The population of a town 2 years ago was 40,000 and now is 44,100. What is growth rate?

a. 2%

b. 5%

c. 4%

d. 6%

For any two square matrices A and B, which of the following is not true?

a. (A+B)^T = A^T + B^T

b. A(B+C) = AB + AC

c. (AB)^T - B^TA

d. (A-B)^T = B^T - A^T

Greek God of war is

a. Venus

b. Zeus

c. Phoebe

d. Mars

The roots of equation x² - (p+1)x + p = 0  are:

a. Real and rational

b. Imaginary

c. Real and irrational

d. Imaginary and unequal

Will Mary be in time if she the ten o’clock bus?

a. get

b. got

c. gets

d. will get

I'm tired. I'd rather ...... out this evening if you don't mind.

a. hadn't gone

b. don't go

c. haven't gone

d. not go

On which date is Nobel prize awarded?

a. 5^th January

b. 12^th March

c. 10^th December

d. 16^th November

The ratio in which the line joining  (-3, 4) and (2, 6) divided by y-axis is:

a. 1:1

b. 3:2

c. 1:2

d. 4:3

To meet one’s Waterloo (a) to die fighting (b) to die an ignoble death (c) to meet one’s final defeat (d) to meet a strong adversary. Choose the correct spelling

a. evanescent

b. evanescent

c. evanescent

d. evanescent

Which number should replace the question mark?

a. 4

b. 6

c. 5

d. 7

He said to me, “People must obey their country’s laws”:

a. He told me that people must obey their country’s laws.

b. He said to me people must obey their country’s law.

c. He told me that people had to obey their country’s law.

d. He told me that people had to be obeyed their country’s law.

She does not need to go, ……?

a. does she

b. needn’t she

c. need she

d. both a and b.

Choose the odd man out:

a. Bulls bellow

b. camels yelp,

c. Bears: growl

d. eagles: screa

What does CTRL + X in keyboard of a desktop stand for?

a. copy

b. cut

c. paste

d. undo

A person sold an article at a profit of a. 15% if he had sold it for Rs.81 less, his less would have been 12%. Find cost price of article:

a. Rs. 280

b. Rs. 300

c. Rs. 290

d. Rs. 320

The number of non-empty proper subsets of set (A = {1,2,3,4} is:

a. 16

b. 14

c. 15

d. 13

If f(x+1) = x + 2 , then f(x-1) =

a. 2

b. x+1

c. x

d. x-1

…… the last fortnight, I have noticed that you have been keeping away the English class.

a. During, from

b. In, during

c. Within, in

d. Amid, in

The word 'chocolate' has ..... vowel.

a. one

b. three

c. two

d. None of these

A person of ‘Nepotism’ is

a. Liberation

b. Opposition

c. Impartiality

d. Unpracticed

They aren't taking with them,

a. much luggage

b. many luggages

c. much luggages

d. slot of luggages

Who invented the stethoscope?

a. Einthoven

b. Hans Berger

c. R.T.H. Laenne

d. Landsteiner

If α and β are roots of the equation x²  cp (x+1) - c = 0  then (1+θ)(1+β) =

a. 1+p

b. 1-p

c. 1+c

d. 1-c

If A stands for add, B for subtract, C for multiply and D for divide, then for what does 4A 3B 3A 2 stand for?

a. 2

b. 6

c. 4

d. 8

The theory of continental drift assumes that there long term climatic changes in many areas during the past:

a. must have been

b. must have

c. must be

d. must

The number of girls in a class is 5 times that of boys. Which of the following cannot be the total number of students in the class?

a. 35

b. 24

c. 78

d. 42

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T?

a. Father

b. Grandmother

c. Grandfather

d. Grandfather or Grandmother

In which city the headquarters of World Bank located?

a. Geneva

b. Washington D.C.

c. Zurich

d. London

Short remaining end of a cigarette:

a. filing

b. pinch

c. filament

d. stub

a ab cbc de

a. cbcd

b. ccbc

c. bcbc

d. bbcd

If 2^a-2b = 8 and 8^a+b = 1, then a and b equal to:

a. 1, 1

b. 1, -1

c.-1, -1

d. -1, 1

The synonym of 'insolvent' is

a. bankrupt

b. jiffy

c. irrational

d. irredeemable

Your handwriting is ……

a. Eligible

b. Sensitive

c. Illegible

d. sensible

If  AB = C , then the order of matrices A, B and C are:

a. A_3x3, B_2x3,C_2x3

b. A_3x2, B_2x3,C_3x2

c. A_3x3 ,B_3x3 ,C_3x2

d. A_3x2, B_2x3 ,C_3x3

In DABC, if 2 cos A =sin B/sin C, then the D is:

a. Right angled triangle

b. Equilateral triangle

c. Isosceles triangle

d. Scalene triangle

Complete the proverb: "Dead me" no ……

a. Names

b. Truth

c. Tales

d. Lies

To plough the sand:

a. To make the desert bloom

b. To work in vain

c. To do a difficult work

d. To make the desert fertile

The image of P(3-a, 4-b)  when reflected along y-axis is P' (2a-5, b+2) . The value of a and b are:

a. 1, 2

b. 2, 2

c. 2, 1

d. 1, 1

The mean weight of 150 students is 60 Kg. The mean weight of boys is 70 Kg and that of girl is 55 Kg. The number of girls is:

a. 50

b. 25

c. 150

d. 100