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MPSC Group B Prelims 2017, 16 Jul 2017 question paper

100 questions · 100 marks · 60 minutes · +1 per correct answer, -0.25 per wrong one

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  1. 1
    Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India ?

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  2. 2
    The Union Government decided to constitute a committee of Chief Ministers of five states to suggest measures to ease the sufferings of the people after demonetisation. Who is appointed as the head of the Committee ?

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  3. 3
    Consider the following statements : (a) There is no mention of a No Confidence Motion against the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in the Constitution of India. (b) A motion of No Confidence against the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers can be introduced in Lok Sabha only. (c) A motion of No Confidence against the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers can be introduced in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  4. 4
    Mumbai's First lady Collector, Sharwaree Gokhale left behind her flat in Mumbai for ______ after her death.

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  5. 5
    Joint Military Exercise 'Hand in Hand 2016' was held in Pune in November 2016 between India and ______.

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  6. 6
    The centre announced a new committee to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy. Who is the head of the committee ?

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  7. 7
    Consider the following statements : (a) Bharatmala is the ambitious Project of Central Government. (b) The construction of 25,000 km roads will be undertaken during this projects. (c) This project will be completed by 2018. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  8. 8
    Consider the following statement/s regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy. (a) The principles spell out the Socio-economic democracy in the country. (b) The provisions contained in these principles are not enforceable by any court. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  9. 9
    The Indian Women's Cricket Team won Asia Cup by beating Pakistan. Who was adjudged as the player of the tournament ?

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  10. 10
    Whom did Indian Junior Hockey team defeat in final match to win the World Cup in 2016 ?

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  11. 11
    Considering following sentences about Mariyappan Thangavelu. (a) He is an Indian Paralympic high jumper. (b) He represented India in 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio De Janeiro. (c) He is India's First Paralympic gold medalist in High Jump. Select correct code :

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  12. 12
    Major Rohit Suri recently received the ______ from President of India.

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  13. 13
    Who among the following constitute the National Development Council ? (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Chairman, Finance Commission (c) Ministers of Union Cabinet (d) Chief Ministers of the States Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

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  14. 14
    In the Constitution of India, promotion of International Peace and Security is included in the :

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  15. 15
    Consider the following statement/s and select the correct answer : (a) The Supreme Court banned the sale of alcohol along national and state highways. (b) It set a deadline of April 1st next year to shut down all liquor shops situated at a distance of 1000 meters from the edge of highways. Answer Options :

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  16. 16
    International Day for elimination of violence against women is on ______.

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  17. 17
    Which film bagged 'Golden Peacock' award at the 47th International Film Festival of India in Goa 2016 ?

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  18. 18
    Which Indian Bank has been adjudged as the Best Bank for SME Lending by Assocham ?

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  19. 19
    Consider the following statements : Assertion (A) : Out of the seven union territories only two i.e. Delhi and Pudducherry have representation in Rajya Sabha. Reason (R) : The Populations of other five union territories are too small to have any representative in the Rajya Sabha. Answer options :

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  20. 20
    Consider the following statements : (a) India's space agency "ISRO" launched a record 104 satellites. (b) Of the total 104 satellites, three were Indian and remaining belonged to International Customers. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  21. 21
    Attorney General of India can : (a) Take part in the proceedings of Lok Sabha. (b) Be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha. (c) Speak in the Lok Sabha. (d) Vote in the Lok Sabha. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  22. 22
    Consider the following statements : (a) Article 352 to 360 of Indian Constitution deals with various types of emergencies. (b) Article 356 of Indian Constitution is related with State emergency. (c) Article 360 of Indian Constitution deals with National emergency. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  23. 23
    On which of the following days Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 would be just worthless piece of paper ?

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  24. 24
    Which one of the following countries recently won Davis Cup by defeating Croatia in the Final ?

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  25. 25
    The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing International Treaties :

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  26. 26
    Who from the following was the first to bring women in the freedom movement ?

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  27. 27
    After the revolt of 1857 the ratio of the English Soldiers to the Indian Soldiers was fixed as ______.

