Group D — Test 28

01. What is the chemical formula of Plaster of Paris?

02. Which of the following statements about meristematic tissues is INCORRECT?

03. Which of the following characteristics of connective tissue is INCORRECT?

04. Which of the following explains a precipitation reaction?

05. A sound wave has a frequency of 250 Hz. The time taken for one complete vibration is:

06. Which of the following bond is made up of a large number of organic compounds?

07. The equivalent resistance in a parallel combination is:

08. When a gun is fired, why does the gun experience a recoil even though the bullet moves forward?

09. The smell of hot food reaches a distance because:

10. Which of the following is a property of suspension?

11. Washing soda is added to water during washing clothes?

12. The direction of the magnetic field at the centre of a current-carrying circular loop can be determined by:

13. Which of the following elements shows +2 valency?

14. Which one of the following is NOT an agent of cross pollination?

15. What happens to a light ray when it passes through the optical centre of a lens?

16. What is the network of tiny tubular structures found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells called?

17. When you sit on a chair, the chair exerts an upward force on you. The reaction force in this case is:

18. Which of the following is true for suspension?

19. Which of the following is NOT necessary for work to be done on a body?

20. A concave mirror can form a real and inverted image when the object is placed:

21. Which of the following methods of asexual reproduction allows a new organism to develop from a cut or broken body part?

22. Which of the following types of animal husbandry helps us in honey production?

23. A school organises a 'Zero Waste' day. Which of the following practices will best support this initiative?

24. Which of the following is true about the universal gravitational constant G?

25. Read the given statements as select the most appropriate option. Statements: A: Small bulb like projection from yeast cell is bud. B: Chain of bud formation is found in the budding process of yeast.

26. Two trains, 295 m and 215 m in length are running in opposite directions. The first runs at the rate of 61 km/hr and the second at the rate of 47 km/hr. How long will they take to cross each other?

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28. The ratio of the two sides of a rectangle is 2 : 3. If the area of the rectangle is 2646 cm 2 , then its perimeter is ______ cm.

29.  

30. ₹567 is divided among Arjun, Nisha and Gaurav in such a way that if ₹10, ₹45 and ₹39 are deducted from their respective shares, they have money in the ratio 3:6:2. Find the actual share of Nisha.

31. If p : q : r = 8 : 5 : 12 and r : s = 36 : 18, then what is the value of p : q : r : s? 5290

32. The sides of a triangle are 77 cm, 36 cm and 85 cm. What is the length of its altitude corresponding to the side with the length of 36 cm?

33. The age of a mother is three times the age of her daughter. After 12 years, the mother's age will be twice the daughter's age. Find the present age of the mother.

34. Two banks, A and B, offered loans at 3.5% and 7.5% per annum, respectively. Manjit borrowed an amount of ₹2,20,000 from each bank. Find the positive difference (in ₹) between the amounts of simple interest paid to the two banks by Manjit after 2 years.

35. The income of Raman is ₹49,000. He saves 27.5% of his income. If his income increases by 34% and expenditure increases by 20%, then his savings will: 4744

36. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 3, 6 and 4 days, respectively. How long (in days) will they take to do thrice the same work, working together?

37. A shopkeeper marks his goods at X% above the cost price and sells them at a discount of 48%. If he makes a profit of 82%, find the value of X.

38. The average age of 38 students of a class is 21 years. If the age of the teacher is also included, the average age of the whole group becomes 22 years. The age (in years) of the teacher is:

39. A class of 78 students took a Physics test. 17 students had an average score of 70. The remaining students had an average score of 90. What is the average score (rounded off to one decimal place) of the whole class?

40. The wages of 5 carpenters for a 2-day week are ₹1,220. What are the 1-day wages (in ₹) of one carpenter?

41. During a New-Year sale, a company gives a ‘Buy 9 Sweaters and Get 1 Free’ offer to customers. The percentage discount involved in this deal is:

42. An article is sold at a gain of 30%. Had it been sold for ₹48 more, the profit would have been 35%. The cost price of the article is:

43. The radii of two cylinders is in the ratio 3 : 4 and their heights is in the ratio 5 : 2. The ratio of their volumes will be:

44. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 81 × 9 − 11 ÷ 2 + 6 = ?

45. Six people, A, B, C, D, E and F, are sitting in a row facing north. Only three people are sitting to the right of A. Only one person is sitting between A and C. E is sitting second to the extreme left end of the row. B is not the immediate neighbour of A. F is sitting to the immediate left of B. F is sitting to the immediate right of A. Who is sitting at the extreme left end of the row?

46. 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 Titanium are Tungsten. Some Tungsten are Lead. Some Lead are Cadmium. Conclusions: (I) Some Lead are Titanium. (II) No Cadmium are Tungsten.

47. In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the daughter of B’, A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A x B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is D related to J if ‘D + F – G x H ÷ J’?

