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V.O.T.E. MOCK TEST 1

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
- Billie Jean King

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Question:​ At Vedantu’s corporate office in Bangalore, the ratio of employees to managers is 7:3.
70% of the employees and 30% of the managers take lunch in the canteen. What percent of the
total workforce takes lunch in the canteen?
Options:
(a) 60%
(b) 58%
(c) 30%
(d) 78%
Answer: (b)
Solution:
Assume there are 7x employees and 3x managers.
Total workforce taking lunch in canteen is:

Total workforce is
% of workforce taking lunch in canteen

Question:​ A six-digit number 6300A8 is divisible by 4. How many values of A are possible?
Options:
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 4
Answer: (c)
Solution:
To find divisibility by 4, we consider the last two digits of the number and these last two digits of
the number should be divisible by 4.
Hence, A can take values equal to 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8. Therefore 5 values of A are possible.
Question:​ How much water must be added to 60 litres of milk at 1.5 litres for Rs. 20, so as to

have a mixture worth Rs. per litre?

Options:
(a) 12 litres
(b) 13 litres
(c) 14 litres
(d) 15 litres
Answer: (d)
Solution:

C.P. of 1 litre of milk

C.P. of 1 litre of water = Rs. 0

Mean price = Rs.

By the rule of alligation,

Ratio of water and milk =

Now, quantity of water to be added to 60 litres of milk

= 15 litres of water

Question: ​Ria and Mona planned to study together one day. During a birthday celebration in
Vedantu’s live class, the master teacher asked everyone that on which day and what time were
the students born. Mona being quick in calculations figured that she was born on Monday (4​th
April, 1988). However, Ria, who was a little slow in calculations, took time. Mona decided to
help her. What do you think the Ria’s day of birth could be on 3​rd​ November, 1987?
Options:
(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Monday
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Number of days from 3​rd​ November 1987 to 4​th​ April 1988 is 153
The break-up is as given below.
1987 November - 27 (30 - 3)
1987 December - 31
1988 January - 31
1988 February - 29 (leap year)
1988 March - 31
1988 April - 4
Total -153 days
153 days means 21 weeks + 6 days. So, there are 6 odd days.
Thus, 3​rd​ November 1987 was 5 days earlier to Monday. So, the day was Tuesday.

Question:​ While sharing their birthday and time during the Vedantu LIVE class, Ria and Mona
also realised that they both were born between 4 o’clock and 5 o’clock, and both the different
timings formed a right angle between the hour hand and minute hand of the clock. What do you
think could be these two different timings between 4 o’clock and 5 o’clock forming a right angle
between the hands?
Options:

(a) minutes and minutes past 4.

(b) minutes and minutes past 4.

(c) minutes and minutes past 4.

(d) minutes and minutes past 4.

Answer: (b)
Solution:
At 4 o’clock the angle between the minute hand and the hour hand is 120°. This angle reduces at
the rate of 5.5° per minute till it reaches zero and thereafter the angle increases at the same rate.
The two hands are at right angles when the angle between them changes by 30° and 210° (i.e.,
120° - 90° and 120° + 90°)

So, the angle changes by 30° in minutes

And the angle changes by 210° in minutes

Thus, the hands are at right angle at minutes past 4 and again at minutes past 4.

Question: ​During a retreat for Vedantu students, eight friends – Amin (A), Bidisha (B),
Charubak (C), Dibya (D), Eisha (E), Firoz (F), Gayatri (G) and Hannah (H), not necessarily in
the same order, sit around a square table. Four of the friends sit at the corners, while the other
four sit at the middle of each side. The ones sitting in the middle face away from the center while
those sitting in the corners face the center.
1. G sits at one of the corners.
2. Both the neighbours of D face away from the center.
3. Both the neighbours of B face the center.
4. F sits to the immediate right of D.
5. H sits third to the left of E.
6. D does not sit opposite to G.
7. B sits second to the right of F.
8. A and F sit opposite to each other.
How many seating arrangements are possible ?
Options:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: (b)
Solution:
From 1, we know that G sits at one of the corners, so let’s fix G at 1.
From 2 and 6, we know that D sits at one of the corners but does not sit opposite G. D can sit at
either 3 or 7.

If D sits at 7:
From 4, F sits at 6. From 8, A sits opposite F, so A sits at 2.
From 7, B sits second to the right of F, thus B sits at 8.
From 5, H sits third to the left of E, but the only vacant places are 3, 4 and 5. There is no way to
place H and E, and thus, this case is not possible.

If D sits at 3:
From 4, F sits to the immediate right of D, thus, F sits at 2.
From 8, A sits opposite F, so A sits at 6.
From 5, H sits third to the left of E, there are two ways possible – E sits at 5 and H at 8 or E at 8
and H at 5.
From 7, B sits at 4.
C will occupy the only vacant place 7.
Since H and E can interchange their positions, there are two arrangements which are possible.

Question:​ Find the​ ​missing number in the following series.

5, 7, 25, 131, ? , 8335
Options:
(a) 865
(b) 914
(c) 1025
(d) 925
Answer: (d)
Solution:
The pattern followed by the numbers is:
5×1+2=7
7 × 3 + 4 = 25
25 × 5 + 6 = 131
131 × 7 + 8 = 925
925 × 9 + 10 = 8335

Question: ​The difference between the square of two consecutive odd integers is always divisible
by:
Options:
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Let the two consecutive odd integers be (2x + 1) and (2x + 3)
Then, (2x + 3)​2​ – (2x + 1)​2​ = (2x + 3 + 2x + 1) (2x + 3 – 2x – 1) = (4x + 4) (2)
= 8 (x + 1), which is always divisible by 8.

