DAILY UPDATES MOCK TEST 108

1. Who was the founder of Jainism?

Rishabhanatha

Sisunaga

Bindusara

None of these

Rishabhanatha is the first Tirthankara (ford maker) in Jainism. A leader, he is believed in Jainism to have lived millions of years ago.

Explanation

Rishabhanatha is the first Tirthankara (ford maker) in Jainism. A leader, he is believed in Jainism to have lived millions of years ago.

2. Who was the first Muslim president of the INC?

Womesh Chandra Banerji

Abul kalam

Rahimtulla M. Sayani

Badruddin Tayabji

The first Muslim president of the INC was Badruddin Tayabji. ( 1887 at Madras session )

Explanation

The first Muslim president of the INC was Badruddin Tayabji. ( 1887 at Madras session )

3. A, B and C are three partners. They altogether invested Rs. 14000 in business. At the end of the year, A got Rs. 337.50, B Rs. 1125 and C Rs. 637.50 as profit. The difference between the investments of B and A was

Rs. 2200

Rs. 3200

Rs. 4200

Rs. 5250

Explanation

4. Who among the following is the first Englishman to become the president of INC?

William Wedderburn

George Yule

Alfred Webb

Henry Cotton

George Yule was a Scottish businessman who became the fourth President of INC in 1888(at Allahabad session ),the first non-indian to hold that office.

Explanation

George Yule was a Scottish businessman who became the fourth President of INC in 1888(at Allahabad session ),the first non-indian to hold that office.

5. A and B enter into a partnership with Rs. 50000 and Rs. 60000 respectively. C joins them after x months, contributing Rs. 70000 and B leaves x months before the end of the year. If they share the profit in the ratio of 20 : 18 : 21, then the value of x is

3

6

8

9

Explanation

6. Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?

5 : 7 : 8

28 : 49 : 64

38 : 28 : 21

None of these

Explanation

7. X and Y are partners in a business. X contributed 1/3 of the capital for 9 months and Y received 2/5 of the profits. For how long was Y's money used in the business?

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

Explanation

8. Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities through which principle or device?

Abolition of machinery

Establishment of village industries

Trusteeship theory

None of the above

Trusteeship (Gandhism)is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general.

Explanation

Trusteeship (Gandhism)is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general.

9. A and B started a business with initial investments in the respective ratio of 18 : 7. After four months from the start of the business, A invested Rs. 2000 more and B invested Rs. 7000 more. At the end of one year, if the profit was distributed among them in the ratio of 2 : 1 respectively, what was the total initial investment with which A and B started the business?

Rs. 50000

Rs. 25000

Rs. 150000

Rs. 75000

Explanation

10. In a business, B invests half the amount invested by A. After 6 months from the start of the business, C joins the business with an amount equal to twice of B's investment. After 8 months from the start of the business B withdraws completely from the business. If at the end of the year, C's share in the profit was Rs. 2460, what was the total profit received that year?

Rs. 11200

Rs. 9600

Rs. 9020

Rs. 12000

Explanation

11. X, Y and Z are partner in a business. If X's capital is twice of Y's capital and Y's capital is three times to that of Z's capital then find the ratio of their investments.

6 : 3 : 1

3 : 8 : 1

4 : 9 : 3

3 : 1 : 5

Explanation

12. A is a Active partner and B is a Inactive partner in business. A puts in Rs. 5,000 and B puts in Rs. 6,000. A received 15% of the profit for managing the business and the rest is divided in proportion to their capitals. The amount received by A out of the profit of Rs. 880 in all is:

Rs. 132

Rs. 340

Rs. 472

Rs. 492

Explanation

13. In the annual examination, Ankita got 10% less marks than Eakta in Mathematics. Ankita got 81 marks. The marks of Eakta are:

90

87

88

89

Explanation

14. In an examination, 35% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 25% in English. If 10% failed in both mathematics and English, then how much percent of candidates passed in both the subjects?

50%

55%

57%

60%

Explanation

15. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 3 : 2. If 20% of boys and 25% of girls are adults, the percentage of those students who are not adults is:

58%

67.5%

78%

82.5%

Explanation

16. 33, 28, 24, ?, 19, 18

20

21

22

23

Explanation

17. 1, 2, 4, 3, 9, 4, 16, 5, ?, ?

6, 22

21, 9

25, 6

30, 8

Explanation

18. In a family Mr. Prakash has his wife and his two married brothers of whom one has two children and another has none. How many members are there in the family?

12

8

6

10

Explanation

19. Find the odd number pair from the given responses

9, 36, 81

32, 64, 85

55, 135, 165

35, 63, 78

All the three numbers are odd numbers.

Explanation

All the three numbers are odd numbers.

20. From the given alternative words select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word SOMNAMBULISM

NAMES

BASAL

SOUL

BIOME

Explanation

21. Shan is 55 years old, Sathian is 5 years junior to Shan and 6 years senior to Balan. The youngest brother of Balan is Devan and he is 7 years junior to him. So what is the age difference between Devan and Shan?

18 years

15 years/

13 years

7 years

Explanation

22. How many squares are there in ABCD ?

31

30

32

29

30

Explanation

30

23. Temple is 12 km towards east of Rohan's house. His school is 5 km south of Temple. What is the shortest distance between Rohan's house and school?

16 km

17 km

12 km

13 km

Explanation

24. In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

120

60

100

140

Explanation

25. Find the missing number from the given responses in the following question

52

42

59

17

Explanation

26. If TRAIN is written as RTANI. How will ADDED be written ?

DAAED

DAADE

DADED

DADDE

Explanation

27. Two positions of a dice/cube are given below. Based on it, find out which number is found opposite to number 2 ?

1

4

6

3

Explanation

28. Four girls and four boys are sitting in a square facing the center. They are sitting one each at the corners and one each at the mid-points of the sides of the square. Madhu is sitting diagonally opposite to Usha who is to Geetha's right. Roy is next to Geetha and opposite to Gopi who is on Bose's Left. Suma is not on Madhu's right but opposite to Prema. Who is opposite to Bose ?

