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What can be the maximum sum of Saturdays and Sundays in a normal year?
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What can be the maximum sum of Saturdays and Sundays in a normal year?
If in a particular non-leap year, the month of June had 5 Mondays, then that year must have started with which one of the following days?
How many pairs of positive integers m, n satisfy the following equation: 1/m + 4/n = 1/12, where n is an odd integer less than 60?
If x = – 0.5, then which of the following has the smallest value?
There are 6 members A, B, C, D, E and F in a family who are spread across 3 generations. There are two couples in the family and no one from the third generation is married. E is the wife of C. F and B are a couple and the only people belonging to their generation. There are 4 male members in the family. Which of the following must be true?
Let N be the greatest number that will divide 6360, 7420 and 9540, leaving the same remainder in each case. Then the sum of the digits of N is :
What is the number of triangles in the figure given below?
The circumference of the front wheel of a cart is 30 feet and that of the back wheel is 36 feet. What is the distance traveled by the cart, when the front wheel has done five more revolutions than the rear wheel?
Ramesh wants to plant 372 tomato plants, 558 chilli plants and 1116 onion plants in equal rows. Also, he wants to make distinct rows of each plant, i.e. every row should have only one kind of plant. What are the minimum numbers of rows that are required?
The total number of integers between 400 and 600, each of which, either begins with 5 or ends with 5 but not both, is
A shopkeeper is selling his goods at 40% discount, but is still able to make 20% profit on the list price. By what percentage does he mark up his goods?
Anand and Rishi are the two biggest competitors of chess. The probability of Rishi losing a game against Anand is 75%. What is the probability that Anand loses at least one out of the four games played between them? 81
A tank has eight pipes, some of which fill the tank and the rest empty the tank. Each inlet pipe fills the tank in 8 hours while each outlet pipe empties it in 6 hours. If all the pipes are kept open when the tank is full, it takes 6 hours to drain the tank. How many pipes are inlet pipes?
Ajeet and Sujeet go shopping in a mall. They use an escalator to move between various floors. The escalator moves at a constant speed. Ajeet takes nine steps for every five of Sujeet’s steps. Ajeet takes 30 steps to reach the top of the escalator, while Sujeet takes 20 steps to reach the top. If the escalator was turned off, how many steps would they have to take to walk up?
A beats B by 15 seconds in a 200 m race, B beats C by 25 seconds in a 500 m race, C beats D by 32 seconds in an 800 m race and D beats E by 35 seconds in a 1 km race. What must be the speed of A in order to beat E by 800 m in a 2 km race?
5 persons will live in a tent. If each person requires 16 m2 of floor area and 100 m3 space for air, then the height of the cone of smallest size to accommodate these persons would be
A 5 × 5 × 5 cube is formed using 1 × 1 × 1 cubes. If we add another layer of such 1 × 1 × 1 cubes in the 5 × 5 × 5 cube, (2) 100 then what will be the number of 1 × 1 × 1 cubes in the newly formed cube ?
A change-making machine contains one-rupee, two- rupee and five-rupee coins. The total number of coins is 300. The amount is ₹ 960. If the number of one-rupee coins and two-rupee coins are interchanged, the value comes down by ₹ 40. The total number of five-rupee coins is
P, Q, R and S are four statements. Relation between these statements is as follows :
Which of the following must be true?
A decorative lamp has 2 brown, 3 green and 4 white bulbs. What is the probability of lighting three bulbs such that at least one bulb that glows is white? 37
In college, 25% of students play football. A student, who does not play football, plays cricket. Every cricket player wears a cap. Which of the following conclusions cannot be made from the above data ? I. 25% of the students do not wear caps. II. No cricketer plays football. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
English alphabets A to Z are numbered with the first 26 consecutive prime numbers. If PQR = 519 and UVW = 705, then what is JKL equal to?
Pranav sold two books at the same price. On one book he made a profit of 10% while on the other, he incurred a loss of 10%. In this case, which of the following statements is correct?
In the following question, select the number which can replace the question mark (?) from the given alternatives :
Kranthi is facing west. She then turns 45 degrees in the clockwise direction and then another 180 degrees in the same direction and then 270 degrees in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now?
A watch loses 90 seconds in an hour and the watch owner adjusts the time lost by the watch in one day at the end of 48 hours. After how many days will the watch show the correct time before the watch owner adjusts the time?
The figure below shows the opened-up version of a cube with dots on each face Which of these cubes (I and II) show the correct position of the dots? Select the correct answer using the code given below:
There are 6 tasks and 6 people. Task 1 cannot be assigned either to person 1 or to person 2; task 2 must be assigned to either person 3 or person 4. Every person is to be assigned one task. In how many ways can the assignment be done?
