MPPSC Prelims 2017 – Paper 2: General Aptitude Test (CSAT): Solved Question Paper

100 questions, each with a model answer in Hindi and English.

You are a police officer. A patient has died in a hospital and the relatives think that the doctor is responsible. You are informed that the relatives are attacking the doctor. What do you do?
A.(A) Wait till the attack is over
B.(B) Immediately reach the hospital and stop the relatives from attacking the doctorCorrect
C.(C) Report to your superiors and wait for orders
D.(D) Tell your subordinates to visit the hospital after some time
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You are a doctor in a private hospital. You get a patient who has insurance cover up to a few lakhs. Your colleague wants to order some tests which are not really necessary. What do you do?
A.(A) Allow your colleague to order the tests
B.(B) Suggest a few more tests of your own
C.(C) Reduce a few tests from your colleague's list
D.(D) Order only the necessary tests and sensitize your colleague about the need for doing soCorrect
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You are an official in the municipal corporation. Some volunteers of a non-governmental organization have painted one of the schools. However, they have not taken permission from you before painting. What do you do?
A.(A) Take strict legal action against the volunteers
B.(B) Meet with the volunteers and explain why permissions are necessary and give retrospective permissionCorrect
C.(C) Ask the volunteers to undo the painting
D.(D) Arrest the volunteers on charges of defacing government property
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You are a government official. You are getting pressurized by some local political group to transfer one of your subordinates since he has refused to favour their leader for a contract. What do you do?
A.(A) Stand by your colleague's decision and refuse to transfer himCorrect
B.(B) Transfer the colleague so that the political group does not create trouble for you
C.(C) Ask your colleague to go on leave and favour the political group leader in his absence
D.(D) Inform the other political groups of this pressure so that the political pressure is removed
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You are a government official. You are asked some information under the RTI Act. You believe you know the person who has asked for the information and you are also convinced that the information will be misused. What do you do?
A.(A) Find a way of denying the information
B.(B) Give the informationCorrect
C.(C) Give wrong information so that the possibility of misuse is minimized
D.(D) Delay in giving the information as much as possible
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You are the advisory council member for a company against which a complaint is lodged. The local municipal corporation has made you a member of their fact-finding committee. What do you do?
A.(A) Resign from the council membership before accepting the committee work
B.(B) Refuse to accept the committee membership citing conflict of interest
C.(C) Either of the options (A) or (B) aboveCorrect
D.(D) Accept the committee membership so that the report of the committee is favourable to the company
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You are the member of a governing board of an educational institution. You are also the member of local municipal corporation. The other members of the governing board urge you to use your membership in the municipal corporation to promote the educational institution. What do you do?
A.(A) Refuse since it is unethicalCorrect
B.(B) Agree to promote but do not take any initiative
C.(C) Agree to promote and take active measures
D.(D) Refuse in public but actively promote in private
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You are a freelance journalist for a publication. One of your friends wants to promote his product and offers you money if you can submit their publicity material for publication under your name. What do you do?
A.(A) Agree to publish but refuse money since you are helping your friend
B.(B) Agree to promote and take money
C.(C) Do not agree since it is unethicalCorrect
D.(D) Do not agree; refer your friend to some other journalist
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You are in a movie theatre. Before the movie, National Anthem is played. While the Anthem is being played, some college students are still sitting in their seats and are talking. What do you do?
A.(A) Assault the students
B.(B) Take their photo and put it on Facebook
C.(C) Request them not to talk and ask if they have any difficulty in standing upCorrect
D.(D) Stop movie screening till the students are removed from the hall
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A person working as an assistant in your lab comes from a poor family and is really interested in doing a PhD. How best would you help this person get into the PhD programme at your institute?
A.(A) Talk to the head of the selection committee and request her to favour this candidate because he is hardworking and also needy
B.(B) Help the candidate prepare well for the entrance exam by providing him with relevant textbooksCorrect
C.(C) Do nothing since it is up to him to get through the selection exam
D.(D) Fight with the committee members after the selection process to get this candidate into the selected list
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Aide : An aide of the minister answered the questions on his behalf.
