mixed bag

My friend helps me ‘through thick and thin.’ The phrase in bold implies:

• in health and wealth

• through day and night

• through summer and winter

• in good times and bad times

Which statement is written correctly?

• Though he was busy yet he tried to help me.

• Although he was busy, he tried to help me.

• Though he was busy he still tried to help me.

• Although he was busy, he never tried to help me.

Shabnam’s uncle is _______ S.D.O and her aunt is _____M.LA.

• a, a

• an, an

• a, an

• an, a

Fill in the missing preposition:

The policeman told the journalist that the corrupt politicians were _____ investigation.

• on

• over

• under

• in

Julian did not eat any candy for 400 days, starting on New Year’s Day 2018. Which of the following days did he eat candy?

• 4^th February 2020

• 4^th February 2019

• 5^th February 2020

• 5^th February 2019

The common multiple of 24 and 96 which is divisible by 4 is _____.

• 16

• 24

• 20

• 12

Alex spent one -tenth of the money in his pocket to buy a movie ticket. In the interval, he spent an amount equal to one-tenth of the price of the ticket for snacks. If the ticket costs 530, how much money in rupees did he spend in total?

• 5300

• 580

• 583

• 560

0.05 as a fraction in its lowest term will be: 

• 5/10

• 5/100

• 1/20

• 5/20

In earlier days, the sailors who spent months at sea used to suffer from bleeding gums and loose teeth. This was found to be scurvy, which is due to lack of nutrient X. On the advice of doctors, the sailors started including ‘Y’ in their diets, which remedied the problem.

Which among the following could be nutrient X and the food item Y, respectively?

• Vitamin C, lemon

• Vitamin A, carrots

• Calcium, milk

• Vitamin C, spinach

Which of the following articles CANNOT always be recycled?

• Aluminum cans and containers

• Cardboard boxes

• Plastic pipes

• Glass jars