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MPSC Group C Prelims 2019, 16 Jun 2019 question paper

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

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  1. 1
    'Green Peace and Air Visual Analysis of Pollution' report declared the most polluted cities of World. Among 30 most polluted cities consists 22 cities of India. Arrange the following cities in increasing order of ranking in Air pollution. (a) Delhi (b) Noida (c) Gurugram (d) Gaziabad Answer Options :

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  2. 2
    Kazakhstan renames it's capital 'Astana' after its first President to honour him. The name of the new capital is ______.

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  3. 3
    Select the correct statements - (Padma Award, 2019) (a) Tijanbai and Anil Kumar Naik were honoured by Padma Vibhushan Award. (b) Dharampal Gulati and Bachendri Pal were honoured by Padma Bhushan Award. (c) S. Thimakka and Devendra Swaroop were honoured by Padma Bhushan Award. (d) Manoj Vajpeyee and Sudam Kate were honoured by Padma Shri Award. Answer Options :

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  4. 4
    Select the incorrect statement - (Seoul Peace Prize)

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  5. 5
    ______ became second male tennis player to win 100 singles titles.

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  6. 6
    Match the pairs :
    (A) Book(B) Author
    (a) Capital in the Twenty First Century(i) Caroline Criedo Perez
    (b) Pocket Piketty(ii) Kevine Orarchy
    (c) A Short History of Brexit(iii) Jesper Roine
    (d) Invisible Women - Exposing a Data Bias in a world design for men(iv) Thomas Piketty
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  7. 7
    Which statement/s is/are false about proposed 'Bullet Train' ? (a) High speed Railway project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. (b) Technical assistance and easy loan by Japan. (c) 20,000 people will get employment during construction. (d) World Bank will provide full loan for project. Answer Options :

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  8. 8
    Indian team has won the under 19 cricket world cup competition on 2018. For how many times the under 19 Indian cricket team has won the world cup ?

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  9. 9
    Select the correct statement/s : (a) Pakyang Airport is the First Airport in Himalayan State. (b) Pakyang Airport is the 100th Airport in the India. Answer Options :

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  10. 10
    Match the pairs : (91st Oscar Award)
    (A) Category(B) Film
    (a) Best Film(i) Bao
    (b) Best Short Film(ii) Roma
    (c) Best Animated Short Film(iii) Green Book
    (d) Best Foreign Film(iv) Skin
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  11. 11
    Shruti Shrikhande has topped among girls in combined defence services examination, 2018. She hails from which of the following cities in Maharashtra ?

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  12. 12
    Antonio Guterres was recently in news. Which is not true about him ? (a) He was a Prime Minister of Portugal in 1995 - 2001. (b) He worked as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015. (c) He Co-chaired the First European Union - Africa Summit. (d) He founded the Portuguese Refugee Council. Answer Options :

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  13. 13
    In which of the following 'Mission Indra Dhanush' is concerned ?

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  14. 14
    Spicejet, the first Indian low-cost air carrier joined IATA. IATA stands for :

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  15. 15
    Two Nobel Prizes for 2018 and 2019 will be awarded this year in ______ category.

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  16. 16
    Consider the following statements : (a) The Governor is not an integral part of the State Legislature. (b) The Governor has no security of tenure. (c) The Governor may be removed by the President at any time. (d) The Constitution does not lay down any grounds upon which a Governor may be removed by the President. Answer Options :

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  17. 17
    Consider the following statements about 'State Election Commission' : (a) It conducted rural and urban local body elections including the election of members of Maharashtra Legislative Council elected by the members of rural and urban local bodies. (b) The State Election Commissioner cannot be removed by the Governor, though appointed by him. Answer Options :

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  18. 18
    Which of the following has been wrongly listed as a recommendation of the 'Sarkaria Commission' ?

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  19. 19
    Which of the following statements are correct ? (a) For creation of Legislative Council, resolution must be passed by 2/3 majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly present and voting of concerned state is necessary. (b) For creation of Legislative Council, resolution must be passed by 2/3 majority of the members of the parliament is necessary. Answer Options :

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  20. 20
    Match the pairs :
    AB
    (a) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha(i) Objectives Resolution
    (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(ii) Constitutional advisor of Constitutional Assembly
    (c) Sir B.N. Rao(iii) Permanent President of Constitutional Assembly
    (d) Jawaharlal Nehru(iv) Temporary President of Constitutional Assembly
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  21. 21
    Match the pairs :
    ArticlesSubject matter
    (a) 243 A(i) Elections of Panchayats
    (b) 243 D(ii) Constitution of Panchayats
    (c) 243 B(iii) Gram Sabha
    (d) 243 K(iv) Reservation of Seats
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  22. 22
    Whom does the Advocate General of the State submits his resignation ?

