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were
I. Cheras
II. Cholas
III. Chalukyas
iV. Pallavas
V. Pandyas
Q. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
Q. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
Q. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
Q. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
Q. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
Q. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, of which the oldest range is
Q. The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as
Q. Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country ?
Q. In which one among the following districts is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located ?
Q. The Rann of Katch is located in
Q. India's coastline is long to the extend of
Q. Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India ?
Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time ?
Q. Which state has the largest coastline in India ?
Q. The length of India's coastline is about 
Q. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf ?
Q. In which one of the following countries is Barail range located ?
Q. Which state has the smallest land area ?
Q. Complete the series: 10 ,15 , 24 , 35 , 54 ,75 ,100
Q. Complete the series: 14, 22, 34.5, 55.5, 87.25, 135.875, 209.125
Q. Complete the series: 274, 301, 426, 769, 1498, 2824, 5026,  ?
Q. Complete the series: 8, 31, 122, 485, 1936, 7739, ?
Q. Complete the series: 499, 622, 868, 1237, 1729, 2344, ?
Q. Complete the series: 231, 342, 453, 564, .....?.....
Q. Complete the series: 796, 675, 554, 433, ...?....
Q. Complete the series: 20, 24, 33, 49, 74, 110 ?
Q. Complete the series: 529, 841, 961, 1369, 1681, 1849, ?
Q. Complete the series: 16, 24, 48, 120, 360, 1260, ?
Q. Which one is the first dynasty that ruled China
Q. Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire
Q. In which year Francis II, founded the Empire of Austria
Q. Who founded the city of Singapore?
Q. Which one was the last city founded in the Russian Empire
Q. Who wrote the book Ninety-Five Theses, which is regarded as initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation
Q. "The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools" was the famous quote of
Q. When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?
Q. Where did the February Revolution take place
Q. Who was the last Byzantine Emperor during the fall of Constantinople in 1453
Q. Bacteria are (were) considered more as plants than animals because of the presence of
Q. Amoeba moves in water with the help of locomotory organs called
Q. The unicellular algae used to supply and regulate the oxygen in space programmes is
Q. Which one of the following scientists first time saw bacteria through a microscope made by himself ?
Q. The horizonatally growing hyphae of Rhizopus are called
Q. It is commonly found in the bottom tidal pools?
Q. The DNA bacterium consists of ring-like pieces known as the
Q. Phycology is the branch of botany in which we study about
Q. Mycology is the branch of botany in which we study about
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) South America
(ii) Africa
(iii) Europe
(iV) Australia
(V) North America
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Country
(ii) District
(iii) State
(iV) Village
(V) Continent 
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Shoulder
(ii) Wrist
(iii) Elbow
(iV) Palm
(V) Finger
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Weekly
(ii) Daily
(iii) Monthly
(iV) Fortnightly
(V) Bimonthly
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) District
(ii) Village
(iii) State
(iV) Block
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Destination
(ii) Booking
(iii) Boarding
(iV) Travel
(V) Planning
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Curd
(ii) Grass
(iii) Butter
(iV) Milk
(V) Cow
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Birth
(ii) Death
(iii) Funeral
(iV) Marriage
(V) Education
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) Mother
(ii) Child
(iii) Milk
(iV) Cry
(V) Smile
Q. Arrange the words in meaningful sequence.
(i) House
(ii) Street
(iii) Room
(iV) Town
(V) District 
Q. What did Jyotiba Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
Q. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the
Q. Who is called the "Lokhitwadi"?
Q. The Servants of Indian Society started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale was set up with which of the following objectives?
Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
Q. Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
Q. Dayananda was born on February 12 in 1824, in the town of Tankara, near Morvi (Morbi) in the Kathiawar region of the princely state of
Q. The "Arya Samaj" was founded by
Q. Titu mir's movement considered one of the Muslim reform movement mainly aimed at eradicating which of the following systems?
Q. Which of the following is grown in the cold climate of Kashmir?
Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
Q. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious type of winds which bring a lot of disaster?
Q. Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from
Q. ________ is a planned city in India.
Q. The 2's complement of a binary no. is obtained by adding.....to its 1's complement.
Q. The symbols used in an assembly language are
Q. How many bit code is used by Murray code for TELEPRINTER machines.
Q. Which method is used to connect a remote computer?
Q. Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?
