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Who was named ice cricketer of the year 2016?
  • a)
    Viraat Kohli
  • b)
    Ravichandran Ashwin
  • c)
    Steve Smith
  • d)
    Mitchell Johnson
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Advait Singh answered
Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin won Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016. He has become the third India player and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016.

How many timeouts can a team take in volleyball?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    5
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Advait Singh answered
Maximum of 2 timeouts per game for a team is allowed. Time out lasts 30 seconds. In official international competitions, two 60 seconds technical time-out is used when the leading team reaches the 8- or 16-point mark.

When was Indian National Congress founded?
  • a)
    18 December, 1885
  • b)
    28, December, 1885
  • c)
    11, September, 1901
  • d)
    11, September, 1903
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary, and Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected President.

In a certain code language, if the value of CONTRACT = 56 and ‘GROWTH’ = 30, then what is the value of DISTRIBUTION?
  • a)
    130
  • b)
    132
  • c)
    140
  • d)
    142
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Shounak Sen answered
Number of letters in the word CONTRACT = 8 and 8 × 7 = 56.
Number of letters in the word GROWTH = 6 and 6 × 5 = 30.
Similarly, the number of letters in DISTRIBUTION is 12, so 12 × 11 = 132

Choose the pair of words which have a relationship similar to that between the given pair of words:
Stench: Fragrance
  • a)
    Sound: Clap
  • b)
    Sound: Silence
  • c)
    Sound: Chatter
  • d)
    Sound: Noise
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Advait Singh answered
Silence is the opposite of sound while clap, chatter and noise are all forms of sound that can be heard. Stench is the opposite of fragrance therefore the correct choice is (b).

Which biome has a long dry season?
  • a)
    Tundra
  • b)
    Cool Temperate
  • c)
    Tropical Rain Forest
  • d)
    Savanna
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Advait Singh answered
The ecosystem of a region is the biome. A biome is collections of different kinds of ecosystem. Savanna is the biome which has a long dry season.

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
Dr. Carver was an American Negro slave, who by dint of his ability became a scientist and educator of world-wide fame. A national monument has now been erected to honour him. This monument has been built at his birth place in the United States of America. Carver's life and achievements prove the American saying: "You can't keep a great man down." From childhood he showed qualities which gave promise of his genius. He would get up before sunrise to study the wonders of nature before the break of dawn in the east. His guardians wanted to educate him but were too poor to do so. So, he left home. He was hardly ten when he began to work at small jobs to earn a little money for his school expenses. He continued to do so even when he was at college. Thus, he passed his M.Sc. examination and became a professor. There he wrote several books on science subjects. His chief desire was to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people. He left all his life's savings to found scholarships for research in Agricultural Chemistry. He knows this research, was bound to benefit farmers all over the world. Though world famous, he never felt proud of his discoveries. "I discovered nothing," he once said, "I am God's agent—the instrument through which he works."
What was of Dr. Carver by profession?
  • a)
    Doctor
  • b)
    Politician
  • c)
    Scientist
  • d)
    Professor
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Brain Games answered
Correct answer is option D

What is the full form of ROV?
  • a)
    Remotely Operated Vehicle
  • b)
    Rigidly Organised Ventilation
  • c)
    Remote Orifice Vacuum
  • d)
    Refilled Oxygen Valve 
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Remotely Operated Vehicles are vehicles which are controlled by an operator who is not in the vehicle. These can be operated by radio control, or through a cable or line connecting the vehicle to the operator’s location.

In a certain code language, if the value of ‘BLOCK’ = 13 and ‘CURTAIN’ = 27, then what is the value   of the word ‘SCIENCE’?
  • a)
    32
  • b)
    36
  • c)
    38
  • d)
    34
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Ashish Desai answered
In this product of the digits in the position of the letters as per the alphabet is obtained first and then added i.e.,
For “BLOCK”
B = 2
L = 12 ⇒ 1 x 2 = 2
O = 15 ⇒ 1 x 5 = 5
C = 3 
K = 11 ⇒ 1 x 1 = 1
Now (2 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 1) = 13 So,
BLOCK = 13.
Similarly, SCIENCE = 38

The hook shot is majorly related to which game?
  • a)
    Basketball
  • b)
    Kho-Kho
  • c)
    Volley ball
  • d)
    Rugby
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Malavika Bajaj answered
In basketball, a hook shot is a play in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of the arm farther from the basket in an upward arc with a followthrough which ends over his head.

