Q1. DELETED Q.2 DELETED Q3. If n is an integer between 20 and 80, then any of the following could be n + 7 except (a) 47 (b) 58 (c) 84 (d) 88 Answer: (d) 88 Explanation: If n is between 20 and 80, then n + 7 will lie between 27 and 87. Hence, …
Q1. Which of the following pairs is correct ? (a) IDBI – Short-term financing (b) NABARD – Industrial financing (c) RBI – Long-term financing (d) RRB – Dispensing rural credit Answer: (d) RRB – Dispensing rural credit Explanation: Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) were established to provide credit and other financial services to rural areas, especially …
Q1. If the side of a cubical room is 13 m, then the maximum length of the pole that can be placed inside it can be (a) 213m (b) 3 m (c) 313 m (d) 9 m Answer: (b) 3 m Explanation: The maximum length of a pole that can be placed inside a cubical …
Q1. For pasteurization by the Flash Method, milk is heated to a temperature of (a) 0℃ (b) 100℃ (c) -4℃ (d) 72℃ Answer: (d) 72℃ Explanation: The Flash Method of pasteurization involves heating milk to 72℃ for 15 seconds and then rapidly cooling it. This process effectively kills harmful microorganisms while preserving the nutritional quality …
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Q1 Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas, chiefly contains (a) Collection of hymns to gods (b) Methods of Vedic yagnas (c) Early Aryan culture (d) Origin and works of Hindu gods Answer: (a) Collection of hymns to gods Explanation: The Rigveda is the earliest and most significant of the four Vedas. It primarily consists of …
Q1. Whose birth centenary was celebrated in 1981-82? (a) Munshi Prem Chand (b) Jai Shankar Prasad (c) Subramania Bharathi (d) Maithilisharan Gupta Answer: (d) Maithilisharan Gupta Explanation: Maithilisharan Gupta was a renowned Hindi poet whose works played a significant role in Indian literary and nationalist movements. His birth centenary fell in 1981–82, marking 100 years …
Q1. President of India is elected by (a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) Elected representatives of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies (d) People directly Answer: (c) Explanation: The President of India is elected through an indirect election by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and …
Q1. In which place police blinded the prisoners recently ? (a) Bijapur (b) Bhagalpur (c) Bidar (d) Berampur Answer: (b) Bhagalpur Explanation: The incident of police blinding prisoners occurred in Bhagalpur, Bihar, during the early 1980s. It involved the use of acid or needles to damage the eyes of undertrial prisoners, leading to permanent blindness. …
Q1. 240, ?, 120, 40, 10, 2 (a) 240 (b) 120 (c) 180 (d) 200 Answer: (a) 240 Explanation: This is a pattern of division. Starting from 240, divide by 2 to get 120, then divide by 3 to get 40, then by 4 to get 10, and finally by 5 to get 2. The …
Q1. Solar eclipse occurs when (a) Earth comes between sun and moon (b) Moon is at right angle to the earth (c) Moon comes between sun and earth (d) Sun comes between moon and earth Answer: (c) Moon comes between sun and earth Explanation: A solar eclipse takes place when the Moon moves directly between …