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This section includes 2448 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
How will the reduction in the levels of under nutrition among children by half help? |
| A. | Improved child nutrition will also enable the achievement of optimal learning outcomes. |
| B. | It will improve girl child and male child ratio. |
| C. | It will help addressing the issues like infant mortality and sudden infant death syndromes. |
| D. | It will help children in speaking their mind. |
| Answer» B. It will improve girl child and male child ratio. | |
| 452. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari and it involves several steps.B. There are two distinctive styles of Kalamkari in India.C. They are the Sri Kalahasti style and the Machlipatnam style.D. Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. |
| A. | DABC |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | DCBA |
| D. | CBDA |
| Answer» B. ACBD | |
| 453. |
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.showed that a backward (P) the rise of (Q) modern Japan after 1868 (R) Asian country could develop itself without Western control (S) |
| A. | P Q R S |
| B. | S R Q P |
| C. | P R Q S |
| D. | Q R P S |
| Answer» E. | |
| 454. |
'living a life, which embraced tradition,Which Part of speech is the underlined word ? |
| A. | Pronoun |
| B. | Determiner |
| C. | Adjective |
| D. | Adverb |
| Answer» B. Determiner | |
| 455. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. From the outer entrance itself he had noticed that there was no one inside.B. It was quite dark by the time Raman turned into the lane and reached the temple.C. On entering the main temple, he prostrated before the goddess, got up and then sat directly in front of the idol.D. However, an oil lamp which was burning before the idol of Kaali Ma lit up the place and he could go up the steps. |
| A. | ABDC |
| B. | DBCA |
| C. | BADC |
| D. | CABD |
| Answer» D. CABD | |
| 456. |
In 1980, Ruskin Bond settled in Mussorie, what do you think was his age by then? |
| A. | 29 |
| B. | 39 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | Cannot be determined, on the basis of information given in the passage. |
| Answer» D. Cannot be determined, on the basis of information given in the passage. | |
| 457. |
According to the passage, British had a monopoly of producing which of the following products? |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Khadi |
| C. | Salt |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» D. Rice | |
| 458. |
Directions: In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S 1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequences of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.S1: We cannot understand the power of rumours and prophecies in history by checking whether they are factually correct or not.P: The rumours in 1857 began to make sense when seen in the context of the policies the British pursued from the late 1820s.Q: Rumours circulate only when they resonate with the deeper fears and suspicions of people.R: Under the leadership of Governor General Lord William Bentinck, the British adopted policies aimed at "reforming" Indian society by introducing Western education, Western ideas and Western Institutions.S: We need to see what they reflect about the minds of people who believed them - their fears and apprehensions, their faiths and convictions.S6: With the cooperation of sections of Indian society they set up English-medium schools, colleges and universities which taught Western sciences and liberal arts. |
| A. | S Q P R |
| B. | Q S P R |
| C. | P R SQ |
| D. | R S P Q |
| Answer» C. P R SQ | |
| 459. |
Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.A. Just as I was about to sleep, I heard a low humming sound.B. As they landed their lights went off.C. I looked out of my bedroom window.D. I saw a number of objects coming down from the sky. |
| A. | ACDB |
| B. | ABCD |
| C. | ABDC |
| D. | ADBC |
| Answer» B. ABCD | |
| 460. |
In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.1. A traveller had spent many a year in Africa.P. "How did you manage it?" asked one of his friends, greatly impressed.Q. On his return home, he narrated his adventures to his friends.R. "Oh, it was nothing", replied the traveller.S. "When I was in El Doab", he said, "I made fifty Arabs run!"6. "I ran, and they ran after me!" |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» D. PQSR | |
| 461. |
Directions: Given below are four sentences, three of which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.A. I knew it had not been a good idea to invite Vandana home.B. And, I wasn’t particularly keen to reveal my whole life to her.C. As soon as she entered my room, she zoomed in on the collage on the wall.D. The collage was actually my life in pictures. |
