Daily Govt Exam Practice — 13 May 2026 (25 Questions)

Daily Govt Exam Practice — 13 May 2026

25 questions · SSC-CGL / Banking / RRB level · Sections: Quantitative Aptitude 7, Reasoning Ability 7, English Language 6, General Awareness 5. Time recommended: 30 minutes.

Section: Quantitative Aptitude

Q1. (HCF & LCM) HCF of two numbers is 12 and their LCM is 144. If one number is 36, the other is:

1. 48
2. 60
3. 36
4. 12

Q2. (Ages) The ratio of present ages of father and son is 5:2. Five years ago, the ratio was 3:1. The father’s present age is:

1. 30
2. 40
3. 45
4. 50

Q3. (Discount) A shirt is marked at ₹1,000. After two successive discounts of 20% and 10%, the selling price is:

1. ₹700
2. ₹720
3. ₹750
4. ₹800

Q4. (Boats & Streams) A boat travels 30 km downstream in 2 hours and 30 km upstream in 5 hours. Speed of stream is:

1. 3 km/h
2. 4.5 km/h
3. 5 km/h
4. 6 km/h

Q5. (Mensuration (Volume)) The volume of a cube whose surface area is 96 cm² is:

1. 48 cm³
2. 64 cm³
3. 96 cm³
4. 128 cm³

Q6. (Data Interpretation (Bar)) A bar chart shows quarterly profit (₹ cr): Q1=20, Q2=30, Q3=25, Q4=45. Percentage increase from Q1 to Q4 is:

1. 100%
2. 115%
3. 120%
4. 125%

Q7. (Pipes & Cisterns) Pipe A fills a tank in 6 h, pipe B empties it in 9 h. If both are opened together, the tank fills in:

1. 12 h
2. 15 h
3. 18 h
4. 20 h

Section: Reasoning Ability

Q8. (Circular Seating) Five friends sit around a circular table facing the centre. A is opposite B (only possible in a group of ≥6) — assume 6 people: A,B,C,D,E,F. A is opposite D. B is immediate right of A. F is immediate left of A. Who sits opposite B?

1. C
2. E
3. F
4. D

Q9. (Coding (number-letter)) If A=1, B=2, …, Z=26, then the sum of letters in ‘CAT’ is:

1. 24
2. 25
3. 26
4. 27

Q10. (Data Sufficiency) Question: What is the age of Ravi? I) Ravi is 5 years older than Sita. II) Sita’s age is twice that of Mohan, who is 8.

1. I alone
2. II alone
3. Both together
4. Neither

Q11. (Word Formation) How many meaningful English words can be formed using the letters E, A, T (each used once)?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Q12. (Missing Number) 7, 14, 28, 56, ?

1. 98
2. 100
3. 112
4. 128

Q13. (Calendar) If 1 January 2024 was a Monday, what day was 1 January 2025?

1. Tuesday
2. Wednesday
3. Monday
4. Thursday

Q14. (Cube/Dice) A solid cube of side 6 cm is painted on all faces and cut into 216 small cubes of side 1 cm each. How many small cubes have exactly TWO painted faces?

1. 24
2. 36
3. 48
4. 56

Section: English Language

Q15. (Articles) He is ___ honest officer who works for ___ Indian Army.

1. a; the
2. an; the
3. an; an
4. the; an

Q16. (Conjunction) He left early ___ he could catch the train.

1. because
2. so that
3. unless
4. although

Q17. (Antonym) Antonym of LUCID:

1. Clear
2. Bright
3. Obscure
4. Simple

Q18. (Fill in Blank) The new policy is expected to ___ economic growth.

1. accelerate
2. accentuate
3. activate
4. appreciate

Q19. (RC Inference) ‘Despite warnings, the company expanded into unfamiliar markets and posted record losses.’ What can be inferred?

1. The warnings were heeded
2. The expansion was wise
3. The expansion was reckless
4. Markets always reward risk

Q20. (Idiom) ‘To let the cat out of the bag’ means:

1. To free an animal
2. To reveal a secret
3. To take a chance
4. To make a mistake

Section: General Awareness

Q21. (Constitution Schedules) The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with:

1. Distribution of powers
2. Recognised languages
3. Anti-defection law
4. Panchayati Raj

Q22. (Modern History) The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:

1. 1919
2. 1920
3. 1922
4. 1930

Q23. (Dams) Bhakra-Nangal Dam is on which river?

1. Yamuna
2. Sutlej
3. Beas
4. Chenab

Q24. (RBI) As of 2025, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is:

1. Shaktikanta Das
2. Urjit Patel
3. Sanjay Malhotra
4. Raghuram Rajan

Q25. (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the Moon on:

1. 23 August 2023
2. 14 July 2023
3. 6 September 2019
4. 22 October 2008