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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. A wise man remains aware of fair-weather friends.
Option 1: A person from an area of pleasant weather
Option 2: A person with good knowledge of weather
Option 3: A helpful person
Option 4: A person not reliable in difficult time
Correct Answer: A person not reliable in difficult time
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
The idiom "fair-weather friends" refers to people who are supportive and friendly only during good or easy times but are not reliable or supportive during challenging times.
These individuals are like friends
Question : One can distinguish a telescope from a microscope by observing.
Option 1: length
Option 2: colour
Option 3: size of the glass
Option 4: length and size of the lens
Correct Answer: length and size of the lens
Solution : The correct option is the length and size of the lens.
Telescopes use objective lenses or mirrors to gather and focus light from distant objects. Microscopes use objective lenses to collect light from the specimen and produce a magnified
Question : Directions: If A denotes +, B denotes ×, C denotes −, and D denotes ÷, then what will be the value of the following expression? 25 C 21 D 7 B 3 A 4 = ?
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 21
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 43
Correct Answer: 20
Solution : Given: 25 C 21 D 7 B 3 A 4 = ?
After replacing the letters with the mathematical signs, we get – ⇒ 25 − 21 ÷ 7 × 3 + 4 ⇒ 25 − 3 × 3 + 4 ⇒ 25 − 9
Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? PTA, QUB, RVC, SWD, ?
Option 1: XET
Option 2: TEX
Option 3: XTE
Option 4: TXE
Correct Answer: TXE
Solution : Given: PTA, QUB, RVC, SWD, ?
In the above-given series, add 1 to the place value of each letter of the previous letter cluster to obtain the next letter cluster. PTA→P + 1 = Q; T + 1 = U; A + 1 = B
Question : ____________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.
Option 1: Mantle
Option 2: Outer core
Option 3: Crust
Option 4: Inner core
Correct Answer: Crust
Solution : The correct answer is Crust.
The Earth's interior is divided into three concentric layers: crust, mantle and core. The crust is composed of silicate solids; the mantle contains viscous molten rock; the outer core comprises viscous liquid; and the inner core is made up
Question : Directions: Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? aebd_fjgi_koln_
Option 1: cmh
Option 2: chm
Option 3: cgm
Option 4: cjl
Correct Answer: chm
Solution : Given: aebd_fjgi_koln_
To fill the series we have to divide the series – aebd_ / fjgi_ / koln_ Let's check each option – First option: cmh; aebdc / fjgim / kolnh (No pattern has been found.) Second option: chm; aebdc /
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The helicopter of the enemies / hovered exact / over their bunker.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: hovered exact
Option 3: The helicopter of the enemies
Option 4: over their bunker.
Correct Answer: hovered exact
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The error in the sentence is the phrase hovered exact. The word exact is an adjective, but in this context, it should be an adverb to describe how the helicopter hovered. So, it needs to
Question : Which of the following dams is constructed across the River Krishna?
Option 1: Nagarjuna Sagar
Option 2: Bhakra Nangal
Option 3: Tehri
Option 4: Hirakud
Correct Answer: Nagarjuna Sagar
Solution : The correct option is Nagarjuna Sagar.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed across the Krishna River. It is located in the Nalgonda district of Telangana, India. The dam serves multiple purposes, including irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam is between the
Question : The area of a circle is 1386 cm2. What is the radius of the circle? [Use $\pi= \frac{22}{7}$]
Option 1: 7 cm
Option 2: 14 cm
Option 3: 18 cm
Option 4: 21 cm
Correct Answer: 21 cm
Solution : The area of a circle is $\pi r^2$, where $r$ is the radius of the circle. Given that the area = 1386 cm2 $⇒1386 = \frac{22}{7} r^2$ $⇒r^2=441$ $⇒r = 21$ Hence, the correct answer is 21 cm.
Question : The Chambal, Hindon and Tons rivers are tributaries of the river:
Option 1: Yamuna
Option 2: Mahanadi
Option 3: Kaveri
Option 4: Tapi
Correct Answer: Yamuna
Solution : The correct answer is Yamuna.
The important tributaries of the Yamuna River are Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa, and Ken. Other small tributaries of the Yamuna River include the Giri, Sind, Uttangan, Sengar and Rind. The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges
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