1. Name the Iranian Army General who was killed in January 2019 in a U.S. drone strike.

2. Name the spiritual guru and LSD pioneer who recently passed away.

3. Who is the newly-appointed Foreign Secretary of India?

4. Name India’s first Chief of Defence Staff.

5. Who is TIME magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year?

6. Who won the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship?

7. Who is the highest-paid YouTuber?

B. General Awareness

1. 1492 Pictures is owned by which movie director who shares his name with a famous explorer?

2. What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

3. Havelock Island was renamed to what in 2018?

4. October 2 is the birthday of which great Indian leader?

5. El Al is the national airline of which country?

6. Visiting relentless.com takes you to the site of which retail giant?

7. Which beverage, popular in South East Asia, shares its name with a Greek athlete?

C. Logical Reasoning

1. The following question is based on a code language in which PERCEPTION is written as QMPTMQXDCL and RELAYED is written as PMZDNMO. How is NOTICED written in this language?
a. LCXDOTM
b. LCXDTQM
c. LCXDTMO
d. CLXDTOM

2. The following question is based on a code language in which FORMATION is written as ZPXTJOBSL and RACIAL is written as XJNBJQ. How is RATIONAL written as in this language?
a. XJOBSLJQ
b. JXOBSLJQ
c. XJOBSJLQ
d. JXOBSJLQ

D. One word Substitution

The science of idea – Sophiology
An argument deceptively reasonable – Sophism
One who reasons falsely – Sophist
Worldly-wise, artificial – Sophisticated
Student in the second year of high school or college – Sophomore
One who loves wisdom – Philosopher
Relating to the Greek playwright called ‘the wise one’ – Sophoclean

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1. Name the pop star who broke Michael Jackson’s record for ‘most wins of all time’ at the 2019 American Music Awards.

2. Name the chess player who beat Viswanathan Anand at the 2019 Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament.

3. Which South Korean film has been submitted for the 2020 Oscar Awards?

4. Name the authors of the book The Case That Shook The Empire.

5. Who is the newly-elected Sri Lankan president?

6. On which writer was bestowed the Jnanpith Award for 2019?

7. Name the most advanced earth imaging satellite launched by ISRO.

B. General Awareness

1. Rome is situated on the banks of which river?

2. The Hagia Sophia is found in which city?

3. Mary Todd was the wife of which American president?

4. Which former ruler of Zimbabwe died in 2019?

5. Ellen Ripley is the protagonist of which movie franchise?

6. Which famous European mountain name means ‘white mountain’?

7. In Hindu mythology, who defeats the serpent ‘Vritra’?

8. Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi are scripts used to write which Indian language?

9. Which fast bowler’s biography is titled Menace?

C. Logical Reasoning

A word has been given, followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

1.Recommendation
a. Comment
b. Normal
c. Mandate
d. Mention

2. Recreation
a. Torn
b. Refer
c. Action
d. Nation

3. Premonition
a. Monitor
b. Promotion
c. Mention
d. Ration

4. Organization
a. Nation
b. Grant
c. Recognize
d. Satan

D. One word Substitution

Capable of being judged – Judicable
Relating to administration of justice – Judicial
Having sound judgement – Judicious
To settle by judicial decree – Adjudicate
Throw a case out of court – Abjudicate
Biased, damaging, without proof – Prejudicial

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1. Name the persons who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

2. Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace?

3. Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature?

4. According to Forbes India’s Rich List, who is the richest Malayali?

5. Name the saxophone maestro who recently passed away.

6. Which environmentalist was awarded the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?

7. Who is the author of the book The New Delhi Conspiracy?

B. General Awareness

1. After which individual is the country of Bolivia named?

2. In which country will you find the city of St Petersburg?

3. Who is considered the first sultan of Egypt and Syria?

4. After which historical figure is Leonardo di Caprio named?

5. Who recently sailed on the Malizia II solar-powered yacht from Europe to the U.S.?

6. The fans of which football club are called ‘the Kops’?

7. Who is referred to as the ‘Father of the Milk Revolution’ in India?

C. Logical Reasoning

1. ‘Data processing’ is related to ‘Raw data’ in the same way as ‘University’ is related to __.
a. Teachers
b. Building
c. Students
d. Principal

