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General Knowledge QUESTION #106

Six actors ---- Bob, Carol, Dave Ed, Frank, and Grace audition for a part in an off-Broadway play. The auditions will take place over four consecutive days, starting on a Thursday. Each actor will have one audition; the days on which the different actors will audition must conform to the following conditions.

i . At least one audition will take place each day.

ii. No more than two auditions will take place on any day.

iii. No more than three auditions will take place on any two consecutive days.

iv. Bob’s audition must take place on Saturday.

v . Carol’s audition must take place on the same day as another audition.

vi. Frank’s auditions must take place on the day before Grace’s audition.

vii. Dave’s audition must take place on a day after Ed’s audition.

Sub-Questions:

Question 1

If only one audition takes place on Thursday which actor could have that audition?

Bob
Carol
Dave
Frank✔️

Question 2

If Bob’s and Frank’s auditions are on the same day, which of the following must be true

Dave’s audition will take place on Thursday
Dave’s audition will take place on Friday✔️
Grace’s audition will take place on Thursday
Carol’s audition will take place on Sunday

Correct Answer Logic:

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Pakistan Affairs QUESTION #304

Question 2

What are the primary grievances of the Baloch insurgents?

Economic Disparities and resource exploitation✔️
Religious differences
International border disputes
Cultural identity issues

Correct Answer Logic:

Grievances center on the lack of control over local resources like gas and minerals.

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Reading and Writing (Module-1) QUESTION #5376

Question 3

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses. One solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun. The mass of the star Proxima Centauri is 0.122 solar masses. The mass of the star Sirius A is 2.063 solar masses. The student wants to emphasize the mass of Sirius A. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

The mass of stars, like Proxima Centauri, can be described in units called solar masses.
In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses, and one solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun.
The Sun is more massive than Proxima Centauri, which has a mass of 0.122 solar masses.
With a mass of 2.063 solar masses, Sirius A is more massive than the Sun.✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Option D focuses on the specific mass of Sirius A as the primary point of the sentence.

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General Science and Ability QUESTION #196

Question 4

Which of the following products can be prepared using raw guava?

Jam
Jelly
Both (A) and (B)✔️
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

Guava is rich in pectin, making it ideal for both jams and jellies.

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Security Measures to Maintain Law and Order QUESTION #919

Question 5

How should security staff handle a person exhibiting aggressive behavior?

Immediate physical restraint
De-escalation and calm communication✔️
Ignoring the behavior
Forcing the person to leave

Correct Answer Logic:

Calm communication and de-escalation techniques are the first steps to preventing a physical altercation.

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Civil Engineering QUESTION #6563

Question 6

An $n \times n$ matrix is said to be symmetric when:

It equals its own transpose✔️
Its determinant equals zero
It is of 2nd order
None of the above

Correct Answer Logic:

A matrix is symmetric if $A = A^T$, i.e., element $a_{ij} = a_{ji}$ for all $i$ and $j$.

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Sociology QUESTION #1664

Question 7

Émile Durkheim identified a condition of normative breakdown in society — characterized by a weakening of the collective conscience and the absence of clear moral guidelines — using which concept?

Anomie✔️
Mechanical solidarity
Organic solidarity
Social fact

Correct Answer Logic:

Anomie, as theorized by Durkheim in 'Suicide' (1897) and 'The Division of Labour in Society' (1893), refers to a state of normlessness in which social norms are unclear, absent, or no longer binding on individuals — producing social instability, moral deregulation, and elevated rates of deviant behavior including suicide.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #4788

Question 8

RAW is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?

Radical Army Wing
Research and Warning
Research and Analysis Wing✔️
Regional Advisory Watch

Correct Answer Logic:

RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) is India's primary foreign intelligence agency, established in 1968 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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Civil Engineering QUESTION #6578

Question 9

A rainfall intensity–time plot is specifically referred to as a:

Hydrograph
Mass curve
Hyetograph✔️
Isohyet

Correct Answer Logic:

A hyetograph is a bar chart or plot of rainfall intensity (mm/hr) against time. A hydrograph plots stream discharge vs. time; a mass curve plots cumulative rainfall vs. time; an isohyet is a line of equal rainfall depth.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #4783

Question 10

Which Nobel Prize category was the last to be established, added in 1968?

Medicine
Literature
Economics✔️
Peace

Correct Answer Logic:

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established in 1968 by Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) in memory of Alfred Nobel, making it the most recently added Nobel Prize category.

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Chemistry QUESTION #480

Question 11

Sulphur has oxidation state of __________

?2
+ 4 and +6
None of these
Both A and B✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Sulphur shows multiple oxidation states

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Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3453

Question 12

'Steroids' like estrogen and testosterone are derived from:

Amino acids
Glucose
Cholesterol✔️
Phosphate

Correct Answer Logic:

Cholesterol is the parent compound for all steroid hormones.

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Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3218

Question 13

'Spermatogenesis' occurs in the seminiferous tubules and requires which temperature?