A.(A) Follower
B.(B) AssistantCorrect
C.(C) Opponent
D.(D) Friend
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Seek : The murderer seeks pardon from the victim's family.
A.(A) Ask forCorrect
B.(B) Blame
C.(C) Deny
D.(D) Refuse
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Disappoint : The manager was disappointed with the performance of the programmer.
A.(A) Unhappy because expectations are not metCorrect
B.(B) Happy because expectations are met
C.(C) Impressed with the performance
D.(D) Afraid
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Break : The tennis player broke the earlier world record.
A.(A) SurpassCorrect
B.(B) Fail to meet
C.(C) Refused to play
D.(D) Cheated
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A tiger would rather kill a buffalo than a child
A.(A) because it is easy to kill a buffalo
B.(B) because it is hard to kill a child
C.(C) because tigers are not cunning
D.(D) because the energy the tiger will expend in capturing and killing a child gives him very little foodCorrect
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Panthers take to child lifting
A.(A) when normal food is not available
B.(B) even when normal food is availableCorrect
C.(C) when tigers hunt for buffaloes
D.(D) when they enter villages
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Which one of the following statements is false?
A.(A) Tigers are more likely to enter a village or even a home.Correct
B.(B) Panthers are more likely to enter a village or even a home.
C.(C) Tigers will rarely hunt children.
D.(D) Dogs, goats and chicken are normal food for panthers.
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Jim Corbett said that
A.(A) panthers are cunning animals
B.(B) tigers are cunning animals
C.(C) panthers are gentlemen
D.(D) tigers are gentlemenCorrect
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Panthers
A.(A) eat only children
B.(B) eat only dogs and goats
C.(C) eat only chicken
D.(D) eat dogs, goats, chicken and childrenCorrect
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Directions (Question Nos. 20 to 24) : Read the following excerpt and answer the questions asked at the end. The answers to the questions should be based on the excerpt.

Of the different groups of tropical insects, butterflies and ants are probably the most taxonomically well-known. While butterflies can be very good indicators of environmental changes, the adults fill only a few ecological niches, most species being pollinators or scavengers. Ants, on the contrary, play a much more variable role in any ecosystem. Ants are considered to run much of the terrestrial world as the premier soil turners and channelers of energy. They also play the role of predators, pollinators, harvesters and decomposers in any terrestrial ecosystem.

20. Which one of the following statements is true?
A.Both ants and butterflies play the role of pollinators.Correct
B.Butterflies play the role of pollinators, ants do not.
C.Ants play the role of pollinators, butterflies do not.
D.Neither ants nor butterflies play the role of pollinators.
