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    Section-wise Paper Structure

    Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA & DI)

    28 Qs

    29% of total marks

    Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VALR)

    26 Qs

    27% of total marks

    Decision Making (DM)

    21 Qs

    22% of total marks

    General Knowledge (GK)

    20 Qs

    21% of total marks

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    Question 1
    2023 PYQ
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    A small jar contained water, lime and sugar in the ratio of 90:7:3. A glass contained only water and sugar in it. Contents of both(small jar and glass) were mixed in a bigger jar and the ratio of contents in the bigger jar was 85:5:10(water, lime and sugar respectively). Find the percentage of water in the bigger jar?

    Question 2
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    6 distinct letters are to be placed in 6 distinct addressed envelopes. In how many ways can exactly 3 letters be placed in the wrong envelopes?

    Question 3
    Level 3: Exam Standard
    Match the following random experiments with the size of their sample spaces:

    Experiments:
    (i) Tossing 3 fair coins
    (ii) Rolling 2 fair six-sided dice
    (iii) Drawing 2 cards from a standard deck of 52 cards (simultaneously)
    (iv) Selecting a committee of 3 people from a group of 10

    Sample Space Sizes:
    (a) 8
    (b) 36
    (c) 120
    (d) 1326
    Question 4
    2026 PYQ
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Common Description:

    Later, I realized that reviewing the history of nuclear physics served another purpose as well: It gave the lie to the naive belief that the physicists could have come together when nuclear fission was discovered(in Nazi Germany!) and agreed to keep the discovery a secret, thereby sparing humankind the nuclear burden. No. Given the development of nuclear physics up to 1938, development that physicists throughout the world pursued in all innocence of any intention of finding the engine of a new weapon of mass destruction—only one of them, the remarkable Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard, took that possibility seriously—the discovery of nuclear fission was inevitable. To stop it, you would have had to stop physics. If German scientists hadn’t made the discovery when they did, British, French, American, Russian, Italian, or Danish scientists would have done so, almost certainly within days or weeks. They were all working at the same cutting edge, trying to understand the strange results of a simple experiment bombarding uranium with neutrons. Here was no Faustian bargain, as movie directors and other naifs still find it intellectually challenging to imagine. Here was no evil machinery that the noble scientists might have hidden from the politicians and the generals. To the contrary, here was a new insight into how the world works, an energetic reaction, older than the earth, that science had finally devised the instruments and arrangements to coax forth. “Make it seem inevitable,” Louis Pasteur used to advise his students when they prepared to write up their discoveries. But it was. To wish that it might have been ignored or suppressed is barbarous. “Knowledge,” Niels Bohr once noted, “is itself the basis for civilization.” You cannot have the one without the other; the one depends upon the other. Nor can you have only benevolent knowledge; the scientific method doesn’t filter for benevolence. Knowledge has consequences, not always intended, not always comfortable, not always welcome. The earth revolves around the sun, not the sun around the earth. “It is a profound and necessary truth,” Robert Oppenheimer would say, “that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was possible to find them.”

    ...Bohr proposed once that the goal of science is not universal truth. Rather, he argued, the modest but relentless goal of science is “the gradual removal of prejudices.” The discovery that the earth revolves around the sun has gradually removed the prejudice that the earth is the center of the universe. The discovery of microbes is gradually removing the prejudice that disease is a punishment from God. The discovery of evolution is gradually removing the prejudice that Homo sapiens is a separate and special creation.

    Based on the passage, which of the following would the author BEST agree with?

    Question 5
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) regarding meaningful sequences:

    Assertion (A): In a meaningful sequence, a sentence beginning with "Such a development" can never logically serve as the opening sentence of a paragraph.

    Reason (R): The demonstrative adjective "Such" inherently requires a prior antecedent to define the specific development being referenced, making it structurally dependent on a preceding sentence.

    Question 6
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Which of the following sentences are grammatically CORRECT?