Question:​ A train of length 240 meters crosses a pole in 12 seconds. In what time will it cross a
platform of length 400 meters?
Options:
(a) 33 seconds
(b) 35 seconds
(c) 37 seconds
(d) 39 seconds
Answer: (a)
Solution:

Time taken to cross the platform

Distance covered = length of train + length of platform
= 240 + 400 = 660 meters

Speed of train

m/sec

So, time taken to cross the platform seconds.

Question: ​Read the following information and answer the question that follows.
i. A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 are 6 members in a family in which there are two married couples.
ii. A2, the lawyer is married to A1.
iii. A5, a Director is married to the writer who is mother of A3 and A6.
iv. Of the 2 married ladies, one is a chef.
v. A1 has one son and one grandson.
vi. There is also 1 college going student and 1 male civil engineer in the family.
How is A1 related to A3?
Options:
(a) Grandfather
(b) Mother
(c) Grandmother
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
Solution:
One couple is A2 & A1. A3 and A6 are the children of A5. So, the other couple is A5, A4.
A5 is a Director. A4 is a female writer. A2 is a lawyer.
So, A1 is a chef and hence a female, A4 is the mother of A3 and A6.
A1 has one son and one grandson. So, A5 is the son of A1 and A3 or A6 is the grandson.
The grandson is a male civil engineer and the grand-daughter is a college going student.
Therefore, A1 is the grandmother of A3.

Question:​ What combination of figures would come next which follows a particular pattern ?

Options:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (c)
Solution:
All four segments use the same figures: two squares, one circle, and one triangle.
In the first segment, the square is on the outside of the circle and triangle.
In the second segment, the squares are below the other two.
In the third segment, the squares on are the inside.
In the fourth segment, the squares must be above the triangle and circle.

Question:​ A sum of Rs. 20,000 is invested for 17 months at the interest of 10% per annum
compounded half yearly. What is the percentage gain, correct to one decimal place, at the end of
17 months ?
Options:
(a) 13.6%
(b) 13.4%
(c) 12.8%
(d) 12.5%
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Principal Amount. P = Rs. 20,000
Rate, R = 10%
Time, T = 17 months = 1 year 5 months
So, number of time compounded half yearly = 2
Now, Rate = 5%
According to the question,

Now for the remaining 5 months,

S.I.

Amount after 17 months = 22050 + 459.3 = 22509.3

Hence, percentage increase

=12.5%
Question:​ It is time to play ludo. How many dots are contained on the face opposite to that
containing four dots?

Options:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6
Answer: (b)
Solution:
From the second figure, it can be observed that the face with 4 dots is adjacent to the one with 1
and 5 dots. Hence, then comparing this with the first figure, it can be seen that the only place
possible for the face with 4 dots is opposite it to the face having 2 dots.

Question:​ Hemant and Rohan have been best friends since childhood. However, Hemant was
really studious and is now working with a reputed MNC with a handsome salary package. On the
other hand, Rohan was not much into studies but he had great communication skills. He is a
successful businessman now. Hemant and Rohan travelled to different cities for their further
studies after their 12​th​. They lived far from each other but their bond was always the same.
Distance never created a rift between their friendship. They have always managed to link up with
each other at different occasions. It is now Rohan’s marriage in Ramnagar and Hemant is visiting
him. Hemant has even planned water activities there for fun adventure with seven other cousins
of Rohan. Everyone has a friend during each stage of life but only a few lucky people have the
same friend in all stages of life.
Now, a question is followed by 2 statements. You have to decide which of the following
statement(s) is necessary to answer the question.
Q :-​ It is 8:00 p.m. When can Hemant get the next bus for Ramnagar from Dhanpur?
I. Buses for Ramnagar leave after every 30 minutes, till 10 p.m.
II. Fifteen minutes ago, one bus has left for Ramnagar.
Options:
(a) If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(b) If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(c) If the date either in I or II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(d) If the date in both the statements together are needed.
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Statement II. reveals that the previous bus had left 7.45 p.m. As given in statement I, the next bus
would leave after 30 minutes i.e., 8:15 p.m. So both the statements are required to answer the
given question.

Question:​ Hemant can row at 9 kmph in still water. He takes hours to row from A to B and
back. What is the distance between A and B if the speed of the stream is 1 kmph?
Options:
(a) 32 km
(b) 25 km
(c) 28 km
(d) 20 km
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Let the distance between A and B be x km.

