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Official PYQ2021General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
​​ Corners are cut from an equilateral triangle to produce a regular convex hexagon as shown in the figure above. The ratio of the area of the regular convex hexagon to the area of the original equilateral triangle is
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
The untimely loss of life is a cause of serious global concern as thousands of people get killed ____ accidents every year while many other die ____ diseases like cardio vascular disease, cancer, etc.
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
He was not only accused of theft _____ of conspiracy.
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Select the word that fits the analogy: Explicit: Implicit :: Express: _______
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
The Canadian constitution requires that equal importance be given to English and French. Last year, Air Canada lost a lawsuit, and had to pay a six-figure fine to a French-speaking couple after they filed complaints about formal in-flight announcements in English lasting 1515 seconds, as opposed to informal 55 second messages in French. The …
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
A superadditive function f(⋅)f(\cdot) satisfies the following property f(x1+x2)≥f(x1)+f(x2)f\left ( x_{1} +x_{2}\right )\geq f\left ( x_{1} \right ) + f\left ( x_{2} \right ) Which of the following functions is a superadditive function for x>1x > 1?
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
The global financial crisis in 20082008 is considered to be the most serious world-wide financial crisis, which started with the sub-prime lending crisis in USA\text{USA} in 20072007. The sub-prime lending crisis led to the banking crisis in 20082008 with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 20082008. The sub-prime lending refers to the provision of loans to …
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
It is quarter past three in your watch. The angle between the hour hand and the minute hand is ________.
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
A circle with centre O\text{O} is shown in the figure. A rectangle PQRS\text{PQRS} of maximum possible area is inscribed in the circle. If the radius of the circle is aa, then the area of the shaded portion is _______.
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
a,b,ca, b, c are real numbers. The quadratic equation ax2−bx+c=0ax^{2}-bx+c=0 has equal roots, which is β\beta, then
Official PYQ2020General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
The following figure shows the data of students enrolled in 55 years (2014  to  2018)(2014\;\text{to}\; 2018) for two schools PP and QQ. During this period, the ratio of the average number of the students enrolled in school PP to the average of the difference of the number of students enrolled in schools PP and QQ is _______.
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
The strategies that the company ________ to sell its products _______ house-to-house marketing.
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
The boat arrived ______ dawn.
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
It would take one machine 44 hours to complete a production order and another machine 22 hours to complete the same order. If both machines work simultaneously at their respective constant rates, the time taken to complete the same order is ________ hours.
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Five different books (P,Q,R,S,T)(P, Q, R, S, T) are to be arranged on a shelf. The books RR and SS are to be arranged first and second, respectively from the right side of the shelf. The number of different orders in which P,QP, Q and TT may be arranged is ______.
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
When he did not come home, she _______ him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
Four people are standing in a line facing you. They are Rahul, Mathew, Seema and Lohit. One is an engineer, one is a doctor, one a teacher and another a dancer. You are told that: Mathew is not standing next to Seema There are two people standing between Lohit and the engineer Rahul is not a doctor The teacher and the dancer are standing next to each other …
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
The bar graph in panel (a) shows the proportion of male and female illiterates in 20012001 and 2011.2011. The proportions of males and females in 20012001 and 20112011 are given in Panel (b) and (c), respectively. The total population did not change during this period. The percentage increase in the total number of literates from 20012001 to 20112011 is …
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
"Indian history was written by British historians-extremely well documented and researched, but not always impartial. History had to serve its purpose: Everything was made subservient to the glory of the Union Jack. Latter-day Indian scholars presented a contrary picture." From the text above, we can infer that: India history written by British …
Official PYQ2019General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
Two design consultants, PP and Q,Q, started working from 88 AM for a client. The client budgeted a total of USD 30003000 for the consultants. PP stopped working when the hour hand moved by 210210 degrees on the clock. QQ stopped working when the hour hand moved by 240240 degrees. PP took two tea breaks of 1515 minutes each during her …