In a row of 40 girls, when Ankitha was shifted to her left by four places, her number from the left end of the row becomes 10. What was the number of Kanchana from the right end of the row if Kanchana was three places to the right of Ankitha’s original position?
Vaccination drive for Covid-19 is carried out in a village of 1000 people. The first person that comes for vaccination is placed in Group A, the next two in Group B, the next 3 in Group C, the next 4 in Group D, and the next 5 in Group E. After the 5th member of Group E, the pattern repeats, starting from 1 member in Group A and so on. The last beneficiary to be vaccinated belongs to
Ramesh said to his daughter, “I am four times as old as you now. Five years from now, I will be thrice as old as you.” His daughter asked him, “Ten years from now, how many times my age would you be?” What would Ramesh’s answer be?
In a badminton tournament between schools A and B, school A won 50% of the matches played in the first three weeks. At the end of the tournament, its success rate was 75%. If 6 matches were played in the first three weeks and school A won all its matches played after that, how many matches did the tournament have ?
The ratio of jobs done by 30 girls to the job done by 25 boys, in the same time period is 5 : 6. If 9 girls and 10 boys can finish a job in 40/13 days, then how many girls are required to complete the job in 6 days?
In a community of 175 persons, 40 read The Hindu, 50 read The Indian Express. What is the range of people reading both the papers?
There are two different ways of going from city A to city B. There are 3 different ways of going from city B to city C. There are two different ways of going from city C that are not passing through city B. How many different ways of going from city A to city C are there?
Meher purchases 3 apples, 7 bananas and 1 lemon for ₹ 285. Rohan buys 4 apples, 5 bananas and 1 lemon for ₹ 245. How much does Harish pay if he buys 1 apple, 11 bananas and 1 lemon ?
The Compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years is ₹ 1,512 and Simple interest is ₹ 1,440. If the sum is invested such that the Simple interest is ₹ 2,592 and the number of years is equal to the rate of interest per annum, then find the information given in the report. You would … rate?
You are an officer-in-charge for providing food facilities to the survivors of a cyclone affected area. Despite your best possible efforts, people level allegations against you that you are making money out of the funds sanctioned for relief. You would ...
As a citizen, you have some work in Grama Sachivalayam and have submitted an application for the same. The official there calls you repeatedly and without directly asking you, sends out feelers for a bribe. You want to get your work done. You would .
You have been made responsible to procure medical items at a short notice to be used for an area affected by a pandemic. On finding the price mentioned by the suppliers, you found that the lowest price quoted is approximately five times more than the approved rate of the Government. You would...
You are handling a time-bound project. Suddenly, you meet with an accident. Your immediate superior insists that you complete the task. You would ...
You have differences of opinion regarding the project report prepared by your subordinate. The report has to be submitted immediately. The subordinate is justifying the
Latha went to the market to buy some vegetables. While leaving her house she checked her wallet and found out that she had some hundred-rupee notes and some twenty-rupee notes. After shopping she had the same number of hundred- rupee notes as she originally had twenty-rupee notes and the same number of twenty-rupee notes as she originally had hundred-rupee notes. If the remaining money was one-third of what she initially had while stepping out of her house, find the initial ratio of the number of hundred-rupee notes and twenty-rupee notes.
In a class, Raghu got the 11th rank and he was 31st from the bottom of the list of boys passed. Three boys did not take the examination and one failed. What is the total strength of the class?
124 chocolates were left when the total chocolates in a box were divided equally among 403 students. How many chocolates would remain if the chocolates from the same box are distributed equally among 31 students?
A shopkeeper has three cloth pieces of lengths 7 m, 3 m 85 cm and 12 m 95 cm respectively. He measures each of the three cloth pieces with a rod at his disposal and finds that the Select the answer using correct code. length of each cloth piece is an integral multiple of the length (1) IV only of the rod. What can be the maximum length of the rod?
100 students were to participate in school games. 60 students participated in game 1, while 50 students participated in game 2. 10 students did not come on time, so they were disqualified. How many students participated in only one of the games?
In a rural market there are two types of vendors, X and Y. 70 percent of the vendors are X, and 60% of the X earn ₹ 50,000 or more in a month. Total number of vendors who earn ₹ 50,000 or more per month in the rural market is 48 percent of the total vendors. What percentages of Y earn less than ₹50,000?
Select the missing numbers from the given alternatives.
If we listed all numbers from 100 to 10,000, how many times would the digit 5 be printed?
A businessman wants to make some profit by selling a certain item. He thinks about several methods to make profit. Which of the following would maximize his profit?
