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Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Examination 2019

Roll No. 3003018463
Registration No. 20000396726
Name HIRALAL KUMAR
Test Venue i-Tech Zone
Test Time 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Test Date 16/08/2019
Section : General English
Q.1 Select the correctly spelt word.

Ans 1. Unfortunately
2. Unforgatable
3. Undoutedly
4. Uniique
Question ID : 2390872495
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.2 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
We try to keep abreast of the new treatments, but have gained little ________
experience of using them.
Ans 1. doable
2. practical
3. systematic
4. orderly
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.3 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
One who abstains from alcoholic drinks

Ans 1. Teetotaller
2. Vegetarian
3. Non-vegetarian
4. Drunkard
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In the nick of time

Ans 1. At the last possible moment
2. In the middle of things
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3. Much in advance
4. After the deadline
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.5 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
If I had gone to the library I can have borrowed a book.

Ans 1. If I had
2. I can have
3. gone to the library
4. borrowed a book
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.6 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is
no error, select 'no error'
My friend usually wakes up late on Sunday mornings.

Ans 1. No error
2. usually wakes up
3. My friend
4. late on Sunday mornings
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
There lived an old couple whose only pet was a little dog. Having no children, they loved it as
though it (1)_______ a baby. The old dame made it a cushion (2)_______ blue crepe, and at
mealtime Muko—for that was its name—would sit on it as (3)______ as any cat. The kind
people (4)______ the pet with tidbits of fish with their own chopsticks, and all the boiled rice
(5)______ wanted.
SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
Ans 1. is
2. were
3. are
4. like
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
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(5)______ wanted.
SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2
Ans 1. by
2. on
3. at
4. of
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Comprehension:
(5)______ wanted.
SubQuestion No : 9
Ans 1. compactly
2. comfortably
3. securely
4. strongly
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
(5)______ wanted.
SubQuestion No : 10
Ans 1. feed
2. fed
3. feeding
4. feeds
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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
(5)______ wanted.
SubQuestion No : 11
Ans 1. it
2. he
3. one
4. she
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no
need to substitute it, select No improvement
Sonia is learnt to play the guitar these days.

Ans 1. is learning to play
2. was learning playing
3. was learning to play
4. No improvement
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
My parents both are doctors.

Ans 1. My parents are both
2. Both my parent
3. No improvement
4. Both my parents
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Put the cart before the horse

Ans 1. To follow the logical order
2. To do last things first
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3. To do impractical things
4. To lie about a situation
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ZEST
Ans 1. Indifference
2. Detachment
3. Enthusiasm
4. Unconcern
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.16 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.
Better
Ans 1. Bad
2. Good
3. Worse
4. Worst
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
AFFLUENCE
Ans 1. Poverty
2. Bankruptcy
3. Wealth
4. Hardship
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.18 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
A Superintendent of Police have the authority to suspend an inspector.

Ans 1. have the
2. an inspector
3. authority to suspend
4. A Superintendent of Police
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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.19 Select the correctly spelt word.

Ans 1. Succesful
2. Separate
3. Seige
4. Superfisial
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.20 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
Which _______ should we adopt to increase our sales?

Ans 1. intentions
2. promotions
3. functions
4. strategies
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically
correct sentence.
It wasn’t easy, but finally we succeeded ________ finding a solution to the problem.
Ans 1. for
2. at
3. in
4. of
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.22 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.
DISTANT
Ans 1. Close
2. Remote
3. Faraway
4. Beyond
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
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Q.23 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

Ans 1. Harmony
2. Recollection
3. Nostalgia
4. Paradise
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
I had first gone to Srinagar with mine family in 1961.

Ans 1. No improvement
2. along my family
3. with my family
4. along mine family
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically
correct sentence.
I would have forgotten my appointment if Susan ________ reminded me about it.