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Butterflies
A.are taxonomically not very well-known
B.are good indicators of environmental changesCorrect
C.are predators, pollinators, harvesters and decomposers
D.run much of the terrestrial system
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Ants are considered to run much of the terrestrial system as
A.they are the pollinators and scavengers
B.they are well-known taxonomically
C.they play variable role in the ecosystem
D.they are premier soil turners and channelers of energyCorrect
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Ants and butterflies
A.are good indicators of environmental changes
B.are tropical insectsCorrect
C.are not well-known taxonomically
D.play no role in the ecosystem
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Most species of butterflies are pollinators and scavengers. Hence
A.they play a variable role in any ecosystem as compared to ants
B.they run much of the terrestrial system
C.they are very well-known taxonomically
D.they fill only a few ecological nichesCorrect
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India faces severe energy crisis. In order to meet this crisis without compromising the environmental concerns, the best option before the government is to
A.allow people to cut trees to use for cooking
B.go for large area installation of solar panelsCorrect
C.go for nuclear energy without worrying about the nuclear safety issues
D.allow people to use more diesel generators
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A person asked his friend about the registration number of his newly purchased car. Instead answering directly, he answered this way—The registration number has four alphabets and six digits. The first two alphabets represent the Member of Parliament and the last three alphabets represent a writing instrument. The sum of all the digits gives 20 and the sum of the first two digits is 3. The registration number is
A.MP12AT5435
B.MP12AW5345Correct
C.MP12EN3456
D.MP03EN5435
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In order to encourage farming, the district administration decided to supply free seeds and subsidized fertilizers. This means
A.the fertilizers are cheap
B.seeds are cheaper than the fertilizers
C.many people like farming
D.many people are moving away from farmingCorrect
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Heads of governments of almost all the countries have decided to take many urgent initiatives to reduce CO2 emission since the steps taken so far are not found to be yielding good results. This shows that
A.there were no steps taken in the past
B.the steps taken in the past were very good
C.the challenge due to CO2 emission is very serious todayCorrect
D.there was no challenge due to CO2 emission in the past
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Friendship is important, but choosing the correct friends is more important. Otherwise, friendship becomes a burden. This implies that
A.one should have many friends
B.friendship is always good
C.it is better to have no friends if one cannot get good friendsCorrect
D.friendship is always a burden
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The new Principal of the school has urged each student in the school to take up at least one extra-curricular activity. She is of the opinion that studies and the extra-curricular activities should go hand in hand. The Principal thinks that
A.extra-curricular activities are as important as studiesCorrect
B.studies were neglected before she took over as Principal
C.the school has a good talent in extra-curricular activities
D.every student will take many extra-curricular activities
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The government has taken many steps to implement Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. It has requested many celebrities to become ambassadors of this movement. This shows that
A.the celebrities will do a better job than the government
B.the celebrities will contribute financially to this programme
C.more citizens can be motivated into this programme by the celebritiesCorrect
D.the government is not very serious in executing this programme
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All that glitters is not gold. This means that
A.one should not judge a person by his appearanceCorrect
B.appearance always gives the correct idea about a person
C.a shining person is definitely good
D.a shining person will never be good
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Directions (Question Nos. 33 to 38) : In each of the questions below is given a statement followed by two assumptions I and II. Consider the assumptions and decide which of them is/are strong in the given statement. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.

33. Statement :
Conservation of rivers is very important today.
Assumption I :
It will reduce water scarcity.
Assumption II :
It protects our ecosystem.
A.Assumption I is strong
B.Assumption II is strongCorrect
C.Assumptions I and II are strong
D.Neither assumption I nor II is strong
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Statement :
Many services related to government are now brought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Assumption I :
It will bring in more transparency.
Assumption II :
It will bring in more accountability.
A.Assumption I is strong
B.Assumption II is strongCorrect
C.Assumptions I and II are strong
D.Neither assumption I nor II is strong
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Statement :
All citizens have the right to challenge a lower court verdict in higher courts.
Assumption I :
Lower courts are not efficient, while the higher ones are better.
Assumption II :
The possibility of error in the judgement may exist.
A.Assumption I is strong
B.Assumption II is strongCorrect
C.Assumptions I and II are strong
D.Neither assumption I nor II is strong
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Statement :
Parliamentary democracy works in many countries.
Assumption I :
It represents the overall opinion of the public.
Assumption II :
It always fulfills people's aspirations.
A.(A) Assumption I is strongCorrect
B.(B) Assumption II is strong
C.(C) Assumptions I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither assumption I nor II is strong
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Statement :
For most of the appointments, initial one or two years are treated as probation and the service is confirmed only after the probation period.
Assumption I :
The employer does not know much about the recruitee.
Assumption II :
The employer wants to extract more work during the probation.
A.(A) Assumption I is strongCorrect
B.(B) Assumption II is strong
C.(C) Assumptions I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither assumption I nor II is strong
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Statement :
Nowadays many entrance examinations are slowly getting shifted from 'offline' to 'online' examinations.