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  28. 28
    Vasudeo Balwant Phadke served as a clerk in ______ department.

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  29. 29
    Match the following :
    (a) The Imperialist School(i) Valentine Chirol
    (b) The Cambridge School(ii) Anil Seal
    (c) The Nationalist School(iii) R.C. Muzumdar
    (d) The Marxist School(iv) R.P. Datt
    Answer options :

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  30. 30
    Who was the founder of Tata Hydraulic Power Company ?

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  31. 31
    Which was the first newspaper started in Bombay Presidency in 1789 ?

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  32. 32
    ______ was assassinated in 1872 by a Pathan in the Andaman Islands.

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  33. 33
    According to ______ Vedas are not 'Apaurusheya'.

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  34. 34
    The Chauri Chaura incident caused the end of this movement ______.

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  35. 35
    Who from the following persons were related to the co-operative movement ? (a) Bhausaheb Hire, Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil (b) Vaikunthbhai Mehta, Dr. Dhananjay Gadgil (c) Vasantdada Patil, Yashwantrao Mohite (d) Bhausaheb Thorat, G.K. Devdhar Answer options :

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  36. 36
    Which of the following institutions for widows was established at Pune by Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve ?

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  37. 37
    1857 Revolt of Lucknow was led by ______.

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  38. 38
    Which Regional University was established in 1949 ?

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  39. 39
    Which of the following newspapers stopped their publication on account of the stringent provisions of the Act of 1908 ? (a) Yugantar (b) Darpan (c) Sandhya (d) Bandemataram Answer options :

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  40. 40
    By which act did the British Crown take over the administration of India from the East India Company ?

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  41. 41
    The height of the Raireshwar peak is ______ meter.

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  42. 42
    What is the difference of the local time between Saurashtra and Arunachal Pradesh ?

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  43. 43
    The Geographical area of Maharashtra State is ______ sq. km and occupied ______ % area of India.

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  44. 44
    ______ in South Bihar has emerged as a major centre of cement, paper and paper board and plywood.

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  45. 45
    Where the Chilka Lake is situated ?

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  46. 46
    Match the following :
    DistrictReservoir
    (a) Thane(i) Dhamapur
    (b) Ratnagiri(ii) Bhatsa
    (c) Raigad(iii) Fanaswadi
    (d) Sindhudurg(iv) Kalate
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  47. 47
    Which of the following hydel power station/stations is/are in Raigad district ? (a) Vaitarna (b) Yeldari (c) Bhira (d) Bhivpuri Answer options :

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  48. 48
    Observe the following statements : (a) Narsobawadi is near the confluence of river Panchganga and Krishna. (b) The river basins of the river Krishna and Bhima are separated due to Mahadeo dongar. (c) The combine flow of the river Wardha and Vainganga is called 'Pranhita'. Answer options :

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  49. 49
    ______ pass lies between Central and South Sahyadri.

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  50. 50
    Match the following :
    Shifting CultivationCountries
    (a) Roca(i) Malaysia
    (b) Ladang(ii) Brazil
    (c) Chena(iii) Zaire
    (d) Masole(iv) Sri Lanka
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  51. 51
    The first modern textile mill was established at Mumbai in 1854 by ______.

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  52. 52
    ______ tribes live in the hills along the northern and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau.

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  53. 53
    In Eastern Himalaya crops like jowar and bajra are rarely observed, because ______.

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  54. 54
    Which of the following feature/features of tropical evergreen forest is/are correct ? (a) Very dense forest (b) Trees shed their leaves annually (c) Timber is hard and durable (d) Lack of pure stands Answer options :

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  55. 55
    In Western districts of Rajasthan namely, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner ______ minerals are found.

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  56. 56
    India's landscape is just 2.4 per cent of the total world area, whereas its population is nearly 16.85 per cent of the world population. Population has rapidly increased due to steady decline in the death rate, while birth rate has not declined significantly. Which one economic and one social factor are responsible for continue to favour high fertility ? (a) Slow urbanisation process (b) Lack of education (c) Control of epidemics (d) Decline in the incidence of malaria Answer Options :

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  57. 57
    Which of the following is not an instrument of fiscal policy ?

