Q.11251·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyIn a test, a candidate attempted only 8 questions and secured ii09r marks in each of the questions. If he obtained a total of 40a. in the test and all questions in the test carried equal marks, how many questions were there in the test '?View question
Q.11252·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhat is the missing number ‘X’ of the series 7, X, 21, 31, 43 ?View question
Q.11253·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyAn automobile owner reduced his monthly petrol consumption when the prices went up. The price-consumption relationship is as follows : Price (in T per litre) 40 50 60 75 Monthly consumption (in litres) 60 48 40 32 If the price goes up to T 80 per litre, his expected consumption (in litres) will beView question
Q.11254·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyTwelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year isView question
Q.11255·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyFor the author, silence is necessary in order to surmountView question
Q.11256·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyThe most appropriate reason for the author to be spared many a mishap is thatView question
Q.11257·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyI must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been of no disadvantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage. My hesitancy in speech, which wag once an annoyance, is now a pleasure. Its greatest benefit has been that it has taught me the economy of words. I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. And I can now give myself the certificate that a thoughtless word hardly ever escapes my tongue or pen. I do not recollect ever having had to regret anything in my speech or writing. I have thus been spared many a mishap and waste of time. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man, and silence is necessary in order to surmount it. A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word. We find so many people impatient to talk. There is no chairman of a meeting who is not pestered with notes for permission to speak. And whenever the permission is given the speaker generally exceeds the time-limit, asks for more time, and keeps on talking without permission. All this talking can hardly be said to be of any benefit to the world. It is so much waste of time. My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped The author say3 that a thoughtless word hardly ever escapes his tongue or pen. Which one of the following is not a valid reason for this ?View question
Q.11258·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyFoods travel more than the people who eat them. Grocery stores and supermarkets are loaded with preserved and processed foods. This, however, often leads to environmental threats, such as pollution generated by long distance food transportation and wastage of food during processing and transportation, destruction of rain forests, reduced nutritional content, increased demand for preservation and packaging. Food insecurity also increases as the produce comes from regions that are not feeding their own population properly. With reference to the above passage, which of the following statements is/are true ? I. Consuming regionally grown food and not depending on long travelled food is a part of eco-friendly behaviour. 2. Food processing industry puts a burden on our natural resources. Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.11259·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyConsider the following statements 1 A man had a wife, two sons and two daughters in his family. 2. The daughters were invited to a feast and the male members of the famale went out to take part in a picnic. 3. The man's father did not return from his work. Which of the following statements ice true ?View question
Q.11260·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyIndia accounts for nearly a fifth of the world's child deaths. In terms of numbers, it is the highest in the world — nearly 16 lakhs every year. Of these, more than half die in the first month of life. Officials believe that the reason for this is the absence of steps to propagate basic health practices relating to breast feeding and immunisation. Also the large reproductive population of 2.6 crore remains bereft of care during the critical phases of pregnancy and post-delivery. Added to this is the prevalence of child marriages, anaemia among young women and lack of focus on adolescent sanitation, all of which impact child death rates. Which is the critical inference that can be made from the above passage ?View question
Q.11261·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyMany people in India feel that if we cut our defence expenditure on weapon-building, we can create a climate of peace with our neighbours, subsequently reducing the conflict or creating a no-war situation. People who proclaim such ideas are either the victims of war or the propagators of false argument. With reference to the above passage, which of the following is the most valid assumption ?View question
Q.11262·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyBy 2050, the Earth's population will likely have swelled from seven to nine billion people. To fill all those stomachs — while accounting for shifting consumption patterns, climate change, and a finite amount of arable land and potable water — some experts say food production will have to double. How can we make the numbers add up ? Experts say higher yielding crop varieties and more efficient farming methods will be crucial. So will waste reduction. Experts urge cities to reclaim nutrients and water from waste streams and preserve farmland. Poor countries, they say, can improve crop storage and packaging and rich nations could cut back on resource-intensive foods like meat. Which one of the following statements best sums up the above passage ?View question
Q.11263·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyHuman history abounds in claims and theories confining the right of governing to a few select citizens. Exclusion of the many is justified on the ground that human beings may be rightfully segregated for the good of society and viability of the political process. Which one of the following statements is least essential as a part of the argument in the above passage ?View question
Q.11264·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyIndia has suffered from persistent high inflation. Increase in administered prices, demand and supply imbalances, imported inflation aggravated by rupee depreciation, and speculation — have combined to keep high int4ation got rig. If there is an element common to all or then, it is that many of them are the outcomes of economic reforms. India's vulnerability to the effects of’ changes in international prices has increased with trade liberalisation. The effort to reduce subsidies has resulted in a continuous increase in the prices of commodities that are administered. that is the most logical, rational and crucial message that is implied in the above passage ?View question
Q.11265·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyConsider the following States : 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Mizoram In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?View question
Q.11266·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWith reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid. 2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.11267·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyThe term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name ofView question
Q.11268·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?View question