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Official PYQ2013General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
What is the chance that a leap year, selected at random, will contain 5353 Saturdays?
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
If (1.001)1259=3.52(1.001)^{1259}=3.52 and (1.001)2062=7.85,(1.001)^{2062}=7.85, then (1.001)3321=?(1.001)^{3321}=?
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
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.
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
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.
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Latitude
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
One of the parts (A,B,C,D)(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.
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
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?
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
Raju has 1414 currency notes in his pocket consisting of only Rs. 2020 notes and Rs. 1010 notes. The total money value of the notes is Rs. 230230. The number of Rs. 1010 notes that Raju has is
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
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
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
The data given in the following table summarizes the monthly budget of an average household. …
Official PYQ2012General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
AA and BB are friends. They decide to meet between 1:001:00pm and 2:002:00 pm on a given day. There is a condition that whoever arrives first will not wait for the other for more than 1515 minutes. The probability that they will meet on that day is
Official PYQ2010General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below: Circuitous
Official PYQ2010General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: His rather casual remarks on politics ____________ his lack of seriousness about the subject.
Official PYQ2010General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I), and Saira (S) are siblings (i.e. brothers and sisters). All were born on 1st1^{st} January. The age difference between any two successive siblings (that is born one after another) is less than 33 years. Given the following facts: Hari's age ++ Gita's age >> Irfan's age ++ Saira's age. The age difference between …
Official PYQ1999General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Identify which of the following is NOT\text{NOT} a true of the graph shown in the given figure is