A vessel, full of water, weighs 24 kg. When the vessel is 1/4 full, it weighs 9 kg. Find the weight of empty vessel.
  • a)
    4 kg
  • b)
    5 kg
  • c)
    8 kg
  • d)
    3 kg
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Ishita Kaur answered
Let ‘x’ be the height of empty vessel and y be the height of full vessel.
x + y = 24.....(1)
x + y/4 = 9....(2)
Solving eq. (1) and (2)
x = 4 kg

A cloth merchant says that due to slump in the market, he sells the cloth at 10% loss but he uses a false meter scale and actually gains 15%.Find the actual length of the scale.
  • a)
    78.25 cm
  • b)
    75cm
  • c)
    85cm
  • d)
    72.25cm
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Malavika Bajaj answered
Here, cost price is not equal to selling price because he sells the cloth at 10% loss
Using formula;

Here, overall gain (G) = 15% and Loss (X) = –10% (–ve sign for loss)
Let false scale length = l cm

∴ Actual length of scale is 78.25 cm instead of 1 meter.

In which year Goa was taken by India?
  • a)
    1970
  • b)
    1987
  • c)
    1974
  • d)
    1961
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Amar Chauhan answered
The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the former Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman, and Diu, starting with the “armed action” carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961.

In a certain code language, if the word ‘DISTANCE’ is coded as EDCINSAT, then how will you code ‘ACQUIRE’ in that language?
  • a)
    EACIQUR
  • b)
    EACRIUQ
  • c)
    ERCIAQU
  • d)
    EARCIQU
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Ayush Dasgupta answered
In this coding, the letters from either end of the word are written, first a letter from the right end and then a letter from the left end of the word and so on. Hence DISTANCE is coded as EDCINSAT. Similarly, ACQUIRE is coded as EARCIQU.

If in a certain language, GRASP is coded as BMVNK, which word would be coded as CRANE?
  • a)
    FUDQH
  • b)
    HWFSJ
  • c)
    GVERI
  • d)
    GMVIZ
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Gayatri Iyer answered
Each letter of the word is five steps ahead of the corresponding letter of the code. Hence, ‘HWFSJ’ is the correct answer.

Who is the writer of the Hindu Sanskrit Book ‘Natya Shastra’?
  • a)
    Gnanananda Giri
  • b)
    Lakulisha
  • c)
    Nityanand Misra
  • d)
    Bharata Muni
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Abhishek Gupta answered
Bharata Muni was an ancient Indian theatrologist and musicologist who wrote the Natya Shastra, a theoretical treatise on ancient Indian dramaturgy and histrionics, especially Sanskrit theatre. Bharata Muni is considered as the father of Indian theatrical art forms.

Which city is known as Cathedral city?
  • a)
    Bhubaneswar
  • b)
    Jamshedpur
  • c)
    Konark
  • d)
    Tanjore
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Advait Singh answered
Bhubaneswar is called as the 'Cathedral City' was once the capital of an ancient Kalinga kingdom. Bhubaneswar meaning 'The Lord of the Universe' is also the modern capital of Orissa.

In a code language, SOLID is written as WPSLPIMFHA. What does the code-word ATEXXQIBVO refer to?
  • a)
    WATER
  • b)
    WAGER
  • c)
    EAGER
  • d)
    WAFER
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Amar Joshi answered
Clearly, the word can be obtained by moving the letters at even-numbered positions in the code, three steps forward and omitting those at odd-numbered positions. Hence, ‘WATER’ is the correct answer.