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  23. 23
    Which of the following writs in not specifically provided under Article-32 of the Constitution of India ?

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  24. 24
    Which of the following provision/s is/are not contained in Article-39 of the Indian Constitution ? (a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and women. (b) Organisation of Village Panchayats. (c) To secure a social order for promotion of welfare of the people. (d) The citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood. Answer Options :

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  25. 25
    The primary objective of judicial control over administration is :

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  26. 26
    Which of the following statements are true about Lord Dalhousie ? (a) Started the Railway Era. (b) Establishment of independent public works department. (c) Establishment of Telegram Department in 1852. (d) Passed post law and started postal stamps in 1854. Answer options :

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  27. 27
    Indian Council of scientific studies established at ______.

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  28. 28
    Which First Political Organisation was formed in Maharashtra in 1852 ?

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  29. 29
    Who established the 'Prathana Samaj' in Mumbai in 1867 ?

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  30. 30
    After bearing public criticism which social reformer served lame, blind and leprosy persons ?

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  31. 31
    Who were hanged in Jacksan Murder case ?

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  32. 32
    Who is First national poet of modern India ?

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  33. 33
    The effects of uprising of 1857 are as follow. (a) The end of company rule (b) The Indians were not given jobs in administration (c) Became the inspiration for Indian Freedom struggle (d) Reorganisation of the military Answer Options :

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  34. 34
    In which place fourth conference of Indian National Congress was held ?

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  35. 35
    Who among the following helped Mahatma Jyotiba Phule for running girl's school ? (a) Sakharam Yashwant Paranjape, Sadashiv Govind Hate (b) Sadashivrao Balal Govande, Moro Vitthal Valvekar (c) Vishnupant Thatte, Keshav Shivram Bhavalkar (d) Devrao Thosar, Mrs. E.C. Jones Answer Options :

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  36. 36
    In which provinces was 'Rayatwari System' started during British reign ?

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  37. 37
    In which Satyagraha Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde was participated ? (a) Parvati Satyagraha (b) Wai Ganapati Mandir Satyagraha (c) Waykom Mandir Satyagraha (d) Laxmi-Narayan Mandir Satyagraha Answer Options :

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  38. 38
    Which statements are true regarding 1935 Act ? (a) Anglo-Indian, Indian Christian, Shikh Constituencies were created. (b) Establishment of Federal Court. (c) Creation of Indian High Commissioner. (d) Rajgopalachari stated that 'Worse than dyarchy' regarding the Law. Answer Options :

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  39. 39
    In the Formation of Indian National Congress the following leaders were involved. (a) Jagannath Shankar Seth, Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Umesh Chandra Banerjee, Sir Allan Hume (c) Ganesh Joshi, Vinayak Savarkar (d) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Durgaram Mancharam Answer Options :

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  40. 40
    Match the following :
    AB
    (a) Tarabai Shinde(i) Sharada Sadan
    (b) Tanhubai Birje(ii) Formation of 'Hindu Ladies Social Club'
    (c) Pandita Ramabai(iii) 'Stri-Purush Tulana' book
    (d) Ramabai Ranade(iv) India's First Woman Editor
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  41. 41
    Which of the following rivers generate maximum hydel power ?

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  42. 42
    Match the pairs of small scale industry and their places of Maharashtra.
    Column (A) Small Scale IndustryColumn (B) Places
    (a) Chaddar(i) Nagpur
    (b) Himrushawl(ii) Sawantwadi
    (c) Wooden Toys(iii) Solapur
    (d) Silk Sari(iv) Aurangabad
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  43. 43
    Match the pairs :
    Column (A) National ParkColumn (B) Concern District
    (a) Tadoba(i) Nagpur
    (b) Pench(ii) Amravati
    (c) Navegaon(iii) Chandrapur
    (d) Gugamal(iv) Gondia
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  44. 44
    ______ fort is called Eastern Gibralter by Britishers.

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  45. 45
    ______ soil is covered largest area in India.

