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451. Who among the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and philosopher?
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452. Which of the following has the least per cent increase?
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453. Which of the following has the highest per cent increase?
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454. A person walks 10 km north from a point, then he moves 20 km south and subsequently he turns 20 km north. He again turns 20 km south and then moves 10 km east. How far is he from the starting point?
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455. A box contains 20 balls of which 8 are green, 7 are white and 5 are red. What is the minimum number of balls to be picked up without replacement to make sure that at least one ball of each colour is drawn?
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456. In the following figure, what per cent of total area does the shaded portion occupy?
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457. Two stores A and B mark the price of an item identically. A allows 3 successive discounts of 10% each. B allows 10% discount on the list price and a subsequent discount of 19%. Under the circumstances, which of the following is true?
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458. A man is waiting for a bus on routes 10, 17 and 25. The bus on route 10 comes every 10 min, bus on route 17 comes every 20 min, and bus on route 25 comes every 40 min. After the man reaches the stop, a bus just leaves the stop. What is the minimum time for which he has to wait to get a bus?
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459. The average age of a cricket team reduces by 2 when two senior players aged 32 and 30 are replaced by 2 youngsters of equal age. What is the age of these new players?
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460. Which among the following has the largest perimeter?
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461. If a block of gold weighing 100 gm in air is immersed in water with a string tied to a spring balance, what could be the probable weight indicated by the spring balance?
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462. The number opposite to 3 is
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463. (A) All teachers are creative.
(B) All creative men are sentimental.

What can be inferred from the above two statements?
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464. There are 5 bus stops A, B, C, D and E at equal intervals. C is not the middle stop. A and E are not terminal stops. C comes twice as many stops before D in upward journey as B comes after A. D is the first stop in downward journey. Give the correct sequence of the stops in downward journey.
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465. Seen through a mirror, the arms of a clock show 9.30. What is the actual time?
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466. The figure in place of 8?9 should be
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467. In the following figure curve A represents economic growth and curve B represents population growth. In which of the given periods below has the country experienced a severe economic instability?
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468. What is wrong about the following cumulative production graph?
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469. The following figure corresponds to the heights of men and women of four different countries with standard deviation. Which of the following is true?
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470. MILD : NKOH :: GATE : ?
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471. What is the area of the shaded region?
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472. (1) A school admits only mentally retarded children.
(2) Only the students of this school are invited to attend a party hosted by the mayor.
(3) I.Q. of mentally retarded persons is less than 60.

What conclusion can be drawn from the above?
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473. Assertion (A): Finance Commission aims to safeguard the fiscal autonomy of the States.
Reason (R): Finance Commission is constituted every fifth year.

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474. Assertion (A): Insects are not affected by pesticides.
Reason (R): Insects are killed by pesticides.

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475. Assertion (A): Rainfall is scanty on the east of Western Ghats.
Reason (R): The east of Western Ghats is on the lee side.

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