    1. The committee will revert back to you once the decision is finalized.
    2. She is prone to catch a cold during the winter months.
    3. The CEO availed himself of the opportunity to address the shareholders.
    4. We must discuss about the new marketing strategy in tomorrow's meeting.
    5. He was accused of stealing the confidential documents.
    6. The new policy will come into effect from the next fiscal year.
    Question 7
    2024 PYQ
    Level 3: Exam Standard
    Common Description: Mr. Singh lived in a sprawling housing society. He employed two part-time domestic helps, Vimla and Sharda.
    Vimla was responsible for cleaning and dusting, while Sharda took care of cooking.
    Once Sharda fell ill and consequently took leave for three days. When Sharda returned to work, she learned that Mr. Singh’s gold ring, a gift from his mother, was missing. Suspecting theft, Mr. Singh had terminated Vimla. Mr. Singh asked Sharda to take additional responsibility of cleaning the house, along with an offer to double her salary. Sharda accepted the offer as her previous two jobs were lost due to frequent health-related absences.
    She was struggling to make ends meet; this offer would go a long way to help her.
    Next day, while cleaning under the dressing table, Sharda found the gold ring. Overjoyed, Mr. Singh expressed his gratitude by presenting Sharda a reward of one thousand rupees! However, he made no mention of reinstating Vimla. Two months passed, and owing to Sharda’s improved health and dedication, Sharda started working in three more houses. However, Vimla was dismissed from her jobs in two more houses primarily due to the ring incident. News of the discovery of the lost ring had not become public, and Sharda wanted to help Vimla. Sharda is contemplating over possible actions.
    Which of the following actions, by Sharda, will BEST help Vimla?
    Question 8
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Assertion (A): Implementing a uniform "Return to Office" (RTO) mandate of 5 days a week for all departments is a classic example of the One-Size-Fits-All Policy Fallacy.

    Reason (R): Gen Z employees uniformly reject any policy that requires physical office presence, making RTO mandates inherently discriminatory against them.

    Which of the following is correct?

    Question 9
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    A housing queue has 8 applicants with initial base scores: (in ascending order of their queue position, so the applicant with is 1st, and is 8th).

    An exception policy allows an applicant to boost their score by of the score of the person immediately ahead of them in the queue, but only if their own initial score is strictly less than . The person immediately ahead then loses of their own initial score. All adjustments are calculated based on the original initial scores and applied simultaneously.

    What is the final score of the applicant who was originally 3rd in the queue (initial score )?

    Question 10
    2024 PYQ
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Matthew Perry, who died in 2023, was famously known for playing which character in the sitcom called Friends?

    Question 11
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Consider the following statements regarding the three pillars of India's economic and corporate landscape:

    1. The primary objective of recent GST rationalization efforts is to merge higher tax slabs into lower ones to boost consumption and simplify the tax structure.
    2. The Chenab Bridge, a flagship component of the USBRL project, is the world's highest railway suspension bridge.
    3. In a strategic corporate name change, the legal entity remains the same, meaning all existing contracts and liabilities automatically persist without the need for novation.

    How many of the above statements are strictly correct?

    Question 12
    Level 3: Exam Standard

    Which of the following animals are depicted on the State Emblem of India?

    1. Lion
    2. Bull
    3. Horse
    4. Elephant

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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    95 questions · 95 marks · 138.96 minutes. Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA & DI): 28 · Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VALR): 26 · Decision Making (DM): 21 · General Knowledge (GK): 20

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    Question 1 · Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA & DI) · 2023 MCQ

    A small jar contained water, lime and sugar in the ratio of 90:7:3. A glass contained only water and sugar in it. Contents of both(small jar and glass) were mixed in a bigger jar and the ratio of contents in the bigger jar was 85:5:10(water, lime and sugar respectively). Find the percentage of water in the bigger jar?

    1. A.

      70

    2. B.

      75

    3. C.

      80

    4. D.

      72.5

    5. E.

      85

    Correct Answer:

    E

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is a distractor question, recognizable because it provides extensive details about initial containers but then explicitly states the final ratio and asks for a property of that final mixture. Step 1: Read the question carefully. It asks for the percentage of water in the bigger jar. Step 2: The problem states that the ratio of contents in the bigger jar is 85:5:10 (water, lime, and sugar respectively). Step 3: The initial ratios of the small jar and the glass are irrelevant because the final state is already fully defined. Step 4: Calculate the total number of parts in the final ratio: parts. Step 5: The water constitutes 85 parts out of 100 total parts. Step 6: Calculate the percentage: . Answer: 85
    Question 2 · Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA & DI) NAT

    6 distinct letters are to be placed in 6 distinct addressed envelopes. In how many ways can exactly 3 letters be placed in the wrong envelopes?

    Correct Answer:

    40

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: this is a partial derangement problem. "Exactly 3 wrong" means exactly 3 letters are in the correct envelopes, and the remaining 3 are all in the wrong envelopes.

    Step 1: Choose which 3 letters are in the correct envelopes.