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  58. 58
    Which Finance Commission recommended single rate of 5 percent for central GST and 7 percent for state GST ?

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  59. 59
    ______ were most important export items in 1990-91 in India.

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  60. 60
    Which of the following observation/s is/are not correct for the Budget 2013-14 ? (a) In 2013-14 there has been a significant reduction in plan expenditure over the budgeted levels. (b) The thrust of the budget was on higher investment and inclusive development agenda. (c) Fiscal deficit was estimated to be 2.5% of the GDP. Answer Options :

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  61. 61
    In India deficit financing involves : (a) Central government borrowing from the RBI. (b) RBI running down of accumulated cash balances against the issue of treasury bills. (c) Creation of money. Answer Options :

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  62. 62
    Budget for 2013-14 had the following :

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  63. 63
    The Current Daily Status (CDS) unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in 2009-10. Which of the following statements regarding CDS concept is correct ? (a) It considers the activity status of a person for each day of the preceding 30 days. (b) It indicates chronic unemployment. (c) It is a person rate. (d) A person who works for one hour but less than four hours is considered having worked for half a day. Answer Options :

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  64. 64
    Which country occupied first position in India's imports (11.1 per cent) in 2012-13 ?

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  65. 65
    In the Ninth five year plan high rate of growth registered by the service sector was due to ______.

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  66. 66
    The need for deficit financing in India arises out of : (a) failure of the government to mobilise the desired volume of surplus for public sector plans. (b) its rapidly growing expenditures on unproductive non-developmental activities. Which of the above is correct ?

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  67. 67
    Trade balance of India was positive in only two years during entire period 1949-50 to 2012-13 that are ______.

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  68. 68
    In the post reform period, the ratio of indirect taxes revenue to total tax revenue :

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  69. 69
    The committee on banking sector reforms chaired by M. Narasimham submitted its report in April 1998. Which of the following was not a recommendation of the committee on banking sector reforms, 1998, to strengthen the banking system ? (a) Setting up new and higher norms for capital adequacy. (b) Recapitalisation of banks from the government budget. (c) Average level of net NPAs for all banks should be reduced to below 5 per cent by the year 2000 and to below 3 per cent by 2002. (d) Interest subsidy element in credit for the priority sector should be totally eliminated. Answer Options :

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  70. 70
    In connection with the money supply consider the following statements : (a) Reserve Bank presently provides estimates of the supply of money in terms of M1M_1 concepts of money supply. (b) M1M_1 represents the highest degree of liquidity and M2M_2, M3M_3, M4M_4 follow it in descending order in terms of liquidity. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  71. 71
    A person cannot see objects clearly beyond 2.0 m. The power of lens required to correct his vision will be :

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  72. 72
    Two atoms are called Isobars if ______.

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  73. 73
    From metals electrical conductivity increases in the order of :

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  74. 74
    The pollutant that caused Minamata disease is ______.

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  75. 75
    The liquid state of H2O\text{H}_2\text{O} and the gaseous states of H2S\text{H}_2\text{S}, H2Se\text{H}_2\text{Se} and H2Te\text{H}_2\text{Te} at room temperature are due to :

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  76. 76
    1A of electric current is passed through each 1M NaCl, 1M KCl and 1M RbCl solutions separately for 1s. The correct relationship for the number of mol (nm)(n_m) of the metals deposited is ______.

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  77. 77
    In superorder Teleosti ______ animals are commonly called as 'Flying Fishes'.

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  78. 78
    Which of the following is correct sequence of events during spermatogenesis ?

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  79. 79
    Members of ______ class of Annelida are hermaphrodite animals.

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  80. 80
    Endosulfan is an example of ______.

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  81. 81
    The ferns are classified in ______.

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  82. 82
    2 - 4, D is used to control ______.

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  83. 83
    Which is the Recombinant vaccine produced and marketed by Serum Institute of India ?

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  84. 84
    During world war I around one million people were infected by a disease called 'Trench fever'. This disease is caused by which of the following agent ?

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  85. 85
    Bile is formed in the ______.

