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

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This Mock Test is a Trivia Quiz on General Knowledge, Vocabulary and Word Problems! It is perfect for activating you for learning as it has some general knowledge quiz, and some of the things you have definitely learnt in school at one point. How about you give it a try and get to see just how much you know about it. All the best!

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  • 2. 

    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.

    Correct Answer
    A.  8.5 minutes
  • 3. 

    GPS stands for which one of the following? 

    • Greenwich Polar Satellite

    • Global Police Surveillance

    • Global Positioning System

    • General Pacific Survey

    Correct Answer
    A. Global Positioning System
  • 4. 

    Optical fibre works on the principle of: 

    • Total internal reflection 

    • Refraction 

    • Scattering

    • Interference

    Correct Answer
    A. Total internal reflection 
  • 5. 

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

    • British

    • Dutch

    • Portuguese

    •  French

    Correct Answer
    A. British
  • 6. 

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared which day as ‘Direct Action Day’? 

    • 15 August

    • 4 July

    • 16 August

    • 14 August

    Correct Answer
    A. 16 August
  • 7. 

    Rice has high Crop concentration in?

    • Northern States

    •  Sothern States 

    • East Indian States

    • None of these

    Correct Answer
    A. East Indian States
  • 8. 

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

    • Coarse

    • Wheat

    • Pulses

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 9. 

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

    • Karnataka 

    • Uttar Pradesh

    • Rajasthan

    • None of these

    Correct Answer
    A. Karnataka 
  • 10. 

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

    • Margay

    • Caracal

    • Felidae

    • Clouded Leopard

    Correct Answer
    A. Clouded Leopard
  • 11. 

    When did International Mother Language Day observed?

    • 22nd February

    • 21st February

    • 20nd February

    • 19th February

    Correct Answer
    A. 21st February
  • 12. 

    Find the misspelt word. 

    • Prioratise

    • Picturesque

    • Visualize

    • Individuality 

    Correct Answer
    A. Prioratise
  • 13. 

    Find the misspelt word. 

    •  Rapport

    • Support

    • Repport

    • Purport

    Correct Answer
    A. Repport
  • 14. 

    One who journeys from place to place 

    • Quack

    • Cannibal

    • Itinerant

    • Courier 

    Correct Answer
    A. Itinerant
  • 15. 

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

    • Atheism

    • Pantheism

    • Scepticism

    • Animism

    Correct Answer
    A. Pantheism
  • 16. 

    Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter. 

    • Pun

    • Alliteration

    •  Oxymoron

    • Epithet 

    Correct Answer
    A. Alliteration
  • 17. 

    A situation that stops an activity from progressing.   

    • Bypass

    • Breach

    • Bottleneck

    • Blockhead

    Correct Answer
    A. Bottleneck
  • 18. 

    Hear it on grapevine

    • To hear stories regularly

    • To listen news carefully

    •  Acquire information by rumour

    • To continue to listen songs

    Correct Answer
    A.  Acquire information by rumour
  • 19. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 910
  • 20. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 22
  • 21. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 35
  • 22. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 36
  • 23. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Rs. 2, 00, 000
  • 24. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 600
  • 25. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Rs. 18,000
  • 26. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 180
  • 27. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 136 : 135
  • 28. 

    “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

    Correct Answer
    A. Total internal reflection of light
  • 29. 

    Who was the founder of the city of Agra?

    • Firoz tughlaq

    • Alauddin khilji

    • Sikander lodi

    • Mohammed bin tughlaq

    Correct Answer
    A. Sikander lodi
  • 30. 

    Where is Pimpet Ca cave?

    • Rajasthan

    • Haryana

    • Madhya Pradesh

    • Maharastra

    Correct Answer
    A. Madhya Pradesh
  • 31. 

    The gold coins of Gupta period were called

    • Nishka

    • Dinara

    • Mana

    • None of these

    Correct Answer
    A. Dinara
  • 32. 

     The soil of northern plain of India is formed by-

    • Degradation

    • Aggradation

    • Weathering in situ 

    • Erosion

    Correct Answer
    A. Aggradation
  • 33. 

    Which cricket team clinches the Irani Cup Title?

    • Jharkhand cricket team

    • Mumbai cricket team

    • Vidarbha cricket team

    • Karnataka cricket team

    Correct Answer
    A. Vidarbha cricket team
  • 34. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A.  cut out
  • 35. 

    Find the misspelt word. 

    • Mendacious

    • Obnoxcious

    • Pernicious

    •  Ferocious

    Correct Answer
    A. Obnoxcious
  • 36. 

    Featherbrained

    • To show that you do not support something

    • Silly or often forgetting things

    • To be over excited

    • To take a balanced diet

    Correct Answer
    A. Silly or often forgetting things
  • 37. 

    A wee bit 

    • To a very small degree

    • A withered thing

    • To a larger extent

    • Bitterly hostile

    Correct Answer
    A. To a very small degree
  • 38. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 3 : 4 : 5
  • 39. 

    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%

    Correct Answer
    A. 85%
  • 40. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. None of these
  • 41. 

    Petrology is the study of –

    • Land 

    • Mineral

    • Rock

    • Soil

    Correct Answer
    A. Rock
  • 42. 

    Which country has won the 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament?

    • Japan

    • Singapore

    • Qatar

    • Iran

    Correct Answer
    A. Qatar
  • 43. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Requires a wash
  • 44. 

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

    • Dam

    • Mound

    • Channel

    • Embankment

    Correct Answer
    A. Embankment
  • 45. 

    Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018?

    • Akshaya Patra Foundation

    • Shri Yohei Sasakawa

    • Ekal Abhiyan Trust

    • Vivekananda Kendra

    Correct Answer
    A. Shri Yohei Sasakawa
  • 46. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Aware of current affairs or events
  • 47. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. 25%
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. 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

    Correct Answer
    A. 112.5

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