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Question : In a 1500 m race, Anil beats Bakul by 150 m, and in the same race, Bakul beats Charles by 75 m. By what distance does Anil beat Charles?
Option 1: 217.50 m
Option 2: 200.15 m
Option 3: 293.50 m
Option 4: 313.75 m
Correct Answer: 217.50 m
Solution : In 1500 m race, Anil beats Bakul by 150 m. When Anil completes the race, Bakul covers 1500 – 150 = 1350 m Bakul beats Charles by 75 m in 1500 m race. So in a 1350 m race, Bakul is ahead of Charles
Question : P can fill a tank in 5 hours, and Q can fill the same tank in 10 hours. R can empty the same tank in 20 hours. How much time will all the three take together to fill the same tank?
Option 1: 10 hours
Option 2: 4 hours
Option 3: 6 hours
Option 4: 5 hours
Correct Answer: 4 hours
Solution : P can fill a tank in 5 hours. Q can fill the same tank in 10 hours. R can empty the same tank in 20 hours. P's per hour efficiency = $\frac{1}{5}$ Q's per hour efficiency = $\frac{1}{10}$ R's per hour efficiency = $-
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
May you achieve success in all your endeavours.
Option 1: May success will be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Option 2: Success might be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Option 3: May success be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Option 4: Success has been achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Correct Answer: May success be achieved by you in all your endeavours.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: In a passive voice construction, the subject of the sentence receives the action, and the focus is on the action rather than the doer. The verb "achieve" becomes
Question : If $4x^2-12x+k$ is a perfect square, then the value of $k$ is:
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 9
Solution : Given: $4x^2-12x+k$ is a perfect square. $4x^2-12x+k=(2x)^2-2×2x×3+k$ Since this a perfect, So, $(2x)^2-2×2x×3+k=(2x)^2-2×2x×3+3^2=(2x–3)^2$ Value of $k$ is 32 = 9 Hence, the correct answer is 9.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To eat crow
Option 1: To take great care
Option 2: To become non-vegetarian
Option 3: To take money back
Option 4: To admit that one is wrong
Correct Answer: To admit that one is wrong
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: To eat crow originated from a time when eating a crow (a scavenging bird) was considered a humiliating act. So, figuratively, it means admitting a mistake or being forced to accept
Question : Mr Dutta desired to deposit his retirement benefit of 3 lakh partly to a post office and partly to a bank at 10% and 6% simple interests respectively. If his monthly interest was Rs. 2,000, then the difference between his deposits in the post office and the bank was:
Option 1: Rs. 50,000
Option 2: Rs. 40,000
Option 3: Nil
Option 4: Rs. 1,00,000
Correct Answer: Nil
Solution : Let the amount deposited in the bank and post office be Rs. $x$ and Rs. $(300000-x)$ respectively. We know, interest = $\frac{PRT}{100}$, where $P$ is principal, and $R$ is the rate of interest per annum for $T$ years. So, Interest gained from a 10% interest
Question : Which among the following rocks may contain fossils of plants, animals and other microorganisms that once lived on them?
Option 1: Metamorphic rocks
Option 2: Intrusive igneous rocks
Option 3: Sedimentary rocks
Option 4: Extrusive igneous rocks
Correct Answer: Sedimentary rocks
Solution : The correct option is Sedimentary rocks.
The type of rock that may contain fossils of plants, animals, and other microorganisms that once lived on or in them is called sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of sediments, which
Question : A boat covers a distance of 72 km downstream in 6 hours, while it takes 12 hours to cover the same distance upstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Option 1: 6 km/hr
Option 2: 9 km/hr
Option 3: 10 km/hr
Option 4: 8 km/hr
Correct Answer: 9 km/hr
Solution : The speed of the boat in still water can be calculated using the speeds of the boat downstream and upstream. $\text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}$ The speed of the boat downstream (with the current) is the distance divided by the time, which is $\frac{72 }{6 }$
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
When the train pulled in / at the station, it take / Joseph some time / to get off.
Option 1: When the train pulled in
Option 2: at the station, it take
Option 3: Joseph some time
Option 4: to get off.
Correct Answer: at the station, it take
Solution : The segment that contains a grammatical error is the second option.
Explanation: The error lies in the tense consistency as per zero conditional. The correct form should be "it took" instead of "it take". In this context, took is the correct
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
I'm so hungry I could eat lots of food.
Option 1: like a horse
Option 2: sour grapes
Option 3: a horse
Option 4: poison
Correct Answer: a horse
Solution : The third option is correct.
The phrase eat a horse is an idiom used to express an intense or voracious appetite. When someone says they can eat a horse, it means they are very hungry or can consume a significant amount of food,
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