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Question : Which of the following Governors-General introduced a code which provided for the separation of revenue from judicial administration?

Option 1: Lord Cornwallis

Option 2: William Bentinck

Option 3: Lord Wellesley

Option 4: Warren Hastings

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Correct Answer: Lord Cornwallis


Solution : The correct answer is Lord Cornwallis.

In 1793, the Governor-General Lord Cornwallis introduced the Cornwallis Code. This code established the division of the civil service into three branches: commercial, judicial, and revenue. The Cornwallis Code improved and modernised the foundation laid by Warren

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Question : Directions: Select the option that has the same relationship with the third word as the second word has with the first word.
Son : Daughter :: Reindeer : ?

Option 1: Deer – cub

Option 2: American deer

Option 3: Deer

Option 4: Doe

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Correct Answer: Doe


Solution : Given:
Son : Daughter :: Reindeer : ? (This depicts that the first term is a male and the second term is a female.)

First option: Deer – cub; The baby of a deer is known as a deer–cub.
Second option: American deer; It is

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
He ate the whole bunch of grapes under the nose of all of us.

Option 1: After much persuasion

Option 2: In full view of somebody

Option 3: Sharing equally

Option 4: Secretly

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Correct Answer: In full view of somebody


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The idiom "under the nose of" means doing something openly or in a way that is easily noticeable, often in close proximity to others who surprisingly fail to notice it. The sentence, "He ate

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Question : Who is the "father of the White Revolution"?

Option 1: J. P. Narayan

Option 2: Verghese Kurien

Option 3: Baba Amte

Option 4: M. S. Swaminathan

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Correct Answer: Verghese Kurien


Solution : The correct answer is Verghese Kurien.

The "father of the White Revolution" is attributed to Verghese Kurien, an Indian social entrepreneur and the architect of Operation Flood, the world's largest agricultural dairy development program. Kurien's efforts revolutionized the dairy industry in India, leading

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

How did you come about his purse?

Option 1: come into

Option 2: come off

Option 3: come out

Option 4: come by

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Correct Answer: come by


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Come by is a phrasal verb that means to acquire or get hold of something. This helps convey the intended meaning of how he obtained his purse.

Therefore, the correct sentence is, "How did you come

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language INDIA is written as LQGLD then JAPAN will be written as?

Option 1: LCRCP

Option 2: MCSCQ

Option 3: MDSDQ

Option 4: LDRDP

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Correct Answer: MDSDQ


Solution : Given:
INDIA is written as LQGLD –

Add 3 to the place value of each letter of INDIA to obtain the required code –
I + 3 = L; N + 3 = Q; D + 3 = G; I + 3 = L; A

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Question : Which former cricket player was appointed as the Head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in 2019?

Option 1: Gautam Gambhir

Option 2: Virender Sehwag

Option 3: Ajay Jadeja

Option 4: Rahul Dravid

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Correct Answer: Rahul Dravid


Solution : The correct answer is Rahul Dravid.

Rahul Dravid, a highly esteemed figure in Indian cricket, assumed the role of Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in July 2019. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed him to

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Question : The population of town B is 300% more than that of town A. For the next two years, the population of A increases by $x$% per year, and that of B decreases by the same percentage per year. After 2 years, if the population of A and B become equal, then the value of $x$ is ________.

Option 1: $30 \frac{2}{3}$

Option 2: $33 \frac{1}{3}$

Option 3: $40$

Option 4: $25$

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Correct Answer: $33 \frac{1}{3}$


Solution : Given :
The population of town B is 300% more than that of town A.
Let the population of town A be 100.
Then, the population of town B = 400
According to the question,
$100 × \frac{100 + x}{100}×\frac{100 + x}{100}  = 400

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Question : The LCM of four consecutive numbers is 60. The sum of the first two numbers is equal to the fourth number. What is the sum of the four numbers?

Option 1: 17

Option 2: 14

Option 3: 21

Option 4: 24

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Correct Answer: 14


Solution : Let the 1st number be 'x'.
2nd number is 'x + 1'.
3rd number is 'x + 2'.
And 4th number is 'x + 3'.
According to the question,
1st number + 2nd number = 4th number.

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Question : A trader purchased a gift box for Rs. 150. What should be the marked price on the gift box so that after allowing a discount of 10%, he makes a profit of 10%?

Option 1: Rs. 180

Option 2: Rs. 183.3

Option 3: Rs. 186.6

Option 4: Rs. 190

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Correct Answer: Rs. 183.3


Solution : Given:
The cost price of the gift = Rs. 150
Profit% = 10%
Selling price = $150+(\frac{10}{100}×150)=150+15=165$
The given discount is 10%.
So, marked price = $\frac{100}{100-10}×165=\frac{1650}{9}≈183.30$
Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 183.30.

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