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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is a Biological method of soil conservation ? |
| A. | Contour farming |
| B. | contour terracing |
| C. | Gully control |
| D. | Basin listing |
| Answer» C. Gully control | |
| 2. |
When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end ? |
| A. | 1498 AD |
| B. | 1526 AD |
| C. | 1565 AD |
| D. | 1600 AD |
| Answer» C. 1565 AD | |
| 3. |
Ravikirti, a jain who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronized by: |
| A. | Pulakeshi I |
| B. | Harsha |
| C. | Pulkeshi II |
| D. | Kharavela |
| Answer» D. Kharavela | |
| 4. |
In which year were the states reorganized on a linguistic basis ? |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The 'Mein Kampf' was written by : |
| A. | Hitler |
| B. | Mussolini |
| C. | Bismarck |
| D. | Mazzini |
| Answer» B. Mussolini | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following is the most lasting contribution of the Rastrakutas ? |
| A. | Kailasha Temple |
| B. | Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, the three writers of Kannada Poetry and Kailasha Temple |
| C. | Patronage of Jainism |
| D. | Conquests |
| Answer» B. Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, the three writers of Kannada Poetry and Kailasha Temple | |
| 7. |
In the provisional Parliament of India, how many members were there ? |
| A. | 296 |
| B. | 313 |
| C. | 318 |
| D. | 316 |
| Answer» B. 313 | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is not an economic problem ? |
| A. | Deciding between paid work and leisure |
| B. | Deciding between expenditure on one good and the other |
| C. | Deciding between alternative methods of personal saving. |
| D. | Deciding between different ways of spending leisure time |
| Answer» B. Deciding between expenditure on one good and the other | |
| 9. |
The value of (sin25° cos 65°+ cos 25° sin 55°) / tan² 70° - cosec² 20° is: |
| A. | -1 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 0 | |
| 10. |
Which of the following occurs when labour productivity rises ? |
| A. | The equilibrium nominal wage falls |
| B. | The equilibrium quantity of labour falls |
| C. | Competitivefirms will be induced to use more capital. |
| D. | The labour demand curve shifts to the right |
| Answer» D. The labour demand curve shifts to the right | |
| 11. |
Which of the following are consumer semi-durable goods ? |
| A. | Cars and television sets |
| B. | Milk and Milk products |
| C. | Foodgrains and other food products |
| D. | Electrical appliance like fans and electric irons |
| Answer» D. Electrical appliance like fans and electric irons | |
| 12. |
Other things being equal, a decrease in quantity demanded of a commodity can be caused by: |
| A. | a rise in the price of the commodity |
| B. | a rise in the income of the consumer. |
| C. | a fall in the price of a commodity. |
| D. | a fall in the income of the consumer |
| Answer» B. a rise in the income of the consumer. | |
| 13. |
In △ABC, D and E are two points on the sides AB and AC respectively. so that DEa BC and (AD/BD) = (2/3). Then, (the area of trapezium DECB) / (the are of △ABC) is equal to : |
| A. | 5/9 |
| B. | 21/25 |
| C. | 1(4/5) |
| D. | 5(1/4) |
| Answer» C. 1(4/5) | |
| 14. |
The length of the shadow of a vertical tower on level ground increases by 10 m when the altitude of the Sun changes from 45° to 30° . Then, the height of the tower is: |
| A. | 5 (√3+1)m |
| B. | 5(√3-1)m |
| C. | 5√3m |
| D. | 5/√3 m |
| Answer» B. 5(√3-1)m | |
| 15. |
Stack and Queues are? |
| A. | Primitive Data structures |
| B. | Non primitive data structures |
| C. | Non linear data structures |
| D. | Primitive Data types |
| Answer» C. Non linear data structures | |
| 16. |
