Mock Test: Trivia Quiz On General Knowledge, Vocabulary and Word Problems!

1. In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 6:1. If 30 less had applied and 10 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 7:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

910

1820

455

2730

2. When did International Mother Language Day observed?

22nd February

21st February

20nd February

19th February

3. Find the misspelt word.

Prioratise

Picturesque

Visualize

Individuality

4. Find the misspelt word.

Rapport

Support

Repport

Purport

5. One who journeys from place to place

Quack

Cannibal

Itinerant

Courier

6. Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God.

Atheism

Pantheism

Scepticism

Animism

7. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter.

Pun

Alliteration

Oxymoron

Epithet

8. A situation that stops an activity from progressing.

Bypass

Breach

Bottleneck

Blockhead

9. Hear it on grapevine

To hear stories regularly

To listen news carefully

Acquire information by rumour

To continue to listen songs

10. The time taken to reach the Sunlight up to the surface of the earth is approximate-

4.2 sec

4.8 sec

8.5 minutes

3.6 hrs.

11. The ratio of the no. of players in three cricket teams A, B and C is 2 : 5 : 3. If the ratio of number of runs scored per player for each of the three teams A, B andC is 30 : 17 : 25 respectively, then what is the average number of runs scored per player across all the three teams collectively ?

20

21

22

23

12. Priya's marks in History and Geography are in the ratio 5 : 7. If she got 14 marks more in Geography than in History, what are her History marks?

49

42

56

35

13. The ratio of present ages of Rahul and his sister is 3 : 4. Before 10 years the ratio of their ages was 13:19. What is Rahul's present age (in years)?

36

48

42

54

14. A machine depreciates in value each year at the rate of 10% of its previous value. However, every second year there is some maintenance work so that in that particular year, depreciation is only 5% of its previous value. If at the end of the fourth year, the value of the machine stands at Rs. 1, 46, 205, then find the value of machine at the start of the first year.

Rs. 1, 90, 000

Rs. 2, 00, 000

Rs. 1, 95, 000

Rs. 2, 10, 000

15. Atul scored 30% marks in an examination and failed by 40 marks where as his friend Sunil gets 42% marks which is 32 marks more than the minimum required marks for the examination. The maximum marks for the examination.

600

700

800

900

16. 5% of income of A is equal to 15% of income of B and 10% of income of B is equal to 20% of income of C. If C's income is Rs. 2000, then the total income of A, B and C is :

Rs. 6000

Rs. 14,000

Rs. 18,000

Rs. 20,000

17. A shopkeeper sold 12 cameras at a profit of 20% and 8 cameras at a profit of 10%. If he had sold all the 20 cameras at a profit of 15%, then his profit would have been reduced by Rs. 36. What is the cost price of each camera?

100

150

180

220

18. Pepsi and Coke, there are two companies, selling the packs of cold-drinks. For the same selling price, Pepsi gives two successive discounts of 10% and 25%. While Coke sells it by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 20%. What is the ratio of their marked price?

143 : 144

19 : 11

136 : 135

73 : 77

19. The best material for the core of a transformer is

Stainless steel

Mild steel

Hard steel

Soft iron

20. The GT road was renovated and named as Grand Trunk Road by?

British

Dutch

Portuguese

French

21. GPS stands for which one of the following?

Greenwich Polar Satellite

Global Police Surveillance

Global Positioning System

General Pacific Survey

22. Optical fibre works on the principle of:

Total internal reflection

Refraction

Scattering

Interference

23. Which of the following will be the Mascot of National Games 2022?

Margay

Caracal

Felidae

Clouded Leopard

24. The Laterite soil is found in which of the following state?

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

None of these

25. Which of the following are the main crops grown in dry farming areas?

Coarse

Wheat

Pulses

All of the above

26. Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared which day as 'Direct Action Day'?

15 August

4 July

16 August

14 August

27. Rice has high Crop concentration in?

Northern States

Sothern States

East Indian States

None of these

28. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?

Firoz tughlaq

Alauddin khilji

Sikander lodi

Mohammed bin tughlaq

29. Raman, Rohit and Raja are partners and invest in a business. Raman invests 1/4th of total and Rohit invest 1/3th of the total. What is the ratio of profit of Raman, Rohit and Raja respectively?

4 : 3 : 1

3 : 4 : 4

3 : 4 : 5

4 : 3 : 5

30. Where is Pimpet Ca cave?

Rajasthan

Haryana

Madhya Pradesh

Maharastra

31. The gold coins of Gupta period were called

Nishka

Dinara

Mana

None of these

32. A wee bit

To a very small degree

A withered thing

To a larger extent

Bitterly hostile

33. Featherbrained

To show that you do not support something

Silly or often forgetting things

To be over excited

To take a balanced diet

34. In a test consisting of 80 questions carrying one mark each, Arpita answers 65% of the first 40 questions correctly. What percent of the other 40 questions does she need to answer correctly to score 75% on the entire test?

60%

80%

75%

85%

35. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by-

Degradation

Aggradation

Weathering in situ

Erosion

36. "Endoscope" used by the doctors for examining the inside of patient's stomach, works on the principle of-

Reflection of light

Dispersion of light

Refraction of light

Total internal reflection of light

37. Chunilal invests 65% in machinery, 20% in raw material and still has Rs. 1,305 cash with him. Find his total investment.