48. Seven boxes B, C, D, I, J, K and L are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between J and B. Only K is kept above I. Only two boxes are kept between K and J. C is kept at some place below L but at some place above

49. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 11 13 16 20 ‘?’ 31

50. Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers. (Left) 5 * 1 & 1 6 $ © * 3 8 # © € 1 & © 1 © 8 % 4 (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

51. RL 12 is related to VQ 16 in a certain way. In the same way, NH 15 is related to RM 19. To which of the given options is IC 24 related, following the same logic?

52. 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 to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (24, 480, 10) (12, 552, 23)

53. Refer to the given number series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers. (Left) 8 4 1 9 2 5 8 1 4 6 8 7 2 4 1 6 8 7 2 6 4 9 3 5 1 7 1 (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?

54. Seven people, B, C, D, I, J, K and L, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. I sits to the immediate left of D. J is the immediate neighbour of both B and K. K sits third to the left of D. L is not an immediate neighbour of K. Who sits second to the right of C?

55. HM 16 is related to JQ 19 in a certain way. In the same way, CH 22 is related to EL 25. To which of the given options is MR 27 related, following the same logic?

56. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 127 135 145 157 171 ?

57. XQ 4 is related to ZV -10 in a certain way. In the same way, OH 8 is related to QM -6. To which of the given options is SL 12 related, following the same logic? 10580

58. Raman starts from Point A and drives 44 km towards east. He then takes a right turn, drives 20 km, turns right and drives 52 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 30 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 8 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (Note: All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

59. 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: Some plastics are metals. All glasses are metals. Conclusions: (I) Some plastics are glasses. (II) All metals are glasses.

60. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 9 & & 8 2 * 1 © $ 1 4 % £ 6 © 3 % 9 # 8 9 3 (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

61. Amit ranked 14 th from the top and 55 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

62. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. E sits third to the right of A. D sits to the immediate left of B. B is not an immediate neighbour of A. F sits to the immediate right of C. The position(s) of how many persons will remain unchanged if all the persons are arranged in the English alphabetical order in the clockwise direction starting from A (including A)?

63. In a certain code language, ‘bat fan world’ is coded as ‘vd ru ua’ and ‘world olive union’ is coded as ‘ru bi rl’. How is ‘world’ coded in that language?

64. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’ , ‘B’ stands for ‘x’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘-‘ , what will come in place of the question mark ‘?’ in the following equation? 6 D 18 A 9 C 3 B 4 = ?

65. If 1 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 7894562, 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?

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

67. Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster 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.)

68. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? PPE NOH LNK JMN ?

69. In a certain code language, ‘tree third woman’ is coded as ‘hw gw aa’ and ‘ivy tree army’ is coded as ‘aa hi wz’. How is ‘tree’ coded in that language?

70. 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.)

71. Aasish starts from point A and drives 62 km towards west. He then takes a right turn, drives 58 km, turns right and drives 64 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 78 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 2 km and stops at point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again? (Note: All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

72. Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 20, 20, 400, 23, 23, 529, 26, 26, ?

73. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LR21 MS30 NT39 OU48 ?

74. What is the total amount allocated to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the union budget 2025-2026?

75. Which of the following specific subgroup receives treatment for diarrhoea under the Stop Diarrhoea Campaign launched in June/July 2025?

76. Which of the following groups received Personal Protective Equipment kits from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment during National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem Day in July 2025?

77. Which among the following organisations released the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) report in March 2025?

78. As per the Economic Survey 2024-25, during April–September period of financial year 2024-25, the insurance sector attracted about how much percentage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the services sector?

79. Who among the following was appointed as the first female chief of MI6 in June 2025?

80. When was the Pan‑India Fire Safety Week observed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in April 2025?

81. Who became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Fred Darrington Sand Master Award in April 2025?

82. What was the cash prize awarded to the winner of the inaugural 2025 Dow Impact Award for innovation and sustainability in golf?

83. In May 2025, in which state did the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conduct the maiden flight-trial of its Stratospheric Airship Platform?

84. Who won the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year?

85. Which of the following countries hosted the AI Action Summit 2025 held in February 2025?

86. In which country did the Indian Army participate in the multinational peacekeeping Exercise Khaan Quest 2025 held in June 2025?

87. Who is the recipient of the 2025 PSA Women’s Young Player of the Season Award?

88. Which legislation enacted in August 2025 provides a regulatory framework for safe online gaming in India and aims to protect citizens from the threat of online money- gaming activities?

89. According to the the Sustainable Development Report 2025, what is the percentage of the population with access to electricity in India?

90. Menar, one of the newly added wetlands to Ramsar sites, is located in which state?

91. Which of the following Government of India initiatives focuses on advancing research and development in emerging areas such as quantum computing, communication, and sensing with a budget outlay of around ₹6,000 crore for 2023–2031?

92. How long was the planned duration of the Ax‑4 mission aboard the ISS?

93. Which day is recognised to promote cycling as a sustainable mode of transport internationally and India as well?