Group D — Test 97

01. Two children of the same parents resemble each other but are not exactly alike because ___________.

02. Copper reacts with moist carbon dioxide in the air and slowly loses its shiny brown surface and gains a _________ colour coating of basic copper carbonate.

03. A compound is a substance in which elements are:

04. A girl clapped her hands near a cliff and heard the echo after 8 s. What is the distance of the cliff from the girl if the speed of the sound is taken as 320 m s –1 ?

05. Which of the following quantities determines the magnitude of the buoyant force on a body?

06. Which of the following plants is a weed?

07. Which contraceptive method is most appropriate for a couple who wishes to avoid both hormonal and surgical methods?

08. The concentration of H ⁺ ions in a solution primarily determines its:

09. of current following through a closed circuit?

10. What type of image is always formed by a concave lens, no matter where the object is placed?

11. If the current in a straight conductor is doubled, the magnetic field at a given distance from it:

12. If the distance-time graph of an object is a straight line parallel to the time axis, what is the object's speed?

13. Which of the following best explains the division of labour seen in multicellular organisms?

14. Which statement best describes the Law of Constant Proportion of the compound water?

15. What is the method of removal of metabolic waste in many unicellular organisms?

16. What is the advantage of cross-breeding local and exotic cattle breeds?

17. The SI unit of average speed is:

18. turbulent stream of hot air rising above a fire or radiator is an effect of ______________.

19. Which of the following salts will have a pH close to 7 when dissolved in water?

20. A decrease in oxygen availability in the environment is most likely to first impact which step of aerobic respiration in animal cells?

21. The law of conservation of mass states that:

22. Arrange the following in the correct sequences of development after fertilisation in humans. Embryo, Zygote and Foetus

23. How is the change in Gravitational Potential Energy ( Δ PE g ) of a system related to the work (W g ) done by the gravitational force?

24. In electrolytic refining, the impure metal is used as the:

25. Corrosion of iron is commonly known as rusting, and it requires:

26. Simplify (6pq + 14q) 2 - (6pq - 14q) 2 .

27. P and Q together can fill a cistern with water in 8 hours. If P alone can fill the cistern with water in 20 hours, then in how many hours will Q alone fill three-fourth of the same cistern with water? 1241

28. A sold an article to B at a loss of 12%. B sold it to C at a profit of 20%. If C paid ₹1,122 to B, find the cost price of the article for A.

29. The compound interest on ₹5,625 for 6 months at 16% per annum, interest being compounded quarterly is:

30. An 11-digit number 8732326687X is divisible by 18. What is the value of X?

31. 6591  

32. Find the single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 5% and 8%.

33. The average price of three items of furniture is ₹16,425. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) will be:

34. A store originally sold a jacket for ₹120. After a 15% increase in price, what is the new price of the jacket?

35. The volume (in m 3 ) of a cube with edges of 19 m is:

36. The volume of a solid cylinder is 2926 cm 3 and its height is 19 cm. What is the total surface area of the solid cylinder?

37. The average of 6.5, 10.7, 20.2 and a is 17. The value of a is:

38. A shopkeeper marks an article at ₹x and offers a discount of 54% on the marked price. He sells it for ₹437 after charging VAT of 52% on the discounted price. What is the value of x?

39. The ratio of the present ages of two friends, A and B, is 3:4. Four years ago, the ratio of their ages was 7:10. Find their present ages.

40. What is the L.C.M. of 45, 63 and 81?

41. ₹8,442 is divided among S, B, and C in such a way that if ₹7, ₹73, and ₹68 be deducted from their respective shares, they have money in the ratio 6 : 7 : 16. Find the difference between the B’s and C’s original shares.

42. A field is in the shape of a quadrilateral. One of its diagonals is 10 m long. The perpendicular distances from the other two vertices to this diagonal are 12 m and 13 m, respectively. What is the area of the field?

43. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All lotions are creams. All creams are shampoos. No cream is a facewash. Conclusion (I) : No shampoo is a facewash. Conclusion (II) : No lotion is a facewash.

44. In a row of 85 students facing north, Rohan’s position is 35th from the left and Shekhar’s position is 25th from the right. Kuldeep is sitting exactly between both of them. Find the position of Kuldeep from Rohan when counted to the right of Rohan.

45. Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. (Left) M R Y T O N B F W A H L D X G Z J Q V E P K (Right) How many vowels are there in the above series? 5696

46. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 173 166 159 152 145 ?

47. numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (14 280 5) (7 336 12)

48. In a row of 55 people facing north, Tanmay sits 18 th from the left end. If only 17 people sit between Yash and Tanmay, then what is Yash’s position from the right end of the row?

49. What should come in place of ? in the given series in order to make it logically complete? JF125 KE64 MC27 PZ8 ? 3863

50. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 97 − 46 + 12 ÷ 8 × 2 = ?

51. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? MJB 9, QNF 16, URJ 23, YVN 30, ? 9648

52. RUOT is related to VYSX in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, MPJO is related to QTNS. To which of the given options is HKEJ related, following the same logic?

53. In a certain code language, ‘chase clouds away’ is coded as ‘hl mt dv’ and ‘clouds block sun’ is coded as ‘ya co hl’. How is ‘clouds’ coded in the given language?

54. Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one 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)

55. In a certain code language, ‘FIRM’ is coded as ‘5713’ and ‘MEAN’ is coded as ‘2148’. What is the code for ‘M’ in the given code language?

56. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 99 ÷ 3 − 15 ÷ 5 + 156 × 2 − 12 × 4 − 16 ÷ 8 + 11 = ?

57. Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single-digit numbers only.) (Left) 7 4 1 2 4 9 8 5 3 6 1 5 2 6 5 4 8 3 9 6 5 2 3 9 1 4 2 (Right) If all the odd numbers are dropped from the series, which of the following will be seventh from the right?

58. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 423 253 174 324 749 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. If 2 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit? 15147

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 from commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All cushions are pillows. No pillow is a blanket. Some blankets are envelopes. Conclusion I: Some envelopes are pillows. Conclusion II: No cushion is a blanket.

60. Each of the digits in the number 7231456 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

61. T, U, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Y is an immediate neighbour of both T and V. U is sitting to the immediate right of V. W is sitting second to the left of Y. How many people sit between X and Y when counted from the right of X?

62. A,B,C,D,E,F and G are sitting in a straight line facing North. Only E sits to the left of B. Only four people sit between E and C. Only G sits between F and D and F is not an immediate neighbor of C. How many people sit to the right of D?

63. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 687 652 691 287 286 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if the second digit of the highest number is added to the third digit of the lowest number? 2425

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

65. VTQS is related to PNKM in a certain way. In the same way, PMKF is related to JGEZ. To which of the given options is ROLG related, following the same logic?

66. Seven people, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight row, facing north. Only four people sit to the right of S. T sits second to the left of N. R sits fourth to the left of P. Q sits to the immediate right of S. Who sits at the extreme left end of the line?

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

68. What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 158 171 186 204 226 ?

69. Mr. Apso starts from point A and drives 7 km towards north. He then takes a right turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 9 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 8 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? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.) 474

70. Find out the correct alternative that when filled in the blanks in the same sequence will make the series logically complete. BA_C F_HG _ILK NM_O R_TS

71. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 79 83 92 108 133 ? 6048

72. EADI is related to KGJO in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, IEHM is related to OKNS. To which of the following is MILQ related to, following the same logic?

73. Which types of equipment were included in the new defence acquisitions approved by India’s Defence Acquisition Council in 2025?

74. During the August 2025 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) review, what revision did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) make to its inflation forecast for FY 2025-26?

75. Who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for his book "Ik Hor Ashwthama" in the Dogri language?

76. Which of the following ranked as the top national park, with a score of 92.7%, in the Union Environment Ministry's Management Effectiveness Evaluation for the 2020–25 cycle?

77. At which event did the Vice-President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, deliver an inaugural address emphasizing that climate action is an opportunity, not a constraint?

78. The 9th Asian Winter Games were held in February, 2025, with athletes from 34 countries, in:

79. Which Indian state finished at the top of the medal tally in the Khelo India Para Games 2025?

80. What is the role of the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) which was available to the regulated entities (REs) on or before May 13, 2025?

81. Which javelin thrower became the first from India to throw beyond 90 m internationally in May 2025?

82. The DRAVYA portal, launched in 2025 as a digital knowledge repository for medicinal substances, was initiated by which ministry?

83. In October 2025, which of the following cities of Vietnam hosted the high-level signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, where 72 UN member states signed the deal?

84. In 2025, which legendary Indian cricketer was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame along with Matthew Hayden and Hashim Amla?

85. Which landmark treaty was adopted by WHO member states on 20 May 2025, aiming to strengthen global pandemic preparedness?

86. Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 24 November 2025?

87. The National Frequency Allocation Plan, 2025 (NFAP-2025) primarily deals with the allocation of which of the following?

88. What major reform did the Government of India implement to simplify workers’ rights and labour law compliance in 2025?

89. What percentage of districts in the North Eastern Region showed an increase in their composite SDG Index score as per the second edition of the North Eastern Region (NER) District Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index Report (2023-24) released by NITI Aayog in July 2025?

90. What is the maximum financial support provided for new construction of a tribal homestay unit under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme in April 2025?

91. The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, seeks to establish which principle in the modern digital workplace?

92. Who among the following is known affectionately as “Bihar Kokila” and “Swar Kokila”?