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Q. Which of the following set of letters complete the letter series, when sequentially placed at the gaps?

_ ab _ b _ aba _ _ abab
  • (A) abbab
  • (B) abbaa
  • (C) abaab
  • (D) aaaba
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) aaaba
๐Ÿ“Š Reasoning
Q. Which of the following set of letters complete the letter series, when sequentially placed at the gaps?

bca _ b _ aabc _ a _ caa
  • (A) ccab
  • (B) bcbb
  • (C) acab
  • (D) cbab
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) acab
๐Ÿ“Š Reasoning
Q. I. All flowers in the garden are red.
II. Some of the flowers are roses.
III. All roses in the garden are red.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
  • (A) False
  • (B) True
  • (C) Uncertain
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) True
๐Ÿ“Š Reasoning
Q. If the word 'LION' is coded as LMGJ. How is 'MILK' written in that code?
  • (A) JKFL
  • (B) KLIM
  • (C) KILM
  • (D) IJGK
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) IJGK

Explanation: The order of the words is reversed, and then each letter is moved two steps backward. After reversing, LION becomes NOIL, and on moving the letters two steps back, N becomes L, O becomes M, I becomes G, and L becomes J. So LION will be coded as LMGJ.

Similarly, the reverse of MILK is KLIM. On moving letters two steps backward, K becomes I; L becomes J; I becomes G, and M becomes K. So, MILK will be coded as IJGK.

๐Ÿ“Š Reasoning
Q. Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence -

1. Selection
2. Probation
3. Interview
4. Appointment
5. Advertisement
6. Application
  • (A) 5, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2
  • (B) 5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2
  • (C) 1, 6, 3, 5, 4, 2
  • (D) 2, 6, 3, 1, 5, 4
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) 5, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2

Explanation: It shows the sequence of hiring a candidate in companies which is advertisement, application, interview, selection, appointment, probation.

๐Ÿ“Š Reasoning
Q. Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence -

1. Bill
2. Treatment
3. Doctor
4. Diagnosis
5. Patient
  • (A) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
  • (B) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • (C) 3, 2, 1, 4, 2
  • (D) 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1

Explanation: A person falls ill and becomes a patient; visits a doctor; diagnosis is done, treatment starts, and finally the bill is generated.

๐Ÿ“Š Reasoning
Q. Which of the following is different from others?
  • (A) Barber
  • (B) Blacksmith
  • (C) Tailor
  • (D) Carpenter
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Barber

Explanation: Among the list of given options, barber is different from others. This is because all other requires a raw material to work except barber.

๐Ÿ“Š History
Q. The following question consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below Codes
Statement I: Mahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nirgranthas.
Statement II: The sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva.
  • (A) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  • (B) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
  • (C) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
  • (D) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
๐Ÿ“Š History
Q. What is Kalyan Mitra in Buddhist philosophy?
  • (A) Dharmachakra
  • (B) Prabandhan
  • (C) Triratna
  • (D) Astangika Marg
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Astangika Marg

Explanation: Astangika Marg is Kalyan Mitra in Buddhist philosophy.

Buddha’s Astangika Marga are:

Right belief,
Right thought,
Right speech,
Right action,
Right living,
Right effort,
Right recollection and
Right meditation.

๐Ÿ“Š History
Q. The Doctrine of Karma in Buddhism means:
  • (A) doing one’s duty without bothering about the result
  • (B) predestination
  • (C) the justification for social and economic inequalities in life
  • (D) the deeds of a person determine the state of his life
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) the deeds of a person determine the state of his life

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