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Q1. In a certain code language ‘WHEAT’ is written as ‘AMIFX’ and ‘BLACK’ is written as ‘FQEHO’. How will ‘GREASE’ be written in the same code language?

Q2. In a certain code language, ‘BORE’ is coded as ‘7513’, and ‘ROTE’ is coded as ‘1457’. What is the code for ‘T’ in that language?

Q3. Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks, will complete the letter series.
r _ m _ s _ t _ i _ m s s _ r i m _ _ s t

Q4. Following certain logic, 64 is related to 16 and 100 is related to 25. To which of the following is 144 related, following the same logic?

Q5. Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.

Expert
Exotic
Explicit
Expense
Expanse

Q6. Which group of oilfields among the following is located in Assam?

Q7. Where was the first cement plant located in India in the year 1904?

Q8. The density of population is the crude relationship between human and ________.

Q9. Which of the following states is associated with Bonalu festival?

Q10. Alarippu, Jatiswaram, Shabdam, Varnam and Tillana are regular patterns of which of the following classical dance forms of India?

Q11. The perimeter of one face of a cube is 40 cm. Its volume will be:

Q12. A and B complete a work in 12 and 15 days, respectively. They started the work alternatively for 1 day each and A started first. In how much time will 60% of the work be completed?

Q13. Rashid sells a book at a gain of 20%. If he had sold it at ₹34.51 more, he would have gained 37%. The cost price (in ₹) of the book is:

Q14. The lateral surface area of a cone is 550 cm². If the diameter of the cone is 14 cm, then the height of the cone is:

Q15. In an educational institution, the ratio of the numbers of students in middle school and high school is 4 : 3. If there were 324 students in middle school, what was the number of students in high school?

Q16. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words: Someone who does not care about rules.

Q17. I’m ________ until my family arrives from their holiday. I cannot wait to see them.

Q18. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for: The state or condition of not being in agreement, accordance, or in harmony.

Q19. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice: She will clear the test tomorrow.

Q20. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence: On this auspicious Monday, chilled and shudering in spite of astrologer’s assurances, he was glad to return to the shelter of canvas awnings on bamboo stakes.

Q1. In a certain code language, ‘served her people’ is written as ‘vt yc df’, and ‘dinner is served’ is coded as ‘kp df hu’. How will ‘served’ be coded in that language?

Q2. In this question, three statements are given followed by two conclusions.

Statements:
I. All vases are bottles.
II. All bottles are flasks.
III. All flasks are cups.

Conclusions:
I. Some cups are bottles.
II. All vases are flasks.

Q3. What will come in the place of ‘?’ if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
143 – 42 × 7 ÷ 8 + 21 = ?

Q4. What will come in the place of ‘?’ if ‘+’ and ‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
42 × 6 ÷ 11 – 97 + 25 = ?

Q5. In a certain code language,
‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’,
‘A – B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’,
‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ and
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
How is B related to E if A − B + C × D ÷ E?

Q6. Sher Khan defeated Humayun in the battles of Chausa and Kanauj and forced him to flee to _______.

Q7. What is the name of the large-scale demographic survey conducted to provide reliable estimates of birth and death rates at national and sub-national levels?

Q8. Which artificial element has been provisionally named seaborgium in honour of Glenn T. Seaborg?

Q9. Who developed a notation system for Indian classical music?

Q10. _____________ was elected as the president of the third session of Indian National Congress.

Q11. The lateral surface area of a cylinder is 3862.2 cm² and its height is 15 cm. Find its volume (π = 3.14).

Q12. A person can paint 2.5 ft² of a wall in 5 minutes. How much area will he paint in 6 hours?

Q13. Dixit drives at 28 km/h and returns at 36 km/h. Find the average speed for the whole journey.

Q14. The ratio of cost price to selling price is 432 : 612. The profit percentage is:

Q15. An amusement park gives one free entry with four paid entries. What is the effective discount percentage?

Q16. I have a _______ thumb and I love gardening.

Q17. Select the most appropriate antonym of the word ‘affluent’.

Q18. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Q19. Select the most appropriate antonym of ‘light’ in the given context.

Q20. Select the correctly spelt word.