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1 ANSWER SHORT QUESTION

1. What is the soild form of water? Ice

2. What studies the structure of earth, geology or geography? Geology

3. If you sold your house for more money than you bought, did you make a profit or loss?

Profit

4. What is the pointing device of a computer? Mouse

5. What is the location of the spotted egg? On the right (

6. What is the time of a day before noon called? Morning

7. How do we call 7 days in time period? Week

8. What do you call a person who is working for a company? Employee

9. Horse is a mammal, amphibian or reptile? Mammal

10. Whats the fastest way to get from the 20th floor to the 1st floor? (By) Elevator

11. What is the quickest way of traveling from Tokyo to Paris? (By) Airplane

12. What information does a terrestrial globe provide? Geography

13. Name a month that falls between September and November. OCTOBER

14. Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world - a computer, a bed,
or a television? A BED

15. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday. What is the other day which commonly starts a
week? MONDAY

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16. Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Australia or Canada? AUSTRALIA

17. Jane and Peter have three children. They are 4, 13 and 15 years old. They only have one son,
who is their youngest child. How old is their middle child? 13

18. Which section of the newspaper gives the editors opinion? THE EDITORIAL

19. What instrument will you use to examine very small objects or life forms? A MICROSCOPE

20. What is a destructive program that spreads from computer to computer? A VIRUS

21. What term is used for animals such as humans that usually give birth to live young. Mammals or
Reptiles? MAMMALS

22. What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people that will represent
them? A DEMOCRACY

23. What do we call the piece of paper that proves that you have bought an item? A RECEIPT

24. What do you call the document that gives details of your qualifications and work experience? A
RESUME

25. How would you describe an economy based largely on farming? AGRONOMICS / AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS

26. What is the study of the stars and planets called? ASTRONOMY

27. In business and advertising, what does PR stand for? PUBLIC RELATIONS

28. What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea. Ambulance or Coast
Guard? COAST GUARD

29. What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your computer?
DOWNLOAD

30. What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body? AN X-RAY

31. What crime has someone stealing from a shop committed? Shop fitting or Shop lifting? SHOP
LIFTING

32. If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling under the what? WEATHER

33. Who is the person in charge of a football match? THE REFEREE

34. What do we call the last game in a sporting competition which decides the champion? THE FINAL

35. What is the general term for paintings of countryside or natural views? A LANDSCAPE

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36. Which of these would probably be found in an office? A printer? A blanket? Or a nailbrush? A
PRINTER

37. What is the job title of someone who designs buildings? AN ARCHITECT

38. What term is used for the amount of money you pay a landlord for living in their house or
apartment? RENT

39. What do we call the meeting where the employer asks the potential employee questions about
their work experience? AN INTERVIEW

40. What is a painting of a persons head usually called? A PORTRAIT

41. Where would you find an urban area? In the city or in the countryside? IN THE CITY

42. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? WEST

43. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level? A basement apartment or a
penthouse apartment? A BASEMENT APARTMENT

44. What feature do pianos and computers have in common? THE KEYBOARD

45. If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or a negative feeling? NEGATIVE

46. What do we call a period of ten years? A DECADE

47. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called a? PLUMBER

48. Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home? THE FREEZER

49. What is the most important document you have to show if you wanted to hire a car? YOUR
DRIVERS LICENSE

50. Where would you go to work out on a treadmill? THE GYM

51. Where would you most likely go to buy a flower? A bakery, a florist or a supermarket? A FLORIST

52. Which department of a hospital would you go for an x-ray? Radiology or Cardiology? RADIOLOGY

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2 QUESTIONS WITH IMAGE

1. Two girls are doing something on laptop. What are they doing?
BROWSING INTERNET

2. Male and female table and their designations are given. What is the name of female employee in
the table?
ELIZIBATH (FEMALE)

3. A windmill is given in the picture. Name this device which is used to generate electricity?
WINDMILL

4. A telephone is circulated (Inside Circle). What is the item which is circulated?

THE TELEPHONE

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5. A table with 4 to 5 rows and columns with different course names? How many courses the
student took?
FOUR

6. A table is given with different years and months. What is the Preceding year of April? Preceding
means previous tax year.
2003

7. An image showing a big indoor stadium. What is this building?

AN INDOOR STADIUM

8. Look at the table and find sales of which product were increasing every month. 5-6 products
were given and only sales of one product was increasing every month. Which one of the
production is outperforming others?

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9. An image of sunrise is given. What is this image showing? Dawn or Dusk?

DAWN

10. Data is table is given showing bus timing, Stations and departure and arrivals. What was the
departure time of bus to downtown?
12:01 (This is just a demonstration.)

11. An image was given and girl was sitting and paper was in the air. What is happening to the paper?
SCATTERING/ ITS GETTING SCATTERED.

12. An image was given in which 2-3 people had flasks (funnel shaped) in their hand. What are these
people doing?
EXPERIMENT.

13. A paint in going on in background and a man is wearing gloves. Why is man wearing gloves?
HE IS DOING PAINTING

14. A person was wearing goggles blue in colour. What is this person wearing?
GOGGLES

15. People are doing something in space on moon. Where are these people?
ON THE MOON.

16. A butterfly is shown in an image. How does the butterfly fly?

WITH WINGS.

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