General Study Notes Quiz

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What would be the correct future tense form of 'We were holding the things with a strong rope'?

We were being holding the things with a strong rope.
We have been holding the things with a strong rope.
We are holding the things with a strong rope.
We will be holding the things with a strong rope. (correct)

Which pair of words correctly fills the blanks in the sentence: 'A _ is a nocturnal animal and a _ is needed for the game of cricket'?

bat, ball (correct)
ball, bales
goal, ball
bat, goal

Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank: 'Her face was _____ after seeing the house in such condition.'

bedew
blue (correct)
blew
brew

What is the letter-cluster that should replace the question mark in the series: AKED, ENGE, ?, MTKG, QWMH?

IQIF (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which option best substitutes the underlined segment in the sentence: 'She has barely made it to the airport, when she heard the news of her dad’s accident.'?

had barely made it (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the weight of something that is 750g plus 100g?

850 g (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the number series 50, 60, 51, 62, 54, 66, 59, 72, ?, what number replaces the question mark?

66 (C) Signup and view all the answers

Given the relationships EXPLAIN : AEILNPX and MEDICAL : AEICDLM, which letter-cluster is related to PRIVACY in the same way?

AICPRVY (B) Signup and view all the answers

If an item is 25g lighter than 825g, what is its weight?

800 g (D) Signup and view all the answers

If two items weigh 400g each, what is their combined weight?

800 g (A) Signup and view all the answers

If the word 'EUCALYPTUS' appears in a dictionary, which of the following words would be placed immediately before it?

EULOGIZE (B) Signup and view all the answers

If the word 'ABDOMINAL' appears in an English dictionary, which word would come directly after it?

ABDOMEN (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the total weight of three items that weigh 300g, 300g, and 375g, respectively?

975 g (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms would appear latest in an English dictionary?

REDRESS (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which sequence correctly places these words in dictionary order: 'Acrobat', 'Abridge', 'Aberrant', 'Abacus'?

Abacus, Aberrant, Abridge, Acrobat (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of these words would appear first in an English dictionary: 'Symphony', 'Synonym', 'Syndicate', 'System'?

Symphony (C) Signup and view all the answers

If ‘TRAVEL’ is coded as ‘156’ and ‘PERSON’ is coded as ‘174’, what is the code for ‘ALMOND’?

118 (B) Signup and view all the answers

Six individuals are seated around a circular table. Dinesh is next to Emran and Balu, while Charan is next to Anand and Farhad. If Farhad is to the right of Balu, who is directly to the right of Dinesh?

Emran (C) Signup and view all the answers

Six friends are seated around a circular table. P is second to the right of U. R is third to the right of Q, and is sitting next to P & S. Who is sitting between Q and P?

T (D) Signup and view all the answers

If the top row is `1 2 3 4` and the bottom row is `2 3 4 1`, with items in rows in the columns, which item in the bottom row is below the `2` in the top row?

3 (A) Signup and view all the answers

If the top row is `1 2 3 4 5` and the bottom row is `5 1 2 3 4`. Which number from the bottom row is in the same column as `4` from the top row?

3 (D) Signup and view all the answers

Using the word coding from question 8, which word would have the value 126?

TARDY (B) Signup and view all the answers

If a 7th candidate, Girish, is added to the circular table, and Girish is placed between Anand and Balu, which option is true?

Girish is directly opposite Emran (B) Signup and view all the answers

If the seating arrangement for P, Q, R, S, T, and U changes so that P is to the left of U, and S is directly across from Q, who is next to S?

T and U (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most appropriate antonym for 'insipid'?

Tasty (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Phinomenon (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence, 'The flovers in the garden seemed as if they refused to bloom for spraying pesticides on them,' what is the incorrectly spelled word and its correction?

flowers (C) Signup and view all the answers

Ankita buys toys with a 10% discount. If each toy's original price is Rs. 50 and she saves Rs. 450, how many toys did she buy?

90 (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most appropriate synonym for 'benevolent' in the sentence 'The benevolent lady donated her estate for the welfare of the city'?

Gracious (A) Signup and view all the answers

Identify the word that is most dissimilar in meaning to 'Explicit'.

Vague (C) Signup and view all the answers

A jogger covers one-third the distance a cyclist covers, and it takes them twice the time. What is the ratio of the jogger's speed to the cyclist's?

1 : 6 (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which word is the best synonym for 'Immense'?

Vast (C) Signup and view all the answers

A woman buys an item for Rs. 950 and sells it for Rs. 1,150. What is her approximate percentage profit?

21% (A) Signup and view all the answers

Choose the correct spelling:

Dampness (B) Signup and view all the answers

A shopkeeper offers 7.5% discount and a cashback of ₹10 with a profit ₹5 per item. If the marked price is ₹x, what is cost price of the item?

$0.925x - 15$ (D) Signup and view all the answers

If a toy originally cost Rs. 50 and is bought with a discount which totals Rs. 450 and is 10% of total cost without the discount, how many toys did Ankita buy?

90 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the antonym of 'Gracious' in the context of donation?

Ungrateful (D) Signup and view all the answers

A cyclist travels at a certain pace, a jogger, moving slower, covers only one third of the cyclists distance in double the time; what is the ratio of speed of the jogger to cyclist?

1:6 (D) Signup and view all the answers

By purchasing an item for Rs. 950 and selling for Rs. 1150, what approximate percentage profit is made?

21% (C) Signup and view all the answers

If an item is marked as $x, with discount of 7.5% and a cashback of ₹10, with the shopkeeper still making ₹5 per item, what is the original cost?

$0.925x - 15$ (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most appropriate word to fill the first blank in the passage?

Think (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what gives us the power to express our thoughts and feelings?

The mother tongue (C) Signup and view all the answers

The passage implies that without the power of communication what would we be?

Deaf and Dumb (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest is the greatest debt we owe?

To the power of expression (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, how can we repay the debt we owe?

By serving the mother tongue with sincere dedication (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage warn against?

Ignoring the mother tongue in favor of foreign languages (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the consequence of neglecting the mother tongue?

Not being considered a true offspring (D) Signup and view all the answers

The phrase 'walking on the edge of a sword' in the passage, implies that the task is:

Dangerous (D) Signup and view all the answers

The passage lists contributions from which of these?

All the above (C) Signup and view all the answers

The tone of this passage can be best described as:

Persuasive (D) Signup and view all the answers

Letter Series Pattern

Each letter in the series shifts forward by one position in alphabetical order, and each subsequent cluster also follows this pattern.

Number Series Pattern

The series alternates between adding 10 to the previous number and then adding 1 to the result.

Letter Cluster Pattern

The second letter-cluster contains the vowels (AEI) from the first letter-cluster, in alphabetical order. The fourth letter-cluster contains vowels from the third, also in alphabetical order. Similarly, identify vowels from the fifth letter-cluster.

Alphabetical Order

The given words should be arranged in alphabetical order, starting with the letter that comes first in the alphabet.