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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Travel leads to an understanding of humans. 2. Travel helps those who wish to learn fundamental common values. 3. A person with long experience in travel can resolve differences amongst people. Which of the assumptions given above are valid?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    When we meet other people while we travel, we learn to differentiate between:

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Which of the following is/are emphatically conveyed by the author of the passage? 1. Without science, mankind could not have continued to exist till today. 2. It is the science that will ultimately determine the destiny of mankind.

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science. 2. The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it. Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    Let p, q, r and s be distinct positive integers. Let p, q be odd and r, s be even. Consider the following statements: 1. (p - r)² (qs) is even. 2. (q - s)²qs is even. 3. (q + r)² (p + s) is odd. Which of the statements above are correct?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    The calendar for the year 2025 is same for which year?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    How many times do the hour hand and the minute hand coincide in a clock between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (same day)?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Which of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above passage?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. The adolescent does not feel comfortable with his parents because they tend to be dominating and assertive. 2. The adolescent of modern times does not have much respect for parents. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. As a large number of workers in our country are employed in the unorganized sector, India does not need to change its present conventional classroom system of education. 2. Even with its present conventional classroom system of education, India produces sufficient number of skilled workers to fully realize the benefits of demographic dividend. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Which of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made from the passage?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE, where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    A person buys three articles P, Q and R for ₹3,330. If P costs 25% more than R and Q costs 20% more than R, then what is the cost of P?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    What is the sum of the first 28 terms in the following sequence? 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2 ...

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    What is the number of fives used in numbering a 260-page book?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Solar radiation is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation. Statement-II: Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good absorbers of long wave radiation. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January? 1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent. 2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north. Select the answer using the code given below:

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Consider the following: 1. Pyroclastic debris 2. Ash and dust 3. Nitrogen compounds 4. Sulphur compounds How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions?

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    General Studies
    2024
    medium

    Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles. Statement-II: At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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