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Q12025Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideA right prism has an isosceles trapezium as its base. The parallel sides of the trapezium are 10 cm and 20 cm, and the non-parallel sides are 13 cm each. The volume of the prism is 3240 cm³. What is the total surface area of the prism?
Area of Trapezium= 12*(10+20)/2=180 Hight= 3240/180=18 Total surface area= 180*2+13*18*2+10*18+20*18=1368
Q22025Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideA right prism has an isosceles trapezium as its base. The parallel sides of the trapezium are 10 cm and 20 cm, and the non-parallel sides are 13 cm each. The volume of the prism is 3240 cm³. What is the total surface area of the prism?
Area of Trapezium= 12*(10+20)/2=180 Hight= 3240/180=18 Total surface area= 180*2+13*18*2+10*18+20*18=1368
Q3CGL2023Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideIf x + 1/x = 3, then x² + 1/x² equals:
(x+1/x)² = x²+1/x²+2 ⇒ 9-2 = 7.
Q4CGL2023Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideA shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above cost and offers a discount of 20%. His profit percent is:
MP=1.4C, SP=0.8×1.4C=1.12C ⇒ profit = 12%.
Q5CGL2023English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideAntonym of "BENEVOLENT":
Benevolent = kind; opposite = cruel.
Q6CGL2023English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideChoose the correctly spelt word:
Correct spelling: Occurrence.
Q7CGL2023General Intelligence & ReasoningmoderateShow solution →HideMOUSE : NPVTF :: HORSE : ?
Shift each letter by +1.
Q8CGL2023General AwarenessmoderateShow solution →HideThe Constitution of India was adopted on:
Adopted 26 Nov 1949; in force 26 Jan 1950.
Q9CGL2023General Intelligence & ReasoningmoderateShow solution →HideIf in a code CAT = 24, DOG = 26, then LION = ?
L12+I9+O15+N14 = 50.
Q10CGL2023Quantitative AptitudetoughShow solution →HideA sum doubles in 8 years at simple interest. It becomes 4 times in:
Interest per period grows linearly ⇒ 3× extra ⇒ 8×3=24 years.
Q11CGL2023English ComprehensionmoderateShow solution →HidePassive voice: "The teacher praised the boy."
Simple past passive.
Q12CGL2023General AwarenessmoderateShow solution →HideThe National Game of India is officially:
No officially declared national game.
Q13CGL2023English ComprehensionmoderateShow solution →HideThe idiom "to hit the nail on the head" means:
Identify something precisely.
Q14CGL2023Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideThe compound interest on ₹8,000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years is:
8000×1.21 − 8000 = 1680.
Q15CGL2023General AwarenesseasyShow solution →HideWho is called the Father of the Indian Constitution?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Q16CGL2023General AwarenessmoderateShow solution →HideThe Battle of Plassey took place in:
23 June 1757.
Q17CGL2023General Intelligence & ReasoningmoderateShow solution →HideAll roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Which conclusion follows?
Only "some flowers are roses" follows.
Q18CGL2023General AwarenessmoderateShow solution →HideWhich article guarantees the Right to Education?
86th Amendment added Article 21A.
Q19CGL2023Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideA can complete a work in 12 days and B in 18 days. Working together they finish it in:
1/12+1/18=5/36 ⇒ 36/5=7.2 days.
Q20CGL2022Quantitative AptitudeeasyShow solution →HideThe area of a right-angled triangle with legs 6 cm and 8 cm is:
½×6×8 = 24 cm².
Q21CGL2022General Intelligence & ReasoningmoderateShow solution →HideFind the missing term: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Differences 4,6,8,10,12 ⇒ 30+12=42.
Q22CGL2022Quantitative AptitudemoderateShow solution →HideA train 240 m long crosses a pole in 12 seconds. Its speed in km/h is:
240/12 = 20 m/s = 72 km/h.
Q23CGL2022General AwarenesseasyShow solution →HideThe chemical symbol for Gold is:
Au from Latin "aurum".
Q24CGL2022English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideCorrect preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.
good at is standard.
Q25CGL2022General AwarenessmoderateShow solution →HideThe Reserve Bank of India was established in:
Under RBI Act 1934; est. 1 April 1935.
Q26CGL2022General AwarenesseasyShow solution →HideThe headquarters of ISRO is at:
ISRO HQ is in Bengaluru.
Q27CGL2022English ComprehensionmoderateShow solution →HideFill the blank: The train ______ before we reached the station.
Past perfect for the earlier past action.
Q28CGL2022English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideSynonym of "ABUNDANT":
Abundant = plentiful.
Q29CGL2022General Intelligence & ReasoningeasyShow solution →HideWhich one is different from the others? 121, 144, 169, 226
226 is not a perfect square.
Q30CGL2022Quantitative AptitudeeasyShow solution →HideIf 25% of a number is 75, the number is:
0.25×N=75 ⇒ N=300.
Q31CGL2021English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideSynonym of "DILIGENT":
Diligent = hardworking.
Q32CGL2021English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideChoose the correct sentence:
doesn't + base verb.
Q33CGL2021Quantitative AptitudeeasyShow solution →HideThe ratio of two numbers is 3:5 and their sum is 40. The larger number is:
3x+5x=40 ⇒ x=5 ⇒ larger=25.
Q34CGL2021General AwarenesseasyShow solution →HideThe longest river of India is:
Ganga ≈ 2,525 km.
Q35CGL2021Quantitative AptitudeeasyShow solution →HideIf 3x − 5 = 16, x =
3x=21 ⇒ x=7.
Q36CGL2020Quantitative AptitudeeasyShow solution →HideAverage of first 10 natural numbers is:
(1+2+…+10)/10 = 55/10 = 5.5.
Q37CGL2020General Intelligence & ReasoningeasyShow solution →HideFind the next term: Z, Y, X, W, V, ?
Reverse alphabet ⇒ next is U.
Q38CGL2020General Intelligence & ReasoningeasyShow solution →HideA is B's brother. C is A's father. D is B's sister. How is D related to C?
D is A's sister ⇒ C's daughter.
Q39CGL2020English ComprehensioneasyShow solution →HideOne-word substitute for "a person who does not believe in the existence of God":
Atheist.
Q40CGL2020Quantitative AptitudeeasyShow solution →HideDiagonal of a square of side 10 cm:
side×√2 = 10√2 cm.
Q41CGL2020General AwarenesseasyShow solution →HideWho wrote the Indian national anthem?
Rabindranath Tagore.
Q42CGL2019General Intelligence & ReasoningeasyShow solution →HideOdd one out: Apple, Mango, Guava, Carrot
Carrot is a vegetable; others are fruits.