Assumption I :
Online system is more efficient.
Assumption II :
Online system creates more job opportunities.
A.(A) Assumption I is strongCorrect
B.(B) Assumption II is strong
C.(C) Assumptions I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither assumption I nor II is strong
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Statement :
In metro cities, there is shortage of water supply to all the houses. This is partly due to the huge leakage of water from water pipelines.
Argument I :
There should be 24 x 7 maintenance and water leakage should be fixed.
Argument II :
With the same or less expense, we should pump more water.
A.(A) Argument I is strongCorrect
B.(B) Argument II is strong
C.(C) Arguments I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither argument I nor II is strong
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Statement: Using mobile phones while driving should be banned.
Argument I: Yes, it causes road accidents.
Argument II: No, it will hamper business.
A.(A) Argument I is strongCorrect
B.(B) Argument II is strong
C.(C) Arguments I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither argument I nor II is strong
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Statement: Children below 6 years cannot be admitted to Class I in many States.
Argument I: The child should have the necessary mental and physical growth.
Argument II: The child should be with their parents in the initial years.
A.(A) Argument I is strongCorrect
B.(B) Argument II is strong
C.(C) Arguments I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither argument I nor II is strong
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Statement: Should education be made compulsory for all children up to Class XII?
Argument I: No, industries employing school dropped-out children will be affected.
Argument II: Yes, school education forms the basis for higher education and a better future.
A.(A) Argument I is strong
B.(B) Argument II is strongCorrect
C.(C) Arguments I and II are strong
D.(D) Neither argument I nor II is strong
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Consider the numbers bearing certain relationship among themselves along the columns in the table below:
6 18 15
4 3 x
3 2 5
8 27 9
Which one of the following numbers is the missing number indicated above by 'x'?
A.(A) 11
B.(B) 2
C.(C) 6
D.(D) 3Correct
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Which one of the following figures is the odd one?
A.(A) (1)Correct
B.(B) (2)
C.(C) (3)
D.(D) (4)
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The figures (P), (Q), (R), (S) have certain common features. Identify a figure amongst the figures (1), (2), (3), (4) which has those similar common features.
A.(A) (1)
B.(B) (2)
C.(C) (3)Correct
D.(D) (4)
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Identify the correct vertical mirror image of the following word: INDORE
A.(A) IИᗞOᴚƎ
B.(B) ИIᗞOᴚƎ
C.(C) INDORE
D.(D) ƎᴚOᗞИICorrect
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Consider that (i) Abhay is taller than Bhaskar; (ii) Chandra is taller than Abhay; (iii) Eswar is taller than Chandra, and Dhiraj is the tallest of all. If they are made to sit in the above order of their heights, who will occupy the mid-position?
A.(A) Abhay
B.(B) Bhaskar
C.(C) ChandraCorrect
D.(D) Dhiraj
2 Marks · Answer key: (C) · View question →
When a dice has been thrown four times, it produces the following result each time : Which one of the following numbers appears opposite to the number '3' in the dice?
A.(A) 1
B.(B) 4Correct
C.(C) 5
D.(D) 6
2 Marks · Answer key: (B) · View question →
In a certain code language, DAM is written as WZN. How will TABLE be written in the same code?
A.(A) GZYOVCorrect
B.(B) EYXNU
C.(C) FZXNU
D.(D) HZANW
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Who is sitting at the Northmost point of the table?
A.(A) Biju
B.(B) ArupCorrect
C.(C) Bhaskar
D.(D) Arun
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Who is sitting to the right of Biju?
A.(A) AnjaliCorrect
B.(B) Brinda
C.(C) Arun
D.(D) Bhaskar
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The immediate neighbours of Bhaskar are
A.(A) Biju and Asha
B.(B) Biju and Beena
C.(C) Arup and Beena
D.(D) Biju and BrindaCorrect
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Who is sitting in the exact North-East direction of Beena?