Q. The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is called
Q. A common boundary between two systems is called
Q. The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is
Q. A single packet on a data link is known as
Q. The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as
Q. Idioms and phrases for - To keep the ball rolling
Q. Idioms and phrases for - To blaze trail
Q. Idioms and phrases for - Tall order
Q. Idioms and phrases for - To beggars description
Q. Idioms and phrases for - To turn the other cheek
Q. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost / to defend the hardly-won / freedom of the country.
Q. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost / to defend the hardly-won / freedom of the country.
Q. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
When the dentist came in / my tooth was stopped aching / out of fear that I might lose my tooth.
Q. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
They have been / very close friends / until they quarrelled.
Q. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
Sixty miles / are / a good distance.
Q. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The students were / awaiting for / the arrival of the chief guest.
Q. Who introduced the term 'monsoon'?
Q. During the South-West Monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains dry because
Q. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
Q. What is the major cause of 'October Heat'?
Q. The capacity of the Atmosphere to hold water vapour
Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
Q. Venus has atmosphere made up of
Q. The layer of atmosphere which reflects radio waves is
Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________ 
Q. Why two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a single thick shirt in winter ?
Q. Global warming is expected to result in
Q. A stone floor feels cold to the bare feet but a carpet on the same floor feels warm. This is because 
Q. The base of an electric iron is brightly polished mainly
Q. The cover of a solar cooker is made of glass because
Q. A black body can absorb radiations of :
Q. A body absorbs heat most if it is
Q. Heat transfer by conduction occurs when molecules
Q. Heat from the Sun reaches the Earth by
Q. In general, which is the cause of a land breeze?
Q. A cup of hot coffee is placed on a metal table in a room. By which of the following methods does it lose heat?
Q. Plants are dried up in winter due to frost because
Q. Wollen clothes keep the body warm because
Q. Ventilators are provided near the ceiling of the room because
Q. After allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price, a shopkeeper still gains 21%. The marked price is above the cost price by
Q. The true discount on Rs.1, 860 due after a certain time at 5% is Rs.60. Find the time after which it is due.
Q. A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs.180. He wishes to gain 20% after allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price to the customer. The marked price will be
Q. The cost of manufacturing an article was Rs.900. The trader wants to gain 25% after giving a discount of 10%. The marked price must be :
Q. A trader sells his goods at a discount of 20%. He still makes a profit of 25%. If he sells the goods at the marked price only, his profit will be
Q. An article of cost price Rs.8,000 is marked at Rs.11,200. After allowing a discount of x% a profit of 12% is made. The value of x is
Q. How much percent more than the cost price should a shopkeeper mark his goods so that after allowing a discount of 25% on the marked price, he gains 20% ?
Q. The marked price of an electric iron is Rs.690. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%. If no discount is allowed, his gain per cent would be
Q. The marked price of a radio is Rs.4,800. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%. If no discount is allowed, his gain per cent will be
Q. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above his cost price and gives 15% discount on the marked price. His gain percent is
Q. Change the speech: 
He said to her, "Rest assured. I shall repay your loan."
Q. Change the speech: 
Krishna said to his friends, "Let us go to a movie today".
Q. Change the speech: 
He said to her, "Where is she going?"
Q. Change the speech: 
He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."
Q. Change the speech: 
He said, "I am glad to be here this evening."
Q. Change the speech: 
"What about going for a swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."
Q. Change the speech: 
The poor examinee said, "0 God, take pity on me."
Q. Change the speech: 
He said to the interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"
Q. Change the speech: 
The General said, "Bravo! Well done, my soldiers".
Q. Change the speech: 
He said, "If I had the key with me, I could give you the solution".
Q. The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?
Q. What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?
Q. Who invented Gramophone?
Q. Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?
Q. What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?
Q. This part-time race car driver invented the bucket seat in 1969. Who was he??
Q. What Benjamin Franklin invented?
Q. What now ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
Q. Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear?
Q. Who invented Gunpowder?
Q. At a certain rate per annum, the simple interest on a sum of money for one year is Rs. 260 and the compound interest on the same sum for two years is Rs. 540.80. The rate of interest per annum is = ?
