تاج محل کس نے بنوایا؟
Correct answer: شاہجہاں. مغل بادشاہ شاہجہاں نے اپنی بیوی ممتاز محل کی یاد میں آگرہ میں تاج محل بنوایا۔
- دارا شکوہ: دارا شکوہ شاہجہاں کا بیٹا تھا۔
- اورنگزیب: اورنگزیب شاہجہاں کا بیٹا تھا۔
- اکبر: اکبر شاہجہاں کے دادا تھے۔
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Change into indirect narration: The student said, “Hurrah! He has won the scholarship.”
Correct answer: The student exclaimed with joy that he had won the scholarship. “Hurrah” expresses joy, so the reporting verb is “exclaimed with joy that”, and “has won” changes to “had won”.
- The student exclaimed with wonder he had won the scholarship: “With wonder” does not match the joy expressed by “Hurrah”, and “that” is missing.
- The student exclaimed with joy to he had won the scholarship: “To he had won” is ungrammatical.
- The student exclaimed with joy he had been won the scholarship: “Had been won” is an incorrect passive form.
At which place did the first revelation descend on Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)?
Correct answer: Cave Hira. The first revelation (Surah Al-Alaq) came in the Cave of Hira on Jabal al-Nour near Makkah.
- Cave Thawr: Cave Thawr is where the Prophet sheltered during the Hijrah.
- Madinah: Madinah is where the Prophet migrated later.
- Mount Uhud: Mount Uhud is the site of the Battle of Uhud (625 CE).
Which Prophet is mentioned in the Quran as the one who received the Zabur (Psalms)?
Correct answer: Hazrat Dawood AS. The Quran says the Zabur was given to Hazrat Dawood (David) AS.
- Hazrat Essa AS: Hazrat Essa AS received the Injeel (Gospel).
- Hazrat Musa AS: Hazrat Musa AS received the Tawrat (Torah).
- Hazrat Ibrahim AS: Hazrat Ibrahim AS received the Suhuf (scrolls).
حضرت موسیٰ علیہ السلام کو محل میں کس نے پالا؟
Correct answer: آسیہ. فرعون کی بیوی حضرت آسیہ علیہا السلام نے بچے کو اپنا بیٹا بنا کر محل میں پرورش کی۔
- فرعون: فرعون بنی اسرائیل کے لڑکوں کو قتل کراتا تھا، اور آسیہ کے کہنے پر ہی اس نے بچے کو رہنے دیا۔
- والدہ: والدہ نے دودھ پلایا، مگر محل میں سرپرستی اور پرورش آسیہ کی تھی۔
- فرشتہ: فرشتے نے پرورش نہیں کی۔
Select the best analogy. Continent : Country as
Correct answer: Galaxy : Star. A continent contains many countries, just as a galaxy contains many stars (a larger whole to its parts).
- University : Books: University : Books is not a whole-and-part hierarchy of the same kind.
- Player : Team: Player : Team reverses the order, because it goes from part to whole.
- Room : Building: Room : Building reverses the order, because it goes from part to whole.
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: “My cousin is married ______ a famous American.”
Correct answer: to. “Be married to” is the correct collocation.
- with: “Married with” is not standard in this sense.
- from: “Married from” is incorrect.
- of: “Married of” is incorrect.
Select the synonym of “imperceptible”:
Correct answer: Subtle. Imperceptible means so slight that it is hardly noticed, which is close to subtle.
- Mean: “Mean” means unkind or average.
- Obvious: “Obvious” is the opposite of imperceptible.
- Humble: “Humble” means modest.
The antonym of “prevail” is:
Correct answer: Yield. To prevail is to win or dominate, and its opposite is to yield or give way.
- Countdown: “Countdown” is unrelated.
- Modify: “Modify” means to change.
- Add: “Add” is unrelated.
Complete the proverb: A watched pot never ______.
Correct answer: Boils. The proverb is “A watched pot never boils”, meaning time seems to pass slowly when you wait anxiously.
- Cooks: “Cooks” is not the wording of the proverb.
- Burns: “Burns” is not the wording of the proverb.
- None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because “boils” is correct.
Choose the meaning of the idiom “Let sleeping dogs lie”:
Correct answer: To avoid restarting a conflict. The idiom means not to disturb a situation that is calm, so as to avoid restarting a conflict.
- Making sleep mandatory: It is not about making sleep mandatory.
- Taking sleep for granted: It is not about taking sleep for granted.
- Discuss burning issue: It does not mean to discuss a burning issue.
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative (statement) sentence?
Correct answer: Period. A period (full stop) ends a statement.
- Exclamation mark: An exclamation mark ends an exclamatory sentence.
