Symbiosis SET · Paper 5

Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capitals.

CANDID

Choose the option closest in meaning to the underlined phrase.

The final match was called off because of the heavy rain.

Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom.

Take his promises of quick profits with a pinch of salt; he has been wrong before.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Read the passage and answer the question.

When the river changed its course in the 1950s, the old port town did not die at once. Its traders hung on for a decade, hoping the water would return. But the ships went to the new harbour downstream, and slowly the town's warehouses fell silent. Today it lives on tourists who come to see a port with no sea in sight, a place whose prosperity proved ephemeral.

As used in the passage, 'ephemeral' most nearly means:

Choose the pair of words that best fills the blanks.

Although the evidence against him was largely ______, the jury found it ______ enough to convict.

An article bought for ₹800 is sold for ₹1,000. What is the profit percentage?

The six-digit number 472x16 is divisible by 11, where x is a single digit. What is the value of x?

The two roots of the equation $x^2 - 7x + k = 0$ differ by 3. What is the value of $k$?

Pipe X can fill a tank in 6 hours and pipe Y can fill it in 8 hours. Pipe Z can empty the full tank in 12 hours. If all three pipes are opened together on the empty tank, how long will it take to fill?

Two trains, 150 m and 100 m long, run on parallel tracks in the same direction at 72 km/h and 54 km/h. How long does the faster train take to pass the slower train completely?

Which is the longest river of peninsular India?

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was developed by:

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, launched in February 2024, aims to:

Under Article 80 of the Constitution of India, what is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha?

India won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, beating New Zealand in the final at Ahmedabad. With this win, how many men's T20 World Cup titles had India won in all?

In a class of 40 students, Priya is 9th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?

What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 3:40?

Statement: The municipality has asked residents to store enough water for two days, as the supply will be cut next week for pipeline repairs.

Assumptions:

I. Residents have some means of storing water.

II. After the repairs, the water supply will be better than before.

Which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement?

Six lectures P, Q, R, S, T and U are held on six consecutive days from Monday to Saturday, one lecture a day.

R is held on Wednesday.

Q is held on the day immediately after P.

T is held neither on Monday nor on Saturday.

S is held on a day before R, but not on Monday.

Which lecture is held on Monday?