Which of the following compounds would you expect to show positive iodoform test? (i) Butanone

(ii) Propanoic acid

(iii) Ethanol

(iv) Benzaldehyde

(v) But-2-one

• A) (i) and (ii)
• B) (i) and (iii)
• C) (iv) and (v)
• D) (ii) and (iii)

The peak of Mount Everest is about six miles from its _______

• A. base
• B. depth
• C. Source
• D. root

Conservation of soil fertility employs crop rotation because

• A. crops are allowed to grow at their own rates
• B. it encourages the healthy growth of plants
• C. it allows utilization of soil nutrients at different levels
• D. different crops grow at the same time

Forest regulations are formulated in order to encourage

• A. deforestation
• B. afforestation
• C. bush burning
• D. taungya farming

Methods of preserving fish include the following except

• A. boiling
• B. drying
• C. smoking
• D. salting

This question is based on Literary Appreciation

'My brother you flash your teeth in response to every hypocrisy.

My brother with gold-rimmed glasses You give your master a blue-eyed faithful look.

My poor brother in immaculate evening dress

Screaming and whispering and pleading in the parlours of condescension'.

Diop: The Renegade

The poet's attitude here is

• A. paradoxical
• B. envious
• C. ironical
• D. sarcastic

Find the median of the following number set: 14,15,76,345,222,976,300,117,236,426

• A. 272.7
• B. 754
• C. 599
• D. 229

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

The team manager looked.......when his boys lost the match

• A. down
• B. denied
• C. dejected
• D. deserted

The roots of the quadratic equation \(2x^{2} - 5x + m = 0\) are \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\), where m is a constant. Find \(\alpha^{2} + \beta^{2}\) in terms of m.

• A. \(\frac{25}{4} - m\)
• B. \(\frac{25}{4} - 2m\)
• C. \(\frac{25}{4} + m\)
• D. \(\frac{25}{4} + 2m\)

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below. We must not [foreclose] reconciliation as the purpose of his trip

• A. exclude
• B. consider
• C. underestimate
• D. forgo