Question : For which discovery did William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain jointly receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956?

Option 1: Discovery of transistor effect

Option 2: Discovery of thermionic emission

Option 3: Discovery of electromagnetic induction

Option 4: Discovery of receptors for temperature and touch

Question : The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 45°. After flying for 15 seconds, the elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a height of 2500 metres, then the speed of the aeroplane in km/h is:

Option 1: $600$

Option 2: $600(\sqrt{3}+1)$

Option 3: $600\sqrt{3}$

Option 4: $600(\sqrt{3}–1)$

Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The manager decided to resign from his post as the bank was declared to be insolvent.

Option 1: Independent

Option 2: Commercial

Option 3: Affluent

Option 4: Bankrupt

Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

She is not as smart as I think at first.

Option 1: I think

Option 2: She is not

Option 3: as smart as

Option 4: at first

Question : $\Delta ABC$ and $\Delta DEF$ are two similar triangles and the perimeters of $\Delta ABC$ and $\Delta DEF$ are 90 cm and 54 cm respectively. If the length of DE = 36 cm, then the length of AB is: 

Option 1: 60 cm

Option 2: 40 cm

Option 3: 45 cm

Option 4: 50 cm

Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Deliberate 

Option 1: Casual

Option 2: Hasty

Option 3: Planned

Option 4: Rushed

Question : Who among the following was the founder of the "Azad Hind Fauj" ?

Option 1: Lala Har Dayal

Option 2: Subhash Chandra bose

Option 3: Veer Savarkar

Option 4: Chandrashekhar Azad

Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?
EJCK, GMDO, IPES, ?, MVGA

Option 1: KRFW

Option 2: KTFW

Option 3: KSFW

Option 4: KRFV

Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers; and the Peninsular rivers.
 

Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many large and important tributaries. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They cut through the mountains making gorges in the upper course. The perennial Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand with their swift current. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, and many other depositional features in their floodplains as their speed slackens. They also have well-developed deltas.
 

A large number of the Peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall. During the dry season when it doesn’t rain, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels. The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. However, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west. Most of the rivers of peninsular India originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Question:

Which of these statements is NOT true about perennial rivers?

Option 1: They have a very short dry season.

Option 2: They cover very long distances till they reach the sea.

Option 3: Most of them originate in the Himalayas.

Option 4: They have well developed deltas.

Question : If $\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{a}=1$ and $a+b=2$, then the value of $a^3+b^3$ is:

Option 1: 0

Option 2: 3

Option 3: 1

Option 4: 2