Q. Congo was named by Europeans. Congo’s dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the country and the river to Zaire with the objective of Africanising names of persons and spaces. However, the name Zaire was a Portuguese alteration of Nzadi o Nzere, a local African term meaning ‘River that ...

Q. A person divided an amount of Rs. 100,000 into two parts and invested in two different schemes. In one he got 10% profit and in the other he got 12%. If the profit percentages are interchanged with these investments he would have got Rs.120 less. Find the ratio between his investments in the ...

Q. Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their statement turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statement turns out to be false then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the judge had no option but to set him free. Which one of the ...

Q. The minister avoided any mention of the issue of women’s reservation in the private sector. He was accused of ___________the issue. (A) collaring (B) skirting (C) tying (D) belting Ans: skirting skirting means attempting to ignore or avoiding to attempt. The first sentence ...

Q. The sum and product of two integers are 26 and 165 respectively. The difference between these two integers is (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6 Ans: 4 Solution: From prime factorisation of165 = 3 × 5 × 11165 = 15 × 11So t he t wo number s whose sum i s 26 and multiplication is 165 is ...

Q. A worker noticed that the hour hand on the factory clock had moved by 225 degrees during her stay at the factory. For how long did she stay in the factory? (A) 3.75 hours (B) 4 hours and 15 mins (C) 8.5 hours (D) 7.5 hours Ans: 7.5 hours Solution: Since, we know that 360° = ...

Q. __________I permitted him to leave, I wouldn’t have had any problem with him being absent,________I? (A) Had, wouldn’t (B) Have, would (C) Had, would (D) Have, wouldn’t Ans: Had, would Solution: The phrase "Had I…", in simple language means "If I had…". There is no such ...

Q. John Thomas, an ______________writer, passed away in 2018. (A) imminent (B) prominent (C) eminent (D) dominant Ans: eminent

Q. In an RSA cryptosystem, the value of the public modulus parameter 𝑛 is 3007. If it is also known that φ(𝑛) = 2880, where φ() denotes Euler’s Totient Function, then the prime factor of 𝑛 which is greater than 50 is Ans: Given, n = p * q = 3007  ... ... (1) And, φ(n) = (p - 1) ...

Q. What is the minimum number of 2-input NOR gates required to implement a 4-variable function expressed in sum-of-minterms form as f = Σ (0, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15)? Assume that all the inputs and their complements are available. Answer:                                                     . ...