A.(A) Arup
B.(B) Biju
C.(C) AnjaliCorrect
D.(D) Brinda
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A circular clock has all the three hands-hour, minute and second. All the three hands coincide at 12:00 hours. What is the angle, in degrees, between the hour and second hands at 12:10 hours?
A.(A) 25
B.(B) 2
C.(C) 5Correct
D.(D) 55
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Kanchan is standing at a point A and his friend, Kumar, is standing at a point B, which is exactly in the East direction of Kanchan. Kanchan starts walking straight in the North direction. At the same time, Kumar also starts walking straight at double the speed of Kanchan. Both Kanchan and Kumar meet each other after Kanchan has walked 5 km. The distance between A and B is equal to
A.(A) $5\sqrt{3} \text{ km}$ Correct
B.(B) $3\sqrt{5} \text{ km}$
C.(C) $2\sqrt{3} \text{ km}$
D.(D) $3\sqrt{2} \text{ km}$
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If 6 $\times$ 4 = 12, 7 $\times$ 5 = 20, 5 $\times$ 8 = 21, then 5 $\times$ 7 = ?
A.(A) 20
B.(B) 18Correct
C.(C) 24
D.(D) 35
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Who is the first person to read the novel?
A.(A) D
B.(B) ACorrect
C.(C) B
D.(D) F
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Who is the fourth person to read the novel?
A.(A) D
B.(B) ACorrect
C.(C) B
D.(D) F
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Today, the age of the father is twice that of his son. Twenty years later, father will be thrice his son's age today. What is the age of the son today?
A.(A) 10 years
B.(B) 20 yearsCorrect
C.(C) 30 years
D.(D) 40 years
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A special dice is made such that each side has one of the numbers from 1 to 6 marked on it. This dice comes to rest after being thrown. In this position, it is observed that all the numbers on the sides, other than the top and bottom of the dice, add up to a value equal to 10. The numbers on the top and bottom of the dice will be
A.(A) 4 and 5Correct
B.(B) 4 and 6
C.(C) 5 and 6
D.(D) 2 and 6
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An office has odd number of cabins. In each cabin, there are fans and bulbs fitted. The number of bulbs in each cabin is twice the number of fans in the cabin. All cabins have the same number of bulbs. The total number of bulbs and fans in all the cabins together is equal to thirty. How many cabins are there in the office?
A.(A) 3
B.(B) 5Correct
C.(C) 7
D.(D) 9
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A picture on a page was reduced on a Xerox copier to 75% of its original size and this copy was then reduced by 20%. What percentage of the size of the original picture was the final copy?
A.(A) 15Correct
B.(B) 10
C.(C) 12
D.(D) 18
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The square root of a two-digit number gives a prime number. The sum of the two digits of such a number is equal to
A.(A) 8
B.(B) 13Correct
C.(C) 10
D.(D) 15
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The sum of five consecutive numbers is greater than 665 but less than 675. The sum of the even numbers in the above set of five numbers is equal to
A.(A) 406
B.(B) 404Correct
C.(C) 402
D.(D) 400
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A basket contains red and blue balls. From this basket, if one each of red and blue balls are removed, it is observed that in the remaining balls, the red balls are twice in number to that of the blue balls. From these remaining balls, three each of red and blue balls are further removed, after which it is observed that the number of the final remaining red balls is thrice that of the remaining blue balls. The number of blue balls in the starting basket is equal to
A.(A) 7
B.(B) 13Correct
C.(C) 14
D.(D) 26
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A lake supplies water to a town. In the first and the second month, it is observed that the town consumes the same amount of water. For the next four months, the monthly rate of consumption of the water is reduced by half as compared to the first two months. After this, it is observed that the remaining water in the lake is half of the initial starting volume. The ratio of the water consumed in the second month to the starting capacity of the lake is equal to
A.(A) 1/6
B.(B) 1/8Correct
C.(C) 1/12
D.(D) 1/10
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The difference between cube and square of a number is observed to be square of twice of itself. The number is
A.(A) 4
B.(B) 5
C.(C) 6Correct
D.(D) 8
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Ramesh spends 40% of his monthly salary on food. Out of the remaining money left with him, he spends 10% on phone bill, 20% on electricity bill and 10% on laundry bill. After all the expenditure, he has ₹ 7,200 left with him. Ramesh's monthly salary is equal to
A.(A) ₹ 16,364
B.(B) ₹ 36,000
C.(C) ₹ 20,000Correct
D.(D) ₹ 22,909
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A clock is currently marked at a price, which is 20% more than its actual manufacturing cost. If a shopkeeper decides to sell the clock at a price which is 10% lesser than the marked price, what is the percentage of profit shopkeeper makes?
