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Question : The fastest, costlier and relatively small form of storage managed by computer system hardware is :

Option 1: Disk

Option 2: Flash Memory

Option 3: Main Memory

Option 4: Cache

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Correct Answer: Cache


Solution : The correct answer is Cache.

A common term for the small, fastest, most costly type of storage kept by computer system hardware is Cache memory. Cache memory is a high-speed volatile computer memory that provides a CPU with high-speed data access while storing frequently used

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Question : A salesman marks his goods 30% above the cost and gives a discount of 10% on them. Find his gain or loss percentage.

Option 1: Loss 7%

Option 2: Gain 7%

Option 3: Loss 17%

Option 4: Gain 17%

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Correct Answer: Gain 17%


Solution : Let the cost price of goods be Rs.100.
Marked price of goods = $100 + \frac{30}{100} \times 100$ = Rs. 130
Discount = 10%
Selling price of goods = $130 -\frac{10}{100} \times 130$ = Rs. 117
∴ Profit % = $\frac{(117 - 100)}{100} \times

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Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Goal : Football :: Basket : ? 

Option 1: Polo

Option 2: Cricket

Option 3: Volleyball

Option 4: Basketball

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Correct Answer: Basketball


Solution : Given:
Goal : Football :: Basket : ?

The "goal" is a term associated with football.
Similarly, a "basket" is associated with basketball.

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

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Question : Directions: In the following question, which one set of letters/numbers when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
b_ac_cc_cb_ab_ac

Option 1: cbaba

Option 2: bbaac

Option 3: abbbc

Option 4: aabba

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Correct Answer: aabba


Solution : Given:
b _ ac _ cc _ cb _ ab _ ac

To fill the series we have to divide the series – b _ ac _ cc _ / cb _ ab _ ac
Let's check each option –
First option:
cbaba; b

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Question : Who among the following launched Toyota's pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in October 2022?

Option 1: Amit Shah

Option 2: Nitin Gadkari

Option 3: Piyush Goyal

Option 4: Narendra Singh Tomar

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Correct Answer: Nitin Gadkari


Solution : The correct answer is Nitin Gadkari.

India's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated Toyota's pioneering pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV). This innovative initiative involves vehicles capable of running on 100% petrol, as well as a

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Question : Directions: Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
AB_N_DOPE_QR_HSTIJU_

Option 1: MCGIV

Option 2: CMGIV

Option 3: CMGFV

Option 4: MCFGV

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Correct Answer: MCFGV


Solution : Given: 
AB _N_DOPE_QR _HSTIJU_

To fill the series we have to divide the series – AB / _N / _D / OP / E_ / QR / _H / ST / IJ / U_

Let's check each option –
First option: MCGIV; AB / 

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The test was passed by only a few students.

Option 1: Only a few students passed the test.

Option 2: The test was not passed by many students.

Option 3: Many students did not pass the test.

Option 4: Very few students passed the test.

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Correct Answer: Only a few students passed the test.


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert active to passive, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.

The

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Question : PM and PN are two tangents of a circle from an external point P. M and N are points on the circle. If PM = y– 9 and PN = 55, then what is the value of y?

Option 1: 64

Option 2: 17

Option 3: 8

Option 4: 12

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Correct Answer: 8


Solution : PM and PN are two tangents of a circle from an external point P.
Given: PM = $\text{y}^2$ – 9 and PN = 55
Tangents are equal in length if drawn from an outside point on the circle.
According to the concept,
PM = PN

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Question : Who introduced leather token currency in India?

Option 1: Akbar

Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq

Option 3: Babur

Option 4: Humayun

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Correct Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq


Solution : The correct answer is Muhammad bin Tughluq.

The first use of leather money in India dates back to the 13th century. It was introduced as a mass-produced form of currency by the emperor Muhammad bin Tughluq. He was inspired by paper money

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The dog was run over by a truck.

Option 1: A truck had run over the dog.

Option 2: A truck runs over the dog.

Option 3: A truck has run over the dog.

Option 4: A truck ran over the dog.

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Correct Answer: A truck ran over the dog.


Solution : The correct option is "A truck ran over the dog."

Explanation: In active voice, the subject performs the action. Here, "a truck" is the subject, and it performs the action of running over the dog. This construction is more direct

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