2. Find the odd word out.
a. Astounded
b. Flabbergasted
c. Pleased
d. Astonished

3. Find the odd word out.
a. Blade
b. Choppers
c. Knife
d. Hammer

4. Find out the missing number of the series 5, 6, 9, 15, …? …?
a. 33
b. 21
c. 27
d. 25

D. One word Substitution

Obsessive desire to steal – Kleptomania
Dread of heights – Acrophobia
Dread of open spaces – Agoraphobia
Dread of cramped quarters – Claustrophobia
Delusions of grandeur – Megalomania

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A. Current Affairs

1. Who became an Acharya of Vedic Shastras aged just 14?

2. Name the veteran actor selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

3. Name the demolition man appointed by the Kerala government to raze Maradu Apartment complexes.

4. Name the three scientists who were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics.

5. Who is the author of the book Chandrashekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics?

B. General Awareness

1. Which freedom fighter’s title means ‘accepted by the people’?

2. Which among the Vedas is related to music and melodies?

3. What is the name of the hurricane which recently affected south eastern U.S.?

4. The Ural Mountains form the border between Europe and which continent?

5. What is the name of the rover in Chandrayaan-2?

6. Who directed the movie Gandhi?

7. Who is the only Indian president to serve more than two terms?

C. Logical Reasoning

1. There are two examination rooms; A and B. If 10 candidates are sent from Room A to Room B, the number of candidates in each room is the same, while if 20 are sent from Room B to Room A, the number in Room A becomes double the number in Room B. The number of candidates in each room respectively is _.
   a. 80 and 100
   b. 100 and 80
   c. 80 and 120
   d. 100 and 60
2. If the ratio of the area of two circles is 4:9, the ratio of their circumference is _.
   a. 2:3
   b. 3:2
   c. 4:9
   d. 9:4

D. One word Substitution

Large, spacious – Commodious
Shift, alternate – Fluctuate
Disorderly hair, clothes – Dishevelled
Unrelieved, as bad as can be – Unmitigated
Out-of-date, obsolete – Antiquated

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A. Current Affairs

1. Name the Frenchman who crossed the English Channel for the first time using a hoverboard.
2. Which is the highest-grossing film of all time?
3. Name the senior BJP leader and former foreign minister who passed away in August 2019.
4. Name the African-American author, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who passed away in August 2019.
5. Name the first Indian men’s doubles pair to clinch a BWF Super 500 tournament.
6. Name the celebrated computing pioneer who has been chosen as the face of Britain’s new 50 pound note.

B. General Awareness

1. The British invasion of which area led to the Sepoy Mutiny?
a. Oudh
b. Bengal
c. Mysore
d. Delhi

2. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
a. Mountbatten
b. C. Rajagopalachari
c. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
d. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Who wrote the Mahabharat?
a. Kalidas
b. Vedavyas
c. Tulsidas
d. Kautilya

4. Who built the Red Fort of India?
a. Sher Shah
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Shah Jahan

5. In whose memory was the Taj Mahal built?
a. Noor Jehan
b. Anarkali
c. Mumtaz Mahal
d. Shah Jahan

C. Logical Reasoning

1. Father is 5 years older to the mother and the mother’s age now is thrice the age of the daughter. The daughter is now 10 years old. What was the father’s age when the daughter was born?
a. 20 years
b. 15 years
c. 25 years
d. 30 years

2. A father told his son, “I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth.” If the father is 38-years-old now, then what was the son’s age five years back?
a. 14 years
b. 19 years
c. 38 years
d. 33 years

D. One word Substitution

Calmness, self-control – Equanimity
Boldness, daring – Effrontery
Astounded, amazed – Flabbergasted
One of no importance – Non-entity
Ruin, collapse – Debacle

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A. Current Affairs

1. Name the U.S. Secretary of State who recently visited India.
2. What does the medical term C.C.T. mean?
3. Name the only Sanskrit newspaper in India.
4. Who won the 2019 Women’s French Open singles’ title?
5. Who won the 2019 Men’s French Open singles’ title?
6. Name the American heiress and ‘Jeans Queen’ who recently passed away.
7. Who is the author of the book The Doctor And The Saint?