A.(A) 8Correct
B.(B) 10
C.(C) 12
D.(D) 14
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A sequence of three numbers is generated such that the next number in the sequence is square of the previous number. The total of all these three numbers in the sequence has a magnitude between 50 and 99. The magnitude of the ratio between the first and the second digit of the total is equal to
A.(A) 2
B.(B) 0.5
C.(C) 3Correct
D.(D) 0.33
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The average weight of four persons P, Q, R and S is equal to 40 kg. Q weighs twice of P, S weighs 10 kg less than R and the weight difference between Q and R is equal to 55 kg. The weights of P and S, in kg, respectively are
A.(A) 15 and 40
B.(B) 40 and 15
C.(C) 25 and 80Correct
D.(D) 80 and 25
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The average marks of a class are 40. On removing one student from the class, it is found that the new average marks of the class are 30. It is also observed that the total marks of these remaining students are 60% of the total of the full class. The total number of students in the class is equal to
A.(A) 10Correct
B.(B) 8
C.(C) 5
D.(D) 4
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In a solution prepared by a chemist, the volume of water is 30% of the total volume. On adding 5 litres of water to the above solution, it is observed that the volume of the water increases to 40%. How much water, in litres, was there in the original solution?
A.(A) 35
B.(B) 30
C.(C) 14
D.(D) 9Correct
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What is the difference in the amounts budgeted for the food and medical expenses? (Based on the pie chart for ₹36,000 monthly income)
A.(A) ₹ 18,000
B.(B) ₹ 14,400
C.(C) ₹ 5,000
D.(D) ₹ 9,000Correct
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The family spent ₹ 3,800 on telephone bill in the current month. Assuming that all the other expenses are same as budgeted amount, how much money the family has saved/invested in this current month?
A.(A) ₹ 2,000Correct
B.(B) ₹ 1,200
C.(C) ₹ 2,800
D.(D) ₹ 7,200
2 Marks · Answer key: (A) · View question →
The family spent ₹ 4,500 on food on a particular month. What percentage of the budgeted amount for food has the family spent on that month?
A.(A) 40
B.(B) 50Correct
C.(C) 60
D.(D) 80
2 Marks · Answer key: (B) · View question →
The family spent only 80% of the budgeted amount on entertainment during a particular month, which is equal to
A.(A) ₹ 4,600
B.(B) ₹ 4,000Correct
C.(C) ₹ 14,400
D.(D) ₹ 14,600
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For the month of November, the family salary increases by an amount equal to the combined budgeted amount for house rent, children education and telephone bill from the earlier month. During November, the family spends exactly the budgeted amount on house rent and children education based on the earlier salary, i.e., before the increment. What is the percentage of the amount spent on house rent and children education together in November, based on the increased salary in November?
A.(A) 10
B.(B) 15
C.(C) 20
D.(D) 25Correct
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The square root of a two-digit number is observed to be equal to the sum of the two digits itself. The students in a class are equal to such a two-digit number. Prema's rank in the class is such that the number of students below her is four times the number of students above her. Prema's rank in the class is
A.(A) 13
B.(B) 15
C.(C) 17Correct
D.(D) 19
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Varun travels a distance of 5 km at a speed of 30 km/hour. Then he travels the next 10 km at a speed of 40 km/hour. Finally he travels the last 35 km at a speed of 60 km/hour. What is the average speed of Varun, in km/hour, for the entire travel?