A vertical pole and a vertical tower are standing on the same level ground. Height of the pole is 10 m. From the tope of the pole the angle of elevation of the top of the tower and angle of depression of the foot of the tower are 60° and 30° respectively. The height of the tower is : |
| A. | 20 m |
| B. | 30 m |
| C. | 40 m |
| D. | 50 m |
| Answer» D. 50 m | |
| 17. |
If (x /xa+yb+zc) = (y /ya+zb+xc) = (z / za+xb+yc) and x + y + z ≠o, then each ratio is : |
| A. | 1/a - b - c |
| B. | 1/ a+ b - c |
| C. | 1 / a - b + c |
| D. | 1 / a+ b+ c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
If θ is a positive acute angle and 4 cos²θ-4 cosθ+1=0,then the value of tan (θ - 15°) is equal to |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | √3 |
| D. | 1/√3 |
| Answer» C. √3 | |
| 19. |
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1440°. The number of sides of the polygon is : |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 20. |
If x = p + 1/ p and y = p - 1 / p, then value of x^4 - 2x²y²+y^4 is : |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 21. |
If (r cos θ - √3)² + ( r sin θ - 1)²=0, then the value of r tan θ + sec θ /r secθ+ tanθ is equal to |
| A. | 4/5 |
| B. | 5/4 |
| C. | √3/4 |
| D. | √5/4 |
| Answer» B. 5/4 | |
| 22. |
Two circles intersect each other at the points A and B. A straight line parallel to AB intersects the circles at C, D, E and F. If CD = 4.5 cm, then the measure of EF is : |
| A. | 1.50 cm |
| B. | 2.25 cm |
| C. | 4.50 cm |
| D. | 9.00 cm |
| Answer» D. 9.00 cm | |
| 23. |
If the sides of a right angled triangle are three consecutive integers, then the length of the smallest side is : |
| A. | 3 units |
| B. | 2 units |
| C. | 4 units |
| D. | 5 units |
| Answer» B. 2 units | |
| 24. |
The external fencing of a circular path around a circular plot of land is 33 m. more than its interior fencing. The width of the path around the plot is is: |
| A. | 5.52 m |
| B. | 5.25 m |
| C. | 2.55 m |
| D. | 2.25 m |
| Answer» C. 2.55 m | |
| 25. |
A horse taken 2 (1/2)s to complete a round around a circular field. If the speed of the horse was 66 m/s, then the radius of the field is (given π=22/7) |
| A. | 25.62 m |
| B. | 26.52 m |
| C. | 25.26 m |
| D. | 26.25 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The perimeters of two similar triangles △ABC and △PQR are 36 cm and 24 cm resectively. If pq= 10 cm, the AB is : |
| A. | 15 cm |
| B. | 12 cm |
| C. | 14 cm |
| D. | 26 cm |
| Answer» B. 12 cm | |
| 27. |
If x = 3 +2√2, then x^6+x^4+x²+1/x³ is equal to : |
| A. | 216 |
| B. | 192 |
| C. | 198 |
| D. | 204 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The area of a square park is 25 sq km. The time taken to complete a round of the field once, at a speed of 3 km/h is: |
| A. | 4 h 60 min |
| B. | 4 h 50 min |
| C. | 6 h 40 min |
| D. | 5 h 40 min |
| Answer» D. 5 h 40 min | |
| 29. |
If x+1/x=3, then the value of 3x²-4x+3/x²-x+1 is : |
| A. | 4/3 |
| B. | 3/2 |
| C. | 5/2 |
| D. | 5/3 |
| Answer» D. 5/3 | |
| 30. |
The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs.8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs.12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is : |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» C. 22 | |
| 31. |
The population of a village increases by 5% annually. If its present population is 4410, then its population 2 yr ago was: |
| A. | 4500 |
| B. | 4000 |
| C. | 3800 |
| D. | 3500 |
| Answer» C. 3800 | |
| 32. |
A total profit of Rs.3600 is to be distributed amongst A, B and C such that A:B = 5 : 4 and B : C = 8 : 9. The share of C in the profit is: |
| A. | Rs.1200 |
| B. | Rs.1500 |
| C. | Rs.1650 |
| D. | Rs.1700 |
| Answer» B. Rs.1500 | |
| 33. |
A is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as C is. The journey covered by C in 1 ( 1/2)h will be covered by A in : |
| A. | 15 min |
| B. | 20 min |
| C. | 30 min |
| D. | 1 h |
| Answer» D. 1 h | |
| 34. |
3 yr. ago the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 yr. A baby having been born, the average age f the family is the same today. The present age of the baby is: |
