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Q. Sides AB and DC of a cycle quadrilateral ABCD are produced to meet at E and sides AD and BC are produced to meet at F. If ∠ADC = 78° and ∠EBC = 52°, then the measure of ∠AFB is -

1) 28°
2) 26°
3) 32°
4) 30°

Q. The length of each side of a rhombus is 13 cm and one of the diagonal is 24 cm. What is the area (in cm2) of the rhombus?

1) 120
2) 300
3) 60
4) 240

Q. The income of A is 45% more than the income of B and the income of C is 60% less than the sum of the incomes of A and B. The income of D is 20% more than that of C. If the difference between the incomes of B and D is Rs. 3,200, then the income (in Rs.) of C is -

1) Rs. 72,000
2) Rs. 72,500
3) Rs. 73,500
4) Rs. 75,000

Q. When x is subtracted from each of 19, 28, 55, and 91, the numbers so obtained in this order are in proportion. What is the value of x?

1) 8
2) 7
3) 9
4) 5

Q. X, and Y are two points in a river. Points P and Q divide the straight line XY into three equal parts. The river flows along XY and the time taken by a boat to row from X to Q and from Y to Q are in the ratio 4 : 5. The ratio of the speed of the boat downstream to that of the river current is equal to -

1) 3:10
2) 10:3
3) 3:4
4) 4:3

Q. Who among the following had written Kitab-ul-Hind that gave an incisive description of early 11th Century India?

1) Al-Khwarizmi
2) Al-Biruni
3) Al-Kindi
4) Al-Bukhari

Q. Which of the following is not a town/city on the west coast of India?

1) Karwar
2) Gopalpur
3) Mangalore
4) Surat

Q. Which of the following is the application of sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and engineering to matters of law and to the Identification of various facts of civilian investigation?

1) Kalology
2) Morphology
3) Forensic science
4) Psychology

Q. Who among the following replaced Morarji Desai as the Prime Minister of India in 1979?

1) Chandrasekhar
2) Jagjivan Ram
3) Charan Singh
4) Devi Lal

Q. Baghmara Pitcher Plant Sanctuary is located in which of the following states?

1) Assam
2) Goa
3) Karnataka
4) Meghalaya