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  86. 86
    In the first row numbers/symbols and in the second row, their letter codes are given :
    Number/Symbol4%39$18@©2#56★7δ
    Letter CodePMITRQJFHAEUNBGL
    Below, a number/symbol group is given and some conditions are also given. Under these conditions, select the correct option of the letter code of given number/symbol group. Conditions : (i) If the first character of the group is symbol, and last character is number, then interchange their codes. (ii) If the first character of the group is number and the last character is symbol, then code both, by the code of number. (iii) If first and last characters both are even numbers, then code both as 'X'. (iv) If first and last characters, both are odd numbers, then code both as 'Y'. Number/Symbol group : $ 1 8 9 6 ©

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  87. 87
    Which one of the following number will occupy the blank space ? (Each circle is divided into three parts.)
    Upper leftUpper rightBottom
    Circle 1217
    Circle 23126
    Circle 341......

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  88. 88
    Select correct alternative in blank space, in the given number series : 4, 9, 17, 35, ______, 139.

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  89. 89
    The numbers in each circle are according to some rule. Select correct alternative in place of question mark. (The left half of each circle has one number above and one below; the right half has one number.)
    Left half, topLeft half, bottomRight half
    Circle 1129
    Circle 23128
    Circle 315126
    Circle 423?

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  90. 90
    In the following number series, which number will come in place of question mark ? 65, 126, 217, 344, ?

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  91. 91
    If '×' stands for '−', '÷' stands for '+', '+' stands for '÷' and '−' stands for '×' then, which one of the following equations is correct ?

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  92. 92
    The numbers in the figures are according to some rule. Find the number in place of question mark from given alternatives. (Each triangle has one number on its left side, its right side and its base, and one number inside.)
    Left sideRight sideBaseInside
    Triangle 135812
    Triangle 247514
    Triangle 32910?

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  93. 93
    Find the missing number in the following series : 24, 6, 48, 12, 96, 24, ?

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  94. 94
    Two rows of numbers are given. Answer the question by calculating the value of each row, on the basis of the following rules. The calculations of numbers are to be made from left to right. Rules : (i) If after a two-digit even number, there is one more even number, then divide first by second. (ii) If after an even number there is a prime number, then multiply them. (iii) If after an odd number, there is one more odd number, then add them. (iv) If after a three-digit number, there is a two-digit square whole number, then subtract second number from the first number. (v) If after a three-digit number, there is a two-digit number, which is not square whole number, then divide first number by the second.
    Row 11256433
    Row 2282X39
    If the value of the first row is 'X', what is the value of second row ?

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  95. 95
    The symbols @, ©, #, $ and ★ are used as follows : P©Q means, P, is not less than Q. P★Q means, P, is not greater than Q and not less than Q. P@Q means, P, is not greater than Q and not equal to Q. P$Q means, P, is not greater than Q. P#Q means, P, is not less than Q and not equal to Q. On the basis of this three statements and three conclusions, derived from them, are given. Select correct option about the conclusions. Statements - H ★ M ; M @ T ; T $ K Conclusions - (I) - K # M ; (II) - T # H ; (III) - H @ K

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  96. 96
    The given equation becomes correct due to the interchange of two signs; in the given equation. Find the correct alternative of signs, by interchanging of which, the equation will be correct. 2 × 3 + 6 − 12 ÷ 4 = 17

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  97. 97
    There are four letter series, following different rules : (a) azy, byx, cxw, dwv, ______. (b) zxa, ywb, xvc, wud, ______. (c) acz, bdy, cex, dfw, ______. (d) ayb, bxc, cwd, dve, ______. One term is given below. Find out the series, to which it belongs. Term - mmn Answer options :

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  98. 98
    Which number will replace the question mark in the following number series ? 17, 30, 47, ?, 93

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  99. 99
    In a certain code language 'yak le di' means 'sky is blue', 'mok se le' means 'blood is red' and 'mok pi di' means 'sky and blood' which code stands for 'blood' ?

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  100. 100
    In a code language 'pik da pa' means 'where are you', 'da na ja' means 'you may come' and 'na ka sa' means 'he may go'. Then what is the code for 'come' in this code language ?

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