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1.	Which one of the following sets makes the terminals of the ordinary torch cell ?
A.	Zinc--------Carbon
B.	Copper----------Zinc
C.	Zinc ----------------Cadmium
D.	Carbon---------------Copper
Answer» B. Copper----------Zinc

Discussion

2.	There are 154 beads in a rosary and all are coloured, either red or blue or green. The number of blue ones is three less than red and five more than green ones, The number of red beads is :
A.	55
B.	52
C.	47
D.	45
Answer» B. 52

Discussion

3.	State if the following statements are true or false, Find your correct answer from the given code:1. Standard deviation can never be negative2. The sum of squared deviations measured from mean is least.
A.	Both 1 and 2 are true.
B.	Both 1 and 2 are false.
C.	1 is true, but 2 is false
D.	1 is false, but 2 is true
Answer» B. Both 1 and 2 are false.

Discussion

4.	The average score for boys and girls in Hindi are 63 and 67 respectively. The combined average is 64.5. The ratio of the number of girls (n1) and number of boys (n2); i.e. (n1/n2) is :
A.	3/5
B.	2/5
C.	3/4
D.	4/5
Answer» B. 2/5

Discussion

5.	Two samples A and B have same standard deviations, but the Mean of A is greater then Mean . Then the coefficient of variation of A is:
A.	Greater than that of B
B.	less than that of B
C.	Equal to that of B
D.	none of these
Answer» C. Equal to that of B

Discussion

6.	A batsman in his 17th inning makes a score of 85, and thereby increases his average by 3. His average after 17th inning is :
A.	37
B.	35
C.	33
D.	31
Answer» B. 35

Discussion

7.	A bag contains 20 tickets marked with numbers 1 to 20 . One ticket is drawn at random. Find the probability that is will be multiple of 2 or 5
A.	0.7
B.	0.6
C.	0.5
D.	0.4
Answer» C. 0.5

Discussion

8.	Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I : A. Alfred Nobel B. alexander Fleming C. Charles Darwin D, Madame Curie List-II: 1. Theory of Evolution 2. Dynamite 3. Penicillin 4. Isolation of radium
A.	A1B2C3D4
B.	A2B3C1D4
C.	A3B2C1D4
D.	A1B4C3D2
Answer» C. A3B2C1D4

Discussion

9.	The average weight of 4 boys is 60 kg, the first weighs one fourth of the sum of the last three. The weight of the first boy in kg. is :
A.	15
B.	45
C.	48
D.	51
Answer» D. 51

Discussion

10.	The cut point of 'less than' and 'more than' cumulative frequency curves corresponds to the :
A.	Mean
B.	Median
C.	Mode
D.	Q1
Answer» C. Mode

Discussion

11.	A sum of Rs.2000 was lent partly at 6% and partly at 7% . The total simple interest received after 4 years was 532. The sum lent at 6% was:
A.	Rs.1000
B.	Rs.900
C.	Rs.800
D.	Rs.700
Answer» E.

Discussion

12.	State which of the following variables are discrete variables: select your corret answer from the given code-. 1. Marks scored (to the nearest unit) out of 50 in a test. 2. Daily temperature of your city 3. Sizes of shoes 4. Distance travelled by a man.
A.	Only 1 and 3
B.	Only 1 and 2
C.	only 2 and 3
D.	only 3 and 4
Answer» B. Only 1 and 2

Discussion

13.	From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn, The number of ways that these are one King and one queen, are:
A.	16
B.	12
C.	8
D.	4
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

14.	If the Mean and Median for a moderately asymmeric distribution are 15.6 and 15.73 respectively, then its Mode is :
A.	15.69
B.	15.80
C.	15.99
D.	15.89
Answer» D. 15.89

Discussion

15.	Frequency polygon can be superimposed on a histogram by joining:
A.	mid points of the upper side
B.	left end points of the upper side
C.	right end points of the upper side
D.	neither of these
Answer» B. left end points of the upper side

Discussion

16.	If the code of ABSENT is ZYHVMG then the code of PRESENT will be :
A.	KIHVHGM
B.	KIVHVMG
C.	KITMHMG
D.	GKITYTL
Answer» C. KITMHMG

Discussion

17.	Which one of the following is different from the rest as a class ?
A.	Guitar
B.	Flute
C.	Sarod
D.	Veena
Answer» C. Sarod

Discussion

18.	The diagonals of a rhombus are of length 24 cms and 10 cms. The perimeter of the rhomus is :
A.	72 cms
B.	68 cms
C.	56 cms
D.	52 cms
Answer» E.