    Number of ways = .

    Step 2: Ensure the remaining 3 letters are ALL in the wrong envelopes.

    This is the derangement of 3 items, denoted as .

    .

    Step 3: Multiply the independent choices.

    Total ways = .

    Answer: 40

    Question 3 · Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA & DI) MCQ
    Match the following random experiments with the size of their sample spaces:

    Experiments:
    (i) Tossing 3 fair coins
    (ii) Rolling 2 fair six-sided dice
    (iii) Drawing 2 cards from a standard deck of 52 cards (simultaneously)
    (iv) Selecting a committee of 3 people from a group of 10

    Sample Space Sizes:
    (a) 8
    (b) 36
    (c) 120
    (d) 1326
    1. A.

      (i)→(a), (ii)→(b), (iii)→(c), (iv)→(d)

    2. B.

      (i)→(a), (ii)→(b), (iii)→(d), (iv)→(c)

    3. C.

      (i)→(b), (ii)→(a), (iii)→(d), (iv)→(c)

    4. D.

      (i)→(a), (ii)→(c), (iii)→(b), (iv)→(d)

    Correct Answer:

    B

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is a sample space identification question, recognizable because we must match different random experiments with their total number of possible outcomes using appropriate counting methods.

    Step 1: Calculate (i) — tossing 3 coins.

    Each coin has 2 outcomes (H or T).

    Total = .

    Matches (a).

    Step 2: Calculate (ii) — rolling 2 dice.

    Each die has 6 outcomes.

    Total = .

    Matches (b).

    Step 3: Calculate (iii) — drawing 2 cards from 52 (simultaneously).

    Since order doesn't matter, use combinations.

    Total = .

    Matches (d).

    Step 4: Calculate (iv) — selecting 3 from 10.

    Since order doesn't matter, use combinations.

    Total = .

    Matches (c).

    Answer: (i)→(a), (ii)→(b), (iii)→(d), (iv)→(c).

    Common trap: Using permutations instead of combinations for simultaneous selection, or confusing with .

    Question 4 · Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VALR) · 2026 MCQ

    Common Description:

    Later, I realized that reviewing the history of nuclear physics served another purpose as well: It gave the lie to the naive belief that the physicists could have come together when nuclear fission was discovered(in Nazi Germany!) and agreed to keep the discovery a secret, thereby sparing humankind the nuclear burden. No. Given the development of nuclear physics up to 1938, development that physicists throughout the world pursued in all innocence of any intention of finding the engine of a new weapon of mass destruction—only one of them, the remarkable Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard, took that possibility seriously—the discovery of nuclear fission was inevitable. To stop it, you would have had to stop physics. If German scientists hadn’t made the discovery when they did, British, French, American, Russian, Italian, or Danish scientists would have done so, almost certainly within days or weeks. They were all working at the same cutting edge, trying to understand the strange results of a simple experiment bombarding uranium with neutrons. Here was no Faustian bargain, as movie directors and other naifs still find it intellectually challenging to imagine. Here was no evil machinery that the noble scientists might have hidden from the politicians and the generals. To the contrary, here was a new insight into how the world works, an energetic reaction, older than the earth, that science had finally devised the instruments and arrangements to coax forth. “Make it seem inevitable,” Louis Pasteur used to advise his students when they prepared to write up their discoveries. But it was. To wish that it might have been ignored or suppressed is barbarous. “Knowledge,” Niels Bohr once noted, “is itself the basis for civilization.” You cannot have the one without the other; the one depends upon the other. Nor can you have only benevolent knowledge; the scientific method doesn’t filter for benevolence. Knowledge has consequences, not always intended, not always comfortable, not always welcome. The earth revolves around the sun, not the sun around the earth. “It is a profound and necessary truth,” Robert Oppenheimer would say, “that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was possible to find them.”

    ...Bohr proposed once that the goal of science is not universal truth. Rather, he argued, the modest but relentless goal of science is “the gradual removal of prejudices.” The discovery that the earth revolves around the sun has gradually removed the prejudice that the earth is the center of the universe. The discovery of microbes is gradually removing the prejudice that disease is a punishment from God. The discovery of evolution is gradually removing the prejudice that Homo sapiens is a separate and special creation.

    Based on the passage, which of the following would the author BEST agree with?

    1. A.

      Science is not benevolent.

    2. B.

      Science is inconsiderate.

    3. C.

      Science is amoral.

    4. D.

      Science is the ultimate truth.

    5. E.

      Science is immoral.

