Q1. Who of the following led the confederacy of ten kings against Sudasa?
Q2. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the :
Q3. Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya?
Q4. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
Q5. Harappa is located on the bank of river:
Q6. If ‘ski rps tri’ stands for ‘nice Sunday morning’, ‘teh sti rps’ stands for ‘every Tuesday morning’ and ‘ski ptr qlm’ stands for ‘nice market place’, which word stands for ‘Sunday’?
‘teh sti rps’ -> ‘every Tuesday morning’ …..(ii)
‘ski ptr qlm’ -> ‘nice market place’ ……(iii)
From (i) & (ii) we get ‘rps’ stands for ‘morning’.
From (i) & (iii) we get ‘ski’ stands for ‘nice’.
Thus, in (i) statement, ‘tri’ stands for ‘Sunday’.
Q7. In a certain code language, ‘123’ means ‘bright little boy’, ‘145’ means ‘tall big boy’ and ‘637’ means ‘beautiful little flower’. Which digit in that language means ‘bright’?
‘145’ -> ‘tall big boy’ …..(ii)
‘637’ -> ‘beautiful little flower’ …..(iii)
From (i) & (ii) we get ‘1’ means ‘boy’.
From (i) & (iii) we get ‘3’ means ‘little’.
Thus, in (i) statement ‘2’ means ‘bright’.
Q8. In a certain code, ‘786’ means ‘study very hard’, ‘958’ means ‘hard work pays’ and ‘645’ means ‘study and work’. Which of the following is the code ‘very’?
‘958’ -> ‘hard work pays’ ….(ii)
‘645’ -> ‘study and work’ …..(iii)
From (i) & (ii) we get ‘8’ means ‘hard’.
From (i) & (iii) we get ‘6’ means ‘study.
Thus, in (i) statement ‘7’ means ‘very’.
Q9. If each of the letters in the English alphabet is assigned odd numerical value beginning A = 1, B = 3 and so on, what will be the total value of the letters of the word HIGH?
Q10. If B is coded as 8, F is coded as 6, Q is coded as 4, D is coded as 7, T is coded as 2, M is coded as 3 and K is coded as 5, then what is the coded from of QKTBFM?
Directions (11-15): In each of these questions, four alternatives are given for the given idiom/phrase in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase and indicate your response.
Q11. He has recovered from illness and now he is as fit as a fiddle.
Q12.Being a politician he is Argus Eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.
Q13.The quarrel between two friends has grown more bitter now and they are at dagger's drawn.
Q14. All three brothers are at loggerheads because of land dispute.
Q15.After the theft in the home everything was at sixes and seven.
Q16.A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. How much above cost price must he mark his goods (in percent) to gain 8%?
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