B. General Awareness

1. In the Third Battle of Panipat the Marathas were defeated by:
a. Mughals
b. Afghans
c. British
d. Sikhs

2. Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright…”?
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Vipin Chandra Pal
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Subhash Chandra Bose

3. Rana Sanga is related to __.
a. Malwa
b. Khajuraho
c. Mewar
d. Mandu

4. Kanishka started the Shaka era in ________.
a. AD 62
b. AD 78
c. AD 82
d. AD 88

5. Who was the first British Governor-General of India?
a. Dalhousie
b. Hastings
c. Clive
d. Canning

C. Logical Reasoning

1. Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and the second is twice the third. The average of these three numbers is 21. Find the largest number.
a. 36
b. 38
c. 47
d. 48

2. A certain job was assigned to a group of men to be done in 20 days. But 12 men did not turn up for the job and the remaining men did the job in 32 days. The original number of men in the group was _____.
a. 32
b. 34
c. 36
d. 40

D. One word Substitution

Unlawful seizure – Usurpation
Give up – Relinquish
Beyond calculation – Inestimable
Yielding to a demand – Compliance
Nobility of spirit – Magnanimity

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A. Current Affairs

1. Who is going to take over Azim Premji’s mantle as Executive Chairman of Wipro?
2. Who is the Home Minister of India?
3. Name the Defence Minister of India.
4. Name two of the judges recently elevated to the Supreme Court.
5. Who won the 2019 French Open Men’s Final?
6. Name the ex-CIA officer who was recently given a sentence of 20 years in prison.

B. General Awareness

1. Which cartoon character’s brother is called Castor?
2. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
3. Tribhuvandas Patel is associated with which famous dairy brand?
4. ChCh is the abbreviation of which city?
5. Who manufactures the 737 MAX aircraft that was grounded across airlines recently?
6. Who was the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to be voted President?
7. Kesari is a movie about which famous last stand?
8. Who wrote The Beautiful and the Damned?
9. Kiev is the capital of which country?
10. ‘.bs’ is the Top Level Domain for which country?

C. Logical Reasoning

1. If a year starts on a Saturday, then what is the maximum possible number of Mondays in that year?
a. 53
b. 51
c. 52
d. None of these.

2. A train covers a distance between station A and station B in 45 minutes. If the speed is reduced by 5 kms/hr, it will cover the same distance in 48 minutes. What is the distance between station A and station B?
a. 40 kms
b. 80 kms
c. 60 kms
d. 50 kms

D. One word substitution

Unerring, incapable of mistakes – Infallible
Seasonable leafless – Deciduous
Pod-bearing – Leguminous
Long-lasting – Perennial
Of different colours – Variegated

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A. Current Affairs

1. Name the cyclone that wreaked havoc on the coastal districts of Odisha.
2. Name the Emperor of Japan who recently abdicated.
3. Who won the recently-held 2019 Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament?
4. Name the youngest Indian to cross the 2600 points in chess.
5. Who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
6. In which constellation is the spiral galaxy found?
7. In which place in the U.A.E. is the first-ever Hindu temple to be built?

B. General Awareness

1. Monégasque refers to a native of which country?
2. Water Lilies are a set of paintings by which famous painter?
3. Alexei, Ivan and Dmitri are brothers in which famous novel?
4. Rahul Gandhi contested from Amethi and which other constituency in the Lok Sabha polls?
5. Amarkantak is the origin of which river in India?
6. Durmstrang is a fictional wizarding school in which series of books?
7. Georges Remi was known by which famous name?

C. Logical Reasoning

In each of the questions, two statements are followed by two possible inferences. Assume the statements to be true and then mark your answers.
a. If only conclusion A follows.
b. If only conclusion B follows.
c. If neither A nor B follows.
d. If both A and B follow.

