Questions and answers for exam Preparation

MCQs

Total Questions : 69 | Page 4 of 7 pages

Question 31. If (1.001)1259 = 3.52 and (1.001)2062 = 7.85, then (1.001)3321 =

2.23
4.33
11.37
27.64

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> 27.64

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Question 32. One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT? I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.

requested that
should be given
the driving test
instead of tomorrow

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> should be given

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Question 33. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Given the seriousness of the situation that he had to face, his ___ was impressive.

beggary
nomenclature
jealousy
nonchalance

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> nonchalance

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Question 34. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he ___ the mattress out on the balcony.

should take
shall take
should have taken
will have taken

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> should take

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Question 35. Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Latitude

Eligibility
Freedom
Coercion
Meticulousness

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Freedom

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Question 36. One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law prevailed
and discipline was brutal. Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedient, intact and fighting,
even when the odds and conditions were against them. Which one of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage?

Thorough regimentation was the main reason for the efficiency of the Roman legions even in adverse circumstances.
The legions were treated inhumanly as if the men were animals.
Discipline was the armies' inheritance from their seniors.
The harsh discipline to which the legions were subjected to led to the odds and conditions being against them.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Thorough regimentation was the main reason for the efficiency of the Roman legions even in adverse circumstances.

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Question 37. Raju has 14 currency notes in his pocket consisting of only Rs. 20 notes and Rs. 10 notes. The total
money value of the notes is Rs. 230. The number of Rs. 10 notes that Raju has is

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 5

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Question 38. There are eight bags of rice looking alike, seven of which have equal weight and one is slightly
heavier. The weighing balance is of unlimited capacity. Using this balance, the minimum number
of weighings required to identify the heavier bag is

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 2

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Question 39. A and B are friends. They decide to meet between 1 PM and 2 PM on a given day. There is a
condition that whoever arrives first will not wait for the other for more than 15 minutes. The
probability that they will meet on that day is

1/4
1/16
7/16
9/16

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> 7/16

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Question 40. Using Euler's method taking step size = 0.1, the approximate value of y obtained corresponding to x = 0.2 for the initial value problem dy/dx = x2 + y2 and y(0) = 1, is