Total time

Question:​ Hemant and his seven cousins A, B, C, D, E, F and G are dressing up for the musical
night. His cousins are wearing clothes of colours - black, blue, white, green, pink, yellow and
brown. Out of seven, three are girls. No girl is wearing either black, yellow or brown.
D’s sister F is wearing pink while he is wearing brown. A is wearing blue, while his sister B is
not wearing green. E is wearing yellow, while his best friend G is a boy.
What colour is B wearing?
Options:
(a) Green
(b) Pink
(c) Brown
(d) White
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Question:​ Hemant and his seven cousins A, B, C, D, E, F and G are dressing up for the musical
night. His cousins are wearing clothes of colours - black, blue, white, green, pink, yellow and
brown. Out of seven, three are girls. No girl is wearing either black, yellow or brown.
D’s sister F is wearing pink while he is wearing brown. A is wearing blue, while his sister B is
not wearing green. E is wearing yellow, while his best friend G is a boy.
What colour is G wearing?
Options:
(a) Black
(b) Blue
(c) White
(d) Green
Answer: (a)
Solution:

Question:​ Hemant and his seven cousins A, B, C, D, E, F and G are dressing up for the musical
night. His cousins are wearing clothes of colours - black, blue, white, green, pink, yellow and
brown. Out of seven, three are girls. No girl is wearing either black, yellow or brown.
D’s sister F is wearing pink while he is wearing brown. A is wearing blue, while his sister B is
not wearing green. E is wearing yellow, while his best friend G is a boy.
What colour is C wearing?
Options:
(a) Black
(b) Green
(c) White
(d) Pink
Answer: (b)
Solution:

Question:​ The six faces of a cube are painted in a manner that no two adjacent faces have the
same colour. The three colours used in painting are red, blue and green. The cube is then cut into
36 smaller cubes in a manner that 32 cubes are of one size and the rest 4 are of a bigger size and
each of the bigger size cubes has no red face.
How many cubes in all, have red face?
Options:
(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 32
Answer: (d)
Solution:
From the given data, the cube is cut into small pieces as shown below.
Therefore, there are 32 cubes having red face.

Question:​ 30 vehicles are parked in a single row. After the first car there is one bike, after the
second car, there are two bikes. After the third car, there are three bikes, and so on.
How many bikes are there in the second half of the row?
Options:
(a) 17
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 13
Answer: (d)
Solution:
The arrangement of cars and bikes in a parking area is as shown below:

So, there are totally 13 bikes in the second half of the row.

Question:​ The Kalinga Express started from Patna to Tata at 7 p.m. at a speed of 60 km/h.
Another train, Rajdhani Express, started from Tata to Patna at 4 a.m. next morning at a speed of
90 km/h. The distance between Patna and Tata is 800 km.
How far from Tata will the two trains meet ?
Options:
(a) 164 km
(b) 156 km
(c) 132 km
(d) 128 km
Answer: (b)
Solution:
In 9 hours, (7 pm to 4 am) the Kalinga Express would cover 9 × 60 = 540 kms.
Remaining distance = 260 kms
Relative speed = 60 + 90 = 150 kmph. (Since the two trains are moving in opposite directions,
the relative speed will be the sum of the speeds of two trains)

Time required hours

= 104 minutes.
So, the required distance is = 1.733 × 90 = 156 km.

Question:​ Ramesh can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day. Suresh can complete
the same work in 8 days working 10 hours a day. If both Ramesh and Suresh work together,
working 8 hours a day, in how many days can they complete the work ?
Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Ramesh can complete the work in (12 × 8) hours = 96 hours
Suresh can complete the work in (8 × 10) hours = 80 hours

Therefore, Ramesh’s 1 hours work and Suresh’s 1 hour work

(Ramesh + Suresh)’s 1 hour’s work .

So, both Ramesh and Suresh will finish the work in hrs.

Therefore, number of days of 8 hours each

Question:​ Find the missing set of letters of the following letter series.
TCFK, RADI, OXAF, JSVA, _____
Options:
(a) DMPU
(b) DMOT
(c) CMOT
(d) CLOT
Answer: (d)
Solution:
The given series is a mixed series.
Pattern followed by first letters are:
T – 2 = R; R – 3 = O; O – 5 = J; ​J – 7 = C
Pattern followed by second letters are:
C – 2 = A; A – 3 = X; X – 5 = S; ​S – 7 = L
Pattern followed by third letters are:
F – 2 = D; D – 3 = A; A – 5 = V; ​V – 7 = O
Pattern followed by fourth letters are:
K – 2 = I; I – 3 = F; F – 5 = A; ​A – 7 = T
Hence, the missing group is ​CLOT.

Question:​ Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow.
(i) P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven friends and are sitting in a circle facing the center of the
circle.
(ii) V is second to the left of S and is the neighbour of T and U.
(ii) S is not a neighbour of R or T.
(iv) P is neighbour of Q and R.
Which of the following is correct?
Options:
(a) Q is between P and S
(b) S is between U and P
(c) T is to the immediate right of V
(d) U is to the immediate left of V
Answer: (a)
Solution:
The seating arrangement is as shown below:
So from the given options, only option (a), which is Q is sitting between P and S is correct.

Question: ​Observe the following sequence of numbers and answer the question that follows:
641228742153862171413286
How many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2?
Options:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: (b)
Solution:
6 ​(4 1 2)​ 2 8 7 4 2 ​(1 5 3)​ 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 8 6
The pairs with a difference of 2 are (4, 2) and (1, 3). So, there are two such pairs.

Question: ​In a row at a bus stop, A is 7​th​ from the left and B is 9​th​ from the right. Both of them
interchange their positions and thus A becomes 11​th​ from the left. How many people are there in
that row?
Options:
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
Answer: (b)
Solution:
After interchanging their positions, position of A from left = 11 (New position of A)
And old position of B from right = New position of A from right = 9.
So, the total no. of people in that row is = (9 + 11) – 1 = 19.
Question: ​A rat runs 20m towards East and turns to right, runs 10m and turns to right, runs 9m
and again turns to left, runs 5m and then turns to left, runs 12m and finally turns to left and runs
6m. Now, in which direction is the rat facing?
Options:
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Answer: (c)
Solution:
The movements of the rat from A to G are as shown in figure below.