| A. | ACBD |
| B. | ABDC |
| C. | ACDB |
| D. | ADBC |
| Answer» D. ADBC | |
| 462. |
In each of the following sentences, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence from the alternatives provided and mark the answer.At last .......P. had comeQ. she had beenR. the momentS. waiting for |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» B. QSPR | |
| 463. |
How many days was the rat there inside the basket? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 464. |
Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the pans of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. Even a leisurely game like cricket.P. demanding grace rather than strengthQ. and over the rough tactics of the Australian team that visited England in 1921R. as we saw in the controversy over body-line bowlingS. can cause much ill-will |
| A. | P S R Q |
| B. | R S P Q |
| C. | S R Q P |
| D. | Q P R S |
| Answer» D. Q P R S | |
| 465. |
ITPO stands for: |
| A. | Indian Trade and Promotion Order |
| B. | India Trade Promotion Organisation |
| C. | India Trade Promotion Authority |
| D. | India Traders and Products and Organisation |
| Answer» C. India Trade Promotion Authority | |
| 466. |
Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.A. It was the first instrument to combine a reed (as in a clarinet) with a brass bell (as in a trumpet).B. Without its unique sound, we would never have heard jazz or any of the music styles that followed in its footsteps.C. While some musical instruments have been around for centuries, the saxophone is a relatively recent invention.D. The first saxophone was patented by Antoine-Joseph Sax in Paris in 1846. |
| A. | CDAB |
| B. | CADB |
| C. | CDBA |
| D. | CABD |
| Answer» B. CADB | |
| 467. |
Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.A. Though they are low in nutrients, they are valued for their flavour and are used widely in cooking.B. They add flavour to such dishes as stews, roasts, soups, and salads, and are also served as a cooked vegetable.C. Initially native to southwestern Asia, onions are now grown throughout the world, chiefly in the temperate zones.D. The onion, a herbaceous biennial plant of the amaryllis family, is grown for its edible bulb. |
| A. | DBCA |
| B. | DCBA |
| C. | DBAC |
| D. | DCAB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 468. |
Rajan was not happy that Sajan decided to do the project on his own. On observing his unhappiness, Sajan explained to Rajan that he preferred to work independently.Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences? |
| A. | Rajan has decided to work only in a group. |
| B. | Rajan and Sajan were formed into a group against their wishes. |
| C. | Sajan had decided to give in to Rajan’s request to work with him. |
| D. | Rajan had believed that Sajan and he would be working together. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 469. |
In the passage, ‘give your brain a bit of a boost’ means to - |
| A. | be able to play video games |
| B. | sharpen it |
| C. | increase its ability to grow stronger |
| D. | increase its size |
| Answer» C. increase its ability to grow stronger | |
| 470. |
Genetically unique black rhinoceros has been lost in all of the following countries, except? |
| A. | Tanzania |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Chad |
| D. | Malawi |
| Answer» B. Nigeria | |
| 471. |
Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that gives their correct order.A. Though John found none, he was not ready to give in.B. He continued the search till noon.C. John wanted to have a big well dug.D. He searched around for workers who would do the job for him without pay. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CADB |
| C. | CDBA |
| D. | CDAB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 472. |
Are there enough seats here? There are ________ people here than I expected. |
| A. | many |
| B. | most |
| C. | least |
| D. | more |
| Answer» E. | |
| 473. |
Choose the odd one from given four choices: |
| A. | Table |
| B. | Chair |
| C. | Bed |
| D. | Rug |
| Answer» E. | |
| 474. |
In the passage, the author's attitude towards the railways is |
| A. | critical |
| B. | sympathetic |
| C. | indifferent |
| D. | apathetic |
| Answer» B. sympathetic | |
| 475. |
In this season the branches have ______ leaves.(i) few(ii) no |
| A. | either (i) or (ii) |
| B. | neither (i) nor (ii) |
| C. | only (i) |
| D. | only (ii) |
| Answer» B. neither (i) nor (ii) | |
| 476. |
Dust storms are caused by |
| A. | Westerly winds. |
| B. | winds from the South. |