    Correct Answer:

    C

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is an "author's stance" or "inference" question, recognizable because it asks what the author would "BEST agree with" regarding the nature of science.

    Step 1: Analyze the passage's explicit statements about science. The author states, "the scientific method doesn’t filter for benevolence" and discoveries are made "because it was possible to find them," not because they are useful or morally good.

    Step 2: Evaluate the options.

    • Option A ("not benevolent") is too absolute. The passage says you cannot have only benevolent knowledge, implying some might be, but it is not filtered.
    • Option B ("inconsiderate") and Option E ("immoral") attribute human moral failings to science, which contradicts the passage's view that science is a neutral process of discovery.
    • Option D ("ultimate truth") is directly contradicted by the passage: "the goal of science is not universal truth."
    • Option C ("amoral") perfectly captures the idea that science does not filter for benevolence or morality; it simply reveals what is possible.

    Answer: C

    Question 5 · Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VALR) MCQ

    Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) regarding meaningful sequences:

    Assertion (A): In a meaningful sequence, a sentence beginning with "Such a development" can never logically serve as the opening sentence of a paragraph.

    Reason (R): The demonstrative adjective "Such" inherently requires a prior antecedent to define the specific development being referenced, making it structurally dependent on a preceding sentence.

    1. A.

      Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

    2. B.

      Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

    3. C.

      A is true, but R is false.

    4. D.

      A is false, but R is true.

    Correct Answer:

    A

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is an assertion_reason question testing your understanding of genesis sentences and unresolved references in paragraph construction.

    Step 1: Evaluate Assertion (A). Can a sentence starting with "Such a development" open a paragraph? No, because "Such" is a backward-looking marker that requires context. Thus, A is true.

    Step 2: Evaluate Reason (R). Does "Such" inherently require a prior antecedent? Yes, demonstrative adjectives like "such", "this", or "these" must point to a specific noun or concept introduced earlier. Thus, R is true.

    Step 3: Determine if R explains A. Does the structural dependency of "Such" explain why it cannot open a paragraph? Yes, perfectly. The lack of a prior antecedent makes it an unresolved reference if placed first.

    Answer: A (Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.)

    Question 6 · Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VALR) MCQ

    Which of the following sentences are grammatically CORRECT?

    1. The committee will revert back to you once the decision is finalized.
    2. She is prone to catch a cold during the winter months.
    3. The CEO availed himself of the opportunity to address the shareholders.
    4. We must discuss about the new marketing strategy in tomorrow's meeting.
    5. He was accused of stealing the confidential documents.
    6. The new policy will come into effect from the next fiscal year.
    1. A.

      1, 3, 5

    2. B.

      2, 4, 6

    3. C.

      3, 5, 6

    4. D.

      1, 2, 4

    Correct Answer:

    C

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is an error-spotting question focusing on phrasal verbs, prepositions, and standard collocations. The trap involves common Indian Englishisms that are grammatically incorrect in standard English.

    Step 1: Analyze Sentence 1. "Revert back" is a redundancy. "Revert" already means to go back or return to a previous state. The correct usage is simply "revert to you." Incorrect.

    Step 2: Analyze Sentence 2. The adjective "prone" is followed by a preposition and a gerund (verb + -ing) when referring to a tendency to do something. The correct phrase is "prone to catching." Incorrect.

    Step 3: Analyze Sentence 3. "Avail oneself of" is a formal, correct phrasal verb meaning to make use of an opportunity. The structure and preposition are correct. Correct.

    Step 4: Analyze Sentence 4. "Discuss" is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without a preposition. The correct phrase is "discuss the new marketing strategy." "Discuss about" is a common error. Incorrect.

    Step 5: Analyze Sentence 5. "Accused of" is the correct prepositional collocation for the verb "accuse." The gerund "stealing" correctly follows the preposition. Correct.

    Step 6: Analyze Sentence 6. "Come into effect" is the standard idiom meaning to start operating or become valid. The preposition "into" is correct. Correct.

    Step 7: Identify the correct sentences. Sentences 3, 5, and 6 are correct.

    Answer: Option C.