Find the wrong term in the given series. 7, 12, 40, 222, 1742, 17390, 208608
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 84 kmph and including stoppages, it is 0 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
Consider the following pattern of numbers : 2 + 4 + 6 = 14 12 + 7 + 3 = 22 17 + 5 + 8 = 18 9+7+1=# Which number will come in place of the #?
A child made a big cube by joining 64 smaller red cubes. He then painted the faces of the big cube in yellow colour, except one face. His teacher came and dismantled all the cubes and asked him to count the number of cubes whose two faces are yellow. If the child answered correctly, then how many cubes did he count?
In a school sports competition, 40% students participated in shooting, 35% students participated in wrestling, 32% students participated in boxing, 9% students participated in shooting and wrestling, 11% students participated in boxing and wrestling, 8% students participated in shooting and boxing and 5% students participated in all the three sports. If 64 students did not participate in any sport, then find the total number of students (2) I and II only in the school.
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Renewable Integration in India 2021 report was launched by which of the following institutions?
Consider the following statements with reference to the enrichment of Uranium :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to ISRO’s upcoming mission ‘‘Shukrayaan-I”, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to RFID Technology, consider the following statements :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to Sampurnanand Telescope :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to Dirty Bomb :
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
Consider the following statements with reference to “Gaganyaan” :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to “Small satellite launch vehicle” designed by ISRO :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to “International Space Station” :
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Which of the following Schemes/Programmes are launched with the objective of reversing India’s brain drain to brain gain?
Select the correct answer from below:
Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) developed the strategic plan and Vision 2030 document based on the following :
Select the correct answer from below:
A joint programme of DRDO and ISRO developed highly potent Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASAT) under Mission Shakti.
Which of the statements regarding ASAT are true?
Which of the following events has delayed the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant?
Select the correct answer from below:
With reference to a mega project pertaining to Nuclear Fusion research that is being built in Southern France, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), consider the following statements :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to “Block chain Technology”, consider the following statements :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In India 3D-Printed Cornea and 3D-Printed Liver Tissue were developed respectively by
In the reduced or microgravity of Space, the astronauts’ faces become red and bloated due to the blood and cerebrospinal fluid shifting towards the head causing them to have round, puffy faces and thinner legs. This phenomenon is known as
Identify the incorrect statement about the e-Governance programmes in India.
Cheetahs have been reintroduced in India.” Which of the following connected to the above statement are correct ?
A fermentation process that uses ultrasound to safely generate Xylitol from Sugarcane bagasse is created by
Identify the incorrect statement about Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed in India :
Consider the following statements regarding India’s Anti-Satellite Missile test :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Recently, NITI Aayog approved a proposal to conduct a study on the use of facial recognition technology in India. In the context of facial recognition technology, consider the following statements :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding Exo Mars :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding Fast Breeder Reactors :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the Nationally Determined Contributions Transport Initiative for Asia (NDCTIA) :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022?
Consider the following statements :
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Match the following List I with List II with regard to Arjuna Awards 2022 : Name of Sportsperson Discipline a. Sushila Devi - i. Shooting b. Omprakash Mitharwal - ii. Weightlifting c. Vikas Thakur - iii. Para Badminton d. Tarun Dhillon - iv. Deaf Badminton e. Jerlin Anika J. - v. Judo
Identify the correct statements about the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM- DevINE).
Consider the following statements with respect to the “Satkosia Tiger Reserve” :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to the “Crimson Rose Butterfly” :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to Vande Bharat Express :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements about “Vikram-S” :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements about “National War Memorial” :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Recently, the Prime Minister of India led tributes to freedom fighter Velu Nachiyar on her 292nd birth anniversary. With reference to Rani Velu Nachiyar, which of the following statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
I2U2 is a new partnership between.
Identify the names of Ramon Magsaysay 2022 Awardees from the following :
Consider the following statements with reference to Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following statements is correct with reference to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) ?
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to Conference of Parties (COP27) :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements with reference to G20 summit :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Kiev city is located on which of the following rivers?
Consider the following statements with reference to GloLitter Partnerships Project :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Pick out the correct matches from the following statements regarding externally-aided Projects in Andhra Pradesh:
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the status of Andhra Pradesh Aquaculture?
Which of the following statements are correct about Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (VCICDP)?
Which of the following statements are correct about the Sea Ports in the State of Andhra Pradesh?
Which of the following minorities have been allotted special budget cover (2021 – 22) by the Government of Andhra Pradesh?
Which of the following statements are valid regarding the initiatives taken by the Andhra Pradesh Government in Women Development and Child Welfare Department?
Which of the following statements regarding the investments in Andhra Pradesh at World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022 is incorrect?
In recent times, which of the following birds had mass mortality at Telineelapuram Important Bird Area (IBA) of Srikakulam district?