PHRONESIS MIND 2024 - Inter - School Individual (English Medium)

Who was the United States Assistant Secretary of State who arrived in Sri Lanka on December 5, 2023?

• Donald Lu

• Linda Thomas-Greenfield

• Robert A. Wood

• David M Robinson

Which Sri Lankan cricketer was handed a one-year ban under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in October 2024?

• Nishan Madushka

• Praveen Jayawickrama

• Binura Fernando

• Chamika Gunasekara

What is the short telephone number used in Sri Lanka to contact for inquiries related to examination matters?

• 1911

• 1912

• 1913

• 1914

Who was the author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year 2023?

• Salman Rushdie

• Annie Ernaux

• Haruki Murakami

• Jon Fosse

Which country surpassed Germany as the world's second-largest exporter of motor vehicles in the year 2023?

• South Korea

• United Kingdom

• Japan

• China

Select the option that correctly represents the next two numbers in the following numerical sequence.

7, 29, 65, 115, .........., ..........

• 148, 258

• 148, 253

• 179, 257

• 179,253

Siril travels from home to his office by bicycle at a uniform speed of 10 kmh^-1, and it takes him 50 minutes to reach the office. If he travels by motorcycle at a uniform speed of 100 kmh^-1, how much time will it take for him to reach the office?

• 05 Minutes

• 25 Minutes

• 30 Minutes

• 15 Minutes

A hall has 5 entrance gates and 4 exit gates. It is not allowed to enter through an exit gate or exit through an entrance gate. How many ways can a person enter and then exit the hall?

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 05

A factory has two machines: one is new, and the other is old. The new machine can complete a certain task in 30 hours, while the old machine takes 60 hours to complete the same task. To expedite the task, the factory manager starts both machines simultaneously. What percentage of the task will be completed in 10 hours?

• 40%

• 50%

• 55%

• 60%

How many distinct words can be formed using the letters of the word "ඝරසරප" without repeating any letters?

• 60

• 65

• 50

• 55