    Question 7 · Decision Making (DM) · 2024 MCQ
    Common Description: Mr. Singh lived in a sprawling housing society. He employed two part-time domestic helps, Vimla and Sharda.
    Vimla was responsible for cleaning and dusting, while Sharda took care of cooking.
    Once Sharda fell ill and consequently took leave for three days. When Sharda returned to work, she learned that Mr. Singh’s gold ring, a gift from his mother, was missing. Suspecting theft, Mr. Singh had terminated Vimla. Mr. Singh asked Sharda to take additional responsibility of cleaning the house, along with an offer to double her salary. Sharda accepted the offer as her previous two jobs were lost due to frequent health-related absences.
    She was struggling to make ends meet; this offer would go a long way to help her.
    Next day, while cleaning under the dressing table, Sharda found the gold ring. Overjoyed, Mr. Singh expressed his gratitude by presenting Sharda a reward of one thousand rupees! However, he made no mention of reinstating Vimla. Two months passed, and owing to Sharda’s improved health and dedication, Sharda started working in three more houses. However, Vimla was dismissed from her jobs in two more houses primarily due to the ring incident. News of the discovery of the lost ring had not become public, and Sharda wanted to help Vimla. Sharda is contemplating over possible actions.
    Which of the following actions, by Sharda, will BEST help Vimla?
    1. A.

      Confront Mr. Singh about concealing the discovery of the lost ring from the housing society residents.

    2. B.

      Inform Vimla that the ring has been found and advise her to demand compensation from Mr. Singh for tarnishing her image.

    3. C.

      Inform as many domestic helps in the housing society as possible that she has found the ring.

    4. D.

      Quit the job at Mr. Singh’s house and ask him to consider offering that job to Vimla.

    5. E.

      Divulge to Vimla’s employers in the housing society that she has found the ring.

    Correct Answer:

    E

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: Restorative justice in informal employment disputes.

    Step 1: Identify the core harm done to the victim. Vimla was unjustly accused of theft, fired, and consequently lost jobs in other houses due to a tarnished reputation.

    Step 2: Evaluate which action directly reverses this specific harm.

    • Option A (Confronting Mr. Singh) might clear the air but does not systematically restore her reputation with other employers.
    • Option B (Demanding compensation) focuses on retribution and money, but does not restore her livelihood or reputation.
    • Option C (Informing domestic helps) spreads the news but does not directly convince the employers who fired her.
    • Option D (Quitting to give Vimla the job) only restores one job and leaves her reputation damaged elsewhere.
    • Option E (Divulging to Vimla's employers) provides the exact proof needed to clear her name with the people who dismissed her, directly restoring her reputation and livelihood.

    Step 3: Option E is the most systemic and restorative action.

    Answer: E

    Question 8 · Decision Making (DM) MCQ

    Assertion (A): Implementing a uniform "Return to Office" (RTO) mandate of 5 days a week for all departments is a classic example of the One-Size-Fits-All Policy Fallacy.

    Reason (R): Gen Z employees uniformly reject any policy that requires physical office presence, making RTO mandates inherently discriminatory against them.

    Which of the following is correct?

    1. A.

      Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

    2. B.

      Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

    3. C.

      A is true, but R is false.

    4. D.

      A is false, but R is true.

    Correct Answer:

    C

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is an observation and assertion-reason question testing the identification of the One-Size-Fits-All Policy Fallacy and the avoidance of generational stereotyping.

    Step 1: Evaluate Assertion (A). A uniform 5-day RTO mandate for "all departments" ignores role-specific workflow realities (e.g., fully digital roles vs. client-facing roles) and diverse generational work-style preferences. This is the definition of the fallacy. Thus, A is true.

    Step 2: Evaluate Reason (R). The reason claims that Gen Z employees "uniformly reject" any office presence. This is a broad generalization and a classic stereotyping trap. While many Gen Z employees prefer flexibility, they do not uniformly reject all office presence (many value it for collaboration, mentorship, and social connection). Thus, R is false.

    Step 3: Conclusion. A is true, but R is false.

    Answer: C

    Question 9 · Decision Making (DM) NAT

    A housing queue has 8 applicants with initial base scores: (in ascending order of their queue position, so the applicant with is 1st, and is 8th).

    An exception policy allows an applicant to boost their score by of the score of the person immediately ahead of them in the queue, but only if their own initial score is strictly less than . The person immediately ahead then loses of their own initial score. All adjustments are calculated based on the original initial scores and applied simultaneously.

    What is the final score of the applicant who was originally 3rd in the queue (initial score )?

    Correct Answer:

    44

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: this is an estimation question involving cascading adjustments — you must track both the gains and losses for the target applicant based on the actions of their neighbors.

    Step 1: identify the target applicant and their neighbors.

    The queue is: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80.

    The target is the 3rd applicant (initial score 30).

    The person immediately ahead is the 4th applicant (initial score 40).

    The person immediately behind is the 2nd applicant (initial score 20).

    Step 2: calculate the target's gain.

    The target (30) has an initial score < 40, so they are eligible to boost.

    They boost by 50% of the person ahead's initial score (40).

    Gain = .

    Step 3: calculate the target's loss.

    The person behind the target (2nd applicant, initial score 20) also has an initial score < 40, so they are eligible to boost.

    They boost by 50% of the target's initial score (30).

    Because the 2nd applicant boosts, the target (the person immediately ahead of them) loses 20% of their own initial score.

    Loss = .

    Step 4: calculate the final score.

    Final score = Initial score + Gain - Loss

    Final score = .

    Common trap: forgetting that the target also loses points because the person behind them is eligible to boost.

    Answer: 44

    Question 10 · General Knowledge (GK) · 2024 MCQ

    Matthew Perry, who died in 2023, was famously known for playing which character in the sitcom called Friends?

    1. A.

      Ross Geller

    2. B.

      Chandler Bing

    3. C.

      Joey Tribbiani

    4. D.

      Raymond Holt

    5. E.

      Monica Geller

    Correct Answer:

    B

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is a factual recall question about pop culture, specifically the cast of the iconic sitcom "Friends" and recent news regarding actor Matthew Perry.

    Step 1: Identify the actor. The question asks about Matthew Perry, who passed away in October 2023.

    Step 2: Recall his most famous role. Matthew Perry was globally renowned for playing Chandler Bing in the NBC sitcom "Friends," which aired from 1994 to 2004.

    Step 3: Evaluate the other options.

    • Ross Geller was played by David Schwimmer.
    • Joey Tribbiani was played by Matt LeBlanc.
    • Raymond Holt is a character from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," played by Andre Braugher.
    • Monica Geller was played by Courteney Cox.

    Answer: Chandler Bing

    Question 11 · General Knowledge (GK) MCQ

    Consider the following statements regarding the three pillars of India's economic and corporate landscape:

    1. The primary objective of recent GST rationalization efforts is to merge higher tax slabs into lower ones to boost consumption and simplify the tax structure.
    2. The Chenab Bridge, a flagship component of the USBRL project, is the world's highest railway suspension bridge.
    3. In a strategic corporate name change, the legal entity remains the same, meaning all existing contracts and liabilities automatically persist without the need for novation.

    How many of the above statements are strictly correct?

    1. A.

      Only one

    2. B.

      Only two

    3. C.

      All three

    4. D.

      None

    Correct Answer:

    B

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is a statement evaluation question testing comprehensive synthesis across economic policy, infrastructure, and corporate law.

    Step 1: Analyze Statement 1. GST rationalization aims to reduce the number of slabs and merge higher rates into lower ones to boost consumption and reduce compliance burden. This is correct.

    Step 2: Analyze Statement 2. The Chenab Bridge is the world's highest railway arch bridge, not a suspension bridge. This is incorrect.

    Step 3: Analyze Statement 3. A mere name change does not create a new legal entity. The same corporate person persists, so existing contracts and liabilities remain valid and do not require novation (unlike in a merger or demerger). This is correct.

    Step 4: Count the correct statements. Statements 1 and 3 are correct, making a total of two.

    Answer: Only two

    Question 12 · General Knowledge (GK) MCQ

    Which of the following animals are depicted on the State Emblem of India?

    1. Lion
    2. Bull
    3. Horse
    4. Elephant

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    1. A.

      1 and 2 only

    2. B.

      1, 2 and 3 only

    3. C.

      1, 3 and 4 only

    4. D.

      1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    D

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is a national symbol identification question, recognisable by the reference to the State Emblem.

    Step 1: Recall the source of the State Emblem. It is adapted from the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.

    Step 2: Visualize the Lion Capital. It features four lions standing back to back (only three are visible in the 2D emblem).

    Step 3: Look at the base of the capital (the abacus). The abacus features a frieze of sculptures in high relief of four animals separated by wheels (Dharma Chakras).

    Step 4: Identify the four animals. They are:

    • An Elephant
    • A Horse
    • A Bull
    • A Lion

    Step 5: Check the options. All four animals (Lion, Bull, Horse, Elephant) are part of the original capital's design elements. In standard GK contexts, questions asking about the animals "depicted on" the emblem refer to the full sculptural group of the Lion Capital from which it is drawn.

    Answer: D

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