Rs. 6,500

Rs. 7, 225

Rs. 8,500

None of these

38. Which cricket team clinches the Irani Cup Title?

Jharkhand cricket team

Mumbai cricket team

Vidarbha cricket team

Karnataka cricket team

39. Find the misspelt word.

Mendacious

Obnoxcious

Pernicious

Ferocious

40. Improve the bracketed part of the sentences. Obviously he isn't (cut up) to be a good teacher.

Cut out

Cut in

Cut for

No improvement

41. Which country has won the 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament?

Japan

Singapore

Qatar

Iran

42. Petrology is the study of –

Land

Mineral

Rock

Soil

43. A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

Dam

Mound

Channel

Embankment

44. Improve the bracketed part of the sentences. The brown shirt (wants washing).

Has to wash

Is in need of a wash

Requires a wash

No improvement

45. Be in the swim

Aware of current affairs or events

To refuse to do what someone else wants

To pursue a line of thought or course of action that is misguided

Someone who is completely crazy

46. The cost price of the article 'A' is Rs. 160 and selling price of another article 'B' is Rs. 240. If the selling price of A will be equal to the cost price of B, then the profit after selling A is 20%. What is the profit on 'B'?

16.66%

50%

25%

None of these

47. Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018?

Akshaya Patra Foundation

Shri Yohei Sasakawa

Ekal Abhiyan Trust

Vivekananda Kendra

48. Improve the bracketed part of the sentences. Power got with money is the most (craved for) today.

Sought after

Wished for

Welcomed for

No improvement

49. A company instead of raising the mark-up by 20% discounted the cost price by 20% while stitching the price tag on its product. Further, the company offers a discount of 6.25% to its customer. In this process, the company incurs a loss of Rs. 37.5 on a single article. What is the selling price of that article?

417.5

112.5

365.5

None of these

50. The marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by 16.66%, then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price be Rs. 400 which is greater than the corresponding cost price by 33.33%, what is the increased selling price?

240

360

420

600

Mock Test: Trivia Quiz On General Knowledge, Vocabulary and Word Problems!

1. In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 6:1. If 30 less had applied and 10 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 7:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. When did International Mother Language Day observed?

3. Find the misspelt word.

4. Find the misspelt word.

5. One who journeys from place to place

6. Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God.

7. Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter.

8. A situation that stops an activity from progressing.

9. Hear it on grapevine

10. The time taken to reach the Sunlight up to the surface of the earth is approximate-

12. Priya's marks in History and Geography are in the ratio 5 : 7. If she got 14 marks more in Geography than in History, what are her History marks?

13. The ratio of present ages of Rahul and his sister is 3 : 4. Before 10 years the ratio of their ages was 13:19. What is Rahul's present age (in years)?

15. Atul scored 30% marks in an examination and failed by 40 marks where as his friend Sunil gets 42% marks which is 32 marks more than the minimum required marks for the examination. The maximum marks for the examination.

16. 5% of income of A is equal to 15% of income of B and 10% of income of B is equal to 20% of income of C. If C's income is Rs. 2000, then the total income of A, B and C is :

17. A shopkeeper sold 12 cameras at a profit of 20% and 8 cameras at a profit of 10%. If he had sold all the 20 cameras at a profit of 15%, then his profit would have been reduced by Rs. 36. What is the cost price of each camera?

18. Pepsi and Coke, there are two companies, selling the packs of cold-drinks. For the same selling price, Pepsi gives two successive discounts of 10% and 25%. While Coke sells it by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 20%. What is the ratio of their marked price?

19. The best material for the core of a transformer is

20. The GT road was renovated and named as Grand Trunk Road by?

21. GPS stands for which one of the following?

22. Optical fibre works on the principle of:

23. Which of the following will be the Mascot of National Games 2022?

24. The Laterite soil is found in which of the following state?

25. Which of the following are the main crops grown in dry farming areas?

26. Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared which day as 'Direct Action Day'?

27. Rice has high Crop concentration in?

28. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?

29. Raman, Rohit and Raja are partners and invest in a business. Raman invests 1/4th of total and Rohit invest 1/3th of the total. What is the ratio of profit of Raman, Rohit and Raja respectively?

30. Where is Pimpet Ca cave?

31. The gold coins of Gupta period were called

32. A wee bit

33. Featherbrained

34. In a test consisting of 80 questions carrying one mark each, Arpita answers 65% of the first 40 questions correctly. What percent of the other 40 questions does she need to answer correctly to score 75% on the entire test?

35. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by-

36. "Endoscope" used by the doctors for examining the inside of patient's stomach, works on the principle of-

37. Chunilal invests 65% in machinery, 20% in raw material and still has Rs. 1,305 cash with him. Find his total investment.

38. Which cricket team clinches the Irani Cup Title?

39. Find the misspelt word.

40. Improve the bracketed part of the sentences. Obviously he isn't (cut up) to be a good teacher.

41. Which country has won the 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament?

42. Petrology is the study of –

43. A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

44. Improve the bracketed part of the sentences. The brown shirt (wants washing).

45. Be in the swim

46. The cost price of the article 'A' is Rs. 160 and selling price of another article 'B' is Rs. 240. If the selling price of A will be equal to the cost price of B, then the profit after selling A is 20%. What is the profit on 'B'?

47. Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018?

48. Improve the bracketed part of the sentences. Power got with money is the most (craved for) today.

50. The marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by 16.66%, then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price be Rs. 400 which is greater than the corresponding cost price by 33.33%, what is the increased selling price?