Question : What is the chromosome number in a human ovum ?
 

Option 1: 24

Option 2: 46

Option 3: 48

Option 4: None of these

Question : Given that the ratio of the altitude of two triangles is 4 : 5, the ratio of their areas is 3 : 2, the ratio of their corresponding bases is:

Option 1: 8 : 15

Option 2: 15 : 8

Option 3: 5 : 8

Option 4: 8 : 5

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Maasais live in (1)_____ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)_____ of miles of rolling grassland, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)_____ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)_____ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few belongings with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: little

Option 2: least

Option 3: few

Option 4: significant

Question : U. Srinivas is a famous player of which of the following instruments?

Option 1: Mandolin

Option 2: Violin

Option 3: Sitar

Option 4: Guitar

Question : If $a=45^{\circ}$ and $b=15^{\circ}$, what is the value of $\frac{\cos (a-b)-\cos (a+b)}{\cos (a-b)+\cos (a+b)} ?$

Option 1: $2-2 \sqrt{2}$

Option 2: $3-\sqrt{6}$

Option 3: $3-\sqrt{2}$

Option 4: $2-\sqrt{3}$

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The air has become very dirty in (1)______ parts of the world. This is of course (2)______ to your health. Experts say many people die (3)______ it each year. There is a new study on (4)______ pollution which comes from the experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) (5)______ is an agency of the United Nations. If you (6)______ unhealthy air for a long period of time, you could (7)______ sick. Air pollution has been linked to many diseases (8)______stroke and cancer. The WHO says that seven million (9)______ die each year as a result of the (10)______ air.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.

Option 1: land

Option 2: noise

Option 3: air

Option 4: water

Question : According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, the Commanding Officer of the cavalry in the Mauryan administration was known as:

Option 1: Rathadhyaksha

Option 2: Hastyadhyaksha

Option 3: Ashwadhyaksha

Option 4: Patyadhyaksha

Question : Which of the following is an organic compound with the formula CH₃OC₆H₅ used as a perfume, fragrance and solvent?

Option 1: Anisole

Option 2: Toluene

Option 3: Acetophenone

Option 4: Aniline

Question : Directions: Select the odd group of numbers. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g.13 – operations on 13 such as adding /subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

Option 1: (14 – 28 – 42)

Option 2: (16 – 32 – 64)

Option 3: (18 – 36 – 72)

Option 4: (12 – 24 – 48)

Question : In a $\triangle \mathrm{XYZ}, \mathrm{XO}$ is the median and $\mathrm{XO}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{YZ}$. If $\angle \mathrm{YXO}=30^{\circ}$, then what is the value of $\angle \mathrm{XYZ}$?

Option 1: 15°

Option 2: 90°

Option 3: 30°

Option 4: 60°