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  46. 46
    Which type of settlement pattern is having following features ? (a) Roads are parallel to each other. (b) Roads are rectangular to each other. (c) Houses are in rows. (d) Highway or Railways are crossing to each others. Answer Options :

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  47. 47
    Examine the trueness of following statements. Statement (A) : Godavari river basin is separated from Tapi river basin due to the Satmala-Ajintha mountain ranges. Statement (B) : Godavari river basin is separated from Bhima river basin due to the Shambhu-Mahadeo mountain ranges.

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  48. 48
    To the north of Maharashtra ______ mountain range and to its east ______ hills are found.

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  49. 49
    River Hugli is the distributory of ______ river.

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  50. 50
    Human migration from one place to other place, due to unavoidable circumstances takes place because of ______ factors.

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  51. 51
    ______ state in India is a major Bauxite producing state.

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  52. 52
    "Operation Flood plan" is related with ______.

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  53. 53
    India's first hydroelectric power station 'Shivsamudram' is on ______ river.

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  54. 54
    Match the pairs of Column 'A' and Column 'B'.
    Column (A) OccupationColumn (B) Type of Occupations
    (a) Lawyer(i) Primary Activities
    (b) Transport(ii) Secondary Activities
    (c) Flour mill(iii) Tertiary Activities
    (d) Hunting(iv) Quaternary Activities
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  55. 55
    ______ is a worlds largest 'Delta region' of India.

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  56. 56
    Type of an Audit Programme may be ______.

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  57. 57
    The following are the beneficiaries of the integrated rural development program : (a) Minority farmers (b) Small landowner farmer (c) Landless agricultural labourers (d) Big farmers Which of the above statement/s are correct ?

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  58. 58
    Generally in which of the following budget shows the Receipts and Expenditure of the Central Government ?

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  59. 59
    Consider the following statements. (a) The purpose of Industrial Policy Resolution 1956 was to promote regional equality. (b) In 1955 the Village and Small Scale Industries Committee also called the Karve Committee. (c) In a small-scale industrial unit maximum investment allowed is rupees ten crore. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  60. 60
    Consider the following statements. (a) Maharashtra state has declared the organic farming policy in January 2013. (b) Maharashtra state has introduced Krishi Sanjeevani Yojana in 2011. (c) Maharashtra state has launched Agri-business Infrastructure Development Investment Programme with the assistance of world bank. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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  61. 61
    Consider the following statements. (a) Letter of credit is a primary function of commercial bank. (b) There is no difference between current account deposits and saving account deposits of a commercial bank. (c) Credit money is created by the central bank of a country. Which of the statement/s given above is/are incorrect ?

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  62. 62
    Which two of the following social factors are responsible to the high birth rate in India ? (a) Poverty (b) Lower age at the time of marriage (c) Predominance of agriculture (d) Religious and social superstitions Answer options :

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  63. 63
    Which commission performs the function of the distribution of financial resources at Central Level in India ?

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  64. 64
    Which of the following thing is related to the Fiscal Policy in Indian Economy ?

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  65. 65
    Consider the following statements : (a) World Trade Organisation was set up on 1 January 1995. (b) The purpose of WTO is to remove restrictions in international trade. (c) India is one of the founder member of WTO. Which of the statement/s given above is/are incorrect ?

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  66. 66
    Literacy (Education) is mainly which type of the indicator of development ?

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  67. 67
    Which economic problem creates in the economy due to "Deficit Finance" ?

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  68. 68
    How many types are of Government Budget ?

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  69. 69
    In which form "Density of population" can be measured ?

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  70. 70
    With reference to India which of the following is another important import item after crude oil ? (Economic Survey, 2016)

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  71. 71
    If the four colours on the carbon resistor are orange, blue, yellow and gold, the resistance value is ______.

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  72. 72
    Match the following :
    AB
    (a) Gravity(i) Coloumb/sec
    (b) Current(ii) Ohms
    (c) Velocity(iii) m/sec²
    (d) Resistance(iv) m/sec
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  73. 73
    Out of the following which is not a planet ?

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  74. 74
    Which of the following resonating structure is not correct for CO2\text{CO}_2 ? (Structures (1) to (4) are shown in the figure.)

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  75. 75
    Which one of the following statements regarding catalyst is not true ?

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  76. 76
    Net dipole moment of carbon tetrachloride is zero because of ______.

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  77. 77
    Choose the correct alternative about the shark : (a) Mouth on ventral side (b) Viviparity (c) Cycloid scales (d) Cartilaginous endoskeleton Answer Options :

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  78. 78
    Select correct alternative in the place of question mark. Cockroach : Malpighian tubules : : Earthworm : ?