| C. | Easterly winds |
| D. | winds from the North |
| Answer» B. winds from the South. | |
| 477. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.A. These are generated by a violent undersea disturbance or ocean activity.B. Once generated, they travel outward on the ocean surface in all directions.C. A tsunami is made up of a series of very long waves.D. Spreading thus, they look like ripples caused by throwing a rock in a pond. |
| A. | BADC |
| B. | CBDA |
| C. | CABD |
| D. | BDCA |
| Answer» D. BDCA | |
| 478. |
Directions: Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.A. “Wow! That’s fantastic news,” said his family and friends.B. He had gone to Kolkata for the inter-state swimming championship.C. Irfan was a swimming champ.D. “He won golds in 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly and relay,” informed his coach. |
| A. | CDAB |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | CABD |
| D. | CBDA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 479. |
An apple costs Rs. 10. An onion costs Rs. 8.Select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage. |
| A. | The price of an apple is greater than an onion. |
| B. | The price of an apple is more than onion. |
| C. | The price of an apple is greater than that of an onion. |
| D. | Apples are more costlier than onions. |
| Answer» D. Apples are more costlier than onions. | |
| 480. |
Given below are six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as SI and S6. The middle four-sentence in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences.S1: The Nobel Prize for Economics in 2018 was awarded to Paul Romer and William Nordhaus for their work in two separate areas : economic growth and environmental economics respectively.S6: Among recent winners of Nobel Prize in Economics, it's hard to think of one issue which is more topical and relevant to India.P: But there is a common thread in their work.Q: In economic jargon, it's termed as an externality.R: Productive activity often has spillovers, meaning that it can impact an unrelated party.S: Romer and Nordhaus both studied the impact of externalities and came up with profound insights and economic models. |
| A. | P Q R S |
| B. | P R Q S |
| C. | Q S P R |
| D. | Q S R P |
| Answer» C. Q S P R | |
| 481. |
According to the passage, the strategy of inclusive growth can be effected by focusing on: |
| A. | meeting all the needs of every citizen in the country. |
| B. | Increasing the regulations over the manufacturing sector. |
| C. | Controlling the distribution of manufacturing goods |
| D. | Delivery of the basic services to the deprived sections of the society. |
| E. | None of the above. |
| Answer» E. None of the above. | |
| 482. |
A man, according to the poet, should live ______ to be happy |
| A. | in his native place |
| B. | in a ciaty |
| C. | in a quiet place |
| D. | on a foreign farm |
| Answer» B. in a ciaty | |
| 483. |
'Pecked' means |
| A. | strike with beak |
| B. | surprised |
| C. | struck with wonder |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. surprised | |
| 484. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.A. He meets me in the same frank friendly way as always without mentioning it.B. He has owed it to me for twelve months now.C. I can realise whenever I meet him that he has forgotten that he owes me a dollar.D. My friend Todd owes me a dollar. |
| A. | ADBC |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | CBDA |
| D. | DBCA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 485. |
Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence(s), the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. given below each sentence are four sequences namely (1), (2), (3) and (4). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.P: takes the longestQ: that never startedR: the jobS: to finish |
| A. | P R Q S |
| B. | R Q P S |
| C. | S Q R P |
| D. | P Q R S |
| Answer» C. S Q R P | |
| 486. |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? |
| A. | A teacher should make kids aware of the physical and physiological changes when they become a teenager. |
| B. | Children should be explained the virtues of goodness and badness by the government. |
| C. | Proper education and money are very much required to lead a respectable life. |
| D. | The child should be able to feel others’ pain and emotion. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 487. |
He sat glancing occasionally-(P), peering through the window-(Q), at the figure of the old woman-(R), until he was chilled with the cold -(S)The proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» D. PRSQ | |
| 488. |
English is the most widely used language in the world because: |