It is finally walking in the direction FG i.e., in the North direction.

Question: ​In certain code, PAPER is written as SCTGW. How is ‘MOTHER’ written in that
code?
Options:
(a) ORVLGW
(b) PQVJGT
(c) PQXJJT
(d) PQXKJV
Answer: (c)
Solution:
The code for the given words is as follows:
Question: ​Ten army cadets A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are standing in a queue.
(i) B and F are not either of the start or end.
(ii) G is before D, but not necessarily behind him and H is ahead of J.
(iii) There are four persons between E and A.
(iv) I is ahead of B and F is before D.
(v) J is in between A & D and G is in between E & F.
(vi) There are two persons between H and C.
Who is two places behind D ?
Options:
(a) G
(b) F
(c) E
(d) J
Answer: (a)
Solution:
The order of cadets standing from last to first is as follows:
E – G – F – D – J – A – (H or C) – B – I – (H or C)
Therefore, two places behind D will be G.

Question: ​There are four towns P, Q, R and T. Q is to the South-West of P, R is to the East of Q
and South-East of P, and T is to the North of R in line with QP.
In which direction of P is T located?
Options:
(a) South-East
(b) North
(c) North-East
(d) East
Answer: (c)
Solution:

Clearly, the arrangement according to the given directions is as shown above.

Thus, T lies in the North-East direction of P.

Question: ​If 10% is lost on a bicycle sold for Rs. 450, find the cost price of the bicycle.
Options:
(a) Rs. 650
(b) Rs. 600
(c) Rs. 500
(d) Rs. 550
Answer: (c)
Solution:
Let C.P. = Rs. x
S.P. = Rs.450, Loss% = 10%

Loss percent

⇒​ 10x = (x – 450) 100

⇒​ x = 10x – 4500
⇒​ 9x = 4500
x = 500
∴​ C.P. = Rs.500

Question: ​If DIAMOND is coded as VQYMKLV, how is FEMALE coded?

Options:
(a) TUMYNU
(b) UVNZOV
(c) UVNYNV
(d) TVNYNV
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Each letter of the given word is coded using its (corresponding letter – 1​th​) position of letter. But
the code for letter M will remain M itself.
The code for the word DIAMOND is as indicated below, using the above logic.

So, using the same logic, the code for FEMALE will be TUMYNU.
Question: ​Read the following statement and then decide which of the following assumptions is
implicit.
Statement:​ Anger is energy, in a more proactive way and how to channelize it is in itself a skill.
Assumptions:
I. Anger need to be channelized.
II. Only skillful people can channelize anger to energy.
Options:
(a) If only assumption I is implicit
(b) If only assumption II is implicit
(c) If either I or II is implicit
(d) If both I and II are implicit
Answer: (b)
Solution:
The statement points out that channelizing one’s anger is itself a skill. Hence, assumption II is
implicit.
Nothing about anger needing to be channelized is mentioned in the statement. Hence, assumption
I is not implicit.

Question: ​Identify the pattern followed by the block of figures and choose a box from the given
alternatives that will replace the question mark.

Options:
(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

Answer: (b)
Solution:
Analysing row-wise:
The arrow rotates by 45° from first figure to second figure and then it rotates by 180° from
second figure to third figure.
Whereas, the shapes circle, square and triangle moves from one corner to another corner in
anti-clockwise direction, like L shape manner.

Question: ​The sum of the ages of father and his son is 44 years. If 6 years later, the father will
be 3 times as old as his son, what are their present ages ?
Options:
(a) 36, 8
(b) 38, 6
(c) 35, 9
(d) 37, 7
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Let the present age of son is X and the present age of father is (44 – X).
As per question, after 6 years;
3 (X + 6) = (44 – X) + 6
3X + 18 = 50 – X
4X = 50 – 18
4X = 32
X = 8 years
∴​ Present age of son = 8 years
And the present of father = 44 – 8 = 36 years.

Question: ​Arushi was viewing an animation played in Vedantu live class where a timer in which
the sand fell from one chamber to another this way:
The animation started at the same time as the sand fell from one chamber to another and ended at
the same time when sand got transferred in the second chamber. Given that each second, 40
cubic millimeters of sand fall. Based on the above information, how long was the animation?
Options:
(a) 15 - 16 seconds
(b) 18 - 19 seconds
(c) 20 - 21 seconds
(d) 13 -14 seconds
Answer:​ (a)
Solution:
Volume of sand = ⅓ πr​2​h
= ⅓ x π x (5)​2 ​x 24 = 200π mm​3
A.T.Q
Time required = (200π x 1 sec)/ 40 = 15.71 seconds.

Question: ​The​ ​master teacher in Vedantu live class, starts with a Rapid fire round of questions.
She gives you the following information: ​ ​You and your friend bought similar camping tents.
While you are sure that the two are similar, need to figure out by which criteria the triangular
faces of the two tents are the same?
Options:
(a) SAS
(b) AA
(c) SSS
(d) Both a and b
Answer:​ (b)
Solution:​ If two triangles have two pairs of congruent angles, then the triangles are similar.

