Reasoning Quiz No.213 Choose the word which is different from the rest.
[A].Pound[B].Yen
[C].Ounce
[D].Franc
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
All except Ounce are names of currencies, while ounce is a unit of weight.
[C].Ounce
[D].Franc
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
All except Ounce are names of currencies, while ounce is a unit of weight.
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him “Glorious John”. He was made Poet Laureate in 1667. Source: Wikipedia
1. When was John Dryden born? (Dates according to Gregorian calendar)
a) 2 February 1641
b) 15 May 1636
c) 19 August 1631 (Correct)
d) 15 December 1628
2. Where was John Dryden born?
a) Aldwinkle (Correct)
b) Cardiff
c) Liverpool
d) Dorchester
3. Which school did John Dryden attend?
a) Shrewsbury School
b) Westminster School (Correct)
c) Harrow School
d) St. Paul’s School
4. Which poem did John Dryden write for the coronation of Charles II?
a) The Medall
b) The Hind and the Panther
c) Religio Laici
d) To His Sacred Majesty (Correct)
5. Which play did John Dryden write in 1665?
a) Secret Love
b) The Indian Emperour (Correct)
c) All for Love
d) The Conquest of Granada
6. When did John Dryden write Annus Mirabilis?
a) 1672
b) 1675
c) 1667 (Correct)
d) 1701
7. Which poem written by John Dryden regarding successor to Charles II angered Whigs?
a) Absalom and Achitophel (Correct)
b) Eleonara
c) Love Triumphant
d) Cleomenes
8. When was John Dryden poet laureate?
a) 1640-1648
b) 1701-1715
c) 1690-1700
d) 1668-1688 (Correct)
9. When did John Dryden die?
a) 26 January 1715
b) 12 May 1700 (Correct)
c) 11 July 1703
d) 12 November 1699
10. Where did John Dryden die?
a) Cambridge
b) London (Correct)
c) Oxford
d) Bristol
[B].
[C].
[D].
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bevin
[C].
Chamberlain
[D].
Churchill
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
All except Bevin were the Prime Ministers of UK, while Bevin was the Foreign Secretary of UK.
[B].
[C].
[D].
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Therefore, it is clear that he is in the North from his house.
[B].
[C].
[D].
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The series may be divided into groups as shown:
b e d / f ? h / j ? l
Clearly in the first group, the second and third letters are respectively three and two steps ahead of the first letter.
A similar pattern would follow in the second and third groups.
1. When was James Alfred Van Allen born?
a) 4 February 1924
b) 2 April 1918
c) 7 September 1914
d) 28 December 1912
2. Where was James Alfred Van Allen born?
a) Mount Pleasant
b) Silver Spring
c) Dartmouth
d) Charlestown
3. Which college did James Alfred Van Allen attend?
a) William and Mary College
b) Iowa Wesleyan College
c) St. Dominic’s College
d) Sacred Heart College
4. What was Aerobee which James Alfred Van Allen helped develop?
a) Missile
b) Satellite
c) Rocket
d) Destroyer
5. When was James Alfred Van Allen professor of physics at the University of Iowa?
a) 1951-1985
b) 1942-1946
c) 1946-1950
d) 1988-1998
6. What was the year 1957-1958?
a) Second International Polar Year
b) International Geophysical Year
c) International Year of Youth
d) International Year of Telecommunications
7. When was Explorer launched?
a) 26 July 1969
b) 12 June 1964
c) 31 January 1958
d) 12 November 1952
8. When did James Alfred Van Allen discover Van Allen radiation belts?
a) 1948
b) 1972
c) 1962
d) 1958
9. When did James Alfred Van Allen die?
a) 26 March 2008
b) 9 August 2006
c) 28 May 2004
d) 14 October 2012
10. Where did James Alfred Van Allen die?
a) New York
b) San Francisco
c) Los Angeles
d) Iowa City
1. When was James Alfred Van Allen born?
c) 7 September 1914
2. Where was James Alfred Van Allen born?
a) Mount Pleasant
3. Which college did James Alfred Van Allen attend?
b) Iowa Wesleyan College
4. What was Aerobee which James Alfred Van Allen helped develop?
c) Rocket
5. When was James Alfred Van Allen professor of physics at the University of Iowa?
a) 1951-1985
6. What was the year 1957-1958?
b) International Geophysical Year
7. When was Explorer launched?
c) 31 January 1958
8. When did James Alfred Van Allen discover Van Allen radiation belts?
d) 1958
9. When did James Alfred Van Allen die?
b) 9 August 2006
10. Where did James Alfred Van Allen die?
d) Iowa City