The price of a mobile is Rs.8600 inclusive of a 10% General Sales Tax. What is the original price of the mobile?
- (A) Rs.8000
- (B) Rs.7818
- (C) Rs.10,000
- (D) Rs.7000
- (B) Rs.7818
Which of the following is a Land-locked country?
- (A) Spain
- (B) South Sudan
- (C) Poland
- (D) Benin
- (B) South Sudan
South Sudan is an inland country in East-Central Africa. It is a landlocked country as it separated from Sudan in 2011. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Kenya. It has no coastline or access to any sea or ocean.
Water makes _______ of our blood.
- (A) 95%
- (B) 94%
- (C) 93%
- (D) 92%
- (D) 92%
In other words, water is the solvent component of plasma, and because plasma transports all the other components, it’s what makes your blood flow and circulate throughout your body.
Alia bought a Jewellery set for Rs.84,000/= and sold it for Rs.85,500/=. Find the percentage of profit?
- (A) 1.79%
- (B) 1.80%
- (C) 1.81%
- (D) 1.82%
- (A) 1.79%
A symbol having a fixed numerical value is called _______.
- (A) Variable
- (B) Literals
- (C) Constant
- (D) Binomial
- (C) Constant
Planet closest to Earth:
- (A) Neptune
- (B) Mars
- (C) Venus
- (D) Mercury
- (C) Venus
Venus is the planet that is nearest to the Earth. Venus is often referred to as the “sister planet” of the Earth. This is due to the fact that Venus is of similar size and composition to the Earth. Moreover, Venus is situated right next to the Earth. Given the options of Neptune, Mars, Venus, and Mercury, the correct answer is Venus. Neptune is too far off, Mars is farther off from the Earth than Venus is, and Mercury is the planet that is nearest to the Sun. Thus, the correct answer is (C) Venus.
Durand agreement was concluded between British India and Afghan Ameer _______.
- (A) Abdur Rahman Khan
- (B) Abdul Khaliq
- (C) Muhammad Sharif Khan
- (D) Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan
- (A) Abdur Rahman Khan
The Durand Agreement, signed in 1893, involved negotiations between Sir Mortimer Durand, who represented British India, and the Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. It resulted in the demarcation of the boundary between Afghanistan and British India, which later became part of the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan and came to be known as the Durand Line.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in:
- (A) Lahore
- (B) Amritsar
- (C) Agra
- (D) Delhi
- (B) Amritsar
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13th April 1919 in a city called Amritsar, located in the province of Punjab. During a peaceful assembly at Jallianwala Bagh, British soldiers under the command of Reginald Dyer opened fire on unarmed civilians.
In Bengal, the headquarters of East India Company were located at:
- (A) Fort St. David
- (B) Fort William
- (C) Fort St. George
- (D) Fort Radisson
- (B) Fort William
Under the British Raj, the State of Jammu & Kashmir was ruled by:
- (A) Ghulab Singh
- (B) Ghulab Khan
- (C) Ghulab Dev
- (D) Ghulab Chandregarh
- (A) Ghulab Singh
During the British Raj period, Gulab Singh ruled Jammu and Kashmir. He took over as the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir in 1846, following the Treaty of Amritsar, when the British sold the territory to him in the aftermath of the First Anglo-Sikh War.