Correct Answer: Pushyamitra

Solution : The correct answer is Pushyamitra.

Pushyamitra founded the Shunga dynasty by killing the last Mauryan king. Shunga was the army chief of Brihadratha, the last king of the Mauryas, who killed the emperor and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 BC. His capital was Pataliputra.

Correct Answer: 40

Solution : In the Venn diagram representation, the G circle shows the number of players playing golf, and the S circle shows the number of players playing skating. The common area shows the players playing both games. The outside area shows players playing neither of the games.

Number of players playing neither of the games = 120 – 100 = 20
Let the number of players playing both games be x.
A total of 60 students participate in golf. 
So, the number of players playing only Golf = 60 – x
A total of 56 students participate in skating.
So, the number of players playing only skating = 56 – x
The total number of players playing golf and skating = 100
So, (60 – x) + (56 – x) + x = 100
⇒ 116 – 2x + x = 100
⇒ 116 – x = 100
⇒ x = 116 – 100
⇒ x = 16

So, the number of players playing only skating is (56 – 16) = 40. Hence, the first option is correct.

Correct Answer: good

Solution : The most appropriate choice is the fourth option.

Explanation: The phrase "good crop" is commonly used to indicate a successful or abundant harvest. In this context, the farmer is expressing satisfaction with the outcome of his crop, emphasising that it was particularly productive.

Correct Answer: There Is No Evil

Solution : The correct answer is There Is No Evil.

"There Is No Evil" is a Persian-language drama film from 2020, directed and written by Mohammad Rasoulof. Prohibited in Iran, the movie unveils four narratives addressing the death penalty. Premiering at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, it earned the prestigious Golden Bear Award.

Correct Answer: Article 330

Solution : The correct answer is Article 330.

Article 330 states that the following groups have seats reserved in the House of People:

The Scheduled Castes; the Scheduled Tribes, except for those in Assam's autonomous districts; and the Scheduled Tribes in Assam's autonomous districts.

Correct Answer: 36

Solution : Given:
BOTTLE is coded as 74, and PERSON is coded as 81.

Add the positional values of the alphabet of BOTTLE and in the resultant add the positional value of the first and the last alphabet of the given word to obtain the required code –
B→2; O→15; T→20; T→20; L→12; E→2
2 + 15 + 20 + 20 + 12 + 5 = 74⇒74 + 2 + 5 = 81
PERSON is coded as 81 –
P→16; E→5; R→18; S→19; O→15; N→14
16 + 5 + 18 + 19 + 15 + 14 = 87⇒87 + 16 + 14 = 117
Similarly, follows the same pattern for BANANA→
B→2; A→1; N→14; A→1; N→14; A→1
2 + 1 + 14 + 1 + 14 + 1 = 33; 33 + 2 + 1 = 36

So, BANANA will be coded as 36. Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: downward sloping

Solution : The correct option is downward sloping.

The average Fixed cost (AFC) curve is one of the cost curves used in economics to analyse the cost structure of a firm. It represents the Fixed cost per unit of output. The average fixed cost curve is typically downward sloping.

Correct Answer: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

Solution : Given:
1. Fragile 2. Fracture 3. Fraud 4. Fragment 5. Fridge

Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter F and are followed by r then move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The third letter of each word is either a or i. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them – Fragile, Fracture, Fraud, Fragment, Fridge
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Fragile, Fracture, Fraud, Fragment). Fracture will come before Fragile and Fragment and Fraud will come at last. As c comes before g and u comes at last.
Step 4: Compare the fourth letter of (Fragile, Fragment). Fragile will come before Fragment in the sequence as i comes before m in the alphabetical system.

So, the sequence is Fracture, Fragile, Fragment, Fraud, Fridge or 2, 1, 4, 3, 5. Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: JHU

Solution : Given:
USF, ZXK, ECP, ?

Add 5 to the letters of the previous term to obtain the next term in the series –
USF→U + 5 = Z; S + 5 = X; F + 5 = K
ZXK→Z + 5 = E; X + 5 = C; K + 5 = P
ECP→E + 5 = J; C + 5 = H; P + 5 = U

So, JHU is the missing term in the series. Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: Bhanu said, "We need to work this out from our angle."

Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

The given sentence is in indirect speech, and we need to convert it to direct speech.
When we change an indirect speech to a direct speech, we must follow these rules:

• The reported verb "said" remains the same in the reporting speech part.
• The conjunction "that" would be used.
• In direct speech, the pronouns "they" and "their" (third-person pronouns) are changed to "we" and "our" (first-person pronouns), respectively.
• The verb "needed" in the indirect part is changed to "need" in the direct speech part.
• The demonstrative "that" in the indirect part is changed to "this" in the direct speech part.

Thus, the correct answer is: Bhanu said, "We need to work this out from our angle."