Group D — Test 24

01. A block exerts a thrust of 500 N on a surface of area 0.25 m 2 . The pressure exerted by the block is _______.

02. A student cannot clearly see objects placed at a distance but can read a book comfortably. The defect in the eye is:

03. A car with a mass of 150 kg is moving at a speed of 36 km/hr. What is the amount of work required to increase its speed to 72 km/hr?

04. Which non-metal exhibits a lustrous shine like metals?

05. Which of the following statements is correct?

06. During the Chlor-Alkali process, which of the following products is NOT obtained directly from the electrolysis of brine?

07. Now a days, which of the following petroleum products is used in place of coal-tar for metalling the roads?

08. Which of the following can be considered a reason for Mendel's success in formulating laws of inheritance?

09. Which of the following statements is correct about plant's response to environmental stimulus?

10. The method of extraction of a metal depends on its:

11. In the process of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, what is the primary role of the pistil?

12. White light is incident obliquely on a glass prism, which of the following statement(s) is/are true? (i) Red colour undergoes maximum deviation. (ii) The speed of violet colour is the least while travelling through the prism. (iii) The refractive index of violet is minimum. (iv) The refractive index of red is minimum.

13. Which statement is INCORRECT about a household electric circuit?

14. What happens in a longitudinal wave?

15. Which of the following is an enzyme that is secreted in the stomach during the process of digestion?

16. Bohr’s model is only applicable to:

17. In which part of the female reproductive system is the egg fertilised by sperm?

18. A gun fires a bullet horizontally. Which of the following statements is correct?

19. Which rule helps determine the direction of the magnetic field inside a current-carrying loop?

20. Two objects are being accelerated — one has a mass of 3 kg and is accelerated at 4 m/s², and the other has a mass of 5 kg and is accelerated at 2 m/s². Which one needs a greater force to move?

21. Which of the following is a common use of baking soda?

22. What type of bonding exists in most organic compounds?

23. Why does growth in plants occur only at specific regions?

24. If you apply pressure to a gas, what happens to the intermolecular spaces and forces?

25. When touching a hot object with the hand, human beings are able to remove their hand immediately because:

26. A trader sells a watch at a loss of 28%. If he had sold it for ₹280 more, he would have made neither a profit nor a loss. What is the cost price of the watch?

27. The average age of 44 students of a class is 34 years. If the age of the teacher is also included, the average age of the whole group becomes 35 years. The age (in years) of the teacher is:

28. In 330 litres solution of acid and water, the ratio of acid and water is 1:2. How many litres of acid must be added to it to get the solution in which the ratio of acid and water is 8:5?

29. A child inflates a balloon, increasing its size by 50%. Later, while tying it, the balloon’s size decreases by 20%. What is the overall percentage change in the size of the balloon?

30. After selling an article at a discount of 37%, the profit percentage obtained is 50%. What is the mark-up percentage (rounded off to two decimal places)?

31. If third proportional of 9 and 60 be x, then what is the value of x?

32. A person saves 60% of his income. If his expenditure is ₹520, then his income (in ₹) is:

33. The amount on a sum of ₹2,500 at 10% per annum compound interest, compounded annually, in 2 years will be:

34. A man standing on the line joining the feet of two towers of heights 10 m, 15 m observes the top of the towers with the angles of elevation 45° and 60°, respectively. What is the distance (in metres) between the feet of two towers (take √ 3 = 1.73)?

35. One pipe can fill a tank in 10 minutes while another pipe can empty the completely filled tank in 20 minutes. If both the pipes are opened together when the tank is empty, how many minutes will it take to fill one-half of the tank?

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37. The marks of P are 10 more than the marks of Q. The marks of Q are 10 more than half of the marks of P. The marks of Q are ____.

38. The average of the first 7 odd natural numbers is:

39. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 7. Find the sum of the numbers, if their HCF is 23.

40. The ratio of the present ages of Shreya and her mother is 3 : 5 and the ratio of present ages of her mother and her grandmother is 10 : 13. If the average age of Shreya, her mother and her grandmother is 58 years, then find the present age of her mother.

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42. A shop that sells towels has offers going on, wherein customers can buy 2 towels and get 3 free. What is the percentage discount that the customer gets?

43. Two trains are moving in opposite directions at speeds of 50 km/hr and 90 km/hr. The length of one train is 430 m. The time taken by them to cross each other is 31 seconds. The length (in m) of the other train, rounded off to 2 decimal places, is:

44. In an election, four candidates received 1242, 832, 1426 and 1100 votes, respectively. The difference between the winning candidate`s votes percentage and runner up candidate vote percentage is:

45. Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

46. O, P, Q, R, W, X, and Y are sitting in a straight line facing the north. No one sits to the left of P. Only four people sit between P and Q. Only three people sit to the right of Y. X sits to the immediate left of R. W is not an immediate neighbour of Y. Who sits third to the left of W? 6315

47. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All apples are fruits. Some fruits are sweet. Conclusions: (I) Some apples are sweet. (II) All sweet are apples.

48. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 64 A 8 C 4 B 11 D 3 = ?

49. Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

50. Rajesh ranked 38 th from the top and 27 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

51. In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’, A – B means ‘A is the father of B’, A * B means ‘A is the husband of B’, and A ÷ B means ‘A is the sister of B’. Based on the above, how is P related to T if ‘P – Q ÷ R * S + T’?

52. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, I, J and K are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only B is kept above I. Only C is kept between I and J. Only A is kept below K. How many boxes are kept between D and A?

53. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (Note: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (15, 28, 64) (63, 76, 112) 6781

54. A, B, C, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. R is the immediate neighbour of both C and T. T sits third to the left of U. B sits to the immediate left of U. S is not an immediate neighbour of T. Who sits second to the right of A?

55. Each of the digits in the number 8312467 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

56. Town U is to the north of Town V. Town W is to the east of Town U. Town X is to the south of Town W. Town Y is to the west of Town X. Town V is to the south-west of Town Y. What is the position of Town U with respect to Town Y?

57. Refer to the following series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single digit numbers only). Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 7 8 5 9 6 5 4 1 7 1 6 7 8 6 6 3 5 3 6 9 4 4 9 2 7 2 7 (Right) How many such even numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number and also immediately followed by an odd number? 15230

58. Refer to the number series given below and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (NOTE: All numbers are single-digit numbers only.) (Left) 2 1 6 9 1 9 6 4 2 4 4 6 7 6 4 1 8 7 9 2 4 4 7 6 8 7 2 (Right) How many such even numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number and also immediately followed by an odd number?

59. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LNT 81, PKP 75, THL 69, XEH 63, ?

60. MU 4 is related to PO −10 in a certain way. In the same way, DL 8 is related to GF −6. To which of the given options is HP 12 related, following the same logic?

61. Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. NH-PJ-RT LF-NH-PR

62. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 191 177 163 149 135 ?

63. Refer to the following series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single digit numbers only). Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 1 8 4 2 8 3 5 1 4 1 5 1 1 9 8 3 5 5 9 4 6 9 6 1 1 9 5 (Right) How many such odd numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by an even number and also immediately followed by an even number? 15222

64. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 3 13 24 36 49 ? 3436

65. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? EWR ASN WOJ SKF ?

66. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All roads are trucks. No truck is a sheep. Conclusions: (I) Some roads are sheep. (II) All trucks are sheep.

67. Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit to the right of C. Only four people sit between A and B, neither of whom sits on the left end. D sits immediately to the left of F. Only three people sit between G and B. How many people sit between F and G?

68. Each of the digits in the number 7123458 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed? 4367

69. Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. IC-LF-NP KE-NH-PR

70. In a certain code language, ‘some good questions’ is coded as ‘jm ik cd’ and ‘many good problems’ is coded as ‘cd rc gh’. How is ‘good’ coded in the given language?

71. In a certain code language, ‘speak the truth’ is coded as ‘pc rd st’ and ‘truth always wins’ is coded as ‘mo st kl’. How is ‘truth’ coded in the given language? 3476

72. Refer to the number and symbol series given below and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (All numbers are single-digit numbers only.) (Left) 3 @ 2 ^ @ % \ 8 9 \ / ? 8 7 6 # & # + 7 \ (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

73. Himangi starts from Point A and drives 2 km towards the east. She then takes a right turn, drives 7 km, turns left and drives 9 km. She then takes a left turn and drives 3 km. She takes a final left turn, drives 11 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.)

74. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 8, 64, 9, 81, 10, 100, 11, 121, ? , 144

75. In which sport did Indian athletes secure a mixed relay medal at the 2025 Asian Indoor Games?

76. In 2025, which of the following states emerged as the national leader in mangrove afforestation, covering 19020 hectares in just two years under the Centre’s ‘MISHTI’ scheme, launched in 2023?

77. 22 March 2025 marks which important regional day in Bihar?

78. Which of the following ministries launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH), a first-of-its-kind national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems through a transparent, data-driven framework in August 2025?

79. What is a distinguishing feature of “Kruti”, launched in 2025 by Ola’s Krutrim?

80. As per the Economic Survey 2024–25, what corpus amount has been launched under the Self‑Reliant India (SRI) Fund for MSMEs?

81. Which of the following cities in Gujarat houses the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in September 2025?

82. Where did Neeraj Chopra achieve his national record throw of 90.23 m in 2025?

83. Who announced the launch of India’s first homegrown semiconductor chip in May 2025?

84. What is the sports budget allocation for India for the 2025-26 fiscal year?

85. Which organ under MHA launched the e‑Zero FIR system for cyber‑fraud cases?

86. The Indian Navy conducted the fifth edition of the Indo-Indonesian Joint Maritime Drill ‘Samudra Shakti – 2025’ between 14 and 17 October 2025 at ______.

87. Which lake, known as India’s longest and a Ramsar site in Kerala is currently facing severe ecological degradation?

88. In June 2025, Canada signed a historic defence agreement with which of the following to strengthen cooperation amid global tensions?

89. The state government of which of the following states, in September 2025, mandated a child protection policy in all residential schools and hostels?

90. Which cabinet minister of Inda in June 2025 held bilateral talks with Dong Jun of China at the conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Chinese port city of Qingdao, with a focus on maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)?

91. The ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 was played in Malaysia in January 2025. Which team won the tournament?

92. As per the Union Budget 2025-26, what is the target for nuclear power capacity of India by 2047?

93. Who among the following was elected as the 80 th president of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in June 2025?

94. The new ₹20 note announced by the Reserve Bank of India in May 2025 is part of _____.