Which Indian state launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme in January 2020?
A) Telangana
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
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Correct: Option C. Explanation: ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ is a flagship welfare scheme of the Andhra Pradesh government that provides financial assistance to mothers or guardians for educating their children.
The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was hosted by which country?
A) India
B) Jordan
C) Uruguay
D) Costa Rica
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: India hosted the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in October 2022, with matches played in Bhubaneswar, Margao, Navi Mumbai and Kolkata.
The book “The Earth Transformed” has been authored by
A) Amartya Sen
B) Peter Frankopan
C) Ramachandra Guha
D) Sunil Khilnani
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Historian Peter Frankopan authored “The Earth Transformed: An Untold History” which examines how climate change shaped human civilizations.
Which of the following rivers does NOT form a delta?
A) Godavari
B) Narmada
C) Mahanadi
D) Krishna
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: The Narmada flows westwards through a rift valley and empties into the Arabian Sea via an estuary, not forming a delta.
The Indian Railways’ first solar-powered station is located at
A) Guwahati
B) Jaipur
C) Anandpura
D) Kochuveli
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Guwahati railway station became the first in India to be fully solar-powered, with a 700 kW rooftop solar plant commissioned in 2017.
Which organisation releases the ‘Global Innovation Index’?
A) IMF
B) WIPO
C) UNDP
D) ILO
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: The Global Innovation Index is published annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) along with Cornell University and INSEAD.
The Khelo India Youth Games 2023 were held in
A) Bhopal
B) Pune
C) Gandhinagar
D) Lucknow
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: The 5th Khelo India Youth Games took place in Madhya Pradesh with Bhopal as the main host city, January–February 2023.
India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine is
A) Covaxin
B) Covishield
C) Sputnik V
D) ZyCoV-D
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Covaxin (BBV152) is the wholly indigenous inactivated-virus vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech-ICMR; it received WHO EUL in Nov 2021.
Mathematics
A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above cost price and gives a discount of 20%. His gain percent is
A) 12%
B) 16%
C) 20%
D) 24%
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Let CP = 100; MP = 140; SP = 140 × 0.8 = 112; Gain = 12%.
The HCF of 252, 378 and 630 is
A) 42
B) 63
C) 126
D) 252
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Correct: Option C. Explanation: 252 = 2²×3²×7; 378 = 2×3³×7; 630 = 2×3²×5×7; common factors 2×3²×7 = 126.
If 2^(x+3) = 4^(x–1), then x equals
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: 4^(x–1) = 2^(2x–2); thus x+3 = 2x–2 → x = 5.
A train 150 m long crosses a pole in 9 seconds. The speed of the train in km/h is
A) 54
B) 60
C) 66
D) 72
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Speed = 150/9 = 16.67 m/s → 16.67 × 18/5 = 60 km/h.
The average of 11 numbers is 45. If one number 63 is removed, the new average is
A) 43
B) 42
C) 41
D) 40
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Total = 11×45 = 495; new total = 432; new average = 432/10 = 43.2 ≈ 43.
A sum amounts to Rs 6050 in 2 years at 10% p.a. compounded annually. The principal is
A) Rs 5000
B) Rs 5200
C) Rs 5250
D) Rs 5500
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: 6050 = P(1.10)² → P = 6050/1.21 = 5000.
A man rows 32 km downstream in 4 hours and returns in 8 hours. The speed of the current is
A) 2 km/h
B) 3 km/h
C) 4 km/h
D) 1 km/h
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Downstream speed = 8 km/h; upstream = 4 km/h; current = (8–4)/2 = 2 km/h.
Reasoning
Find the odd one out: 121, 169, 289, 361
A) 121
B) 169
C) 289
D) 361
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Correct: Option C. Explanation: All are perfect squares of odd primes, but 289 = 17² while others are squares of 11, 13, 19; yet 289 is the only non-consecutive prime square, so it is the odd one in pattern-based questions.
If ‘FRIEND’ is coded as ‘UIRVMW’, then ‘ENEMY’ is coded as
A) VMVNB
B) VNVMB
C) VMMVN
D) VMBNV
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Each letter is replaced by its opposite in reverse order (A-Z, B-Y…); E→V, N→M, E→V, M→N, Y→B → VNVMB.
Complete the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, ?
A) 78
B) 76
C) 74
D) 80
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Pattern: ×2+2, ×2+2… 3×2+2=8; 8×2+2=18; 38×2+2=78.
Select the related word: Doctor : Stethoscope :: Painter : ?
A) Brush
B) Canvas
C) Palette
D) Easel
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Correct: Option A. Explanation: Stethoscope is the primary tool of a doctor; brush is the primary tool of a painter.
A man walks 10 m south, turns left walks 20 m, turns left walks 10 m, then turns right walks 5 m. His distance from start is
A) 20 m
B) 25 m
C) 15 m
D) 30 m
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Net displacement: 20 m west + 5 m north; distance = √(20²+5²) = √425 ≈ 20.6 m; closest option 25 m (accepted in approximation).
General Science
Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
A) Momentum
B) Force
C) Work
D) Acceleration
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Correct: Option C. Explanation: Work is a scalar quantity (dot product of force & displacement); others are vectors.
The pH of human blood is approximately
A) 6.8
B) 7.0
C) 7.4
D) 8.0
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Correct: Option C. Explanation: Blood pH is tightly regulated between 7.35–7.45; average 7.4.
The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is called
A) Glycolysis
B) Fermentation
C) Photosynthesis
D) Esterification
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Fermentation (anaerobic respiration) converts sugars to ethanol + CO₂ by yeast.
Which metal is stored in kerosene to prevent its oxidation?
A) Magnesium
B) Sodium
C) Zinc
D) Copper
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Sodium is highly reactive; it is kept under kerosene to exclude air and moisture.
The SI unit of electric charge is
A) Ampere
B) Coulomb
C) Volt
D) Ohm
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Correct: Option B. Explanation: Coulomb (C) is the SI unit of electric charge; Ampere is for current, Volt for potential, Ohm for resistance.
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