Geetha

Prema

Suma

Madhu

Explanation

29. Write the number of space enclosed by rectangle and circle but not by triangle.

3

2

1

4

D

Explanation

D

30. N m O : 14 m 15 : : G m S : ?

5 × 17

15 × 16

6 × 18

7 × 19

position of letters.

Explanation

position of letters.

31. While the group photo of a family was taken, the father was found to be sitting to the left of the son and right to the grandfather. Mother was sitting to the right of her daughter but left to grandfather. Who is occupying the central place ?

Son

Grandfather

Father

Mother

Explanation

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

15 August

4 July

16 August

14 August

In 1946, Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared 16 August as ‘Direct Action Day’ and called for Muslims all over the country to ‘suspend all business’.

Explanation

In 1946, Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared 16 August as ‘Direct Action Day’ and called for Muslims all over the country to ‘suspend all business’.

33. The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history which took place in:

1955

1965

1960

1947

The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference (Indonesian: Konferensi Asia-Afrika)—was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18-24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

Explanation

The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference (Indonesian: Konferensi Asia-Afrika)—was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18-24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

34. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi?

Sir Edward Lutyens

Robert Tor Tussell

Herbert Bakers

Antonin Raymond

The Secretariat Building was designed by the prominent British architect Herbert Baker in Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture.

Explanation

The Secretariat Building was designed by the prominent British architect Herbert Baker in Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture.

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

British

Dutch

Portuguese

French

Grand Trunk Road was the first road to connect Peshawar in Pakistan and Kolkata in West Bengal. It was built during the 16th century by Sher Shah Suri. Then it was known as Shah Rah e Azam or the great road. It was renovated by the East India company during 1830s and renamed as Grand Trunk Road.

Explanation

Grand Trunk Road was the first road to connect Peshawar in Pakistan and Kolkata in West Bengal. It was built during the 16th century by Sher Shah Suri. Then it was known as Shah Rah e Azam or the great road. It was renovated by the East India company during 1830s and renamed as Grand Trunk Road.

36. Where is Pimpet Ca cave ?

Rajasthan

Haryana

Madhya Pradesh

Maharastra

The Pimpet Ca cave is located in Madhya Pradesh.

Explanation

The Pimpet Ca cave is located in Madhya Pradesh.

37. Gandhiji was the president of the Congress only on one occasion and the session was held in-

Mumbai

Lahore

Belgaum

Lucknow

The INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS held its thirty-ninth session at Belgaum on the 26th & 27th Dec. 1924. Gandhiji was the president of the Congress only on one occasion and the session was held in Belgaum.

Explanation

The INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS held its thirty-ninth session at Belgaum on the 26th & 27th Dec. 1924. Gandhiji was the president of the Congress only on one occasion and the session was held in Belgaum.

38. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 2 : 3. If 25% of the boys and 30% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is:

72%

36%

54%

60%

Explanation

39. In a village, each of the 60% of families has a cow; each of the 30% of families has a buffalo and each of the 15% of families has both a cow and a buffalo. In all there are 96 families in the village. How many families do not have a cow or a buffalo?

20

24

26

28

Explanation

40. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a school is 4 : 1. If 75% of boys and 70% of the girls are scholarship-holders, then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is:

50%

28%

75%

26%

Explanation

41. House : Rent : : Capital : ?

Interest

Investment

Profit

Wages

we get interest from capital.

Explanation

we get interest from capital.

42. Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his father's wife. How is Vinod related to Vishal ?

Cousin

Brother

Son

Uncle

Explanation

43. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?

22

24

44

48

In 12 hours, they are at right angles 22 times.
In 24 hours, they are at right angles 44 times.

Explanation

In 12 hours, they are at right angles 22 times.
In 24 hours, they are at right angles 44 times.

44. Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place?

Monghyr

Calcutta

Murshidabad

Dacca

The Black Hole tragedy took place at Fort William in Calcutta in the year 1756.

Explanation

The Black Hole tragedy took place at Fort William in Calcutta in the year 1756.

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

Firoz tughlaq

Alauddin khilji

Sikander lodi

Mohammed bin tughlaq

Modern Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi (Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century.

Explanation

Modern Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi (Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century.

46. The gold coins of Gupta period were called

Nishka

Dinara

Mana

None of these

The gold coins of Gupta period were called Dinara inspired by the Roman coins.

Explanation

The gold coins of Gupta period were called Dinara inspired by the Roman coins.

47. In which year Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' —

1906

1908

1913

1917

On 10 January 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to carry an obligatory identity document card commonly known as the ‘pass’.

Explanation

On 10 January 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to carry an obligatory identity document card commonly known as the ‘pass’.

48. A began a business with Rs. 85000. He was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 42500. For how much period does B join, if the profits at the end of the year are divided in the ratio of 3 : 1?

4 months

5 months

6 months

8 months

Explanation

49. In a partnership X invests 1/6th of the capital for 1/6th of the time, Y invests 1/3rd capital for 1/3rd time and Z invests the remaining capital for the whole time. If at the end of the year the profit earned is Rs. 23,000 then what will be Y share?

Rs. 5500

Rs. 5000

Rs. 6000

Rs. 4000

Explanation

50. Svati Tirunal Rama Varma Who considered as a brilliant music composer was the ruler of?

Mysore

Vijayanagara

Travancore

None of these

Svati Tirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore, British India. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style.

Explanation

Svati Tirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore, British India. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style.

Daily Updates Mock Test 108