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Who is the author of the book 'India After Gandhi'?
A. Ramachandra Guha
B. Nehru
C. Amartya Sen
D. Arun Shourie
Correct Answer: A Ramachandra Guha is the author of the book 'India After Gandhi', which is a historical account of India from 1947 onwards.
Q2. [+1, -0.25]General Knowledge
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
A. Earth
B. Saturn
C. Jupiter
D. Uranus
Correct Answer: C Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
Q3. [+1, -0.25]General Knowledge
Who is the founder of Facebook?
A. Mark Zuckerberg
B. Bill Gates
C. Steve Jobs
D. Sergey Brin
Correct Answer: A Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in 2004 while he was a student at Harvard University.
Q4. [+1, -0.25]Reasoning
If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 50 minutes
D. 100 minutes
Correct Answer: A The rate of production per machine does not change, so if 5 machines can make 5 widgets in 5 minutes, 100 machines can make 100 widgets in the same amount of time, which is 5 minutes.
Q5. [+1, -0.25]Mathematics
A car travels 250 km in 5 hours. What is its average speed?
A. 50 km/h
B. 60 km/h
C. 70 km/h
D. 80 km/h
Correct Answer: A To find the average speed, we divide the total distance traveled by the total time taken: 250 km / 5 hours = 50 km/h.
Q6. [+1, -0.25]Reasoning
Which of the following is the next letter in the series: A, C, E, G, ?
A. H
B. I
C. J
D. K
Correct Answer: B The pattern of the series is incrementing by 2 letters in the alphabet, so the next letter in the series is 'I'.
Q7. [+1, -0.25]Mathematics
What is the area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm?
A. 20 sq. cm
B. 30 sq. cm
C. 40 sq. cm
D. 50 sq. cm
Correct Answer: B The area of a triangle is calculated using the formula 1/2 * base * height. Substituting the given values, we get 1/2 * 10 * 6 = 30 sq. cm.
Q8. [+1, -0.25]Mathematics
What is the value of x in the equation: 2x + 5 = 11?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Correct Answer: B To solve for x, we first subtract 5 from both sides of the equation: 2x = 11 - 5, which simplifies to 2x = 6. Then, we divide both sides by 2: x = 6 / 2 = 3.
Q9. [+1, -0.25]Reasoning
Which of the following is the odd one out: Mango, Apple, Banana, Guava
A. Mango
B. Apple
C. Banana
D. Guava
Correct Answer: B The odd one out is 'Apple' because the other three options are all tropical fruits, while 'Apple' is a temperate fruit.
Q10. [+1, -0.25]English
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The dog bites the man
B. The man is bitten by the dog
C. The dog is biting the man
D. The man bites the dog
Correct Answer: B The sentence 'The man is bitten by the dog' is in the passive voice, where the subject 'man' receives the action of the verb 'bites'.
Q11. [+1, -0.25]English
Which of the following sentences is in the correct grammatical form?
A. Me and my friend goes to the store.
B. My friend and I go to the store.
C. I and my friend goes to the store.
D. My friend and me go to the store.
Correct Answer: B The correct sentence is 'My friend and I go to the store' because the subject-verb agreement is correct, and 'I' is used as the subject, not 'me'.
Q12. [+1, -0.25]English
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A. The dog bites the man.
B. The man was bitten by the dog.
C. The man bites the dog.
D. The dog is biting the man.
Correct Answer: B The sentence 'The man was bitten by the dog' is in the passive voice because the subject (the man) receives the action of the verb 'bitten', and the doer of the action (the dog) is mentioned after 'by'.
Q13. [+1, -0.25]Mathematics
What is the value of x in the equation: x/4 + 2 = 9?
A. 20
B. 28
C. 30
D. 32
Correct Answer: B x/4 + 2 = 9 => x/4 = 7 => x = 28
Q14. [+1, -0.25]General Knowledge
Which of the following is the capital of Australia?
A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Canberra
D. Perth
Correct Answer: C Canberra is the capital city of Australia, located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Q15. [+1, -0.25]General Knowledge
Which of the following rivers flows through the Satpura range?
A. Narmada
B. Godavari
C. Krishna
D. Kaveri
Correct Answer: A The Narmada river flows through the Satpura range.