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  79. 79
    Some statements are given below about animals. (a) All vertebrates are chordates. (b) All birds fly in the air. (c) All insects are parasites. (d) All molluscs bear shell. Which of the statement given above is/are correct ?

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  80. 80
    Bryophytes differ from pteridophytes in being ______.

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  81. 81
    Which pesticide is used to control powdery mildew ? (a) Bordo mixture (b) Sulphur (c) Endosulphon (d) Alum Which of the option given above is/are correct ?

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  82. 82
    Who proposed the natural system of classification of plants ?

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  83. 83
    The basic difference in the DNA and RNA is with respect to :

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  84. 84
    Coliforms are used as indicator organisms of sewage pollution because :

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  85. 85
    The first transposons were discovered in Zea Mays, in 1948, by ______.

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  86. 86
    Ajinkya, Ramesh and Vaibhav got first, second and third rank. But not in this sequence. After asking them they replied two answers each. Out of which one is true and other is false. But not in the same sequence. Their answers are as following. Ramesh : I got first rank. Ajinkya got second rank. Vaibhav : I got first rank. Ramesh got second rank. Ajinkya : I got first rank. Ramesh got third rank. Which is not the rank of Ajinkya ?

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  87. 87
    Study given information and conclusions based on it. Select logically correct conclusion/s. Four men are waiting at the airport. Two are doctors and the other two are businessman. Two speak Gujarati and two speak Tamil. Two are Muslims and two are Christen. No two men of the same profession are of same religion nor do they speak same language. The Tamil speaking doctor is a Christen. Conclusions : (I) Christen business man speaks Gujarati. (II) Gujarati speaking doctor is Muslim. Answer Options :

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  88. 88
    Study given information : Persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting on benches in the garden facing north. B is 50 m to the right of D, A is 60 m to the south of B. C is 40 m to the west of D, and E is 80 m to the north of A. Select most appropriate option that describes approximate minimum distance between C and E in metres.

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  89. 89
    A is a daughter of B, C is a sister of A, B is a daughter of D and E is a brother of C. So what is the relation between E and D ?

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  90. 90
    By subtracting 5 from a number and dividing it by 7, the answer obtained is 2. Then find the value, by subtracting 4 from the same number and dividing it by 3.

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  91. 91
    A, B, C and D are working on Mark's farm. He gave in all twenty watermelons to all of them. One of them got two, another one got four, third one got six, and fourth one got eight. A got more melons than B and D got fewer melons than C. If C gets at least two more melons than D then select the statement/s that is always true. Statements : (a) A will always get more melons than C. (b) C will never have melons equal to that of A. (c) It is not possible for D to get more melons than any other person working with him. (d) B will always get fewer melons than A. Answer Options :

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  92. 92
    A survey conducted among 480 students of two colleges C1C_1 and C2C_2 regarding the type of computers they use, resulted in the following data (table), with partial information. It is known that the ratio of number of students of C1C_1 and that of C2C_2 is 9 : 7.
    CollegeDesktopLaptopBothNone
    C1C_1---15
    C2C_2120-30-
    Total-1957040
    How many students of college C1C_1 have at least one system ?

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  93. 93
    Among participants gathered for seminar 32 persons drink tea, 35 persons drink coffee and 22 persons drink tea and coffee. Select the number of persons gathered for seminar.

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  94. 94
    Select logically appropriate triangular image without changing its position in the plane or flipping for completing hexagonal image having one part concealed. (Options (1) to (4) are shown in the figure.)

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  95. 95
    Choose the proper option for replacing question mark in the given number series. 4, 13, 38, ______, 168, 289, 458.

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  96. 96
    Sameer has purchased an old T.V. for ₹ 4,700 and spent ₹ 800 for its repairing. He sold it for ₹ 5,800. Find his percentage profit.

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  97. 97
    Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each on either side of the road, which is 80 m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angle of elevation of the top of the poles are 60° and 30°, respectively. What is the height of the poles ?

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  98. 98
    Find the value of xx in the following sequence. 3, 7, 15, 31, xx, 127, 255, 511

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  99. 99
    The present ages of Swati and Priti are in the ratio 3 : 5. After 7 years they will be in the ratio 11 : 16. The present age of Priti is :

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  100. 100
    The difference between the compound interest and simple interest for 2 years at 4% p.a. on a certain sum is ₹ 8. Find the sum.

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