1. Statements:
All books are pencils.
All pencils are flowers.
Conclusions:
a. All books are flowers.
b. Some flowers are books.

2. Statements:
Some pens are tables.
No table is blue.
Conclusions:
a. No pen is blue.
b. No blue thing is pen.

D. One word substitution

Suitability, correctness – Propriety
Offer for acceptance – Proffer
The coming of an event – Advent
Lacking respect – Impious
Rush, flood – Spate

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1. Name the author of the book A Secret History Of Compassion.
2. Which is the second-largest public sector bank in India?
3. Who won the recently-held Miami Final (tennis)?
4. What is the full form of JKLF?
5. Name the new Chief Minister of Goa.
6. Name the Navy Chief.
7. Who topped the civil services final exams, the results of which were recently announced?

B. General Awareness

1. In which city did Roger Federer win his 100th ATP title?
2. How do we better know the artist/writer Georges Remi?
3. Oresund is a bridge between Sweden and which country?
4. Which biblical king defeated Goliath with a slingshot?
5. After which American President is an airport in New York named?
6. Dhivehi is a language spoken on which island in the Indian Ocean?
7. In which Indian state is the hill station Amboli located?

C. Logical Reasoning

Assume the given statements to be true. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements:

1. No rabbit is a lion. Some horses are lions. All rabbits are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Some tables are lions.
II. Some horses are rabbits.
III. No lion is table.
a. None follows
b. Only III follows
c. Only either I or III follows
d. Only II and III follow
e. None of these

2. All squirrels are rats. Some trees are rats. All chairs are trees.
Conclusions:
I. Some squirrels are trees.
II. Some chairs are squirrels.
III. Some rats are chairs.
a. Only I follows
b. Only II follows
c. Only I and III follow
d. None follows
e. None of these

3. Some apples are cats. All brinjals are apples. Some kites are brinjals.
Conclusions:
I. Some apples are kites.
II. Some cats are brinjals
III. Some kites are cats.
a. Only II and III follow
b. Only I follows
c. Only III follows
d. None follows
e. None of these

D. One word substitution

A skilled storyteller – Raconteur
Ponder, reflect upon – Ruminate
Ill-humoured, grim – Sullen
A split, an opening – Rift
A strict disciplinarian – Martinet

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1. Name the new Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.
2. Who is the author of the book The Accidental Prime Minister?
3. Name the celebrated cricket coach who recently passed away.
4. Who is the new Chief Justice of Pakistan?
5. Name the person who was given the Best Pulmonologist Award.
6. Who is the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
7. Name the liquor baron who has been declared a fugitive economic offender

B. General Awareness

1. Which Japanese word means ‘harbour wave’?
2. Which capital city is named in honour of Arthur Wellesley?
3. Kroon is the currency of which Baltic country?
4. Who has been appointed as the new manager of Manchester United?
5. Which 1960 Hitchcock movie was based on a novel by Robert Bloch?
6. Which West Indian cricketer was nicknamed ‘Super Cat’?
7. In Greek mythology, who had to complete the 12 labours?
8. Who is called the ‘Metro Man of India’?

C. Logical Reasoning

1. ‘Building’ is related to ‘Architect’ in the same way as ‘Dress’ is related to __.
a. Cloth
b. Embroidery
c. Designer
d. Stitching
e. Tailor

2. In a certain code, ‘2 9 3’ means ‘roses are red’, ‘6 3 7’ means ‘lotus and roses’, ‘5 2 6’ means ‘have red roses’. Which of the following means ‘and in that code’?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 3
d. Cannot be determined.
e. None of these.

3. Which one is different from the other three?
a. ALMZ
b. CPQX
c. DEFY
d. BTUY

4. Which one is different from the other three?
a. DEJK
b. MNST
c. RSXY
d. NOUV

5. Find the odd word out.
a. Cotton
b. Terene
c. Silk
d. Wool

D. One word substitution

Producing abundantly – Prolific
Living with minimum things – Frugal
Providing protection – Bulwark
Exactly opposite – Antithesis
Accustomed to sitting – Sedentary
Great technical skill – Virtuosity

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