Question: ​Suppose you had to arrange the classroom furniture. You decide to place rectangular
tables together along their short edges as shown below:

Write a rule for the number of students that can be seated around n tables if arranged in this
manner.
Options:
(a) 3n + 4
(b) 4n - 2
(c) 4n + 2
(d) 6n + 3
Answer:​ (c)
Solution:​ Here, in the first arrangement, no of chairs is 6, then in second 10 and in third 14 and
so on …..
6, 10, 14, ……. Forms an A.P
a = 6, d = 4
Therefore, a​n​ = a + (n-1)d
= 6 + (n-1)4 = 4n + 2

Question: ​While folding paper for an origami duck you came across this pattern. What is the
perimeter of the triangle (white triangle) inscribed in the square.

Options:
(a) 10 + 3√20
(b) 20 + 2√30
(c) 13√20
(d) 10 - 3√20
Answer:​ (a)
Solution:

Using Pythagoras theorem in ΔABE

AE​2​ = AB​2​ + BE​2
AE​2​ = B​2​ + 4​2
⇒​ AE​2​ = 64 + 16
⇒​ AE​2​ = 80
 
∴​ AE = =
Now, in ΔFCE
EF​2​ = FC​2​ + EC​2
⇒​ EF​2​ = 2​2​ + 4​2
⇒​ EF​2​ = 4 + 16
⇒​ EF​2​ = 20

∴​ EF =
Also, in ΔADF
AF​2​ = AD​2​ + DF​2
⇒​ AF​2​ = 8​2​ + 6​2
⇒​ AF​2​ = 64 + 36 = 100
⇒​ AF = 10
∴​ Perimeter of ΔAEF = AE + EF + AF

Question: ​Using the interactive features of the WAVE (Whiteboard Audio Visual Environment)
at Vedantu, you need to arrange the following events from least likely to most likely.

A. It rains on Sunday.
B. It does not rain on Saturday.
C. It rains on Monday.
D. It does not rain on Friday.
Options:
(a) BACD
(b) ABCD
(c) DCBA
(d) CDBA
Answer:​ (a)
Solution:
A. Chances of It rains on Sunday = 80 %
B. Chances of It does not rain on Saturday= 70 %
C. Chances of It rains on Monday = 90 %
D. Chances of It does not rain on Friday= 95 %
So, required order is: BACD

Question: ​At vedantu, students are given assignments after a session. The teacher has asked the
following activity to be done by the students in the assignment:
You will have to make a house using cards as shown:

Write a rule for the number of cards in the nth row if the top row is row 1.
Options:
(a) 5n
(b) 3n
(c) 4n
(d) 3n + 1
Answer:​ (b)
Solution:​ The pattern formed is: 3,6,9,12…….
Hence, a​n​= 3n

Type: SCQ

Question: ​At vedantu, students are given assignments after a session. The teacher has asked the
following activity to be done by the students in the assignment:
You will have to make a house using cards as shown:
How many cards do you need to make a house of cards with 15 rows?
Options:
(a) 750
(b) 320
(c) 360
(d) 490
Answer:​ (c)
Solution:
S​15​= [15(a​1​ + a​15​)]/2 = [15 (3 + 45)]/2 = 360 cards

Question: ​During a motivational session on health (Aarohan wing) at vedantu, you are told
“Health is wealth” and you must exercise daily to keep yourself fit. Suppose you have 80
minutes to exercise and you want to burn 600 calories total using both machines, which are as
shown below:
How much time you should spend on each machine?
Options:
(a) 30 mins on Elliptical trainer and 50 mins on Stationary bike
(b) 60 mins on Elliptical trainer and 20 mins on Stationary bike
(c) 20 mins on Elliptical trainer and 60 mins on Stationary bike
(d) 35 mins on Elliptical trainer and 45 mins on Stationary bike
Answer:​ (b)
Solution:​ (b) Let x minutes are spent on Elliptical trainer and y minutes on Stationary bike.
Total time = 40 minutes
Total Calories= 300
A.T.Q
x + y = 80 ……. (i)
8x +6y= 600 ……. (ii)
Solving both equations,
x= 60, y = 20
so, you should spend 60 minutes on an elliptical trainer and 20 minutes on a stationary bike.

Question:​ Read the following statements and tick the correct answer out of the following
options :
Statement I: Rohan, my friend, went on a tour to a few important cities on his list. First, he
visited a city having the privilege to have the first fertilizer plant in India.
Statement II: He visited many cities and had a great experience. He ended his tour by visiting,
popularly known as the ‘Cotton Polis of India.’
In the above statements, which cities are being mentioned?
Options:
(a) Chennai (Statement I), Ahmedabad (Statement II)
(b) Ranipet (Statement I), Mumbai (Statement II)
(c) Sindri (Statement I), Ahmedabad (Statement II)
(d) Rishra (Statement I), Mumbai (Statement II)
Answer:​ (b)
Solution:​ The first fertilizer plant was set up in 1906 at Ranipet (Tamilnadu), and Mumbai is
known as the ‘Cotton Polis of India.’

Question:​ One of my best friends, who was also my batchmate in the foundation batch at
VEDANTU, once told me that he resides in a place where an important pipeline transport goes
to Jalandhar in Punjab via Mathura and Sonipat. Which of the following is the place of residence
of my friend?
Options:
(a) Salaya
(b) Hazira
(c) Panipat
(d) Barauni
Answer:​ (a)
Solution:​ An important pipeline transport network is from Salaya in Gujarat to Jalandhar in
Punjab via Virangam, Mathura, Delhi, and Sonipat.

