Humanities u0026 Social Sciences - English Quiz Quiz

Test your skills with this medium-level General Aptitude quiz based on English (XH-C2) topics. Assess your understanding of logic, language, numerical reasoning, and analytical ability with a mix of conceptual and application-based questions.

1. Analogy Completion

   Given the analogy where Group-I lists 'Abuse → Insult → Ridicule' in decreasing order of intensity, and Group-II is missing the most intense word before 'Praise → Appreciate', which word best completes Group-II?

   1. Appropriate
   2. Extol
   3. Prize
   4. Espouse

2. Conditional Sentences

   Had I learnt acting as a child, I _____ a famous film star.

   1. can be
   2. will be
   3. am going to be
   4. could have been

3. Frequency Ratio

   If the frequency of C is 130.8 Hz and each note is ¹²√2 times the previous, what is the ratio of frequencies of notes F# and C?

   1. 4√2
   2. 2
   3. 12√2
   4. √2

4. Fractal Length Calculation

   A curve is generated iteratively, with total length after 'Iteration n' following a pattern where each segment's length is 1/3, 1/9, etc. What is the total length formula after iteration n?

   1. (5/3)2n
   2. (5/3)n(2n-1)
   3. (5/3)^n
   4. (5/3)n

5. Piecewise Function Behavior

   Which plot correctly represents the function f(x) = -|x|/x, where x is a non-zero real number?

   1. f(x) = -1 for xu003E0, f(x) = 1 for xu003C0
   2. f(x) = 1 for all x
   3. f(x) = -1 for all x
   4. f(x) = 1 for xu003E0, f(x) = -1 for xu003C0

6. Paragraph Arrangement

   Select the sequence that forms a coherent paragraph from the following: (Q) Organisms adapt to their environments. (S) Those that adapt are more likely to survive. (R) Natural selection drives adaptation. (P) Adaptations shape new species.

   1. R → S → Q → P
   2. P → Q → R → S
   3. Q → S → R → P
   4. S → P → R → Q

7. Triangle Formation Condition

   A 1-meter stick is broken at points b₁ and b₂ (0 u003C b₁ u003C b₂ u003C 1). Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for using the three pieces to form a triangle?

   1. b₁ u003C 0.5
   2. b₂ u003C b₁ + 0.5
   3. b₁ + b₂ u003C 1
   4. b₂ u003E 0.5

8. Elimination in Musical Chairs

   Eight students play musical chairs. After 4 rounds, eliminations occur at the 4th behind P, 5th behind Q, 3rd behind V, 4th behind U. Who remains after the 4th round?

   1. P, T, Q, S
   2. Q, T, V, W
   3. U, Q, T, W
   4. P, Q, V, S

9. Medal Table Reasoning

   Given a medal tally (USA: 40G/44S/41B, Canada: 39G/27S/24B, Japan: 20G/12S/13B, Australia: 17G/19S/16B, France: 16G/26S/22B), which statement is INCORRECT?

   1. Canada has won twice as many total medals as Japan.
   2. USA and Canada together have less than 50% of all medals in this table.
   3. The USA and Canada remain top two by total medals.
   4. France will occupy the third place if listed by total medals.

10. Consultancy Overhead Calculation

    An employee earns a consulting fee of ₹6,50,000. The organization charges 20% overhead up to ₹5,00,000, and above that, ₹1,00,000 plus 10% of the amount exceeding ₹5,00,000. What is the total overhead amount charged?

    1. ₹1,50,000
    2. ₹1,20,000
    3. ₹1,00,000
    4. ₹1,15,000

11. Sentence Correction

    Identify the correct word to fill in the blank: The team plans to _____ the new strategy next week.

    1. adapt
    2. adept
    3. adopt
    4. addopt

12. Logical Reasoning: Syllogism

    All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Based on this, which statement must be true?

    1. Some roses are flowers.
    2. All flowers are roses.
    3. All roses fade quickly.
    4. Some flowers are not roses.

13. Number Series

    Identify the next term in this series: 2, 6, 12, 20, __?

    1. 28
    2. 30
    3. 36
    4. 32

14. Analogical Reasoning

    Book is to Reading as Fork is to _____?

    1. Stirring
    2. Eating
    3. Writing
    4. Drawing

15. Data Sufficiency

    A number leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3, and a remainder of 3 when divided by 4. What is the smallest such number?

    1. 14
    2. 10
    3. 7
    4. 11