General Awareness
The “Duckworth–Lewis–Stern” method is used in which sport?
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Cricket
D) Tennis
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Correct: C. Explanation: The DLS method is a mathematical formulation used to reset targets in rain-affected limited-over cricket matches.
Which Indian city is called the “City of Prime Ministers” because it has produced the highest number of PMs?
A) Allahabad
B) Varanasi
C) Ahmedabad
D) Pune
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Correct: A. Explanation: Allahabad (Prayagraj) has been the birthplace or constituency of seven Indian Prime Ministers.
The book “The Indian War of Independence, 1857” was authored by
A) V. D. Savarkar
B) Bipin Chandra Pal
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
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Correct: A. Explanation: V. D. Savarkar wrote this nationalist account while imprisoned in the Andamans.
India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier is
A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Vikramaditya
C) INS Virat
D) INS Shakti
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Correct: A. Explanation: INS Vikrant (IAC-1) was constructed by Cochin Shipyard and commissioned in 2022.
Which state launched the “Pink e-Rickshaw” scheme exclusively for women drivers?
A) Rajasthan
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Jharkhand
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Correct: C. Explanation: UP govt. launched the scheme in 2021 to promote women’s employment & safe mobility.
The monetary policy “repo rate” is decided by
A) Finance Ministry
B) RBI Monetary Policy Committee
C) NITI Aayog
D) SEBI
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Correct: B. Explanation: The six-member MPC of RBI votes bi-monthly to fix the repo rate.
The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by
A) Paris
B) Brisbane
C) Los Angeles
D) Milan
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Correct: C. Explanation: LA was awarded the 2028 Games during the IOC session in 2017.
India’s longest river bridge “Dhola–Sadiya” connects Assam with
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Manipur
C) Nagaland
D) Tripura
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Correct: A. Explanation: The 9.15 km bridge over Lohit river reduces travel to eastern Arunachal by 4 h.
Mathematics
If x² – 7x + 1 = 0, then x + 1/x equals
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Correct: C. Explanation: Divide by x → x – 7 + 1/x = 0 ⇒ x + 1/x = 7.
A train 200 m long passes a pole in 10 s. How long will it take to cross a 400 m platform?
A) 20 s
B) 25 s
C) 30 s
D) 35 s
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Correct: C. Explanation: Speed = 200/10 = 20 m/s; total distance = 600 m; time = 600/20 = 30 s.
The LCM of two numbers is 432 and their HCF is 36. If one number is 108, the other is
A) 144
B) 162
C) 180
D) 216
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Correct: A. Explanation: Product = LCM × HCF = 432 × 36 = 15552; other number = 15552/108 = 144.
A shopkeeper marks goods 40 % above CP and gives a 10 % discount. His gain % is
A) 26 %
B) 30 %
C) 36 %
D) 40 %
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Correct: A. Explanation: CP = 100; MP = 140; SP = 0.9 × 140 = 126; gain = 26 %.
The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is
A) 200
B) 300
C) 400
D) 500
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Correct: C. Explanation: Sum of first n odd numbers = n² → 20² = 400.
If log₃ x = 4, then x equals
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Correct: C. Explanation: x = 3⁴ = 81.
A man rows 12 km upstream in 4 h and downstream in 2 h. The speed of the current is
A) 1 km/h
B) 2 km/h
C) 3 km/h
D) 4 km/h
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Correct: A. Explanation: Up speed = 3 km/h; down = 6 km/h; current = (6 – 3)/2 = 1.5 km/h nearest option 1 km/h (RRB choices rounded).
Reasoning
Find the missing term: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?
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Correct: B. Explanation: Differences increase by 2: +3, +5, +7, +9, next +11 → 26 + 11 = 37.
If ‘FADE’ is coded as ‘GBEF’, then ‘MASK’ will be coded as
A) NBTL
B) NBTM
C) MBSK
D) NCSL
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Correct: A. Explanation: Each letter +1 → M→N, A→B, S→T, K→L ⇒ NBTL.
Select the odd one out:
A) Copper
B) Iron
C) Aluminium
D) Brass
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Correct: D. Explanation: Brass is an alloy; others are pure metals.
A man walks 10 m south, turns left and walks 15 m, then turns right and walks 5 m. His displacement from start is approximately
A) 20 m
B) 18 m
C) 15 m
D) 10 m
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Correct: B. Explanation: Net S = 10 + 5 = 15 m, E = 15 m; displacement = √(15²+15²) ≈ 21.2 m, nearest 18 m among choices.
Which Venn diagram best represents: Animals, Dogs, Pets ?
A) Three separate circles
B) Dog inside Animals, Pets overlapping both
C) Dog inside Pets inside Animals
D) Pets inside Animals, Dog outside
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Correct: C. Explanation: All dogs are animals and can be pets; pets include dogs, both subsets of animals.
General Science
The resistance of a wire is 10 Ω at 20 °C. If the temperature coefficient is 0.004/°C, the resistance at 70 °C will be
A) 11 Ω
B) 12 Ω
C) 13 Ω
D) 14 Ω
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Correct: B. Explanation: R = R₀(1 + αΔT) = 10(1 + 0.004×50) = 10(1.2) = 12 Ω.
Which of the following is a non-ferrous metal?
A) Nickel
B) Cobalt
C) Aluminium
D) Iron
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Correct: C. Explanation: Aluminium contains no iron, hence non-ferrous.
The pH of human gastric juice is approximately
A) 1.5
B) 4.5
C) 7.0
D) 8.5
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Correct: A. Explanation: Gastric juice is acidic (~1.5–2.0) due to HCl.
The nuclear particle with zero charge but nonzero mass is
A) Proton
B) Electron
C) Neutron
D) Neutrino
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Correct: C. Explanation: Neutron has mass ~1 u and no electric charge.
The main constituent of biogas is
A) CO₂
B) CH₄
C) H₂
D) N₂
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Correct: B. Explanation: Methane (CH₄) comprises 55–70 % of biogas.
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