Ans 1. had
2. wouldn’t
3. hadn’t
4. haven’t
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Section : General Intelligence & Reasoning
Q.1 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs and to balance
the given equation:
28 * 4 * 9 * 16
Ans 1. + ÷ =
2. – = ×
3. ÷ + =
4. – × +
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
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Q.2 The statements below are followed by two conclusions labelled I and II. Assuming that
the information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with
generally established facts, decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely
follow(s) from the information given in the statements.
Statements:
I. Some dawns are nights.
II. No night is a noon.
III. No dawn is a dusk.
Conclusions:
I. Some dusks are nights.
II. Some noons are dawns.
Ans 1. Either conclusion I or II follows.
2. Neither I nor II follows.
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. Only conclusion I follows.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.3
Ans
1.
2.
3.
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4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.4 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second
number is related to the first number.
735 : 612 ∷ 476 : ?

Ans 1. 353
2. 343
3. 432
4. 336
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.5 Six people have different heights. U is the tallest one. P is taller than R, who is shorter
than S. Q is shorter than R, but taller than T. Who is shortest one?
Ans 1. S
2. Q
3. P
4. T
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.6 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.
Jasmine : White ∷ Sunflower : ?

Ans 1. Pink
2. Indigo
3. Yellow
4. Violet
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
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Q.7
(Rotation NOT allowed)

Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.8
Ans
1.
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2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.9
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.10 Satish is 9 ranks ahead of Ajay in the class of 39 students. If Ajay’s rank is 15th from
the last, then what is Satish’s rank from the start?
Ans 1. 16th
2. 14th
3. 18th
4. 24th
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.11
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.12 In a certain code, 'GRAPH' is written as 'JUZSK'. How is 'CARE' written in that code?
Ans 1. FZTO
2. FZZD
3. FZUD
4. FZUU
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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.13 Find the wrong term in the given number series:
34, 32, 35, 33, 36, 37

Ans 1. 34
2. 37
3. 33
4. 32
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.14 M, N, P, R, T, W, F and H are sitting around a circle at the centre, P is third to the left of
M and second to the right of T. N is second to the right of P. R is second to the right of
W who is second to the right of M. F is not an immediate neighbour of P.
Who is to the immediate right of P?

Ans 1. F
2. H
3. W
4. R
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.15 Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is
different. Choose the odd one.
Ans 1. Deer
2. Sheep
3. Donkey
4. Cow
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.16 In a certain code, 'MIGHTY' is written as 'BJFISN'. How is 'BUILDER' written in that
code?
Ans 1. YUIMCFI
2. IHVMGFY
3. IVHMCFY
4. YFCMHVI
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
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Q.17 Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
1440, 240, 48, ? , 4, 2

Ans 1. 12
2. 3
3. 6
4. 4
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.18
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.19 Select the option that is related to the third Letter Cluster in the same way as the
second Letter Cluster is related to the first Letter Cluster.
BDHP : CFJT : : PHDB : ?

Ans 1. HSWH
2. BSWN
3. HWSH
4. QJFF
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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.20 Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the
conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement.
Statement:
Road offers the fastest connectivity between Agra and Delhi.
Conclusions:
I. There is no rail connectivity between Agra and Delhi.
II. There is no air connectivity between Agra and Delhi.
Ans 1. Only conclusion I follows.
2. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.21 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.
BUCKET :DSEIGR : : BONUS : ?

Ans 1. DSPUM
2. DPMSU
3. DMSPU
4. DMPSU
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.22 If A stands for ‘+’, B stands for ‘–’, C stands for ‘×’, what would be the value of the
given equation?
(10 C 4) A (4 C 4) B 6 = ?
Ans 1. 46
2. 50
3. 60
4. 56
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.23
Ans 1.
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2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.24 If A = 1, B = 3, C = 5 and similarly Z = 51, then find the code for PULSE?
Ans 1. 342231279
2. 323412379
3. 314123379
4. 314213279
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.25 If J = 10 and JAM = 130, then JAR = ?

Ans 1. 150
2. 170
3. 140
4. 180
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Section : Numerical Aptitude
Q.1
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.2
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Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.3
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.4
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.5
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6
Ans 1.
2.
3.
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4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.7
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.8
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.9
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
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Chosen Option : 4
Q.10
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.11
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.12
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.13
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
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Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.14
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.15
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.16
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.17
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
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Q.18
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 2
Q.19
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.20
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.21
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.22
Ans 1.
2.
3.
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4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.23
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.24
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.25
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Section : General awareness
Q.1 The split in Congress occurred in which of the following sessions?

Ans 1. Kanpur Session 1922
2. Karachi Session 1934
3. Lahore Session 1927
4. Surat Session 1907
Status : Answered
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Chosen Option : 3
Q.2 Raja Ravi Varma, considered as one of the greatest painters of India, hailed from
which of these states?
Ans 1. West Bengal
2. Maharashtra
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Southernmost point of the Peninsular Plateau is marked by which of the following
hills?
Ans 1. Velikonda
2. Girnar
3. Nilgiri
4. Anaconda
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Upper House of the Indian Parliament is also known as _____.

Ans 1. Vidhan Parishad
2. Lok Sabha
3. Vidhan Sabha
4. Rajya Sabha
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.5 िकस धातु को पहले वो म कहते थे?

Ans 1. रे िडयम
2. टं ग न
3. िजंक
4. मॉिल डे नम
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.6 What is the S.I. unit of Energy?

Ans 1. Pascal
2. Joule
3. Newton
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4. Hertz
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.7 Elections to Panchayats in a State are conducted by ______.

Ans 1. Joint Public Service Commission
2. State Election Commission
3. Election Commission of India
4. Gram Sabha
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.8 "The general theory of Employment, Interest and money" (1936) was written by
______.
Ans 1. Adam Smith
2. Amartya sen
3. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
4. John Maynard Keynes
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.9 Fine leg, Gully, and Midwicket are terms associated with which Sport?
Ans 1. Cricket
2. Hockey
3. Volleyball
4. Football
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.10 Name the actor who got the best Lead Actor (Male) award in the British Academy Film
Awards (BAFTA) in 2019.
Ans 1. Christian Bale
2. Steve Coogan
3. Rami Malek
4. Bradley Cooper
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11 नॉिमनल सकल घरे लू उ ाद (GDP) ा है?

Ans 1. सकल घरे लू उ ाद (GDP) िजसकी गणना वतमान बाजार मू पर की जाती है ।
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2. सभी िनयात और आयातों को छोड़कर सकल घरे लू उ ाद (GDP)
3. सकल घरे लू उ ाद (GDP) िजसकी गणना एक आधार वष को िनधारक के प म करके की जाती

है ।
4. सकल घरे लू उ ाद (जीडीपी) िजसकी गणना ि ो मु ा के सं दभ म की जाती है ।
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.12 Which of the following organisations is the governing body of World Tennis?
Ans 1. International Tennis Federation
2. Tennis Council
3. International Tennis Council
4. Tennis Federation
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.13 िन िल खत म से कौन-सा यु एक परजीवी सं बंध को दशाता है ?

Ans 1. शै वाल - वाल िभि
2. रे मोरा मछली - शाक
3. गाय बगु ला - पशु धन
4. कु े पर िप ू
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.14 Which amendment of the Constitution is called as the 'mini constitution of India’ and
was brought in during the national emergency in the year 1976?
Ans 1. 54th Amendment
2. 24th Amendment
3. 42nd Amendment
4. 25th Amendment
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --
Q.15 भारत म समु -तट का म र (शोर टे ल) कहाँ थत है?

Ans 1. महाबलीपु रम
2. सारनाथ
3. कां चीपु रम
4. चे ई
Status : Answered
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Chosen Option : 1
Q.16 Which Economic Survey was also called 'Pink Economic Survey' ?
Ans 1. Economic Survey 2017-18
2. Economic Survey 2016-17
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.17 Who was the first National Security Advisor of India?

Ans 1. Pankaj Singh
2. Prof. Rajinder Khanna
3. Manmohan Singh
4. Brajesh Mishra
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.18 Which event led to the termination of Non-Cooperation - Khilafat Movement by

Gandhiji?
Ans 1. Chauri - Chaura Incident
2. Passing of Rowlatt Act
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
4. Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.19 भारत के क ीय बजट म थम जडर बजट े टमट िकस वष आया?

Ans 1. 2005-06
2. 2007-08
3. 2010-11
4. 2001-02
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --
Q.20 Black soil is mostly found in which part of India?

Ans 1. Himalayas
2. Desert
3. Coastal Plains
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4. Peninsular Plateau
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.21 How many elements are there in the periodic table such that for every element name
there is a single alphabet that symbolically represents it (for example, B-Boron,
C-Carbon etc.)?
Ans 1. 17
2. 7
3. 14
4. 10
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 4
Q.22 Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the sea?
Ans 1. Narmada
2. Banas
3. Ganga
4. Godavari
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.23 िन िल खत म से भारत के िकस रा म वं गाला ोहार मनाया जाता है?

Ans 1. मेघालय
2. केरल
3. तिमलनाडु
4. िबहार
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.24 Peacock Island Temple is also known as _______.

Ans 1. Tirupati Temple
2. Kailashnath Temple
3. Umananda Temple
4. Jagannath Temple
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.25 What is the peculiarity of the compound Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide (YBCO)?
Ans 1. It is a high temperature superconductor
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2. It is a highly radioactive material
3. It is an almost 100% transparent material
4. It has got very high malleability and ductility
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
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Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Examination 2019

Section : General English

Q.1 Select the correctly spelt word.

One who abstains from alcoholic drinks

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In the nick of time

2. In the middle of things

4. After the deadline

If I had gone to the library I can have borrowed a book.

3. gone to the library

My friend usually wakes up late on Sunday mornings.

4. late on Sunday mornings

Sonia is learnt to play the guitar these days.

2. was learning playing

3. was learning to play

My parents both are doctors.

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Put the cart before the horse

2. To do last things first

4. To lie about a situation

Q.15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Q.16 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.

Q.17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

A Superintendent of Police have the authority to suspend an inspector.

Q.19 Select the correctly spelt word.

Which _______ should we adopt to increase our sales?

Q.22 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

I had first gone to Srinagar with mine family in 1961.

4. along mine family

I would have forgotten my appointment if Susan ________ reminded me about it.

Section : General Intelligence & Reasoning

2. Neither I nor II follows.

3. Only conclusion II follows.

4. Only conclusion I follows.

735 : 612 ∷ 476 : ?

Jasmine : White ∷ Sunflower : ?

(Rotation NOT allowed)

Q.13 Find the wrong term in the given number series:

34, 32, 35, 33, 36, 37

Who is to the immediate right of P?

1440, 240, 48, ? , 4, 2

BDHP : CFJT : : PHDB : ?

2. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

3. Only conclusion II follows.

4. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

BUCKET :DSEIGR : : BONUS : ?

Q.25 If J = 10 and JAM = 130, then JAR = ?

Section : Numerical Aptitude

Section : General awareness

Q.1 The split in Congress occurred in which of the following sessions?

2. Karachi Session 1934

3. Lahore Session 1927

4. Surat Session 1907

Q.4 Upper House of the Indian Parliament is also known as _____.

Q.5 िकस धातु को पहले वो म कहते थे?

Q.6 What is the S.I. unit of Energy?

Q.7 Elections to Panchayats in a State are conducted by ______.

2. State Election Commission

3. Election Commission of India

3. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

4. John Maynard Keynes

Q.11 नॉिमनल सकल घरे लू उ ाद (GDP) ा है?