| A. | it is the richest language. |
| B. | it has taken words from other languages |
| C. | it has half a million words in it |
| D. | Shakespeare has written in English |
| Answer» C. it has half a million words in it | |
| 489. |
Mountaineering is not a very popular sport like football or cricket because - |
| A. | It may take many hours or days |
| B. | There are no spectators in this sport |
| C. | People do not want to enjoy a god like feeling |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 490. |
In the following question, there are six parts marked S1, S6, P, Q, R and S. The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts and choose the proper sequence from the given options.(S1) Every year in July the city of Pamplona in northeastern Spain holds a rollicking weeklong festival.(P) There are an unusually large number of paramedics and ambulances on hand(Q) In the festival, there will be drinking, parades, dancing, and revelry late into the night(R) That’s because this festival happens to center on a dangerous and world-famous tradition known as the running of the bulls(S) To an uninitiated observer, it would all look pretty normal except for one thing(S6) Early in the morning on every day of the festival, about 2,000 people line up to participate in the run. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | PSQR |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» C. PSQR | |
| 491. |
Cheese, chocolates, clocks etc. are produced |
| A. | All over Switzerland |
| B. | Only in two cities of Switzerland |
| C. | In the mountainous regions of Switzerland |
| D. | In the non- mountainous regions of Switzerland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 492. |
From which of the following neighbouring countries, The Ganga flow through India into Bay of Bengal? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Bhutan |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» D. Sri Lanka | |
| 493. |
Directions: Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.A. The other was on the side table near the window.B. When I returned, I was shocked to see one set lying on the floor.C. I was gone for more than an hour.D. I had not completed reading the proofs so I left them on my desk. |
| A. | CBDA |
| B. | DCBA |
| C. | DBAC |
| D. | CDAB |
| Answer» C. DBAC | |
| 494. |
Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the right order to form a meaningful sentence.it takes/ a/ child/whole/ a/ village/ to raise |
| A. | It takes a whole village to raise a child |
| B. | It takes a child whole to raise the village |
| C. | A whole child it takes to raise the village |
| D. | It takes a village to raise a whole child |
| Answer» B. It takes a child whole to raise the village | |
| 495. |
Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. The prehistoric ring of standing stones at this site is carefully aligned to point to the sunset.B. To get a view of the sun, Stonehenge in England is considered as one of the most iconic sites.C. As the sun rises and sets on this day in the northern hemisphere, it is the year’s shortest day.D. Winter solstice on December 21st marks the beginning of longer daylight hours. |
| A. | BDAC |
| B. | BCDA |
| C. | DCBA |
| D. | DABC |
| Answer» D. DABC | |
| 496. |
In the first two lines of the poem, the poet uses— |
| A. | simile |
| B. | apostrophe |
| C. | assonance |
| D. | metaphor |
| Answer» C. assonance | |
| 497. |
Our expectations and predispositions may, however, blind us because? |
| A. | we may not get the actual ideas of the author. |
| B. | we will get the actual ideas of the author. |
| C. | we may disagree with the author. |
| D. | we will agree with all the ideas of the author. |
| Answer» B. we will get the actual ideas of the author. | |
| 498. |
One would assume from this passage that the author probably taught:- |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Popular culture |
| C. | French |
| D. | Philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 499. |
In the following question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark the corresponding option. a person bitten by a rabid dog (P) would be seized by violent symptoms (Q) after an incubation period of a month or two (R) and die an agonising death (S)The correct sequence should be |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 500. |
Geography is a function of _________. |
| A. | Training future citizens to imagine accurately |
| B. | Helping citizens think safely about political and social problems in the world around |
| C. | Spheres of earth |
| D. | The environment of man; physical, social, particularly in its relation to human activities |
| Answer» E. | |