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Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table below shows the percentage distribution of students from five different colleges in various disciplines.
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Students from the discipline of mathematics in colleges P and R taken together is what percentage of the total number of students in colleges P and R taken together? [Give your answer correct to one decimal place.]
Option 1: 36.9%
Option 2: 36.5%
Option 3: 37.2%
Option 4: 37.5%
Correct Answer: 36.5%
Solution : Total students in P and R = Students in P + Students in R = 8000 + 15000 = 23000 Students in Mathematics in P and R = = 30% of 8000 + 40% of 15000 = 0.3 × 8000 + 0.4 × 15000 =
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
______the last ten years we have been victims of abuse.
Option 1: from
Option 2: for
Option 3: before
Option 4: since
Correct Answer: for
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
In this context, "for" is used as a preposition to indicate the duration or period of time during which the action or situation has been ongoing.
Therefore, the complete sentence should be: For the last ten years, we
Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. To work against the clock.
Option 1: To fill one with terror
Option 2: To work fast
Option 3: To die while still working
Option 4: To move anti-clockwise
Correct Answer: To work fast
Solution : The second option is correct.
The given idiom, work against the clock, means to do it as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time.
Therefore, the correct answer is to work fast.
Question : How many delegates attended the first session of Congress in 1885?
Option 1: 62
Option 2: 78
Option 3: 68
Option 4: 72
Correct Answer: 72
Solution : The correct option is 72.
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume. Its first meeting was held in Bombay and was attended by 72 delegates. Mostly they were lawyers, journalists and intellectuals and it was founded by Allan Octavian Hume,
Question : Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?
Option 1: Pariksha Guru
Option 2: Anandamath
Option 3: Rangbhoomi
Option 4: Padmarag
Correct Answer: Anandamath
Solution : The correct answer is Anandamath.
The novel gives a glimpse of colonial India in which the presence of Englishmen—the colonisers—leads to the depiction of Indians suffering from famine and poverty. Author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is best known for his novel Anandamath. Because it was
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is 4.
There was little he could do to save his battered reputation.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct answer is the first option because save should be replaced with salvage to convey the intended meaning that there were limited actions he could take to restore his reputation which had been severely tarnished.
Salvage which is similar in meaning to save is
Question : In an isosceles triangle, if the vertex angle is twice the sum of the base angle, then the measure of the half of the vertex angle of the triangle is:
Option 1: 60
Option 2: 70
Option 3: 80
Option 4: 50
Correct Answer: 60
Solution : Let the base angle be $x$. Given, that the vertex angle is twice the sum of base angles. The sum of base angles = 2$x$ So, vertex angle = 4$x$ We know the sum of angles of a triangle is 180$^\circ$. So, $x$ + $x$
Question : The Upanishads are the:
Option 1: great epics
Option 2: story books
Option 3: source of Hindu philosophy
Option 4: law books
Correct Answer: source of Hindu philosophy
Solution : The correct answer is the source of Hindu philosophy.
The Upanishad is a Hindu philosophical literature written by various sages from the mid-5th century BC to the 2nd century BC. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is the first and the most famous one
Question : Who was the Mughal emperor when a massive rebellion against British rule broke out in 1857?
Option 1: Farrukhsiyar
Option 2: Bahadur Shah Zafar
Option 3: Akbar II
Option 4: Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar
Solution : The correct option is Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor. The 1857 rebellion, also known as the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny, marked a significant moment in Indian history as a widespread uprising against British colonial rule.
Question : As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate (an approximate range) in India?
Option 1: 3.1-3.9
Option 2: 2.1-2.9
Option 3: 5.1-5.9
Option 4: 4.1-4.9
Correct Answer: 2.1-2.9
Solution : The correct answer is 2.1-2.9.
According to the 2011 Census, India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR)* was 2.4 per woman. The majority of Indian states now have fertility rates far below the replacement level of 2.1, and the nation is rapidly reaching the replacement level
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