Answer: B) 21,14 Explanation: Putting A=1, B=2, C=3,..., M=13,....,X=24,Y=25, Z=26, we have :        JR = J + R2 + 2 = 10 + 18 2 + 2 = 16       CK = C + K2 + 2 =  3 + 112 + 2 = 9       TX = T + X2+ 2 = 20 + 242 + 2 = 24       OS = O + S2 + 2 = 15 + 192 + 2 = 19        So, the missing numbers are :       21 and 14       Hence, the answer is (b).

Answer: C) 20 km Explanation: Average speed = 2aba+b, here a=25 b=4 = 2 x 25 x 4/(25+4) = 200/29 km/hr. Distance covered in 5 hours 48 minutes = Speed x time = (200/29)x (29/5) Distance covered in 5 hours 48 minutes = 40kms. Distance of the post office from the village = (40/2) = 20 km.

Answer: A) 167 Explanation: The given number series is 3, 5, 13, 43, 167 3 3 x 1 + 2 = 5 5 x 2 + 3 = 13 13 x 3 + 4 = 43 43 x 4 + 5 = 177 (not equal to 167)   Hence, the odd number in the given number sequence is 167.

Answer: A) same day Explanation: We know that the day repeats every 7 days, 14 days, 21 days,... So if today is Monday, after 7 days it is again Monday, after 14 days again it is Monday. Hence, after 2 weeks i.e, 14 days the day repeats and is the same day.

Answer: D) December 4 Explanation: On December 4, 1971, the Indian Navy successfully executed Operation Trident, which was a devastating attack on Pakistan Naval Headquarters in Karachi. The operation, which marked the first use of anti-ship missiles in the region, did irreparable damage to the Karachi port during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. To commemorate this, December 4 is celebrated as the Indian Navy Day. Every year to celebrate the achievements and role of the naval force to the country we clebrate Navy Day. The Indian Navy is the marine branch of the Indian Armed Forces and is led by the President of India as Commander-in-Chief.

Answer: B) 8% Explanation: Let the shopkeeper buy 300g for Rs.300. Now he sells 100g for Rs.110, another 100g for Rs120, and the rest 100g for Rs94.    Therefore, the total amount he receives = Rs.110 + Rs.120 + Rs.94 = 324.    Therefore, the shopkeeper spends Rs.300 and gets back Rs.324.   Therefore, his profit percentage = 24300x100 % = 8%

Answer: B) Political power shifted to the bourgeoisie Explanation: One of the most important result of the French Revolution was that Political power shifted to the bourgeoisie (Middle class people).   The Great French Revolution of 1789 not only overthrew the monarchy in France, but ultimately led to the destruction of the Old Order across Europe.    Prior to the French Revolution, the bourgeoisie or middle class, belonged to the Third Estate, which had the largest tax burden and virtually no rights.   The bourgeoisie gained an enormous amount of political power when the National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man, and drafted a new constitution for France.

Answer: C) Vertebral column Explanation: The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.   Bones of shoulder, thigh and foot are the part of appendicular skeleton.     Hence, Vertebral column is the part of axial skeleton.