Discussion

19.	If the radius of a circle is increased by 50% then are of the circle will increase by :
A.	50%
B.	75%
C.	100%
D.	125%
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	A sells his goods 10% cheaper than B and 10% dearer than C.A. consumer of B saves by taking Rs.180 wort of goods from C.
A.	Rs.10
B.	Rs.20
C.	Rs.40
D.	Rs.60
Answer» D. Rs.60

Discussion

21.	If the following words are arranged in proper sequence in terms of growth, with what letter will the middle word start ? Old age, infancy, youth, adolescence, childhood
A.	y
B.	c
C.	o
D.	a
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	If a, b, c are integers, then distributive law for multiplication over addition is :
A.	ax(b+c)=(axb)+c
B.	a+(bxc)=(a+b)=(a+b)x(a+c)
C.	ax(b+c)=(axb)+(axc0
D.	a+(bxc)=(a+b)xc
Answer» D. a+(bxc)=(a+b)xc

Discussion

23.	If a 36 inches long strip of cloth shrinks to 33 inches after being washed, how many inches long will the same strip remain after washing if it were 48 inches long ?
A.	47 inches
B.	44 inches
C.	45 inches
D.	46 inches
Answer» C. 45 inches

Discussion

24.	Which of the following numbers is such that if divided by 13, yields a remainder of 4 and when divided by 17, it leaves a remainder 11 ?
A.	654
B.	589
C.	576
D.	760
Answer» C. 576

Discussion

25.	For natural numbers, the statement: (a+b)+c=a+(b+c) is known as :
A.	Closure law
B.	commulative law
C.	distributive Law
D.	Associative law
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	If 450 students take an admission test for Joining a Navodaya Vidyalaya of which 10% get average and 20% fail to get through. How many of examinees would get admitted to the school ?
A.	310
B.	315
C.	300
D.	410
Answer» C. 300

Discussion

27.	An individual is cycling at a speed of 25 km. per hour. He catches his predecessor who had started earlier in two hours. What is the speed of his predecessor who had started 3 hours earlier ?
A.	15 Km per hour
B.	12 Km per hour
C.	10 km per hour
D.	8 km per hour
Answer» D. 8 km per hour

Discussion

28.	Which one of the following was a leap year ?
A.	1300
B.	1100
C.	1900
D.	2000
Answer» E.

Discussion

29.	Which among the following States has the lowest number of elected members in the Rajya Sabha ?
A.	Chhattisgarh
B.	Himanchal Pradesh
C.	Jharkhand
D.	Jammu and Kashmir
Answer» C. Jharkhand

Discussion

30.	What number will occur at the end of the following series ?13, 23, 34, 46, 59-----------?
A.	69
B.	70
C.	72
D.	73
Answer» E.

Discussion

31.	Which one of the following points differentiate the Indian parliamentary system from the British Parliamentary system ?
A.	Collective Responsibility
B.	Judicial review
C.	Bicameral Legislature
D.	Real and nominal Executive
Answer» C. Bicameral Legislature

Discussion

32.	In a Parliamentary system of the Government:
A.	Judiciary controls Executive
B.	Executive controls Judiciary
C.	Executive controls Legislature
D.	Legislature Controls Executive
Answer» E.

Discussion

33.	Right to vote and right to be elected in India is a :
A.	Constitutional Right
B.	Fundamental Right
C.	Legal Right under an Act
D.	None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above

Discussion

34.	The stages in the normal financial legislation include: 1. Presentation of the Budget 2. Discussion on the Budget 3. Passing of Appropriation Bill 4. Vote on Account 5. Passing of the Finance Bill.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	1, 2 and 3
B.	1, 3 and 4
C.	1, 2, 3 and 4
D.	1, 2, 3 and 5
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	Estimates Committee is constituted from the members of :
A.	Both the Houses
B.	The Rajya Sabha
C.	The Lok Sabha
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

36.	Power of the President to grant pardons etc. is a :
A.	Legislative Power
B.	Judicial Power
C.	Executive Power
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Executive Power

Discussion

37.	Adhyaksh of a Zila Panchayat in U.P. is elected: (1) directly by persons whose names appear in electoral rolls of the Kshetra Panchayats. (2) by the members of Zila Panchayat from among themselves (3) by the SC/ST members of the Zila Panchayat from among themselves (if reserved from them) 4. by the members of Zila Panchayat belonging to Backward classes from among themselves (if reserved for them ) Select the correct answer from the codes given below:-
A.	1 only
B.	2 only
C.	1, 3 and 4
D.	2, 3 and 4
Answer» C. 1, 3 and 4

Discussion

38.	The President of India may declare the National Emergency if there is threat of :1.External aggression 2. Internal disturbances 3. Armed rebellion 4. Communal clashes;Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	1 and 2 only
B.	2 and 3 only
C.	3 and 4 only
D.	1 and 3 only
Answer» E.

