The priest told the devotees, “The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minute. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7.45 a.m.” At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee?
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11%
7.40 A.M.
50%
7.05 A.M.
30%
7.00 A.M.
9%
6.55 A.M.
“The armour of the isolated self – sufficient village was pierced by the steel rail”. Who commented this?
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24%
D. H. Buchanan
36%
Lord Cornwallis
35%
Lord William Bentinck
4%
None of the above
Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) play an important role in modern financial system. With reference to NBFCs, which of the following statement(s) is NOT correct?
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11%
They cannot accept demand deposits.
44%
A NBFC can issue cheques drawn on itself.
32%
They do not form part of the payment and settlement system.
13%
NBFCs lend and make investments and hence their activities are akin to that of banks.
To describe a network connecting objects in the physical world to the Internet, who among the following coined the term ‘Internet of Things (IoT)’?
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18%
Kevin Ashton
34%
Mark Weiser
39%
William Nelson Joy
8%
John Romkey
A Constitution is considered a bedrock of modern political systems. Which of the following statements about a ‘Constitution’ is NOT correct?
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11%
Our Constitution specifies how Indian Parliament is to be formed and its powers.
23%
Indian Constitution was framed before the Indian Parliament came into being.
15%
A Constitution may or may not be a written document.
51%
The Constitutions exist and are required only in democratic countries.
People of Harappan Civilisation used ‘seals’ of different shapes and sizes in their trade and commercial transactions. With reference to Harappan Seals, which of the following statements is correct?
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23%
Clay was the most common material used by Harappans to make their seals.
26%
Alamgirpur was a prominent centre of seal-making.
21%
Most Harappan seals were cylindrical in shape.
31%
Unicorn was the most frequently depicted animal on Harappan seals.
Pacific nation of Tonga has been in news since last few days due to the eruption of a massive volcano. Which of the statements given below is NOT correct about Tonga?
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17%
It was inhabited by the Lapita civilisation in ancient times.
28%
It is a Polynesian country.
33%
It is an archipelago consisting of more than 100 islands.
22%
It was a British colony in past.
If the population of a town is increased by 12% in the first year and is decreased by 12% in the next year, then the population of the town is:
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13%
1.44% increased
56%
1.44% decreased
20%
1% decreased
10%
Not affected in any way
A bus starts from city X. The number of women in the bus is half the number of men. In the city Y, 10 men left the bus and five women boarded it. Now, number of men and women becomes equal. In the beginning, how many passengers entered the bus?
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25%
45
48%
30
23%
36
4%
None of the above
A QR code (an initialism for Quick Response code) is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) invented in 1994. In this context, which of the statements given below is NOT correct?
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27%
It was invented by Masahiro Hara, a Chinese working with automotive company Denso Wave.
30%
Kanji is one among the standardized encoding modes of QR code.
35%
A QR code is detected by a 2-dimensional digital image sensor.
9%
QR codes contains data for a locator, or tracker that points to a website or app.
You have been asked to give an explanation for not attending an important official meeting. Your immediate boss, who has not informed you about the meeting, is now putting pressure on you not to put an allegation against him. What should you do?
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24%
Send a written reply explaining the fact
56%
Seek an appointment with the Head to explain the situation
16%
Admit your fault to save the situation
4%
Put the responsibility on the peon for not informing you
Under which of the following circumstances, the money supply in the economy will increase?
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9%
Cash Reserve Ratio is increased by RBI.
24%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio is increased by RBI.
17%
Repo rate is increased by RBI.
51%
RBI buys the Government securities.
Which of the following is the least effective means of controlling pest species such as rats or roaches over a long period of time?
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17%
Limit food supplies
36%
Reduce the number of potential habitats
30%
Distribute pesticides throughout the habitat
17%
Introduce predators of the pest
Article 85 of the Indian Constitution provides that Parliament of India must meet regularly from time to time to perform its Legislative functions. In this context, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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48%
Indian Constitution mandates that the Parliament must meet for at least three sessions in a year.
29%
The Constitution has fixed one-tenth strength as quorum for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
19%
The President is empowered by the Constitution to prorogue a session of the Parliament.
5%
The gap between two sessions of the Parliament cannot exceed 6 months.
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘FREQUENT’, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
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13%
None
39%
One
38%
Two
9%
Three
More than a dozen harvest festivals are celebrated in India during different seasons in different states. Which of the following is NOT a winter harvest festival celebrated in India?
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15%
Lohri
28%
Pongal
44%
Onam
13%
Makar Sankrati
If a man can row 30 km downstream and 18 km upstream, each in 3 hours, what is the speed of boat in still water?
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22%
8 km/hr
34%
10 km/hr
36%
12 km/hr
8%
None of the above
The origin of language facilitated expression as well as preservation of culture. With reference to languages in India, which of the statements given below is correct?
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13%
Santhali was the most important language spoken by Sino-Tibetan group of languages.
28%
Urdu language originated due to assimilation of Turkish and Arabic languages.
48%
Tamil is the oldest and purest Dravidian language.
11%
Hindi is listed among the classical languages of India.
Proteins are the most abundant biomolecules of the living system. Which of the following is NOT correct about Proteins?
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11%
An Antibody is a protective protein which is produced by the immune system.
26%
The role of biological catalyst is performed by proteins known as ‘Enzymes’.
17%
Every protein is a polymer of amino acids.
46%
Skin is the only part of human body which is made up of proteins.
A mid-ocean ridge (MOR) forms one of the most remarkable geomorphological phenomena. Which of the following statements is not true about it?
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8%
It is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
51%
It is observed where seafloor spreading takes place along a convergent plate boundary.
28%
Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the earliest discovered mid-ocean ridge.
13%
Mid-ocean ridge system is the longest mountain range on Earth.
Who among the following is not a member of committee Which makes recommendation for the post of Chief Information Commissioner:
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7%
Prime Minister
23%
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha
50%
Union Law Minister
20%
A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the prime minister