Q. A man invests Rs. 5000 for 3 years at 5% p.a. compound interest reckoned yearly. Income tax at the rate of 20% on the interest earned is deducted at the end of each year. Find the amount at the end of the third year = ?
Q. The compound interest on Rs. 6000 at 10% per annum for 1.5 years, when the interest being compounded annually, is = ?
Q. A certain sum of amounts to Rs. 5832 in 2 years at 8% per annum compound interest, the sum is = ?
Q. A man borrow Rs. 4000 at 15%, compound rate of interest. At the end of each year he pays back Rs. 1500. How much amount should be pay at the end of the third year to clear all his dues ?
Q. Change the voice: 
Rita rescued three puppies.
Q. Change the voice: 
He made us work.
Q. Change the voice: 
An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
Q. Change the voice: 
The doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man.
Q. Change the voice: 
Sheela painted the house green.
Q. Change the voice: 
A big crowd chased him and later the police arrested him.
Q. Change the voice: 
Wild animals live in the dense forest.
Q. Change the voice: 
Jim would know next to nothing of the events.
Q. Change the voice: 
Leo Tolstoy wrote 'War and Peace.'
Q. Change the voice: 
They have spotted me in the crowd.
Q. Change the voice: 
The poet read his long poem himself.
Q. Change the voice: 
Someone saw him picking up a gun.
Q. Change the voice: 
Deforestation has reduced rainfall in the tropical lands.
Q. Change the voice: 
He completed the story on time.
Q. Change the voice: 
The novels of Tolstoy interest me.
Q. The average of 12 numbers is 15 and the average of the first two is 14. What is the average of the rest?
Q. Six numbers are arranged in decreasing order. The average of the first five numbers is 30 and the average of the last five numbers is 25. The difference of the first and the last numbers is
Q. The marks of six boys in a group are 48, 59, 87, 37, 78 and 57. What are the average marks of all six boys?
Q. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half 1/2. The number of pupils in the class is:
Q. If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is: 
Q. A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is: 
Q. The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the remaining 8 boys is 45.15 kg. Find the average weights of all the boys in the class. 
Q. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:
Q. In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doest not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?
Q. A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year? 
Q. Antonym of FLACCID
Q. Antonym of DREARY
Q. Antonym of PATCHY
Q. Antonym of ERUDITE
Q. Antonym of VITAL
Q. Antonym of ILLUSTRIOUS
Q. Antonym of FECUND
Q. Antonym of APPROPRIATE
Q. Antonym of STRENUOUS
Q. Antonym of BASHFUL
Q. The square of a number greater than 1000 that is not divisible by three, when divided by three, leaves a remainder of 
Q. Find unit digit of product (173)^45 × (152)^77 × (777)^999. 
Q. Find the remainder when 54^124 is divided by 17. 
Q. Find the remainder when 67^107 is divided by 7.
Q. Find the remainder when 656^203 is divided by 7. 
Q. Which of following can never be ending of a perfect square? 
Q. There are 576 boys and 448 girls in a school that are to be divided into equal sections of either boys or girls alone. Find the total number of sections thus formed? 
Q. Find the least number of five digits which when divided by 40, 60, and 75, leave remainders 31, 51 and 66 respectively. 
Q. The LCM of two numbers is 1890 and their HCF is 30. If one of them is 270, the other will be
Q. Find the number of divisors of 1420.
Q. The greatest number which will divides: 4003, 4126 and 4249, leaving the same remainder in each case: 
Q. A forester wants to plant 44 apples tree, 66 banana trees and 110 mango trees in equal rows (in terms of number of trees). Also, he wants to make distinct rows of tree (i.e. only one type of tree in one row). The number of rows (minimum) that required is: 
Q. If 381A is divisible by 9, find the value of the smallest natural number A?
Q. If A381 is divisible by 11, find the value of the smallest natural number A? 
Q. The sum of the digits of two-digit number is 10, while when the digits are reversed, the number decrease by 54. Find the changed number.
Q. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is: 
Q. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is: 
Q. The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team? 
Q. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person? 
Q. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero? 
Q. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500? 
Q. A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?
Q. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs? 