Discussion

39.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as Reason:Assertion (A) : Planning Commission has been defined as the economic cabinetnot merely for the Union but for the States also:Reason: It formulates the five year plans for the balanced utilization of natural resources.In the context the above statements, which one of the following is correct ?
A.	Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B.	Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C.	(A) is true, but (R) is false
D.	(A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer» C. (A) is true, but (R) is false

Discussion

40.	Which one of the following is not concerned with the Panchayats ?
A.	The State Election Commission will conduct Panchayat elections
B.	The Constitution (74th amendment ) Act
C.	There shall be a fixed five year term for all the Panchayts
D.	Fresh Elections would have be held within six months of the dissolution of a Panchayat
Answer» C. There shall be a fixed five year term for all the Panchayts

Discussion

41.	Which one of the following is not covered by the Anti Defection Law ?
A.	En-bloc defections in a party
B.	Larger defection in a Party in various spell.
C.	Smaller defection in a single spell
D.	Party members in Parliament casting vote either to topple or support a Government
Answer» C. Smaller defection in a single spell

Discussion

42.	The National Development Council (NDC): 1. Discusses the progress of the National plan. 2. suggests the ways to achieve goals of the National plane. 3. gives guidelines to formulate the National Plan 4. Suggests plane allocations.: Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	1, 2 and 3
B.	2, 3 and 4
C.	1, 2 and 4
D.	All the above
Answer» B. 2, 3 and 4

Discussion

43.	Which one of the following is not a correct situation of the status of a Central Council of Ministers at the time of their resignation ?
A.	President's rule will be imposed.
B.	The President will ask to continue till alternative arrangement.
C.	alternative arrangement means earliest possible general election to be held to form a new Government.
D.	Outgoing Council of Ministers may have to hold charge till the formation of new Government.
Answer» B. The President will ask to continue till alternative arrangement.

Discussion

44.	The Joint Parliamentary Committee set up for probing the 2G spectrum issue, consists of :
A.	15 members from each of the two Houses
B.	20 members from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha
C.	18 members from Lok Sabha and 12members from Rajya Sabha
D.	16 members from Lok Sabha and 14 members from Rajya Sabha
Answer» C. 18 members from Lok Sabha and 12members from Rajya Sabha

Discussion

45.	The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the 2G Scam is headed by :
A.	Murali Manohar Joshi
B.	P.Moily
C.	P.C.Chacko
D.	Sushma Swaraj
Answer» D. Sushma Swaraj

Discussion

46.	The Guardian of Fundamental Rights is :
A.	Judiciary
B.	Executive
C.	Parliament
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Executive

Discussion

47.	In 2003, OBC status of Gurkhas was given in :
A.	U.P.
B.	Andhra Pradesh
C.	Maharashtra
D.	Uttarakhand
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	Establishment of the Pancyayati Raj System was recommended by :
A.	The Government of India Act 1935
B.	The Cripps Mission of 1942
C.	The Indian Independence Act 1947
D.	Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report 1957
Answer» E.

Discussion

49.	Which of the following statements about the framing of the Indian Constitutions is correct: ?1. Pt. Nehru's objective resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly had a bearing on the framing of the Constitution. 2. The Preamble serves very important purposes 3. The Constitution has been ordained by the People of India. 4. The Head of the State is elected directly by the people.Select the correct answer from the codes given bellow:
A.	1, 2, and 3
B.	1, 3 and 4
C.	2, 3 and 4
D.	All the four
Answer» B. 1, 3 and 4

Discussion

50.	Civil Society's representatives in the panel for drafting the Lokpal Bill include:1.Anna Hazare 2. Prashant Joshi 3. Santosh Hegde 4. Kiran Bedi 5. Shanti BhushanSelect your correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	only 1, 3, 4 and 5
B.	only 1, 2, 3 and 4
C.	only 1, 2 and 3
D.	only 1, 3 and 5
Answer» E.

Discussion

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Which one of the following sets makes the terminals of the ordinary torch cell ?

There are 154 beads in a rosary and all are coloured, either red or blue or green. The number of blue ones is three less than red and five more than green ones, The number of red beads is :

State if the following statements are true or false, Find your correct answer from the given code:1. Standard deviation can never be negative2. The sum of squared deviations measured from mean is least.