A.(A) 35
B.(B) 40
C.(C) 45
D.(D) 50Correct
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What does science give us?
A.(A) Social achievements
B.(B) Physical achievementsCorrect
C.(C) Spiritual achievements
D.(D) Political achievements
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What are we continuously losing along with the development of science?
A.(A) Violence
B.(B) Cruelty
C.(C) Love
D.(D) SensitivityCorrect
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On the basis of what can any country be called advanced?
A.(A) Socialization
B.(B) IndustrializationCorrect
C.(C) Politicalization
D.(D) Globalization
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How has science changed human beings?
A.(A) Partially
B.(B) To a great extent
C.(C) CompletelyCorrect
D.(D) Not at all
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What is the yardstick of poverty and backwardness?
A.(A) Absence of right leadership
B.(B) Absence of industrializationCorrect
C.(C) Absence of commercialization
D.(D) Absence of right society
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Since ancient times, literary creation has been made a means of fulfilling what?
A.(A) Political objective
B.(B) Religious objective
C.(C) Spiritual objective
D.(D) Moral objectiveCorrect
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What was the initial form of art in the West?
A.(A) Spiritual
B.(B) Didactic/PreachyCorrect
C.(C) Artistic
D.(D) Classical
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Under whose patronage did Western classical art develop?
A.(A) Under the patronage of religionCorrect
B.(B) Under the patronage of politics
C.(C) Under the patronage of humanity
D.(D) Under the patronage of saints
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What was the concept of art in the West?
A.(A) Dharma-useful
B.(B) Life-usefulCorrect
C.(C) Society-useful
D.(D) Economy-useful
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Which perspective was lacking in Western art?
A.(A) Capitalist
B.(B) Marxist
C.(C) Art-for-art's-sake (Kalavadi)Correct
D.(D) Aesthetic/Rasavadi
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When was the Central Hindi Directorate established?
A.(A) 1961
B.(B) 1960Correct
C.(C) 1958
D.(D) 1963
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Despite linguistic movements, where has the propagation and promotion of Hindi taken place?
A.(A) East India
B.(B) West India
C.(C) North-East India
D.(D) South IndiaCorrect
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Who has an important contribution in the propagation and promotion of Hindi?
A.(A) Newspapers
B.(B) Magazines
C.(C) Society
D.(D) Media and CinemaCorrect
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When was the Scientific and Technical Terminology Commission constituted?
A.(A) 1961Correct
B.(B) 1960
C.(C) 1958
D.(D) 1964
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Which country is closer to India?
A.(A) Pakistan
B.(B) Sri LankaCorrect
C.(C) Mauritius
D.(D) America
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In which era did Romanticism develop?
A.(A) Capitalist Era
B.(B) Era of LiberalismCorrect
C.(C) Era of Experimentation
D.(D) Progressive Era
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Under which systems did the rise of modernity take place?
A.(A) Democratic (Prajatantrik)
B.(B) Democratic (Lokatantrik)Correct
C.(C) Dictatorial
D.(D) Monarchical
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Whose supreme importance is there in liberalism and romanticism?
A.(A) Liberalism
B.(B) Individualism
C.(C) Subjugation of the individual
D.(D) Freedom (autonomy) of the individualCorrect
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A person who believes in modernity believes in the creation of which values?
A.(A) Economic valuesCorrect
B.(B) Descriptive values
C.(C) Creative values
D.(D) Narrative values
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While considering individual freedom, democracy accepts what as a positive view?
A.(A) Social responsibilityCorrect
B.(B) Political responsibility
C.(C) Democratic responsibility
D.(D) Democratic responsibility (Lokatantrik)
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