Q. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8,000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 12,000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 6,000. The total number of workers in the workshop is: 
Q. 3 years ago the average of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby having been born, the average age of the family is the same today. The present age of the baby is:
Q. The average price of 10 books is Rs.12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs. 11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two books?
Q. Average of ten positive numbers is x. If each number is increased by 10%, then x :
Q. The average weight of three boys A, B and C is 163/3 kg, while the average weight of three boys B, D and E is 53 kg. What is the average weight of A, B, C, D and E?
Q. Average cost of 5 apples and 4 mangoes is Rs. 36. The average cost of 7 apples and 8 mangoes is Rs. 48. Find the total cost of 24 apples and 24 mangoes.
Q. Which one of the following numbers can be removed from the set S = {0, 2, 4, 5, 9} without changing the average of set S?
Q. One word substitution for - An extremely deep crack or opening in the ground
Q. One word substitution for - Part of a church in which bells hang
Q. One word substitution for - Government by a single person
Q. One word substitution for - A small house with all rooms on one floor
Q. One word substitution for - Strong and settled dislike between two persons
Q. One word substitution for - Music sung or played at night below a person's window
Q. One word substitution for - To cause troops etc. to spread out in readiness for battle
Q. One word substitution for - Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease
Q. One word substitution for - Life history of a person written by another
Q. One word substitution for - To examine one's own thoughts and feelings
Q. One word substitution for - To issue a thunderous verbal attack
Q. One word substitution for - That which cannot be believed
Q. One word substitution for - A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth
Q. One word substitution for - Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence
Q. One word substitution for - Of outstanding significance
Q. One word substitution for : 
The policy of extending a country's empire and influence
Q. One word substitution for : 
Present opposing arguments or evidence
Q. One word substitution for : 
One who is honourably discharged from service
Q. One word substitution for : 
A government by the nobles
Q. One word substitution for : 
One who is in charge of museum
Q. One word substitution for : 
A light sailing boat built specially for racing
Q. One word substitution for : 
A voice loud enough to be heard
Q. One word substitution for : 
To cause troops, etc. to spread out in readiness for battle
Q. One word substitution for : 
Having superior or intellectual interests and tastes
Q. One word substitution for : 
Murder of a brother
Q. One word substitution for : 
A style full of words
Q. One word substitution for : 
To walk with slow or regular Steps is to
Q. One word substitution for : 
Something that relates to everyone in the world
Q. One word substitution for : 
One who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined is a
Q. One word substitution for : 
The part of government which is concerned with making of rules
Q. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857?
Q. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt of 1857 took place
Q. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow. 
Q. Who are among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 managed to escape to Nepal?
I. Kunwar Singh
II. Nana Saheb
III. Begum of Awadh
IV. Bakht Khan
Q. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership.
II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country.
III. There was no central organisation to guide them.
IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English.

Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
Q. Which among the following place, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857 ?
Q. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
Q. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857?
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Q. Rs. 6000 becomes Rs. 7200 in 4 years. If the rate becomes 1.5 times of itself, the amount of the same principal in 5 years will be = ?
Q. The simple interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 5% p.a. for 8 years is Rs. 840. At what rate of interest the same account of interest can be received on the same sum after 5 years?
Q. The simple interest accrued on a certain principal in 5 years at the rate of 12 p.c.p.a. is Rs.1536. what amount of simple interest would one get if one invests Rs.1000 more than the previous principal for 2 years and at the same rate p.c.p.a. ?
Q. Rs. 6200 amounts to Rs. 9176 in 4 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 3% it would amount to how much?
Q. The simple interest at x% for x years will be Rs. x on a sum of:
Q. Rs. 1000 is invested at 5% per annum simple interest. If the interest is added to the principal after every 10 years, the amount will become Rs. 2000 after = ?
Q. A person invests money in three different schemes for 6 years, 10 years and 12 years at 10%, 12% and 15% simple interest respectively. At the completion of each scheme, he gets the same interest. The ratio of his investment is = ?
Q. If the simple interest for 6 years be equal to 30% of the principal, it will be equal to the principal after = ?
Q. At which sum the simple interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum will be Rs. 210 in 2 1/3 years?
Q. Veena obtained an amount of Rs. 8376 as simple interest on a certain amount at 8 p.c.p.a. after 6 years. what is the amount invested by veena?