Question:​ A guy from Chandigarh recently passed an admission test for Vedantu Aakar Batch.
He was told to pay the registration fee of the course through a cheque to VEDANTU. To keep
his amount safe, which of the following cheques will he issue to VEDANTU?
Options:
(a) Bearer Cheque
(b) Self Cheque
(c) Account Payee Cheque
(d) Traveller Cheque
Answer:​ (c)
Solution:​ Amount payee cheque is an instrument issued by a payer to the payee’s account to
keep the money safe.

Question:​ The value of every good and service produced or sold by all three sectors (Primary,
Secondary, Tertiary)need not be counted for calculating national income. Value of ______ and
services to be taken into consideration of national income.
Options:
(a) Intermediate Goods
(b) Consumer Goods
(c) Capital Goods
(d) Final Goods
Answer:​ (d)
Solution:​ Final goods are those goods which are ready to use by end-users, and the value of
these goods is taken into account while calculating national income.

Question:​ A States Reorganization Commission was formed in 1953 by then Prime Minister Pt.
Jawahar Lal Nehru to create states on a linguistic basis. Who was appointed the chairman of
this commission?
Options:
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta
(b) Justice Fazal Ali
(c) S.N.Sinha
(d) K.M.Munshi
Answer:​ (b)
Solution:​ Justice Fazal Ali was appointed the chairman of the States Reorganisation
Commission in 1953, and Andhra Pradesh was the first state formed on the basis of language
(Telugu).

Question:
Match the column and tick the correct option out of the following:

Options:
(a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(b) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
(c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(d) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
Answer:​ (a)
Solution:​Bahujan Samaj Party and All India Trinamool Congress are the national political
parties, whereas the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Telangana Rashtriya Samiti are the State
Political Parties.
Question:​ On 6 April 1919, two prominent leaders of the Punjab Congress were arrested under
the Rowlatt Act. One of the leaders was Dr. Satya Paul. Who among the following was the other
leader?
Options:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Madan Lal Dhingra
(c) Saiffuddin Kitchlew
(d) Prafulla Chaki
Answer:​ (c)
Solution:​ Dr. Satya Paul and Saiffuddin Kitchlew were the two leaders of the Punjab Congress
on 06 April 1919, in which they were put behind bars without any trial for two days.

Question:​ I recently contacted one of my batch mates at VEDANTU, who informed me that her
grandfather was a freedom fighter in the United Province and was an active member of Oudh
Kisan Sabha, founded by the able support of Pt. J.L. Nehru. Who among the following was the
close associate of Pt. Nehru in Oudh Kisan Sabha?
Options:
(a) Alluri Sitaram Raju
(b) Baba Ramchandra
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Ram Prasad Bismil
Answer:​ (b)
Solution:​ Baba Ramchandra was the co-founder of Oudh Kisan Sabha and Pt. Jawahar Lal
Nehru in the year 1920.

Question: ​Raman, Seema and Ritu went on a picnic near a dam. The dam operator allowed them
to have a look inside the control room. He told them that the dam is used to generate electricity
and that dams like these provide electricity to millions of homes and businesses around the
country. Which of the following statements is false about a Hydropower Plant?
Options:
(a) It is a renewable source of energy
(b) It is a non-conventional source of energy
(c) The rotation of turbine generates electrical energy
(d) It may create a problem of unsatisfactory rehabilitation of people
Answer: ​(b)
Solution: ​Hydro Power plants established on dams are a conventional source of energy. They
have been used to generate electricity for a long time now. The energy generated by Hydropower
Plants does not cause any pollution. Hydropower Plants are a renewable source of energy, in
which the electricity is produced by the rotation of turbines.
The major disadvantage of Hydropower Plants is that during their construction, large areas of
lands are acquired, which creates a problem of unsatisfactory rehabilitation of people.

Question: ​While getting to know about the Hydropower Plants, Seema recalled the 3-D
simulation session which she attended at Vedantu about turbines and generators. She recalled
that the generation of electricity in the turbine depends on the principle of…?
Options:
(a) Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction
(b) Fleming’s Left-hand rule
(c) Coulomb’s Law
(d) Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Answer: ​(a)
Solution:
The generation of electric current by the rotation of a turbine depends on the principle of
Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction. When the turbine is rotated by the flow of water,
the magnetic field linked with the coil inside the turbine changes, which induces an electric
current inside the coil.

Question: ​While on the picnic, Raman, Seema and Ritu decided to light a fire. Since the friends
did not have a matchbox, Ritu pulled out a magnifying lens that she had and said that they could
use it to start a fire. The lens had a power of 2D, so where should the friends place the paper to
make it burn the fastest?
Options:
(a) 0.5 meters in front of the lens
(b) 2 meters in front of the lens
(c) 0.5 meters behind the lens
(d) 2 meters behind the lens
Answer:​ (c)
Solution: ​A magnifying lens is a convex lens. Convex lenses converge the rays of light incident
on it to a single point, called the focus. So, if we place the paper at the focus of the lens, it would
burn the fastest. Now, given the power of lens = 2D