- Question mark: A question mark ends a question.
- Comma: A comma separates parts within a sentence.
Change into passive voice: “She will have visited her doctor by 7:00 PM.”
Correct answer: Her doctor will have been visited by her by 7:00 PM. The future perfect passive is “will have been + past participle”, and the time phrase must be kept.
- Her doctor had been visited by her by 7:00 PM: “Had been visited” changes the tense to past perfect.
- Her doctor will have been visited by her: This option drops the time phrase “by 7:00 PM”.
- None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the first option is correct.
The energy stored in a spring is directly proportional to the square of its extension. When a spring is stretched by d cm, the energy stored is E joules. If the extension is decreased by 25%, find the percentage decrease in the energy stored.
Correct answer: 43.75%. New extension = 0.75d, so new energy = (0.75)² E = 0.5625E. The decrease is 1 − 0.5625 = 0.4375, i.e. 43.75%.
- 45.77%: 45.77% is a calculation error.
- 47.45%: 47.45% is a calculation error.
- 49.3%: 49.3% is a calculation error.
What is the second form (simple past) of the verb “slay”?
Correct answer: Slew. “Slay” is irregular: slay – slew – slain.
- Slayed: “Slayed” is used only in some informal senses (for example, “she slayed the performance”).
- Slat: “Slat” is not a form of slay.
- Slays: “Slays” is the third-person present form.
Which one is an adverb?
Correct answer: Easily. “Easily” describes how an action is done, so it is an adverb.
- Lovely: “Lovely” is an adjective.
- Curly: “Curly” is an adjective.
- Misely: “Misely” is not a word.
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom “tie the knot”:
Correct answer: Getting married. “Tie the knot” means to get married.
- Start a fight: Starting a fight is a different idiom.
- Tighten the rope: The literal meaning of tightening a rope is not the idiomatic one.
- To fail in exam: It has nothing to do with failing an exam.
(√2 − 1/√2)² =
Correct answer: 1/2. √2 − 1/√2 = (2 − 1)/√2 = 1/√2, and (1/√2)² = 1/2.
- 3/2: 3/2 results from an incorrect expansion.
- −1/2: A square cannot be negative, so −1/2 is impossible.
- None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because 1/2 is correct.
47^43 + 43^43 is divisible by:
Correct answer: 90. For an odd power n, aⁿ + bⁿ is divisible by a + b. Here 47 + 43 = 90, so the sum is divisible by 90.
- 43: 43 divides 43^43 but not 47^43, so it does not divide the sum.
- 47: 47 divides 47^43 but not 43^43, so it does not divide the sum.
- 1013: No rule makes this sum divisible by 1013.
A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sunday and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is:
Correct answer: 285. A 30-day month beginning on Sunday has 5 Sundays and 25 other days. Total = 5 × 510 + 25 × 240 = 8550, and 8550 ÷ 30 = 285.
- 280: 280 is not the weighted average.
- 290: 290 is not the weighted average.
- 300: 300 is not the weighted average.
A piece of metal is heated to 428 °C and left to cool. Its temperature falls at 23 °C per minute for the first 3 minutes, 15 °C per minute for the next 15 minutes, and then 8 °C per minute until it reaches room temperature of 25 °C. Find the temperature of the metal after 9 minutes.
Correct answer: 269. After 3 minutes: 428 − 3 × 23 = 359 °C. The next 6 minutes (to minute 9) fall by 6 × 15 = 90 °C, giving 269 °C.
- 258: 258 °C does not follow from the rates given.
- 273: 273 °C does not follow from the rates given.
- None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because 269 °C is correct.
Who is the father of AI?
Correct answer: John McCarthy. John McCarthy coined the term “artificial intelligence” in 1955 and is called its father.
- Eric Yuan: Eric Yuan founded Zoom.
- Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs co-founded Apple.
- Denis Ritchie: Dennis Ritchie created the C programming language.
PDF stands for:
Correct answer: Portable document format. PDF stands for Portable Document Format.
- Platform dependent files: “Platform dependent files” is incorrect; PDF files are platform independent.
- Plain data files: “Plain data files” is incorrect.
- None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because Portable Document Format is correct.
Which sign is used to start a formula in MS Excel?
Correct answer: =. A formula in Excel starts with an equals sign (=).
- $: $ makes a cell reference absolute.
- #: # is used in error values and some formats.
- &: & joins text in a formula but does not start one.
Which option is used in MS Excel to remove a border from the selected cells?
Correct answer: No border. The “No Border” option removes borders from the selected cells.
- White line: A white line only hides a border visually.
- No Outline: “No Outline” applies to shapes and drawings.
- None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because “No Border” is correct.