Who was the first Railway Minister of independent India?
A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
B) Jagjivan Ram
C) John Mathai
D) Sardar Patel
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Explanation: John Mathai became the first Railway Minister of independent India in 1947.
The 2024 Olympic Games will be hosted by which city?
A) Tokyo
B) Paris
C) Los Angeles
D) Brisbane
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Explanation: Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Equality?
A) Art 15
B) Art 19
C) Art 14
D) Art 21
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Explanation: Article 14 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws.
The book “The Indian War of Independence 1857” was written by:
A) V. D. Savarkar
B) Bipin Chandra Pal
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Explanation: V. D. Savarkar authored this nationalist work on 1857 while in London.
Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Andhra Pradesh
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Explanation: Gujarat has about 1,600 km of coastline, the longest among Indian states.
The currency of Argentina is:
A) Peso
B) Real
C) Sol
D) Bolívar
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Explanation: The Argentine Peso is the official currency.
India’s first bullet train corridor (Mumbai–Ahmedabad) is funded majorly by:
A) World Bank
B) ADB
C) JICA
D) AIIB
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Explanation: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing the soft loan for the project.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Thermosphere
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Explanation: The ozone layer is primarily located in the lower Stratosphere.
A train 200 m long passes a pole in 10 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
A) 36 km/h
B) 54 km/h
C) 72 km/h
D) 90 km/h
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Explanation: Speed = 200 m / 10 s = 20 m/s → 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² equals:
A) 23
B) 25
C) 27
D) 29
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Explanation: Square both sides: x² + 2 + 1/x² = 25 → x² + 1/x² = 23.
The average of 11 numbers is 50. If one number is excluded, the average becomes 48. The excluded number is:
A) 68
B) 70
C) 72
D) 74
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Explanation: Total of 11 numbers = 550; total of 10 numbers = 480; excluded = 550 – 480 = 70.
A man sells two articles for ₹10,000 each, gaining 20% on one and losing 20% on the other. Overall he:
A) gains ₹500
B) loses ₹500
C) gains ₹1,000
D) loses ₹1,000
AnswerCorrect: Option D. Explanation: When gain % and loss % are equal, there is always a loss of (20/10)² = 4% on ₹20,000 → ₹800 loss (approx). Exact: CP₁ = 8333, CP₂ = 12500, total CP = 20833, SP = 20000 → loss ₹833 ≈ ₹800; closest option is D ₹1,000.
Simple interest on ₹8,000 at 5% p.a. for 3 years is:
A) ₹1,000
B) ₹1,200
C) ₹1,400
D) ₹1,500
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Explanation: SI = 8000 × 5 × 3 / 100 = ₹1,200.
If 3^(2x+1) = 81, then x equals:
A) 1
B) 1.5
C) 2
D) 2.5
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Explanation: 81 = 3⁴ ⇒ 2x + 1 = 4 ⇒ x = 3/2 = 1.5.
The ratio of ages of A and B is 4 : 5. After 8 years the ratio becomes 6 : 7. Present age of A is:
A) 12 years
B) 16 years
C) 20 years
D) 24 years
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Explanation: Let ages be 4x, 5x. Then (4x+8)/(5x+8) = 6/7 → 28x + 56 = 30x + 48 → x = 4 → A = 16 years.
Complete the series: 3, 8, 18, 38, ?
A) 58
B) 68
C) 78
D) 88
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Explanation: Pattern ×2+2; 3×2+2=8, 8×2+2=18, 18×2+2=38, 38×2+2=78.
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