The average score for boys and girls in Hindi are 63 and 67 respectively. The combined average is 64.5. The ratio of the number of girls (n1) and number of boys (n2); i.e. (n1/n2) is :

Two samples A and B have same standard deviations, but the Mean of A is greater then Mean . Then the coefficient of variation of A is:

A batsman in his 17th inning makes a score of 85, and thereby increases his average by 3. His average after 17th inning is :

A bag contains 20 tickets marked with numbers 1 to 20 . One ticket is drawn at random. Find the probability that is will be multiple of 2 or 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I : A. Alfred Nobel B. alexander Fleming C. Charles Darwin D, Madame Curie List-II: 1. Theory of Evolution 2. Dynamite 3. Penicillin 4. Isolation of radium

The average weight of 4 boys is 60 kg, the first weighs one fourth of the sum of the last three. The weight of the first boy in kg. is :

The cut point of 'less than' and 'more than' cumulative frequency curves corresponds to the :

A sum of Rs.2000 was lent partly at 6% and partly at 7% . The total simple interest received after 4 years was 532. The sum lent at 6% was:

State which of the following variables are discrete variables: select your corret answer from the given code-. 1. Marks scored (to the nearest unit) out of 50 in a test. 2. Daily temperature of your city 3. Sizes of shoes 4. Distance travelled by a man.

From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn, The number of ways that these are one King and one queen, are:

If the Mean and Median for a moderately asymmeric distribution are 15.6 and 15.73 respectively, then its Mode is :

Frequency polygon can be superimposed on a histogram by joining:

If the code of ABSENT is ZYHVMG then the code of PRESENT will be :

Which one of the following is different from the rest as a class ?

The diagonals of a rhombus are of length 24 cms and 10 cms. The perimeter of the rhomus is :

If the radius of a circle is increased by 50% then are of the circle will increase by :

A sells his goods 10% cheaper than B and 10% dearer than C.A. consumer of B saves by taking Rs.180 wort of goods from C.

If the following words are arranged in proper sequence in terms of growth, with what letter will the middle word start ? Old age, infancy, youth, adolescence, childhood

If a, b, c are integers, then distributive law for multiplication over addition is :

If a 36 inches long strip of cloth shrinks to 33 inches after being washed, how many inches long will the same strip remain after washing if it were 48 inches long ?

Which of the following numbers is such that if divided by 13, yields a remainder of 4 and when divided by 17, it leaves a remainder 11 ?

For natural numbers, the statement: (a+b)+c=a+(b+c) is known as :

If 450 students take an admission test for Joining a Navodaya Vidyalaya of which 10% get average and 20% fail to get through. How many of examinees would get admitted to the school ?

An individual is cycling at a speed of 25 km. per hour. He catches his predecessor who had started earlier in two hours. What is the speed of his predecessor who had started 3 hours earlier ?

Which one of the following was a leap year ?

Which among the following States has the lowest number of elected members in the Rajya Sabha ?

What number will occur at the end of the following series ?13, 23, 34, 46, 59-----------?

Which one of the following points differentiate the Indian parliamentary system from the British Parliamentary system ?

In a Parliamentary system of the Government:

Right to vote and right to be elected in India is a :

The stages in the normal financial legislation include: 1. Presentation of the Budget 2. Discussion on the Budget 3. Passing of Appropriation Bill 4. Vote on Account 5. Passing of the Finance Bill.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Estimates Committee is constituted from the members of :

Power of the President to grant pardons etc. is a :

The President of India may declare the National Emergency if there is threat of :1.External aggression 2. Internal disturbances 3. Armed rebellion 4. Communal clashes;Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Which one of the following is not concerned with the Panchayats ?

Which one of the following is not covered by the Anti Defection Law ?

The National Development Council (NDC): 1. Discusses the progress of the National plan. 2. suggests the ways to achieve goals of the National plane. 3. gives guidelines to formulate the National Plan 4. Suggests plane allocations.: Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Which one of the following is not a correct situation of the status of a Central Council of Ministers at the time of their resignation ?

The Joint Parliamentary Committee set up for probing the 2G spectrum issue, consists of :

The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the 2G Scam is headed by :

The Guardian of Fundamental Rights is :

In 2003, OBC status of Gurkhas was given in :

Establishment of the Pancyayati Raj System was recommended by :

Civil Society's representatives in the panel for drafting the Lokpal Bill include:1.Anna Hazare 2. Prashant Joshi 3. Santosh Hegde 4. Kiran Bedi 5. Shanti BhushanSelect your correct answer from the codes given below: