Practice SET-1
- The term “Operation Meghdoot” is associated with which of the following?
a) Kargil War
b) Siachen Glacier
c) Bangladesh Liberation War
d) Indo-China War - Who among the following was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in Science?
a) C.V. Raman
b) Homi Bhabha
c) S. Chandrasekhar
d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - Which of the following planets has the shortest day in the Solar System?
a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c) Mercury
d) Venus - The Gini Coefficient is used to measure:
a) Inflation
b) Economic Inequality
c) GDP Growth
d) Trade Deficit - What is the primary objective of the “Project Tiger” initiative in India?
a) Protecting forests
b) Conservation of tiger population
c) Reducing poaching of wild animals
d) Boosting eco-tourism
- If a number is divided by 7, it gives a remainder of 5. What will be the remainder when the square of that number is divided by 7?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 - A shopkeeper marks his goods at 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20%. What is the effective profit percentage?
a) 12%
b) 20%
c) 16%
d) 10% - The sum of the squares of three consecutive natural numbers is 365. Find the smallest number.
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13 - A and B together can complete a work in 12 days, while B alone can complete the same work in 30 days. In how many days can A alone complete the work?
a) 15 days
b) 18 days
c) 20 days
d) 22 days - The average age of 6 members in a family is 28 years. If the age of the youngest member is 14 years, what is the average age of the remaining five members?
a) 30 years
b) 32 years
c) 34 years
d) 36 years
- Find the missing term in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
a) 38
b) 40
c) 42
d) 44 - In a certain code, “FLOWER” is written as “GMPXFS”. How is “GARDEN” written in that code?
a) HBSFDM
b) HBSEFM
c) HBSFEN
d) HBSFEM - If A is the brother of B, B is the sister of C, and C is the son of D, then how is D related to A?
a) Father
b) Mother
c) Grandfather
d) Grandmother - A statement followed by two assumptions is given. Decide which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement. Statement: “You should start saving early for your retirement.” Assumption 1: People do not start saving early.
Assumption 2: Retirement planning requires financial stability.
a) Only Assumption 1 is implicit
b) Only Assumption 2 is implicit
c) Both are implicit
d) Neither is implicit - A clock is set to the correct time at 8:00 AM. It loses 2 minutes every hour. What will be the correct time when the clock shows 8:00 PM on the same day?
a) 7:36 PM
b) 7:40 PM
c) 7:44 PM
d) 7:48 PM
Answers
- b) Siachen Glacier
- a) C.V. Raman
- b) Jupiter
- b) Economic Inequality
- b) Conservation of tiger population
- a) 1
- c) 16%
- b) 11
- a) 15 days
- a) 30 years
- b) 40
- a) HBSFDM
- a) Father
- c) Both are implicit
- d) 7:48 PM