Exactly $37^\circ\text{C}$
Lower than core body temperature✔️
Higher than core body temperature
Freezing temperature

Correct Answer Logic:

Testes are located in the scrotum to maintain a temperature about $2-3^\circ\text{C}$ below body core.

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Physics QUESTION #7032

Question 14

A harmonic wave is defined by the equation $y(x,t) = 10^{-3} \sin(50t + 2x)$, where variables are in SI units. Which statement regarding this wave is accurate?

The wave moves in the negative x-direction at $25\text{ ms}^{-1}$✔️
The wave moves in the positive x-direction at $100\text{ ms}^{-1}$
The wave moves in the positive x-direction at $25\text{ ms}^{-1}$
The wave moves in the negative x-direction at $100\text{ ms}^{-1}$

Correct Answer Logic:

The general form is $y = A \sin(\omega t + k x)$. Since the sign between $\omega t$ and $kx$ is positive, the wave travels in the negative x-direction. Velocity $v = \frac{\omega}{k} = \frac{50}{2} = 25\text{ ms}^{-1}$.

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General Abilities QUESTION #4603

Question 15

Expand: $(2x + 3)(x - 1)$

$2x^2 + x - 3$
$2x^2 - 2x + 3x - 3$
$2x^2 + x - 3$
Both A and B✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

$(2x+3)(x-1) = 2x^2 - 2x + 3x - 3 = 2x^2 + x - 3$. Options A and B both represent this.

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Accounting & Finance QUESTION #6051

Question 16

A business records a credit sale of Rs. 350 (no cash involved) using accrual accounting. How will this transaction be reflected in the financial statements?

Rs. 350 would appear on the balance sheet as a sale
Rs. 350 would appear on the income statement as a sale✔️
Rs. 350 would appear on the statement of cash flows as a cash outflow
The transaction would not be reported since no cash was exchanged

Correct Answer Logic:

Under accrual accounting, revenue is recognized when it is earned, not when cash is received. A credit sale of Rs. 350 means the business has earned the revenue, so it is recorded in the income statement as sales revenue. The receivable (Rs. 350) is recorded on the balance sheet as an asset, but the sale itself appears on the income statement. Cash-basis accounting would delay recognition until cash is received, but accrual accounting does not.

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Accounting & Finance QUESTION #6075

Question 17

What is the main objective of maintaining a sales ledger control account?

To guarantee that customer statements are dispatched on time
To keep a record of the total discounts received by the business
To minimize the potential for irrecoverable debts
To check the mathematical correctness of the individual accounts in the sales ledger✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

A control account acts as an independent check on the arithmetical accuracy of the subsidiary ledger. It verifies that the total of individual customer balances matches the total recorded in the general ledger.

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Civil Engineering QUESTION #6643

Question 18

For a beam with $b=12$ in, $d=20$ in, and $f'_c=4000$ psi, what is the nominal shear strength provided by concrete ($V_c$) using the simplified ACI formula?

20,000 lbs
30,357 lbs✔️
45,200 lbs
15,180 lbs

Correct Answer Logic:

$V_c = 2\lambda\sqrt{f'_c}b_w d = 2 \times 1 \times \sqrt{4000} \times 12 \times 20 \approx 2 \times 63.25 \times 240 = 30,360$ lbs.

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Agronomy QUESTION #2097

Question 19

Phosphorus cycling in agricultural soils differs fundamentally from nitrogen cycling because:

Phosphorus has a significant atmospheric reservoir like nitrogen
Phosphorus has no atmospheric reservoir — it cycles exclusively through soil-plant-organic matter pathways, and its availability is controlled by soil pH-dependent precipitation/dissolution reactions and biological mineralization of organic P✔️
Phosphorus is more mobile in soils than nitrogen and prone to leaching in all soil types
Phosphorus transformations are driven by the same microbial guilds (Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter) that drive nitrogen cycling

Correct Answer Logic:

Unlike N (atmospheric reservoir, gaseous transformations), P cycles in a closed soil-plant system with no atmospheric component. Soil P exists as: soil solution P (plant-available, <1 ppm), labile P (loosely sorbed), non-labile P (strongly sorbed/precipitated), and organic P. Availability is highly pH-dependent: maximum at pH 6.0–6.5; precipitated as Ca-phosphates at high pH and Fe/Al-phosphates at low pH.

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Verbal Reasoning QUESTION #8097

Question 20

Compare the two quantities below.

Column A: $1 - \dfrac{1}{27}$

Column B: $\dfrac{8}{9} + \dfrac{1}{81}$

Column A is greater✔️
Column B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Correct Answer Logic:

Column A: $1 - \dfrac{1}{27} = \dfrac{27-1}{27} = \dfrac{26}{27}$

Convert to 81 denominator: $\dfrac{26}{27} = \dfrac{78}{81}$

Column B: $\dfrac{8}{9} + \dfrac{1}{81} = \dfrac{72}{81} + \dfrac{1}{81} = \dfrac{73}{81}$

Since $\dfrac{78}{81} > \dfrac{73}{81}$, Column A is greater.

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