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Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 minutes,pipe B in 18 minutes and pipe C can empty the full tank in 36 minutes. If all of them are opend simultaneously, find the time taken to fill the empty tank.

What is the next term of this sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, _?

Find the simple interest on Rs.7800 for 9 months at 8% per annum

Name the novel of Charles Dickens which has the famous opening : 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness'.

The latest Nobel Laureate for Literature - American poet and essayist Louise Elisabeth Gluck shares kinship of sensibility with the great American poet Emily Dickinson. To which century did Emily Dickinson belong ?

Correct answer is the Calcutta Cricket Club

The first cricket club outside Britain was _____ .

With which sports is American Cup associated ?

Name the Superfast Daily Express Train that runs between Madurai and Chennai

Correct answer is National Medical Commission

The new regulator for medical education and medical professionals in the country which replaces Medical Council of India (MCI) is known as :-

Name the new Japanese Prime Minister who has succeeded Mr. Shinzo Abe

It is Emirates Red Crescent's parent body

Correct answer is It is Emirates Red Crescent's parent body

Which of these statements about Amnesty International is not true

Name the aircraft carrier which served the Indian Navy for 29 years that is getting dismantled at the Alang Ship Breaking Yard.

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Telengana, Andra Pradesh

Kerala, Andra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Telengana, Karnataka

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka

Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andra pradesh, Telengana

Correct answer is Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka

The Southern states graded according to maternity mortality rate (2016- 2018) from the lowest to the highest is -

Where is KILA (Kerala Institute of Local Administration) headquartered ?

As per the latest amendment to Head Load Worker's Act approved by the State Government, what is the limit to the weight a loading and unloading labourer can lift at a time ?

Name the work of Janapith laurate Akitham Achutan Naboothiri which won him the Kerala and Kendra Sahithya Academy Award in 1972 - 73

Articles -------to -------of the Constitution articulate freedom of religion in a secular state that respects all religions equally

What can be the maximum period of gap between two sessions of the Indian Parliament?

Who among the following is not a member of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee?

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Who is the CEO of Niti Ayog?

What does 'S' in External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's name stand for?

Correct answer is Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

F C R A stand for

At what age would a child formally start education according to the NEP (National Educational Policy)?

At what age did Malala Yousafzai win Noble Peace Price?

The second largest continent in terms of area is .....

Name the actor who has been honoured with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme for helping thousands of migrant workers reach home during 'Covid' lockdown-

Who is the first recipient of the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for an English work?

Correct answer is Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India is -

Name the President of India who had previously served as Governor of Kerala?

Name the progenitor and most prolific practitioner of 'Painkili Novels' who has contributed significantly to the rise of literacy among malayali women-

Shikshalokam - Educational Leadership Platform - is a philanthropic initiative founded and funded by

Name the Indian city that merits the name of the world's vaccine capital by virtue of the humongous manufacturing capacity it houses -

Who is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal for India

If 16 = 11, 25 = 12, 36 = 15, then 49 = ?

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:&nbsp;
&nbsp;He is jealous-------- me&nbsp;

I congratulated him ----- his success.

He is married ---------my cousin

The answer was written ---- blue ink

"for" is used to indicate the duration or length of time,

I have known him ---------a long time.

Edit the sentences choosing the best replacement for the underlined words:-&nbsp;
Success is made up of good fortune and hard work.&nbsp;

Choose the correct set of articles from the given options. &nbsp;
&nbsp;Here is ______ apple for you. It is from _______ Orchard we went to yesterday.

My sister works for _______European company. She really likes ______ work culture there.

Every_sentence given below has been divided into three parts marked A. B and C. There is some error in one of the parts. Mark the incorrect part. If you feel the sentence contains no error. mark 'D'.
A . I do not like / B.the poetries / C.of Kipling / D.no error&nbsp;

Edit the sentences choosing the best replacement for the underlined words:-&nbsp;
Trust your instincts and see all hurdles.

A. You will be penalised /B. if your essay / C.exceeds more than three pages/ D. no error

Edit the sentences choosing the best replacement for the underlined words:-&nbsp;
&nbsp;There is times when your best efforts could prove fruitless because of wrong timing&nbsp;

A. Let us / B. discuss about/ C. the problem at length / D.no error

Edit the sentences choosing the best replacement for the underlined words:-&nbsp;
Use of water and nutrients help the buds to bloom faster&nbsp;

Edit the sentences choosing the best replacement for the underlined words:-
The General Manager's sudden cancellation of programme aggravated many employees&nbsp;

Least number of three digits is 100.
Largest number of two digits is 99.
Hence,
100 + 99 = 199 .

The sum of the least number of three digits and largest number of two digits is

സംഖ്യ X ആയാൽ

X x 2/5 x 5/8 x 4/7 = 22

X = ( 22 × 7 × 8 × 5)/(2 × 5 × 4)

= 154

Of what number the 2/5 of 5/8 of 4/7 = 22

Which of the following numbers give 240 when added to its own square?

Simplify (4-5)-(13-18+2)

Increase in enrolment=(1254−1200)=54
Percentage increase in enrolment=54x100/1200
=4.5%

The enrollment in a school increases from 1200 to 1254.Determine the percent increase in enrollment?

Quarter past three means the time shown in the mirror image is 3:15
correct time=11.60-3.15=8.45

A clock seen through a mirror shows quarter past three. What is the correct time ?

Identify the meaning of the idioms:-  When you say someone is chicken hearted it means he is

Correct answer is in disorder and confusion

The administration is at sixes and sevens means

something utterly unexpected and shocking

Correct answer is something utterly unexpected and shocking

It came as a bolt from the blue means

Total pages = 85 pages
Eugene reads 2/5th of 85 pages = 2/5×85=34
Pages left to read=85-34=51

Eugene reads two-fifth of 85 pages of his lesson. How many more pages he needs to read to complete the lesson?

A catch 22 situation means a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule.

A catch 22 situation means

an odd and disreputable member of the group

cruel and without the milk of human kindness

Correct answer is an odd and disreputable member of the group

A black sheep means

Substitute one word for the following:-  A person who hates mankind

A place where birds are kept

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Act of speaking to oneself

One who does not believe in the existence of God

Allowance due to a wife from her husband on legal separation

Identify the mis-spelt word:-

Separate എന്നാണ് ശരിയായ word.

Identify the misspelt word :

Find the total output of a factory if after 12% of wastage, the net output is 4860 kg

അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയ വില MP= 65 രൂപ

കിഴിവ്. d= 15%

= (15/100)*65

= 975/100

= 9.75  രൂപ.

SP = 65-9.75

= രൂപ. 55.25

Marked price = Rs.65
Discount. = 15%
= (15/100)*65
= 975/100
= Rs. 9.75
SP. = 65-9.75
= Rs. 55.25

List price of a book is Rs. 65.It is sold at a discount of 15%. Find the selling price of the book.

54 km/hr = 54x5/18=15 m/sec
time = ( 180/ 15) s
=> time = 12 s

What is the time taken by a train running at 54 km/hr to cross a man standing on a platform, the length of the train being 180 m?

Harry + Larry = 5days
Harry = 8 days
then Larry, 1/5 - 1/8 = 3/40
take reciprocal of 3/40 as it is one day's work
answer is 40/3 =13 1/3

Harry and Larry can together plough the field in 5 days. Harry alone takes 8 days to plough the same field. In how many days can Larry alone plough the field?

Average of 20 students = 12 years
Total age of 20 students
= 20 × 12
= 240 years
When teacher included average become 13 years
Now, total age 20 students and teacher
= 13 × 21 = 273 years
∴ Age of teacher
= 273 - 240
= 33 years