And we know,

So, f​ = = 0.5m
So, they should place the paper 0.5 meters behind the lens.
Question: ​After the fun, when Raman, Seema and Ritu were packing their stuff, Ritu noticed
that she lost her iron pendant somewhere in the grass. Since it was getting dark, they wanted to
find it as fast as possible. The three friends had the following items with them:
1. Piece of cloth
2. Long Thread
3. Iron nails
4. Battery
5. Copper wire
6. Rubber band
7. Chips
8. Compass
Which of the items above could be used by them to find the iron pendant quickly?
Options:
(a) Piece of Cloth, Long thread and rubber band
(b) Rubber band and piece of cloth
(c) Iron nails, copper wire and battery
(d) Chips and rubber band
Answer: ​(c)
Solution: ​When the copper wire is wound around the iron nail tightly and is connected to the
two ends of a battery, it creates an electromagnet. The friends could use this magnet to find the
iron pendant. As the friends use the electromagnet to scan the grass, they can be sure that the
pendant would be found, since iron is a magnetic material, it would be attracted to the
electromagnet.
Question: ​On their way back, Raman saw the stars in the clear night sky and noticed that the
stars did not seem to be stationary, but appeared to be twinkling. When he got home, he looked
through a book to see why the stars were twinkling. What do you think the answer was?
Options:
(a) Atmospheric dispersion of light
(b) Atmospheric refraction of light
(c) The change in position due to revolution of the earth.
(d) Defects in vision (Myopia or Hypermetropia)
Answer: ​(b)
Solution:
The twinkling of stars occurs due to the atmospheric refraction of light.

The temperature and density of different layers of the atmosphere keep varying. Hence, we have
different mediums. Distant stars act as point sources of light. When the starlight enters the
Earth’s atmosphere, it undergoes refraction continuously, due to changing refractive index i.e.,
from Rarer to denser. Since the atmosphere is dynamic, hence with changes in the atmosphere,
the apparent position of the star keeps changing, and it appears to be twinkling to us.

Question: ​On his way home, Raman wondered if he could’ve made a torch to help Ritu find her
pendant in the dark. He tried to do this at home later using a bulb with the resistance 50Ω, power
rating 1.5W, and a battery of 10V. He did not succeed in constructing a good torch. He asked his
academic mentor at Vedantu about his experiment. What did his mentor tell him?
Options:
(a) The Power dissipated by the bulb is 2W, and so, the bulb got fused
(b) The Power dissipated by the bulb=1W, and so, the bulb got fused
(c) The Current through the bulb is 0.2A, which is too low for the bulb to glow
(d) The Current through the bulb is 0.1A, which is too low for the bulb to glow
Answer: ​(a)
Solution:
We know, the power dissipated is given as

= 2W
Since the power dissipated by the bulb is greater than the power rating, i.e., 1.5W, so the bulb
will get fused.
The current through the bulb can be calculated using the Ohm’s law,
V = ​IR

So,

= 0.2A
But, low value of current could not be the reason for the bulb to get fused. So, option (a) is the
correct answer.

Question:​ It’s Aisha’s birthday and her family baked her a cake. While the gesture was sweet,
the cake wasn’t. It tasted a little bitter. Being a brilliant student, Aisha easily figured that they
must have used more baking soda instead of baking powder. What should she tell her family?
Options:
(a) You should not use baking soda because it is not good for your health
(b) You should not use baking soda because it is acidic in nature and it might cause hyper acidity
(c) You should use baking powder because it is a combination of baking soda and tartaric acid,
and as a result, the cake doesn’t become bitter
(d) You should use baking powder because it is basic in nature and it doesn’t make the cake
bitter
Answer: (c)
Solution: ​Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO​3​) which decomposes to give Na​2​CO​3​,
CO​2​ and H​2​O as per the following reaction:
2NaHCO​3 → Na​2​CO​3​ + H​2​O + CO​2
The Na​2​CO​3​ produced while the cake was made is basic in nature, which makes the cake bitter.
So, in order to neutralize the basic effect of Na​2​CO​3​, some tartaric acid is added to baking soda.
This mixture of baking soda and tartaric acid is called Baking Powder.
Question: ​Riya’s house is getting white-washed for the upcoming festive season. She observes
that the transparent whitewash solution turns white in a day or two. She asked her Vedantu
Master Teacher about this observation during a live session. What was the teacher’s response,
you think?
Options:
(a) When the water evaporates from the solution, it turns white and shiny.
(b) The solution is slaked lime [Ca(OH)​2​], which reacts with atmospheric CO​2​ to form CaCO​3​,
which is a shiny white substance.
(c) The Solution used by the white washer turns white on reacting to the walls
(d) Let me take the painter on call!
Answer: (b)
Solution: ​A clear solution of slaked lime [Ca(OH)​2​] is used for white-washing walls as it reacts
with atmospheric CO​2​ slowly and gets converted into shiny-white CaCO​3​. The reaction involved
in this process is:
Ca(OH)​2​ + CO​2 → CaCO​3​ + H​2​O

Question: ​Aman went to a jeweler with his parents. As he watched the artisan dissolving gold in
a solution, he remembered his Vedantu LIVE class. Ahubha ma’am had taught him about the
Aqua Regia solution used for dissolving gold and platinum jewelry. What is the composition of
this solution?
Options:
(a) Conc. HCl and Conc. HNO​3​ in the ratio 1:3
(b) Conc. HCl and Conc. H​2​SO​4​ in the ratio 3:1
(c) Conc. HCl and Conc. H​2​SO​4​ in the ratio 1:3
(d) Conc. HCl and Conc. HNO​3​ in the ratio 3:1
Answer: (d)
Solution: ​Aqua Regia (also known as Royal Water) is used for dissolving gold and platinum
jewelry. It is a mixture of conc. HCl and conc. HNO​3​ in the ratio 3:1.