Q. The freezing point of fresh water is ________ .
Q. The boiling point of liquids vary as
Q. Which of the following laws validates the statement that matter can neither be created nor destroyed ?
Q. When a bottle of perfume is opened in one corner of a room the smell spreads soon throughout the room. This is an example of
Q. When heated from 0 to 100oC volume of a given mass of water will :
Q. The amount of matter in a ball of steel is its :
Q. Solids have definite shapes.This is because
Q. What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called?
Q. Which of the following is not an aerosol?
Q. Vegetables are cooked in lesser time by adding a pinch of salt while cooking because
Q. When a bottle of scent is kept open in a corner of a room its odour is felt in all parts of the room. This is due to the phenomenon of :
Q. Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?
Q. Through which light cannot pass?
Q. From 2000 onwards, till 2003 the price of computers increased every year by 10%. After that due to government subsidy the price of computers decreases every year by 10%. The price of a computer in 2006 will be approx. how much per cent less than the price in 2000 if the same pattern of price is continued : 
Q. At the beginning of a year ,the owner of a jewel shop raised the price of all the jewels in his shop by x% and lowered them by x%. The price of one jewel after this up and down cycle reduced by Rs. 100. The owner carried out the same procedure after a month. After this second up-down cycle,the price of that jewel was Rs. 2304. Find the original price of that jewel(in Rs.)
Q. Connie has a number of gold bars, all of different weights. She gives the 24 lightest bars, which weigh 45% of the total weight, to Brennan. She gives the 13 heaviest bars, which weigh 26% of the total weight, to Maya. She gives the rest of the bars to Blair. How many bars did Blair receive? 
Q. The cost of a car is 400% greater than the cost of a bike. If there is an increase in the cost of the car is 15% and that of bike 20%. Then the total increase in the cost of the 5 cars and 10 bikes is:
Q. The square of a positive number is 2000% greater than the number itself, then the square of that number is :
Q. In a factory there are three types of machine M1, M2 and M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2%, 4% and 5% defective products, respectively. what is the percentage of non-defective products ?
Q. Every day a mango seller sells half his stock, 10% of the stock overnight gets spoiled. If 1983 mangoes rotted over 3 nights then how many did hi start with on the first day ?
Q. The average weight of a class of students is 67.5 kg. The weight of the class teacher is 25% more than the average weight of the class. The average weight of the class is less than the class teacher by x%. The value of x is:
Q. In the Bombay Stock Exchange there are 45% female employees and thus the number of male employees is exceeded by 72. Hence the total no. of employees in the BSE is:
Q. A college has raised 75% of the amount it needs for a new building by receiving an average donation of Rs. 600 from the people already solicited. The people already solicited represent 60% of the people, the college will ask for donations. If the college is to raise exactly the amount needed for the new building, what should be the average donation from the remaining people be solicited?
Q. A number x is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. what is the percentage error in the result?
Q. 80% of a smaller number is 4 less than 40% of a larger number. The larger number is 85 greater than the smaller one. The sum of these two number is
Q. An alloy contains the copper and aluminum in the ratio of 7 : 4 While making the weapons from this alloy, 12% of the alloy got destroyed. If there is 12 kg of aluminum in the weapon, then weight of the alloy required is :
Q. 600 students took the test on Physics and chemistry. 35% students failed in Physics and 45% students failed in chemistry and 40% of those who passed in chemistry also passed in Physics, then how many students failed in both :
Q. In the Science City, Kolkata the rate of the ticket is increased by 50% to increased the revenue but simultaneously 20% of the visitor decreased. What is percentage change in the revenue. if it is known that the Science city collects one revenue only from the visitors and it has no other financial supports:
Q. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?
Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
Q. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?
Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana Empire?
Q. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?
Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
Q. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
Q. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
Q. The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to beautify his capital, was
Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha.
Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
Q. 40, 40, 31, 31, 22, 22, 13, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 4, 8, 22, 12, 16, 22, 20, 24, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 9, 12, 11, 14, 13, 16, 15, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 61, 57, 50, 61, 43, 36, 61, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 20, 20, 17, 17, 14, 14, 11, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 84, 78, 72, 66, 60, 54, 48, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 75, 65, 85, 55, 45, 85, 35, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. 21, 25, 18, 29, 33, 18, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To turn up one's nose at a thing
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To catch somebody on the hop
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To throw down the glove
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To snap one's fingers
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To take with a grain of salt
Q. Idioms and phrases for- A fair crack of the whip
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To get into hot waters
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To be at daggers drawn
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Harp on
Q. Idioms and phrases for- By the skin of one's teeth
Q. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is: 
Q. If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:
Q. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit's salary? 
Q. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?
Q. In a mixture 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quanity of water to be further added is:
Q. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats? 
Q. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?
Q. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: 
Q. A and B together have Rs. 1210. If 4/15 of A's amount is equal to 2/5 of B's amount, how much amount does B have?
Q. Number of students in institutes A and B were in the ratio of 7 : 15 respectively in 2012. In 2013, the number of students in institute A increased by 25% and number of students in institutes B increased by 26%, then what was the respective ratio between number of students in institutes A and B?
Q. A trader has 50 kg of pulses, part of which he sells at 14% profit and rest at 6% loss. On the whole his loss is 4%. How much quantity is sold at 14% profit and that at 6% loss?
Q. An amount of Rs. 680 was invested at 6% rate of interest and another sum of money was invested at 10% interest. If the average interest on the total at the end of the year was 7.5%, how much was invested at 10%? 
Q. In a zoo, there are deers and ducks. If the heads are counted, there are 180, while the legs are 448. What will be the number of deers in the zoo?
Q. Three types of wheat of Rs. 1.27, Rs. 1.29 and Rs. 1.32 per kg are mixed together to be sold at Rs. 1.30 per kg. In what ratio should this wheat be mixed?
Q. From a container, full of pure milk, 20% is replaced by water and this process is repeated three times. At the end of third operation, the quantity of pure milk reduces to: 
Q. To gain 10% on selling sample of milk at the cost price of pure milk, the quantity of water to be mixed with 50 kg. of pure milk is:
Q. In what ratio must a mixture of 30% alcohol strength be mixed with that of 50% alcohol strength so as to get a mixture of 45% alcohol strength?
Q. In a 729 litres mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk to water is 7 : 2. to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3, the amount of water to be added is: 
Q. An alloy contains zinc, copper and tin in the ratio 2 : 3 : 1 and another contains copper, tin and lead in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3. If equal weights of both alloys are melted together to form a third alloy, then the weight of lead per kg in new alloy will be: 
Q. The ratio, in which tea costing Rs. 192 per kg is to be mixed with tea costing Rs. 150 per kg so that the mixed tea when sold for Rs. 194.40 per kg, gives a profit of 20%
Q. 1 : The department has initiated steps
P : from the corporate sector
Q : to evolve appropriate schemes
R : and financial institutions for
S : for mobilising investment
6 : the development of wastelands.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : There is a fashion nowadays
P : as an evil
Q : who is born with a silver spoon
R : to bewail poverty
S : and to pity the youngman
6 : in his mouth.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. P : while some people live
Q : to eat and drink and wear
R : many have not even enough
S : in luxury

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : A four-year study
P : that babies feel more comfortable
Q : conducted by the Infant Testing Centre
R : around other babies
S : clearly suggests
6 : than with strange adults.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. Only
P : to make himself
Q : by shouting at the top of his voice
R : was he able
S : heard

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : When I reached my office
P : to get home early
Q : I phoned my mother
R : that I wouldn't be able
S : to tell her
6 : as I had promised.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : Thick glass may
P : which are available
Q : of the home bottle-cuttlers
R : in many large stores, but any fine
S : be cut with one
6 : glass requires personal attention.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : The decomposers
P : and hence help to clean the environment
Q : help in decomposing the
R : dead bodies of plants and animals
S : and put back various useful elements
6 : into soil, air and water.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : Paintings
P : have been
Q : which were submitted
R : totally ruined by rain
S : for the exhibition
6 : last night.

The Proper sequence should be:
Q. 1 : According to reports
P : were still trapped inside
Q : bogies
R : the wrecked
S : some of the passengers
6 : of the express.

The Proper sequence should be: