#023 assorted mcqs on english-gk-numerical ability-reasoning

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1. INDIAN HISTORY - GURU ARJUN DEV was killed during the reign of a) akbar b) jahangir c) shajahan d) aurangzeb Ans.

2. INDIAN HISTORY - DILWARA TEMPLE was built by a) mahEndrapAla b) mahIpAla c) rAjyapAla d) tEjpAla Ans.

3. INDIAN HISTORY - AGRA'S MOTI MASJID was built by a) akbar b) jahangir c) shajahan d) aurangzeb Ans.

4. NUMERICAL ABILITY - TRAINS AND SPEEDS - a 100m. long train, running at 60kmph crosses a 140m. long bridge in __ secs.  a) 240 b) 120 c) 144 d) 60 Ans.

5. INDIAN SPORTS - SOMDEV BARMAN is associated with a) badminton b) table tennis c) tennis d) snooker Ans.

6. REASONING - a bag contains 20 red, 20 green and 20 blue balls, total 60 balls.   What should be the minimum number of balls we must pick up BLINDFOLD, if we are to have at least a dozen balls of each color? a) 20 b) 24 c) 60 d) 52 Ans.

7. REASONING - identify the missing fraction in the series: 2/3, 3/2, 3/4, ..., 4/5, 5/4, 5/6, 6/5. :  a) 4/2 b) 4/3 c) 3/5 d) 5/3 Ans.

8. NUMERICAL ABILITY - VEHICLES AND DISTANCES - A bus travels from Guntur to Bapatla in 80 minutes.  Its first quarter ran at a speed of 36 kmph.  Second quarter ran at a speed of 52 kmph.  Third quarter ran at a speed of 44 kmph.  Last quarter ran at a speed of 72 kmph.  What is the distance between Guntur and bApaTla?  a) 49 b) 50 c) 51 d) 52 Ans.

9. GEOMETRY - sides of ABC triangle have a ratio of 2:3:4. It is a) obtuse angled b) acute c) right-angled d) none Ans.

10. ENGLISH - NOT a SYNONYM of the word CONFRONTATION a) encounter b) show down c) face-lift d) face-off Ans.

11. SPACE RESEARCH - country trying to launch a satellite for studying SUN : a) China b) Russia c) France d) U.S.A. Ans.

12. HORTICULTURE - NOT A PLANTATION CROP a) coconut b) oil palm c) coffee d) groundnut Ans.

13. DAYS AND YEARS - INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE DAY is observed on a) Sept. 8 b) Oct. 8 c) Nov. 8 d) Dec.8 Ans.

14. WORLD SPORTS - 18th SAFETY OLYMPICS were held at a) Beijing b) London c) Seoul d) Sydney Ans.

15. INDIAN WHO IS WHO - YASH CHOPRA who died in OCT 2012 was a/an a) film producer b) film actor c) film cameraman d) Dada sAheb FAlke award winner Ans.

16. WORLD HISTORY - CHINA resolved its border dispute with a) India b) Japan c) Korea d) Russia Ans.

17. INTERNATIONAL SPORTS - AGAKHAN TROPHY is associated with : a) Basket ball b) cricket c) hockey d) football Ans.

18. INTERNATIONAL BOOKS AND AUTHORS - author of the book THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT : a) Hemingway b) Katherine Mayo c) Salman Rushdie d) Sydney Sheldon Ans.

19. REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS - P said, “Q’s father is the only brother of my sister’s son.” How is Q’s father related to P ?: a) brother b) cousin c) nephew d) uncle Ans.

20. REASONING based on CHANGE OF DIGITS IN NUMBERS - 945 189 352 894 805.  If the first and second digits of these numbers, are interchanged and arranged in ascending order, which will be the middle number? a) 945 b) 189 c) 352 d) 894 Ans.