Question: ​While sitting in class, Rahul observed another classmate of his drawing the chemical
structures given below on the blackboard.
Can you pick out the structural isomers of butane?
Options:
(a) i and iii
(b) i and ii
(c) ii and iv
(d) ii and iii
Answer: (b)
Solution: ​The structural isomers of a compound are those compounds that have the same
component atoms (or molecular formulae) but are arranged differently from one another.
The structural isomers of Butane (C​4​H​10​) are:

Question: ​While teaching the Modern Periodic Table in class, the teacher asks the students,
“Which of the following groups in the modern periodic table has the maximum number of
valence electrons?” What would your answer be?
Options:
(a) Group 11
(b) Group 1
(c) Group 12
(d) Group 17
Answer: (d)
Solution:
* Number of valence electrons in Group 11 elements = 11-10 = 1
* Number of valence electrons in Group 1 elements = 1
* Number of valence electrons in Group 12 elements = 12-10 = 2
* Number of valence electrons in Group 17 elements = 17-10 = 7
So, the maximum number of valence electrons are present in Group 17 (Halogens).

Question: ​From reading your Chemistry textbook, you may remember that covalent bonds are
formed by mutual sharing of electrons between atoms. Do you remember how many covalent
bonds are present in pentane and butane, respectively?
Options:
(a) 16 and 10
(b) 13 and 16
(c) 16 and 13
(d) 10 and 16
Answer: (c)
Solution: ​The structures of pentane and butane are:

Question: ​Greta Thunberg, is a Swedish environmental activist, known for challenging world
leaders to take a stand against climate change. She’s mainly speaking out against the main causes
of climate change. Can you choose the major causes from the options below?
I. Excessive release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
II. Increasing intensive agriculture
III. Rapid Industrialisation
Options:
(a) I and II
(b) Only II
(c) Only I
(d) I, II and III
Answer: (d)
Solution:​ Excessive release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, increasing intensive
agriculture and rapid Industrialisation are the causes of climate change around the world.
Question:​ On the doubt solving app of Vedantu, one of the students Rajesh has asked the Master
Teacher about Mendel’s dihybrid cross to the expert. If you were the teaching assistant what
would your answer be?
If a round, green seeded pea plant (RR yy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea plant, (rr
YY) the seeds produced in the F1 generation are.
Options:
(a) round and yellow
(b) round and green
(c) wrinkled and green
(d) wrinkled and yellow
Answer: (a)
Solution:​ If a round, green seeded pea plant (RRyy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea
plant, (rrYY) the seeds produced in the F1 generation are round and yellow.
Parents: RRyy X rrYY
Gametes: Ry rY
F1 - RrYy (Round yellow)

Question:​ Recently, Viraj and Anushi had a baby girl. If Viraj’s blood group is O and Anushi’s
blood group is B, what blood group would their baby have?
Options:
(a) Blood group A or B
(b) Blood group O
(c) Blood group A
(d) Blood group O or B
Answer: (d)
Solution:​ The Blood grouping system is an example of codominance. Blood group O has 'ii’ as
the alleles which are both recessive.
B blood group has IBIB and IB i genotype.
In the first case, when the blood group B has genotype IBIB, the daughter will have blood group
B. This is because the gene IB is dominant over gene i.
In the second case, when the blood group B has genotype IBi, there stands an equal chance for
the genotype of the daughter’s blood to be either IBi or ii. Due to this, there is an equal chance
for the daughter to acquire blood group B or blood group O.

Question: ​In one of Vedantu’s Masterclasses, Master Teacher Pritesh explained the 3D model of
a heart. During the quiz, this question was asked. Could you try and answer the same question?
Refer to the below image and choose the correct option.
Options:
(a) 1-Left ventricle, 2-Pulmonary artery, 3-Aorta, 4-Right auricle.
(b) 1-Right auricle, 2-Pulmonary artery, 3-Aorta, 4-Left ventricle.
(c) 1-Right auricle, 2-Pulmonary veins, 3-Aorta, 4-Right ventricle.
(d) 1-Right auricle, 2-Aorta, 3-Pulmonary veins, 4-Right ventricle.
Answer: (b)
Solution:
Question: ​Rohan’s teacher explained the sequence of the components of a reflex arc in school.
Once he got home, he tried to recall the sequence but he couldn’t remember. Could you help
Rohan recall the sequence of the components in a reflex arc?
Options:
(a) Receptors → Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(b) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle
(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Receptors → Muscles → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Spinal cord
Answer: (b)
Solution: Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle
Question: ​While reading a book on fascinating natural facts, Arya came across the term ‘asexual
reproduction’ and saw the ​Spirogyra​ and ​Planaria a​ s examples. What type of asexual
reproduction would these two organisms be a good example for?
Options:
(a) Fragmentation and Regeneration
(b) Budding and vegetative propagation
(c) Spore formation and Fission
(d) Germination and Pollination
Answer: (a)
Solution:​ Fragmentation is the process where S​pirogyra​ splits into fragments. ​Planaria h​ ave the
ability to regenerate themselves to give rise to new individual organisms from their body parts.

Question: ​While in class, Preethi learned that biodegradable items can be converted into manure
which can be used to fertilize plants. Help Preethi pick out the biodegradable items from the
options below.
Options:
(a) Cricket bat, rubber gloves, metallic pin
(b) Newspaper, dried leaves, cotton
(c) PVC pipe, seeds, animal excreta
(d) Cow dung, detergent, green leaves
Answer: (b)
Solution:​ All-natural things produced by nature are biodegradable.
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