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
Dr. Carver was an American Negro slave, who by dint of his ability became a scientist and educator of world-wide fame. A national monument has now been erected to honour him. This monument has been built at his birth place in the United States of America. Carver's life and achievements prove the American saying: "You can't keep a great man down." From childhood he showed qualities which gave promise of his genius. He would get up before sunrise to study the wonders of nature before the break of dawn in the east. His guardians wanted to educate him but were too poor to do so. So, he left home. He was hardly ten when he began to work at small jobs to earn a little money for his school expenses. He continued to do so even when he was at college. Thus, he passed his M.Sc. examination and became a professor. There he wrote several books on science subjects. His chief desire was to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people. He left all his life's savings to found scholarships for research in Agricultural Chemistry. He knows this research, was bound to benefit farmers all over the world. Though world famous, he never felt proud of his discoveries. "I discovered nothing," he once said, "I am God's agent—the instrument through which he works."
What can you say about the early life of Dr. Carver?
  • a)
    He was born with silver spoon in his mouth.
  • b)
    He was brought up in an orphanage.
  • c)
    He had to struggle a lot as his parents were poor.
  • d)
    He was brought up and educated by wealthy parents.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Mayank Menon answered
His guardians wanted to educate him but were too poor to do so. So, he left home. He was hardly ten, when he began to work at small jobs to earn a little money for his school expenses. He continued to do so even when he was at college.

Who was the Indian hockey team captain in the year 1928?
  • a)
    Lal Shah Bokhari
  • b)
    Jaipal Singh Munda
  • c)
    Dhyan Chand
  • d)
    Ranganathan Francis
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ishani Bose answered
Jaipal Singh Munda was the Indian hockey team captain in the year 1928. Jaipal Singh Munda born in a Munda tribal family was a politician, prolific writer and sportsman. He was the member of the Constituent Assembly which debated on the new Constitution of the Indian Union. He captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8,000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 12,000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 6,000. The total number of workers in the workshop is
  • a)
    20
  • b)
    21
  • c)
    22
  • d)
    23
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Advait Singh answered
Let total number of workers be n total salary of all workers = 8000 n
total salary of 7 technicians = 7 × 12000 = 84,000
total salary of remaining workers = (n – 7) × 6000 84000 + (n – 7) × 6000 = 8000 n 84 + 6n – 42 = 8n 42 = 2n n = 21

When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur?
  • a)
    17 May, 1919
  • b)
    13 April, 1919
  • c)
    5 June, 1917
  • d)
    24 February, 1918
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Mehul Chauhan answered
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April, 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, along with Baisakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer.

The Baltic cup is related to which game?
  • a)
    Hockey
  • b)
    Tennis
  • c)
    Football
  • d)
    Cricket
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Gayatri Iyer answered
The Baltic Cup is an international football competition contested by the national teams of the Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Also, Finland has participated as a guest twice.

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
Dr. Carver was an American Negro slave, who by dint of his ability became a scientist and educator of world-wide fame. A national monument has now been erected to honour him. This monument has been built at his birth place in the United States of America. Carver's life and achievements prove the American saying: "You can't keep a great man down." From childhood he showed qualities which gave promise of his genius. He would get up before sunrise to study the wonders of nature before the break of dawn in the east. His guardians wanted to educate him but were too poor to do so. So, he left home. He was hardly ten when he began to work at small jobs to earn a little money for his school expenses. He continued to do so even when he was at college. Thus, he passed his M.Sc. examination and became a professor. There he wrote several books on science subjects. His chief desire was to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people. He left all his life's savings to found scholarships for research in Agricultural Chemistry. He knows this research, was bound to benefit farmers all over the world. Though world famous, he never felt proud of his discoveries. "I discovered nothing," he once said, "I am God's agent—the instrument through which he works."
Which of the following statements show that he was a great lover of mankind?
  • a)
    He offered charitable services to the poor.
  • b)
    He desired to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people.
  • c)
    He opened several colleges and institutes.
  • d)
    He donated all his life savings.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Malavika Bajaj answered
His chief desire was to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people.

Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
  • a)
    B. R. Ambedkar
  • b)
    Raja Rammohan Roy
  • c)
    Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • d)
    Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ayush Dasgupta answered
Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta on 20 August 1828. It was more of a reformist movement of Hinduism which later got divided into Adi Brahmo Samaj and Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word.
MUTUAL
  • a)
    Reciprocal
  • b)
    Agreed
  • c)
    Common
  • d)
    Conjugal
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Maulik Sharma answered
The word ‘mutual’ is used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally. Hence, reciprocal is similar word in meaning to it.

Who is the first ever women Prime minister in the world?
  • a)
    Indira Gandhi
  • b)
    Sheikh Hasina
  • c)
    Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  • d)
    Margaret Thatcher
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Mahi Kulkarni answered
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman. She became the world's first non-hereditary female head of government in modern history, when she was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960.

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