What is the fraction which, when taken away from $$\frac{1}{2}$$ gives $$\frac{2}{3}$$ ?
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Which one of the following oxides of Nitrogen is also known as Laughing Gas?
A ball, thrown vertically upward, rises to a height of 80 m and returns to its original position. The magnitude of its displacement after 7 s of motion will be - (take g = 10 m/s$$^2$$)
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The LCM of 15, 18 and 24 is:
Select the image that will correctly fit in the blank space of the following figure.
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Yayati sold an item at a loss of 13%. If he had sold it for ₹ 49 more, he would have made a profit of 22%. Whatshouldbe the selling price of the item to gain a profit of 30%?
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If two Coulomb of charge flows through any cross-section of a conductor in one second, what will be the current flowing through it?
From a solid cube of side 7cm, a conical cavity of height 7cm and radius 3cm is hollowed out. Find the volume of remaining solid?
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In how many test matches did Ravichandran Ashwin achieve the feat of becoming the
fastest player in the world (in terms ofnumber of matches) to get 300 wickets in test cricket in November 2017?
How many triangles are present in the below figure?
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Select the option that correctly fits in the blank space in the given figure.
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An element with an atomic number of ......... will form a basic oxide.
The diameter of the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror is called a/an:
The SI unit of electric current is:
Monika's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when herbrother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?
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A box is termed as eraser, an eraser is termed as pen, a pen is termed as stick, and a stick is termed as plant. Then in the exam a student will write with ..........
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The volume of a right circular cone, whose radius of the base is half of its altitude, and the volume of a hemisphere are equal. The ratio of the radius of the cone to the radius of the hemisphere is:
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Read the given question and decide which of the following arguments is (are) strong.
Question: Are the best things in life free?
Argument 1: Life gives us so many opportunities for free and yet most of us waste it.
Argument 2: Smile, friends, family, good talk, good sleep and happy memories are all free.
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The average expenditure per year during the period 2001-2006 is ......... (round off to the nearest integer).
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The reproductive parts of a flower are:
Who is the current chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)?
If the total number of bikes sold in 2009 was 50000, then by what number was the sales of white bikes less than that of yellow and red bikes put together?
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The tenth element in the Newland’s periodic classification resembles the:
Decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.
Statements:
During the rainy season many train accidents occur in hilly regions due to landslides.
Conclusions:
1. Trains should not run during the rainy season.
2. More precautions should be taken by the government to avoid landslides.
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Select the figure that does NOT be long in the following group.
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A mini-van crosses two people walking at the speed of 4.8 km/h and 6 km/h in the same direction as that in which the mini-van is heading in 4.5 s and 9 s, respectively. What is the length of the mini-van?
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Common salt (NaCl) is made up of:
Who designed the world’s lightest satellite ‘Kalamsat’, which NASA launched and set a
new world record?
This is NOT a use of a concave mirror:
Select the missing term based on the given related pair of letter clusters.
BFK : IMR :: DGP : ..........
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Facing East, X turns $$150^\circ$$ clock wise and 105° anti-clock wise. Which direction is X facing now?
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Which Indian Chief Minister won the 2017 Outlook Speakout Award?
The square root of 4096 is:
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Who is the author ofthe autobiographical work ‘On My Terms: From the Grassroots to
the Corridors of Power’?
The median of the numbers 3, 1, 1, 5, 2 and 7 is:
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Consider the given statements as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.
Statements:
All carpenters are workers. All workers are hardworking.
Conclusions:
1: All the hardworking people are workers.
2: All the carpenters are hardworking.
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........ are the carriers of heredity material.
A compressed spring possesses more energy than a spring of normal length because the compressed spring has:
Consider the given statements true and decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. Some tables are books.
2. All books are chairs.
Conclusions:
1. Some books are tables.
2. Some chairs are books.
Which of the following elements hasa total of 3 shells with 8 electrons in the last orbit?
The mean score in a test of the 12 boys in a class was 16 while the overall mean of the 30 students in the class was 18.1. What was the mean score of the girls?
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Select the figure that does NOT belong in the following group.
Which Indian city was gifted by the Portuguese as dowry to Charles II, the King of
England, when he got marriedto the sister of the King of Portugal in 1662?
For how many positive integers ‘n’, $$n^3 - 8n^2 + 20n - 13$$ is a prime?
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Saathi deposited ₹ 825 in a bank that promised 8% simple interest per annum. If Saathi kept the money with the bank for 5 years, she will earn an interest of :
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How many such letters are there in the below arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and NOT immediately followed by a letter?
Q@A3RI4*6T4&4O2^$WS
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An element has an atomic weight ofW and an atomic number of N. The number of protons in the nucleus of its atom is:
Select the figure which does NOT belong to the group.
The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be:
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According to the given Venn diagram, the total number of students who play cricket as well as Kabaddi but not football is .......
If $$x^2 + ax + b$$, when divided by $$x - 3$$, leaves a remainder of 22 and $$x^2 + bx + a$$, when divided by $$x - 3$$, leaves a remainder of 24, then $$a + b = ?$$
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Which of the following is the prime number series from 1 to 20?
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The human body works with in the pH range of:
A school always has a:
Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.
Argument:
All the faculty members are instructed to reach the college by 9.00 A.M.
Assumptions:
1. Some faculty members do not come on time.
2. Faculty members will follow all the instructions in the notice.
The ....... has abundant white fibres.
Select the number missing from the given series.
15, 20, 18, 23, ?, 26, 24
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Kaushik bought a toy for ₹ 160 and sold it for ₹ 180. The rate of profit was ......%
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Which of the following is used in making perfumes as well as flavouring agents?
Solve the following.
$$2550 - [510 - \left\{270 - (90 - 80 + 70)\right\}]$$
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Choose the correct figure which will replace the question mark.
Which of the following is a prime number?
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10 people can build a wall in 12 days. Six people, each only half as efficient as those in the first group, will be able to complete $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of such a wall in:
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In which of the following activities is work NOT done?
Consider a hypothetical planet whose mass and radius are both half that of Earth. If g is the acceleration dueto gravity on the surface of Earth, the acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be:
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From the given four figures choose the correct mirror image for the problem figure when the mirror is on AB line.
Involuntary actions in human beings such as blood pressure, salivation and vomiting are controlled by the:
The Prime Minister of India unveiled a 112-feet bust of ‘Lord Shiva in an Adiyogi pose’ at the Isha Yoga centre in 2017. In whichcity is this statue located?
Which of the following is one of the saltiest lakes in the world?
India implemented the GST (Goods and Service Tax) from which month of 2017?
In the following series, one number is missing as shown by the question mark (?). Select the missing number from the given options.
3, 8, 13, 18, ?
Which country hosted the FIFA Under 17 (U-17) World Cup in 2017?
Consider the following statement and select the best option.
Gold is more expensive than silver.
If $$x^2 + kx + k = 0$$ has two distinct real solutions, then the value of k will satisfy:
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A number was divided in the ratio 3 : 2. When 8 was added to each of the numbers the
ratio changed to 7: 5. The greater of the two numbers was:
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