| A. | 1 yr. |
| B. | 1 (1/2) yr. |
| C. | 2 yr. |
| D. | 3 yr. |
| Answer» D. 3 yr. | |
| 35. |
If the three medians of a triangle are same., then the triangle is : |
| A. | equilateral |
| B. | isosceles |
| C. | right angled |
| D. | obtuse angled |
| Answer» B. isosceles | |
| 36. |
A sum of Rs.210 was taken as a loan. This is to be paid back in two equal installments. If the rate of interest be 10% compounded annually, then the value of each installment is :: |
| A. | 127 |
| B. | 121 |
| C. | 210 |
| D. | 225 |
| Answer» C. 210 | |
| 37. |
A flask in the shape of a right circular cone of height 24 cm is filled with water. The water is poured in a right circular cylindrical flask whose radius is 1/3rd of the radius of the base of the circular cone. Then, the height of the water in the cylindrical flask is : |
| A. | 32 cm |
| B. | 24 cm |
| C. | 48 cm |
| D. | 72 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
1% of 1% of 25% of 1000 is: |
| A. | 0.025 |
| B. | 0.0025 |
| C. | 0.25 |
| D. | 0.000025 |
| Answer» B. 0.0025 | |
| 39. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min. and 45 min. respectively. Another pipe C can empty the tank in 30 min. First A and B are opened. After 7 min. C is also opened. The tank is filled up in. |
| A. | 39 min. |
| B. | 46 min. |
| C. | 40 min. |
| D. | 45 min |
| Answer» C. 40 min. | |
| 40. |
If the sum of the dimensions of a rectangular parallel piped is 24 cm and the length of the diagonal is 15 cm, then the total surface area of it is: |
| A. | 420 cm² |
| B. | 275 cm² |
| C. | 351 cm² |
| D. | 378 cm² |
| Answer» D. 378 cm² | |
| 41. |
Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12: 23. The small number is: |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 33 |
| C. | 49 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» C. 49 | |
| 42. |
A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs.56.25 more, he would have gained 10%. What is the cost price (in Rs.) of the watch ? |
| A. | 370 |
| B. | 365 |
| C. | 375 |
| D. | 390 |
| Answer» D. 390 | |
| 43. |
If x : y = 5 : 2, then ( 8x + 9y) : (8x + 2y) is |
| A. | 22 : 29 |
| B. | 26 : 61 |
| C. | 29 : 22 |
| D. | 61 |
| Answer» D. 61 | |
| 44. |
The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 44 and 464 respectively. If the first number is divided by 2, the quotient is 44. The other number is : |
| A. | 147 |
| B. | 528 |
| C. | 132 |
| D. | 264 |
| Answer» D. 264 | |
| 45. |
A teacher wants to arrange his students in an equal number of rows and columns. If there are 1369 students, the number of students in the last row are: |
| A. | 37 |
| B. | 33 |
| C. | 63 |
| D. | 47 |
| Answer» B. 33 | |
| 46. |
Ram left 1/3 of his property to his widow and 3/5 of the remainder to his daughter. He gave the rest to his son who received Rs.6400. How much was his original property worth ? |
| A. | Rs.16000 |
| B. | Rs.32000 |
| C. | Rs.24000 |
| D. | Rs.1600 |
| Answer» D. Rs.1600 | |
| 47. |
A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 9 days and 15 days respectively. If they work for a day alternately, with a Beginning, then the work will be completed in : |
| A. | 10 days |
| B. | 11 days |
| C. | 9 days |
| D. | 12 days |
| Answer» C. 9 days | |
| 48. |
If x/y = 4/5 then the value of (4/7+2y-x/2y+x) is : |
| A. | 3/7 |
| B. | 1 (1/7) |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 49. |
The first term of an arithmetic progression is 22 and the last term is -11. If the sum is 66, the number of terms in sequence are : |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 9 | |
| 50. |
The marked price of a saree is Rs.200. After allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, the shopkeeper makes a profit of Rs.16. Find the gain per cent. |
| A. | 11 (1/9) |
| B. | 9 (1/11) |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 9 (1/11) | |